Analysis
- max time kernel
119s - max time network
139s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
29/07/2026, 22:13
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-07-29_cc0b81f89cd9d5aca0a3441a10cb1511_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
windows10-2004-x64
10 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-07-29_cc0b81f89cd9d5aca0a3441a10cb1511_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
windows11-ltsc_2024-x64
11 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-07-29_cc0b81f89cd9d5aca0a3441a10cb1511_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe
- Size 1.7MB
- Sample260729-15d5tsff78
- SHA256 fbf26c0202f51b031a292954565b5f6367748f1ab7b8991251f9dab99e4396ce
- MD5 cc0b81f89cd9d5aca0a3441a10cb1511
- SHA1 a5d1e0120b7002f9fc869924fe97fb3090c6733c
- SHA512 4034518bdaf85fa127dbce6e30b6241479c632006599f92a68b67e83d4f168c63840827db6bb4e36a3535538c0c8017d85f826385ad75b1986df9e6335b73007
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlancMJlkDaEaCbaiopyzdYTqMi8CtBd2QHCHmTBW52q:A3k03kHRJARJrqJtb2INI1H
- TLSH T1FC857C17F6A842B5D067C178C5E29A66FA3238525B30CACF1385D7292F737D1DA3A321
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 7 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/1748-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0009000000019f9b-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000400000001b2cd-11.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/1748-21-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/4588-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0003000000019ba6-647.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x00190000000188ac-1076.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x0009000000019f9b-5.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000400000001b2cd-11.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0003000000019ba6-647.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x00190000000188ac-1076.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 4588 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" 2026-07-29_cc0b81f89cd9d5aca0a3441a10cb1511_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.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:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\:\autorun.inf 2026-07-29_cc0b81f89cd9d5aca0a3441a10cb1511_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.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\Mozilla Firefox\updater.exe 2026-07-29_cc0b81f89cd9d5aca0a3441a10cb1511_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateBroker.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateSetup.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\excelcnv.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\accicons.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\BHO\ie_to_edge_stub.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedge_pwa_launcher.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ink\TabTip.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\javaws.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe 2026-07-29_cc0b81f89cd9d5aca0a3441a10cb1511_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\mpextms.exe 2026-07-29_cc0b81f89cd9d5aca0a3441a10cb1511_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARMHelper.exe 2026-07-29_cc0b81f89cd9d5aca0a3441a10cb1511_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\msedge.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\extcheck.exe 2026-07-29_cc0b81f89cd9d5aca0a3441a10cb1511_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe 2026-07-29_cc0b81f89cd9d5aca0a3441a10cb1511_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\java.exe 2026-07-29_cc0b81f89cd9d5aca0a3441a10cb1511_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVLP.exe 2026-07-29_cc0b81f89cd9d5aca0a3441a10cb1511_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SDXHelper.exe 2026-07-29_cc0b81f89cd9d5aca0a3441a10cb1511_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Media Player\wmlaunch.exe 2026-07-29_cc0b81f89cd9d5aca0a3441a10cb1511_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\klist.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\misc.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MpCopyAccelerator.exe 2026-07-29_cc0b81f89cd9d5aca0a3441a10cb1511_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\CLVIEW.EXE 2026-07-29_cc0b81f89cd9d5aca0a3441a10cb1511_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\dbcicons.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\arh.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\pwahelper.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe$ 2026-07-29_cc0b81f89cd9d5aca0a3441a10cb1511_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\servertool.exe$ 2026-07-29_cc0b81f89cd9d5aca0a3441a10cb1511_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\ssvagent.exe 2026-07-29_cc0b81f89cd9d5aca0a3441a10cb1511_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.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\MSOHTMED.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\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\msedge_pwa_launcher.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\plugin-container.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\FullTrustNotifier.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\Installer\setup.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe$ 2026-07-29_cc0b81f89cd9d5aca0a3441a10cb1511_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.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\Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection\SenseGPParser.exe 2026-07-29_cc0b81f89cd9d5aca0a3441a10cb1511_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\msedge_proxy.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\java.exe$ 2026-07-29_cc0b81f89cd9d5aca0a3441a10cb1511_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\XLICONS.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Analysis Services\AS OLEDB\140\SQLDumper.exe 2026-07-29_cc0b81f89cd9d5aca0a3441a10cb1511_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\appvcleaner.exe$ 2026-07-29_cc0b81f89cd9d5aca0a3441a10cb1511_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdb.exe 2026-07-29_cc0b81f89cd9d5aca0a3441a10cb1511_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\javaw.exe 2026-07-29_cc0b81f89cd9d5aca0a3441a10cb1511_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.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\IEContentService.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\BHO\ie_to_edge_stub.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\AppSharingHookController.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Integration\Addons\OneDriveSetup.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\Wordconv.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\reader_sl.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\MavInject32.exe 2026-07-29_cc0b81f89cd9d5aca0a3441a10cb1511_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe 2026-07-29_cc0b81f89cd9d5aca0a3441a10cb1511_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\java.exe 2026-07-29_cc0b81f89cd9d5aca0a3441a10cb1511_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\NAMECONTROLSERVER.EXE patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateBroker.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\notification_click_helper.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javaw.exe patcher.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 2026-07-29_cc0b81f89cd9d5aca0a3441a10cb1511_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.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 2026-07-29_cc0b81f89cd9d5aca0a3441a10cb1511_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 1748 2026-07-29_cc0b81f89cd9d5aca0a3441a10cb1511_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe 4588 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-29_cc0b81f89cd9d5aca0a3441a10cb1511_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-29_cc0b81f89cd9d5aca0a3441a10cb1511_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.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:1748
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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:4588
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 1.7MB
- SHA256 fbf26c0202f51b031a292954565b5f6367748f1ab7b8991251f9dab99e4396ce
- MD5 cc0b81f89cd9d5aca0a3441a10cb1511
- SHA1 a5d1e0120b7002f9fc869924fe97fb3090c6733c
- SHA512 4034518bdaf85fa127dbce6e30b6241479c632006599f92a68b67e83d4f168c63840827db6bb4e36a3535538c0c8017d85f826385ad75b1986df9e6335b73007
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlancMJlkDaEaCbaiopyzdYTqMi8CtBd2QHCHmTBW52q:A3k03kHRJARJrqJtb2INI1H
- TLSH T1FC857C17F6A842B5D067C178C5E29A66FA3238525B30CACF1385D7292F737D1DA3A321
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\GoogleUpdater\141.0.7340.0\disabledupdater.exe$
- Size 2.1MB
- SHA256 c2452f57acb985160a70d36a1850b722b4fae68baf30187afccd8f9a0956906c
- MD5 3bdd6087fb1264e10d09ce09f7d93dcb
- SHA1 c58218db22b7d5c006ee7460f040f2cdcbe87950
- SHA512 a85c88ee2549fe6507dc37d1de547a7b3f07665e3472ed1b272eb1963cdeac0b244f2a33c37f94b99416c1a0faa1f6eaaa31d4b8f622987299928fe517eac4fa
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlancMJlkDaEaCbaiopyzdYTqMi8CtBd2QHCHmTBW52L:A3k03kHRJARJrqJtb2INI1nTd9CHKyao
- TLSH T1A4A57C12F7E841B5E077C178C9E29656EA7238561B30CACF139496292F337D1DE3AB21
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 2.2MB
- SHA256 8190893a329da4b46b2b514e80925542c0604a4306f567d89139b056ec2fe652
- MD5 4194ee810d8e063eb6fa3a81b60170ac
- SHA1 55d94700d85ccf29d6d40e89c76a3703b02a66ab
- SHA512 6fe6f40e9e6932bd064789eb92ed58af273d8db4f79cb8bf40a4e8716124e390106ce19fb1b676d7ff58f5fdb3a8b7024d61c2f1454099d1c5d61f7b62cee1b5
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlancMJlkDaEaCbaiopyzdYTqMi8CtBd2QHCHmTBW52O:A3k03kHRJARJrqJtb2INI1DPji0Aj
- TLSH T170B55B16F6A88275D073C079C5D2A69AFA3234425B30CACB1385D72D2F67BD1DA3A731
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\kinit.exe
- Size 1.7MB
- SHA256 dd031aa88323ffa424deb095d1215aec671404fe8a132e1ac0cc9448e4468078
- MD5 3bdc3308ec731173d6718c8c66fc084f
- SHA1 1a9e30f033c2b1982c2e1e7f0389b22b64b7b2e5
- SHA512 5025512f064b72b531e493615fbc7cced907f9d631fafa60bf46f7201af1fb253fed555fbeece1b6f820eaed6dad3b34f9831c3da8d7b1e160109874e66333d1
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlancMJlkDaEaCbaiopyzdYTqMi8CtBd2QHCHmTBW52s:A3k03kHRJARJrqJtb2INI1z
- TLSH T117857C17F6A842B5D067C178C5E29A66FA3238525B30CACF1385D7292F737D1DA3A321
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH