Analysis
- max time kernel
102s - max time network
150s - 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, 20:28
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-04_43cea922bd13299a78bba215a0857435_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redl.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
windows10-2004-x64
10 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-08-04_43cea922bd13299a78bba215a0857435_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redl.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
windows11-ltsc_2024-x64
10 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-08-04_43cea922bd13299a78bba215a0857435_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redl.exe
- Size 2.5MB
- Sample260804-y89d2age54
- SHA256 913132f4824e3c1b6d622f9bb4d4651cafd606b12eb6013ae30ffe7a6ce13579
- MD5 43cea922bd13299a78bba215a0857435
- SHA1 5148f17d7adaedb2da2422b4cbaf59c1b59bf210
- SHA512 80731ea4751c3857b80e1473ec5a98f67bbb8b3a5925f34de7ee8286d064e6a1141da87ffd5593153ccbc441181cab5303c9d53ec30d149d68921d34b17c8168
- SSDEEP 49152:A3kMhT1LljFeW4SkZP4sz9MblI1DPji0Aj:A3kMfLtJfkZclI1bjo
- TLSH T124C55C16F6B88372D0B3C079C5D6AA9AFA72344657308ACB0345D72C2F277D19A3A735
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 8 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/3704-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c4da-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000300000001b305-11.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/3704-15-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/4408-16-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c4e0-802.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000300000001a9fc-1021.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0005000000019d3e-1287.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c4da-5.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000300000001b305-11.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c4e0-802.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000300000001a9fc-1021.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0005000000019d3e-1287.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 4408 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" 2026-08-04_43cea922bd13299a78bba215a0857435_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redl.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_43cea922bd13299a78bba215a0857435_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redl.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\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-001F-0C0A-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\IntegratedOffice.exe 2026-08-04_43cea922bd13299a78bba215a0857435_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redl.exe File created C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\chrmstp.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdb.exe 2026-08-04_43cea922bd13299a78bba215a0857435_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe 2026-08-04_43cea922bd13299a78bba215a0857435_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redl.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe 2026-08-04_43cea922bd13299a78bba215a0857435_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\java.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\Office16\MSOSYNC.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\ieinstal.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\kinit.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Integration\Integrator.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\PPTICO.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\DW\DWTRIG20.EXE$ 2026-08-04_43cea922bd13299a78bba215a0857435_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redl.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX64\Microsoft Analysis Services\AS OLEDB\140\SQLDumper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Analysis Services\AS OLEDB\140\SQLDumper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\VSTO\10.0\VSTOInstaller.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\appletviewer.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\rmid.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\MSOICONS.EXE patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\AppSharingHookController.exe patcher.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\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\outicon.exe$ 2026-08-04_43cea922bd13299a78bba215a0857435_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevated_tracing_service.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javah.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\java-rmi.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\ktab.exe 2026-08-04_43cea922bd13299a78bba215a0857435_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redl.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\FLTLDR.EXE 2026-08-04_43cea922bd13299a78bba215a0857435_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redl.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\ClientX64\OfficeClickToRun.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\ClientX64\IntegratedOffice.exe 2026-08-04_43cea922bd13299a78bba215a0857435_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redl.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\jre\bin\javacpl.exe$ 2026-08-04_43cea922bd13299a78bba215a0857435_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\jjs.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\rmid.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\servertool.exe 2026-08-04_43cea922bd13299a78bba215a0857435_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redl.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\SPREADSHEETCOMPARE.EXE 2026-08-04_43cea922bd13299a78bba215a0857435_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redl.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\crashreporter.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javap.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe 2026-08-04_43cea922bd13299a78bba215a0857435_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\pack200.exe$ 2026-08-04_43cea922bd13299a78bba215a0857435_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redl.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ADDINS\Microsoft Power Query for Excel Integrated\bin\Microsoft.Mashup.Container.Loader.exe 2026-08-04_43cea922bd13299a78bba215a0857435_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\PerfBoost.exe 2026-08-04_43cea922bd13299a78bba215a0857435_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\filecompare.exe patcher.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\jre-1.8\bin\javaws.exe 2026-08-04_43cea922bd13299a78bba215a0857435_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\DATABASECOMPARE.EXE 2026-08-04_43cea922bd13299a78bba215a0857435_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\private_browsing.exe$ 2026-08-04_43cea922bd13299a78bba215a0857435_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpshare.exe 2026-08-04_43cea922bd13299a78bba215a0857435_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redl.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrServicesUpdater.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome_proxy.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javaw.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\java.exe 2026-08-04_43cea922bd13299a78bba215a0857435_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\misc.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmlaunch.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmprph.exe 2026-08-04_43cea922bd13299a78bba215a0857435_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redl.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)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\plug_ins\pi_brokers\64BitMAPIBroker.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javapackager.exe 2026-08-04_43cea922bd13299a78bba215a0857435_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redl.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 2026-08-04_43cea922bd13299a78bba215a0857435_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redl.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language patcher.exe - NTFS ADS 2 IoCs
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 2026-08-04_43cea922bd13299a78bba215a0857435_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redl.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 3704 2026-08-04_43cea922bd13299a78bba215a0857435_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redl.exe 4408 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-04_43cea922bd13299a78bba215a0857435_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redl.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-04_43cea922bd13299a78bba215a0857435_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redl.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:3704
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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:4408
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 2.5MB
- SHA256 913132f4824e3c1b6d622f9bb4d4651cafd606b12eb6013ae30ffe7a6ce13579
- MD5 43cea922bd13299a78bba215a0857435
- SHA1 5148f17d7adaedb2da2422b4cbaf59c1b59bf210
- SHA512 80731ea4751c3857b80e1473ec5a98f67bbb8b3a5925f34de7ee8286d064e6a1141da87ffd5593153ccbc441181cab5303c9d53ec30d149d68921d34b17c8168
- SSDEEP 49152:A3kMhT1LljFeW4SkZP4sz9MblI1DPji0Aj:A3kMfLtJfkZclI1bjo
- TLSH T124C55C16F6B88372D0B3C079C5D6AA9AFA72344657308ACB0345D72C2F277D19A3A735
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 3.0MB
- SHA256 9d756f3cdc3fb34d613a429f8dfb34639884e7037a6b89942c0636880d7fc10e
- MD5 2b7167dbab7875227f372dee3f8441e7
- SHA1 2b69ee267404ffabdcde68b45fa41984b6103f2f
- SHA512 29717789c5facc2f9734ebc0c2f0b54821d2023f0706a362ef0215af83a254b54616fa65060eefbb703df97df83ad83ef05772df193b8ef47395b52305a65566
- SSDEEP 49152:A3kMhT1LljFeW4SkZP4sz9MblI1DPji0AjKPji0Aj:A3kMfLtJfkZclI1bjo0jo
- TLSH T1C2E54B16F6788372D073C0B9C5D6AA9AFA72344617308ACB0345D76C2F277D68A3A735
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\ClientX64\IntegratedOffice.exe
- Size 2.5MB
- SHA256 22c570ca923c64bcb6920afeb15b6c38868a7a496a7d0150c5655a1d7bd5e2e4
- MD5 88bfac733cea69da99cf76e1af95dc9f
- SHA1 e8c671afcc6e0fa1bbae84ac2d6fe6d078d6dfb9
- SHA512 fcae7fd22a7188aae028053b809af3dae7c0d63b3885e2ee336683d7e0ed761e03f2b57f04200beafe5e558aeabe9474f8ad76cc021a7e1437781cf2380a446c
- SSDEEP 49152:A3kMhT1LljFeW4SkZP4sz9MblI1DPji0Ajq:A3kMfLtJfkZclI1bjo2
- TLSH T133C54B16F6B84372D0B3C079C9D6AA5AFA713C451B308ACB0345A72C2E377D59A3A735
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE
- Size 2.7MB
- SHA256 3c032fbbb8f06946fc1995ce07f293e8a25836bb9d22deb18be5bab13fe74890
- MD5 d7f7ff8b9678e0efbc2d0586354b9016
- SHA1 2e72cf5d65e1a331f92d78d307d3d1243667cd81
- SHA512 571a295702736d8f78d0c85fbc004c6e2e0a6cffb36ee687a04c13295c036cf2d69281042d8b61fc7beb23b0589748ce20456de8b84ab582adfa5370db6855fe
- SSDEEP 49152:A3kMhT1LljFeW4SkZP4sz9MblI1DPji0AjoTeX:A3kMfLtJfkZclI1bjocTQ
- TLSH T131D55C16F6B88372D0B3C079C5D6AA5AFA7234461B308ACB0355D72C2F277D19A3A735
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\WORDICON.EXE
- Size 2.5MB
- SHA256 d941cccaa95e0277ffa3731059c138ceaae9a8c0395475e3e3e0954993f891cd
- MD5 495321cef81c8ae06d25c8b6754ba0e9
- SHA1 804d7a13a7fc86a14cf0243ad0362b7f3f4c2e15
- SHA512 997cd208596c884e61a9d682af4d1b0a5cb2608cbd6e2174ad7e7653ca779edb238d01c7fa127c02622f3ef8d08d3045987a082535b6c4d935f2e0b72707340e
- SSDEEP 49152:A3kMhT1LljFeW4SkZP4sz9MblI1DPji0Aj7:A3kMfLtJfkZclI1bjoX
- TLSH T106C55C16F6B88372D0B3C079C5D6AA9AFA72344657308ACB0345D72C2F277D19A3A735
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH