Analysis

  • max time kernel
    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
    07/08/2026, 15:25

General

  • Target
    2026-08-07_bef0b846a7356df8bb812fcc07cf646b_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe
  • Size 930KB
  • Sample260807-st2sraybkh
  • SHA256 020c68285659079b91ec164248a436ab762ec0852bbaf2ccab96fdcf208968a8
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 21 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 4 IoCs
  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 6 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Runs net.exe
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 22 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 5 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-07_bef0b846a7356df8bb812fcc07cf646b_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-07_bef0b846a7356df8bb812fcc07cf646b_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3140
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\$$a4CBF.bat
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4332
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-07_bef0b846a7356df8bb812fcc07cf646b_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-07_bef0b846a7356df8bb812fcc07cf646b_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        PID:4156
    • C:\Windows\Logo1_.exe
      C:\Windows\Logo1_.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Enumerates connected drives
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • Drops file in Windows directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5360
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net stop "Kingsoft AntiVirus Service"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1104
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop "Kingsoft AntiVirus Service"
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:2864

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        MicrosoftEdgeUpdateBroker.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateBroker.exe
        • Size 124KB
        • SHA256 75dd163d14946bc12bb5f23a868443a310afe992388753af9b3b993d26b3a4fd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        vcredist_x86.exe

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{61087a79-ac85-455c-934d-1fa22cc64f36}\vcredist_x86.exe
        • Size 481KB
        • SHA256 d5fbaf5c0d8e313d4dad23b28cac4256c5dbed6ab3b0d797e2971f30c5e095ad
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        $$a4CBF.bat

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\$$a4CBF.bat
        • Size 938B
        • SHA256 05376b68254b9d33310a79ab74bb422d4ae4c3c540fd1ad64bc22c0b9d73e987
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        2026-08-07_bef0b846a7356df8bb812fcc07cf646b_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-07_bef0b846a7356df8bb812fcc07cf646b_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe.exe
        • Size 903KB
        • SHA256 28f990585547b7ea429349356f47dea76ec3387d8d258c0f7f44dbd2853f188e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Logo1_.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\Logo1_.exe
        • Size 26KB
        • SHA256 449b2bf4a84e027375af2a6bbe59a0b18c07edfc9aa96c6ff52adfc195fcd739
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        _desktop.ini

        • Path F:\$RECYCLE.BIN\S-1-5-21-189034102-168398478-1159367937-1000\_desktop.ini
        • Size 8B
        • SHA256 cb7bedc97bdd2d63203eb6ba133a1f2298106db82404f9055a36ff6d137d0f86
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        memory/3140-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/3140-12-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/5360-30-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/5360-35-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/5360-39-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/5360-77-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/5360-1246-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/5360-22-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/5360-5043-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/5360-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/5360-5516-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp