Analysis
- max time kernel
94s - max time network
154s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260513-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows - submitted
18/07/2026, 02:05
Static task
static1
2 signatures
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-07-17_ca532009b5a332635ed752d55b065269_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
windows10-2004-x64
9 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-07-17_ca532009b5a332635ed752d55b065269_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
windows11-ltsc_2024-x64
10 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-07-17_ca532009b5a332635ed752d55b065269_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe
- Size 4.1MB
- Sample260718-cjb7cacy2n
- SHA256 68c543ea1c8158d7c506aa947ddba38f0730f7f59b3e898d55a73427c6869e38
- MD5 ca532009b5a332635ed752d55b065269
- SHA1 0199b999ebda0ce5a6c769541d4ca5359968eda7
- SHA512 7f489dde1570f9b617b7852756b95e57621a7871eda2499ea5675c0d35bab1f7e0b9a758684122c367cc249ce3a9a199bf342609aeab0cb60bf6a235431a6bbb
- SSDEEP 49152:g2a1nTzmDta4IhKPgssSt2gh56rbeW4SkZP4sz9MbkqJtb2IRpYq:MCYhv7StAr7fkZck06
- TLSH T11F164A12B7B88726E0B39175C9E6A695EA733C415F3086CF1285972D2E33BD19936333
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 9 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral1/memory/2044-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x000700000002457c-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/1364-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x0003000000022b88-12.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x0007000000024584-514.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x00020000000225d1-1004.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x00020000000216f6-1253.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/2044-1357-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/1364-1358-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 1364 patcher.exe - 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" 2026-07-17_ca532009b5a332635ed752d55b065269_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.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 2026-07-17_ca532009b5a332635ed752d55b065269_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe - Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe - Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmprph.exe 2026-07-17_ca532009b5a332635ed752d55b065269_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_16005.11629.20316.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\HxAccounts.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe 2026-07-17_ca532009b5a332635ed752d55b065269_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\appvcleaner.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\ExtExport.exe 2026-07-17_ca532009b5a332635ed752d55b065269_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Integration\Addons\OneDriveSetup.exe 2026-07-17_ca532009b5a332635ed752d55b065269_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\msouc.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\klist.exe 2026-07-17_ca532009b5a332635ed752d55b065269_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\excelcnv.exe 2026-07-17_ca532009b5a332635ed752d55b065269_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\pubs.exe$ 2026-07-17_ca532009b5a332635ed752d55b065269_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.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\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\GRAPH.EXE 2026-07-17_ca532009b5a332635ed752d55b065269_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\kinit.exe 2026-07-17_ca532009b5a332635ed752d55b065269_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\klist.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ORGCHART.EXE 2026-07-17_ca532009b5a332635ed752d55b065269_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\PerfBoost.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Mail\wab.exe 2026-07-17_ca532009b5a332635ed752d55b065269_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\java.exe 2026-07-17_ca532009b5a332635ed752d55b065269_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ADDINS\Microsoft Power Query for Excel Integrated\bin\Microsoft.Mashup.Container.NetFX40.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\policytool.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\8.0.15\createdump.exe 2026-07-17_ca532009b5a332635ed752d55b065269_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\grv_icons.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\pubs.exe 2026-07-17_ca532009b5a332635ed752d55b065269_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe File created C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.16\createdump.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\idlj.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\servertool.exe 2026-07-17_ca532009b5a332635ed752d55b065269_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ink\ShapeCollector.exe 2026-07-17_ca532009b5a332635ed752d55b065269_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\jjs.exe 2026-07-17_ca532009b5a332635ed752d55b065269_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ADDINS\Microsoft Power Query for Excel Integrated\bin\Microsoft.Mashup.Container.Loader.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\CLVIEW.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Edge.GameAssist_1.0.3456.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\EdgeGameAssist.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Mail\wabmig.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\ielowutil.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 2026-07-17_ca532009b5a332635ed752d55b065269_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ADDINS\Microsoft Power Query for Excel Integrated\bin\Microsoft.Mashup.Container.Loader.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\GRAPH.EXE 2026-07-17_ca532009b5a332635ed752d55b065269_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\Wordconv.exe 2026-07-17_ca532009b5a332635ed752d55b065269_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\wordicon.exe 2026-07-17_ca532009b5a332635ed752d55b065269_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javaw.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\rmid.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\IEContentService.exe 2026-07-17_ca532009b5a332635ed752d55b065269_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\PerfBoost.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\lyncicon.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.SkypeApp_14.53.77.0_x64__kzf8qxf38zg5c\SkypeApp.exe 2026-07-17_ca532009b5a332635ed752d55b065269_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\jabswitch.exe 2026-07-17_ca532009b5a332635ed752d55b065269_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\jp2launcher.exe 2026-07-17_ca532009b5a332635ed752d55b065269_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\orbd.exe$ 2026-07-17_ca532009b5a332635ed752d55b065269_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVDllSurrogate64.exe 2026-07-17_ca532009b5a332635ed752d55b065269_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpshare.exe 2026-07-17_ca532009b5a332635ed752d55b065269_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\misc.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoasb.exe 2026-07-17_ca532009b5a332635ed752d55b065269_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\XLICONS.EXE 2026-07-17_ca532009b5a332635ed752d55b065269_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\ClientX64\OfficeClickToRun.exe 2026-07-17_ca532009b5a332635ed752d55b065269_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc-cache-gen.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Integration\Integrator.exe 2026-07-17_ca532009b5a332635ed752d55b065269_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\Common.DBConnection64.exe 2026-07-17_ca532009b5a332635ed752d55b065269_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.MicrosoftSolitaireCollection_4.4.8204.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Microsoft.MicrosoftSolitaireCollection.exe 2026-07-17_ca532009b5a332635ed752d55b065269_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE$ 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 2026-07-17_ca532009b5a332635ed752d55b065269_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language patcher.exe - NTFS ADS 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\:\autorun.inf 2026-07-17_ca532009b5a332635ed752d55b065269_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 2044 2026-07-17_ca532009b5a332635ed752d55b065269_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe 1364 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-17_ca532009b5a332635ed752d55b065269_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-17_ca532009b5a332635ed752d55b065269_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.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:2044
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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 System32 directory
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:1364
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 4.1MB
- SHA256 68c543ea1c8158d7c506aa947ddba38f0730f7f59b3e898d55a73427c6869e38
- MD5 ca532009b5a332635ed752d55b065269
- SHA1 0199b999ebda0ce5a6c769541d4ca5359968eda7
- SHA512 7f489dde1570f9b617b7852756b95e57621a7871eda2499ea5675c0d35bab1f7e0b9a758684122c367cc249ce3a9a199bf342609aeab0cb60bf6a235431a6bbb
- SSDEEP 49152:g2a1nTzmDta4IhKPgssSt2gh56rbeW4SkZP4sz9MbkqJtb2IRpYq:MCYhv7StAr7fkZck06
- TLSH T11F164A12B7B88726E0B39175C9E6A695EA733C415F3086CF1285972D2E33BD19936333
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 4.7MB
- SHA256 57e737c85b0c97af075d5f5df7f1e7002803f30a6963eb166c4910a29e9075e0
- MD5 08881e0f4d13d1a6d97f2163142fc50d
- SHA1 b4e62e868fb8cfb2171daf15a9335c3e7e586935
- SHA512 6d4836f7897d3b8814d903648a6ff6f977b06b614fb47ee14ee50c542eeded9993c935b2f08ced1285a571a8c482fb56704b6f34866e22856a8965d68babfbe2
- SSDEEP 49152:g2a1nTzmDta4IhKPgssSt2gh56rbeW4SkZP4sz9MbkqJtb2IRpYqjPji0Aj:MCYhv7StAr7fkZck06Gjo
- TLSH T1DA363B16F6B88736E0B3D175C9E2A699EA723C415F3086CF1285972D2E337D18936732
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\kinit.exe$
- Size 4.1MB
- SHA256 e3622cc72fced2f5a07562fd3e87efb85af8aed96eaed89face6d6bb1ff25c40
- MD5 5abca95372d476f8521446da5d1f707a
- SHA1 05f559271ee8baa12f71212d212933215eb8fe93
- SHA512 641e1e49c25fb23f900652e0d2d6e8b424be43705e8ab4b9cb9b8b352da02662dc73b044c470ed6e83771dc6e28c1a26cb4595ebfa9fcfa267409cc8ee8f1c1f
- SSDEEP 49152:g2a1nTzmDta4IhKPgssSt2gh56rbeW4SkZP4sz9MbkqJtb2IRpYqK:MCYhv7StAr7fkZck06z
- TLSH T10A164A12B7B88726E0B39175C9E6A695EA733C415F3086CF1285972D2E33BD19936333
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\WORDICON.EXE
- Size 4.2MB
- SHA256 26f1954279ba6c43100e6de638f345597c0a4e0846d032db08899c155c9e7fd6
- MD5 e48bd4f72d8e63fd8038a9c1a1527c87
- SHA1 69ac6687b2e2729f9e7e0b84821a1b3047cb0b80
- SHA512 ca335913628ea185b8e5a94f42248bcf02cd2861eacc6308021709a0f9da25cbd4b025946ad67ef1bb02b9d480adab44538eaf5c8919fa52a191d14831c1554f
- SSDEEP 49152:g2a1nTzmDta4IhKPgssSt2gh56rbeW4SkZP4sz9MbkqJtb2IRpYqk:MCYhv7StAr7fkZck06t
- TLSH T1E3164A12B7B88726E0B39175C9E6A695EA733C415F3086CF1285972D2E33BD19936333
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-006E-0409-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe$
- Size 4.2MB
- SHA256 2acb3c2f19f49c0d89273af408f242ddaa10252504f50f2ae3e382d57a18a66c
- MD5 908f0d2263944d355f6389a5d06aff61
- SHA1 9a6cadf9349f551568097d7f16de7033457e558c
- SHA512 c6847a000edfc281b280a1e19c038c6ea3c0282fd37bf22ac35d5ea5aa0098ae8f561a61dbfb063582cdb6a4180adb1ecdec707a295999bfd9be20b6b12900cb
- SSDEEP 49152:g2a1nTzmDta4IhKPgssSt2gh56rbeW4SkZP4sz9MbkqJtb2IRpYqt:MCYhv7StAr7fkZck06Y
- TLSH T109163A12B6F88726E0B39175C9E69695EA333C415F3086CF1285A72D2E33BD19936733
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH