Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • 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
    11/08/2026, 04:57

General

  • Target
    2026-08-11_bf452d99ffe18cd3d0925ce411ce879e_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_luca-ste.exe
  • Size 644KB
  • Sample260811-flgrdsce74
  • SHA256 a2f1101ceb01ec135dccbf266d7db2074714ae1b0140dd1e84ae7276a7bd24bd
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Family: Shodi

    Shodi is a Windows worm written in C++.

  • Detects Shodi worm 5 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs

    Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 5 IoCs

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

  • Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 10 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-11_bf452d99ffe18cd3d0925ce411ce879e_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_luca-ste.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-11_bf452d99ffe18cd3d0925ce411ce879e_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_luca-ste.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2952
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-11_bf452d99ffe18cd3d0925ce411ce879e_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_luca-ste.usa
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-11_bf452d99ffe18cd3d0925ce411ce879e_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_luca-ste.usa
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4468
      • 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⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2496
        • 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⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:3116
          • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Reader_sl.usa
            "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Reader_sl.usa"
            5⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • Modifies registry class
            PID:1604

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        RdrCEF.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
        • Size 9.6MB
        • SHA256 13726607462f876c98e4508f406f8baa3bb0ddcde8a62414463e8ba86d0e43ac
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        AcroRd32.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe
        • Size 2.7MB
        • SHA256 dcdeabd9bf072d413e6ca9331bb650013fa5835ec785152867c369c169430c49
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Reader_sl.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Reader_sl.exe
        • Size 337KB
        • SHA256 54a80cd5f5a1322a6be9202f17526bad4a061b266b7f3dd83c04f35fcb928f82
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Reader_sl.usa

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Reader_sl.usa
        • Size 52KB
        • SHA256 8bed44823706382b3848534e1cc9d26d90511d1f195fc08f6be0045f415377ce
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        32BitMAPIBroker.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\plug_ins\pi_brokers\32BitMAPIBroker.exe
        • Size 387KB
        • SHA256 913bfc7d7179ead43a33b5b0b1749a34fd6da48029834a2f7cba68eef863d8cb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ArmReport.ini

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\ArmReport.ini
        • Size 782B
        • SHA256 8395f93b0e0240f5c79ce70bc2257f9cb0d92227b15f7724ba65b1c5c0b19625
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        RdrManifest2.msi

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\{291AA914-A987-4CE9-BD63-AC0A92D435E5}\RdrManifest2.msi
        • Size 18KB
        • SHA256 0abcb8b7c0bda3128316b3e4f4a5857e9c8194105043a0c0e9801a1a96105d01
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        2026-08-11_bf452d99ffe18cd3d0925ce411ce879e_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_luca-ste.usa

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-11_bf452d99ffe18cd3d0925ce411ce879e_amadey_cloudeye_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_luca-ste.usa
        • Size 359KB
        • SHA256 1f59411f22564439f06e9a0f6af37c436de292e42ec5b7d7de3a1e95e751f473
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ArmUI.ini

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ArmUI.ini
        • Size 251KB
        • SHA256 b4d4dcd9594d372d7c0c975d80ef5802c88502895ed4b8a26ca62e225f2f18b0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Tmp1224.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Tmp1224.tmp
        • Size 3KB
        • SHA256 19fe53c801ad7edc635f61e9e28d07da31780c2480e6f37ecfc63fffe1b250fe
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        Tmp1234.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Tmp1234.tmp
        • Size 3KB
        • SHA256 dcc9d2695125406282ba990fec39403c44b12964acf51b5e0dc7f2080d714398
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        TmpF311.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TmpF311.tmp
        • Size 3KB
        • SHA256 ff9b4cf04e3202f150f19c1711767361343935da7841c98b876c42fd2cabce9b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        UsaShohdi.asu

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UsaShohdi.asu
        • Size 644KB
        • SHA256 8cf653045a21a63c53cce96f23761a96dd0a78cbb907e6280815b051606fe3db
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH