Analysis
- max time kernel
120s - 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, 21:07
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-04_194fdc98c998f31d9fb4aa4d0a3e4bfd_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redl.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
windows10-2004-x64
11 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-08-04_194fdc98c998f31d9fb4aa4d0a3e4bfd_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_194fdc98c998f31d9fb4aa4d0a3e4bfd_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redl.exe
- Size 1.9MB
- Sample260804-zydeaayscv
- SHA256 ecbfab9ad4269e35deda9e6870fc6d453b2699fca38a79804a948cbb870cf9bc
- MD5 194fdc98c998f31d9fb4aa4d0a3e4bfd
- SHA1 228b3d11ee3e69c9bd2d9fa22a91d447a7f0b721
- SHA512 3ceca9a4baf9e2abcc6239697ee876a13ee01d7bcd1f3f405e441ff756480d34b725be0324de428d641ea40c3cf1cb269848402ac7e880b56568f8d3380600fd
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZjzyUTWaLl3z0zDMCpcbaoOapypclK3aFZe0p4Ek4niOkl/A04szE87JKM:A3kMhT1LljFeW4SkZP4sz9MblI1d
- TLSH T101955C16F6B88373D0B3C079C5D6AA56FA72384657308ACB034593282F377D19A3A779
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 6 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/1396-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c44b-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000300000001b305-11.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/1396-21-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/4640-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c469-1662.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c44b-5.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000300000001b305-11.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c469-1662.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 4640 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_194fdc98c998f31d9fb4aa4d0a3e4bfd_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_194fdc98c998f31d9fb4aa4d0a3e4bfd_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 created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\keytool.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\CNFNOT32.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\Windows Defender\MsMpEng.exe 2026-08-04_194fdc98c998f31d9fb4aa4d0a3e4bfd_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\BHO\ie_to_edge_stub.exe$ 2026-08-04_194fdc98c998f31d9fb4aa4d0a3e4bfd_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redl.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\msedge_pwa_launcher.exe patcher.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\jdeps.exe 2026-08-04_194fdc98c998f31d9fb4aa4d0a3e4bfd_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redl.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe 2026-08-04_194fdc98c998f31d9fb4aa4d0a3e4bfd_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Integration\Integrator.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SkypeSrv\SKYPESERVER.EXE$ 2026-08-04_194fdc98c998f31d9fb4aa4d0a3e4bfd_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Edge.GameAssist_1.0.3456.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\EdgeGameAssist.exe 2026-08-04_194fdc98c998f31d9fb4aa4d0a3e4bfd_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redl.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VSTO\10.0\VSTOInstaller.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe 2026-08-04_194fdc98c998f31d9fb4aa4d0a3e4bfd_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redl.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\serialver.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\PPTICO.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\DATABASECOMPARE.EXE 2026-08-04_194fdc98c998f31d9fb4aa4d0a3e4bfd_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\msedgewebview2.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\FLTLDR.EXE$ 2026-08-04_194fdc98c998f31d9fb4aa4d0a3e4bfd_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\updater.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe 2026-08-04_194fdc98c998f31d9fb4aa4d0a3e4bfd_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javadoc.exe 2026-08-04_194fdc98c998f31d9fb4aa4d0a3e4bfd_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javah.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\AppVShNotify.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\InspectorOfficeGadget.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\plugin-container.exe 2026-08-04_194fdc98c998f31d9fb4aa4d0a3e4bfd_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redl.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\extcheck.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\CLVIEW.EXE 2026-08-04_194fdc98c998f31d9fb4aa4d0a3e4bfd_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redl.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\WORDICON.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\java.exe 2026-08-04_194fdc98c998f31d9fb4aa4d0a3e4bfd_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\pingsender.exe$ 2026-08-04_194fdc98c998f31d9fb4aa4d0a3e4bfd_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redl.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\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javaws.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jjs.exe 2026-08-04_194fdc98c998f31d9fb4aa4d0a3e4bfd_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\WORDICON.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 (x86)\Google\Update\DisabledGoogleUpdate.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\javacpl.exe 2026-08-04_194fdc98c998f31d9fb4aa4d0a3e4bfd_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redl.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\SETLANG.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection\SenseGPParser.exe patcher.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 (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\notification_helper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification 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\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\lyncicon.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\maintenanceservice_installer.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MpCopyAccelerator.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\wow_helper.exe 2026-08-04_194fdc98c998f31d9fb4aa4d0a3e4bfd_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\BHO\ie_to_edge_stub.exe 2026-08-04_194fdc98c998f31d9fb4aa4d0a3e4bfd_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe 2026-08-04_194fdc98c998f31d9fb4aa4d0a3e4bfd_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe 2026-08-04_194fdc98c998f31d9fb4aa4d0a3e4bfd_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redl.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\servertool.exe patcher.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\servertool.exe$ 2026-08-04_194fdc98c998f31d9fb4aa4d0a3e4bfd_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe$ 2026-08-04_194fdc98c998f31d9fb4aa4d0a3e4bfd_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redl.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe 2026-08-04_194fdc98c998f31d9fb4aa4d0a3e4bfd_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redl.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\maintenanceservice_installer.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\private_browsing.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javap.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 2026-08-04_194fdc98c998f31d9fb4aa4d0a3e4bfd_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:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\:\autorun.inf 2026-08-04_194fdc98c998f31d9fb4aa4d0a3e4bfd_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redl.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 1396 2026-08-04_194fdc98c998f31d9fb4aa4d0a3e4bfd_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redl.exe 4640 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-04_194fdc98c998f31d9fb4aa4d0a3e4bfd_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redl.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-04_194fdc98c998f31d9fb4aa4d0a3e4bfd_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:1396
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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:4640
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 1.9MB
- SHA256 ecbfab9ad4269e35deda9e6870fc6d453b2699fca38a79804a948cbb870cf9bc
- MD5 194fdc98c998f31d9fb4aa4d0a3e4bfd
- SHA1 228b3d11ee3e69c9bd2d9fa22a91d447a7f0b721
- SHA512 3ceca9a4baf9e2abcc6239697ee876a13ee01d7bcd1f3f405e441ff756480d34b725be0324de428d641ea40c3cf1cb269848402ac7e880b56568f8d3380600fd
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZjzyUTWaLl3z0zDMCpcbaoOapypclK3aFZe0p4Ek4niOkl/A04szE87JKM:A3kMhT1LljFeW4SkZP4sz9MblI1d
- TLSH T101955C16F6B88373D0B3C079C5D6AA56FA72384657308ACB034593282F377D19A3A779
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\identity_helper.exe
- Size 2.1MB
- SHA256 2bb235a96343a2fbb1f829989beef2db97ae40ba30800a77f7551b8059b2087f
- MD5 3c1029aeb7aca022b7e099c12f7a06f3
- SHA1 30eadf46e553a66cedf1db2b961ce05472765bb3
- SHA512 c3a6891bdbb02ee337b1b7e0ae68c2e0aba3edc7c65873720590666c48f588877b9172d4a2cdd9ab9edb48172ad3f382c6c24fee7a6feb661b0fd367d2b88781
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZjzyUTWaLl3z0zDMCpcbaoOapypclK3aFZe0p4Ek4niOkl/A04szE87JKC:A3kMhT1LljFeW4SkZP4sz9MblI1b7gi
- TLSH T19AA56C16F6B84372E0B3C079C5D6AA56FA72385617308ACF035593282F337D19A3A779
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 2.5MB
- SHA256 9d3268f335970290de43e775ec078d0cd40bfc5e9bf51d9bd1119881206a4ea9
- MD5 97b7f0eb89b0799b9122435c2d7d9730
- SHA1 796ba0417de43d6bb881e551ed3c39f886b2e11f
- SHA512 b81f7140e2f7f9d8f7511c5c6da2c177e39a8323ac3a5de8b84fee417c319c39d0d07f97be8fb613f04573d35a66ebb5323688442351f340ec74a37ea07b88f0
- SSDEEP 49152:A3kMhT1LljFeW4SkZP4sz9MblI1pPji0Aj:A3kMfLtJfkZclI1Jjo
- TLSH T11EC55C16F6B88372D0B3C079C5D6AA9AFA72344657308ACB0345D72C2F277D19A3A735
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH