Analysis
- max time kernel
117s - max time network
149s - 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, 12:56
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-03_17f71c71bc9c47274d79499a75e09c77_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
windows10-2004-x64
11 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-08-03_17f71c71bc9c47274d79499a75e09c77_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
windows11-ltsc_2024-x64
11 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-08-03_17f71c71bc9c47274d79499a75e09c77_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe
- Size 5.6MB
- Sample260804-p6qpgabc48
- SHA256 30ee3bc1f88399ca510bec26b4b1b75a062fbf5c8af828064fe760cff2d12a07
- MD5 17f71c71bc9c47274d79499a75e09c77
- SHA1 604408f20bc712c0131e0d7dcbcc4a5321ed712a
- SHA512 4f68d8f26baee75a5ac7ea78cff582c309cf7662ad16573631708cbe5d196e9c56e53e8429540f2a92f8599efea2cde19d06312b5a1b46168be7485bd2ed2e92
- SSDEEP 49152:/DHXJOpL1M84pvoJdXN0BMOwLloBrugYy6i1zuajsauZnJWBqatglweW4SkZP4s0:wpGfQJdXN0B7+sitqLfkZcNtOuYcL16
- TLSH T17E466C1AB7F841B6E0B38175CAA69656EA7278611B31C6CF1350833D1F337D1993AB32
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 7 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/3624-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000c00000001c5d5-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000200000001b32b-11.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x001800000001992c-586.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0005000000019d33-1242.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/3624-1357-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/4116-1358-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 4116 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" patcher.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\WinFirewall = "C:\\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\\patcher.exe" 2026-08-03_17f71c71bc9c47274d79499a75e09c77_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.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:\Windows\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\:\autorun.inf 2026-08-03_17f71c71bc9c47274d79499a75e09c77_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe - Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javaw.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\DATABASECOMPARE.EXE patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32Info.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\appletviewer.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe 2026-08-03_17f71c71bc9c47274d79499a75e09c77_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\plugin-container.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\wow_helper.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe 2026-08-03_17f71c71bc9c47274d79499a75e09c77_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\java.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\updater.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\8.0.15\createdump.exe 2026-08-03_17f71c71bc9c47274d79499a75e09c77_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoev.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ORGCHART.EXE patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\notification_helper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\IEContentService.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\pj11icon.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jcmd.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\Common.DBConnection.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Photo Viewer\ImagingDevices.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javafxpackager.exe 2026-08-03_17f71c71bc9c47274d79499a75e09c77_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.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\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe$ 2026-08-03_17f71c71bc9c47274d79499a75e09c77_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 opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\maintenanceservice.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\excelcnv.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\GRAPH.EXE patcher.exe File created 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 (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Eula.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\LogTransport2.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpnscfg.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\AppVShNotify.exe 2026-08-03_17f71c71bc9c47274d79499a75e09c77_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\6.0.27\createdump.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.16\createdump.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe 2026-08-03_17f71c71bc9c47274d79499a75e09c77_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\POWERPNT.EXE patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\VPREVIEW.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\pj11icon.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\notification_helper.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jarsigner.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe$ 2026-08-03_17f71c71bc9c47274d79499a75e09c77_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\OLCFG.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpshare.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroBroker.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\msedge.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeComRegisterShellARM64.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrServicesUpdater.exe patcher.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\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\chrome_pwa_launcher.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\ktab.exe 2026-08-03_17f71c71bc9c47274d79499a75e09c77_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\java.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javacpl.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\ktab.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOHTMED.EXE patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOUC.EXE 2026-08-03_17f71c71bc9c47274d79499a75e09c77_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ONENOTEM.EXE$ 2026-08-03_17f71c71bc9c47274d79499a75e09c77_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.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 opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE 2026-08-03_17f71c71bc9c47274d79499a75e09c77_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateComRegisterShell64.exe 2026-08-03_17f71c71bc9c47274d79499a75e09c77_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVDllSurrogate32.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\pubs.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-001F-0409-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MpDlpService.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_17f71c71bc9c47274d79499a75e09c77_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 behavioral2/files/0x000c00000001c5d5-5.dat nsis_installer_2 behavioral2/files/0x000200000001b32b-11.dat nsis_installer_2 behavioral2/files/0x001800000001992c-586.dat nsis_installer_2 behavioral2/files/0x0005000000019d33-1242.dat nsis_installer_2 - NTFS ADS 2 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\:\autorun.inf 2026-08-03_17f71c71bc9c47274d79499a75e09c77_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 3624 2026-08-03_17f71c71bc9c47274d79499a75e09c77_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe 4116 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-03_17f71c71bc9c47274d79499a75e09c77_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gl.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-03_17f71c71bc9c47274d79499a75e09c77_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:3624
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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:4116
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 5.6MB
- SHA256 30ee3bc1f88399ca510bec26b4b1b75a062fbf5c8af828064fe760cff2d12a07
- MD5 17f71c71bc9c47274d79499a75e09c77
- SHA1 604408f20bc712c0131e0d7dcbcc4a5321ed712a
- SHA512 4f68d8f26baee75a5ac7ea78cff582c309cf7662ad16573631708cbe5d196e9c56e53e8429540f2a92f8599efea2cde19d06312b5a1b46168be7485bd2ed2e92
- SSDEEP 49152:/DHXJOpL1M84pvoJdXN0BMOwLloBrugYy6i1zuajsauZnJWBqatglweW4SkZP4s0:wpGfQJdXN0B7+sitqLfkZcNtOuYcL16
- TLSH T17E466C1AB7F841B6E0B38175CAA69656EA7278611B31C6CF1350833D1F337D1993AB32
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 6.1MB
- SHA256 bdb0b3a55b229bdd724e9a8804f23cb1193f16198c3a992fa6b01354d5b86690
- MD5 4889e0bfbe6c9f639579d809fde2509a
- SHA1 fddbf9572e05d46be269036918dd810f883c426d
- SHA512 743a902ac774956bd509c4ccb8b3bf7b154568a4dd7970a1da8a8dd5c604062b59e7ab904dac6bf332273be240196d9763c0ee1957fb029201571b9688081b81
- SSDEEP 98304:wpGfQJdXN0B7+sitqLfkZcNtOuYcL16Gjo:wpa2UPNNL16Qo
- TLSH T1A8565B1AB6F84275E073C179CAE69656EA7278611B31C6CF1244833D2F337D1993AB32
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe$
- Size 5.6MB
- SHA256 3cb6ef33e9445028ee5b9f08248aa04d3993f172a407da9bf5bbf738a97724cc
- MD5 4bce35faf0381186d8f95e62f650838f
- SHA1 9347d6beee9ce4f89d7f82d0fee7e3e28d92ff43
- SHA512 50c6726a769a1630d215065bba694655688ba2a20f9e4d3c97c4be42bef37768c944f6c593776925eccb6c66f78839c5a3fa6db56e431882b5d8ebe9d847f5f2
- SSDEEP 49152:/DHXJOpL1M84pvoJdXN0BMOwLloBrugYy6i1zuajsauZnJWBqatglweW4SkZP4sX:wpGfQJdXN0B7+sitqLfkZcNtOuYcL16F
- TLSH T17C565C1AB7F841B6E0B38175CAA69656EA7278611B31C6CF1350833D1F337D1993AB32
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-001F-040C-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe$
- Size 5.7MB
- SHA256 8dcaf49cd24ddd39bc475f1b663411bd377065807189cd8a41a7faed264a4f3b
- MD5 547b07e81a77e9e9428efa9f5d3638aa
- SHA1 69c5b34a848e749ed37b96c30fd7c8f2dfdff27d
- SHA512 11d252a0884512386184995fc1c2c42a64bc189db63cc694016a03f52e59a5247d726ec4e97d02b8e5e95f678079ec69974c4293adcb35f865142c9d66405104
- SSDEEP 49152:/DHXJOpL1M84pvoJdXN0BMOwLloBrugYy6i1zuajsauZnJWBqatglweW4SkZP4sS:wpGfQJdXN0B7+sitqLfkZcNtOuYcL16Y
- TLSH T17A566C1AB3F841B6E0B38175CAA69656EA7278611B31C6CF1350933D1F337D1993AB32
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH