Analysis
- max time kernel
111s - max time network
128s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
31/07/2026, 18:26
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-07-31_4d86815f45e8f8a68a4570bf3dbb5fa0_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
windows10-2004-x64
11 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-07-31_4d86815f45e8f8a68a4570bf3dbb5fa0_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe
- Size 4.1MB
- Sample260731-w29ecadr31
- SHA256 cee93039771900da2c40e03439abf586b341f7616138fe99d17fbe3ac2301cb5
- MD5 4d86815f45e8f8a68a4570bf3dbb5fa0
- SHA1 c700c2fcff95eb4f63763ba4324ae67c625c3fbd
- SHA512 c4ae5c5747369321afc549f816824f6faa048e22ecbf75a951c1f922c29894e8094b97656518af9ecd434ab63a90999e56dac09ede02efd9e9e544099fa2d641
- SSDEEP 49152:TDHXJOpL1M84pvoJdXN0BMOwLloBrugYy6i1zuajsauZnJoTNqJtb2InTZM9zfLV:0pGfQJdXN0B7+situNlzfL6
- TLSH T188168D1AB2A881B5E073C179C9E29656E97278611731C6CF1380973D2F737D29D3AB32
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 8 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/1584-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c524-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000300000001b2f2-11.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/1584-15-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/5556-16-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x00030000000198f6-420.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000300000001a00e-1021.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000600000001b66a-1874.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c524-5.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000300000001b2f2-11.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x00030000000198f6-420.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000300000001a00e-1021.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000600000001b66a-1874.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 5556 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" 2026-07-31_4d86815f45e8f8a68a4570bf3dbb5fa0_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:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\:\autorun.inf 2026-07-31_4d86815f45e8f8a68a4570bf3dbb5fa0_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe - Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsimport.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\rmid.exe 2026-07-31_4d86815f45e8f8a68a4570bf3dbb5fa0_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\unpack200.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\OUTLOOK.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SDXHelper.exe 2026-07-31_4d86815f45e8f8a68a4570bf3dbb5fa0_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MsMpEng.exe patcher.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\jre-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javaw.exe 2026-07-31_4d86815f45e8f8a68a4570bf3dbb5fa0_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoev.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\xlicons.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpshare.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateBroker.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateBroker.exe 2026-07-31_4d86815f45e8f8a68a4570bf3dbb5fa0_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jp2launcher.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Photo Viewer\ImagingDevices.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe 2026-07-31_4d86815f45e8f8a68a4570bf3dbb5fa0_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ADDINS\Microsoft Power Query for Excel Integrated\bin\Microsoft.Mashup.Container.NetFX40.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\Wordconv.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\msedgewebview2.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome_proxy.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\servertool.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\OLCFG.EXE$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SDXHelperBgt.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.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 (x86)\Windows Media Player\wmlaunch.exe 2026-07-31_4d86815f45e8f8a68a4570bf3dbb5fa0_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\xjc.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe 2026-07-31_4d86815f45e8f8a68a4570bf3dbb5fa0_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msotd.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\DW\DWTRIG20.EXE$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\notification_click_helper.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedge_proxy.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\os_update_handler.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\notification_helper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe 2026-07-31_4d86815f45e8f8a68a4570bf3dbb5fa0_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\rmid.exe$ 2026-07-31_4d86815f45e8f8a68a4570bf3dbb5fa0_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\reader_sl.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\MSInfo\msinfo32.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\pwahelper.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ONENOTEM.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SCANPST.EXE$ 2026-07-31_4d86815f45e8f8a68a4570bf3dbb5fa0_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)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\Installer\setup.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\notification_helper.exe patcher.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 (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\ink\pipanel.exe 2026-07-31_4d86815f45e8f8a68a4570bf3dbb5fa0_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\NAMECONTROLSERVER.EXE$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\VPREVIEW.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\Wordconv.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\Offline\OfflineScannerShell.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\plug_ins\pi_brokers\32BitMAPIBroker.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javaws.exe$ 2026-07-31_4d86815f45e8f8a68a4570bf3dbb5fa0_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16\OSPPREARM.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\Common.DBConnection.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\ohub32.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.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 2026-07-31_4d86815f45e8f8a68a4570bf3dbb5fa0_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language patcher.exe - NSIS installer 5 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c524-5.dat nsis_installer_2 behavioral2/files/0x000300000001b2f2-11.dat nsis_installer_2 behavioral2/files/0x00030000000198f6-420.dat nsis_installer_2 behavioral2/files/0x000300000001a00e-1021.dat nsis_installer_2 behavioral2/files/0x000600000001b66a-1874.dat nsis_installer_2 - NTFS ADS 2 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\:\autorun.inf 2026-07-31_4d86815f45e8f8a68a4570bf3dbb5fa0_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 1584 2026-07-31_4d86815f45e8f8a68a4570bf3dbb5fa0_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe 5556 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-31_4d86815f45e8f8a68a4570bf3dbb5fa0_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-31_4d86815f45e8f8a68a4570bf3dbb5fa0_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:1584
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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:5556
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 4.1MB
- SHA256 cee93039771900da2c40e03439abf586b341f7616138fe99d17fbe3ac2301cb5
- MD5 4d86815f45e8f8a68a4570bf3dbb5fa0
- SHA1 c700c2fcff95eb4f63763ba4324ae67c625c3fbd
- SHA512 c4ae5c5747369321afc549f816824f6faa048e22ecbf75a951c1f922c29894e8094b97656518af9ecd434ab63a90999e56dac09ede02efd9e9e544099fa2d641
- SSDEEP 49152:TDHXJOpL1M84pvoJdXN0BMOwLloBrugYy6i1zuajsauZnJoTNqJtb2InTZM9zfLV:0pGfQJdXN0B7+situNlzfL6
- TLSH T188168D1AB2A881B5E073C179C9E29656E97278611731C6CF1380973D2F737D29D3AB32
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\Download\{56EB18F8-B008-4CBD-B6D2-8C97FE7E9062}\139.0.3405.125\MicrosoftEdge_X64_139.0.3405.125.exe$
- Size 4.2MB
- SHA256 7a015d972c874e039291c84741a61b033868e0915e06b9fe3bc6a9a5e8d5d1b1
- MD5 6cef42bb39170aabb80ac7ea5d779043
- SHA1 af4744c9621208b468363509d3435fb7536d6cdf
- SHA512 2bb1fde039cf9e92e7be21d7112200c3266b73ddfad3aeb4af6d663ffbb2989dcfaf872ef73043b01b67c2523c779a8982b577fc1c1809bebbaba5dc4b5d63b9
- SSDEEP 49152:TDHXJOpL1M84pvoJdXN0BMOwLloBrugYy6i1zuajsauZnJoTNqJtb2InTZM9zfLJ:0pGfQJdXN0B7+situNlzfL6UBPVl
- TLSH T1AE168D26B2A485B5E073C179C9E29656E97278611730C6CF2380973D2F737D29D3AB32
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 4.6MB
- SHA256 eb159af4e11b97b87d5e0de84248fa577133f61271a70ab6d4090b0c21d2baa5
- MD5 778bdeafeb10cca2b164a983eed193fe
- SHA1 5cc7478717cbcdf2371c743fde58ff0ae167161b
- SHA512 fbe6fc24463e5c0d7c507eb9047db8a94a5d0b88f8ab1b1167233f16451abded4a1adfc2bd07dc24641b892cee9f9d11a6c67bc602695da5ec02962cbbbbfa09
- SSDEEP 49152:TDHXJOpL1M84pvoJdXN0BMOwLloBrugYy6i1zuajsauZnJoTNqJtb2InTZM9zfLI:0pGfQJdXN0B7+situNlzfL6Gjo
- TLSH T122368D26B6A88275E073C179C9E2964AE97274611730C6CF1384D73C2F777D2993AB32
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe
- Size 4.1MB
- SHA256 6e8f98dde83d2427f164bdd4b2cc22bdd84d9cf8bcc0c2df4605b90fd5f2bd2d
- MD5 f292f466268aca162a88bc3a78cb33a6
- SHA1 eb30abc5d94f953b3d672dbc4564c49b38dda3c7
- SHA512 47813532aced48e6c9982cd20dd23e765e51d5dbec69fb4445531fc9f216f697dcfef1238db5b160731ca9f785f5fed13e0bf2b1eac0bb8f16fe3902a803c374
- SSDEEP 49152:TDHXJOpL1M84pvoJdXN0BMOwLloBrugYy6i1zuajsauZnJoTNqJtb2InTZM9zfL1:0pGfQJdXN0B7+situNlzfL6y
- TLSH T12F168D1AB2A885B5E073C179C9E29656E97278611730C6CF1380973D2F737D29D3AB32
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\DW\DW20.EXE$
- Size 4.2MB
- SHA256 5005ea23a9202e4294a94232387637ed91e7dab4e9e866cd6c9a48b7633cb403
- MD5 95fdc58f2a0bd93e99f554be9e470d19
- SHA1 1f032bcf93b0e92c0e5406535322e0f680c7d859
- SHA512 c7e77b4e7177b8858b0f6d536b34900f835905cdccfd011ff305cb36be497197e62436d57d5135ca98211d19ca26df2105206ac130165669e2da470804d791e5
- SSDEEP 49152:TDHXJOpL1M84pvoJdXN0BMOwLloBrugYy6i1zuajsauZnJoTNqJtb2InTZM9zfLm:0pGfQJdXN0B7+situNlzfL6t
- TLSH T11E168D1AB2A881B5E073C179C9E29656E97278611730C6CF1390973D2F737D29D3AB32
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH