Analysis

  • max time kernel
    130s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260629-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260629-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    04/07/2026, 14:21

General

  • Target
    2026-07-04_fc551064706a20b0130783369400c73a_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_lu.exe
  • Size 914KB
  • Sample260704-rn7ldaf17t
  • SHA256 090403fdc332afdcc80c39e3d4a709e8041dfcc0208c872ba01df435e0053df5
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables packed with ASPack 49 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • 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
  • Drops autorun.inf file 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Malware can abuse Windows Autorun to spread further via attached volumes.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • 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.

  • NTFS ADS 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-04_fc551064706a20b0130783369400c73a_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_lu.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-04_fc551064706a20b0130783369400c73a_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_lu.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:6020
  • C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
    C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
    1⤵
    • 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:5184

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        patcher.exe

        • Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
        • Size 914KB
        • SHA256 090403fdc332afdcc80c39e3d4a709e8041dfcc0208c872ba01df435e0053df5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        reader_sl.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\reader_sl.exe
        • Size 966KB
        • SHA256 b6dc0a09fe9f5f8c66768d62f4269472d78f17be885cce245f641e8d76c734b2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe
        • Size 1.1MB
        • SHA256 b7d9df084e0418713e845eb2c84196b53921cf2abcde44696830f323b89b4f0a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe
        • Size 1012KB
        • SHA256 5610297c9052baf7fab2c6e3e7e05ad5c80eab7c14398576f6cfb95a90534eb2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7z.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
        • Size 1.4MB
        • SHA256 97b6d1d8383688ac45dc0114ba33cc2ec6ee6b8941c28800c093bea18fa59916
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Uninstall.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 fe5d189402ba7ac3dc46718a2e15aea6bbb41400aab22ff7e41d07c4422c929c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        InspectorOfficeGadget.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\InspectorOfficeGadget.exe
        • Size 962KB
        • SHA256 2cf6031f9d2a716ae2eab224791c51a08924be8ecd201a556cf8248d55749291
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jar.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jar.exe
        • Size 937KB
        • SHA256 cc89d9f50e14a45f1047e1ee46d52e363259001b36cdfa947052069b509cdc9e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jarsigner.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jarsigner.exe
        • Size 937KB
        • SHA256 70b4085684ad793979d0b589c4d6832f0079c6f4a045717a218ea31142d6d6da
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        java-rmi.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe
        • Size 937KB
        • SHA256 a10d9de60d360e553b61452423e813ac59fa15eb2eb0b49704d14d1bf404bf37
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javac.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javac.exe
        • Size 937KB
        • SHA256 fb846e12a17f69329b650c3d025949c41b4c11e52f71a29e088f1d04f6ae0a68
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javadoc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javadoc.exe
        • Size 937KB
        • SHA256 13715c6c56293c394b19468d3ba700567405f15c910904932ef024b016f9e6bc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javah.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javah.exe
        • Size 937KB
        • SHA256 60892c8bdb84ea8a1ae65a8dc7e110472a5c3cd7a666c94bce3923d3b2ff6343
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javap.exe
        • Size 937KB
        • SHA256 c315ba30d8b232734316410f04e33d6eabf1cff32a9d2cac7560a94a7bbeae27
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdeps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdeps.exe
        • Size 937KB
        • SHA256 3a94aacdca5bc612ff0d8a34944abbcb83524aaeacf10442014770aaaa5d94f5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jhat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe
        • Size 937KB
        • SHA256 82e51fd299d7cdc9b1c3055cde4f9244f1e9e895bea316cec008adee8a9984e7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jinfo.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe
        • Size 937KB
        • SHA256 3928d9cc8f0f41972a3827edf531ac9f7d7a5e032b7d85d2e57e0bf9140fe76e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jjs.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe
        • Size 937KB
        • SHA256 953e04b646c1518d6794398c44d67b4725df2b56ec3a8ed087e6d43d49f37560
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jmap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe
        • Size 937KB
        • SHA256 795ba51fdc16866dc3901bca6dd84ac9737449e1cb5427271414fe37616b005a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe
        • Size 937KB
        • SHA256 b3808b27d31d6600fb5e6b76a348bfc8ecb7e77c59437cfd0d96d94e7e7693e4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jrunscript.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe
        • Size 937KB
        • SHA256 aaaa882885df0794169d9e959c1cae0f3ff52f968bea5c1d3935499fcab828da
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jsadebugd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jsadebugd.exe
        • Size 937KB
        • SHA256 45002a852a12c28d0396dec910479fee8bcb685d3f0c937d0a196a1e9a60dee2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstack.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe
        • Size 937KB
        • SHA256 ca588a1455e3585fb96265e7ba1ff3d5722ce7ffde1a58b8dfa79d1baa9e7863
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe
        • Size 937KB
        • SHA256 5ea1df9f84d9a6160590c624feceddd89696782a7b91e8687ad65b7c5581dc94
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstatd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe
        • Size 937KB
        • SHA256 1a1ed16ad1a043552bd57ad3b0a96be8ea4a1c51fe7fd08a8a0e27ab96ff20a4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        keytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe
        • Size 937KB
        • SHA256 8a464b54f89e6c0d8776fa4a6b6d6b21d935808b25d1d93ec7acdc36f147b82d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        kinit.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe
        • Size 937KB
        • SHA256 9d2d1602f882559812a21a700340f601e703ad3148524f70718f56aa51a94d01
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        klist.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe
        • Size 937KB
        • SHA256 3c0b659248aa3bdb532922f8e557cef2afbe5b0df45da9482f69bacc8d47d7ab
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ktab.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe
        • Size 937KB
        • SHA256 c2381b0c1bab32d579b661e69e83ea7251685ec99e177068aa9011c7687d7b49
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        native2ascii.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe
        • Size 937KB
        • SHA256 5badf73c505bbdbcc1b15a3a5b2b874e1e8d804466c214015d15047c64925d83
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        orbd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe
        • Size 937KB
        • SHA256 12b0a91d41be57ca968bc1f5089cb087b97ab5ee7dca34cd89e19c5fd21e0116
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pack200.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe
        • Size 937KB
        • SHA256 e831a4d7831e10ccd205a27333444ee6530f175f96a6d41619d19e59876f582a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        policytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe
        • Size 937KB
        • SHA256 9db234c1476f7c4fcaa1463e78afcca90fe3e2c6c5943221488125d36b9bc64f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmic.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.exe
        • Size 937KB
        • SHA256 f1298a86748953ef4d48807fb72641e2f75331ebeeda3866517723a2b3de2119
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmid.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe
        • Size 937KB
        • SHA256 cdb77903bab56b9e4abab69f0cbcd8a95e0511ca3cbcc1c46aef1885cc64141d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmiregistry.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe
        • Size 937KB
        • SHA256 3371477bba5b6997142529a5a14661e9057886d325668235eeba6f9e43931b8e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        schemagen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe
        • Size 937KB
        • SHA256 64cf7942067a8a015e0fa3418a36fb277c8d6965e652d2068e28749a96151227
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        serialver.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe
        • Size 937KB
        • SHA256 2bf56d6ceef4fd7c3d075946b491b288c31fc451f0c85dd7378a0a768caa86e2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        servertool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe
        • Size 937KB
        • SHA256 465cc2e0fbd37c92c0971d12881e02f4502c83de835acb1be143a59f396d72a8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        tnameserv.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe
        • Size 937KB
        • SHA256 02b12681cb909e709b9e55bf3c212aca5fce230a9dc7fef53e96ebe8eb7e27d4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsgen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe
        • Size 937KB
        • SHA256 ec5c5318ecb48ef0049d9972cd76ac5615e5079f4b3a93dc934a19f044c153c0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsimport.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsimport.exe
        • Size 937KB
        • SHA256 037ffec1dcfe1e1e2f47c03d72b08d7702bfed9458e94dda7d886b6a87a15bb0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        xjc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\xjc.exe
        • Size 937KB
        • SHA256 2ea1bf6c83b58535d6211f5d58cbee04a5cc516668ce49893ccd12c092c300bd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Wordconv.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\Wordconv.exe
        • Size 958KB
        • SHA256 215e9a386c1c4bb871cc072d5ff2b23dd5c49a58606d49f259b2d0ab1b9f4c62
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        msouc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\msouc.exe
        • Size 969KB
        • SHA256 92ecfb85ca3245d82381e9e6d39a79119135b6d93e5204252743dc472bd83935
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        osmadminicon.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\osmadminicon.exe
        • Size 975KB
        • SHA256 bcf79b06ab8f9037d7a8eab84f5b315241920ede1e1d822ffe5b9b45e0810e00
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/5184-1132-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/6020-1064-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/6020-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp