Analysis
- max time kernel
102s - max time network
129s - 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, 14:16
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-09_6d56b9617267ee29be6739c4ca9774a9_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawke.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
windows10-2004-x64
10 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-08-09_6d56b9617267ee29be6739c4ca9774a9_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawke.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
windows11-ltsc_2024-x64
11 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-08-09_6d56b9617267ee29be6739c4ca9774a9_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawke.exe
- Size 987KB
- Sample260809-rk4ejszapb
- SHA256 868d1f16d2a912d0e6779cfe83d17357c913ab43f8c1a77032824495e6fa7914
- MD5 6d56b9617267ee29be6739c4ca9774a9
- SHA1 8e225499490eab8a4a41f8e73285493b76c5f950
- SHA512 56a81fe53c5a1482b9499f3898016b2baff54a23b3e911ab6bc3ea4429eb5c48ac1b7cf881234f84957ca81ab565b46ebedf6139bcf5417b585be0197b6deb86
- SSDEEP 12288:A3ZUnXoZ+yPz5L8aTvAwSfxL/2Dc3jDLLmt0LDQewsAjRXTc6Yc69fG:A3mnXoZjzyaT4aewsAjxTc6Yc69fG
- TLSH T1C825BF23EBB090B5D23B49705BA58712EB787D210B6056CBE36C86592F317C07F3AB65
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 7 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/3676-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c4e3-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000200000001b32b-11.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/3676-105-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/6120-166-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000300000001991b-370.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000e000000019cf4-1018.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c4e3-5.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000200000001b32b-11.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000300000001991b-370.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000e000000019cf4-1018.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 6120 patcher.exe - Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
- 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" patcher.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\WinFirewall = "C:\\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\\patcher.exe" 2026-08-09_6d56b9617267ee29be6739c4ca9774a9_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawke.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 2026-08-09_6d56b9617267ee29be6739c4ca9774a9_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawke.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe - Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SCANPST.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Media Player\wmprph.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ink\TabTip.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe 2026-08-09_6d56b9617267ee29be6739c4ca9774a9_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawke.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\identity_helper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javaw.exe 2026-08-09_6d56b9617267ee29be6739c4ca9774a9_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawke.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\MSOXMLED.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\private_browsing.exe 2026-08-09_6d56b9617267ee29be6739c4ca9774a9_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawke.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\msedge_pwa_launcher.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\elevation_service.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedge_proxy.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javaw.exe$ 2026-08-09_6d56b9617267ee29be6739c4ca9774a9_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawke.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\rmid.exe 2026-08-09_6d56b9617267ee29be6739c4ca9774a9_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawke.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\private_browsing.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\AppVShNotify.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\AppVShNotify.exe 2026-08-09_6d56b9617267ee29be6739c4ca9774a9_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawke.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jarsigner.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\ktab.exe 2026-08-09_6d56b9617267ee29be6739c4ca9774a9_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawke.exe File created 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\OUTLOOK.EXE$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\ink\TabTip32.exe 2026-08-09_6d56b9617267ee29be6739c4ca9774a9_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawke.exe File created C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\8.0.15\createdump.exe 2026-08-09_6d56b9617267ee29be6739c4ca9774a9_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawke.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevated_tracing_service.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe 2026-08-09_6d56b9617267ee29be6739c4ca9774a9_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawke.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\ssvagent.exe 2026-08-09_6d56b9617267ee29be6739c4ca9774a9_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawke.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\misc.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\ohub32.exe 2026-08-09_6d56b9617267ee29be6739c4ca9774a9_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawke.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MsMpEng.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmlaunch.exe 2026-08-09_6d56b9617267ee29be6739c4ca9774a9_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawke.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SETLANG.EXE 2026-08-09_6d56b9617267ee29be6739c4ca9774a9_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawke.exe File created C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc-cache-gen.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\ielowutil.exe 2026-08-09_6d56b9617267ee29be6739c4ca9774a9_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawke.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\BHO\ie_to_edge_stub.exe 2026-08-09_6d56b9617267ee29be6739c4ca9774a9_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawke.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Media Player\wmpconfig.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\VPREVIEW.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\msedge.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\msedgewebview2.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe 2026-08-09_6d56b9617267ee29be6739c4ca9774a9_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawke.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\filecompare.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\wow_helper.exe 2026-08-09_6d56b9617267ee29be6739c4ca9774a9_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawke.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\java.exe 2026-08-09_6d56b9617267ee29be6739c4ca9774a9_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawke.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\CLVIEW.EXE 2026-08-09_6d56b9617267ee29be6739c4ca9774a9_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawke.exe File created C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\servertool.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\sscicons.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc-cache-gen.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Eula.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\msedge_proxy.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\Wordconv.exe 2026-08-09_6d56b9617267ee29be6739c4ca9774a9_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawke.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\FullTrustNotifier.exe 2026-08-09_6d56b9617267ee29be6739c4ca9774a9_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawke.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\MavInject32.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\MavInject32.exe$ 2026-08-09_6d56b9617267ee29be6739c4ca9774a9_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawke.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\appletviewer.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\GRAPH.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\cookie_exporter.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\klist.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrServicesUpdater.exe patcher.exe - Drops file in Windows directory 14 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_32\MSBuild\3.5.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_32\MSBuild\3.5.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_64\MSBuild\3.5.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_64\MSBuild\3.5.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\ComSvcConfig\3.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\ComSvcConfig.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\dfsvc\2.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\dfsvc.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\ComSvcConfig\3.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\ComSvcConfig.exe$ 2026-08-09_6d56b9617267ee29be6739c4ca9774a9_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawke.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_32\MSBuild\3.5.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_64\MSBuild\3.5.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\ComSvcConfig\3.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\ComSvcConfig.exe 2026-08-09_6d56b9617267ee29be6739c4ca9774a9_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawke.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\dfsvc\2.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\dfsvc.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\dfsvc\2.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\dfsvc.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\ComSvcConfig\3.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\ComSvcConfig.exe 2026-08-09_6d56b9617267ee29be6739c4ca9774a9_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawke.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 2026-08-09_6d56b9617267ee29be6739c4ca9774a9_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawke.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language patcher.exe - NTFS ADS 2 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\:\autorun.inf 2026-08-09_6d56b9617267ee29be6739c4ca9774a9_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawke.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 3676 2026-08-09_6d56b9617267ee29be6739c4ca9774a9_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawke.exe 6120 patcher.exe
Processes
-
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-09_6d56b9617267ee29be6739c4ca9774a9_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawke.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-09_6d56b9617267ee29be6739c4ca9774a9_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawke.exe"1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops autorun.inf file
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- NTFS ADS
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:3676
-
C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exeC:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops autorun.inf file
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- NTFS ADS
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:6120
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Replay Monitor
Loading Replay Monitor...
Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 987KB
- SHA256 868d1f16d2a912d0e6779cfe83d17357c913ab43f8c1a77032824495e6fa7914
- MD5 6d56b9617267ee29be6739c4ca9774a9
- SHA1 8e225499490eab8a4a41f8e73285493b76c5f950
- SHA512 56a81fe53c5a1482b9499f3898016b2baff54a23b3e911ab6bc3ea4429eb5c48ac1b7cf881234f84957ca81ab565b46ebedf6139bcf5417b585be0197b6deb86
- SSDEEP 12288:A3ZUnXoZ+yPz5L8aTvAwSfxL/2Dc3jDLLmt0LDQewsAjRXTc6Yc69fG:A3mnXoZjzyaT4aewsAjxTc6Yc69fG
- TLSH T1C825BF23EBB090B5D23B49705BA58712EB787D210B6056CBE36C86592F317C07F3AB65
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 1.5MB
- SHA256 7022e6aca61a0201808346ef3b49be5d1f3cfb5774636b44cc919e36eccd1992
- MD5 aa15fbd4bbfd796591fc7403cf04ff82
- SHA1 5a813224e3de80c46f736a1d96aa498874252544
- SHA512 d5854008fc94036777e8be3449c454947c79e9b3f23f570fbdbb42b877eb8298210ebb16b6369768e8473df1286a1e2e386d343a0312e276f5c180da92fada52
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZjzyaT4aewsAjxTc6Yc69fGP0Le5ji0hmxNrM:A3kMPljBPji0Aj
- TLSH T1F5759E22FA748275D077C4B5C6E2975AEA7134520B308ACB9398C76C2F237D19B3A771
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe
- Size 1010KB
- SHA256 1fa481b2f1388676f596ea5056b819579b9f3023f95351521ac76470a7067891
- MD5 7e03b93e55aee8b4692245f6810402a4
- SHA1 f75b9ff4638ce939ddc6542b80b0f113614f854f
- SHA512 f042efa123e0ac9c708d65d1976adca97004ae8e4a3649976223a2604afd7ce6f73d7c15b0e92c453da7f3e86c24adebe51bd5a4369a01b77f7a622a137a7dab
- SSDEEP 12288:A3ZUnXoZ+yPz5L8aTvAwSfxL/2Dc3jDLLmt0LDQewsAjRXTc6Yc69fG6x:A3mnXoZjzyaT4aewsAjxTc6Yc69fG6x
- TLSH T13025BF23EBB094B5D22B49705BA58712EA787D210B6056CBF36CC6192F317C07F3AB65
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\DW\DW20.EXE$
- Size 1.0MB
- SHA256 1bd55a86dd38097a0421ede13bf049f5852d0a503208cb8a2c6cbbe986ce61ef
- MD5 e4bf89d9f5ac3ff05f0bbcc72ee73273
- SHA1 f4cc3df72c5c11b6353b27bdb6a062cfa940db82
- SHA512 83f9ab4f8081c280481b272158ee0703750b8f2afb34db8be9a56c9299055e569be49795624fdcf52f16f6130f9c915fd7a925653bf624c9238b4885d4f3c764
- SSDEEP 12288:A3ZUnXoZ+yPz5L8aTvAwSfxL/2Dc3jDLLmt0LDQewsAjRXTc6Yc69fGSwZi:A3mnXoZjzyaT4aewsAjxTc6Yc69fGSwE
- TLSH T13925B023EBB090B6D22B49705BA5C713EA387D610B6056CBE368C6591F317C07F3AB65
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH