Analysis
- max time kernel
94s - max time network
130s - 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, 12:22
Static task
static1
2 signatures
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-03_3b9ec6f0745c5f51361b5ac166e55f9c_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
windows10-2004-x64
9 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-08-03_3b9ec6f0745c5f51361b5ac166e55f9c_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
windows11-ltsc_2024-x64
9 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-08-03_3b9ec6f0745c5f51361b5ac166e55f9c_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader.exe
- Size 997KB
- Sample260804-pj4yksem9s
- SHA256 db0e854068023546c144cdb0f5cf02936cde9b3619ba46fd88a153c6cb8c004d
- MD5 3b9ec6f0745c5f51361b5ac166e55f9c
- SHA1 8aa325ce53ad6ab0bc3dd32b6607d57b93e1f9ad
- SHA512 149fc869c89fec37e390a68b27661bc9b59b73dbab45f4147e6fc656717d16c749fa760ca3e0fdafc6ec3567a309cf494dc72650889c496c0ebe41c91c605395
- SSDEEP 24576:J//IifqFuyDA54GX79l5jcAkSYqyEeca9:9qFUH1pYq0
- TLSH T169255A16F6608679D073C075C5D2A7B6EE31384647309BDF1389D7282F23BE69A3A721
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 8 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/3288-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000c00000001c618-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000200000001b32b-11.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x00030000000199ac-547.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x00030000000199b2-546.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0003000000019ba8-699.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/3288-1366-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/2520-1367-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 2520 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" 2026-08-03_3b9ec6f0745c5f51361b5ac166e55f9c_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader.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_3b9ec6f0745c5f51361b5ac166e55f9c_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe - Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoev.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX86\Microsoft Shared\EQUATION\eqnedt32.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\chrmstp.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe 2026-08-03_3b9ec6f0745c5f51361b5ac166e55f9c_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\unpack200.exe 2026-08-03_3b9ec6f0745c5f51361b5ac166e55f9c_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\ktab.exe 2026-08-03_3b9ec6f0745c5f51361b5ac166e55f9c_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\servertool.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\ClientX64\IntegratedOffice.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe 2026-08-03_3b9ec6f0745c5f51361b5ac166e55f9c_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader.exe File created C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\chrome_pwa_launcher.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iediagcmd.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jcmd.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe 2026-08-03_3b9ec6f0745c5f51361b5ac166e55f9c_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\sscicons.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\maintenanceservice_installer.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe 2026-08-03_3b9ec6f0745c5f51361b5ac166e55f9c_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\MavInject32.exe 2026-08-03_3b9ec6f0745c5f51361b5ac166e55f9c_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe 2026-08-03_3b9ec6f0745c5f51361b5ac166e55f9c_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jjs.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoadfsb.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\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\FLTLDR.EXE 2026-08-03_3b9ec6f0745c5f51361b5ac166e55f9c_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\grv_icons.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jcmd.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe$ 2026-08-03_3b9ec6f0745c5f51361b5ac166e55f9c_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\jp2launcher.exe 2026-08-03_3b9ec6f0745c5f51361b5ac166e55f9c_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe 2026-08-03_3b9ec6f0745c5f51361b5ac166e55f9c_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\ssvagent.exe$ 2026-08-03_3b9ec6f0745c5f51361b5ac166e55f9c_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\IEContentService.exe$ 2026-08-03_3b9ec6f0745c5f51361b5ac166e55f9c_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader.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\Mozilla Firefox\nmhproxy.exe 2026-08-03_3b9ec6f0745c5f51361b5ac166e55f9c_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jarsigner.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe 2026-08-03_3b9ec6f0745c5f51361b5ac166e55f9c_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javaws.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVLP.exe 2026-08-03_3b9ec6f0745c5f51361b5ac166e55f9c_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\CLVIEW.EXE patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoadfsb.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOSREC.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 created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\OfficeC2RClient.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\ielowutil.exe 2026-08-03_3b9ec6f0745c5f51361b5ac166e55f9c_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javaw.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe 2026-08-03_3b9ec6f0745c5f51361b5ac166e55f9c_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\POWERPNT.EXE 2026-08-03_3b9ec6f0745c5f51361b5ac166e55f9c_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SELFCERT.EXE patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\DATABASECOMPARE.EXE 2026-08-03_3b9ec6f0745c5f51361b5ac166e55f9c_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\sscicons.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\chrome_pwa_launcher.exe$ patcher.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\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\keytool.exe 2026-08-03_3b9ec6f0745c5f51361b5ac166e55f9c_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\excelcnv.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\updater.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\uninstall.exe$ 2026-08-03_3b9ec6f0745c5f51361b5ac166e55f9c_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe$ 2026-08-03_3b9ec6f0745c5f51361b5ac166e55f9c_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\VSTO\10.0\VSTOInstaller.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe 2026-08-03_3b9ec6f0745c5f51361b5ac166e55f9c_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe 2026-08-03_3b9ec6f0745c5f51361b5ac166e55f9c_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\policytool.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 opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\EXCEL.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_3b9ec6f0745c5f51361b5ac166e55f9c_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader.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_3b9ec6f0745c5f51361b5ac166e55f9c_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 3288 2026-08-03_3b9ec6f0745c5f51361b5ac166e55f9c_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader.exe 2520 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-03_3b9ec6f0745c5f51361b5ac166e55f9c_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-03_3b9ec6f0745c5f51361b5ac166e55f9c_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader.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:3288
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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:2520
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 997KB
- SHA256 db0e854068023546c144cdb0f5cf02936cde9b3619ba46fd88a153c6cb8c004d
- MD5 3b9ec6f0745c5f51361b5ac166e55f9c
- SHA1 8aa325ce53ad6ab0bc3dd32b6607d57b93e1f9ad
- SHA512 149fc869c89fec37e390a68b27661bc9b59b73dbab45f4147e6fc656717d16c749fa760ca3e0fdafc6ec3567a309cf494dc72650889c496c0ebe41c91c605395
- SSDEEP 24576:J//IifqFuyDA54GX79l5jcAkSYqyEeca9:9qFUH1pYq0
- TLSH T169255A16F6608679D073C075C5D2A7B6EE31384647309BDF1389D7282F23BE69A3A721
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 1.5MB
- SHA256 c5340c2605c44f269415faace9ec4ff63a7ac93b1c795b4b591b42949b29de4a
- MD5 b88cce5a1af95787e0478e37a346d2c0
- SHA1 e013a777b43f357e46aa483f838937437302eb0e
- SHA512 4dfc4d3c3f1a59b9e586e30524ce295b1df0d7ee7e5ba822cf1192e9768ab0bf43f4b90f1bfceac3ef441d16dd3bd83e6c9c9ee9d7ea753b39632019b9fed819
- SSDEEP 24576:J//IifqFuyDA54GX79l5jcAkSYqyEecaJ0Le5ji0hmxNrM:9qFUH1pYqsPji0Aj
- TLSH T17E754A16F6748675D073C0B9C5D2A7AAEE31344257308ACB1385D7782F27BE68A3A731
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\policytool.exe
- Size 1020KB
- SHA256 1c7e15848a0bf4155df11ad351371fa1224350ed3e5f6d6f0197ccfa5d93b7d7
- MD5 2821abff2fed247776f0b20891a96e73
- SHA1 00ae922ed3a9f5207b2e1eb1b88ff024cf78514c
- SHA512 eb15a1edc4842c40ce50a0c65e43e9b1b1e462b78c1083e8ce62e3960e614d2d06a8e841714bfdba91efc39cc298aac408a2e432f00b9c1d50db0c3f821eb675
- SSDEEP 24576:J//IifqFuyDA54GX79l5jcAkSYqyEecada:9qFUH1pYqH
- TLSH T1A3255B16F6608679D073C075C5D2A7B6EE31384657309BDF1389D7282F23BE29A3A721
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\policytool.exe$
- Size 1020KB
- SHA256 df49eee3730d84c7816d83bffa848007fc798e789868806e455312e54ec3e6af
- MD5 d23d01d8d3c37c6642f55559f89ec236
- SHA1 1b002bd4044720b4e8abd5159c7cd1b8f7f56176
- SHA512 76d77b3d7f1095e5a632b1a409991628cb3a55345564f9393fedbe1395bb206e847e602d0a21411990f8d07ddd1046ff0dd208654aa9e8153ce2442d03d751f1
- SSDEEP 24576:J//IifqFuyDA54GX79l5jcAkSYqyEecav/:9qFUH1pYqU
- TLSH T188255B16F6608679D073C075C5D2A7B6EE31384657309BDF1389D7282F23BE29A3A721
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\servertool.exe
- Size 1020KB
- SHA256 45beec464827b282c5558354146622816eb3e12d7fbf4450eb5716998fa888b6
- MD5 2ba2ebbb20f5a727106d69b3be0154d3
- SHA1 d511f75efa75e0e437b57fd372144237f00da10b
- SHA512 75cf11a78f25ad0452104fc0e75d1340236769da9d727bdf75e4a85d5c4ba688ab87bb802915045675e86472e03cf4214455b2b0196022c4ad106968f298a0e9
- SSDEEP 24576:J//IifqFuyDA54GX79l5jcAkSYqyEecaaI:9qFUH1pYqo
- TLSH T1F3255B16F6608679D073C075C5D2A7B6EE31384657309BDF1389D7282F23BE29A3A721
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH