Analysis
- max time kernel
93s - max time network
151s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260513-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows - submitted
08/08/2026, 00:47
Static task
static1
2 signatures
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-07_b1e41f95a44f8c04f7abbe95200d1d2e_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_h.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
windows10-2004-x64
9 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-08-07_b1e41f95a44f8c04f7abbe95200d1d2e_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_h.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260710-en
windows11-ltsc_2024-x64
10 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-08-07_b1e41f95a44f8c04f7abbe95200d1d2e_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_h.exe
- Size 5.7MB
- Sample260808-a5l8bseq3s
- SHA256 ed4dbba329cd8f170fffcc6b9e1bbea1a1843dd5abe38bfa9dabc897f05f35f0
- MD5 b1e41f95a44f8c04f7abbe95200d1d2e
- SHA1 70dba342430f75da888d3da7fd2f474200eb2950
- SHA512 1ba2f0203f1712b3485d690aa9c9b2c9d9acfa0dd82a04facf593bd6a0bf6e44b1da21eebe53bf65d4a511f3b484cec91981f3cdad0ccd8a9d4dcb907502576a
- SSDEEP 98304:4AEqUeh9Fchv7StiJdXN0B7+s1Cs1Cjo2Lr:4eJ9ovUutoA
- TLSH T1C8566B1AFFE48935E0B3463189B5935A9676BC205F3182CF6380761D9E72FC19A36723
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 9 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral1/memory/2628-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x0007000000024520-6.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/5028-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x0003000000022b20-12.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x000200000002122e-324.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x00020000000216a1-1252.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/2628-1511-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/5028-1524-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x0005000000023130-1627.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 5028 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" 2026-08-07_b1e41f95a44f8c04f7abbe95200d1d2e_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_h.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 2026-08-07_b1e41f95a44f8c04f7abbe95200d1d2e_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_h.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe - Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe - Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SkypeSrv\SKYPESERVER.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpnetwk.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.SkypeApp_14.53.77.0_x64__kzf8qxf38zg5c\SkypeBridge\SkypeBridge.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\VSTO\10.0\VSTOInstaller.exe 2026-08-07_b1e41f95a44f8c04f7abbe95200d1d2e_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_h.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ADDINS\Microsoft Power Query for Excel Integrated\bin\Microsoft.Mashup.Container.NetFX45.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\ClientX64\IntegratedOffice.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\wow_helper.exe 2026-08-07_b1e41f95a44f8c04f7abbe95200d1d2e_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_h.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\cookie_exporter.exe 2026-08-07_b1e41f95a44f8c04f7abbe95200d1d2e_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_h.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE 2026-08-07_b1e41f95a44f8c04f7abbe95200d1d2e_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_h.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\plug_ins\pi_brokers\64BitMAPIBroker.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.147.37\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe$ 2026-08-07_b1e41f95a44f8c04f7abbe95200d1d2e_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_h.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateBroker.exe 2026-08-07_b1e41f95a44f8c04f7abbe95200d1d2e_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_h.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jjs.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Integration\Integrator.exe$ 2026-08-07_b1e41f95a44f8c04f7abbe95200d1d2e_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_h.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\msedge.exe 2026-08-07_b1e41f95a44f8c04f7abbe95200d1d2e_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_h.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOSYNC.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\msedgewebview2.exe 2026-08-07_b1e41f95a44f8c04f7abbe95200d1d2e_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_h.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe$ 2026-08-07_b1e41f95a44f8c04f7abbe95200d1d2e_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_h.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\chrome_pwa_launcher.exe 2026-08-07_b1e41f95a44f8c04f7abbe95200d1d2e_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_h.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\NAMECONTROLSERVER.EXE 2026-08-07_b1e41f95a44f8c04f7abbe95200d1d2e_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_h.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\Office16\PPTICO.EXE$ 2026-08-07_b1e41f95a44f8c04f7abbe95200d1d2e_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_h.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.147.37\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateSetup.exe 2026-08-07_b1e41f95a44f8c04f7abbe95200d1d2e_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_h.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE$ 2026-08-07_b1e41f95a44f8c04f7abbe95200d1d2e_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_h.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\identity_helper.exe 2026-08-07_b1e41f95a44f8c04f7abbe95200d1d2e_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_h.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateSetup.exe 2026-08-07_b1e41f95a44f8c04f7abbe95200d1d2e_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_h.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\keytool.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ADDINS\Microsoft Power Query for Excel Integrated\bin\Microsoft.Mashup.Container.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SETLANG.EXE 2026-08-07_b1e41f95a44f8c04f7abbe95200d1d2e_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_h.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\wordicon.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.XboxSpeechToTextOverlay_1.17.29001.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\SpeechToTextOverlay64-Retail.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoev.exe$ 2026-08-07_b1e41f95a44f8c04f7abbe95200d1d2e_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_h.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\msedge_proxy.exe 2026-08-07_b1e41f95a44f8c04f7abbe95200d1d2e_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_h.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\maintenanceservice.exe 2026-08-07_b1e41f95a44f8c04f7abbe95200d1d2e_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_h.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe 2026-08-07_b1e41f95a44f8c04f7abbe95200d1d2e_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_h.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javaws.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\Smart Tag\SmartTagInstall.exe 2026-08-07_b1e41f95a44f8c04f7abbe95200d1d2e_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_h.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_1.0.30251.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\AppInstallerElevatedAppServiceClient.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\LogTransport2.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\pwahelper.exe 2026-08-07_b1e41f95a44f8c04f7abbe95200d1d2e_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_h.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Photo Viewer\ImagingDevices.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\msouc.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\GoogleUpdater\141.0.7340.0\disabledupdater.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\Installer\setup.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe 2026-08-07_b1e41f95a44f8c04f7abbe95200d1d2e_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_h.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\WORDICON.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\MSOHTMED.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\TraceBlock.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\OFFICE16\LICLUA.EXE 2026-08-07_b1e41f95a44f8c04f7abbe95200d1d2e_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_h.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\jabswitch.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SkypeSrv\SKYPESERVER.EXE 2026-08-07_b1e41f95a44f8c04f7abbe95200d1d2e_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_h.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroLayoutRecognizer\AcroLayoutRecognizer.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AdobeCollabSync.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msotd.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ONENOTEM.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-006E-0409-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe$$ 2026-08-07_b1e41f95a44f8c04f7abbe95200d1d2e_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_h.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Microsoft3DViewer_6.1908.2042.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\3DViewer.exe 2026-08-07_b1e41f95a44f8c04f7abbe95200d1d2e_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_h.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 2026-08-07_b1e41f95a44f8c04f7abbe95200d1d2e_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_h.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language patcher.exe - NTFS ADS 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\:\autorun.inf 2026-08-07_b1e41f95a44f8c04f7abbe95200d1d2e_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_h.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 2628 2026-08-07_b1e41f95a44f8c04f7abbe95200d1d2e_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_h.exe 5028 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-07_b1e41f95a44f8c04f7abbe95200d1d2e_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_h.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-07_b1e41f95a44f8c04f7abbe95200d1d2e_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_h.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:2628
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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 System32 directory
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:5028
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 5.7MB
- SHA256 ed4dbba329cd8f170fffcc6b9e1bbea1a1843dd5abe38bfa9dabc897f05f35f0
- MD5 b1e41f95a44f8c04f7abbe95200d1d2e
- SHA1 70dba342430f75da888d3da7fd2f474200eb2950
- SHA512 1ba2f0203f1712b3485d690aa9c9b2c9d9acfa0dd82a04facf593bd6a0bf6e44b1da21eebe53bf65d4a511f3b484cec91981f3cdad0ccd8a9d4dcb907502576a
- SSDEEP 98304:4AEqUeh9Fchv7StiJdXN0B7+s1Cs1Cjo2Lr:4eJ9ovUutoA
- TLSH T1C8566B1AFFE48935E0B3463189B5935A9676BC205F3182CF6380761D9E72FC19A36723
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\Installer\setup.exe$
- Size 6.2MB
- SHA256 a7d0438f6f2e277baccf53a158e0bef5363ce9df66df7dc2b7b4f2171ae61544
- MD5 87b027cdfb0e781a66bbfc4ef2b8686c
- SHA1 43e85de71ce478e5ea74674ccc0df2bcf2df99bb
- SHA512 32a5ca48fd73429d7312eb7a6faaeb0c975a32bc66071311c55adccce0b5fefe56b6acc1e7314b8f1f9c674f4f82106cf0bca0a161a11dcc53b1c0fec4bcc029
- SSDEEP 98304:4AEqUeh9Fchv7StiJdXN0B7+s1Cs1Cjo2LrUdGl:4eJ9ovUutoAoGl
- TLSH T14B667C19FFE48975E0B3467189B6935A9676BC210F3182CF2380761D9E72FC19A36723
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 6.2MB
- SHA256 a662064947bbbeb36f06bc3efab1b83831023201be1b981b03ad6eb674c72d09
- MD5 9f40a181b115686fef75134a82d913bc
- SHA1 c1f5ebe28838a0de6e906fa11c1f532e841e149b
- SHA512 c0a5fda3de81b0b9e4f265147135eb4bbba494edaf7d611e9763295086c0b3dc925a1da847acb51ed57fb14715b4f2c2d361329378cc4536a4be009268ee6518
- SSDEEP 98304:4AEqUeh9Fchv7StiJdXN0B7+s1Cs1Cjo2LrSjo:4eJ9ovUutoAEo
- TLSH T1F5666B19FBE48935E0B3467589B6935A96727C210F3182CF6380761D9E72FC19A36733
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jsadebugd.exe
- Size 5.7MB
- SHA256 0bfabd9892356e744b86b3b085da5423ca098dcca486f579dc7bd73be7da274d
- MD5 5469b4e787b6b3e05387e2655e237bef
- SHA1 353c6c131eb4063eb2ab9162b486694d65c2dbf7
- SHA512 214c001aeaaee00da5e24ff5a536b6dff751a9cd7b09e674450b1ee4549562835bb235515a17304191b7f06c5a0c64213ed2efba65dc5831bd1ec657f567b55d
- SSDEEP 98304:4AEqUeh9Fchv7StiJdXN0B7+s1Cs1Cjo2Lrs:4eJ9ovUutoAs
- TLSH T1DA566B1AFFE48935E0B3463189B5935A9676BC205F3182CF6380761D9E72FC19A36723
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-006E-0409-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe$
- Size 5.7MB
- SHA256 1510af8c3b1c6555daaf5bca32f3af484f6192a891b1a66205b371ad728e22df
- MD5 98da4355a624db409149091bd01061e5
- SHA1 9061c645d0cea77ed3bd4f68b5a75138441e0a23
- SHA512 48b364fd594a64f590c4b443b0ce3256b58f640798da59b51775ed6e7a9b8b1349d3962da21d019da810babd11510a04d5d77b16d21701510f37e2f179e14efd
- SSDEEP 98304:4AEqUeh9Fchv7StiJdXN0B7+s1Cs1Cjo2Lrc:4eJ9ovUutoAc
- TLSH T1F5566B1AFBE48935E0B3563199B693599676BC600F3182CF6380771D9E72FC19A32723
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH