Analysis
- max time kernel
102s - max time network
135s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260513-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows - submitted
04/08/2026, 05:21
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-04_d075927f81e9ce0f525491883a96c1f6_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
windows10-2004-x64
11 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-08-04_d075927f81e9ce0f525491883a96c1f6_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
windows11-ltsc_2024-x64
11 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-08-04_d075927f81e9ce0f525491883a96c1f6_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe
- Size 5.1MB
- Sample260804-f2ft2ade63
- SHA256 14d08ec33b18db763e719a6953c5e4134f3a2e68359fd638f4ce04efccf4a028
- MD5 d075927f81e9ce0f525491883a96c1f6
- SHA1 4823df34a8adc2943d799a529512eeab3b8168c9
- SHA512 e3ea48e3fa761168723951d5db11f4082f0a46ec4eeaee0ed33be50b16d66ae3613077a9d853afade58419f39b3592371febf1fb7c7535d7ca08422108a50ac0
- SSDEEP 49152:gDHXJOpL1M84pvoJdXN0BMOwLloBrugYy6i1zuajsauZnJfogA2eQJeYcLGqJtbv:VpGfQJdXN0B7+sitq2eQYYcLGaJr
- TLSH T191466B16B2E846B5E0B78179C9A29655EA727C211F30C7CF1380963D2F737D19D3AB22
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 7 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral1/memory/560-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x0007000000024438-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x000300000001e6a4-11.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x000300000002166c-1273.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/560-1454-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/2040-1485-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x0012000000000719-2035.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 2040 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" 2026-08-04_d075927f81e9ce0f525491883a96c1f6_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 2026-08-04_d075927f81e9ce0f525491883a96c1f6_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 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\ADDINS\Microsoft Power Query for Excel Integrated\bin\Microsoft.Mashup.Container.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\elevation_service.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateOnDemand.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\WindowsApps\Microsoft.SkypeApp_14.53.77.0_x64__kzf8qxf38zg5c\SkypeBackgroundHost.exe 2026-08-04_d075927f81e9ce0f525491883a96c1f6_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\cookie_exporter.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\elevation_service.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe 2026-08-04_d075927f81e9ce0f525491883a96c1f6_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ADDINS\Microsoft Power Query for Excel Integrated\bin\Microsoft.Mashup.Container.Loader.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\CNFNOT32.EXE$ 2026-08-04_d075927f81e9ce0f525491883a96c1f6_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\POWERPNT.EXE 2026-08-04_d075927f81e9ce0f525491883a96c1f6_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\default-browser-agent.exe 2026-08-04_d075927f81e9ce0f525491883a96c1f6_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.MixedReality.Portal_2000.19081.1301.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\MixedRealityPortal.Brokered.exe 2026-08-04_d075927f81e9ce0f525491883a96c1f6_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge_proxy.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\AppVShNotify.exe 2026-08-04_d075927f81e9ce0f525491883a96c1f6_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe 2026-08-04_d075927f81e9ce0f525491883a96c1f6_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\sscicons.exe$ 2026-08-04_d075927f81e9ce0f525491883a96c1f6_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-001F-040C-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe 2026-08-04_d075927f81e9ce0f525491883a96c1f6_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe 2026-08-04_d075927f81e9ce0f525491883a96c1f6_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javaws.exe$ 2026-08-04_d075927f81e9ce0f525491883a96c1f6_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.XboxApp_48.49.31001.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\XboxApp.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge_proxy.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\msedge_proxy.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\os_update_handler.exe 2026-08-04_d075927f81e9ce0f525491883a96c1f6_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\unpack200.exe 2026-08-04_d075927f81e9ce0f525491883a96c1f6_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javacpl.exe$ 2026-08-04_d075927f81e9ce0f525491883a96c1f6_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\helper.exe$$ 2026-08-04_d075927f81e9ce0f525491883a96c1f6_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\maintenanceservice_installer.exe 2026-08-04_d075927f81e9ce0f525491883a96c1f6_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Getstarted_8.2.22942.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\fmui\fmui.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.People_10.1902.633.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\PeopleApp.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath\java.exe 2026-08-04_d075927f81e9ce0f525491883a96c1f6_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\InspectorOfficeGadget.exe$ 2026-08-04_d075927f81e9ce0f525491883a96c1f6_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javafxpackager.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\javacpl.exe 2026-08-04_d075927f81e9ce0f525491883a96c1f6_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\orbd.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ADDINS\Microsoft Power Query for Excel Integrated\bin\Microsoft.Mashup.Container.Loader.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SETLANG.EXE 2026-08-04_d075927f81e9ce0f525491883a96c1f6_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.HEIFImageExtension_1.0.22742.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\codecpacks.heif.exe 2026-08-04_d075927f81e9ce0f525491883a96c1f6_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\8.0.15\createdump.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe 2026-08-04_d075927f81e9ce0f525491883a96c1f6_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\javacpl.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\Mozilla Firefox\plugin-container.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.VP9VideoExtensions_1.0.22681.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\codecpacks.VP9.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Eula.exe 2026-08-04_d075927f81e9ce0f525491883a96c1f6_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath\javaw.exe 2026-08-04_d075927f81e9ce0f525491883a96c1f6_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javah.exe 2026-08-04_d075927f81e9ce0f525491883a96c1f6_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\keytool.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ADDINS\Microsoft Power Query for Excel Integrated\bin\Microsoft.Mashup.Container.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\protocolhandler.exe 2026-08-04_d075927f81e9ce0f525491883a96c1f6_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SDXHelper.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe 2026-08-04_d075927f81e9ce0f525491883a96c1f6_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16\OSPPREARM.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.SkypeApp_14.53.77.0_x64__kzf8qxf38zg5c\SkypeBackgroundHost.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\cookie_exporter.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVDllSurrogate64.exe 2026-08-04_d075927f81e9ce0f525491883a96c1f6_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 2026-08-04_d075927f81e9ce0f525491883a96c1f6_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language patcher.exe - NSIS installer 4 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral1/files/0x0007000000024438-5.dat nsis_installer_2 behavioral1/files/0x000300000001e6a4-11.dat nsis_installer_2 behavioral1/files/0x000300000002166c-1273.dat nsis_installer_2 behavioral1/files/0x0012000000000719-2035.dat nsis_installer_2 - NTFS ADS 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\:\autorun.inf 2026-08-04_d075927f81e9ce0f525491883a96c1f6_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 560 2026-08-04_d075927f81e9ce0f525491883a96c1f6_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe 2040 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-04_d075927f81e9ce0f525491883a96c1f6_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-04_d075927f81e9ce0f525491883a96c1f6_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:560
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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:2040
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 5.1MB
- SHA256 14d08ec33b18db763e719a6953c5e4134f3a2e68359fd638f4ce04efccf4a028
- MD5 d075927f81e9ce0f525491883a96c1f6
- SHA1 4823df34a8adc2943d799a529512eeab3b8168c9
- SHA512 e3ea48e3fa761168723951d5db11f4082f0a46ec4eeaee0ed33be50b16d66ae3613077a9d853afade58419f39b3592371febf1fb7c7535d7ca08422108a50ac0
- SSDEEP 49152:gDHXJOpL1M84pvoJdXN0BMOwLloBrugYy6i1zuajsauZnJfogA2eQJeYcLGqJtbv:VpGfQJdXN0B7+sitq2eQYYcLGaJr
- TLSH T191466B16B2E846B5E0B78179C9A29655EA727C211F30C7CF1380963D2F737D19D3AB22
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 5.7MB
- SHA256 83007c598c07fdcd9aa9442b993e111d7bbacb26a7ee3a31d9a08f0a7f34102f
- MD5 bb1bc656827a6df51c31e4fd15aa705e
- SHA1 bb910f3a31e174fdb9ba730fb71d1aeb87e351d5
- SHA512 7ca02de0fce3122607a5658a1303487bde740c6241c89d7ffe9e46a35bc4215a6e21d2fbb21af0f357766e6236e126e3ceb89a3df579d820a868009299739b3e
- SSDEEP 49152:gDHXJOpL1M84pvoJdXN0BMOwLloBrugYy6i1zuajsauZnJfogA2eQJeYcLGqJtbf:VpGfQJdXN0B7+sitq2eQYYcLGaJrSjo
- TLSH T132566C16B2E846B5E077C179C9A29646EA727C611F30C7CF1280963D2F737D1993AB32
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\helper.exe$
- Size 5.6MB
- SHA256 89af21869c466f440e40fdf6e137167e8c170c1af05ec682dc2fa79319c50867
- MD5 c64b76930bfa16a416a19a8a6f3e8427
- SHA1 544633d0f2549ef3d0e47f36241bb5c8e4155b3f
- SHA512 f466eb041c57e230fc7dc30ecb3aa93608722b27d0998676ca9247cd4546774cac642f1112a94003382ecf8980b2faf4ef912eaf0f78153fb3c3840c9cd06b22
- SSDEEP 49152:gDHXJOpL1M84pvoJdXN0BMOwLloBrugYy6i1zuajsauZnJfogA2eQJeYcLGqJtbQ:VpGfQJdXN0B7+sitq2eQYYcLGaJr2i6
- TLSH T13E466D1677A88EB5F07B8134C5A24219D5737C211FB286CF128DAA2D2F337D199F9722
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\OneDriveStandaloneUpdater.exe$
- Size 5.4MB
- SHA256 ba69825dadd5a178c15877cec24546d45a314ca0ca80dcca8b1814b1f6a8106a
- MD5 9fd269d85e6e76d7506a6a269dc501a9
- SHA1 c8d8f17d3589f448d8ec17b2dd93770f040e3ade
- SHA512 a409efaec5794a4a9bf1bd4680c65d6088522c2346c5d8a5a9ab3fa96ba0de697bec0bf1591c1990bfaa61fd96edd74f203e7999b5ead7ebbb2f4740738e341e
- SSDEEP 49152:gDHXJOpL1M84pvoJdXN0BMOwLloBrugYy6i1zuajsauZnJfogA2eQJeYcLGqJtbZ:VpGfQJdXN0B7+sitq2eQYYcLGaJrOuX
- TLSH T1FD467C26B2E846B5E0778135C9A29659EA727C211F31C7CF1380963D2F737D19D3AB22
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH