Analysis
- max time kernel
119s - max time network
133s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
18/07/2026, 02:06
Static task
static1
2 signatures
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-07-17_ca06a8487c56953b8b6f3a72de2fc856_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_ca06a8487c56953b8b6f3a72de2fc856_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_ca06a8487c56953b8b6f3a72de2fc856_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe
- Size 3.7MB
- Sample260718-cjlqsacy4p
- SHA256 a7beb8551c96399f06780b90e5de68dcdb2bfc34b406012352355e424dfa5858
- MD5 ca06a8487c56953b8b6f3a72de2fc856
- SHA1 291bcc25259911c0c6dfbc652fad8df24a6ba6b3
- SHA512 22e1d9010f270fd9d5f0ab1526ef7740d3ce05881368b3faf6946de5503d7a80619e3fcc05b4b5392249856cf4fe9b5c2d155badf025780e2951a106fc0f193c
- SSDEEP 49152:g2a1nTzmDta4IhKPgssSt2gh56rbeW4SkZP4sz9MbkqJtb2I:MCYhv7StAr7fkZck
- TLSH T17B064B12B7F88726E0B39275C9F69695EA333C515F3086CF12855A2D2E32BD19936333
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 8 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/3276-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c351-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000300000001b305-11.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x00030000000198f0-363.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x001b0000000187ef-1048.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/3276-1357-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/4696-1358-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0006000000018a3f-1442.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 4696 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" 2026-07-17_ca06a8487c56953b8b6f3a72de2fc856_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_ca06a8487c56953b8b6f3a72de2fc856_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.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\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\ohub32.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateOnDemand.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\cookie_exporter.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe$ 2026-07-17_ca06a8487c56953b8b6f3a72de2fc856_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe$ 2026-07-17_ca06a8487c56953b8b6f3a72de2fc856_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\klist.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msotd.exe 2026-07-17_ca06a8487c56953b8b6f3a72de2fc856_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\PerfBoost.exe$ 2026-07-17_ca06a8487c56953b8b6f3a72de2fc856_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}\visicon.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\CLVIEW.EXE 2026-07-17_ca06a8487c56953b8b6f3a72de2fc856_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\filecompare.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\plug_ins\pi_brokers\32BitMAPIBroker.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\msedgewebview2.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\kinit.exe 2026-07-17_ca06a8487c56953b8b6f3a72de2fc856_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\LogTransport2.exe 2026-07-17_ca06a8487c56953b8b6f3a72de2fc856_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE 2026-07-17_ca06a8487c56953b8b6f3a72de2fc856_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SDXHelperBgt.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\default-browser-agent.exe$ 2026-07-17_ca06a8487c56953b8b6f3a72de2fc856_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\8.0.15\createdump.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javafxpackager.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SDXHelper.exe 2026-07-17_ca06a8487c56953b8b6f3a72de2fc856_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}\dbcicons.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\jjs.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javaw.exe 2026-07-17_ca06a8487c56953b8b6f3a72de2fc856_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16\OSPPREARM.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOSYNC.EXE 2026-07-17_ca06a8487c56953b8b6f3a72de2fc856_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\msedgewebview2.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdb.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\MSOICONS.EXE$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-001F-0409-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\maintenanceservice_installer.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jcmd.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe 2026-07-17_ca06a8487c56953b8b6f3a72de2fc856_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\unpack200.exe 2026-07-17_ca06a8487c56953b8b6f3a72de2fc856_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\excelcnv.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\misc.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\osmclienticon.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\orbd.exe 2026-07-17_ca06a8487c56953b8b6f3a72de2fc856_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\pack200.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\excelcnv.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOUC.EXE 2026-07-17_ca06a8487c56953b8b6f3a72de2fc856_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\officeappguardwin32.exe 2026-07-17_ca06a8487c56953b8b6f3a72de2fc856_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\Wordconv.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\Smart Tag\SmartTagInstall.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\pubs.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\Client\AppVLP.exe 2026-07-17_ca06a8487c56953b8b6f3a72de2fc856_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\pingsender.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath\java.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 (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge_proxy.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\msedge.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\cookie_exporter.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe 2026-07-17_ca06a8487c56953b8b6f3a72de2fc856_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 created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\MSOICONS.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\dbcicons.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Java\Java Update\jaureg.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\msedgewebview2.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\BHO\ie_to_edge_stub.exe$ 2026-07-17_ca06a8487c56953b8b6f3a72de2fc856_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.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 2026-07-17_ca06a8487c56953b8b6f3a72de2fc856_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.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 2026-07-17_ca06a8487c56953b8b6f3a72de2fc856_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 3276 2026-07-17_ca06a8487c56953b8b6f3a72de2fc856_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe 4696 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-17_ca06a8487c56953b8b6f3a72de2fc856_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadaman.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-17_ca06a8487c56953b8b6f3a72de2fc856_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:3276
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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:4696
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 3.7MB
- SHA256 a7beb8551c96399f06780b90e5de68dcdb2bfc34b406012352355e424dfa5858
- MD5 ca06a8487c56953b8b6f3a72de2fc856
- SHA1 291bcc25259911c0c6dfbc652fad8df24a6ba6b3
- SHA512 22e1d9010f270fd9d5f0ab1526ef7740d3ce05881368b3faf6946de5503d7a80619e3fcc05b4b5392249856cf4fe9b5c2d155badf025780e2951a106fc0f193c
- SSDEEP 49152:g2a1nTzmDta4IhKPgssSt2gh56rbeW4SkZP4sz9MbkqJtb2I:MCYhv7StAr7fkZck
- TLSH T17B064B12B7F88726E0B39275C9F69695EA333C515F3086CF12855A2D2E32BD19936333
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Eula.exe
- Size 3.8MB
- SHA256 78342ccd2bb0a0dea98ccd0a548ba25efed0f5a67ca04e8a5109d387274b24ec
- MD5 3cc19e364dad66ceadd0cceeb48db1c1
- SHA1 8d1f733caa8f17267876bef9a35cdaedb1c9602f
- SHA512 77c7ba7174f56df2fb01ec5933d6cd0ee3f6d3778ecc2e0065bb939bc4e60011c98460e9a5b6fea2349ff56983495eb447d89b5a78639b56797c91f38096d90f
- SSDEEP 49152:g2a1nTzmDta4IhKPgssSt2gh56rbeW4SkZP4sz9MbkqJtb2Ix:MCYhv7StAr7fkZck4
- TLSH T1FD064B12B7F88726E0B39274C9F69695EA733C515F3086CF12855A2D2E32BD19936333
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 4.2MB
- SHA256 1163b7eb5e963498af30dc4e5e8eed31bd7d4825df697db650fa82df65466ca4
- MD5 8f2dc55913128bde565a551726cc3734
- SHA1 0d85b63f014c85e2f5b07aae8842d24b204a76b1
- SHA512 0b70a12ce506f854a466bd4c6470a5bf5444df4137ff45a3a816f61b82f739fac34d5b4e0ba825e48fb64d3ed4f75a6df78cf74a5cf9b6d1ebf06a382a09a5ed
- SSDEEP 49152:g2a1nTzmDta4IhKPgssSt2gh56rbeW4SkZP4sz9MbkqJtb2IRPji0Aj:MCYhv7StAr7fkZckYjo
- TLSH T115263B12B6F88726E0B39175C9E69695EA733C415F3086CF1285972D2E33BD18A36733
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe
- Size 3.7MB
- SHA256 4b31e1638b557ddd1dc80a5831e9b4840e8f21143fc98210103b95e8842c2a65
- MD5 a04f2f7a1b9c1adc38101799b9c6c972
- SHA1 90bb3e0e1cad9f501f838686782497f86d7cef42
- SHA512 bbdb6e96c52f436b8c17a3521e47fb25632122b288bb1ea83c1aea1b39caf9117568d0a47f70be899d3d545bd34eaf8bb859bb219668d7847de65dfc4ea57ffa
- SSDEEP 49152:g2a1nTzmDta4IhKPgssSt2gh56rbeW4SkZP4sz9MbkqJtb2Iu:MCYhv7StAr7fkZckT
- TLSH T1F9064B12B7F88726E0B39275C9F69655EA333C515F3086CF12855A2D2E32BD19A36333
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\Smart Tag\SmartTagInstall.exe$
- Size 3.7MB
- SHA256 987e34d7c08de96008da6baa1a043a0ed82fca79163e0b48a0f677e0cfa255c5
- MD5 206ec063bd23adb66544d1aabd31726a
- SHA1 aa4cca43f581eb944806d6b08229b734dacac9a2
- SHA512 28f2fa5e86d7adeed4f836bc6e8fb6563cce079c1cb0d270ef2f73ad4a2d4fe7b2acaee7824d4b033db5c7549b808b6f867954e3c94db04046609906ed5eb8d3
- SSDEEP 49152:g2a1nTzmDta4IhKPgssSt2gh56rbeW4SkZP4sz9MbkqJtb2Iv:MCYhv7StAr7fkZcka
- TLSH T13D064B12B7F88726E0B39275C9F69655EA333C515F3086CF12855A2D2E32BD19A36333
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH