Analysis
- max time kernel
103s - max time network
151s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260513-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows - submitted
02/08/2026, 07:49
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-02_e6c919c7a87319226c9706bdf7e648e5_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
windows10-2004-x64
10 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-08-02_e6c919c7a87319226c9706bdf7e648e5_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260710-en
windows11-ltsc_2024-x64
11 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-08-02_e6c919c7a87319226c9706bdf7e648e5_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe
- Size 7.2MB
- Sample260802-jnydpser2s
- SHA256 3872f012ed502318d205c426936a0398a1c4219184515f722d967935e9930ab4
- MD5 e6c919c7a87319226c9706bdf7e648e5
- SHA1 66f8af927bc1655997be95edddf4e78290d15d5c
- SHA512 5b4b7f428bcae476133419269e34f533e946527d7ffe64519559efd51624e5c3e36c04e6e9d6c2fcf2f915c84c86603d157e55b610ea8b0e3fb8486ead812bb3
- SSDEEP 98304:wpGfQJdXN0B7+sitqLfkZcNtO3tMjo0jo76:wpa2UPNmYo+o76
- TLSH T1CD765B1AB2F84275E073C179C6E69656EA7274611B3186CF1250C73D2F33BD19A3AB32
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 6 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral1/memory/4972-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x000700000002442e-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x0003000000022bd0-11.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x00020000000216a4-1246.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/4972-1355-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/4808-1392-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 4808 patcher.exe - 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" 2026-08-02_e6c919c7a87319226c9706bdf7e648e5_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 2026-08-02_e6c919c7a87319226c9706bdf7e648e5_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe - Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\:\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\javap.exe 2026-08-02_e6c919c7a87319226c9706bdf7e648e5_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\officeappguardwin32.exe 2026-08-02_e6c919c7a87319226c9706bdf7e648e5_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SDXHelper.exe 2026-08-02_e6c919c7a87319226c9706bdf7e648e5_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\Install\{74A5E9DB-42A6-4629-9DA9-DE27556EBF1E}\MicrosoftEdge_X64_139.0.3405.125.exe 2026-08-02_e6c919c7a87319226c9706bdf7e648e5_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javapackager.exe 2026-08-02_e6c919c7a87319226c9706bdf7e648e5_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\pingsender.exe 2026-08-02_e6c919c7a87319226c9706bdf7e648e5_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Browser\WCChromeExtn\WCChromeNativeMessagingHost.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Mail\wab.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe 2026-08-02_e6c919c7a87319226c9706bdf7e648e5_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoia.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\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\pubs.exe$ 2026-08-02_e6c919c7a87319226c9706bdf7e648e5_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\BHO\ie_to_edge_stub.exe$ 2026-08-02_e6c919c7a87319226c9706bdf7e648e5_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.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\Internet Explorer\iediagcmd.exe 2026-08-02_e6c919c7a87319226c9706bdf7e648e5_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 opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\rmid.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-001F-0C0A-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe$$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\msedgewebview2.exe 2026-08-02_e6c919c7a87319226c9706bdf7e648e5_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javapackager.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Integration\Integrator.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\WindowsApps\Microsoft.MicrosoftSolitaireCollection_4.4.8204.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Microsoft.MicrosoftSolitaireCollection.exe 2026-08-02_e6c919c7a87319226c9706bdf7e648e5_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\notification_helper.exe 2026-08-02_e6c919c7a87319226c9706bdf7e648e5_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\jp2launcher.exe 2026-08-02_e6c919c7a87319226c9706bdf7e648e5_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.147.37\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe$ 2026-08-02_e6c919c7a87319226c9706bdf7e648e5_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe 2026-08-02_e6c919c7a87319226c9706bdf7e648e5_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\unpack200.exe 2026-08-02_e6c919c7a87319226c9706bdf7e648e5_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.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\MSOSREC.EXE patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\SPREADSHEETCOMPARE.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\java.exe$ 2026-08-02_e6c919c7a87319226c9706bdf7e648e5_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVLP.exe 2026-08-02_e6c919c7a87319226c9706bdf7e648e5_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe 2026-08-02_e6c919c7a87319226c9706bdf7e648e5_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.147.37\MicrosoftEdgeComRegisterShellARM64.exe 2026-08-02_e6c919c7a87319226c9706bdf7e648e5_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSQRY32.EXE 2026-08-02_e6c919c7a87319226c9706bdf7e648e5_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.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\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\Common.ShowHelp.exe 2026-08-02_e6c919c7a87319226c9706bdf7e648e5_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\ADelRCP.exe 2026-08-02_e6c919c7a87319226c9706bdf7e648e5_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\reader_sl.exe$ 2026-08-02_e6c919c7a87319226c9706bdf7e648e5_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.147.37\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateOnDemand.exe 2026-08-02_e6c919c7a87319226c9706bdf7e648e5_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\setup.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\unpack200.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.549981C3F5F10_1.1911.21713.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Win32Bridge.Server.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARMHelper.exe$ 2026-08-02_e6c919c7a87319226c9706bdf7e648e5_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\OFFICE16\LICLUA.EXE 2026-08-02_e6c919c7a87319226c9706bdf7e648e5_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\msedge_pwa_launcher.exe 2026-08-02_e6c919c7a87319226c9706bdf7e648e5_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\ssvagent.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\CNFNOT32.EXE$ 2026-08-02_e6c919c7a87319226c9706bdf7e648e5_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\updater.exe$ 2026-08-02_e6c919c7a87319226c9706bdf7e648e5_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.XboxGameOverlay_1.46.11001.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\GameBar.exe 2026-08-02_e6c919c7a87319226c9706bdf7e648e5_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\identity_helper.exe 2026-08-02_e6c919c7a87319226c9706bdf7e648e5_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\ktab.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\private_browsing.exe$ 2026-08-02_e6c919c7a87319226c9706bdf7e648e5_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrServicesUpdater.exe$ 2026-08-02_e6c919c7a87319226c9706bdf7e648e5_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroTextExtractor.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Eula.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\pwahelper.exe$ 2026-08-02_e6c919c7a87319226c9706bdf7e648e5_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java.exe$ 2026-08-02_e6c919c7a87319226c9706bdf7e648e5_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.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 patcher.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-08-02_e6c919c7a87319226c9706bdf7e648e5_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe - NSIS installer 3 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral1/files/0x000700000002442e-5.dat nsis_installer_2 behavioral1/files/0x0003000000022bd0-11.dat nsis_installer_2 behavioral1/files/0x00020000000216a4-1246.dat nsis_installer_2 - NTFS ADS 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\:\autorun.inf 2026-08-02_e6c919c7a87319226c9706bdf7e648e5_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 4972 2026-08-02_e6c919c7a87319226c9706bdf7e648e5_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe 4808 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-02_e6c919c7a87319226c9706bdf7e648e5_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-02_e6c919c7a87319226c9706bdf7e648e5_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:4972
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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 System32 directory
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:4808
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 7.2MB
- SHA256 3872f012ed502318d205c426936a0398a1c4219184515f722d967935e9930ab4
- MD5 e6c919c7a87319226c9706bdf7e648e5
- SHA1 66f8af927bc1655997be95edddf4e78290d15d5c
- SHA512 5b4b7f428bcae476133419269e34f533e946527d7ffe64519559efd51624e5c3e36c04e6e9d6c2fcf2f915c84c86603d157e55b610ea8b0e3fb8486ead812bb3
- SSDEEP 98304:wpGfQJdXN0B7+sitqLfkZcNtO3tMjo0jo76:wpa2UPNmYo+o76
- TLSH T1CD765B1AB2F84275E073C179C6E69656EA7274611B3186CF1250C73D2F33BD19A3AB32
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 7.8MB
- SHA256 377f033feccdeb051cef0006ae854d56dfdcc818755b6d5c6fa7ee67ef15a0e9
- MD5 3b06cac052a5b1da2f3849ebfe25539c
- SHA1 798a4cc01b852669ed95639b3cc0a0c12dabe041
- SHA512 a3954ef62a4bcd90cf3cb8d6d4349e5fbee864b76a27ba7f09808af6104173890606b3f60b2f3b5566aedd7fe52c532a93cc4b53dafc076399968661e883b57d
- SSDEEP 98304:wpGfQJdXN0B7+sitqLfkZcNtO3tMjo0jo76Gjo:wpa2UPNmYo+o76Qo
- TLSH T1E8865B1AB2F84275E073C179C6E2965AEA7274611B31C6CF1254C73C2F27BD19A3AB31
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-001F-0C0A-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe$
- Size 7.3MB
- SHA256 7260121cc5b1bc555c5a1b9ffa3d046c85e122ec68846873aec09d2ca49254b4
- MD5 e3f0dad0bcfd863531ade7291251adb6
- SHA1 fde680b57630613c67413d4b15a72a3f67f98c88
- SHA512 bf2799cdb04624c11c1599c62531e8beba505683d9c0bb30f900b3b143f2d8be4361c590c4ced252e6f61615ef4cefadec017b880b686eac085787019d0d22c6
- SSDEEP 98304:wpGfQJdXN0B7+sitqLfkZcNtO3tMjo0jo76Y:wpa2UPNmYo+o76Y
- TLSH T13F766C1AB2F84275E073C179CAE69656EA7278611B3186CF1250D33D2F33BD1993AB31
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH