Analysis
- max time kernel
121s - max time network
153s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260618-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260618-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
29/06/2026, 10:48
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-06-26_fde1245094e8fac313e745f2516a5804_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
windows10-2004-x64
11 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-06-26_fde1245094e8fac313e745f2516a5804_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260618-en
windows11-ltsc_2024-x64
11 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-06-26_fde1245094e8fac313e745f2516a5804_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe
- Size 6.1MB
- Sample260629-mv8d2aa18t
- SHA256 b8a28df38f3c5ac305bc6818d7b3e8421b15ddd5274b3b74019c9d31b920640a
- MD5 fde1245094e8fac313e745f2516a5804
- SHA1 80cfa4532c91f2cac712de2390b4f86f538870b7
- SHA512 d65ff2cb7bfa776c62c0e004f1c803a0ba5220bf6c2fadafa14a930023f82857de39a1e47ffc8bc003352417ea0b49f3728dac270b1a9ba28294034af028698e
- SSDEEP 49152:/DHXJOpL1M84pvoJdXN0BMOwLloBrugYy6i1zuajsauZnJWBqatglweW4SkZP4sl:wpGfQJdXN0B7+sitqLfkZcNtSGra6
- TLSH T164565B1AB2A88676D07B8175C6A69755FA727C211F3186CF1280FB3C2F336D19935B23
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 6 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/4852-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000400000001b856-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0003000000000438-11.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0004000000019cd8-1240.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/4852-1355-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/3848-1356-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 3848 patcher.exe - Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
- Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\WinFirewall = "C:\\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\\patcher.exe" 2026-06-26_fde1245094e8fac313e745f2516a5804_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\WinFirewall = "C:\\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\\patcher.exe" patcher.exe - Drops autorun.inf file 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Malware can abuse Windows Autorun to spread further via attached volumes.
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\:\autorun.inf 2026-06-26_fde1245094e8fac313e745f2516a5804_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe - Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe - Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\chrome_pwa_launcher.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe 2026-06-26_fde1245094e8fac313e745f2516a5804_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\keytool.exe$ 2026-06-26_fde1245094e8fac313e745f2516a5804_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe 2026-06-26_fde1245094e8fac313e745f2516a5804_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\policytool.exe 2026-06-26_fde1245094e8fac313e745f2516a5804_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File created C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\notification_helper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOHTMED.EXE$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\OfficeC2RClient.exe$ 2026-06-26_fde1245094e8fac313e745f2516a5804_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\osmadminicon.exe 2026-06-26_fde1245094e8fac313e745f2516a5804_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedge.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\os_update_handler.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\servertool.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\officeappguardwin32.exe 2026-06-26_fde1245094e8fac313e745f2516a5804_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\wow_helper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javafxpackager.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\java.exe$ 2026-06-26_fde1245094e8fac313e745f2516a5804_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\excelcnv.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SCANPST.EXE 2026-06-26_fde1245094e8fac313e745f2516a5804_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iediagcmd.exe 2026-06-26_fde1245094e8fac313e745f2516a5804_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\ssvagent.exe$ 2026-06-26_fde1245094e8fac313e745f2516a5804_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoadfsb.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoia.exe 2026-06-26_fde1245094e8fac313e745f2516a5804_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\MSOICONS.EXE patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedgewebview2.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Media Player\wmprph.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome_proxy.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\unpack200.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe 2026-06-26_fde1245094e8fac313e745f2516a5804_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoev.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\notification_helper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe 2026-06-26_fde1245094e8fac313e745f2516a5804_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16\OSPPREARM.EXE$ 2026-06-26_fde1245094e8fac313e745f2516a5804_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\msedge_proxy.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Photo Viewer\ImagingDevices.exe 2026-06-26_fde1245094e8fac313e745f2516a5804_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\appvcleaner.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javaws.exe 2026-06-26_fde1245094e8fac313e745f2516a5804_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ONENOTEM.EXE$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\outicon.exe 2026-06-26_fde1245094e8fac313e745f2516a5804_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\msedgewebview2.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\notification_helper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\chrmstp.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jcmd.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe 2026-06-26_fde1245094e8fac313e745f2516a5804_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\xjc.exe$ 2026-06-26_fde1245094e8fac313e745f2516a5804_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Integration\Integrator.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ONENOTEM.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\WORDICON.EXE$ 2026-06-26_fde1245094e8fac313e745f2516a5804_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\dbcicons.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java.exe$ 2026-06-26_fde1245094e8fac313e745f2516a5804_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\xjc.exe 2026-06-26_fde1245094e8fac313e745f2516a5804_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\ClientX64\IntegratedOffice.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\ClientX64\OfficeClickToRun.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32Info.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\msedge.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateBroker.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\IntegratedOffice.exe 2026-06-26_fde1245094e8fac313e745f2516a5804_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\unpack200.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOSYNC.EXE 2026-06-26_fde1245094e8fac313e745f2516a5804_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-06-26_fde1245094e8fac313e745f2516a5804_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language patcher.exe - NSIS installer 3 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000400000001b856-5.dat nsis_installer_2 behavioral2/files/0x0003000000000438-11.dat nsis_installer_2 behavioral2/files/0x0004000000019cd8-1240.dat nsis_installer_2 - NTFS ADS 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\:\autorun.inf 2026-06-26_fde1245094e8fac313e745f2516a5804_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 4852 2026-06-26_fde1245094e8fac313e745f2516a5804_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe 3848 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-26_fde1245094e8fac313e745f2516a5804_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-26_fde1245094e8fac313e745f2516a5804_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe"1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops autorun.inf file
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- NTFS ADS
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:4852
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C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exeC:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops autorun.inf file
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:3848
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 6.1MB
- SHA256 b8a28df38f3c5ac305bc6818d7b3e8421b15ddd5274b3b74019c9d31b920640a
- MD5 fde1245094e8fac313e745f2516a5804
- SHA1 80cfa4532c91f2cac712de2390b4f86f538870b7
- SHA512 d65ff2cb7bfa776c62c0e004f1c803a0ba5220bf6c2fadafa14a930023f82857de39a1e47ffc8bc003352417ea0b49f3728dac270b1a9ba28294034af028698e
- SSDEEP 49152:/DHXJOpL1M84pvoJdXN0BMOwLloBrugYy6i1zuajsauZnJWBqatglweW4SkZP4sl:wpGfQJdXN0B7+sitqLfkZcNtSGra6
- TLSH T164565B1AB2A88676D07B8175C6A69755FA727C211F3186CF1280FB3C2F336D19935B23
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 6.6MB
- SHA256 5bab4cab9154d18aa7938b40e0a5481ec040c3de747d843e97adeae396988535
- MD5 d864c01ee056324f411f5f77b30019b5
- SHA1 46d311f670809a5cf465ffcc5d21d787f2ec6ae8
- SHA512 39f6871915b6d167e5db1bdfb0d7282d97b5e9f7e33213f83e8cb30fe684cff4eb4077cba2b0197ad4409703774141c83d0b6a5fcd46ed0f2e658d7602e91626
- SSDEEP 98304:wpGfQJdXN0B7+sitqLfkZcNtSGra6Gjo:wpa2UPNRa6Qo
- TLSH T1AA666C1AB2A88676D0778175C6A69756FA727C211F3186CF1380E73C2F336D19936B23
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-001F-040C-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe$
- Size 6.2MB
- SHA256 6776987cca6fb8bcd5ee3311720ff0036d86be316f02e539d3e69f06f2a11242
- MD5 ace2368e0bf510589380ad1c6455435d
- SHA1 7d93e7a39a604d42854039684692287983bf818c
- SHA512 c65859fa2a87b103fbb2967c66223d0535194a378d2296f9d3f73bfe56abc3d5b34e4ba4049af6b4bcbdfcf8f9469085b6497fd0050fac8eadb59849d9bb0505
- SSDEEP 49152:/DHXJOpL1M84pvoJdXN0BMOwLloBrugYy6i1zuajsauZnJWBqatglweW4SkZP4sr:wpGfQJdXN0B7+sitqLfkZcNtSGra6Y
- TLSH T147565C1AB2A88676D07B8175CAA69755FA727C211F3186CF1280F73C2F336D19935B23
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH