Analysis
- max time kernel
118s - max time network
144s - 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, 07:50
Static task
static1
2 signatures
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-07-20_44810615123471cef474b216bff131d2_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
windows10-2004-x64
10 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-07-20_44810615123471cef474b216bff131d2_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
windows11-ltsc_2024-x64
10 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-07-20_44810615123471cef474b216bff131d2_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe
- Size 5.1MB
- Sample260720-jpac9sdt71
- SHA256 da40dfc2cce93fd18977687a13a263a8fda6bbfa95a8af80f9fe383e11fd278d
- MD5 44810615123471cef474b216bff131d2
- SHA1 5ce229719e46bf92cadd06a71cb659a2f332507d
- SHA512 265a43bb0e5be48429398fcc9cb63fd76029754302aa0e15a25e54ed80ad2f1dafe257a342aeaf1244b6f7af80ebd955cbdaa68679c162960329178e38962e6d
- SSDEEP 49152:/q2a2EzyEp6ku5HOTEZqhaK6zbfqdlzqJtb2I/56ru56r+qJtb2IT56rTPji0Aj:25pKHtxSvrbr+1rLjo
- TLSH T1F2361919FAA44F61D07B8175C9A2975AEA723C411F3087CB1245BA2DBE33FD19936323
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 8 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/2152-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c4e8-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000200000001b32b-11.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0003000000019919-356.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0003000000019bd1-645.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000300000001a0c4-1019.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/2152-1362-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/3316-1363-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 3316 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" 2026-07-20_44810615123471cef474b216bff131d2_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_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:\Windows\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\:\autorun.inf 2026-07-20_44810615123471cef474b216bff131d2_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe - Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\jabswitch.exe 2026-07-20_44810615123471cef474b216bff131d2_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\kinit.exe$ 2026-07-20_44810615123471cef474b216bff131d2_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created 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\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\ExtExport.exe patcher.exe File created 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\140.0.7339.81\elevated_tracing_service.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\unpack200.exe 2026-07-20_44810615123471cef474b216bff131d2_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created 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 (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\ink\TabTip32.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\msedge.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedge_pwa_launcher.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Media Player\wmpconfig.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdeps.exe 2026-07-20_44810615123471cef474b216bff131d2_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\javacpl.exe 2026-07-20_44810615123471cef474b216bff131d2_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\pack200.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javacpl.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\nmhproxy.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\FullTrustNotifier.exe 2026-07-20_44810615123471cef474b216bff131d2_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\ink\pipanel.exe 2026-07-20_44810615123471cef474b216bff131d2_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\appletviewer.exe 2026-07-20_44810615123471cef474b216bff131d2_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\IEContentService.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\DW\DW20.EXE$ 2026-07-20_44810615123471cef474b216bff131d2_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\identity_helper.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\AppVShNotify.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe 2026-07-20_44810615123471cef474b216bff131d2_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\8.0.15\createdump.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\rmid.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\XLICONS.EXE 2026-07-20_44810615123471cef474b216bff131d2_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateOnDemand.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\IntegratedOffice.exe 2026-07-20_44810615123471cef474b216bff131d2_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Browser\WCChromeExtn\WCChromeNativeMessagingHost.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\wow_helper.exe 2026-07-20_44810615123471cef474b216bff131d2_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jjs.exe 2026-07-20_44810615123471cef474b216bff131d2_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SDXHelper.exe 2026-07-20_44810615123471cef474b216bff131d2_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\ClientX64\IntegratedOffice.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\plug_ins\pi_brokers\64BitMAPIBroker.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\OFFICE16\LICLUA.EXE patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\extcheck.exe 2026-07-20_44810615123471cef474b216bff131d2_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javah.exe 2026-07-20_44810615123471cef474b216bff131d2_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javah.exe$ 2026-07-20_44810615123471cef474b216bff131d2_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\orbd.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\orbd.exe 2026-07-20_44810615123471cef474b216bff131d2_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVDllSurrogate32.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARMHelper.exe$ 2026-07-20_44810615123471cef474b216bff131d2_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\CNFNOT32.EXE patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ONENOTEM.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\helper.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\DlpUserAgent.exe 2026-07-20_44810615123471cef474b216bff131d2_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedge.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\6.0.27\createdump.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\servertool.exe 2026-07-20_44810615123471cef474b216bff131d2_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SETLANG.EXE$ 2026-07-20_44810615123471cef474b216bff131d2_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\notification_helper.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe 2026-07-20_44810615123471cef474b216bff131d2_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOSYNC.EXE patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOUC.EXE 2026-07-20_44810615123471cef474b216bff131d2_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\PDFREFLOW.EXE 2026-07-20_44810615123471cef474b216bff131d2_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.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\EdgeUpdate_bk\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe 2026-07-20_44810615123471cef474b216bff131d2_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\ClientX64\IntegratedOffice.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 2026-07-20_44810615123471cef474b216bff131d2_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.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 2026-07-20_44810615123471cef474b216bff131d2_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 2152 2026-07-20_44810615123471cef474b216bff131d2_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe 3316 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-20_44810615123471cef474b216bff131d2_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-20_44810615123471cef474b216bff131d2_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_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:2152
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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:3316
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 5.1MB
- SHA256 da40dfc2cce93fd18977687a13a263a8fda6bbfa95a8af80f9fe383e11fd278d
- MD5 44810615123471cef474b216bff131d2
- SHA1 5ce229719e46bf92cadd06a71cb659a2f332507d
- SHA512 265a43bb0e5be48429398fcc9cb63fd76029754302aa0e15a25e54ed80ad2f1dafe257a342aeaf1244b6f7af80ebd955cbdaa68679c162960329178e38962e6d
- SSDEEP 49152:/q2a2EzyEp6ku5HOTEZqhaK6zbfqdlzqJtb2I/56ru56r+qJtb2IT56rTPji0Aj:25pKHtxSvrbr+1rLjo
- TLSH T1F2361919FAA44F61D07B8175C9A2975AEA723C411F3087CB1245BA2DBE33FD19936323
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 5.6MB
- SHA256 b15d0cc758cef6f1be2ba55909a6fdaa72d9afc90d849ec0e10a8107feec0890
- MD5 53046170b9bea522a2f8b2eaa02dcbda
- SHA1 914bdd881b2412f2a696630e27d78e26f8e1dc4a
- SHA512 e41329f702c42e5c3bfc830505a4b1eea12998190888bac4963dc4b241b78648119b3577d72987b84498e3d4b7c1cc63de02f2285c508512cf6d3c58bec0db10
- SSDEEP 49152:/q2a2EzyEp6ku5HOTEZqhaK6zbfqdlzqJtb2I/56ru56r+qJtb2IT56rTPji0AjN:25pKHtxSvrbr+1rLjo0jo
- TLSH T188561919FAA44F61D07B8175C9A2975AEA723C411F3087CB0245BA2DBE37FD19936323
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe
- Size 5.1MB
- SHA256 4a1fba9810d158c37479b003b63df61d4c351d5723bf32041c43a748dd0236ae
- MD5 99c2ecc63b6939b5ab48a701b0653630
- SHA1 a75528ba9c2c2ae9db2443b99f394dc43307229c
- SHA512 ed9b2df98e48f935b04b1431e1b7ae396a1e2d4af10b9db60a8b0f642bf1f5920855099fef1a67531eda471855435161d35cfd423cb7fd0a5740469370e4502b
- SSDEEP 49152:/q2a2EzyEp6ku5HOTEZqhaK6zbfqdlzqJtb2I/56ru56r+qJtb2IT56rTPji0AjR:25pKHtxSvrbr+1rLjod
- TLSH T1CE461919FAA44F61D07B8175C9A2975AEA723C411F3087CB1245BA2DBE33FD19936323
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\keytool.exe
- Size 5.1MB
- SHA256 5c9599a6b02c3a90278e79ce29196e62a254e572a3a17a57ba0fb3c864ebf97c
- MD5 67689e9e84612d28f891966a081775e7
- SHA1 bba8c397235f78e05587bf846344fd25f132bc8f
- SHA512 95ed7b50d9594d2bd30befd0b9a80f031518fef2c4e6eae4dff3cc89bcc5a01dcaaec56968339b6cd93009d8b89a97cbf361d082db09cb7dbe327d8fb8e6e0ec
- SSDEEP 49152:/q2a2EzyEp6ku5HOTEZqhaK6zbfqdlzqJtb2I/56ru56r+qJtb2IT56rTPji0Ajv:25pKHtxSvrbr+1rLjoT
- TLSH T12E461919FAA44F61D07B8175C9A2975AEA723C411F3087CB1245BA2DBE33FD19936323
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\DW\DW20.EXE$
- Size 5.1MB
- SHA256 5b361eb2b4d217b13e0fdd219fbb6ec995aa131c7c10df5f441985c8df79e526
- MD5 cd1b8bf036a889ca2e0d2d8495d2cb97
- SHA1 8d1c52b8c0ad38bc13a05035fb8f4500ccb0f11d
- SHA512 7f4c31e154a530fdf46dfbde374c3eb5dfd7234f96cc11baa3ae4ddfd2442a2c0006b7b5716fdf596123ef95df3a0f05c07f59384d17ed972361b581b6fd7425
- SSDEEP 49152:/q2a2EzyEp6ku5HOTEZqhaK6zbfqdlzqJtb2I/56ru56r+qJtb2IT56rTPji0Aj7:25pKHtxSvrbr+1rLjoX
- TLSH T187461919FAA44F61D07B8175C9A2975AEA723C411F3087CB1245BA2DBE33FD19936323
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH