Analysis
- max time kernel
118s - max time network
134s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260710-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260710-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
15/07/2026, 00:53
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-07-14_4c33934316ced242ff2d202c95fb7578_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_redline-.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
windows10-2004-x64
11 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-07-14_4c33934316ced242ff2d202c95fb7578_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_redline-.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260710-en
windows11-ltsc_2024-x64
11 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-07-14_4c33934316ced242ff2d202c95fb7578_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_redline-.exe
- Size 1.8MB
- Sample260715-a85h3sbt21
- SHA256 568141b8748ec25c058865e6eb59a74581f073ee6c915f76e51817d8408c93a8
- MD5 4c33934316ced242ff2d202c95fb7578
- SHA1 4d3a16e3a84ea677175f8692cacba66b854aad7c
- SHA512 ca5ebd61ae9d274b8cc94c0d0b96e66a99055700be907fdc822ed0b4ea048a16f0da84cd36f96700e27515152e74d29a5cb43ea549c5e18ad459e317be22f833
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6ia4U2E+mRP3gSm/RaLB0Le5ji0hmxNrMkz3:A3k03kD4U2v+nPji0AjT
- TLSH T101853816F6944271D06280358A86A65EE6753C91CB238EDB1384BFECFFF26D19A35331
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 6 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/4448-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000e00000001c56b-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000300000001b2bc-11.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/4448-21-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/3476-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000300000001998a-586.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000e00000001c56b-5.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000300000001b2bc-11.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000300000001998a-586.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 3476 patcher.exe - 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
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\WinFirewall = "C:\\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\\patcher.exe" 2026-07-14_4c33934316ced242ff2d202c95fb7578_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_redline-.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\WinFirewall = "C:\\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\\patcher.exe" patcher.exe - Drops autorun.inf file 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Malware can abuse Windows Autorun to spread further via attached volumes.
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\:\autorun.inf 2026-07-14_4c33934316ced242ff2d202c95fb7578_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_redline-.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe - Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe 2026-07-14_4c33934316ced242ff2d202c95fb7578_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_redline-.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\javaw.exe$ 2026-07-14_4c33934316ced242ff2d202c95fb7578_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_redline-.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\private_browsing.exe 2026-07-14_4c33934316ced242ff2d202c95fb7578_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_redline-.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javafxpackager.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javacpl.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\sscicons.exe$ 2026-07-14_4c33934316ced242ff2d202c95fb7578_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_redline-.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe$ 2026-07-14_4c33934316ced242ff2d202c95fb7578_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_redline-.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\msedge.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\unpack200.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\misc.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\VPREVIEW.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE$ 2026-07-14_4c33934316ced242ff2d202c95fb7578_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_redline-.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\identity_helper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\OFFICE16\LICLUA.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jsadebugd.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\pack200.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\pingsender.exe 2026-07-14_4c33934316ced242ff2d202c95fb7578_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_redline-.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MpDlpService.exe 2026-07-14_4c33934316ced242ff2d202c95fb7578_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_redline-.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\jjs.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\keytool.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoadfsb.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-001F-040C-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\ADelRCP.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\6.0.27\createdump.exe 2026-07-14_4c33934316ced242ff2d202c95fb7578_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_redline-.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\PerfBoost.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\FLTLDR.EXE 2026-07-14_4c33934316ced242ff2d202c95fb7578_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_redline-.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javah.exe 2026-07-14_4c33934316ced242ff2d202c95fb7578_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_redline-.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoasb.exe$ 2026-07-14_4c33934316ced242ff2d202c95fb7578_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_redline-.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe 2026-07-14_4c33934316ced242ff2d202c95fb7578_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_redline-.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.exe 2026-07-14_4c33934316ced242ff2d202c95fb7578_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_redline-.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\InspectorOfficeGadget.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ADDINS\Microsoft Power Query for Excel Integrated\bin\Microsoft.Mashup.Container.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\MSOXMLED.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\ConfigSecurityPolicy.exe 2026-07-14_4c33934316ced242ff2d202c95fb7578_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_redline-.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\MavInject32.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\ADelRCP.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\setup.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\extcheck.exe 2026-07-14_4c33934316ced242ff2d202c95fb7578_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_redline-.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javaw.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\keytool.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\outicon.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\ConfigSecurityPolicy.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MpDlpCmd.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\setup.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe 2026-07-14_4c33934316ced242ff2d202c95fb7578_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_redline-.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\MSOHTMED.EXE$ 2026-07-14_4c33934316ced242ff2d202c95fb7578_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_redline-.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AdobeCollabSync.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath\java.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe$ 2026-07-14_4c33934316ced242ff2d202c95fb7578_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_redline-.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\ieinstal.exe 2026-07-14_4c33934316ced242ff2d202c95fb7578_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_redline-.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javaws.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\ktab.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\maintenanceservice_installer.exe$ 2026-07-14_4c33934316ced242ff2d202c95fb7578_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_redline-.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\klist.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\MSOXMLED.EXE 2026-07-14_4c33934316ced242ff2d202c95fb7578_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_redline-.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\ExtExport.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\jjs.exe 2026-07-14_4c33934316ced242ff2d202c95fb7578_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_redline-.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\tnameserv.exe 2026-07-14_4c33934316ced242ff2d202c95fb7578_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_redline-.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\Common.DBConnection.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\notification_click_helper.exe patcher.exe - Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe - 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.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-07-14_4c33934316ced242ff2d202c95fb7578_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_redline-.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language patcher.exe - NTFS ADS 2 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\:\autorun.inf 2026-07-14_4c33934316ced242ff2d202c95fb7578_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_redline-.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 4448 2026-07-14_4c33934316ced242ff2d202c95fb7578_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_redline-.exe 3476 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-14_4c33934316ced242ff2d202c95fb7578_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_redline-.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-14_4c33934316ced242ff2d202c95fb7578_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_redline-.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:4448
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C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exeC:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops autorun.inf file
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- NTFS ADS
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:3476
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 1.8MB
- SHA256 568141b8748ec25c058865e6eb59a74581f073ee6c915f76e51817d8408c93a8
- MD5 4c33934316ced242ff2d202c95fb7578
- SHA1 4d3a16e3a84ea677175f8692cacba66b854aad7c
- SHA512 ca5ebd61ae9d274b8cc94c0d0b96e66a99055700be907fdc822ed0b4ea048a16f0da84cd36f96700e27515152e74d29a5cb43ea549c5e18ad459e317be22f833
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6ia4U2E+mRP3gSm/RaLB0Le5ji0hmxNrMkz3:A3k03kD4U2v+nPji0AjT
- TLSH T101853816F6944271D06280358A86A65EE6753C91CB238EDB1384BFECFFF26D19A35331
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 2.3MB
- SHA256 cfd7eefa3beace2728526ae1cf58093c53d9491b4d5e258c8340f9ab78ef4e40
- MD5 ae3b06815e9569db99aa74c41da4c90b
- SHA1 3df2573800823ef42b0f95670d1063412e64f229
- SHA512 f8b1ba174d366f4ab1916b5fb804603a5518e9ff78632a9d32a3bfe79c8e3eb96befe0c1f150b8f94c23d1d7c1a875a4f94db46bbd01e373e7892c12a953dc37
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6ia4U2E+mRP3gSm/RaLB0Le5ji0hmxNrMkzz0Le5ji0hmxNrM:A3k03kD4U2v+nPji0AjPPji0Aj
- TLSH T11EB54B16F6644271D062C075CAD6A65EEA71388187328ECB1384AFECBFF36D19636731
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\tnameserv.exe
- Size 1.8MB
- SHA256 517343c0f31263a3d16fe2c1312265050a88b31307fea75f240aa14e760558bd
- MD5 e4c3861cb2706d3c69a8dce3543634f8
- SHA1 f95b2963bed11a0ed3b4cf5ef6fcf65d5548ef5f
- SHA512 3c7babe5be7982d22b61f516f72517bcd77b4d274021a52213af7fe429f4e83ce7701b32eb8d47310d0670a8c38d51b963838384a7b92b079bc387b65f71a9bc
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6ia4U2E+mRP3gSm/RaLB0Le5ji0hmxNrMkzn9:A3k03kD4U2v+nPji0AjJ
- TLSH T1D1853816F6944271D06280358A85A65EEA757C91CB238EDB1384BFECFFF26C19A35331
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH