Analysis
- max time kernel
111s - max time network
152s - 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, 04:30
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-07-17_28448501c8f8fd1016826142d7ab0874_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
windows10-2004-x64
11 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-07-17_28448501c8f8fd1016826142d7ab0874_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
windows11-ltsc_2024-x64
11 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-07-17_28448501c8f8fd1016826142d7ab0874_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe
- Size 1.1MB
- Sample260718-e4ty1agt7n
- SHA256 29a14f5fe8d8f62b4ec0cc305b8527be1cdc8c0fe396917102405c6e986c12fe
- MD5 28448501c8f8fd1016826142d7ab0874
- SHA1 3b76fafd527799b8744cf7e8564378f88fb5d837
- SHA512 015f2245e9f75f957a9ebb7f04db2c3724ff1607a5c9f034caf086dc54167a73462149e5590b6a56566914b9d71e3aaf2224273d4467d6c505bd231472150ce5
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6iLa5D5TvinrmdoTpYagjie2IH1I1H:A3k03kB56rYI1H
- TLSH T18B358D13E6940EA5D10F81349A958672EA777C125F6093CF2358AE153F727C0AB3E39B
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 9 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/3212-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c4f4-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000300000001b2d6-11.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/3212-21-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/5000-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x00030000000198eb-272.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c501-279.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0003000000019967-495.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000300000001ac49-1269.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c4f4-5.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000300000001b2d6-11.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x00030000000198eb-272.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c501-279.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0003000000019967-495.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000300000001ac49-1269.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 5000 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_28448501c8f8fd1016826142d7ab0874_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.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_28448501c8f8fd1016826142d7ab0874_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.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\native2ascii.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SDXHelperBgt.exe$ 2026-07-17_28448501c8f8fd1016826142d7ab0874_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX86\Microsoft Shared\EQUATION\eqnedt32.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe 2026-07-17_28448501c8f8fd1016826142d7ab0874_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javaws.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoev.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\6.0.27\createdump.exe 2026-07-17_28448501c8f8fd1016826142d7ab0874_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe 2026-07-17_28448501c8f8fd1016826142d7ab0874_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\jjs.exe 2026-07-17_28448501c8f8fd1016826142d7ab0874_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\ielowutil.exe 2026-07-17_28448501c8f8fd1016826142d7ab0874_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\xjc.exe 2026-07-17_28448501c8f8fd1016826142d7ab0874_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\orbd.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\java.exe 2026-07-17_28448501c8f8fd1016826142d7ab0874_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.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\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\MSOXMLED.EXE$ 2026-07-17_28448501c8f8fd1016826142d7ab0874_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Java\Java Update\jaureg.exe 2026-07-17_28448501c8f8fd1016826142d7ab0874_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateComRegisterShell64.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javaws.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateOnDemand.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOSYNC.EXE 2026-07-17_28448501c8f8fd1016826142d7ab0874_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\extcheck.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe 2026-07-17_28448501c8f8fd1016826142d7ab0874_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\CNFNOT32.EXE$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\osmadminicon.exe 2026-07-17_28448501c8f8fd1016826142d7ab0874_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-006E-0409-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe 2026-07-17_28448501c8f8fd1016826142d7ab0874_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.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\jhat.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\xjc.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\java-rmi.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\DATABASECOMPARE.EXE 2026-07-17_28448501c8f8fd1016826142d7ab0874_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MpDlpService.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.16\createdump.exe$ 2026-07-17_28448501c8f8fd1016826142d7ab0874_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\servertool.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SELFCERT.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX64\Microsoft Analysis Services\AS OLEDB\140\SQLDumper.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe 2026-07-17_28448501c8f8fd1016826142d7ab0874_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\identity_helper.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\notification_helper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\Uninstall.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe$ 2026-07-17_28448501c8f8fd1016826142d7ab0874_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe$ 2026-07-17_28448501c8f8fd1016826142d7ab0874_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVDllSurrogate32.exe 2026-07-17_28448501c8f8fd1016826142d7ab0874_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVLP.exe 2026-07-17_28448501c8f8fd1016826142d7ab0874_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\osmadminicon.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\IntegratedOffice.exe 2026-07-17_28448501c8f8fd1016826142d7ab0874_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\notification_helper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.exe 2026-07-17_28448501c8f8fd1016826142d7ab0874_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe 2026-07-17_28448501c8f8fd1016826142d7ab0874_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\rmid.exe$ 2026-07-17_28448501c8f8fd1016826142d7ab0874_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\misc.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\CLVIEW.EXE$ 2026-07-17_28448501c8f8fd1016826142d7ab0874_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VSTO\10.0\VSTOInstaller.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\msedge_proxy.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\IEContentService.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\pptico.exe 2026-07-17_28448501c8f8fd1016826142d7ab0874_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe$ 2026-07-17_28448501c8f8fd1016826142d7ab0874_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\policytool.exe$ 2026-07-17_28448501c8f8fd1016826142d7ab0874_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\Common.ShowHelp.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 2026-07-17_28448501c8f8fd1016826142d7ab0874_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.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_28448501c8f8fd1016826142d7ab0874_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 3212 2026-07-17_28448501c8f8fd1016826142d7ab0874_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe 5000 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-17_28448501c8f8fd1016826142d7ab0874_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-17_28448501c8f8fd1016826142d7ab0874_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.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:3212
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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:5000
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 1.1MB
- SHA256 29a14f5fe8d8f62b4ec0cc305b8527be1cdc8c0fe396917102405c6e986c12fe
- MD5 28448501c8f8fd1016826142d7ab0874
- SHA1 3b76fafd527799b8744cf7e8564378f88fb5d837
- SHA512 015f2245e9f75f957a9ebb7f04db2c3724ff1607a5c9f034caf086dc54167a73462149e5590b6a56566914b9d71e3aaf2224273d4467d6c505bd231472150ce5
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6iLa5D5TvinrmdoTpYagjie2IH1I1H:A3k03kB56rYI1H
- TLSH T18B358D13E6940EA5D10F81349A958672EA777C125F6093CF2358AE153F727C0AB3E39B
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 1.6MB
- SHA256 2008a765424ce07751a987483fa4c5da048ae09a78fd1cf9ae2f45100ffa7025
- MD5 a17ef687a06a6a80e092b9b09487602b
- SHA1 3d2415951e9cedfc618dee030e8d58c5b3f0b76c
- SHA512 e345ed91aa9b53b05d676b6734701f9cebeb5f24aa7a7d416ffb3dcc77468a34b282b01d5bbac0bfb7914de5785024d5db2a3753874c991bf60df0fd95066b5f
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6iLa5D5TvinrmdoTpYagjie2IH1I1D0Le5ji0hmxNrM:A3k03kB56rYI1DPji0Aj
- TLSH T18B856B16E6A44B65D02BC074C6D696A6EA733C421F3087CB1354DE283F73BD19A3A763
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jcmd.exe
- Size 1.1MB
- SHA256 2f364ec58817a966251a1f32a850064521f29326eb755c1e49cc9499e90cc7c8
- MD5 1873a4223bf9aaf888c4428ca2eba5d6
- SHA1 a920249b7a34e50d7fa4576ef57253d10249c1e1
- SHA512 040bd29cea5b0f215c59a10ee9322f83a80817c4b059473c88eebe44528aacf14bbf61b8450f768584288fdeb901056b6e01c833cf6da2a23a40023c9e80f7f1
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6iLa5D5TvinrmdoTpYagjie2IH1I109:A3k03kB56rYI1Q
- TLSH T192458D13E6940EA5D10F81349A958672EA777C125F6093CF2358AE153F727C0AB3E39B
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jcmd.exe
- Size 1.5MB
- SHA256 b0f2514373d5016fe27ffc5a68bb9849c83db5188db299ad982e4681b35249f1
- MD5 3e7d2f523832fbf4b48f1bbedb06d863
- SHA1 7f8dd45057ddf768aa0823639dab5ad34a9e2ece
- SHA512 09aa733498bc4c839a159394a1f3bd76eb88a4858bd943a3430eccdfeaae1d228f587082098666e809afc34561a10ecd51fac825e0912bb9824c8f2c480a241b
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6iLa5D5TvinrmdoTpYagjie2IH1I1G3Td9CHKy7GZI:A3k03kB56rYI1oTd9CHKya6
- TLSH T112759D12E7D40EA4E16F81348AA58522EA777C561F60C7CF1358AE153F327C0AB39B67
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\java-rmi.exe
- Size 1.1MB
- SHA256 418f628b6af13f4dd6d62cc89a06780e32949dd83aa251fa4e7ab1386f68ec46
- MD5 9f9e1fcc80de0d83ba3891a7ecef1bf9
- SHA1 7c89a9c736647b9298742733b06ceb1dbdc5c095
- SHA512 bdf7dffba603c704861005184c4f81ed9c9674bfc015fe2cf4faa2e6fb2c5dc98da3b81ef9c871d97bce1032ad85793049c0a719b5ff4f47abd6b20da4486417
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6iLa5D5TvinrmdoTpYagjie2IH1I1MF:A3k03kB56rYI1k
- TLSH T1F8458D13E6940EA5D10F81349A958672EA777C125F6093CF2358AE153F727C0AB3E39B
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-001F-040C-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe
- Size 1.2MB
- SHA256 e19ee364ff8c7e8c764548bae0a710fca11e1a9dd7a727dc3ed1e6678896b37b
- MD5 ad95d2d5c2a5dcc095db7c3755a75fd7
- SHA1 6a3d8c8fbd09c09b69519f45b7f3f93bd25b0187
- SHA512 b2257db76fadc197107e41c08a243d0225637b4aad57fa3518b03a6d3d5059fdb0e21ed58a4cb36a9809eb4ac07ceca59631af7afb30aeee2b2b67562e12f68f
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6iLa5D5TvinrmdoTpYagjie2IH1I1PF:A3k03kB56rYI1N
- TLSH T1F6456B03D6840EA5D64F81309A998662EA377D521F6097EF2358BF253F327C0BB39257
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH