Analysis
- max time kernel
101s - 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, 17:07
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-07-15_4ea91cb0da58e5eb1a9a3db37a1c9b37_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
10 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-07-15_4ea91cb0da58e5eb1a9a3db37a1c9b37_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260710-en
11 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-07-15_4ea91cb0da58e5eb1a9a3db37a1c9b37_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe
- Size 2.4MB
- Sample260715-vm4d4sc16y
- SHA256 8acfe1ce6867ea60a2911e471e860dc5f8a082c8fae6cf93382e9ce16daaf6a4
- MD5 4ea91cb0da58e5eb1a9a3db37a1c9b37
- SHA1 cbf28326799ee9e982ff500594e4667f608b7c6c
- SHA512 eab127d8b4b5fda58744b738690d6f626cdfdc75b81e3e6415022f5fdc035f293ca06437339117f48f404a82fe00b6feea2af942622fcad9069a898936bfcb88
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJliLKhSaagqOaoTaFsLaB4w9wzhZe0p4Ek4niOkl/A0Z:A3k03kHRJteW4SkZP4sz9Mb41lkWu0ya
- TLSH T17EC53C12F6B84272E0B28174C9E6A65DF93138419B328DCF13449B9D7FA3BD18A35736
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 8 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/4356-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000f00000001c4d0-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000300000001b2a3-11.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/4124-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/4356-21-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0006000000017615-104.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0003000000019988-560.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0055000000018487-641.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000f00000001c4d0-5.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000300000001b2a3-11.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0006000000017615-104.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0003000000019988-560.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0055000000018487-641.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 4124 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" 2026-07-15_4ea91cb0da58e5eb1a9a3db37a1c9b37_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.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 2026-07-15_4ea91cb0da58e5eb1a9a3db37a1c9b37_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe - Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\wow_helper.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Photo Viewer\ImagingDevices.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jcmd.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\IEContentService.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\VPREVIEW.EXE 2026-07-15_4ea91cb0da58e5eb1a9a3db37a1c9b37_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\pptico.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpnetwk.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\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevated_tracing_service.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\klist.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\Smart Tag\SmartTagInstall.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-001F-0C0A-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrServicesUpdater.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateOnDemand.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Mail\wab.exe 2026-07-15_4ea91cb0da58e5eb1a9a3db37a1c9b37_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\java-rmi.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\pack200.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\joticon.exe 2026-07-15_4ea91cb0da58e5eb1a9a3db37a1c9b37_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32Info.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\Installer\setup.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeComRegisterShellARM64.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\AppVShNotify.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\javacpl.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\GRAPH.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\6.0.27\createdump.exe 2026-07-15_4ea91cb0da58e5eb1a9a3db37a1c9b37_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\NAMECONTROLSERVER.EXE patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\cookie_exporter.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\javacpl.exe$ 2026-07-15_4ea91cb0da58e5eb1a9a3db37a1c9b37_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\jp2launcher.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VSTO\10.0\VSTOInstaller.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\keytool.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\pack200.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ADDINS\Microsoft Power Query for Excel Integrated\bin\Microsoft.Mashup.Container.Loader.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeComRegisterShellARM64.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jsadebugd.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe 2026-07-15_4ea91cb0da58e5eb1a9a3db37a1c9b37_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\servertool.exe 2026-07-15_4ea91cb0da58e5eb1a9a3db37a1c9b37_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\ClientX64\IntegratedOffice.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\cookie_exporter.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\Installer\setup.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\PDFREFLOW.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MsMpEng.exe 2026-07-15_4ea91cb0da58e5eb1a9a3db37a1c9b37_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\reader_sl.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\MSInfo\msinfo32.exe 2026-07-15_4ea91cb0da58e5eb1a9a3db37a1c9b37_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jcmd.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\ktab.exe 2026-07-15_4ea91cb0da58e5eb1a9a3db37a1c9b37_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\DATABASECOMPARE.EXE patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\ieinstal.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\officeappguardwin32.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\ink\pipanel.exe 2026-07-15_4ea91cb0da58e5eb1a9a3db37a1c9b37_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\excelcnv.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOUC.EXE$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\grv_icons.exe 2026-07-15_4ea91cb0da58e5eb1a9a3db37a1c9b37_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe - Drops file in Windows directory 55 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\acrotextextractor.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\AcroRd32Info.exe 2026-07-15_4ea91cb0da58e5eb1a9a3db37a1c9b37_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\reader_sl.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_32\MSBuild\v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_64\MSBuild\v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\PresentationFontCache\3.0.0.0__31bf3856ad364e35\PresentationFontCache.exe 2026-07-15_4ea91cb0da58e5eb1a9a3db37a1c9b37_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\BrowserCore\BrowserCore.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\ImmersiveControlPanel\SystemSettings.exe 2026-07-15_4ea91cb0da58e5eb1a9a3db37a1c9b37_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\_4bitmapibroker.exe 2026-07-15_4ea91cb0da58e5eb1a9a3db37a1c9b37_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\logtransport2.exe 2026-07-15_4ea91cb0da58e5eb1a9a3db37a1c9b37_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_MSIL\ComSvcConfig\v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\ComSvcConfig.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_MSIL\dfsvc\v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\dfsvc.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\dfsvc\2.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\dfsvc.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\ImmersiveControlPanel\SystemSettings.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\adelrcp.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\acrotextextractor.exe 2026-07-15_4ea91cb0da58e5eb1a9a3db37a1c9b37_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\AdobeCollabSync.exe 2026-07-15_4ea91cb0da58e5eb1a9a3db37a1c9b37_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_32\MSBuild\v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\eula.exe 2026-07-15_4ea91cb0da58e5eb1a9a3db37a1c9b37_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_64\MSBuild\v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_32\MSBuild\3.5.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_64\MSBuild\3.5.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\WsatConfig\3.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\WsatConfig.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_64\MSBuild\v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_MSIL\ComSvcConfig\v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\ComSvcConfig.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\eula.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\logtransport2.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_MSIL\dfsvc\v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\dfsvc.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\wow_helper.exe 2026-07-15_4ea91cb0da58e5eb1a9a3db37a1c9b37_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\SMSvcHost\3.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\SMSvcHost.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\SMSvcHost\3.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\SMSvcHost.exe 2026-07-15_4ea91cb0da58e5eb1a9a3db37a1c9b37_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\AdobeCollabSync.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_MSIL\ComSvcConfig\v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\ComSvcConfig.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_MSIL\dfsvc\v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\dfsvc.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\reader_sl.exe 2026-07-15_4ea91cb0da58e5eb1a9a3db37a1c9b37_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_32\MSBuild\3.5.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_64\MSBuild\3.5.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\ComSvcConfig\3.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\ComSvcConfig.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\BrowserCore\BrowserCore.exe 2026-07-15_4ea91cb0da58e5eb1a9a3db37a1c9b37_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\AcroRd32Info.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\adelrcp.exe 2026-07-15_4ea91cb0da58e5eb1a9a3db37a1c9b37_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\wow_helper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_32\MSBuild\v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_64\MSBuild\3.5.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\ComSvcConfig\3.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\ComSvcConfig.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\ComSvcConfig\3.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\ComSvcConfig.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\dfsvc\2.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\dfsvc.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\PresentationFontCache\3.0.0.0__31bf3856ad364e35\PresentationFontCache.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\_4bitmapibroker.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\acrobroker.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\acrobroker.exe 2026-07-15_4ea91cb0da58e5eb1a9a3db37a1c9b37_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_32\MSBuild\3.5.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\dfsvc\2.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\dfsvc.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\WsatConfig\3.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\WsatConfig.exe 2026-07-15_4ea91cb0da58e5eb1a9a3db37a1c9b37_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.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 2026-07-15_4ea91cb0da58e5eb1a9a3db37a1c9b37_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.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 2026-07-15_4ea91cb0da58e5eb1a9a3db37a1c9b37_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 4356 2026-07-15_4ea91cb0da58e5eb1a9a3db37a1c9b37_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe 4124 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-15_4ea91cb0da58e5eb1a9a3db37a1c9b37_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-15_4ea91cb0da58e5eb1a9a3db37a1c9b37_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe"1⤵
- 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:4356
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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:4124
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 2.4MB
- SHA256 8acfe1ce6867ea60a2911e471e860dc5f8a082c8fae6cf93382e9ce16daaf6a4
- MD5 4ea91cb0da58e5eb1a9a3db37a1c9b37
- SHA1 cbf28326799ee9e982ff500594e4667f608b7c6c
- SHA512 eab127d8b4b5fda58744b738690d6f626cdfdc75b81e3e6415022f5fdc035f293ca06437339117f48f404a82fe00b6feea2af942622fcad9069a898936bfcb88
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJliLKhSaagqOaoTaFsLaB4w9wzhZe0p4Ek4niOkl/A0Z:A3k03kHRJteW4SkZP4sz9Mb41lkWu0ya
- TLSH T17EC53C12F6B84272E0B28174C9E6A65DF93138419B328DCF13449B9D7FA3BD18A35736
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 3.0MB
- SHA256 b40231989397ca5136f2006f8207a87a4696f3b86e893025bd18a34c7c47c46b
- MD5 60279a1f49ea08edb0b2865a33cb33c3
- SHA1 5c6c0f5bc2fc9a3dfc87008d88f88499d55024ab
- SHA512 ecc8da50a5a2fd64a8e4c37e49ec60068565be919203000579122c3ca3827dbc01baff512050948496b9e554f8bb69f2998985b3bbe4d338cf251581f31c0fd0
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJteW4SkZP4sz9Mb41lkWu0yqPji0Aj:A3k03kHRnfkZc41lkNgjo
- TLSH T1A8E52A12F6B84332E0B2C175C5E6A65EFA3134419B328DCB13459B9C7FA3AD18A35736
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\rmiregistry.exe
- Size 2.4MB
- SHA256 db6166537d66d60735c1aa01f6d9f2548c4187e528595dbc719ef1465c2c2de3
- MD5 cd215aa2c2dacda791ec6770b48b18ea
- SHA1 973808cfce20da0b2802f510de5e624caa56bb69
- SHA512 b1d87271105d6b826d96f7c0d66c0772daa2fae0ccff979301415c5ae62ada2750fa69fada77511916986cf530fcdd55dffdb37cfc5d16dc516b06c56b84a283
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJliLKhSaagqOaoTaFsLaB4w9wzhZe0p4Ek4niOkl/A09:A3k03kHRJteW4SkZP4sz9Mb41lkWu0yU
- TLSH T139C53C12F6B84272E0B28174C9E6A65DF93138419B328DCF13449B9D7FA3BD18A35736
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Integration\Addons\OneDriveSetup.exe$
- Size 2.9MB
- SHA256 be3fb55eeea0ec5f90b7594e13578632a51dd5cb668675d8919078af9356e00e
- MD5 456782d17331da71d9177c7e10c2be7f
- SHA1 be9ad412c79cecc82136234ddedd80486bb5df9f
- SHA512 bc95380f07350c00df779af18e7f3790728fcbf37290f10714f2327ce0a77c0b1eeeceaababb2674ed94dbd99aca492de79074692add2a175e4c9c87a7cceb03
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJteW4SkZP4sz9Mb41lkWu0yKUOlk09:A3k03kHRnfkZc41lkNs9
- TLSH T1E5E54C12F6B84272E0B38574C5A6965DFA3138418B328ECF13549B9D7FA3AD08E35736
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\8.0.15\createdump.exe
- Size 2.5MB
- SHA256 b915e4e219dd5dbc6c5bb6546b5fa4be812d3af13ca786d4f2e6392e4b6e8816
- MD5 8be446870513e0b8b02a78224640578c
- SHA1 106ed90e1056ece6556b87df9602f95db8a7d374
- SHA512 39bc0d3aea6d3a594df2445f648ec0c8a6be2f8c725a8fcecd122c15176caa85bfd0f6ac61912b5bd3b82dac505474b6e8b1658939c27499a606c29e813428a5
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJteW4SkZP4sz9Mb41lkWu0yjD:A3k03kHRnfkZc41lkNjD
- TLSH T1E0C54C12F6B84272E0B28174C9E6A65DF93138419B328DCF13449B9D7FA3BD18A35736
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH