77540874efdf3d1e7998015ef4f63265eec7aa654dfa7a7330da62b820716550

Analysis

max time kernel
148s
max time network
120s
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, 16:24

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General

Target
2026-08-09_8b46db0637ca87c880ec80a14dc725a7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_emotet_hijackloader_icedid_luc.exe
Size 596KB
Sample260809-twdz5sbd25
SHA256 77540874efdf3d1e7998015ef4f63265eec7aa654dfa7a7330da62b820716550
MD5 8b46db0637ca87c880ec80a14dc725a7
SHA1 8498e8ce63a3eb280893c29019c7279fecbd4810
SHA512 aec3a2e14b189e66cd5520f0dc52e08d576c791c262dfe36f8c13b4f66d9ab5a34930e73176ebeaa94ada2604fa20e35ea324ab31bdcb14f00a2eb37319fcc33
SSDEEP 12288:GaoVmp+84YOE+66uTHJ/J+kvvcLIb1M/Bo0lBM1iuWXW:GDVmpzKwxx+1L6goYq1iuWXW
TLSH
T133D46B1176D0CF31E2AF053699659AB85A7FBC208F2087CB63947E1DBE306C19A35717
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

7^/10

discovery

Malware Config

Signatures

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
4876	adobearmhelper32.exe
4888	eventviewer.exe

Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs

pid	Process
4888	eventviewer.exe
4888	eventviewer.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\syslog.exe	2026-08-09_8b46db0637ca87c880ec80a14dc725a7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_emotet_hijackloader_icedid_luc.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\eventviewer.exe	2026-08-09_8b46db0637ca87c880ec80a14dc725a7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_emotet_hijackloader_icedid_luc.exe

Drops file in Program Files directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\Backup	AdobeARM.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\Temp	AdobeARM.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

Program crash 1 IoCs

pid	pid_target	Process	procid_target
1344	4888	WerFault.exe	90

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.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	2026-08-09_8b46db0637ca87c880ec80a14dc725a7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_emotet_hijackloader_icedid_luc.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	adobearmhelper32.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	eventviewer.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	AdobeARM.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 14 IoCs

pid	Process
4876	adobearmhelper32.exe
4876	adobearmhelper32.exe
4876	adobearmhelper32.exe
4876	adobearmhelper32.exe
4876	adobearmhelper32.exe
4876	adobearmhelper32.exe
4876	adobearmhelper32.exe
4876	adobearmhelper32.exe
4876	adobearmhelper32.exe
4876	adobearmhelper32.exe
4888	eventviewer.exe
4888	eventviewer.exe
4888	eventviewer.exe
4888	eventviewer.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1620	AdobeARM.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4560 wrote to memory of 4876	4560	2026-08-09_8b46db0637ca87c880ec80a14dc725a7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_emotet_hijackloader_icedid_luc.exe	89
PID 4560 wrote to memory of 4888	4560	2026-08-09_8b46db0637ca87c880ec80a14dc725a7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_emotet_hijackloader_icedid_luc.exe	90
PID 4876 wrote to memory of 1620	4876	adobearmhelper32.exe	91
PID 1620 wrote to memory of 2940	1620	AdobeARM.exe	94

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-09_8b46db0637ca87c880ec80a14dc725a7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_emotet_hijackloader_icedid_luc.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-09_8b46db0637ca87c880ec80a14dc725a7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_emotet_hijackloader_icedid_luc.exe"
1⤵
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4560
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\adobearmhelper32.exe
  "adobearmhelper32.exe "
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:4876
- - C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe"
    3⤵
    - Drops file in Program Files directory
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1620
  - - C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Reader_sl.exe
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Reader_sl.exe"
      4⤵
      PID:2940
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\eventviewer.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\eventviewer.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Loads dropped DLL
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  PID:4888
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4888 -s 1616
    3⤵
    - Program crash
    PID:1344

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 404 -p 4888 -ip 4888
1⤵
PID:704

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

ArmReport.ini

Path C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\ArmReport.ini
Size 634B
SHA256 4f9b2f699943dc7a42321fde879d884202e9b3bd8391519cc69bd83d8d485aae
MD5 4600ea83e72c40d5b6d25248895c4d66
SHA1 666d119fa0398adce7093f434fc15437ca6913c5
SHA512 08c1e1315bd3be50f47cce09a7b9c36aa38572495cdcbaa1053f6cc14af921437f3972c25d2d5c8df70a5b2e239a62d4cec6b3039de5b99e43b173eab4cb0bc9
TLSH
T108F0F41726E40254F1B72F22EBF990B357377C96AD2994BCA0D8031E48E1A45D5B27B3
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

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ArmReport.ini

Path C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\ArmReport.ini
Size 782B
SHA256 8395f93b0e0240f5c79ce70bc2257f9cb0d92227b15f7724ba65b1c5c0b19625
MD5 29f1b2d1b6f9290138596cf180847e53
SHA1 ab496ce19c74cb15fe0b38807cf29db776336461
SHA512 bdadd50c6371d05f5d43fe7f95e8c02bd74842b0a7b982f571e80520d8748d67fc6f3912f9eb797edc476387168d597747b9a8705ded1ea473e5ee160c627227
TLSH
T1E0014C531AE81125F1B35A44DFF9947357327C975C2DC8AC90D8520E49E1940D5B27BB
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

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RdrManifest2.msi

Path C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\{291AA914-A987-4CE9-BD63-AC0A92D435E5}\RdrManifest2.msi
Size 18KB
SHA256 0abcb8b7c0bda3128316b3e4f4a5857e9c8194105043a0c0e9801a1a96105d01
MD5 f5d4c05bc8ea0d4fc4d277abda7369d9
SHA1 f67e793b159bd1e75ed4dec0de352ea1b6583708
SHA512 359a966c4dc8d62a570b428dfb3e666a63efd6bfff7c5b5ace3bc97ea09ba701d9fa524f439bf9902746c2ecac9c1f76c90868b0152eb825b2a09a9474fdbb34
SSDEEP 384:MrUq75oUFtb0F+o5nfy9jdIYigYws0i9Db9Ey8RbmL4A8UiINyGNB:MrUq75oUFtb0F+o5nfy9uYigY9K5ALdH
TLSH
T19D820BA2B4408C11CD868F3EA4C1D726D672BC813D8591C27565F219CFB23869A9F7EA
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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ArmUI.ini

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ArmUI.ini
Size 251KB
SHA256 b4d4dcd9594d372d7c0c975d80ef5802c88502895ed4b8a26ca62e225f2f18b0
MD5 864c22fb9a1c0670edf01c6ed3e4fbe4
SHA1 bf636f8baed998a1eb4531af9e833e6d3d8df129
SHA512 ff23616ee67d51daa2640ae638f59a8d331930a29b98c2d1bd3b236d2f651f243f9bae38d58515714886cfbb13b9be721d490aad4f2d10cbba74d7701ab34e09
SSDEEP 3072:wT4DJAvCXkQqSmSgojgTaDuK1+4xKtaU/QX5Pm9vR549QHmYPCjTMNro0Jnxu4Fn:xvUzH5
TLSH
T1B144E44363FC1209F6F37B41EEB852A44B77BDA5AA3EC15D1184015E08F5A90DA72BB3
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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TmpA697.tmp

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TmpA697.tmp
Size 3KB
SHA256 ff9b4cf04e3202f150f19c1711767361343935da7841c98b876c42fd2cabce9b
MD5 bbb796dd2b53f7fb7ce855bb39535e2f
SHA1 dfb022a179775c82893fe8c4f59df8f6d19bd2fd
SHA512 0d122f454fcbf4524c2756692f0f33dc98f5bd2426839c6f03cd5c5f4fd507a8a15cf489d7a7ceadd1b95cf31b506c04bf03d613a9ba7d76add92766b1dc5c2b
TLSH
T10D71D9CF0D1A6413ABC7ED8EB1C5F3AB4C34A7E06AD1588B05B895C24FC3B862A5905D
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

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TmpC21F.tmp

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TmpC21F.tmp
Size 3KB
SHA256 19fe53c801ad7edc635f61e9e28d07da31780c2480e6f37ecfc63fffe1b250fe
MD5 ec946860cff4f4a6d325a8de7d6254d2
SHA1 7c909f646d9b2d23c58f73ec2bb603cd59dc11fd
SHA512 38a98b18dbae063bc533a1ff25a3467a7de197651e07e77a1b22cf8ce251282ab31f61dcff5c51ef186cfd115dc506181d480eabffbe92af01dee6282cbee13e
TLSH
T10971B9DB092A5413ABC7DE8AA2C5F3774C34A7E45B96548B087C95C34FCBB971B4401D
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

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TmpC24F.tmp

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TmpC24F.tmp
Size 3KB
SHA256 dcc9d2695125406282ba990fec39403c44b12964acf51b5e0dc7f2080d714398
MD5 fc2430057cb1be74c788f10c2d4540c8
SHA1 cab67ee8d5191fbf9f25545825e06c1a822af2f2
SHA512 4e2b9709a9e3ca5173abb35816e5a0aebbf2a7aaf971d7f75f3ae66e4a812cbade103baa5016525f5ab83a60c18f8d3c278c90ff83e4afdae419f81673cb5aee
TLSH
T1FC71D8CE0D1A6813ABC7FE8AA1C5E3695C30A3E16AD154CB08BC95824FC6FC51A4901D
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

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adobearmhelper32.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\adobearmhelper32.exe
Size 359KB
SHA256 9977725432104dd5286ccfd06b485c8fdf7cbd63143ea62ea5e218e5768c6703
MD5 736a3cad4593c9e478cc3ea13f1fa634
SHA1 79fd81761920001c3394bcb1e36892fc95b1fe4a
SHA512 d4a54d783a5491c24e91cc96b56748a0684342125cee3c17f85ac6f86d8148b601814159c1df52f71df874b52d5713d70aa51ba981f2dcc7fe5b07f9d068ee6d
SSDEEP 6144:KuSkkTjzhZ2opkGe6vyuTHfx/J+kvuuHcLBuiyt1M/VvoQ3mvwBVO/b:JE+66uTHJ/J+kvvcLIb1M/Bo0lBMb
TLSH
T1A7746D017790DF31E6AF05369D6996B45A6F7C208F2487CB23943E2DBE306C19A35B27
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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eventviewer.exe

Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\eventviewer.exe
Size 88KB
SHA256 3baf58e8eb6f1dee7da7df83cb38925e69ffe130a02f667380cbee69aea17b15
MD5 188a727732ea436cedbfa4f016e7bbdf
SHA1 bf0ba32262cc4abb23e5c61ad6c750188558c8d1
SHA512 7139f3967289b66bb27bbd2b669ebe53197d3a825a21b8614e5352d426f3a74ba88d8618b869bb19d6c8a51780e636042c9a379f8d797d552cb316be1570e26b
SSDEEP 768:6hKzpWe7ofYFf0vX2Y9MMcz/pK3mriMYH/K0o+0pdE+7c/vm9Oacl1iB90/Va0DN:j1W9YV0OZMIljwiJ7c/EOaclRkQUQoR
TLSH
T11193AF2A39E044B2D688407151F56F39D33FE5741B11A6C3EB78EF682D21AA0D53B78B
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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syslog.exe

Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\syslog.exe
Size 148KB
SHA256 0276c20790d9fa6b0607b29f632c72e8bb4a07e9495c9858730f8a0930f9237d
MD5 c77a7e16f85637827514b13d5b586f76
SHA1 05775016364462afafccc226268373de15956815
SHA512 2d4732d8e49e8a7cec26d870973f331d8cdbc404349af37f730cd402a8e07123535e90e5d71484f86343d9662397b7488635ac159bc1611641222a08b1bed7a2
SSDEEP 3072:Gl5DVnMvbOU6VAYD6eS91So1ja6H5nj+CB5XIYnQB:GjuDOhVLS5nj+CPXIYy
TLSH
T1B7E3481232D0CFB9E1AF45318DA29AB546B7FC319D3297CB63907E0D3E359418A26763
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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