Analysis
- max time kernel
108s - max time network
152s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
04/08/2026, 10:57
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-03_8a2cb9d5d937245ab5e2977663d33a59_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
10 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-08-03_8a2cb9d5d937245ab5e2977663d33a59_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
11 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-08-03_8a2cb9d5d937245ab5e2977663d33a59_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe
- Size 1.5MB
- Sample260804-m2eejatycx
- SHA256 01d1ff97a8813c36f70f023d0f4406840ab8bb0ffedd0486d7cacdc03fea070c
- MD5 8a2cb9d5d937245ab5e2977663d33a59
- SHA1 b5ff8e4b283ce0a4ca4cf10e38bb1fee69372080
- SHA512 dd09357a6c4d4b0375fa070c7650e62426f74c329621e6baf252f2be5140ce4a1a79f36ee704d273a761c6357e7adec27a46dfa87d57dd53536a886d36181baf
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZjzyaEFoHaewsAjYaEpmfCEe5jcAkSYqyEYD:A3kM8ljQpYqk
- TLSH T1EA756B22E6648175D07F8075CBA29656FA3338510BF08ACB53D4D67C2F227D19AFA723
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 7 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/1972-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c532-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000300000001b2d6-11.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/1972-21-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/928-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000300000001bb44-319.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000200000001b6e3-1875.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c532-5.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000300000001b2d6-11.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000300000001bb44-319.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000200000001b6e3-1875.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 928 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" 2026-08-03_8a2cb9d5d937245ab5e2977663d33a59_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 2026-08-03_8a2cb9d5d937245ab5e2977663d33a59_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\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe 2026-08-03_8a2cb9d5d937245ab5e2977663d33a59_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe 2026-08-03_8a2cb9d5d937245ab5e2977663d33a59_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\elevation_service.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\tnameserv.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath\java.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\msedge_pwa_launcher.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateComRegisterShell64.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe 2026-08-03_8a2cb9d5d937245ab5e2977663d33a59_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\IntegratedOffice.exe 2026-08-03_8a2cb9d5d937245ab5e2977663d33a59_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdeps.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection\SenseGPParser.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jsadebugd.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe 2026-08-03_8a2cb9d5d937245ab5e2977663d33a59_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Integration\Addons\OneDriveSetup.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\NAMECONTROLSERVER.EXE$ 2026-08-03_8a2cb9d5d937245ab5e2977663d33a59_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}\pubs.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\maintenanceservice.exe$ 2026-08-03_8a2cb9d5d937245ab5e2977663d33a59_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\identity_helper.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javap.exe 2026-08-03_8a2cb9d5d937245ab5e2977663d33a59_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\policytool.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\maintenanceservice.exe 2026-08-03_8a2cb9d5d937245ab5e2977663d33a59_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\6.0.27\createdump.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16\OSPPREARM.EXE patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOSREC.EXE 2026-08-03_8a2cb9d5d937245ab5e2977663d33a59_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MpDlpCmd.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Eula.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\pwahelper.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$ 2026-08-03_8a2cb9d5d937245ab5e2977663d33a59_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\PDFREFLOW.EXE 2026-08-03_8a2cb9d5d937245ab5e2977663d33a59_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 opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javafxpackager.exe$ 2026-08-03_8a2cb9d5d937245ab5e2977663d33a59_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}\msouc.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Eula.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\GoogleUpdater\141.0.7340.0\disabledupdater.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.exe 2026-08-03_8a2cb9d5d937245ab5e2977663d33a59_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File created C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOSYNC.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\protocolhandler.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmlaunch.exe 2026-08-03_8a2cb9d5d937245ab5e2977663d33a59_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.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\jdk-1.8\bin\extcheck.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 (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\elevated_tracing_service.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateBroker.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\IntegratedOffice.exe 2026-08-03_8a2cb9d5d937245ab5e2977663d33a59_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\pack200.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\klist.exe 2026-08-03_8a2cb9d5d937245ab5e2977663d33a59_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE 2026-08-03_8a2cb9d5d937245ab5e2977663d33a59_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE$ 2026-08-03_8a2cb9d5d937245ab5e2977663d33a59_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\servertool.exe 2026-08-03_8a2cb9d5d937245ab5e2977663d33a59_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\servertool.exe 2026-08-03_8a2cb9d5d937245ab5e2977663d33a59_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\DW\DWTRIG20.EXE 2026-08-03_8a2cb9d5d937245ab5e2977663d33a59_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\maintenanceservice_installer.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 2026-08-03_8a2cb9d5d937245ab5e2977663d33a59_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:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\:\autorun.inf 2026-08-03_8a2cb9d5d937245ab5e2977663d33a59_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 1972 2026-08-03_8a2cb9d5d937245ab5e2977663d33a59_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe 928 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-03_8a2cb9d5d937245ab5e2977663d33a59_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-03_8a2cb9d5d937245ab5e2977663d33a59_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:1972
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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:928
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 1.5MB
- SHA256 01d1ff97a8813c36f70f023d0f4406840ab8bb0ffedd0486d7cacdc03fea070c
- MD5 8a2cb9d5d937245ab5e2977663d33a59
- SHA1 b5ff8e4b283ce0a4ca4cf10e38bb1fee69372080
- SHA512 dd09357a6c4d4b0375fa070c7650e62426f74c329621e6baf252f2be5140ce4a1a79f36ee704d273a761c6357e7adec27a46dfa87d57dd53536a886d36181baf
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZjzyaEFoHaewsAjYaEpmfCEe5jcAkSYqyEYD:A3kM8ljQpYqk
- TLSH T1EA756B22E6648175D07F8075CBA29656FA3338510BF08ACB53D4D67C2F227D19AFA723
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\Install\{9A8DEEB6-1F0A-4CF4-BD83-A8EC662094A8}\MicrosoftEdge_X64_139.0.3405.125.exe
- Size 1.6MB
- SHA256 05f0ff4657b60890fd36af9c03fceef26a2d91fe3f2cb0aa174143317fdf351f
- MD5 6270c25f81025dfec742d0474f352515
- SHA1 77405da937843d638533bc3f60401e88b59c6d4c
- SHA512 edc79498d3cb29c73bd7ab47aa268856ea1d6f3e34d0c3a767b8209ba98eae157dfe5af3e55fbaf59e7a35763a14926587b751bf8a435620a6e5a6cff613849e
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZjzyaEFoHaewsAjYaEpmfCEe5jcAkSYqyEYVbBPzBAU:A3kM8ljQpYq4BPVAU
- TLSH T1CC756B12F6648171D07F8475CBA29656FA3338510BE08ACB63D4D67C2F327D19ABA723
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 2.0MB
- SHA256 fd5b75b4eccd72e3805adafe5457cdc7364ac761fb49348ece0d8724bdfa0363
- MD5 027016ae10731b5c31ca5745e525e13e
- SHA1 f8e64be225593f9d0c5b739f146317f9b76851ad
- SHA512 8ab5a45dde54f51b851b1ed1f32bf3d42f5a4bc4fa35386750b1b81165eb2ac1e170b861d550f9ad5973451bf323d04eeb1c1113008ce49a0db30ce9f54286c9
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZjzyaEFoHaewsAjYaEpmfCEe5jcAkSYqyEY/0Le5ji0hmxNrM:A3kM8ljQpYqcPji0Aj
- TLSH T180A54A16F6648271D07BC0B9C7D2964AFA3334410BB08ACB53D5D67C2F276D19ABA723
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe
- Size 1.5MB
- SHA256 9b0d3cc2d8d8c82f0b50d865c5dc13be4b665f82a9f5ae3c88e77157ba30d462
- MD5 c776498d0065128ec243fd2c6b4ac7b7
- SHA1 4c1538df9d73f04923e67c70274b06287eaf40d5
- SHA512 ca1ef120ee7f7b7ca3b065f8eb9c78ecbf8bde6d9fe304093cfbc61f3773ef91b2c811b40c3a8ec41db41203767b3f48ee139a6784902ebe19d8a3b1ad689930
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZjzyaEFoHaewsAjYaEpmfCEe5jcAkSYqyEYZu:A3kM8ljQpYq1
- TLSH T16C756B22E6648175D07F8075CB929656FA3338510BF08ACB53D8D67C2F227D19AFA723
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH