Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    156s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    08/08/2026, 01:17

General

  • Target
    2026-08-07_607f6744883ab376324c73949bf14313_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_icedid_l.exe
  • Size 17.2MB
  • Sample260808-bnjljsxclf
  • SHA256 19ec30c2b7f6c1082b0a51267aff2bd9f0d060ccdab3e3b568ed133393a9c0a1
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in System32 directory 5 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 2 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 4 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-07_607f6744883ab376324c73949bf14313_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_icedid_l.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-07_607f6744883ab376324c73949bf14313_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_icedid_l.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4696
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Windows\system32\Option.bat
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:860
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UpdatAuto.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\UpdatAuto.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:6040
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Windows\system32\Option.bat
        3⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:5188

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        7z.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe
        • Size 17.7MB
        • SHA256 76ccd6ed174cb893a0cf99ec5aa3d655ec4f7c2d8f229439f75a4b68f96903ca
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7zFM.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe
        • Size 18.1MB
        • SHA256 3ea6ed7b03026c05551dc2f49b1bb5c772f2c0cc3a711178c68a8c7b34845427
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7zG.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe
        • Size 17.9MB
        • SHA256 e5218ffc09d8ac040038dbd607c1b066cbd95ca7818d4741270313655eb9dbcf
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Uninstall.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 17.2MB
        • SHA256 b85183ef95334c3e1de69709c1be22fa8673d1290905e3842eeec6d292573300
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        setup.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\setup.exe
        • Size 23.2MB
        • SHA256 dc389a1cbd64c6cc0b3155fee2d3bd7001e0125fc82ad3a9ce60be70ea39f976
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrome_pwa_launcher.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\chrome_pwa_launcher.exe
        • Size 18.9MB
        • SHA256 bd725d846fd8619b711e7d3f6a9e3ffe67503690e4602ebd5533c90d8f402e0e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        elevated_tracing_service.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevated_tracing_service.exe
        • Size 20.6MB
        • SHA256 3e64737e3e3a7ed979fb4087e24712abdf9515c167e137d7fbd5647164ba3b3a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        elevation_service.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe
        • Size 19.4MB
        • SHA256 ed974dc16a1af3cab901d840e9f6b3587b48b92fbdfc26bdd3f56c58f625ae28
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        notification_helper.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\notification_helper.exe
        • Size 18.8MB
        • SHA256 3552ffefefa730ddb8a73e058b5cfe6fcc16d999ad26a06ee7918f3f8d632fec
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        os_update_handler.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\os_update_handler.exe
        • Size 19.0MB
        • SHA256 817a7ed692264b5f76e3d93c80a1798b35be752b2cc0d2636750f1f895308660
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrome.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
        • Size 20.3MB
        • SHA256 79df6032c532e5baa46e51d7a4ced1102e0217340c3a623287c985c7a3243ae7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrome_proxy.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome_proxy.exe
        • Size 18.6MB
        • SHA256 5c1648e247b2390f8130dbf9168fb0c8b0e5ff78087a420b21d44319d30479fa
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        appletviewer.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\appletviewer.exe
        • Size 17.2MB
        • SHA256 72de8cacac8a1de0043848b76b0f506709563e269a600fa76d4559ca8cb39461
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        extcheck.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\extcheck.exe
        • Size 17.2MB
        • SHA256 fad6f8e9a4cb581d1c8377ce203442dbf20d0e7b15f9f4ed02c968e2de7722fa
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        idlj.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\idlj.exe
        • Size 17.2MB
        • SHA256 5231e589e4b8c00554b60217ca94d5fc499e51fb553abc43ee7fda94c27bf4f3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jar.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jar.exe
        • Size 17.2MB
        • SHA256 54f9a2a05323aa5f3d4008b3e5f1c3537a7139be5ef129fa940ea942669dc8de
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jarsigner.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jarsigner.exe
        • Size 17.2MB
        • SHA256 5af0f3721d56061a05109c84aa3d9c6d2e4b70c1b59d7adcbd49ab977114da47
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        java-rmi.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe
        • Size 17.2MB
        • SHA256 13115c0ebb1cbc714242968c85df9f9c9dc060d878ff4fe55765693d40a350ca
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        java.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java.exe
        • Size 17.5MB
        • SHA256 0c5eae3eeda4d7baed82c23c84b8814da604755f1d841e236bd4a81bc12b5933
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ProtectBackup.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\ProtectBackup.exe
        • Size 18.2MB
        • SHA256 2695447fe7d21c7a2af710a273fb66f0fca7008c74b184fee1a192804e12fe20
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        dotnet.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe
        • Size 17.3MB
        • SHA256 5e154562edb071b307cca521e5c33106bcec82a0fe113b7e173547842f53e9a0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        createdump.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\6.0.27\createdump.exe
        • Size 17.2MB
        • SHA256 ad7d86e6d6f72f9616d4a56d199da38be4458253e36ada08f501b8f2122503c4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        createdump.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.16\createdump.exe
        • Size 17.2MB
        • SHA256 e97530751451b581b825db918f198a113ca0ddaf9c2e213ef691a5f0595f88a2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        createdump.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\8.0.15\createdump.exe
        • Size 17.2MB
        • SHA256 ea5dd31866fc7a556abcc40d02661d9a2ce2dc8dc15253121ca413227a2b7fac
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Option.bat

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Option.bat
        • Size 53B
        • SHA256 0bc485263cf8a962e64db0b88f156f2a9af1b81ecfdb1cf9111d497e85df70f3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        UpdatAuto.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UpdatAuto.exe
        • Size 17.2MB
        • SHA256 19ec30c2b7f6c1082b0a51267aff2bd9f0d060ccdab3e3b568ed133393a9c0a1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 17.2MB
        • SHA256 6b8368d160f8ff302530abb2d69dd56c2dad996306c6d7cb9c62b52bb61bd35d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 17.2MB
        • SHA256 1669f88dc9ac7f44f7af56a5b70a03eec646149128b19d24c6a97be472e1ab64
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 17.2MB
        • SHA256 d99962615b06df029e577834e480b96fad4129504b4751f5841183e985eca31e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 17.2MB
        • SHA256 15fac773a9cbb55be9f8bb22e44bb02f480a75cdac5dce5e94e0b35a53225646
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 17.2MB
        • SHA256 003fa54353b352349841ef33d1068916dc3bc71b12e8688fee59873091383b66
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 17.2MB
        • SHA256 75f638aed8d470a91e1fda8b4fea5500e898750fe32ee3df5ec1596ac6c2e1be
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 17.2MB
        • SHA256 f6aa43bea8d258365912e7920148ed6b19637d5bdb27d09cc0c0f6199f763f38
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 17.2MB
        • SHA256 9f7ef88cf139f3d42102677632d795d35caa943af318d8ac7f1e794a14883096
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~8

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~8
        • Size 17.2MB
        • SHA256 14ba35e65bd27821a80582070906ab0afe70fd82a2f1806eceb999ce90e63982
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH