Analysis

  • max time kernel
    95s
  • max time network
    131s
  • 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, 10:04

General

  • Target
    2026-07-20_3de4b3e942b27ec808d9a2fae0675751_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_stop.exe
  • Size 3.5MB
  • Sample260720-l34kdad16m
  • SHA256 b627cc072afc6be1ca41a230a7200a8794281d3ef6160de6536bf09f5d2e118b
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Custom signature
    Detects executables packed with ASPack 7 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • 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
  • Drops autorun.inf file 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Malware can abuse Windows Autorun to spread further via attached volumes.

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 26 IoCs
  • 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.

  • NTFS ADS 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-20_3de4b3e942b27ec808d9a2fae0675751_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-20_3de4b3e942b27ec808d9a2fae0675751_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_stop.exe"
    1⤵
    • 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:2620
  • C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
    C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
    1⤵
    • 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:2456

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        patcher.exe

        • Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
        • Size 3.5MB
        • SHA256 b627cc072afc6be1ca41a230a7200a8794281d3ef6160de6536bf09f5d2e118b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7z.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
        • Size 4.0MB
        • SHA256 39bd975d1a338cdba6bea984efc71eae4dd8498643a7eed18ba6e64ef7ed2310
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstack.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe
        • Size 3.5MB
        • SHA256 bac942c49ce2b34fb4c40c7d39c7adfec20e7c862c049bcdc0c0b92aefb0b76e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        IntegratedOffice.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\ClientX64\IntegratedOffice.exe$
        • Size 3.6MB
        • SHA256 0b6e83a988060e9f2fe10d93511702a55c72a476f641a24932049f4afded5e2e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/2456-1962-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/2620-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/2620-1949-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp