Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    148s
  • 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, 15:55

General

  • Target
    2026-08-07_747c8181332e0336a9b368e49eb7ea7e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hellokitty_luca-stealer_njrat_play.exe
  • Size 562KB
  • Sample260807-tcw2lsgn4x
  • SHA256 573d10b0a71ec5d0a69071dde522a02a63be5706f467569719a52e98e7d32248
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 22 IoCs
  • Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs

    Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.

  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 42 IoCs

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

  • Drops file in System32 directory 64 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs
  • 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.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 40 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • System policy modification 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-07_747c8181332e0336a9b368e49eb7ea7e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hellokitty_luca-stealer_njrat_play.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-07_747c8181332e0336a9b368e49eb7ea7e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hellokitty_luca-stealer_njrat_play.exe"
    1⤵
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:4840
  • C:\Windows\System32\alg.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\alg.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:1160
  • C:\Windows\System32\GameInputSvc.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\GameInputSvc.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:3020
  • C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe
    "C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe"
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:3028
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\elevation_service.exe
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\elevation_service.exe"
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:5248
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\maintenanceservice.exe
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\maintenanceservice.exe"
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:5912
  • C:\Windows\System32\msdtc.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\msdtc.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:1488
  • C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe /V
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:5668
  • \??\c:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE
    "c:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE"
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:5444
  • C:\Windows\system32\PerceptionSimulation\PerceptionSimulationService.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\PerceptionSimulation\PerceptionSimulationService.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:5720
  • C:\Windows\SysWow64\perfhost.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWow64\perfhost.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • System policy modification
    PID:3540
  • C:\Windows\System32\ReFsDedupSvc.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\ReFsDedupSvc.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:612
  • C:\Windows\system32\locator.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\locator.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:4440
  • C:\Windows\System32\SensorDataService.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\SensorDataService.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:4176
  • C:\Windows\System32\snmptrap.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\snmptrap.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:1840
  • C:\Windows\System32\OpenSSH\ssh-agent.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\OpenSSH\ssh-agent.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:3408
  • C:\Windows\system32\TieringEngineService.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\TieringEngineService.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:5724
  • C:\Windows\system32\AgentService.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\AgentService.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:1344
  • C:\Windows\System32\vds.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\vds.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:1188
  • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:4340
  • C:\Windows\system32\wbengine.exe
    "C:\Windows\system32\wbengine.exe"
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:5984
  • C:\Windows\system32\wbem\WmiApSrv.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\wbem\WmiApSrv.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:1052
  • C:\Windows\system32\SearchIndexer.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\SearchIndexer.exe /Embedding
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:4972

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

        Replay Monitor

        Loading Replay Monitor...

        Downloads

        elevation_service.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\elevation_service.exe
        • Size 2.6MB
        • SHA256 b1792be5fe655c132e83ebfe6f22beeb4bfb09368050370f06834f7426f3e954
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        maintenanceservice.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\maintenanceservice.exe
        • Size 658KB
        • SHA256 ff997b1148c3b401842671fccb96722b53b670bf28b13655ab72e1a617c54924
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        OSE.EXE

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE
        • Size 637KB
        • SHA256 c5cfdbd1bd4e41f155b829c4fa4572a3cc7623add64912ed6b2ee1044ec91f28
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        elevation_service.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe
        • Size 2.6MB
        • SHA256 6202574dbd4c9afaaccdc055a89302626cc41d348d64c63bb6b58beca6bff89d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        perfhost.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\perfhost.exe
        • Size 416KB
        • SHA256 d9da4bfddc006ea122be9190b9f6395805497775143d6f6fee88652741a54e4a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        AgentService.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\System32\AgentService.exe
        • Size 1.2MB
        • SHA256 51e537516d355b8e54146083fbbcc6314ee5500c4f50f7f48b57a0e9f96e179e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        GameInputSvc.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\System32\GameInputSvc.exe
        • Size 464KB
        • SHA256 b8a55d2aa639446063295b5d6fafbe728ddb6a90fb13247eab705cb107de72a9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Locator.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\System32\Locator.exe
        • Size 428KB
        • SHA256 ddae0f8f940ad4c30e22cb324d44b23147338fa74da8c2b67f14157faf2b2be8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ssh-agent.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\System32\OpenSSH\ssh-agent.exe
        • Size 944KB
        • SHA256 2e4b85d9a99b8bd9073e8c699a08a48a49645bee2cb25734203b062a3d9d13a2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        PerceptionSimulationService.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\System32\PerceptionSimulation\PerceptionSimulationService.exe
        • Size 632KB
        • SHA256 bb0a27540056ab5ba0211871c90e303508012390dfb57d35ae2da714adbe6b9b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ReFsDedupSvc.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\System32\ReFsDedupSvc.exe
        • Size 2.5MB
        • SHA256 ec8e0865b0dd836c35068d62acf8fab90f11414697d1071202429d3bd54e621a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        SearchIndexer.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\System32\SearchIndexer.exe
        • Size 1.3MB
        • SHA256 b6fd687f8cc41a46738fc02b7355c4bcc0306182e102038aa63fc72bd0119a4d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        SensorDataService.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\System32\SensorDataService.exe
        • Size 1.5MB
        • SHA256 6302e244ded6d06ed6c8d1b849fb2e868fe3de2713b986d79f83ecec8ca37e5c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        TieringEngineService.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\System32\TieringEngineService.exe
        • Size 736KB
        • SHA256 5e8b8b106d13034309903b1c2375d88617bbcef5a64522a5bdb086f584c4af8e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        VSSVC.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\System32\VSSVC.exe
        • Size 1.8MB
        • SHA256 49b93fe60a207f8baac0d555f1098d44c8971028345dfedee31045ce7c6b2dae
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        alg.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\System32\alg.exe
        • Size 580KB
        • SHA256 44af590d151ad8571830ee0bcb986f677d2832e8c6003a5bae0728d6567707e8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        msdtc.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\System32\msdtc.exe
        • Size 564KB
        • SHA256 2d7256494a6aefbaad58d7fb1acbe7d0db2005d449e3ede72bef6b95da210172
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        msiexec.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\System32\msiexec.exe
        • Size 572KB
        • SHA256 98d1f20871a881240bbbc5c0e0a9ea98a5af79b6fde2f17cec68defa9f82e765
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        snmptrap.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\System32\snmptrap.exe
        • Size 436KB
        • SHA256 059327a821341d705eeb05c249458853e30086f7ffa9fc0376437535cc16e4d0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        vds.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\System32\vds.exe
        • Size 1.0MB
        • SHA256 9616693952d68d466f8cee068cbfe1d4b9cb1110f023bd6786ad4f8cc07e87e6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        WmiApSrv.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\System32\wbem\WmiApSrv.exe
        • Size 596KB
        • SHA256 f6d7643514c7ee1a5535c6b5832abe9bcda940a526f988fc5fba92e63e45816d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wbengine.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\System32\wbengine.exe
        • Size 1.9MB
        • SHA256 6681efae9b2b7055ab20649332c74bcf711334f3ada34f627ff58e87ef847c91
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/3540-93-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004FF000-memory.dmp

        memory/4840-0-0x00000000009C1000-0x0000000000A55000-memory.dmp

        memory/4840-2-0x00000000009C1000-0x0000000000A55000-memory.dmp

        memory/4840-4-0x0000000000930000-0x0000000000A55000-memory.dmp

        memory/4840-1-0x0000000000930000-0x0000000000A55000-memory.dmp

        memory/4840-5-0x0000000000930000-0x0000000000A55000-memory.dmp