Analysis
- max time kernel
96s - 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, 13:03
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-07-20_82621f0c0170de250068958a47f6d040_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_stop_vidar.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
windows10-2004-x64
11 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-07-20_82621f0c0170de250068958a47f6d040_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_stop_vidar.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
windows11-ltsc_2024-x64
11 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-07-20_82621f0c0170de250068958a47f6d040_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_stop_vidar.exe
- Size 3.7MB
- Sample260720-qaq6ssa13n
- SHA256 d6a6f5a66609d9c2055995973bff286a9bd79085f78bd91234564ca13b7bdd29
- MD5 82621f0c0170de250068958a47f6d040
- SHA1 1a8fa646b652b0ac54cb76406ede9500dc08d457
- SHA512 56276c386b784fb8cd627f5967980cd34f75fe179f26c769112b11c5160241f73faa5112bee8973c2e3a2b6f74689aa408920496fe8f9ba141c80168bfb98295
- SSDEEP 49152:TagnTVO4rOO53RTqtihhbuRKwpBu56rKveW4SkZP4sz9MbkqJtb2I:04rOO53BHerKffkZck
- TLSH T13C060715E2A88762D0BB9175CA96965AFA333C410F7087CB0284FB3D2F376D19976723
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 9 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/3908-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c4be-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000300000001b2f2-11.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/3908-15-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/1748-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0005000000017618-95.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0003000000019989-559.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000300000001a00e-1021.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0004000000019c9b-1282.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c4be-5.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000300000001b2f2-11.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0005000000017618-95.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0003000000019989-559.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000300000001a00e-1021.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0004000000019c9b-1282.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 1748 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" patcher.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\WinFirewall = "C:\\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\\patcher.exe" 2026-07-20_82621f0c0170de250068958a47f6d040_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_stop_vidar.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 2026-07-20_82621f0c0170de250068958a47f6d040_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_stop_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe - Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\AppSharingHookController.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\DW\DW20.EXE$ 2026-07-20_82621f0c0170de250068958a47f6d040_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_stop_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\Install\{ECFE93F7-0E0D-49A5-A40C-A888E035F269}\MicrosoftEdge_X64_139.0.3405.125.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedge.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jp2launcher.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\ieinstal.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateBroker.exe 2026-07-20_82621f0c0170de250068958a47f6d040_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_stop_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedgewebview2.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\rmid.exe 2026-07-20_82621f0c0170de250068958a47f6d040_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_stop_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ADDINS\Microsoft Power Query for Excel Integrated\bin\Microsoft.Mashup.Container.NetFX45.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoadfsb.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\NAMECONTROLSERVER.EXE 2026-07-20_82621f0c0170de250068958a47f6d040_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_stop_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoadfsb.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\plugin-container.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\6.0.27\createdump.exe 2026-07-20_82621f0c0170de250068958a47f6d040_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_stop_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\excelcnv.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\MSOICONS.EXE$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\MSOHTMED.EXE$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroLayoutRecognizer\AcroLayoutRecognizer.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\ExtExport.exe 2026-07-20_82621f0c0170de250068958a47f6d040_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_stop_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\pwahelper.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOHTMED.EXE 2026-07-20_82621f0c0170de250068958a47f6d040_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_stop_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSQRY32.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ORGCHART.EXE$ 2026-07-20_82621f0c0170de250068958a47f6d040_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_stop_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\FullTrustNotifier.exe 2026-07-20_82621f0c0170de250068958a47f6d040_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_stop_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath\javaws.exe$ 2026-07-20_82621f0c0170de250068958a47f6d040_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_stop_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsimport.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\javaw.exe$ 2026-07-20_82621f0c0170de250068958a47f6d040_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_stop_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\Common.DBConnection.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\officeappguardwin32.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\pwahelper.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe 2026-07-20_82621f0c0170de250068958a47f6d040_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_stop_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe patcher.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\bin\jps.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MpDlpService.exe 2026-07-20_82621f0c0170de250068958a47f6d040_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_stop_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\identity_helper.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\appvcleaner.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.16\createdump.exe$ 2026-07-20_82621f0c0170de250068958a47f6d040_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_stop_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\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\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\Common.DBConnection.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ADDINS\Microsoft Power Query for Excel Integrated\bin\Microsoft.Mashup.Container.Loader.exe 2026-07-20_82621f0c0170de250068958a47f6d040_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_stop_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\XLICONS.EXE patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\elevation_service.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\msedgewebview2.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoasb.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOHTMED.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\NAMECONTROLSERVER.EXE$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SETLANG.EXE patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\klist.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\CLVIEW.EXE 2026-07-20_82621f0c0170de250068958a47f6d040_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_stop_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\SPREADSHEETCOMPARE.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection\SenseGPParser.exe 2026-07-20_82621f0c0170de250068958a47f6d040_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_stop_vidar.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_82621f0c0170de250068958a47f6d040_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_stop_vidar.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_82621f0c0170de250068958a47f6d040_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_stop_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 3908 2026-07-20_82621f0c0170de250068958a47f6d040_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_stop_vidar.exe 1748 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-20_82621f0c0170de250068958a47f6d040_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_stop_vidar.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-20_82621f0c0170de250068958a47f6d040_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_stop_vidar.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:3908
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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:1748
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 3.7MB
- SHA256 d6a6f5a66609d9c2055995973bff286a9bd79085f78bd91234564ca13b7bdd29
- MD5 82621f0c0170de250068958a47f6d040
- SHA1 1a8fa646b652b0ac54cb76406ede9500dc08d457
- SHA512 56276c386b784fb8cd627f5967980cd34f75fe179f26c769112b11c5160241f73faa5112bee8973c2e3a2b6f74689aa408920496fe8f9ba141c80168bfb98295
- SSDEEP 49152:TagnTVO4rOO53RTqtihhbuRKwpBu56rKveW4SkZP4sz9MbkqJtb2I:04rOO53BHerKffkZck
- TLSH T13C060715E2A88762D0BB9175CA96965AFA333C410F7087CB0284FB3D2F376D19976723
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 4.3MB
- SHA256 2e2d436f31b4ff3d65cc75c1605abdbd967aa883f2e556d211e05fffa7d4f4be
- MD5 0121acd61d94bc3c151337087a7f612e
- SHA1 65092f9011a8e350fde87ff0f6b69ac2e10b6d87
- SHA512 03f925bdc637867edc3a8893f54d32f94d9ced502088012b167c85b37c08e2ab5539427a52116e729864449cc783af6aceee032cef471f02ace34d2971673359
- SSDEEP 49152:TagnTVO4rOO53RTqtihhbuRKwpBu56rKveW4SkZP4sz9MbkqJtb2IQPji0Aj:04rOO53BHerKffkZckZjo
- TLSH T107261815F6A88762D0BB9075CA96965AFA333C410F7087CB0285EB3D2F376D19936723
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\rmid.exe
- Size 3.7MB
- SHA256 db76fd0a9548d73f9b187ef82a8d42c86c12857173e0f779b39ab2f876a759df
- MD5 1bea74f4cb4bd1d188bf39419426092e
- SHA1 c2641c82456661f1986070e70f7287b1ea1dc73b
- SHA512 dc6667f2ee198b14b748fab1021d3188b892f23eece1572b27a1d00c0cc7c9af8c392a7d0cd34c4d01b279715c7054e21792b2a033ef0801ebaf0ff0519df9a1
- SSDEEP 49152:TagnTVO4rOO53RTqtihhbuRKwpBu56rKveW4SkZP4sz9MbkqJtb2Iy:04rOO53BHerKffkZckx
- TLSH T137061715E2A88762D0BB9175CA96965AFA333C410F7087CB0284FB3D2F376D19976723
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\DW\DW20.EXE$
- Size 3.8MB
- SHA256 093e6982469b8b3663b617e711be8d89e863dc58d0b832a623036806e295791c
- MD5 aca8efe095e7c82b2e35c229fa937240
- SHA1 05f519e7d70140bb79f7477f1c91d6a8bd89b7f2
- SHA512 8fbe5bc283785818b7940a248edfe222064474d355c962cd479059a22416dc7708378cd1515028ea3ebac702fdd68260b589f6902f3bf6262618953b41fb06a7
- SSDEEP 49152:TagnTVO4rOO53RTqtihhbuRKwpBu56rKveW4SkZP4sz9MbkqJtb2IV:04rOO53BHerKffkZckW
- TLSH T162061715E2A88762D0BB9175CA96965AFA333C410F7087CB0285FB3D2F376D19936723
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\helper.exe$
- Size 3.8MB
- SHA256 29bfe8623df3bd7cefc4126a9e3e98c0f28505d7d06c7741c08bb2bf813f6ffb
- MD5 701c9a6f9fc70095afe058d06399ea6b
- SHA1 cbc7763af29829eb018c23645930f3da59c93799
- SHA512 8d2668b4c43ae225aa14b3daf30729b1cd9dda7bf5b37a314500b22da92b985b03ecc23c1455ab3c1568408fabfafaa3d6692f722e03d27529e01ba36191a916
- SSDEEP 49152:TagnTVO4rOO53RTqtihhbuRKwpBu56rKveW4SkZP4sz9MbkqJtb2Ig:04rOO53BHerKffkZckr
- TLSH T12B060815E2A88762D0BB9175CA96965AFA333C410F7087CB0284FB3D2F376D19976723
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.16\createdump.exe$
- Size 3.8MB
- SHA256 7b4c5003e6e81946db16e43b3f5a32ea6a021a2e817f68d6812925f872afebc9
- MD5 eda55300e7338d7729fd2c4fff16076a
- SHA1 cf7515f6ceca167e44aacf75126e6d7401631db4
- SHA512 83a27a85e5f59d9685c4c8535684f7e2530040a1ea975927b291a47fdb6aaa4833d1d9a8753fd5410cce8adbbfc7b012508efe3b546a2adcfd288b5ae3cfcfe3
- SSDEEP 49152:TagnTVO4rOO53RTqtihhbuRKwpBu56rKveW4SkZP4sz9MbkqJtb2Ibj:04rOO53BHerKffkZckaj
- TLSH T1DB061715E2A88762D0BB9175CA96965AFA333C410F7087CB0285FB3D2F376D19936723
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH