Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    152s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    01/08/2026, 22:14

General

  • Target
    2026-08-01_15d8f62c6b5b67d5f5097541de354b54_cobalt-strike_elex_emotet_hijackloader_icedid_luca-steal.exe
  • Size 14.7MB
  • Sample260801-15z3asybnd
  • SHA256 36b01c4e34f9535ad009b315bfc790b205768314964c9e39c44143f445f10771
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Drops file in Drivers directory 3 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\2026-08-01_15d8f62c6b5b67d5f5097541de354b54_cobalt-strike_elex_emotet_hijackloader_icedid_luca-steal.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-01_15d8f62c6b5b67d5f5097541de354b54_cobalt-strike_elex_emotet_hijackloader_icedid_luca-steal.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:3584
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-01_15d8f62c6b5b67d5f5097541de354b54_cobalt-strike_elex_emotet_hijackloader_icedid_luca-steal.exe
    C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp/2026-08-01_15d8f62c6b5b67d5f5097541de354b54_cobalt-strike_elex_emotet_hijackloader_icedid_luca-steal.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:4624

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        7z.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe
        • Size 15.2MB
        • SHA256 46e88b16ab310c15696143c2aec77e66cfed56ecba8e9bdbfc80a5996328d2d7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7zG.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe
        • Size 15.3MB
        • SHA256 21a5ac87a26378ade1e6116520d519e49c57689fe8b7cc60f27e98c0d20f3a21
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        OfficeC2RClient.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\OfficeC2RClient.exe
        • Size 38.1MB
        • SHA256 edf70d9f682dd47927eb5a29986f8db6638b057bc08565e78c7f073808643324
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        VSTOInstaller.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\VSTO\10.0\VSTOInstaller.exe
        • Size 29.4MB
        • SHA256 b1ca8e241a5f6fd0667a6d9f80373a7743e7a6073ed9770aad5378e3279560a5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrmstp.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\chrmstp.exe
        • Size 35.4MB
        • SHA256 bfdd0f3c5d5ba0e0e2d9eee18558dc16b173a7f79f235c45a0203585022e95e5
        • 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 31.0MB
        • SHA256 e239d6fb3ab980fd43d049f13860df638f8db8314ab038ba17118c419d0d0110
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        elevated_tracing_service.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevated_tracing_service.exe
        • Size 32.8MB
        • SHA256 e3ba6ba60d7511672f82cccc4ea2fe0bc20f87979c6cb55e726d5ff022264952
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        elevation_service.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe
        • Size 31.6MB
        • SHA256 c4dbfdd619f58f975bd212da10d242fb1583d55ae21b9d6eba57e6f4f93c55d8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        notification_helper.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\notification_helper.exe
        • Size 31.0MB
        • SHA256 6f0919987128493274a3824cc4131669e9d930f6775f4b0adb28fd25b80b0eda
        • 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 31.2MB
        • SHA256 d3907e088e1f92d915ed72bce9d6dbe469a1779bedec9ab96a578b9d98a0197f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrome.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
        • Size 32.4MB
        • SHA256 9c46db969f7acacde4f2bfd98de88f3c3ac83a99e7857d5bc843f9ecaa5d0cff
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrome_proxy.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome_proxy.exe
        • Size 30.7MB
        • SHA256 2f9e2146df9e18a230e6c1fd0cfe6c02f7c9842a2153783ae26af53363ea6066
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        appletviewer.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\appletviewer.exe
        • Size 14.7MB
        • SHA256 904f2d5ba4f556546b2cfdbecc277cde336f3382e1bf5700342bc8f1de816954
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        extcheck.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\extcheck.exe
        • Size 29.4MB
        • SHA256 0f1e59d8440a0c47a428e27933aeba1a023bf47b8a4fe0fb74bc1c725bb6f861
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        idlj.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\idlj.exe
        • Size 29.4MB
        • SHA256 a190f5ade9c20fe8a973368b3added3325e60726d6cdd0f05605fe4211db989c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jabswitch.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe
        • Size 29.4MB
        • SHA256 61f87eddbd974494bc2d08320310a75728d5d1d1e4188dde25f29d58ff2eb6fd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jarsigner.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jarsigner.exe
        • Size 29.4MB
        • SHA256 d90e1175d75eb85967220e68c72b004e8b82fb8ee77bf6b66c7fbae77e4ba664
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        java-rmi.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe
        • Size 29.4MB
        • SHA256 6abc7a26873a1440d91c2e697957c7e6ece216c58a0270fb30dbdd5790cd98ce
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        java.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java.exe
        • Size 29.6MB
        • SHA256 ee0ab664de7750c1af9ee67cdfb218d2229dfde088bf5d5e49e17b6f942cdd28
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javac.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javac.exe
        • Size 29.4MB
        • SHA256 f2e806b9d2f8067a330d70c129f94d41dd1980f2663c652809ca10c4bcd88dfc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javadoc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javadoc.exe
        • Size 29.4MB
        • SHA256 ae00b6fcebad1716d17fbf7147ac8408b971369fa6b4fa73c73cf37c721a3321
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javafxpackager.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javafxpackager.exe
        • Size 29.5MB
        • SHA256 97484e194218a2474cfc82c7b905af2ff03b35014f26501ce0866730758c4bf1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javah.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javah.exe
        • Size 29.4MB
        • SHA256 fab230fbfff3e51b0773d7d840e5a8e02477e9f357aa3c3a01ed1a1172f46685
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javap.exe
        • Size 29.4MB
        • SHA256 4a2171de67b81f129af2de746f3c8c2e46a69b53eea778c0bad7a13820f6acce
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javapackager.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javapackager.exe
        • Size 29.5MB
        • SHA256 d0e2df429dc7b21d22051a844188310aba87829d19df37cc6edf9d331d6d2ec3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javaw.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javaw.exe
        • Size 29.6MB
        • SHA256 f9c80aa6f26c866cbca4ee19ac69bdd08cd7a6a2b2b2d9f346e2d256e40c48f2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javaws.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javaws.exe
        • Size 29.8MB
        • SHA256 19956e04e27182d1facb080a3f112363199cb703131f2327cac5349150ed9069
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jcmd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jcmd.exe
        • Size 14.7MB
        • SHA256 06ec6b4bbcc05655b75b6d1ac09068e42c1f61a554d697b858f8352a31e53d5f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jconsole.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe
        • Size 29.4MB
        • SHA256 495ecc489100572e6b1d0e49bdffb76ecdfdda575fb6862e7fe76ee9f3a1c7b1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdb.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdb.exe
        • Size 29.4MB
        • SHA256 6dec27003e6c7d4293e97be5d4d6ceafc070cfdeea811e9638df590645feb749
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdeps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdeps.exe
        • Size 29.4MB
        • SHA256 19bfd40fe285750335ea108a8ec47299a28a831caca7f99824944a1672e1aa90
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jhat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe
        • Size 29.4MB
        • SHA256 977b4545e58eaa81fa5e73945e1c0d06b62cd3469dde34a33ef509ea5d80b443
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jinfo.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe
        • Size 29.4MB
        • SHA256 d24fb2e5ee9551ca2f162daa2f9cedc9cac105e2a61ec7d5c922b876572af38d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jjs.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe
        • Size 29.4MB
        • SHA256 7ded6b55f9a89ed12a5fe051091243f960fa01b782d3b69455333373c39e7ab4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jmap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe
        • Size 29.4MB
        • SHA256 feac74a9e75bca57956379aa76a631b6ccd21143951c0ae5ecae10b2edbb70bc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe
        • Size 29.4MB
        • SHA256 3c3be8d299e99b82c52bda1b1de78e614b2677a175c92fdc4106aa530b9bb7cb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jrunscript.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe
        • Size 29.4MB
        • SHA256 b4619b827a586388cb88e696f8c20f6dccce05d237ccafc483b2825a75b6d996
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jsadebugd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jsadebugd.exe
        • Size 29.4MB
        • SHA256 05b3fdbb9844d53b55f29849b1cd12970c9f61d01fd318059189dabef5ee2735
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstack.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe
        • Size 29.4MB
        • SHA256 a7b704803333b7d2cfc4e76c26b18342249e7fe41e75d7c1d4deb768ee4cf5e9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe
        • Size 29.4MB
        • SHA256 17f79b907b6b24cc77840bcac1b21fb46cb2c5fb18d3d5adac9906db747a3320
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstatd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe
        • Size 29.4MB
        • SHA256 f81e6986681ea29d82775855a67f1e95e3d21bdd0eedeb88455a24637c38046d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        keytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe
        • Size 29.4MB
        • SHA256 7fefa844ee5c83e82884865c0ac0a491dda78b201b58cd95c2a64269e7c5f3a0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        kinit.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe
        • Size 29.4MB
        • SHA256 0bdb99d8c95c780697b556cc2e5e72596b3208fecdfd6039daebc49fa9352a86
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        klist.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe
        • Size 29.4MB
        • SHA256 bb2cd2e5abc0ce1806805d67dcc81d8f4d132d7523e5448ddcd659d937cf1b65
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ktab.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe
        • Size 29.4MB
        • SHA256 601314794368db62d41d69eea820e8484354f81d93e26cccab29b7cabeae0bf1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        native2ascii.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe
        • Size 29.4MB
        • SHA256 b67333566a2c4341139f3d146fdd6e1a54debdf3523072abfc00467c66606078
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        orbd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe
        • Size 29.4MB
        • SHA256 e1b4e38a9658470d4cc749cdcb91f5d67a93f08f2972161b35e658a65f4e4a92
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pack200.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe
        • Size 29.4MB
        • SHA256 715fff6d835f18f9c7b5dfe2e33ba039f231505de04e4c1485156021d757f859
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        policytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe
        • Size 29.4MB
        • SHA256 5778cd96d76d999c14999acf13cdedf8ae7549b4c3feefdb2c914e43f57f965b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmic.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.exe
        • Size 29.4MB
        • SHA256 c36fc468b65bbb18f71f82b48c09c52484bb1f7c289075145281602154a48200
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmid.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe
        • Size 29.4MB
        • SHA256 2e960705b2555a667529c096a7946d4da8011b36a8e9d4853a0f7284cbfcce53
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        schemagen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe
        • Size 29.4MB
        • SHA256 66cd2efc6ba20660c2a4debc056f180d32930cb763835fe698a49bab3c9e6c5c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        serialver.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe
        • Size 29.4MB
        • SHA256 99c6443c00e59d40d3ff7b3ac69ede0eed2459de9b4f4280ba68ede0406f8149
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        servertool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe
        • Size 29.4MB
        • SHA256 ecd56e9577272cff8467743022abba18c1560cf58ee365b6e65ef4a022fcbe28
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        tnameserv.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe
        • Size 29.4MB
        • SHA256 920016bc3db6aee0062b2b46548be8fc1d4649f33202f891f2789297aadb5ff9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        unpack200.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\unpack200.exe
        • Size 29.5MB
        • SHA256 06a5d86ae0c90d4a4ac7982ae0563730694ad308caf77389dd4ca728dd905dc2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        dotnet.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe
        • Size 29.5MB
        • SHA256 8c3b9f6b08c596bfc970ad7dcc5290d895a2b871525cf96d481150e3023f6f44
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        createdump.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\6.0.27\createdump.exe
        • Size 29.4MB
        • SHA256 69babcc09de355f7e6b88954ba81a78115f9d834cf408317ae7b532f64f78036
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        createdump.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.16\createdump.exe
        • Size 29.4MB
        • SHA256 c1c1caf3b5020aa3e6d0608d08102df121945688b125c1bff96deba7b6ca417d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        createdump.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\8.0.15\createdump.exe
        • Size 29.4MB
        • SHA256 093b424a030ccb11a5f7de24424217ded8e9e8c14ebd4475d17dd8715b8d2dd6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        spo0lve.exe

        • Path C:\windows\SysWOW64\drivers\spo0lve.exe
        • Size 14.7MB
        • SHA256 36b01c4e34f9535ad009b315bfc790b205768314964c9e39c44143f445f10771
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/3584-0-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004E4000-memory.dmp

        memory/3584-4-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004E4000-memory.dmp

        memory/4624-5-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004E4000-memory.dmp