Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    148s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260629-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260629-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    01/07/2026, 15:10

General

  • Target
    2026-07-01_899c1e9eb028a13a6d0fcdf44d2e18bc_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca-stealer_njrat_vidar.exe
  • Size 5.9MB
  • Sample260701-sj3x3agy6l
  • SHA256 9f0f920c0feb2e897a75f137de5640589adc2b09e477013dcc8a8898fd0a6c10
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Grants admin privileges 1 TTPs

    Uses net.exe to modify the user's privileges.

  • Disables service(s) 3 TTPs
  • Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
  • Network Share Discovery 1 TTPs

    Attempt to gather information on host network.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 4 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Launches sc.exe 5 IoCs

    Sc.exe is a Windows utlilty to control services on the system.

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Permission Groups Discovery: Local Groups 1 TTPs

    Attempt to find local system groups and permission settings.

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 33 IoCs

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

  • Runs net.exe
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 10 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 33 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-01_899c1e9eb028a13a6d0fcdf44d2e18bc_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca-stealer_njrat_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-01_899c1e9eb028a13a6d0fcdf44d2e18bc_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca-stealer_njrat_vidar.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:1096
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Windows\system32\Option.bat
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:4392
    • 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:5972
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Windows\system32\Option.bat
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:5392
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-01_899c1e9eb028a13a6d0fcdf44d2e18bc_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca-stealer_njrat_vidar~4.exe
      2026-07-01_899c1e9eb028a13a6d0fcdf44d2e18bc_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca-stealer_njrat_vidar~4.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5996
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Reader_sl.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Reader_sl.exe"
        3⤵
          PID:2796
        • C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\11193\AdobeARMHelper.exe
          "C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\11193\AdobeARMHelper.exe" /ArmUpdate /MSI FOLDER:"C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\11193" /MODE:3 /UpdateSelection:1 /PRODUCT:{291AA914-A987-4CE9-BD63-AC0A92D435E5} /VERSION:19.0 /LANG:ENU
          3⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:4132
          • C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe
            "C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe" /ArmUpdate /MSI FOLDER:"C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\11193" /MODE:3 /UpdateSelection:1 /PRODUCT:{291AA914-A987-4CE9-BD63-AC0A92D435E5} /VERSION:19.0 /LANG:ENU
            4⤵
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
            PID:5812
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        cmd.exe /c net stop sharedaccess
        2⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:936
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
          net stop sharedaccess
          3⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:5264
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop sharedaccess
            4⤵
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            PID:1352
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        cmd.exe /c net stop wuauserv
        2⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2808
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
          net stop wuauserv
          3⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:5452
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop wuauserv
            4⤵
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            PID:1552
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        cmd.exe /c net stop wscsvc
        2⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4276
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
          net stop wscsvc
          3⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:3484
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop wscsvc
            4⤵
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            PID:4600
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        cmd.exe /c net stop srservice
        2⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2992
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
          net stop srservice
          3⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:1656
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop srservice
            4⤵
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            PID:3016
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        cmd.exe /c net start TlntSvr
        2⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1604
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
          net start TlntSvr
          3⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:4512
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\net1 start TlntSvr
            4⤵
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            PID:1080
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        cmd.exe /c net user helpassistant 123456
        2⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:5992
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
          net user helpassistant 123456
          3⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:2868
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\net1 user helpassistant 123456
            4⤵
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            PID:368
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        cmd.exe /c net localgroup administrators helpassistant /add
        2⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2352
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
          net localgroup administrators helpassistant /add
          3⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:252
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\net1 localgroup administrators helpassistant /add
            4⤵
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            PID:3788
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc config srservice start= disabled
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:5728
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc config SharedAccess start= disabled
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1028
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc config wuauserv start= disabled
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4236
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc config wscsvc start= disabled
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1984
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc config srservice start= disabled
        2⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1636

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          7z.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe
          • Size 5.0MB
          • SHA256 d984cdaaccad26991e4cbb0f2ce6bb093de0b09ab8554fb3787d3a72da746f33
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          7zFM.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe
          • Size 5.4MB
          • SHA256 8eb48a606acf825b04c3a9d27a91a4e93dd4f43800c484e2c3e7f3fc20721515
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          7zG.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe
          • Size 5.1MB
          • SHA256 34440ba43e5189a7e031cb2bea1b97894003f26346b954a61fd00c26a194a83b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          Uninstall.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
          • Size 4.4MB
          • SHA256 f76df9db5ef9843f4122ff2afdadf095d9bc17dc0cd2de3271be9ea028d745c1
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          chrmstp.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\chrmstp.exe
          • Size 10.5MB
          • SHA256 e172e9687cb8ee4ad50e361859d17376bd1a484186ede345b776121610887a6b
          • 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 6.1MB
          • SHA256 17c1fe534243d5e981851a9c7d8af36c9b28cb52d7a012cbaa3d6598ad3f57d7
          • 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 7.9MB
          • SHA256 44ea2c4138801812aa1f7d0258768a54ab8d794483e8074b52471aabc2a62f34
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          elevation_service.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe
          • Size 6.7MB
          • SHA256 82640fb2c43cd5c2c5b427e17f18f9caa2b4b40e37fa6a7fc3b57c416681c1df
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          notification_helper.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\notification_helper.exe
          • Size 6.1MB
          • SHA256 b5561fbea5fd1b24a17a166b9fb51a79488ad25f400710fd71f092f0718bf24d
          • 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 6.3MB
          • SHA256 64a799ee16317c8583fd89c815567c210d78ef8e72341cd369c2232f6d7c8060
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          chrome.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
          • Size 7.5MB
          • SHA256 5c3d1405faf7faa357ea977da987d71209673a99e7427b17d3bce6c235dbfe3b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          chrome_proxy.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome_proxy.exe
          • Size 5.8MB
          • SHA256 b552405a1a5f4af9eace37391e821b4ca2a0aed3c4e1ebeb44e39c1cb8ac7754
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          dotnet.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe
          • Size 4.6MB
          • SHA256 515243ed767e1917c7b89d86e04cf85c06ae5a04aeebedd51eb4c37c39eff532
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          createdump.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\6.0.27\createdump.exe
          • Size 4.5MB
          • SHA256 00060fce00ddc25d66765d0979b42460be623a97b6db6d01eda5f27120d3870b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          createdump.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.16\createdump.exe
          • Size 4.5MB
          • SHA256 b19ad712baf543fdfccc1fbc870853e747423f8ebbfd62211c5aff60b92f51bb
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          createdump.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\8.0.15\createdump.exe
          • Size 4.5MB
          • SHA256 efaf3d2a35e9e4091f0c7f5cdd0180e976b60ec2ba3a1e57e576a2343d33e4d1
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ArmReport.ini

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\ArmReport.ini
          • Size 82B
          • SHA256 5a1e0a0216dd3893a738efdfc9c1bc5445e68d3939840578341f6cd08b14d815
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          AdobeARMHelper.exe

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\11193\AdobeARMHelper.exe
          • Size 413KB
          • SHA256 fd115ae8ebd2f37cf1ef72f75242206cf1331c7cb258305011302e981137ee5e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_54359052731E413C60F1C59EABAD4E05

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_54359052731E413C60F1C59EABAD4E05
          • Size 727B
          • SHA256 b3703cdccef269991cbd76292d7e9821af4a9931c602e212abad853b5d3fd37e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_5809FDAACC125718B26BC11DC8E8116A

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_5809FDAACC125718B26BC11DC8E8116A
          • Size 727B
          • SHA256 28b919a3716cdbe4e38b676dd11074e40a5fdd851fb11cb43f91b12bfb7195ba
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_54359052731E413C60F1C59EABAD4E05

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_54359052731E413C60F1C59EABAD4E05
          • Size 404B
          • SHA256 cb75e19b8a71144658e073c22745a775dede44b762a9acd8c721d77816eba807
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_5809FDAACC125718B26BC11DC8E8116A

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_5809FDAACC125718B26BC11DC8E8116A
          • Size 404B
          • SHA256 c360a8116cd3ec3d7977c395a2ec2e67bd222e719c1d68f36e0dc09bb0ef478b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          2026-07-01_899c1e9eb028a13a6d0fcdf44d2e18bc_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca-stealer_njrat_vidar~4.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-01_899c1e9eb028a13a6d0fcdf44d2e18bc_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca-stealer_njrat_vidar~4.exe
          • Size 1.5MB
          • SHA256 adbe4a426e5b1b61033a54fa076dea8d385a367248d24434d8231941b7534235
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          AdobeARM.log

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AdobeARM.log
          • Size 334B
          • SHA256 362afbff69e7e18a3e001ff03ca0173ea41b730ba83c1aaff8176dc488b3bd4f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          ArmUI.ini

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ArmUI.ini
          • Size 251KB
          • SHA256 b4d4dcd9594d372d7c0c975d80ef5802c88502895ed4b8a26ca62e225f2f18b0
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          Rdr3211196.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Rdr3211196.txt
          • Size 13B
          • SHA256 b633a587c652d02386c4f16f8c6f6aab7352d97f16367c3c40576214372dd628
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          ReportUpdaterPolicy11196.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ReportUpdaterPolicy11196.txt
          • Size 4B
          • SHA256 69bf0bc46f51b33377c4f3d92caf876714f6bbbe99e7544487327920873f9820
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          Tmp2BAC.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Tmp2BAC.tmp
          • Size 5KB
          • SHA256 27ead591d4c7f8fadd0d9e5d32eb6c9bf8830f83fddf83ddd47e6b3b413f5b75
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          Tmp2DB0.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Tmp2DB0.tmp
          • Size 3KB
          • SHA256 dcc9d2695125406282ba990fec39403c44b12964acf51b5e0dc7f2080d714398
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Tmp3708.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Tmp3708.tmp
          • Size 5KB
          • SHA256 e6bcbcb70401d63ff0746fcbcc63230269058736f7644151393edfdcec8b8765
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          Tmp62FC.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Tmp62FC.tmp
          • Size 5KB
          • SHA256 a86ac1b119a6653e0c3fc24c2c40e44a7bfdc435fd81c4442af9d5526ef64e85
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          TmpD73.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TmpD73.tmp
          • Size 5KB
          • SHA256 aaaced351a90b2029c44c6ebb68084a331f296a0ace8115d9889f549d596564b
          • 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 4.4MB
          • SHA256 4b0ff63e40c71bf48f9f25f56ef04fec387853be21b1d12b64df67d8327956f1
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ArmReport.ini

          • Path C:\Windows\Temp\ArmReport.ini
          • Size 472B
          • SHA256 9d7407b8bcd4af6820eae7da00db7598246d0f58dc502ef3c89aacbd9cc8a104
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          ArmReport.ini

          • Path C:\Windows\Temp\ArmReport.ini
          • Size 724B
          • SHA256 75c515a974331642bba2005b0d0764cde29ffd6ac526a700e27b9de049c0c6bc
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          ArmUI.ini

          • Path C:\Windows\Temp\ArmUI.ini
          • Size 234KB
          • SHA256 790b06745f32e0f56a7af24c871ffce225ba05ebf0d8f8a71a00c727c97dcf09
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH