Analysis

  • max time kernel
    102s
  • max time network
    149s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    08/07/2026, 22:18

General

  • Target
    2026-07-08_8b321d4f2ee279f3209f36b87097b7b2_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_elex_emotet_hijackloader_.exe
  • Size 3.4MB
  • Sample260708-18b5msay2x
  • SHA256 d75bf01c515a3955a2c67e75070c783f55f07889dfc0bf5344f9b723f0e437a5
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 14 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 16 IoCs
  • Drops file in System32 directory 8 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 16 IoCs

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

  • NTFS ADS 7 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 15 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 13 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-08_8b321d4f2ee279f3209f36b87097b7b2_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_elex_emotet_hijackloader_.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-08_8b321d4f2ee279f3209f36b87097b7b2_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_elex_emotet_hijackloader_.exe"
    1⤵
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • NTFS ADS
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2040
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\910.#.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\910.#.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Adds Run key to start application
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • NTFS ADS
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3680
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\67.#.exe
        C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\67.#.exe
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Adds Run key to start application
        • Drops file in Program Files directory
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • NTFS ADS
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3076
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\959.#.exe
          C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\959.#.exe
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Adds Run key to start application
          • Drops file in Program Files directory
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • NTFS ADS
          • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:4740
          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\452.#.exe
            C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\452.#.exe
            5⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Adds Run key to start application
            • Drops file in Program Files directory
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • NTFS ADS
            • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:4204
            • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\635.#.exe
              C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\635.#.exe
              6⤵
              • Executes dropped EXE
              • Adds Run key to start application
              • Drops file in Program Files directory
              • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
              • NTFS ADS
              • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:1080
              • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\984.#.exe
                C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\984.#.exe
                7⤵
                • Executes dropped EXE
                • Adds Run key to start application
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                PID:1520
                • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\236.#.exe
                  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\236.#.exe
                  8⤵
                  • Adds Run key to start application
                  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                  • NTFS ADS
                  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
                  PID:3744
                  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\857.#.exe
                    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\857.#.exe
                    9⤵
                      PID:3084
                      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\627.#.exe
                        C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\627.#.exe
                        10⤵
                          PID:4624
                          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\331.#.exe
                            C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\331.#.exe
                            11⤵
                              PID:4344
        • C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
          C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
          1⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Adds Run key to start application
          • 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:3760
          • C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\699.#.exe
            C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\699.#.exe
            2⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Adds Run key to start application
            • 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:5092
            • C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\707.#.exe
              C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\707.#.exe
              3⤵
              • Executes dropped EXE
              • Adds Run key to start application
              • 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:3088
              • C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\789.#.exe
                C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\789.#.exe
                4⤵
                • Executes dropped EXE
                • Adds Run key to start application
                • 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:4588
                • C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\428.#.exe
                  C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\428.#.exe
                  5⤵
                  • Executes dropped EXE
                  • Adds Run key to start application
                  • 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:3272
                  • C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\777.#.exe
                    C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\777.#.exe
                    6⤵
                    • Executes dropped EXE
                    • Adds Run key to start application
                    • 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:4840
                    • C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\452.#.exe
                      C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\452.#.exe
                      7⤵
                      • Executes dropped EXE
                      • Adds Run key to start application
                      • Drops file in System32 directory
                      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
                      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                      PID:532
                      • C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\494.#.exe
                        C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\494.#.exe
                        8⤵
                        • Executes dropped EXE
                        • Adds Run key to start application
                        • Drops file in System32 directory
                        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
                        PID:3188
                        • C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\987.#.exe
                          C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\987.#.exe
                          9⤵
                            PID:4068
                            • C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\680.#.exe
                              C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\680.#.exe
                              10⤵
                                PID:1332

            Network

                  MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                  Downloads

                  patcher.exe

                  • Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
                  • Size 3.4MB
                  • SHA256 d75bf01c515a3955a2c67e75070c783f55f07889dfc0bf5344f9b723f0e437a5
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  appvcleaner.exe$

                  • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\appvcleaner.exe$
                  • Size 3.4MB
                  • SHA256 1f858dfd8cf4a4f3b54aa4ccb8e9e5cb5478f23348125e775674046235877c81
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  VSTOInstaller.exe

                  • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\VSTO\10.0\VSTOInstaller.exe
                  • Size 3.5MB
                  • SHA256 69d2df07a3d878c78aee4cfd3797a93618ea432eea7f24cbfce5f0367e70297b
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  elevation_service.exe

                  • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe
                  • Size 3.5MB
                  • SHA256 4c0dd614b7f509f36987f4fa53c94656dc246565fd2f974eace9bf56b284e3b9
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  jconsole.exe$

                  • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe$
                  • Size 3.4MB
                  • SHA256 b396010ceca871815ad0814453f1b8ad6502da7b60edb4fe4f34b4ed9cb1583a
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  jps.exe

                  • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe
                  • Size 3.4MB
                  • SHA256 ca4131df9b33e6941d4ba7fe6fad9be40e401b678a92b992b97eb4b3e7202b94
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  jps.exe$

                  • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe$
                  • Size 3.4MB
                  • SHA256 b570642e62e88e14e1c0f4f628117ed9946157753a9985fa7bac06721b9af975
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  servertool.exe

                  • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe
                  • Size 3.4MB
                  • SHA256 2a1474f16ce193affa2427bdbbd41caf25803ce5288e89af941daee25acea588
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  kinit.exe$

                  • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\kinit.exe$
                  • Size 3.4MB
                  • SHA256 1612416d774edb23ff0d408a5b23a685101e5c44415c1d005df01d1baa4fe925
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  pack200.exe

                  • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\pack200.exe
                  • Size 3.4MB
                  • SHA256 6c0b682109c97944b6b0ba15b2a290a9f14f0a68ad2c7a99f458865fef8d4b40
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  rmid.exe$

                  • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\rmid.exe$
                  • Size 3.4MB
                  • SHA256 65e440646dafd0b831e7e4959e39c43e79f7e65f7477493aa431addcd7884910
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  OneDriveSetup.exe$

                  • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Integration\Addons\OneDriveSetup.exe$
                  • Size 3.9MB
                  • SHA256 fe961c73dc268415caeef8c9cd9df6dcbba2b8b92cb46156b1b5268395415658
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  331.#.exe

                  • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\331.#.exe
                  • Size 1.9MB
                  • SHA256 af85511974612e68b534d66f2aaf5f671f19832520372ed92d4e1f8d069ff72a
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH