Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260629-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260629-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    30/06/2026, 08:12

General

  • Target
    2026-06-29_6fd499bc1df6b46c75ec85f3040b831c_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca-steal.exe
  • Size 11.7MB
  • Sample260630-j39ehsaw6s
  • SHA256 ad2c0151e2f9f688fa324875685f9ac89f6ab138ad6e752883f64169fc7ab9d1
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables containing URLs to raw contents of a Github gist 34 IoCs
  • Detects executables embedding registry key / value combination indicative of disabling Windows Defen 34 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in System32 directory 5 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-29_6fd499bc1df6b46c75ec85f3040b831c_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca-steal.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-29_6fd499bc1df6b46c75ec85f3040b831c_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca-steal.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3700
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Windows\system32\Option.bat
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:6152
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UpdatAuto.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\UpdatAuto.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:6572
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Windows\system32\Option.bat
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3828

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        7z.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe
        • Size 12.2MB
        • SHA256 13b2d365a82b972f57f640a364940e072cd08bb9ae9c6d1fc3a3056971acead3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7zFM.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe
        • Size 12.6MB
        • SHA256 95f5170e8294289b70152693bb95012ea50f9fc0e8ef9f751452abc8751b0b7a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7zG.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe
        • Size 12.4MB
        • SHA256 b413a1a3f0733da24721c313f7c0532e8b4026f7c5a64c4bb887e7fa9aeca895
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Uninstall.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 11.7MB
        • SHA256 e5463e5a3256190de142370a5beb027597ef6a727c66dd1a6e82c2b02144a432
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrmstp.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\chrmstp.exe
        • Size 17.7MB
        • SHA256 934bda6416aeaf7bc071e00d166219d846ad40dc6fda22e7897b1f26d9894b20
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrome_pwa_launcher.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\chrome_pwa_launcher.exe
        • Size 13.4MB
        • SHA256 4504e0727374b7138af6653d53a6d5e15e36db9ca7dd1ff8df03c3017e32e58e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        elevated_tracing_service.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevated_tracing_service.exe
        • Size 15.1MB
        • SHA256 50be0f3a3197b3d914ef1806114c75b7e0bec91e26252c0f5f848808dc99187e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        elevation_service.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe
        • Size 13.9MB
        • SHA256 bd74d6c305a72bb198ba65619ace2d71a9722ebcf4db25f843afb9e110f56510
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        notification_helper.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\notification_helper.exe
        • Size 13.3MB
        • SHA256 52368293faa6a5ea74d500410a117b1e334a78a72a9948ca94c39588a0ad0412
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        os_update_handler.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\os_update_handler.exe
        • Size 13.5MB
        • SHA256 390c87d9ec1ef424bcee5884302285ab892d0e5efc68746bee40ea16b1d8d6c6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrome.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
        • Size 14.8MB
        • SHA256 42d139546f371221fe6e88ad60bf36218db8161bc634c3de729bc03f27ced2ff
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrome_proxy.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome_proxy.exe
        • Size 13.1MB
        • SHA256 55b137b217dc1569f8ba0337346f8359b862af238d96b95ad22c4855092eec86
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        appletviewer.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\appletviewer.exe
        • Size 11.7MB
        • SHA256 5a8078a21c5127ed5cc8ada4f1e4b68d084e7b638febfd4c727aa31c57b2c3aa
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        extcheck.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\extcheck.exe
        • Size 11.7MB
        • SHA256 70169bb0355b126b650e1fc097450e6700e47c6340d14e66bd570e6e5585189a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        idlj.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\idlj.exe
        • Size 11.7MB
        • SHA256 526704954af93763691fc0b84d544f490ff32dfe5e0cac2d690c9879afdafdb2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jabswitch.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe
        • Size 11.7MB
        • SHA256 9b44cfbf0edfe4e2d60b9118b6ed1e1994bc901b983abb4140c4765e2448c660
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jar.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jar.exe
        • Size 11.7MB
        • SHA256 5193b946774a5d3033dafe9b528896954da07201c2fc9235411953ded514e14c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jarsigner.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jarsigner.exe
        • Size 11.7MB
        • SHA256 3218e17705b78ab7a26a844b77e6d39efd8872a8356be867ce2947546c506434
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        dotnet.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe
        • Size 11.8MB
        • SHA256 a531f476f84936e94e721dfe83ef41bedd34520e3f5e63f32db190e24d0bb8c1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        createdump.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\6.0.27\createdump.exe
        • Size 11.7MB
        • SHA256 811aea8eb7f56e258033aaae235c22f03e81a13acf0dad9fa494150e9431b9ec
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        createdump.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.16\createdump.exe
        • Size 11.7MB
        • SHA256 d443bb23abfb50ab4d5cce1129e4ab27a593c710fbeb96b55a3d6c5a4d064918
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        createdump.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\8.0.15\createdump.exe
        • Size 11.7MB
        • SHA256 877a47b7f0634bf10fcbbb55361b7f263898aa3ceb015455da0d8dc5846740b7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Option.bat

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Option.bat
        • Size 53B
        • SHA256 0bc485263cf8a962e64db0b88f156f2a9af1b81ecfdb1cf9111d497e85df70f3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        UpdatAuto.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UpdatAuto.exe
        • Size 11.7MB
        • SHA256 ad2c0151e2f9f688fa324875685f9ac89f6ab138ad6e752883f64169fc7ab9d1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 11.7MB
        • SHA256 ce320091c3826406e153874f74cad975766740678b19e1b271204c9404b444a9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 855.6MB
        • SHA256 4ff0ac975ca2b7b64760506738e43e5a4471b7ecf1f969eda501326a98386e0f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 859.1MB
        • SHA256 51ada8368b24a67d55e19ebaff3c91b8cf727045264bcd05cce2f893a28108c2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 11.7MB
        • SHA256 21ad9ecb58c147efd191968734c7bc9e4661ebda5eb5e45bf0e35ea1cdbb615d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 11.7MB
        • SHA256 3db741911fda9bd1f2f07d50feed1e399ccb0853c75477fadbb6d174285c7c01
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 11.7MB
        • SHA256 78053bcc58f6e974d1ba672441d8178e02f7cba5bcc15f847bdc96cd3e322148
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 11.7MB
        • SHA256 ffb5cb729c6944ed7bce8208cdc92f0fe9215d7fdab950453529b61c9dd97c42
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 11.7MB
        • SHA256 8cda4a5394fb56a9b0528763ec51c1d6d7e9f261b3a8e5ccd921f32c28effc6b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 11.7MB
        • SHA256 842a54db21fe07cbc7eda7831d0aaa5c35a6c46ed5abad6c36bb3d4739a4964b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 11.7MB
        • SHA256 bbb2066c155cdd3873c5e96eeab02213719781375e037b72646f63f50637892b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 11.7MB
        • SHA256 b5ddb75a6aaac614cb0059ced7168756c3746911eb3edc56248813b8aceef356
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH