amadey | 72d2ebd03383e50ce8543edc32d1d4b00ddf42cd24dc91be93782dde1d9a86ad

General

Target
2026-07-05_c4c00d766cbe788830633079004ceda1_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_luca-stealer_lynx_njrat.exe
Size 235KB
Sample260705-ffepvahw7x
SHA256 72d2ebd03383e50ce8543edc32d1d4b00ddf42cd24dc91be93782dde1d9a86ad
MD5 c4c00d766cbe788830633079004ceda1
SHA1 a05459673ff7186c2783ea1f23d030e2975e5a18
SHA512 470daadda734fd6b63c218668db4779804023a3c48ca5b2ad7b86364a650d04e680e02384ba7630e9778dbdf7a7cb190c34c51fba144574bc273f6628e85dc80
SSDEEP 3072:3vtV3ROZ6RDwrR3wMUzUVwQ3rInyRnIvPak3hhiHFSbuZhuNcZVKBzqm8LHIkbGB:ftV3euVz6rKyS3yHFHhuNcPKpwU+
TLSH
T18A3408557812C032D56061762DB5BFF2C59DA828ABB049DB7B800F77DA112F73A70E3A
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

10^/10

88c8bb discovery execution amadey persistence trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

amadey

Version

3.86

Botnet

88c8bb

C2

http://77.91.68.61

Attributes

install_dir
925e7e99c5
install_file
pdates.exe
strings_key
ada76b8b0e1f6892ee93c20ab8946117
url_paths
/rock/index.php

rc4.plain

Signatures

Family: Amadey
Amadey bot is a simple trojan bot primarily used for collecting reconnaissance information.
trojan amadey

Detects Amadey x86-bit Payload 1 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/files/0x000e00000001c5c7-0.dat	family_amadey_v2

Executes dropped EXE 5 IoCs

pid	Process
4676	pdates.exe
3552	pdates.exe
4796	pdates.exe
3608	pdates.exe
1212	pdates.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 10 IoCs

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

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	2026-07-05_c4c00d766cbe788830633079004ceda1_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_luca-stealer_lynx_njrat.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cacls.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cacls.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cacls.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	pdates.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	schtasks.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cacls.exe

Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

persistence execution

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

pid	Process
1128	schtasks.exe

Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1792	2026-07-05_c4c00d766cbe788830633079004ceda1_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_luca-stealer_lynx_njrat.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1792 wrote to memory of 4676	1792	2026-07-05_c4c00d766cbe788830633079004ceda1_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_luca-stealer_lynx_njrat.exe	88
PID 4676 wrote to memory of 1128	4676	pdates.exe	89
PID 4676 wrote to memory of 1536	4676	pdates.exe	91
PID 1536 wrote to memory of 5436	1536	cmd.exe	93
PID 1536 wrote to memory of 2956	1536	cmd.exe	94
PID 1536 wrote to memory of 2360	1536	cmd.exe	95
PID 1536 wrote to memory of 5532	1536	cmd.exe	96
PID 1536 wrote to memory of 456	1536	cmd.exe	97
PID 1536 wrote to memory of 5332	1536	cmd.exe	98

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-05_c4c00d766cbe788830633079004ceda1_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_luca-stealer_lynx_njrat.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-05_c4c00d766cbe788830633079004ceda1_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_luca-stealer_lynx_njrat.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1792
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\925e7e99c5\pdates.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\925e7e99c5\pdates.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:4676
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
    "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /SC MINUTE /MO 1 /TN pdates.exe /TR "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\925e7e99c5\pdates.exe" /F
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:1128
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
    "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /k echo Y|CACLS "pdates.exe" /P "Admin:N"&&CACLS "pdates.exe" /P "Admin:R" /E&&echo Y|CACLS "..\925e7e99c5" /P "Admin:N"&&CACLS "..\925e7e99c5" /P "Admin:R" /E&&Exit
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1536
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /S /D /c" echo Y"
      4⤵
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:5436
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cacls.exe
      CACLS "pdates.exe" /P "Admin:N"
      4⤵
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2956
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cacls.exe
      CACLS "pdates.exe" /P "Admin:R" /E
      4⤵
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2360
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /S /D /c" echo Y"
      4⤵
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:5532
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cacls.exe
      CACLS "..\925e7e99c5" /P "Admin:N"
      4⤵
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:456
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cacls.exe
      CACLS "..\925e7e99c5" /P "Admin:R" /E
      4⤵
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:5332

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\925e7e99c5\pdates.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\925e7e99c5\pdates.exe
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:3552

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\925e7e99c5\pdates.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\925e7e99c5\pdates.exe"
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:4796

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\925e7e99c5\pdates.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\925e7e99c5\pdates.exe"
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:3608

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\925e7e99c5\pdates.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\925e7e99c5\pdates.exe"
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:1212

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Scheduled Task/Job

1

T1053

Scheduled Task

1

T1053.005

Persistence

Scheduled Task/Job

1

T1053

Scheduled Task

1

T1053.005

Privilege Escalation

Scheduled Task/Job

1

T1053

Scheduled Task

1

T1053.005

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

System Information Discovery

1

T1082

System Location Discovery

1

T1614

System Language Discovery

1

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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pdates.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\925e7e99c5\pdates.exe
Size 235KB
SHA256 72d2ebd03383e50ce8543edc32d1d4b00ddf42cd24dc91be93782dde1d9a86ad
MD5 c4c00d766cbe788830633079004ceda1
SHA1 a05459673ff7186c2783ea1f23d030e2975e5a18
SHA512 470daadda734fd6b63c218668db4779804023a3c48ca5b2ad7b86364a650d04e680e02384ba7630e9778dbdf7a7cb190c34c51fba144574bc273f6628e85dc80
SSDEEP 3072:3vtV3ROZ6RDwrR3wMUzUVwQ3rInyRnIvPak3hhiHFSbuZhuNcZVKBzqm8LHIkbGB:ftV3euVz6rKyS3yHFHhuNcPKpwU+
TLSH
T18A3408557812C032D56061762DB5BFF2C59DA828ABB049DB7B800F77DA112F73A70E3A
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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General

Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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