2026-08-13_4e1fc64c44ce89994626e4373d326d12_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_luca-stealer_lynx_njrat_play_smoke-loader

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Target
2026-08-13_4e1fc64c44ce89994626e4373d326d12_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_luca-stealer_lynx_njrat_play_smoke-loader
Size 300KB
Sample260813-lpy3qseq5w
SHA256 281f301d55c0caf720a87ffbd89947905a7de4e6433712f85a51717b946bb7b9
MD5 4e1fc64c44ce89994626e4373d326d12
SHA1 32a50474c7a4ea066d43a6ef4eb57e61eaca1acc
SHA512 7e9e9812892d94426cca7a2bf1256e919b3a8c8a69fcfeb2fba4b492b721a12ff68318a127b128d03d0ab7b2dd6f77931c7ba4478c56524c7dca1826c827f5c0
SSDEEP 6144:5habloKMimZI46P5Bzb854fgJs3uVAOs5qiwckGIk0ggwJhi/rQx+D8:al5MiU50jb854fgfK5qiw8Ik0ggwJhik
TLSH
T1FD64AE0276E18072E5721A325D78BA7259FDBD300921CAAF23D45E1DEF31680D63AB77
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

5^/10

Malware Config

Signatures

Codesign digest Mismatch 1 IoCs

File was altered after it was signed.

resource
2026-08-13_4e1fc64c44ce89994626e4373d326d12_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_luca-stealer_lynx_njrat_play_smoke-loader

File Explorer

2026-08-13_4e1fc64c44ce89994626e4373d326d12_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_luca-stealer_lynx_njrat_play_smoke-loader

.exe 300KB

2026-08-13_4e1fc64c44ce89994626e4373d326d12_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_luca-stealer_lynx_njrat_play_smoke-loader

IMPHASH 2f77e91c056be09489b3cae3f1170439
SHA256 281f301d55c0caf720a87ffbd89947905a7de4e6433712f85a51717b946bb7b9
MD5 4e1fc64c44ce89994626e4373d326d12
SHA1 32a50474c7a4ea066d43a6ef4eb57e61eaca1acc
SHA512 7e9e9812892d94426cca7a2bf1256e919b3a8c8a69fcfeb2fba4b492b721a12ff68318a127b128d03d0ab7b2dd6f77931c7ba4478c56524c7dca1826c827f5c0
SSDEEP 6144:5habloKMimZI46P5Bzb854fgJs3uVAOs5qiwckGIk0ggwJhi/rQx+D8:al5MiU50jb854fgfK5qiw8Ik0ggwJhik
TLSH
T1FD64AE0276E18072E5721A325D78BA7259FDBD300921CAAF23D45E1DEF31680D63AB77
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

windows:5 windows x86 arch:x86

Codesign digest Mismatch

File was altered after it was signed.

PE Signature issue

Digest

04:c8:e5:bc:56:2d:5d:16:b4:f6:3a:aa:a2:4a:d1:86:16:09:19:bd:7a:94:82:05:fe:fd:64:1b:17:8c:1e:31

Digest Algorithm

sha256

PE Digests Matches

Not matched

Trusted

Signing Certificate

CN=Google LLC,O=Google LLC,L=Mountain View,ST=California,C=US

Chains

Jan 10, 2024

CN=Google LLC,O=Google LLC,L=Mountain View,ST=California,C=US

CN=DigiCert Trusted G4 Code Signing RSA4096 SHA384 2021 CA1,O=DigiCert\, Inc.,C=US

CN=DigiCert Trusted Root G4,OU=www.digicert.com,O=DigiCert Inc,C=US

CN=Google LLC,O=Google LLC,L=Mountain View,ST=California,C=US

CN=DigiCert Trusted G4 Code Signing RSA4096 SHA384 2021 CA1,O=DigiCert\, Inc.,C=US

CN=DigiCert Trusted Root G4,OU=www.digicert.com,O=DigiCert Inc,C=US

CN=DigiCert Assured ID Root CA,OU=www.digicert.com,O=DigiCert Inc,C=US

Subject

CN=DigiCert Trusted G4 Code Signing RSA4096 SHA384 2021 CA1,O=DigiCert\, Inc.,C=US

Serial Number

08:ad:40:b2:60:d2:9c:4c:9f:5e:cd:a9:bd:93:ae:d9

Issuer

CN=DigiCert Trusted Root G4,OU=www.digicert.com,O=DigiCert Inc,C=US

Key Usages

KeyUsageDigitalSignature, KeyUsageCertSign, KeyUsageCRLSign

Ext Key Usages

ExtKeyUsageCodeSigning

Revocation Status

Not revoked

Timespan

Apr 29, 2021 - Apr 28, 2036

Subject

CN=Google LLC,O=Google LLC,L=Mountain View,ST=California,C=US

Serial Number

0e:44:18:e2:de:de:36:dd:29:74:c3:44:3a:fb:5c:e5

Issuer

CN=DigiCert Trusted G4 Code Signing RSA4096 SHA384 2021 CA1,O=DigiCert\, Inc.,C=US

Key Usages

KeyUsageDigitalSignature

Ext Key Usages

ExtKeyUsageCodeSigning

Revocation Status

Not revoked

Timespan

Jul 2, 2021 - Jul 10, 2024

Subject

CN=DigiCert Timestamp 2023,O=DigiCert\, Inc.,C=US

Serial Number

05:44:af:f3:94:9d:08:39:a6:bf:db:3f:5f:e5:61:16

Issuer

CN=DigiCert Trusted G4 RSA4096 SHA256 TimeStamping CA,O=DigiCert\, Inc.,C=US

Key Usages

KeyUsageDigitalSignature

Ext Key Usages

ExtKeyUsageTimeStamping

Revocation Status

Not revoked

Timespan

Jul 14, 2023 - Oct 13, 2034

Subject

CN=DigiCert Trusted G4 RSA4096 SHA256 TimeStamping CA,O=DigiCert\, Inc.,C=US

Serial Number

07:36:37:b7:24:54:7c:d8:47:ac:fd:28:66:2a:5e:5b

Issuer

CN=DigiCert Trusted Root G4,OU=www.digicert.com,O=DigiCert Inc,C=US

Key Usages

KeyUsageDigitalSignature, KeyUsageCertSign, KeyUsageCRLSign

Ext Key Usages

ExtKeyUsageTimeStamping

Revocation Status

Not revoked

Timespan

Mar 23, 2022 - Mar 22, 2037

Subject

CN=DigiCert Trusted Root G4,OU=www.digicert.com,O=DigiCert Inc,C=US

Serial Number

0e:9b:18:8e:f9:d0:2d:e7:ef:db:50:e2:08:40:18:5a

Issuer

CN=DigiCert Assured ID Root CA,OU=www.digicert.com,O=DigiCert Inc,C=US

Key Usages

KeyUsageDigitalSignature, KeyUsageCertSign, KeyUsageCRLSign

Revocation Status

Not revoked

Timespan

Aug 1, 2022 - Nov 9, 2031

Minor OS version

Major OS version

Entry point

95226

Magic Number

267

Subsystem

IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_GUI

DLL Characteristics

IMAGE_DLLCHARACTERISTICS_DYNAMIC_BASE IMAGE_DLLCHARACTERISTICS_NX_COMPAT IMAGE_DLLCHARACTERISTICS_TERMINAL_SERVER_AWARE

File Characteristics

IMAGE_FILE_EXECUTABLE_IMAGE IMAGE_FILE_32BIT_MACHINE

PDB paths

GoogleCrashHandler_unsigned.pdb

kernel32

SetNamedPipeHandleState TransactNamedPipe WaitNamedPipeW GetModuleHandleW GetProcessHeap DeleteCriticalSection GetProcAddress CreateSemaphoreW IsDebuggerPresent OutputDebugStringW EnterCriticalSection LeaveCriticalSection UnhandledExceptionFilter SetUnhandledExceptionFilter GetCurrentProcess TerminateProcess IsProcessorFeaturePresent GetStartupInfoW QueryPerformanceCounter GetCurrentProcessId GetCurrentThreadId GetSystemTimeAsFileTime InitializeSListHead SetLastError TlsAlloc TlsGetValue TlsSetValue TlsFree FreeLibrary LoadLibraryExW RtlUnwind EncodePointer ExitProcess GetModuleHandleExW GetModuleFileNameW GetStdHandle WriteFile GetCurrentThread FindClose FindFirstFileExW FindNextFileW IsValidCodePage GetACP GetOEMCP GetCPInfo GetCommandLineA GetCommandLineW MultiByteToWideChar WideCharToMultiByte GetEnvironmentStringsW FreeEnvironmentStringsW LCMapStringW GetFileType SetStdHandle GetStringTypeW FlushFileBuffers GetConsoleOutputCP GetConsoleMode GetFileSizeEx HeapDestroy ReadFile CreateFileW CloseHandle WriteConsoleW SizeofResource WaitForMultipleObjects WaitForSingleObject ReleaseMutex DuplicateHandle GetFileAttributesExW LockResource DeleteFileW LoadLibraryW FindResourceExW LoadResource FindResourceW LocalFree GetTempFileNameW lstrcmpiW GetTickCount GetExitCodeProcess GetEnvironmentVariableW GetTempPathW GetSystemDirectoryW VirtualQuery OpenProcess Sleep ReadProcessMemory CreateDirectoryW lstrlenW SetFilePointer MoveFileExW GetFileTime CreateProcessW SetProcessWorkingSetSize GetPrivateProfileIntW OutputDebugStringA GetFileInformationByHandle GetLocalTime lstrcmpW GetVersionExW VerSetConditionMask VerifyVersionInfoW TryEnterCriticalSection InitializeCriticalSection CreateMutexW CreateEventW SetEvent ResetEvent lstrcpynW GlobalAlloc GlobalFree GlobalLock GlobalUnlock WaitForDebugEvent GetProcessId DebugActiveProcessStop ContinueDebugEvent GetSystemInfo GetThreadContext DebugActiveProcess VirtualQueryEx ReleaseSemaphore RtlCaptureContext CreateThread DecodePointer HeapAlloc RaiseException HeapReAlloc GetLastError HeapSize InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount GetSystemDefaultLangID GetUserDefaultLangID DeviceIoControl GetComputerNameExW ConnectNamedPipe GetOverlappedResult DisconnectNamedPipe CreateNamedPipeW GetProcessTimes UnregisterWait UnregisterWaitEx RegisterWaitForSingleObject VirtualProtect VirtualAlloc SetFilePointerEx HeapFree

user32

GetThreadDesktop CloseDesktop SetThreadDesktop CloseWindowStation CreateDesktopW SetProcessWindowStation GetProcessWindowStation CreateWindowStationW PostThreadMessageW OpenClipboard CloseClipboard EmptyClipboard SetClipboardData MessageBoxW wvsprintfW DispatchMessageW PeekMessageW wsprintfW GetWindowThreadProcessId IsWindowVisible EnumWindows CharUpperW CharLowerW GetMessageW

advapi32

SetTokenInformation TraceEvent GetTraceLoggerHandle GetTraceEnableFlags GetTraceEnableLevel RegisterTraceGuidsW UnregisterTraceGuids GetTokenInformation SetSecurityDescriptorGroup MakeAbsoluteSD MakeSelfRelativeSD OpenThreadToken GetSecurityDescriptorLength GetLengthSid InitializeAcl InitializeSecurityDescriptor OpenProcessToken AddAce IsValidSid ImpersonateLoggedOnUser GetSecurityDescriptorOwner InitializeSid ConvertStringSidToSidW CopySid GetSecurityDescriptorControl SetNamedSecurityInfoW GetSidLengthRequired GetSidSubAuthority GetSecurityDescriptorGroup EqualSid GetAce SetSecurityDescriptorOwner GetAclInformation GetSecurityDescriptorDacl RevertToSelf SetSecurityDescriptorDacl GetSecurityDescriptorSacl ConvertSidToStringSidW RegQueryValueExW RegOpenKeyExW RegCloseKey RegEnumValueW RegDeleteValueW RegSetValueExW RegEnumKeyExW RegCreateKeyExW RegDeleteKeyW RegQueryInfoKeyW CheckTokenMembership FreeSid AllocateAndInitializeSid

ntdll

NtDeleteKey

ole32

IIDFromString StringFromGUID2 CoCreateGuid

shell32

SHGetFolderPathW ord680

netapi32

NetGetJoinInformation NetApiBufferFree NetWkstaGetInfo

rpcrt4

UuidCreate

shlwapi

PathStripPathW PathRemoveExtensionW PathAppendW PathCanonicalizeW SHQueryValueExW PathRemoveFileSpecW

userenv

UnloadUserProfile

version

GetFileVersionInfoSizeW GetFileVersionInfoW VerQueryValueW

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File Explorer

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PE Signature issue

kernel32

user32

advapi32

ntdll

ole32

shell32

netapi32

rpcrt4

shlwapi

userenv

version

generic