Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    118s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    15/07/2026, 08:12

General

  • Target
    2026-07-15_4191142be15149a5860306c7e7939d30_amadey_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca-stealer_nj.exe
  • Size 1.7MB
  • Sample260715-j4bvmsft5j
  • SHA256 a8423af51630ce690b0bd99760aa8f35ac2bafd41b4f37ef38255850285a640f
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Family: Shodi

    Shodi is a Windows worm written in C++.

  • Detects Shodi worm 3 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs
  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs

    Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

  • Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 5 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 10 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 5 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-15_4191142be15149a5860306c7e7939d30_amadey_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca-stealer_nj.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-15_4191142be15149a5860306c7e7939d30_amadey_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca-stealer_nj.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4660
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-15_4191142be15149a5860306c7e7939d30_amadey_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca-stealer_nj.usa
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-15_4191142be15149a5860306c7e7939d30_amadey_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca-stealer_nj.usa
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4740
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Reader_sl.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Reader_sl.exe"
        3⤵
          PID:4496
        • C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\12811\AdobeARMHelper.exe
          "C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\12811\AdobeARMHelper.exe" /ArmUpdate /MSI FOLDER:"C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\12811" /MODE:3 /UpdateSelection:1 /PRODUCT:{291AA914-A987-4CE9-BD63-AC0A92D435E5} /VERSION:19.0 /LANG:ENU
          3⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:4512
          • C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe
            "C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe" /ArmUpdate /MSI FOLDER:"C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\12811" /MODE:3 /UpdateSelection:1 /PRODUCT:{291AA914-A987-4CE9-BD63-AC0A92D435E5} /VERSION:19.0 /LANG:ENU
            4⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:1132
            • C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.usa
              "C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.usa"
              5⤵
              • Executes dropped EXE
              • Checks whether UAC is enabled
              • Drops file in Program Files directory
              • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
              • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
              PID:4584

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          AcroRd32.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe
          • Size 2.7MB
          • SHA256 d6ec4f11ce367542c5ef088fc2212fb19ca0b467e5a95dbd453e31d3834a64ba
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          AdobeARM.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe
          • Size 1.4MB
          • SHA256 05f89c18e0ed8d24adc62466d01bf8089d7d135ab64d65bb66bd2c5806cce861
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          AdobeARM.usa

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.usa
          • Size 1.1MB
          • SHA256 03b39c1e40731161ff527db03926e07485c051bb4c0694ab4bf16fcc212cc124
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ArmReport.ini

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\ArmReport.ini
          • Size 82B
          • SHA256 5a1e0a0216dd3893a738efdfc9c1bc5445e68d3939840578341f6cd08b14d815
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          ArmReport.ini

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\ArmReport.ini
          • Size 782B
          • SHA256 8395f93b0e0240f5c79ce70bc2257f9cb0d92227b15f7724ba65b1c5c0b19625
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          AdobeARMHelper.exe

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\12811\AdobeARMHelper.exe
          • Size 413KB
          • SHA256 fd115ae8ebd2f37cf1ef72f75242206cf1331c7cb258305011302e981137ee5e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          RdrManifest2.msi

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\{291AA914-A987-4CE9-BD63-AC0A92D435E5}\RdrManifest2.msi
          • Size 18KB
          • SHA256 0abcb8b7c0bda3128316b3e4f4a5857e9c8194105043a0c0e9801a1a96105d01
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          698460A0B6E60F2F602361424D832905_8BB23D43DE574E82F2BEE0DF0EC47EEB

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\698460A0B6E60F2F602361424D832905_8BB23D43DE574E82F2BEE0DF0EC47EEB
          • Size 471B
          • SHA256 1908d654951d7ddc2e82a3c21e1ce896f5c037dab6d9fdd93b18576332572e05
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          8890A77645B73478F5B1DED18ACBF795_C090A8C88B266C6FF99A97210E92B44D

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\8890A77645B73478F5B1DED18ACBF795_C090A8C88B266C6FF99A97210E92B44D
          • Size 471B
          • SHA256 51f5c6f23fcc1cbb5badd964ab2ccba48f4dac185d1005f7f41a3355eaf35e73
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_54359052731E413C60F1C59EABAD4E05

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_54359052731E413C60F1C59EABAD4E05
          • Size 727B
          • SHA256 69d7456d6eba8524b53a6e544e9db5172711e8f95269e0c19af70e66f4483438
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_5809FDAACC125718B26BC11DC8E8116A

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_5809FDAACC125718B26BC11DC8E8116A
          • Size 727B
          • SHA256 7745aa433b32a75d74b672e4fd1a405ec572b817dac7fa4c853d36cfbcf829d5
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141
          • Size 727B
          • SHA256 4786c06b0094beabd257c9a4f968be6487764c23c920fe8ed3f8ef58b85c1896
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          DA3B6E45325D5FFF28CF6BAD6065C907_FBEAFB4EE7383EC8E0A3A2C1EC7FCEAC

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\DA3B6E45325D5FFF28CF6BAD6065C907_FBEAFB4EE7383EC8E0A3A2C1EC7FCEAC
          • Size 471B
          • SHA256 0c6ab94388976489dabf2dbc2630ee1ac0c575272ea1296156f0388637134499
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          698460A0B6E60F2F602361424D832905_8BB23D43DE574E82F2BEE0DF0EC47EEB

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\698460A0B6E60F2F602361424D832905_8BB23D43DE574E82F2BEE0DF0EC47EEB
          • Size 400B
          • SHA256 a9f3b492ea784b315f5c2c59e21656d62c75d777bcc8f26eb9067ab5bd68ca5d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          8890A77645B73478F5B1DED18ACBF795_C090A8C88B266C6FF99A97210E92B44D

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\8890A77645B73478F5B1DED18ACBF795_C090A8C88B266C6FF99A97210E92B44D
          • Size 396B
          • SHA256 486da9bb7287f677c98e454e3a507385318d69790395f8d1329a0a81ca29d042
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_54359052731E413C60F1C59EABAD4E05

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_54359052731E413C60F1C59EABAD4E05
          • Size 404B
          • SHA256 b46c3c826600baf48177501960f85a76d40759118172a7b65363e7f5c5c7aa18
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_5809FDAACC125718B26BC11DC8E8116A

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_5809FDAACC125718B26BC11DC8E8116A
          • Size 404B
          • SHA256 4d36b3f59deddf60fef09c33d7d7decc3157c847b683d75af183c7d45cdb54c5
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141
          • Size 412B
          • SHA256 71260b7b90d92958432ed354d5172d1dd09b144503446e0847ea6104f3783ff6
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          DA3B6E45325D5FFF28CF6BAD6065C907_FBEAFB4EE7383EC8E0A3A2C1EC7FCEAC

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\DA3B6E45325D5FFF28CF6BAD6065C907_FBEAFB4EE7383EC8E0A3A2C1EC7FCEAC
          • Size 408B
          • SHA256 e59c28b74fcfdfdcf028ecc6900c6d51b1dc8628a193a5b9d02f3a5d66805c64
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Rdr32[1].htm

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE\HEUA9JR4\Rdr32[1].htm
          • Size 13B
          • SHA256 b633a587c652d02386c4f16f8c6f6aab7352d97f16367c3c40576214372dd628
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          2026-07-15_4191142be15149a5860306c7e7939d30_amadey_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca-stealer_nj.usa

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-15_4191142be15149a5860306c7e7939d30_amadey_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_icedid_luca-stealer_nj.usa
          • Size 1.5MB
          • SHA256 434538507c6299325a76974e90d6d876a913c39e27e815d9482bdd1e76e4679b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          AdobeARM.log

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AdobeARM.log
          • Size 419B
          • SHA256 af5f8b5434e601d800cec2bb7ee270102d590e51c9313961e662f90e9352b396
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          ArmUI.ini

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ArmUI.ini
          • Size 251KB
          • SHA256 b4d4dcd9594d372d7c0c975d80ef5802c88502895ed4b8a26ca62e225f2f18b0
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ReportUpdaterPolicy12814.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ReportUpdaterPolicy12814.txt
          • Size 4B
          • SHA256 69bf0bc46f51b33377c4f3d92caf876714f6bbbe99e7544487327920873f9820
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          Tmp112E.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Tmp112E.tmp
          • Size 5KB
          • SHA256 a86ac1b119a6653e0c3fc24c2c40e44a7bfdc435fd81c4442af9d5526ef64e85
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          Tmp2B28.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Tmp2B28.tmp
          • Size 3KB
          • SHA256 ff9b4cf04e3202f150f19c1711767361343935da7841c98b876c42fd2cabce9b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          TmpBCCE.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TmpBCCE.tmp
          • Size 5KB
          • SHA256 aaaced351a90b2029c44c6ebb68084a331f296a0ace8115d9889f549d596564b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          TmpD828.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TmpD828.tmp
          • Size 5KB
          • SHA256 27ead591d4c7f8fadd0d9e5d32eb6c9bf8830f83fddf83ddd47e6b3b413f5b75
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          TmpD913.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TmpD913.tmp
          • Size 3KB
          • SHA256 dcc9d2695125406282ba990fec39403c44b12964acf51b5e0dc7f2080d714398
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          TmpE0F4.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TmpE0F4.tmp
          • Size 5KB
          • SHA256 e6bcbcb70401d63ff0746fcbcc63230269058736f7644151393edfdcec8b8765
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          UsaShohdi.asu

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UsaShohdi.asu
          • Size 1.7MB
          • SHA256 f110d4456ff8a0c0078a84afc67e7723a8fa0246f3c873935ceaf78bcf49ce34
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ArmReport.ini

          • Path C:\Windows\Temp\ArmReport.ini
          • Size 724B
          • SHA256 75c515a974331642bba2005b0d0764cde29ffd6ac526a700e27b9de049c0c6bc
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          ArmReport.ini

          • Path C:\Windows\Temp\ArmReport.ini
          • Size 472B
          • SHA256 9d7407b8bcd4af6820eae7da00db7598246d0f58dc502ef3c89aacbd9cc8a104
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          ArmReport.ini

          • Path C:\Windows\Temp\ArmReport.ini
          • Size 594B
          • SHA256 6b1bed1fa21d7c0e263368370908c45833a12819d8133a2ad14c8b74972c675a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          ArmUI.ini

          • Path C:\Windows\Temp\ArmUI.ini
          • Size 234KB
          • SHA256 790b06745f32e0f56a7af24c871ffce225ba05ebf0d8f8a71a00c727c97dcf09
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH