Analysis
- max time kernel
115s - max time network
128s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260710-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260710-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
01/08/2026, 03:44
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-01_18e44e9adbc0f7570520b5d523197ba6_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
11 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-08-01_18e44e9adbc0f7570520b5d523197ba6_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260710-en
11 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-08-01_18e44e9adbc0f7570520b5d523197ba6_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe
- Size 1.5MB
- Sample260801-eajk6sxcme
- SHA256 1ecf1ffaed05a8b6357108eecc310e4dc90e3b843ec9699f32f8fde842157c53
- MD5 18e44e9adbc0f7570520b5d523197ba6
- SHA1 2bb344bcdc12f77f87cb84b502c366c6f4537c4f
- SHA512 4709fd13100d32c9d80b37507bc3b36fdc6689d9d2044706f3a19cdea7c737374da725ca805baae9568299d65124e319bff170ec78b206deb7268062bfcb81d6
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZjzyaT4aewsAjxTc6rs4RFP0Le5ji0hmxNrM:A3kMPljJPji0Aj
- TLSH T199658E22FA748275D077C4B5CAE2975AEA7534510B308ACB9398C76C2F237D19B3A731
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 7 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/3876-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c4e0-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000300000001b2a3-11.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/3876-21-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/2360-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0003000000019967-516.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0003000000019b6d-685.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c4e0-5.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000300000001b2a3-11.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0003000000019967-516.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0003000000019b6d-685.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 2360 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" 2026-08-01_18e44e9adbc0f7570520b5d523197ba6_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:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\:\autorun.inf 2026-08-01_18e44e9adbc0f7570520b5d523197ba6_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.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\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE$ 2026-08-01_18e44e9adbc0f7570520b5d523197ba6_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\appvcleaner.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\ieinstal.exe 2026-08-01_18e44e9adbc0f7570520b5d523197ba6_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\elevated_tracing_service.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SkypeSrv\SKYPESERVER.EXE 2026-08-01_18e44e9adbc0f7570520b5d523197ba6_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\identity_helper.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\jjs.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\pack200.exe$ 2026-08-01_18e44e9adbc0f7570520b5d523197ba6_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 2026-08-01_18e44e9adbc0f7570520b5d523197ba6_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}\osmclienticon.exe 2026-08-01_18e44e9adbc0f7570520b5d523197ba6_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MsMpEng.exe 2026-08-01_18e44e9adbc0f7570520b5d523197ba6_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\reader_sl.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\CNFNOT32.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe 2026-08-01_18e44e9adbc0f7570520b5d523197ba6_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\plugin-container.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpnetwk.exe 2026-08-01_18e44e9adbc0f7570520b5d523197ba6_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\elevated_tracing_service.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\os_update_handler.exe 2026-08-01_18e44e9adbc0f7570520b5d523197ba6_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\NAMECONTROLSERVER.EXE 2026-08-01_18e44e9adbc0f7570520b5d523197ba6_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\OUTLOOK.EXE$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\pptico.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-001F-040C-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\Install\{4F64B9FE-D791-490C-9F74-D185F13EE27D}\MicrosoftEdge_X64_139.0.3405.125.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome_proxy.exe$ 2026-08-01_18e44e9adbc0f7570520b5d523197ba6_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe 2026-08-01_18e44e9adbc0f7570520b5d523197ba6_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javadoc.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\java.exe 2026-08-01_18e44e9adbc0f7570520b5d523197ba6_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\Common.ShowHelp.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\msedge_pwa_launcher.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\jabswitch.exe$ 2026-08-01_18e44e9adbc0f7570520b5d523197ba6_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\rmid.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\Wordconv.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\ExtExport.exe 2026-08-01_18e44e9adbc0f7570520b5d523197ba6_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\MSOICONS.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Java\Java Update\jaureg.exe 2026-08-01_18e44e9adbc0f7570520b5d523197ba6_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File opened for modification 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\officeappguardwin32.exe 2026-08-01_18e44e9adbc0f7570520b5d523197ba6_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Browser\WCChromeExtn\WCChromeNativeMessagingHost.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeComRegisterShellARM64.exe$ 2026-08-01_18e44e9adbc0f7570520b5d523197ba6_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\unpack200.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ADDINS\Microsoft Power Query for Excel Integrated\bin\Microsoft.Mashup.Container.NetFX45.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 (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\Installer\setup.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVLP.exe 2026-08-01_18e44e9adbc0f7570520b5d523197ba6_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.NetFX40.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\notification_click_helper.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\identity_helper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE 2026-08-01_18e44e9adbc0f7570520b5d523197ba6_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\msouc.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe 2026-08-01_18e44e9adbc0f7570520b5d523197ba6_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\IEContentService.exe patcher.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\jdk-1.8\bin\javafxpackager.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.exe 2026-08-01_18e44e9adbc0f7570520b5d523197ba6_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\unpack200.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\java.exe 2026-08-01_18e44e9adbc0f7570520b5d523197ba6_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\ktab.exe 2026-08-01_18e44e9adbc0f7570520b5d523197ba6_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\maintenanceservice.exe 2026-08-01_18e44e9adbc0f7570520b5d523197ba6_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\notification_click_helper.exe patcher.exe - Drops file in Windows directory 7 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_32\MSBuild\3.5.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_32\MSBuild\3.5.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_64\MSBuild\3.5.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_64\MSBuild\3.5.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_64\MSBuild\3.5.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_32\MSBuild\3.5.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe 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 2026-08-01_18e44e9adbc0f7570520b5d523197ba6_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:\Windows\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\:\autorun.inf 2026-08-01_18e44e9adbc0f7570520b5d523197ba6_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 3876 2026-08-01_18e44e9adbc0f7570520b5d523197ba6_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe 2360 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-01_18e44e9adbc0f7570520b5d523197ba6_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-01_18e44e9adbc0f7570520b5d523197ba6_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:3876
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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:2360
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 1.5MB
- SHA256 1ecf1ffaed05a8b6357108eecc310e4dc90e3b843ec9699f32f8fde842157c53
- MD5 18e44e9adbc0f7570520b5d523197ba6
- SHA1 2bb344bcdc12f77f87cb84b502c366c6f4537c4f
- SHA512 4709fd13100d32c9d80b37507bc3b36fdc6689d9d2044706f3a19cdea7c737374da725ca805baae9568299d65124e319bff170ec78b206deb7268062bfcb81d6
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZjzyaT4aewsAjxTc6rs4RFP0Le5ji0hmxNrM:A3kMPljJPji0Aj
- TLSH T199658E22FA748275D077C4B5CAE2975AEA7534510B308ACB9398C76C2F237D19B3A731
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 2.0MB
- SHA256 2e694e3c7078730598ba9e3156c02acefbb21fe02eeabce568a29b0f3910ff95
- MD5 7e6cdaaf19239603b6040c73ba2c4c03
- SHA1 bbad2abdb99121c864abaef552a6b7d2871deafb
- SHA512 87f253493e9b9df39fcb33fef5faf35ff927e526bf5e1ce9a36ed5aaa65e3eb55c2ef81468c84b4102c7d915f71a18762ab747ef3445064a454bbfd914127c62
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZjzyaT4aewsAjxTc6rs4RFP0Le5ji0hmxNrMD0Le5ji0hmxNrM:A3kMPljJPji0AjKPji0Aj
- TLSH T126A56C26F6748375D073C0B9C5E2975AEA7134420B308ACB5399C76C2F677E29A3A731
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\keytool.exe$
- Size 1.5MB
- SHA256 67f7f0d413c3eaa99102d959f159e1e9c745b0e05ca55e38a7f71c683ba2a442
- MD5 25061939aaf76a46e90a6a857ec4954f
- SHA1 c66dd9f02c39036f4cda870e045515e4b507e23d
- SHA512 d0bf77bd30477b145a44f7e10338561ed6cca0febc2c4648499fd0aebea0796187895cab1b8cfa60e96307f8dc4fe6daea4be11d16768174ab6dff5946baf440
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZjzyaT4aewsAjxTc6rs4RFP0Le5ji0hmxNrMcD:A3kMPljJPji0Ajf
- TLSH T10D759E22FA748275D077C4B5C6E2975AEA7134520B308ACB9398C76C2F237D19B3A771
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\policytool.exe
- Size 1.5MB
- SHA256 529809959d68d416d80ae9423dd48decd9c47fd27f3892b24edade1510645f8b
- MD5 aa7a3388e913d6788cf109d63665a10b
- SHA1 6152648b99404381d9340d8f0e3138aa9169a572
- SHA512 4a0554afb3f060cef5b446fd0f2f4b2052a161b5f989bd77548b43d32b84c48b91e12f9813e88c48e667fd5a94511fc0e547a8efb307b69811134642484c264d
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZjzyaT4aewsAjxTc6rs4RFP0Le5ji0hmxNrMlT:A3kMPljJPji0Aj2
- TLSH T146759E22FA748275D077C4B5C6E2975AEA7134520B308ACB9398C76C2F237D19B3A771
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH