Analysis
- max time kernel
125s - max time network
135s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
28/07/2026, 18:24
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-07-28_a9f950e9065712b2a7ca53fd744d9b35_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
10 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-07-28_a9f950e9065712b2a7ca53fd744d9b35_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
11 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-07-28_a9f950e9065712b2a7ca53fd744d9b35_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe
- Size 3.4MB
- Sample260728-w151jasdpb
- SHA256 23a85d952e58efd71706a50a891af5159604af9ebf2771cddf6b92b8d40b788f
- MD5 a9f950e9065712b2a7ca53fd744d9b35
- SHA1 604073fc3ad36bb4a3b7ae3abb06fdce64c6ac89
- SHA512 f5176ddd791942b061296018e2f84b6d5245f01aea6303bf4641fa1934868bebbf6f391f94b0d5c60a067bc6707718702d5082649950b61cacb1a865054140b0
- SSDEEP 49152:A3kM8ljU8tDZqrKpeW4SkZP4sz9MbE56rbeW4SkZP4sz9Mb:A3kMxKfkZcBr7fkZc
- TLSH T121F54B16F6788763D0B7C079C5D6AA6AFA7238410F308BCB0245D72D2F276D19A39736
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 7 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/4356-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c527-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000300000001b311-11.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/4356-15-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/4228-16-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0003000000019e73-1103.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0004000000019caa-1285.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c527-5.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000300000001b311-11.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0003000000019e73-1103.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0004000000019caa-1285.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 4228 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" 2026-07-28_a9f950e9065712b2a7ca53fd744d9b35_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.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 2026-07-28_a9f950e9065712b2a7ca53fd744d9b35_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe - Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOUC.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\pwahelper.exe$ patcher.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\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOSYNC.EXE$ 2026-07-28_a9f950e9065712b2a7ca53fd744d9b35_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\DATABASECOMPARE.EXE 2026-07-28_a9f950e9065712b2a7ca53fd744d9b35_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\Installer\setup.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification 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\java.exe$ 2026-07-28_a9f950e9065712b2a7ca53fd744d9b35_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe 2026-07-28_a9f950e9065712b2a7ca53fd744d9b35_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoev.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX86\Microsoft Shared\EQUATION\eqnedt32.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)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\msedge.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\excelcnv.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe 2026-07-28_a9f950e9065712b2a7ca53fd744d9b35_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javac.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\javaws.exe 2026-07-28_a9f950e9065712b2a7ca53fd744d9b35_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\ssvagent.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\Wordconv.exe 2026-07-28_a9f950e9065712b2a7ca53fd744d9b35_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File created C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpconfig.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\msedge_proxy.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdeps.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe patcher.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 (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\cookie_exporter.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\msedge.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\misc.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\Offline\OfflineScannerShell.exe 2026-07-28_a9f950e9065712b2a7ca53fd744d9b35_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateComRegisterShell64.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\Install\{F9EB52BC-12F8-400F-88C0-E0E8FB418737}\MicrosoftEdge_X64_139.0.3405.125.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\MavInject32.exe 2026-07-28_a9f950e9065712b2a7ca53fd744d9b35_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.16\createdump.exe 2026-07-28_a9f950e9065712b2a7ca53fd744d9b35_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\notification_helper.exe 2026-07-28_a9f950e9065712b2a7ca53fd744d9b35_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe 2026-07-28_a9f950e9065712b2a7ca53fd744d9b35_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\java-rmi.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SkypeSrv\SKYPESERVER.EXE 2026-07-28_a9f950e9065712b2a7ca53fd744d9b35_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\Common.DBConnection64.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javaw.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe$ 2026-07-28_a9f950e9065712b2a7ca53fd744d9b35_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ADDINS\Microsoft Power Query for Excel Integrated\bin\Microsoft.Mashup.Container.Loader.exe 2026-07-28_a9f950e9065712b2a7ca53fd744d9b35_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpshare.exe 2026-07-28_a9f950e9065712b2a7ca53fd744d9b35_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.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)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\ink\TabTip32.exe 2026-07-28_a9f950e9065712b2a7ca53fd744d9b35_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.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\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\chrmstp.exe 2026-07-28_a9f950e9065712b2a7ca53fd744d9b35_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe 2026-07-28_a9f950e9065712b2a7ca53fd744d9b35_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe 2026-07-28_a9f950e9065712b2a7ca53fd744d9b35_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ADDINS\Microsoft Power Query for Excel Integrated\bin\Microsoft.Mashup.Container.Loader.exe$ 2026-07-28_a9f950e9065712b2a7ca53fd744d9b35_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\accicons.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\FullTrustNotifier.exe 2026-07-28_a9f950e9065712b2a7ca53fd744d9b35_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\elevation_service.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\Mozilla Firefox\maintenanceservice_installer.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\ieinstal.exe 2026-07-28_a9f950e9065712b2a7ca53fd744d9b35_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\6.0.27\createdump.exe$ 2026-07-28_a9f950e9065712b2a7ca53fd744d9b35_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\policytool.exe$ 2026-07-28_a9f950e9065712b2a7ca53fd744d9b35_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MpCopyAccelerator.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\javaw.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msotd.exe 2026-07-28_a9f950e9065712b2a7ca53fd744d9b35_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.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 2026-07-28_a9f950e9065712b2a7ca53fd744d9b35_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.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 2026-07-28_a9f950e9065712b2a7ca53fd744d9b35_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 4356 2026-07-28_a9f950e9065712b2a7ca53fd744d9b35_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe 4228 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-28_a9f950e9065712b2a7ca53fd744d9b35_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-28_a9f950e9065712b2a7ca53fd744d9b35_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.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:4356
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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:4228
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 3.4MB
- SHA256 23a85d952e58efd71706a50a891af5159604af9ebf2771cddf6b92b8d40b788f
- MD5 a9f950e9065712b2a7ca53fd744d9b35
- SHA1 604073fc3ad36bb4a3b7ae3abb06fdce64c6ac89
- SHA512 f5176ddd791942b061296018e2f84b6d5245f01aea6303bf4641fa1934868bebbf6f391f94b0d5c60a067bc6707718702d5082649950b61cacb1a865054140b0
- SSDEEP 49152:A3kM8ljU8tDZqrKpeW4SkZP4sz9MbE56rbeW4SkZP4sz9Mb:A3kMxKfkZcBr7fkZc
- TLSH T121F54B16F6788763D0B7C079C5D6AA6AFA7238410F308BCB0245D72D2F276D19A39736
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 3.9MB
- SHA256 8bd18bb2ded6c5a74bb39818ed005b040d8307a7ad08e82de1e9dccc7f66c2f3
- MD5 662b15448b6111c1aecc1377ad964cd7
- SHA1 4e03857f60630cfd17d2f4aa3cf8d7b637d80751
- SHA512 8b9fdf017f16e2720500ee21025a5c87861e9343ae2454ec33dfa6f002cea6fd17e782535f7aa01033aecbf0bd1b615b911b48e2efd49c70f06c262eb0c9bf7e
- SSDEEP 49152:A3kM8ljU8tDZqrKpeW4SkZP4sz9MbE56rbeW4SkZP4sz9Mb6Pji0Aj:A3kMxKfkZcBr7fkZcQjo
- TLSH T19F163C16F6788772D077C0B9C5D6AA6AFA7238410F308BCB0245D76C2F276D19A36736
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\Common.ShowHelp.exe$
- Size 3.4MB
- SHA256 62e79562403626d012c1c34f51cd6fa9905b5fbfb4f76cbfe60a011a91c0c0b8
- MD5 aa62111e55b7831ce377129ddf979f28
- SHA1 4d4e50355cd7c2bcd2259a232c12e6e8f528db33
- SHA512 950c4656ac868e154666f990985e1c963ecc1b46539b0f0bf55d77ab851cd99e5c4abdc66f0513938846a8fefb651fc4555729a28c89aba889dbab16466621df
- SSDEEP 49152:A3kM8ljU8tDZqrKpeW4SkZP4sz9MbE56rbeW4SkZP4sz9Mbf:A3kMxKfkZcBr7fkZcf
- TLSH T10DF54B16F6788763D0B7C079C5D6AA6AFA7238410F308BCB0245D72D2F276D19A39736
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\helper.exe$
- Size 3.5MB
- SHA256 7a12516ee78adeb39cbfc72423f379bc953a6b8a7f018f4a85ab4c70e34bb83d
- MD5 b4f9a488da869fdc0e54f7d13a1afbbf
- SHA1 5b5288768ee4555c286a2d9d38503172fd4e5b4b
- SHA512 ff4d071745a66f8a91f0a045b2ec813ad617e8fbadd77d2b6bdaa9d35ebf2e0c6c10332adfaeb3069bfa8d1bd9120c19064bb69947af883953f25bcd836519b2
- SSDEEP 49152:A3kM8ljU8tDZqrKpeW4SkZP4sz9MbE56rbeW4SkZP4sz9Mb6:A3kMxKfkZcBr7fkZc6
- TLSH T175F53B16F6B88762D0B7C075C5D6AA66FA723C410F308BCB0245E72D2E376D19A39736
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH