Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • 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
    20/07/2026, 00:36

General

  • Target
    2026-07-19_c53ce0956b6f133b81ba53cfb9b9784f_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_luca-stealer_njra.exe
  • Size 913KB
  • Sample260720-aye6facy3y
  • SHA256 479ec8efe2b214a3e90fdab401b64d061b3c577aa8d7986605fc97a00f142d80
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 21 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 4 IoCs
  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Execution of a cmd.exe one-liner (/c "close" or /k "keep") is a common script/loader stage.

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 6 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Runs net.exe
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 20 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 5 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-19_c53ce0956b6f133b81ba53cfb9b9784f_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_luca-stealer_njra.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-19_c53ce0956b6f133b81ba53cfb9b9784f_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_luca-stealer_njra.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3908
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\$$a58E4.bat
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4352
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-19_c53ce0956b6f133b81ba53cfb9b9784f_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_luca-stealer_njra.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-19_c53ce0956b6f133b81ba53cfb9b9784f_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_luca-stealer_njra.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3684
    • C:\Windows\Logo1_.exe
      C:\Windows\Logo1_.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Enumerates connected drives
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • Drops file in Windows directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3660
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net stop "Kingsoft AntiVirus Service"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1748
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop "Kingsoft AntiVirus Service"
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:5048

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        MicrosoftEdgeUpdateBroker.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateBroker.exe
        • Size 124KB
        • SHA256 c0e1d1840780b226df1438386bdfc923ac2d7671379a35be8c030e28699e2ad2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        vcredist_x86.exe

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{61087a79-ac85-455c-934d-1fa22cc64f36}\vcredist_x86.exe
        • Size 481KB
        • SHA256 d5fbaf5c0d8e313d4dad23b28cac4256c5dbed6ab3b0d797e2971f30c5e095ad
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        $$a58E4.bat

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\$$a58E4.bat
        • Size 938B
        • SHA256 c0c5485ed06de3b1929599d587d8dee32e3259ca21387e44f79d1a1fb68582db
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        2026-07-19_c53ce0956b6f133b81ba53cfb9b9784f_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_luca-stealer_njra.exe.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-19_c53ce0956b6f133b81ba53cfb9b9784f_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_luca-stealer_njra.exe.exe
        • Size 887KB
        • SHA256 a78812a14a5e5b3b123a5adad4fa17b5671ce5d5715a63207aceac46d242d55d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rundl132.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\rundl132.exe
        • Size 26KB
        • SHA256 2c829dfa5982ac50d2a47cd34400b85ade251581b4976efeffd7a1eb1b104777
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        _desktop.ini

        • Path F:\$RECYCLE.BIN\S-1-5-21-4046655672-1449839301-2197395821-1000\_desktop.ini
        • Size 9B
        • SHA256 dffb19d438b8f053062d389b53daa5ea9c6c49729e68e68ba6a531dc153ab428
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        memory/3660-30-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/3660-21-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/3660-35-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/3660-39-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/3660-93-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/3660-1246-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/3660-5043-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/3660-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/3660-5516-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/3908-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/3908-15-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp