Analysis
- max time kernel
150s - max time network
155s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
09/08/2026, 06:40
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-09_8a0db2af84b5b6884d0d51e57a268527_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
windows10-2004-x64
7 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-08-09_8a0db2af84b5b6884d0d51e57a268527_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
windows11-ltsc_2024-x64
8 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-08-09_8a0db2af84b5b6884d0d51e57a268527_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe
- Size 8.9MB
- Sample260809-hfbz3asejf
- SHA256 43da1b321829dad9b8a6c61a6ce0341d89fc19da2f7337dec72d700fda5272b5
- MD5 8a0db2af84b5b6884d0d51e57a268527
- SHA1 ce256902683aef737dc06b1fc9fb038a0afc30e4
- SHA512 4537e2e05623bcfddad320c60717fa805f8385b271a26adf5baa973521bfca244a3f42483bde006e8e4c1b6a372dc9118fe1f530fceb8980df606a93ad87794f
- SSDEEP 98304:YnUm8Uy+joSkB/qoHMdnJE7hAlKnsz2C2PYdhIqHpnq0EALapI:Y18U9oKJEul4szEonqtAcI
- TLSH T128968C32B892C178D2558070CF99AFB4C299BC354BF145D776807BEA1A723C63E35B26
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
10/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects Fesber payload 12 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c46a-4.dat family_fesber behavioral2/memory/1308-426-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp family_fesber behavioral2/memory/1308-751-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp family_fesber behavioral2/memory/1308-1161-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp family_fesber behavioral2/memory/1308-1265-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp family_fesber behavioral2/memory/1308-1266-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp family_fesber behavioral2/memory/1308-1267-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp family_fesber behavioral2/memory/1308-1268-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp family_fesber behavioral2/memory/1308-1270-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp family_fesber behavioral2/memory/1308-1272-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp family_fesber behavioral2/memory/1308-1274-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp family_fesber behavioral2/memory/1308-1275-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041B000-memory.dmp family_fesber - Modifies WinLogon for persistence 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\shell = "Explorer.exe fsb.exe" 2026-08-09_8a0db2af84b5b6884d0d51e57a268527_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe - Drops file in System32 directory 3 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\fsb.tmp 2026-08-09_8a0db2af84b5b6884d0d51e57a268527_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\fsb.tmp 2026-08-09_8a0db2af84b5b6884d0d51e57a268527_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\fsb.stb 2026-08-09_8a0db2af84b5b6884d0d51e57a268527_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c46a-4.dat upx - Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\ieinstal.exe 2026-08-09_8a0db2af84b5b6884d0d51e57a268527_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe- 2026-08-09_8a0db2af84b5b6884d0d51e57a268527_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javadoc.exe- 2026-08-09_8a0db2af84b5b6884d0d51e57a268527_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\private_browsing.exe 2026-08-09_8a0db2af84b5b6884d0d51e57a268527_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe- 2026-08-09_8a0db2af84b5b6884d0d51e57a268527_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\ieinstal.exe 2026-08-09_8a0db2af84b5b6884d0d51e57a268527_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\xjc.exe- 2026-08-09_8a0db2af84b5b6884d0d51e57a268527_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ORGCHART.EXE 2026-08-09_8a0db2af84b5b6884d0d51e57a268527_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\msedgewebview2.exe- 2026-08-09_8a0db2af84b5b6884d0d51e57a268527_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\notification_helper.exe 2026-08-09_8a0db2af84b5b6884d0d51e57a268527_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javapackager.exe 2026-08-09_8a0db2af84b5b6884d0d51e57a268527_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath\javaw.exe- 2026-08-09_8a0db2af84b5b6884d0d51e57a268527_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.exe- 2026-08-09_8a0db2af84b5b6884d0d51e57a268527_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\ielowutil.exe 2026-08-09_8a0db2af84b5b6884d0d51e57a268527_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\rmid.exe 2026-08-09_8a0db2af84b5b6884d0d51e57a268527_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ADDINS\Microsoft Power Query for Excel Integrated\bin\Microsoft.Mashup.Container.Loader.exe- 2026-08-09_8a0db2af84b5b6884d0d51e57a268527_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOUC.EXE- 2026-08-09_8a0db2af84b5b6884d0d51e57a268527_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\maintenanceservice_installer.exe 2026-08-09_8a0db2af84b5b6884d0d51e57a268527_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\Download\{56EB18F8-B008-4CBD-B6D2-8C97FE7E9062}\139.0.3405.125\MicrosoftEdge_X64_139.0.3405.125.exe 2026-08-09_8a0db2af84b5b6884d0d51e57a268527_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\Install\{8F4E2A33-DC18-4884-A646-9283C13498CD}\MicrosoftEdge_X64_139.0.3405.125.exe 2026-08-09_8a0db2af84b5b6884d0d51e57a268527_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe 2026-08-09_8a0db2af84b5b6884d0d51e57a268527_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\kinit.exe 2026-08-09_8a0db2af84b5b6884d0d51e57a268527_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\MSInfo\msinfo32.exe 2026-08-09_8a0db2af84b5b6884d0d51e57a268527_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\notification_helper.exe- 2026-08-09_8a0db2af84b5b6884d0d51e57a268527_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\notification_helper.exe- 2026-08-09_8a0db2af84b5b6884d0d51e57a268527_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe- 2026-08-09_8a0db2af84b5b6884d0d51e57a268527_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\InspectorOfficeGadget.exe- 2026-08-09_8a0db2af84b5b6884d0d51e57a268527_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe- 2026-08-09_8a0db2af84b5b6884d0d51e57a268527_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\DATABASECOMPARE.EXE 2026-08-09_8a0db2af84b5b6884d0d51e57a268527_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\msedge_pwa_launcher.exe 2026-08-09_8a0db2af84b5b6884d0d51e57a268527_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe 2026-08-09_8a0db2af84b5b6884d0d51e57a268527_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jjs.exe 2026-08-09_8a0db2af84b5b6884d0d51e57a268527_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Eula.exe- 2026-08-09_8a0db2af84b5b6884d0d51e57a268527_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Eula.exe 2026-08-09_8a0db2af84b5b6884d0d51e57a268527_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\MSInfo\msinfo32.exe 2026-08-09_8a0db2af84b5b6884d0d51e57a268527_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\maintenanceservice.exe 2026-08-09_8a0db2af84b5b6884d0d51e57a268527_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Browser\WCChromeExtn\WCChromeNativeMessagingHost.exe- 2026-08-09_8a0db2af84b5b6884d0d51e57a268527_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath\javaws.exe- 2026-08-09_8a0db2af84b5b6884d0d51e57a268527_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe 2026-08-09_8a0db2af84b5b6884d0d51e57a268527_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\jjs.exe 2026-08-09_8a0db2af84b5b6884d0d51e57a268527_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\GRAPH.EXE- 2026-08-09_8a0db2af84b5b6884d0d51e57a268527_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SCANPST.EXE 2026-08-09_8a0db2af84b5b6884d0d51e57a268527_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\DW\DW20.EXE- 2026-08-09_8a0db2af84b5b6884d0d51e57a268527_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\ClientX64\OfficeClickToRun.exe 2026-08-09_8a0db2af84b5b6884d0d51e57a268527_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath_target_128796\javaw.exe- 2026-08-09_8a0db2af84b5b6884d0d51e57a268527_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\msedge_pwa_launcher.exe 2026-08-09_8a0db2af84b5b6884d0d51e57a268527_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\8.0.15\createdump.exe 2026-08-09_8a0db2af84b5b6884d0d51e57a268527_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javaws.exe- 2026-08-09_8a0db2af84b5b6884d0d51e57a268527_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe- 2026-08-09_8a0db2af84b5b6884d0d51e57a268527_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\crashreporter.exe- 2026-08-09_8a0db2af84b5b6884d0d51e57a268527_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe 2026-08-09_8a0db2af84b5b6884d0d51e57a268527_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\servertool.exe- 2026-08-09_8a0db2af84b5b6884d0d51e57a268527_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ADDINS\Microsoft Power Query for Excel Integrated\bin\Microsoft.Mashup.Container.exe 2026-08-09_8a0db2af84b5b6884d0d51e57a268527_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoev.exe- 2026-08-09_8a0db2af84b5b6884d0d51e57a268527_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\LogTransport2.exe- 2026-08-09_8a0db2af84b5b6884d0d51e57a268527_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\elevated_tracing_service.exe 2026-08-09_8a0db2af84b5b6884d0d51e57a268527_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge_proxy.exe- 2026-08-09_8a0db2af84b5b6884d0d51e57a268527_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\extcheck.exe 2026-08-09_8a0db2af84b5b6884d0d51e57a268527_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\pwahelper.exe- 2026-08-09_8a0db2af84b5b6884d0d51e57a268527_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateSetup.exe 2026-08-09_8a0db2af84b5b6884d0d51e57a268527_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe- 2026-08-09_8a0db2af84b5b6884d0d51e57a268527_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\klist.exe 2026-08-09_8a0db2af84b5b6884d0d51e57a268527_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\protocolhandler.exe 2026-08-09_8a0db2af84b5b6884d0d51e57a268527_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\pingsender.exe- 2026-08-09_8a0db2af84b5b6884d0d51e57a268527_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.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 2026-08-09_8a0db2af84b5b6884d0d51e57a268527_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe - Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 2 IoCs
pid 4 4
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-09_8a0db2af84b5b6884d0d51e57a268527_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-09_8a0db2af84b5b6884d0d51e57a268527_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe"1⤵
- Modifies WinLogon for persistence
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:1308
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe-
- Size 9.4MB
- SHA256 3ab7cc57c35155d7f7575be468471c305b38faa611ed238adf160d0da9e065dd
- MD5 5768ab1074de1ac92dac6abeabe7c91a
- SHA1 8e986b174d6cad353aa0ad977efb16c202732f6f
- SHA512 86d85f58247c384d34b7cda76bf73785a7c68286dce383fea826e05ddbc1306ad2f8834d951aa21df7b4598e433dc47da4f80ca7d38ba3ec1059d079de672262
- SSDEEP 98304:jnUm8Uy+joSkB/qoHMdnJE7hAlKnsz2C2PYdhIqHpnq0EALapIYjo:j18U9oKJEul4szEonqtAcI6o
- TLSH T154A68C31B892C178D1518074CF99AFB5C2A9BC354BF145C77680BBEA1E722C63E35B26
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH