Analysis
- max time kernel
150s - max time network
151s - 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, 06:37
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-07-18_b3f33ff286e05346f15195094469cef0_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
windows10-2004-x64
10 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-07-18_b3f33ff286e05346f15195094469cef0_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260710-en
windows11-ltsc_2024-x64
11 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-07-18_b3f33ff286e05346f15195094469cef0_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe
- Size 3.0MB
- Sample260718-hdlfqaev4v
- SHA256 f25ec1e857b0bc78faaad15050e087a8628fcdc8fb7db23cf9998e69577ac9fd
- MD5 b3f33ff286e05346f15195094469cef0
- SHA1 d7b4e537a3bea860fae711f22ca3d0ec3dd3c983
- SHA512 4b1836e9fa78dcfe02b7ac28244e0b3746e36619389511f7345770f4c17f4ac5a010f2d96d8b5e5d91baea77e5eaff4e56727713351356cdf2c18ce1eece2db3
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJteW4SkZP4sz9Mb41lkWu0yOqJtb2I:A3k03kHRnfkZc41lkNO
- TLSH T164E52B16F6B84332E0B2C175C5E2A65DFA3138419B328DCB13459B9C7FA3AD18A35736
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 8 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral1/memory/1948-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x00070000000246f8-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/5392-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x0003000000022b3d-12.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/1948-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/5392-23-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x000300000002161d-1279.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x0002000000020321-1400.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral1/files/0x00070000000246f8-5.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x0003000000022b3d-12.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x000300000002161d-1279.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral1/files/0x0002000000020321-1400.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 5392 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" 2026-07-18_b3f33ff286e05346f15195094469cef0_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 2026-07-18_b3f33ff286e05346f15195094469cef0_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.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 created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\WORDICON.EXE 2026-07-18_b3f33ff286e05346f15195094469cef0_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.GetHelp_10.1706.13331.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\GetHelp.exe patcher.exe 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)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.147.37\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateOnDemand.exe$ 2026-07-18_b3f33ff286e05346f15195094469cef0_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javafxpackager.exe 2026-07-18_b3f33ff286e05346f15195094469cef0_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\DW\DW20.EXE$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpnetwk.exe 2026-07-18_b3f33ff286e05346f15195094469cef0_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AdobeCollabSync.exe 2026-07-18_b3f33ff286e05346f15195094469cef0_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jp2launcher.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\Installer\setup.exe 2026-07-18_b3f33ff286e05346f15195094469cef0_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.147.37\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\appvcleaner.exe 2026-07-18_b3f33ff286e05346f15195094469cef0_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevated_tracing_service.exe 2026-07-18_b3f33ff286e05346f15195094469cef0_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\MSOICONS.EXE$ 2026-07-18_b3f33ff286e05346f15195094469cef0_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-001F-040C-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe 2026-07-18_b3f33ff286e05346f15195094469cef0_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\setup.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\servertool.exe 2026-07-18_b3f33ff286e05346f15195094469cef0_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\Installer\setup.exe 2026-07-18_b3f33ff286e05346f15195094469cef0_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\excelcnv.exe$ 2026-07-18_b3f33ff286e05346f15195094469cef0_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe 2026-07-18_b3f33ff286e05346f15195094469cef0_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\msedgewebview2.exe 2026-07-18_b3f33ff286e05346f15195094469cef0_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\pack200.exe 2026-07-18_b3f33ff286e05346f15195094469cef0_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\keytool.exe 2026-07-18_b3f33ff286e05346f15195094469cef0_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\MavInject32.exe 2026-07-18_b3f33ff286e05346f15195094469cef0_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\orbd.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\Client\AppVDllSurrogate32.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$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOUC.EXE 2026-07-18_b3f33ff286e05346f15195094469cef0_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\Common.DBConnection.exe 2026-07-18_b3f33ff286e05346f15195094469cef0_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe 2026-07-18_b3f33ff286e05346f15195094469cef0_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVLP.exe 2026-07-18_b3f33ff286e05346f15195094469cef0_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\MSOXMLED.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.StorePurchaseApp_11811.1001.18.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\StoreExperienceHost.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrServicesUpdater.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\FullTrustNotifier.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\elevation_service.exe$ 2026-07-18_b3f33ff286e05346f15195094469cef0_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\elevation_service.exe 2026-07-18_b3f33ff286e05346f15195094469cef0_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome_proxy.exe$ 2026-07-18_b3f33ff286e05346f15195094469cef0_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOSREC.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\DW\DWTRIG20.EXE$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\Common.ShowHelp.exe 2026-07-18_b3f33ff286e05346f15195094469cef0_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\arh.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath\javaw.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\notification_click_helper.exe$ 2026-07-18_b3f33ff286e05346f15195094469cef0_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\msedgewebview2.exe 2026-07-18_b3f33ff286e05346f15195094469cef0_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\GRAPH.EXE$ 2026-07-18_b3f33ff286e05346f15195094469cef0_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}\lyncicon.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\BHO\ie_to_edge_stub.exe 2026-07-18_b3f33ff286e05346f15195094469cef0_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\notification_helper.exe 2026-07-18_b3f33ff286e05346f15195094469cef0_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\Uninstall.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javadoc.exe 2026-07-18_b3f33ff286e05346f15195094469cef0_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\grv_icons.exe 2026-07-18_b3f33ff286e05346f15195094469cef0_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-001F-040C-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe$ 2026-07-18_b3f33ff286e05346f15195094469cef0_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\plugin-container.exe 2026-07-18_b3f33ff286e05346f15195094469cef0_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmlaunch.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\servertool.exe$ 2026-07-18_b3f33ff286e05346f15195094469cef0_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\Uninstall.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java.exe 2026-07-18_b3f33ff286e05346f15195094469cef0_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.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 2026-07-18_b3f33ff286e05346f15195094469cef0_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.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 2026-07-18_b3f33ff286e05346f15195094469cef0_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 1948 2026-07-18_b3f33ff286e05346f15195094469cef0_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe 5392 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-18_b3f33ff286e05346f15195094469cef0_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-18_b3f33ff286e05346f15195094469cef0_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
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- NTFS ADS
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:1948
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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:5392
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 3.0MB
- SHA256 f25ec1e857b0bc78faaad15050e087a8628fcdc8fb7db23cf9998e69577ac9fd
- MD5 b3f33ff286e05346f15195094469cef0
- SHA1 d7b4e537a3bea860fae711f22ca3d0ec3dd3c983
- SHA512 4b1836e9fa78dcfe02b7ac28244e0b3746e36619389511f7345770f4c17f4ac5a010f2d96d8b5e5d91baea77e5eaff4e56727713351356cdf2c18ce1eece2db3
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJteW4SkZP4sz9Mb41lkWu0yOqJtb2I:A3k03kHRnfkZc41lkNO
- TLSH T164E52B16F6B84332E0B2C175C5E2A65DFA3138419B328DCB13459B9C7FA3AD18A35736
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\plug_ins\pi_brokers\32BitMAPIBroker.exe
- Size 3.1MB
- SHA256 44dceb3df5f651c3d10c9689aaa013e698b2a90e438cdf2bc53385f463023147
- MD5 d870377a456b490655146cc5b506ca52
- SHA1 f9630fc6450b865a2c09a112fb5f82e65e052d5e
- SHA512 1a2fb5bfc5862cd8abcf661c79b2195873c02c5d35929881daca66c5e1a9c59eba82a24b6e77ca3d9dc1767d7d05dfec703be75b892b74b6c8cb8354cf2f1896
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJteW4SkZP4sz9Mb41lkWu0yOqJtb2I+W:A3k03kHRnfkZc41lkNO8
- TLSH T17AE52B12F6B84332E0B2C175C5E6A65EF93138419B328DCB13459B9C7FA3AD18A35736
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 3.5MB
- SHA256 794219199d1eb73cde2d6e39b62ca23169bebf3b9f3fcd00807f0870a450fa03
- MD5 2bfee3bffd6f03ac98398f9a222d31df
- SHA1 f9873b5b06d954e14c719b3a52ea838270409e78
- SHA512 1f71d674ff0e849a869251ea84c13786e66e5e23e1ec281edb51511c6e6cc55ec5da935f007e2f188318c13c4339c7cc249bdd87dbc465f57eb33e13fdb12c05
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJteW4SkZP4sz9Mb41lkWu0yOqJtb2IRPji0Aj:A3k03kHRnfkZc41lkNOYjo
- TLSH T1AA061A16F6B84332E073C175C5E2A65EFA3134419B328DCB12459BAC7FA7AD18A35732
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\helper.exe$
- Size 3.1MB
- SHA256 57ce0d3344d09107c2b3421447f5c91cf97ad5e1cdb396a35b6059e055714e97
- MD5 17ccde0e6247928dae4b1b022973af40
- SHA1 148b3e855508f95f435c88c1aea3cb29071d5e8e
- SHA512 9f4daecd1aa7cd632b7cabd0f2e52058c7d228013388e5b981060bdffdd5cc7d8e5b35fe532bbc207df9335fe92a339e57b01f3823b3d6343f03c139767b48c3
- SSDEEP 49152:A3k03kHRJteW4SkZP4sz9Mb41lkWu0yOqJtb2IT:A3k03kHRnfkZc41lkNOi
- TLSH T147E51A12F6B84332E0B28175C9E6A65DF9313C419B328DCB1245AB9C7FB3AD19935732
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH