Analysis
- max time kernel
150s - max time network
133s - 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, 19:22
Static task
static1
1 signatures
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-05_055d3db82b96c2961691d40d95edc7f2_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_luca-ste.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
windows10-2004-x64
4 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-08-05_055d3db82b96c2961691d40d95edc7f2_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_luca-ste.exe
- Size 4.4MB
- Sample260805-x3htfsvbpg
- SHA256 b016000473817b0359fffddcb115750092f6af49ef080d247cfc2b64a5da2443
- MD5 055d3db82b96c2961691d40d95edc7f2
- SHA1 2b6dd3a089d99a5b2eecfc11f8bba6e260990e4c
- SHA512 8ea20c937a4ff7e71b364d5a996102ed9af5a79b11aada9e0df9b1eed7d2596a8affb78f3d5254eb08eea159bae7e6de793d5e15cdd5a7c39a1a71c6eb0235e5
- SSDEEP 49152:P/aZCzN7z/aZCzN71HcLMidfWbbutmkO+wAOInO4XrztygxLHkJE4VBH:P2E2PLMKfWus+wE9XD8VBH
- TLSH T1D626E522E1941064DC1E1E70C7456230F2236C6F3E9D768ADEE4F63D9B3B6E169E8217
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Signatures
- Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
- Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\os_update_handler.exe 2026-08-05_055d3db82b96c2961691d40d95edc7f2_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_luca-ste.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe 2026-08-05_055d3db82b96c2961691d40d95edc7f2_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_luca-ste.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe 2026-08-05_055d3db82b96c2961691d40d95edc7f2_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_luca-ste.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\misc.exe 2026-08-05_055d3db82b96c2961691d40d95edc7f2_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_luca-ste.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOUC.EXE 2026-08-05_055d3db82b96c2961691d40d95edc7f2_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_luca-ste.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\MSInfo\msinfo32.exe 2026-08-05_055d3db82b96c2961691d40d95edc7f2_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_luca-ste.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe 2026-08-05_055d3db82b96c2961691d40d95edc7f2_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_luca-ste.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\ktab.exe 2026-08-05_055d3db82b96c2961691d40d95edc7f2_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_luca-ste.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSQRY32.EXE 2026-08-05_055d3db82b96c2961691d40d95edc7f2_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_luca-ste.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\MSOICONS.EXE 2026-08-05_055d3db82b96c2961691d40d95edc7f2_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_luca-ste.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdb.exe 2026-08-05_055d3db82b96c2961691d40d95edc7f2_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_luca-ste.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.16\createdump.exe 2026-08-05_055d3db82b96c2961691d40d95edc7f2_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_luca-ste.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe 2026-08-05_055d3db82b96c2961691d40d95edc7f2_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_luca-ste.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe 2026-08-05_055d3db82b96c2961691d40d95edc7f2_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_luca-ste.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe 2026-08-05_055d3db82b96c2961691d40d95edc7f2_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_luca-ste.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\jp2launcher.exe 2026-08-05_055d3db82b96c2961691d40d95edc7f2_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_luca-ste.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\policytool.exe 2026-08-05_055d3db82b96c2961691d40d95edc7f2_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_luca-ste.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOHTMED.EXE 2026-08-05_055d3db82b96c2961691d40d95edc7f2_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_luca-ste.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\policytool.exe 2026-08-05_055d3db82b96c2961691d40d95edc7f2_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_luca-ste.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\ExtExport.exe 2026-08-05_055d3db82b96c2961691d40d95edc7f2_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_luca-ste.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\ieinstal.exe 2026-08-05_055d3db82b96c2961691d40d95edc7f2_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_luca-ste.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe 2026-08-05_055d3db82b96c2961691d40d95edc7f2_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_luca-ste.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe 2026-08-05_055d3db82b96c2961691d40d95edc7f2_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_luca-ste.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\kinit.exe 2026-08-05_055d3db82b96c2961691d40d95edc7f2_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_luca-ste.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\CLVIEW.EXE 2026-08-05_055d3db82b96c2961691d40d95edc7f2_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_luca-ste.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\officeappguardwin32.exe 2026-08-05_055d3db82b96c2961691d40d95edc7f2_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_luca-ste.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe 2026-08-05_055d3db82b96c2961691d40d95edc7f2_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_luca-ste.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jarsigner.exe 2026-08-05_055d3db82b96c2961691d40d95edc7f2_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_luca-ste.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javaws.exe 2026-08-05_055d3db82b96c2961691d40d95edc7f2_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_luca-ste.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jsadebugd.exe 2026-08-05_055d3db82b96c2961691d40d95edc7f2_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_luca-ste.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsimport.exe 2026-08-05_055d3db82b96c2961691d40d95edc7f2_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_luca-ste.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\keytool.exe 2026-08-05_055d3db82b96c2961691d40d95edc7f2_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_luca-ste.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOSYNC.EXE 2026-08-05_055d3db82b96c2961691d40d95edc7f2_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_luca-ste.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\javaws.exe 2026-08-05_055d3db82b96c2961691d40d95edc7f2_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_luca-ste.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\unpack200.exe 2026-08-05_055d3db82b96c2961691d40d95edc7f2_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_luca-ste.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\POWERPNT.EXE 2026-08-05_055d3db82b96c2961691d40d95edc7f2_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_luca-ste.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ADDINS\Microsoft Power Query for Excel Integrated\bin\Microsoft.Mashup.Container.exe 2026-08-05_055d3db82b96c2961691d40d95edc7f2_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_luca-ste.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ADDINS\Microsoft Power Query for Excel Integrated\bin\Microsoft.Mashup.Container.Loader.exe 2026-08-05_055d3db82b96c2961691d40d95edc7f2_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_luca-ste.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\MavInject32.exe 2026-08-05_055d3db82b96c2961691d40d95edc7f2_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_luca-ste.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\6.0.27\createdump.exe 2026-08-05_055d3db82b96c2961691d40d95edc7f2_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_luca-ste.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javaw.exe 2026-08-05_055d3db82b96c2961691d40d95edc7f2_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_luca-ste.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoasb.exe 2026-08-05_055d3db82b96c2961691d40d95edc7f2_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_luca-ste.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\AppVShNotify.exe 2026-08-05_055d3db82b96c2961691d40d95edc7f2_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_luca-ste.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javadoc.exe 2026-08-05_055d3db82b96c2961691d40d95edc7f2_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_luca-ste.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\OLicenseHeartbeat.exe 2026-08-05_055d3db82b96c2961691d40d95edc7f2_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_luca-ste.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe 2026-08-05_055d3db82b96c2961691d40d95edc7f2_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_luca-ste.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe 2026-08-05_055d3db82b96c2961691d40d95edc7f2_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_luca-ste.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\ssvagent.exe 2026-08-05_055d3db82b96c2961691d40d95edc7f2_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_luca-ste.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ONENOTEM.EXE 2026-08-05_055d3db82b96c2961691d40d95edc7f2_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_luca-ste.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\PerfBoost.exe 2026-08-05_055d3db82b96c2961691d40d95edc7f2_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_luca-ste.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\MSOXMLED.EXE 2026-08-05_055d3db82b96c2961691d40d95edc7f2_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_luca-ste.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe 2026-08-05_055d3db82b96c2961691d40d95edc7f2_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_luca-ste.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\idlj.exe 2026-08-05_055d3db82b96c2961691d40d95edc7f2_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_luca-ste.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java.exe 2026-08-05_055d3db82b96c2961691d40d95edc7f2_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_luca-ste.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\xjc.exe 2026-08-05_055d3db82b96c2961691d40d95edc7f2_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_luca-ste.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\pack200.exe 2026-08-05_055d3db82b96c2961691d40d95edc7f2_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_luca-ste.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe 2026-08-05_055d3db82b96c2961691d40d95edc7f2_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_luca-ste.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iediagcmd.exe 2026-08-05_055d3db82b96c2961691d40d95edc7f2_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_luca-ste.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javapackager.exe 2026-08-05_055d3db82b96c2961691d40d95edc7f2_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_luca-ste.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe 2026-08-05_055d3db82b96c2961691d40d95edc7f2_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_luca-ste.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe 2026-08-05_055d3db82b96c2961691d40d95edc7f2_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_luca-ste.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVDllSurrogate32.exe 2026-08-05_055d3db82b96c2961691d40d95edc7f2_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_luca-ste.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SETLANG.EXE 2026-08-05_055d3db82b96c2961691d40d95edc7f2_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_luca-ste.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\DW\DWTRIG20.EXE 2026-08-05_055d3db82b96c2961691d40d95edc7f2_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_luca-ste.exe - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 1 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 2026-08-05_055d3db82b96c2961691d40d95edc7f2_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_luca-ste.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
pid Process 5128 2026-08-05_055d3db82b96c2961691d40d95edc7f2_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_luca-ste.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-05_055d3db82b96c2961691d40d95edc7f2_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_luca-ste.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-05_055d3db82b96c2961691d40d95edc7f2_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_luca-ste.exe"1⤵
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:5128
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\appvcleaner.exe
- Size 6.5MB
- SHA256 0c78adb961443ca894bd4162b6c4aae8ba8cf223e747e5e797741ad476c694f7
- MD5 de3dc253e34e171de7d90daa2818b72c
- SHA1 72f2a090b9c0dabed8d8443476d3fdaeecb8f500
- SHA512 2a9af0ec6a7bc7134f53fe23d7e89c088f731df2e9d27a6ebaedd88a604162749af8c6e3d224a6fa55b3c33936a09023b70af45c2f74640f649ac1f6ce252eaf
- SSDEEP 49152:P/aZCzN7z/aZCzN71HcLMidfWbbutmkO+wAOInO4XrztygxLHkJE4VBmCbRquA/6:P2E2PLMKfWus+wE9XD8VBLoq2VjnmB
- TLSH T193667D15E19440A0DC5E8E74C7519231F2227C1F3FADB68BCEA4F63D9B3B6E059A9213
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH