Analysis

  • max time kernel
    125s
  • max time network
    128s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260706-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260706-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    07/07/2026, 22:22

General

  • Target
    2026-07-07_f57d3bce7f07053f8c96aa75c79016b0_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_emotet_hijackloader_iced.exe
  • Size 37.0MB
  • Sample260707-2akjsse14x
  • SHA256 1b16f7af2ca136281bbc8e67387d17dc160b4d806901dd5a39b0b4d0e3bc977c
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Drops file in Drivers directory 2 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Sets desktop wallpaper using registry 2 TTPs 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.

  • Modifies Control Panel 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-07_f57d3bce7f07053f8c96aa75c79016b0_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_emotet_hijackloader_iced.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-07_f57d3bce7f07053f8c96aa75c79016b0_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_emotet_hijackloader_iced.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Drivers directory
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:988
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-07_f57d3bce7f07053f8c96aa75c79016b0_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_emotet_hijackloader_iced.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp/2026-07-07_f57d3bce7f07053f8c96aa75c79016b0_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_emotet_hijackloader_iced.exe
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Drivers directory
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Sets desktop wallpaper using registry
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Modifies Control Panel
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:5824

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        InspectorOfficeGadget.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\InspectorOfficeGadget.exe
        • Size 37.0MB
        • SHA256 9ab5d15d13954f8bb9564333aaa1246cbe8cd0d53a705e26b79102a95afab8a3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        IntegratedOffice.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\IntegratedOffice.exe
        • Size 78.0MB
        • SHA256 8b0fd69cf0bdb4cf315ad087874e5bca9ec0da7e5f2d475dbc342cd3c0431428
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        MavInject32.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\MavInject32.exe
        • Size 74.3MB
        • SHA256 c5ee92d1a383a9293f3088e327801f93123f53e6ee35785c260fef46b9500525
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        appvcleaner.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\appvcleaner.exe
        • Size 39.1MB
        • SHA256 8731e91fe3f22521d1f0ecf6b21553cae0a5451f5eeb85f4620729bb28b23682
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        VSTOInstaller.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\VSTO\10.0\VSTOInstaller.exe
        • Size 74.0MB
        • SHA256 f8ef65d4b0a7d9cd5064d5f384ec7a20765b41e2130548fe251be5874e18752d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrmstp.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\chrmstp.exe
        • Size 66.3MB
        • SHA256 43ba0e646508c554e21f4474c57253ba97c205a6c93faa93317107921801042e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        setup.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\setup.exe
        • Size 65.3MB
        • SHA256 f232e49b2fbb2453c99a454d57808fbc19d25f64970b5120a46a524709a8e00c
        • 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 69.6MB
        • SHA256 b438b56037dcac2c5874422e92ce50ba996fc15206549a14b7e559b3afe3122f
        • 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 68.2MB
        • SHA256 8008dbf4993c2b08cf32dcdfaac7bfa55725b91f5304e661bd6e37f2a981b7f5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        elevation_service.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe
        • Size 67.4MB
        • SHA256 cb05037bc5973538a0767e36d5e7c08b104847517633653dfd4edff96b4e597e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        notification_helper.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\notification_helper.exe
        • Size 63.4MB
        • SHA256 ebc9a741a1a732d7fcd765bb9e9467b296eec26e3f9ffef274306f6ccb9cb38b
        • 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 63.1MB
        • SHA256 5f2f939c1dc5184c68eb890b0f5f40d8b071499e3a19ffd6e32470df551db0d2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrome.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
        • Size 62.8MB
        • SHA256 dd9cd6275a8a41efa9929ce1fe65085028057c3e29eea1623164caeb5c2bb3c2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrome_proxy.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome_proxy.exe
        • Size 59.7MB
        • SHA256 aca0e9c1c7892175ad7e5dcce5fd4394c830899c7405a528b0367c232bf4c2a9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        appletviewer.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\appletviewer.exe
        • Size 55.9MB
        • SHA256 8803441af3be39c47387aaaff5c9a2ab53b7ab44b60a3c044569b7aedff0759e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        extcheck.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\extcheck.exe
        • Size 54.1MB
        • SHA256 09e6b4b520a8ff703dbe1337b755cecbb28a2e2d307f2ab2ff0e010e56f48aa2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        idlj.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\idlj.exe
        • Size 53.1MB
        • SHA256 fa6e27da37220236155402a6b2745963b28edd6a4ac82de40a8d412750b8801c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jarsigner.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jarsigner.exe
        • Size 52.9MB
        • SHA256 16d3358991bc4ca905bb5e48483421838f66b8d4546b2c25a1a0b8d70eb2283b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        java.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java.exe
        • Size 50.1MB
        • SHA256 96af6045e757dbaed031b00e6b41f1da1234dbe5926d8a8c361dcf015674c36c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javac.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javac.exe
        • Size 49.1MB
        • SHA256 edfc8b4181550c76c5a7189cc7ad13f78160b06bdc2c787e61bf9982a8f4774d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javadoc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javadoc.exe
        • Size 48.4MB
        • SHA256 b81c94393aae24c72dd2a94db9d64523123b37e8378bcfc973c4d17bdaa0af5c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jconsole.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe
        • Size 44.6MB
        • SHA256 c0a0a529dbc9ddd958a503f1f9f63a0f0b416673160c476120747b8e08002271
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdb.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdb.exe
        • Size 44.1MB
        • SHA256 839a9ddcf4db206ebca55b2e4524c5a8622520c8421193931358ee822c4f3faa
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdeps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdeps.exe
        • Size 43.2MB
        • SHA256 bbdcf300d24ddc05ecba8d322f6a7852b18bfd1bc57d06a601bc3de59cea23be
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jhat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe
        • Size 44.4MB
        • SHA256 febecbe0187a7372b554f3ba008c08b8315216d7f5f15211ddf352583ee4f47e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jinfo.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe
        • Size 43.5MB
        • SHA256 af18ddd8c6be72f3593c3c28dea7986df1f3fe320d06c5ddf89d9ce5854788b5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jjs.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe
        • Size 41.4MB
        • SHA256 7615cb4d8c54aa65fcad49f296dfe17aaac26ee3a59af364498609c79e8afd69
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jmap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe
        • Size 39.3MB
        • SHA256 3e2e9c4d708f30dfa39b581f655d1d1d99afd29f68b8bbe4c44e574af1066214
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe
        • Size 37.6MB
        • SHA256 d7334f76224f51775a67c1d3a9a5467fcf73d013ec250bc1d58f9c082193d958
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jrunscript.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe
        • Size 39.8MB
        • SHA256 abd0169eca2ea737a15e29701e0c9504351aeaf6b0cd6e0b51907db4d3f53e82
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jsadebugd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jsadebugd.exe
        • Size 37.6MB
        • SHA256 8b033f4b6cdb8ad857ba8a610f7012176a88357967fb82db7d01dab881ea2ed3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe
        • Size 37.0MB
        • SHA256 115b242eed4c219486787f226f6b395be157b52ed0404f3336e821e1d8ebe7e9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstatd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe
        • Size 37.2MB
        • SHA256 57b9f4c59a5b9b40a17e8a5f02688a891c96a88ab868795cb9fff0e561353668
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        keytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe
        • Size 11.9MB
        • SHA256 2cbe399012913d46b8982f1a9c94f96e625e411a55ad2dd6da0f884f6b3312c9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        kinit.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe
        • Size 11.7MB
        • SHA256 aa1506a76b505d20e08b8bfbb5525aedd1019a948735cec93f789ba656948fb4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        klist.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe
        • Size 11.6MB
        • SHA256 5e87f1d26001f525b7aefb5701359e17002db6c3535d3c88c39073caf194d74c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ktab.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe
        • Size 11.2MB
        • SHA256 ba0ff3d6c3252a3ad82f12d420ba51c6b9dac963ffb275423b16ad4fdebf4b9a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        native2ascii.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe
        • Size 11.2MB
        • SHA256 4d796c7354116b4b5ad02b95432743f0b58d266a31e8faa32567c634f75a8d98
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        orbd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe
        • Size 10.9MB
        • SHA256 e8ff4c113b85d7174ac052ed27369aec5f47589785443705eb9ab2a5b2561df3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pack200.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe
        • Size 9.0MB
        • SHA256 28ee9b305d560f4821b9784a9e857e6b4bff8bbd646f258b3e4fa43231059080
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        policytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe
        • Size 9.5MB
        • SHA256 b689f1fe4f6824c4014f6139bf56225225abc6ddbc0115d17d5424d63d77bc1a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmic.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.exe
        • Size 9.2MB
        • SHA256 52b61d1490e20d83ea25dab23c64c99300d51b2662db2036b73dd05753a7cae6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmid.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe
        • Size 8.3MB
        • SHA256 c5c2b7e4be726758e440fe3ad29caec3703fbae7357e232899e7879335bbb209
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmiregistry.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe
        • Size 9.1MB
        • SHA256 bc212446a32e7ba18e4b0ca7d5db96f7df49ac381ab4d492401ff742df45decf
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        schemagen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe
        • Size 9.7MB
        • SHA256 8487fb915d37c7b7dbc36c88dd4b228fa0e65faf52f8ab224e9830034cb8a686
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        serialver.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe
        • Size 9.5MB
        • SHA256 cdd71a2125051a39d4cc549546c49ddf38743a9ef832112c4a94cab1885e7d77
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        servertool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe
        • Size 9.1MB
        • SHA256 391bb8ec48d4e50ef71690ba20dbc7b4fd13e8a6dae53c84b46a3cb84b77126d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        tnameserv.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe
        • Size 192KB
        • SHA256 cc71df767f30aa32b4d730d3c0244896e3d45eb216f18568c46371d93640cac9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        unpack200.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\unpack200.exe
        • Size 10.1MB
        • SHA256 c82343746bffb99d2f6bbcacdb00c93b3191d060ed09e53982597df78974c00d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        dotnet.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe
        • Size 74.0MB
        • SHA256 8bf190e6fda310cdb1dd906432ce5c96ee564a6d04aa70cc58bc0f66d501b947
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        createdump.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\6.0.27\createdump.exe
        • Size 74.0MB
        • SHA256 98290cb3a26237314cca18d5e72303b1eed8c5608080d37e82bd855894937414
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        createdump.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.16\createdump.exe
        • Size 72.4MB
        • SHA256 d2feec3ac12fc8472d39934bf4df890235caffdc06bf1936e6eee342b9b40551
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        createdump.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\8.0.15\createdump.exe
        • Size 70.9MB
        • SHA256 62475f4288e86d2e0e243f77927489a70182b933d15ec111da6cdc56ff510b49
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/988-0-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004E4000-memory.dmp

        memory/988-8-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004E4000-memory.dmp

        memory/5824-21-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004E4000-memory.dmp