Analysis
- max time kernel
118s - 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
23/07/2026, 23:41
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-07-23_f8cee96142a3262324e790f98b6c0803_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
windows10-2004-x64
11 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-07-23_f8cee96142a3262324e790f98b6c0803_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
windows11-ltsc_2024-x64
11 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-07-23_f8cee96142a3262324e790f98b6c0803_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe
- Size 6.6MB
- Sample260723-3pqj2adj5x
- SHA256 3b9e4eef1eab8297ebcb5d38d9efe5062b28d3f36c5df27c7d840d8520cf730d
- MD5 f8cee96142a3262324e790f98b6c0803
- SHA1 5a1e35cb5b26670e649022b4f37a5d392df344c0
- SHA512 9368d4454e6d62c7cb26020dcf445e3da37a9b064be19be16f783852b8151159d1452199e02f74d2a0e56a4993f1f398621be328376cf2d7e4d999a0e6a30d7e
- SSDEEP 98304:wpGfQJdXN0B7+sitqLfkZcNtO42eQCjo0jo:wpa2UPNnrQ0o+o
- TLSH T155665B16B3F84275E0B3C175C9A29656EA7278611B31C6CF1254873D2F33BD19A3AB32
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 6 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/552-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c52c-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000300000001b301-11.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0003000000019def-1240.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/552-1355-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/3556-1356-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 3556 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" 2026-07-23_f8cee96142a3262324e790f98b6c0803_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.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 2026-07-23_f8cee96142a3262324e790f98b6c0803_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe - Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ONENOTEM.EXE 2026-07-23_f8cee96142a3262324e790f98b6c0803_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\plug_ins\pi_brokers\32BitMAPIBroker.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroBroker.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\notification_click_helper.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\bin\orbd.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe 2026-07-23_f8cee96142a3262324e790f98b6c0803_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\klist.exe$ 2026-07-23_f8cee96142a3262324e790f98b6c0803_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\CLVIEW.EXE 2026-07-23_f8cee96142a3262324e790f98b6c0803_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-006E-0409-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe 2026-07-23_f8cee96142a3262324e790f98b6c0803_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\plug_ins\pi_brokers\64BitMAPIBroker.exe 2026-07-23_f8cee96142a3262324e790f98b6c0803_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath\java.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe 2026-07-23_f8cee96142a3262324e790f98b6c0803_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\policytool.exe$ 2026-07-23_f8cee96142a3262324e790f98b6c0803_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVLP.exe$ 2026-07-23_f8cee96142a3262324e790f98b6c0803_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\lyncicon.exe 2026-07-23_f8cee96142a3262324e790f98b6c0803_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\ExtExport.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\msedge_pwa_launcher.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\pwahelper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Media Player\wmlaunch.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\ssvagent.exe 2026-07-23_f8cee96142a3262324e790f98b6c0803_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ONENOTE.EXE 2026-07-23_f8cee96142a3262324e790f98b6c0803_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe 2026-07-23_f8cee96142a3262324e790f98b6c0803_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\msedgewebview2.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\msedgewebview2.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\klist.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOSYNC.EXE$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath_target_113265\javaw.exe 2026-07-23_f8cee96142a3262324e790f98b6c0803_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateComRegisterShell64.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe$ 2026-07-23_f8cee96142a3262324e790f98b6c0803_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.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 (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\cookie_exporter.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe 2026-07-23_f8cee96142a3262324e790f98b6c0803_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\FLTLDR.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\Common.ShowHelp.exe 2026-07-23_f8cee96142a3262324e790f98b6c0803_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ink\TabTip.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\chrome_pwa_launcher.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\keytool.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe 2026-07-23_f8cee96142a3262324e790f98b6c0803_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVDllSurrogate32.exe 2026-07-23_f8cee96142a3262324e790f98b6c0803_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge_proxy.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\POWERPNT.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\msedgewebview2.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iediagcmd.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\OLicenseHeartbeat.exe 2026-07-23_f8cee96142a3262324e790f98b6c0803_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpnscfg.exe 2026-07-23_f8cee96142a3262324e790f98b6c0803_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\ADelRCP.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Eula.exe$ 2026-07-23_f8cee96142a3262324e790f98b6c0803_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateBroker.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\InspectorOfficeGadget.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\outicon.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Photo Viewer\ImagingDevices.exe 2026-07-23_f8cee96142a3262324e790f98b6c0803_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javah.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javacpl.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoia.exe 2026-07-23_f8cee96142a3262324e790f98b6c0803_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MsMpEng.exe 2026-07-23_f8cee96142a3262324e790f98b6c0803_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Java\Java Update\jaureg.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\Installer\setup.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jp2launcher.exe 2026-07-23_f8cee96142a3262324e790f98b6c0803_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeComRegisterShellARM64.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javac.exe 2026-07-23_f8cee96142a3262324e790f98b6c0803_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.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 patcher.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-07-23_f8cee96142a3262324e790f98b6c0803_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe - NSIS installer 3 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c52c-5.dat nsis_installer_2 behavioral2/files/0x000300000001b301-11.dat nsis_installer_2 behavioral2/files/0x0003000000019def-1240.dat nsis_installer_2 - NTFS ADS 2 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\:\autorun.inf 2026-07-23_f8cee96142a3262324e790f98b6c0803_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 552 2026-07-23_f8cee96142a3262324e790f98b6c0803_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe 3556 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-23_f8cee96142a3262324e790f98b6c0803_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-23_f8cee96142a3262324e790f98b6c0803_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.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:552
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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:3556
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 6.6MB
- SHA256 3b9e4eef1eab8297ebcb5d38d9efe5062b28d3f36c5df27c7d840d8520cf730d
- MD5 f8cee96142a3262324e790f98b6c0803
- SHA1 5a1e35cb5b26670e649022b4f37a5d392df344c0
- SHA512 9368d4454e6d62c7cb26020dcf445e3da37a9b064be19be16f783852b8151159d1452199e02f74d2a0e56a4993f1f398621be328376cf2d7e4d999a0e6a30d7e
- SSDEEP 98304:wpGfQJdXN0B7+sitqLfkZcNtO42eQCjo0jo:wpa2UPNnrQ0o+o
- TLSH T155665B16B3F84275E0B3C175C9A29656EA7278611B31C6CF1254873D2F33BD19A3AB32
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 7.1MB
- SHA256 a7e0dce97ccc0e5528169bc1139745d85af17435dfd887a9335f5366000c5877
- MD5 2c1d22d6042e54c0d3e8fdfc193dd884
- SHA1 3f6900e475b2d0b804ee4dfa936caa6c583ec663
- SHA512 62d371f973b4b376ebde2b018a4b2edba80091a0d72dd1f6c5ca8ab25a751b0a4be32f633c32b38d9ec9696624671b327d83bdf352176434b0aeff6847f5a8d4
- SSDEEP 98304:wpGfQJdXN0B7+sitqLfkZcNtO42eQCjo0jo0jo:wpa2UPNnrQ0o+o+o
- TLSH T1F8765C16B2F84275E0B3C175C9E2965AEA7278611B31C6CF1254873D2F33BD19A36B32
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-001F-040C-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe$
- Size 6.6MB
- SHA256 5824987b8d9cf45bc6ac3a816ff53cf9e7daee8ef7df521d5eba5c82c3ca6c4a
- MD5 b0349ed73641aae3fb8ef2a6ba168d9a
- SHA1 724ec430dd449a120d3ca2f920c98f3a2ad218f0
- SHA512 244b09132be7280b9317e90841868882ae4a1a23b86b81af222d5a9fce9fc5e7956a520276ece6ab1be4b376e80c7693a3090f197b9cff379b4f10e94a6e1178
- SSDEEP 98304:wpGfQJdXN0B7+sitqLfkZcNtO42eQCjo0jo2:wpa2UPNnrQ0o+o2
- TLSH T168666B16B3F84275E0B3C175C9A69646EA7278611B31C6CF1250973D2F33BD19A3AB32
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH