Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    138s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    24/07/2026, 21:24

General

  • Target
    2026-07-24_0542a49e125da0106314bd647660de01_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_emotet_hijackloader_iced.exe
  • Size 14.6MB
  • Sample260724-z81ybstdnf
  • SHA256 3ee5c1fd608d91aab2efe458e8d63e657cbd2e27ed732478a4e9ad713dfeadd1
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Drops file in Drivers directory 2 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Sets desktop wallpaper using registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 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.

  • Modifies Control Panel 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-24_0542a49e125da0106314bd647660de01_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_emotet_hijackloader_iced.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-24_0542a49e125da0106314bd647660de01_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_emotet_hijackloader_iced.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Drivers directory
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Sets desktop wallpaper using registry
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Modifies Control Panel
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:4876
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-24_0542a49e125da0106314bd647660de01_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_emotet_hijackloader_iced.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp/2026-07-24_0542a49e125da0106314bd647660de01_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_emotet_hijackloader_iced.exe
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Drivers directory
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Sets desktop wallpaper using registry
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Modifies Control Panel
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:1328

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        AppVShNotify.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\AppVShNotify.exe
        • Size 14.8MB
        • SHA256 f9babd80b4e277b8c7c1b4f83813d0d18efd8ed225219f2934b3cb16f289fef7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        InspectorOfficeGadget.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\InspectorOfficeGadget.exe
        • Size 29.2MB
        • SHA256 f0075c7ace63b47bb870a08f05114dcb25a3d3692ae06c97663f8617b18cab6d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        IntegratedOffice.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\IntegratedOffice.exe
        • Size 33.2MB
        • SHA256 00e5093cf10fe9896a9b6e9075114add2a587b924e20c3c0a53b50dfab4efc38
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        MavInject32.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\MavInject32.exe
        • Size 29.5MB
        • SHA256 17761b4d8707a59938365ef72f5f127792f3508cf03e1e1a6d3164e3520e504e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        OfficeC2RClient.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\OfficeC2RClient.exe
        • Size 52.6MB
        • SHA256 5d9017e50d0dda66a9d43c57133ea4b1348232745c1f588f814269a816d27fa1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        appvcleaner.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\appvcleaner.exe
        • Size 16.7MB
        • SHA256 105b418f2deb83c55a48b34f10bee94edbb70c519f65367eb88a90bc513a57de
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrome_pwa_launcher.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\chrome_pwa_launcher.exe
        • Size 30.8MB
        • SHA256 114a6d4d9bf8e15f0a513954569d876294865ba5a18e74cdde7a2eff0337e710
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        os_update_handler.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\os_update_handler.exe
        • Size 31.0MB
        • SHA256 54445674847eb70142cbc4148af51cd9d3b6357abe159fbafbd0dcab0aed71d3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        extcheck.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\extcheck.exe
        • Size 29.1MB
        • SHA256 996fd1bd93875635e05f43ffe266fd96702a912b13e40f2923e449782c00cbb7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        idlj.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\idlj.exe
        • Size 29.1MB
        • SHA256 d375cda97915a49091d6428e3c38291f5b96da2b32a8205cd608ef9aa1ac61ff
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jabswitch.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe
        • Size 29.2MB
        • SHA256 a0181402af28b2a9e82ab234387152ae0bfc67c5d4ad93f7499434da1088e2bb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jar.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jar.exe
        • Size 29.1MB
        • SHA256 e78939b13c9a7aa1c347c08578ebf7fd4b1ee95ddd0c18b31bce8ab45e14bb7e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jarsigner.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jarsigner.exe
        • Size 29.1MB
        • SHA256 ef1d6787f7882b71fc26e01eaab15342860b629901e7697e05ad303b7f1d5e63
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        java-rmi.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe
        • Size 29.1MB
        • SHA256 33c4959cf1d23c7899c777070e8832a76ef6fdad7fe3a181f56d5ee4b3d7284f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        java.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java.exe
        • Size 29.4MB
        • SHA256 041bf8419bc030c1746700e29b44c8ec5cb1176f892cc2d9b2c693904b4c3a03
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javac.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javac.exe
        • Size 29.1MB
        • SHA256 d4ccf38f26e9a204c28f38d87dc1b74326436ce03f4d4e71e79d9ddc39e3db96
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javadoc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javadoc.exe
        • Size 29.1MB
        • SHA256 3edcd038175645065566b97ee114b3ac41a21f49835de963c24e4837c4f45e44
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javafxpackager.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javafxpackager.exe
        • Size 29.3MB
        • SHA256 59d84fc2e238696a75163602f83cbced40e98a509e3dbb97494e0541ec78e3a9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javah.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javah.exe
        • Size 29.1MB
        • SHA256 de6889752c68d5fde3bde1eae956c348dca0baec252f3edeccce399179b19534
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javap.exe
        • Size 29.1MB
        • SHA256 2277970f21a5e24ac8cee2c6f12396229671c9d759b5b86d8d106727000d3404
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javapackager.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javapackager.exe
        • Size 29.3MB
        • SHA256 4bb7a98aa275e1803b83a65f3a95d9d19414a622875fc98f1820abc477844daa
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javaw.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javaw.exe
        • Size 29.4MB
        • SHA256 0736eed74498bd9637c4add58fe29d10d3a2341fdb2189d9f4e7fb3274b8c9e9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javaws.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javaws.exe
        • Size 29.6MB
        • SHA256 0c28fa716e37b1b5ad490a45872c261cc72f00a7b84bbb1e31b54e01e34fb27d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jcmd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jcmd.exe
        • Size 29.1MB
        • SHA256 37b2b9863e203013b7c376283df71e112b0e2ba397927f80987a3719f6946d12
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jconsole.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe
        • Size 29.1MB
        • SHA256 856a6422b73ce97f2db702240eee1609884b4549a2816df95ed8c21d044998b1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdb.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdb.exe
        • Size 29.1MB
        • SHA256 1e9a41d0cfc26755fa7290387f58f17d0888e8bcb12f0986d807e6ceb6b1ef2e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdeps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdeps.exe
        • Size 29.1MB
        • SHA256 00b3e0640283ac4e01dec06e2b94e30d57cb5ce593ca27453f665566b4ad73aa
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jhat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe
        • Size 29.1MB
        • SHA256 a2c64356f0cf10e1a3b90f8b6983193c77cdb248f5ad52e85a73ab27b9675d0d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jinfo.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe
        • Size 29.1MB
        • SHA256 4bcec9aee1fdb5b07edaf3ee8861bec4f8556cded47e1ef58ef01cd61fbbc5be
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jjs.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe
        • Size 29.1MB
        • SHA256 f9bfa6ce0474ae88ba1ad82f9cf0aff76018725f99c75b024ed136a0b58d4447
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jmap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe
        • Size 29.1MB
        • SHA256 10a59ff4944b0fa31ce6f82b5d439cfb87c953107103b90a5153f536685cca81
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe
        • Size 14.6MB
        • SHA256 74a8d70ca18e35d81bfa1d794d07b2ae36bd96df21596c7a1128fae3fdbb1bb2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jsadebugd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jsadebugd.exe
        • Size 29.1MB
        • SHA256 e33bff4a3af235d189d12ab68ee0023b508f88c8e91b381e6da9c42dd5e93d19
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstack.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe
        • Size 29.1MB
        • SHA256 c8f735eca095a40e665f7ae72fd2796a23dcf54a4512b08e35df779fd950cbe9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe
        • Size 29.1MB
        • SHA256 decb1a59a1ab6c31d738f3243c37ec83a52e275a76019a0c6529f27f7ee64ca6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstatd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe
        • Size 29.1MB
        • SHA256 826a9c7803688a171709dc4d000ba5630de903b09d1d186283b70e6ae0002789
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        keytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe
        • Size 29.1MB
        • SHA256 5ad9a959cbb5eb014581d66fae18d2b17dd6c3ac7aca6ef092aea6afc044d8c2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        kinit.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe
        • Size 29.1MB
        • SHA256 41ebb46fa55dd57da2f00a374d45fda05fd81d5e33d3727ac08107f381b128af
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        klist.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe
        • Size 29.1MB
        • SHA256 53cdafaf4d08c66db3aa202ce079e52cbdc3c0fa82c77e274935d9eee8f226cc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ktab.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe
        • Size 29.1MB
        • SHA256 c98621ef5f0e5867da97e82155037b4a71b1399207dff46fceb236e62c78b278
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        native2ascii.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe
        • Size 29.1MB
        • SHA256 7b9953454fe0491ea7c39df7e8d48026399870ab82293649947cc693ee5fdf68
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        orbd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe
        • Size 29.1MB
        • SHA256 f07ff7ac03a530a3e49f49c77aacfc99e7c7494a9be3b408b6ba41936b87d454
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pack200.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe
        • Size 29.1MB
        • SHA256 f57abc588aa79124f31d87af7e6b17f739d046746a6355f537950a46bafaae7c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        policytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe
        • Size 29.1MB
        • SHA256 9a6423972d7d60a504874c2196187c6b7405b5a8cd2141a5b1a65060ba7f2f0b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmic.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.exe
        • Size 29.1MB
        • SHA256 8c38ad0d4cbda889c8971febab39278a165bf2ba87dcf3e406efbb4bb621b562
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmid.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe
        • Size 29.1MB
        • SHA256 38045d6934cc71016eea7fbe5143cc361e6603cf49ea38e74c83a5ba5806604c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmiregistry.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe
        • Size 29.1MB
        • SHA256 b238d11a1ba1f5b5ff6b740f255cb897c7669ab47d2fcbe5a4b73f418638808c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        schemagen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe
        • Size 29.1MB
        • SHA256 6c556a4abf44215cdfe216862d45ccf7c4c03995b9d9dbeea263bda7da91fc0f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        serialver.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe
        • Size 29.1MB
        • SHA256 20824f9dbe93f7d855435f09a64b5fec6cb20c901088c797fe881b4cf289a67d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        servertool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe
        • Size 29.1MB
        • SHA256 ce1503d002425a8181a090dc5d19311e12c5fef7da9ffcb73c08bea52d692ec0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        tnameserv.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe
        • Size 29.1MB
        • SHA256 4a53477bfb18286d106714dfc34d1fde28866e881bd72389f332aaf5b0b2d08c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        createdump.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\8.0.15\createdump.exe
        • Size 29.2MB
        • SHA256 c35a88a68fd62558d0cbc1f881ab6593cba08b78d16b11f8fb794370d09bc5fc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH