amadey | ae37be735270b6934558618b7e89702b1d6fed2f3a0e39f55e163f4d15dbbda7

General

Target
2026-07-29_b85d8884104001b41b1c2bf6df549127_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_luca-stealer_lynx_njrat.exe
Size 248KB
Sample260729-mpff3a1hpb
SHA256 ae37be735270b6934558618b7e89702b1d6fed2f3a0e39f55e163f4d15dbbda7
MD5 b85d8884104001b41b1c2bf6df549127
SHA1 28bbcfc912298fbfb4ea2b712edca154753d1598
SHA512 922ce26a197fb87f09e4905f53f9ce59863c47d7eb66313418b65eb54be1b6fb34d0fde514cf72c7ec153b4f5e91c881dfa3aa1d98092fd2d7c44b857faf15cc
SSDEEP 3072:GIChsgly5kUc3UT7EpiUyXmVc3lU5oR2BmPAe0/eoZyFXQZg9u1pIjHCCMB5tCXF:ngM5kUc3EWyX8OlkoV0/xyF79u1phI1
TLSH
T12144E7557816C432D660A1B11AB4BFF6C29D6C25ABF049DB2BC0CE77CA122F63970D39
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

10^/10

04d170 discovery execution amadey persistence trojan

Malware Config

Extracted

Family

amadey

Version

3.89

Botnet

04d170

C2

http://77.91.124.1

Attributes

install_dir
fefffe8cea
install_file
explothe.exe
strings_key
36a96139c1118a354edf72b1080d4b2f
url_paths
/theme/index.php

rc4.plain

Signatures

Family: Amadey
Amadey bot is a simple trojan bot primarily used for collecting reconnaissance information.
trojan amadey

Detects Amadey x86-bit Payload 8 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/memory/5176-0-0x0000000000B40000-0x0000000000B7F000-memory.dmp	family_amadey_v2
behavioral2/files/0x000f00000001c4d4-1.dat	family_amadey_v2
behavioral2/memory/4568-2-0x00000000003E0000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp	family_amadey_v2
behavioral2/memory/5176-3-0x0000000000B40000-0x0000000000B7F000-memory.dmp	family_amadey_v2
behavioral2/memory/5596-5-0x00000000003E0000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp	family_amadey_v2
behavioral2/memory/4568-6-0x00000000003E0000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp	family_amadey_v2
behavioral2/memory/2508-8-0x00000000003E0000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp	family_amadey_v2
behavioral2/memory/2768-10-0x00000000003E0000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp	family_amadey_v2

Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs

pid	Process
4568	explothe.exe
5596	explothe.exe
2508	explothe.exe
2768	explothe.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Execution of a cmd.exe one-liner (/c "close" or /k "keep") is a common script/loader stage.

execution

Windows Command Shell

T1059.003

pid	Process
5392	cmd.exe

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 10 IoCs

Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cacls.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	2026-07-29_b85d8884104001b41b1c2bf6df549127_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_luca-stealer_lynx_njrat.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	explothe.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cacls.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cacls.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	schtasks.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cacls.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe

Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

persistence execution

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

pid	Process
4716	schtasks.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 5176 wrote to memory of 4568	5176	2026-07-29_b85d8884104001b41b1c2bf6df549127_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_luca-stealer_lynx_njrat.exe	89
PID 4568 wrote to memory of 4716	4568	explothe.exe	90
PID 4568 wrote to memory of 5392	4568	explothe.exe	92
PID 5392 wrote to memory of 3252	5392	cmd.exe	94
PID 5392 wrote to memory of 1976	5392	cmd.exe	95
PID 5392 wrote to memory of 2340	5392	cmd.exe	96
PID 5392 wrote to memory of 3896	5392	cmd.exe	97
PID 5392 wrote to memory of 5856	5392	cmd.exe	98
PID 5392 wrote to memory of 5060	5392	cmd.exe	99

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-29_b85d8884104001b41b1c2bf6df549127_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_luca-stealer_lynx_njrat.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-29_b85d8884104001b41b1c2bf6df549127_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_luca-stealer_lynx_njrat.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5176
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fefffe8cea\explothe.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fefffe8cea\explothe.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:4568
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
    "C:\Windows\System32\schtasks.exe" /Create /SC MINUTE /MO 1 /TN explothe.exe /TR "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fefffe8cea\explothe.exe" /F
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:4716
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
    "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" /k echo Y|CACLS "explothe.exe" /P "Admin:N"&&CACLS "explothe.exe" /P "Admin:R" /E&&echo Y|CACLS "..\fefffe8cea" /P "Admin:N"&&CACLS "..\fefffe8cea" /P "Admin:R" /E&&Exit
    3⤵
    - Executes a command shell one-liner
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5392
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /S /D /c" echo Y"
      4⤵
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3252
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cacls.exe
      CACLS "explothe.exe" /P "Admin:N"
      4⤵
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:1976
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cacls.exe
      CACLS "explothe.exe" /P "Admin:R" /E
      4⤵
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2340
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /S /D /c" echo Y"
      4⤵
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3896
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cacls.exe
      CACLS "..\fefffe8cea" /P "Admin:N"
      4⤵
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:5856
  - - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cacls.exe
      CACLS "..\fefffe8cea" /P "Admin:R" /E
      4⤵
      System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:5060

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fefffe8cea\explothe.exe
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fefffe8cea\explothe.exe
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:5596

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fefffe8cea\explothe.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fefffe8cea\explothe.exe"
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2508

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fefffe8cea\explothe.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fefffe8cea\explothe.exe"
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2768

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

1

T1059

Windows Command Shell

1

T1059.003

Scheduled Task/Job

1

T1053

Scheduled Task

1

T1053.005

Persistence

Scheduled Task/Job

1

T1053

Scheduled Task

1

T1053.005

Privilege Escalation

Scheduled Task/Job

1

T1053

Scheduled Task

1

T1053.005

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

System Information Discovery

1

T1082

System Location Discovery

1

T1614

System Language Discovery

1

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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explothe.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fefffe8cea\explothe.exe
Size 248KB
SHA256 ae37be735270b6934558618b7e89702b1d6fed2f3a0e39f55e163f4d15dbbda7
MD5 b85d8884104001b41b1c2bf6df549127
SHA1 28bbcfc912298fbfb4ea2b712edca154753d1598
SHA512 922ce26a197fb87f09e4905f53f9ce59863c47d7eb66313418b65eb54be1b6fb34d0fde514cf72c7ec153b4f5e91c881dfa3aa1d98092fd2d7c44b857faf15cc
SSDEEP 3072:GIChsgly5kUc3UT7EpiUyXmVc3lU5oR2BmPAe0/eoZyFXQZg9u1pIjHCCMB5tCXF:ngM5kUc3EWyX8OlkoV0/xyF79u1phI1
TLSH
T12144E7557816C432D660A1B11AB4BFF6C29D6C25ABF049DB2BC0CE77CA122F63970D39
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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memory/2508-8-0x00000000003E0000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

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memory/2768-10-0x00000000003E0000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

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memory/4568-2-0x00000000003E0000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

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memory/4568-6-0x00000000003E0000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

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memory/5176-0-0x0000000000B40000-0x0000000000B7F000-memory.dmp

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memory/5176-3-0x0000000000B40000-0x0000000000B7F000-memory.dmp

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memory/5596-5-0x00000000003E0000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

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Malware Config

Extracted

Signatures

Processes

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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