Analysis
- max time kernel
114s - max time network
130s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
13/08/2026, 20:19
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-13_964d22d9a6d90aded7118a5cc352b82e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
10 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-08-13_964d22d9a6d90aded7118a5cc352b82e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
11 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-08-13_964d22d9a6d90aded7118a5cc352b82e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe
- Size 1.0MB
- Sample260813-y38wbaxtcs
- SHA256 f86730acba01eda7560808eb307c83ce39a3fead76cf3c5ea9eb2c3601818870
- MD5 964d22d9a6d90aded7118a5cc352b82e
- SHA1 2311a29ee634d18dd9dc0ae9746faa2f71db753f
- SHA512 89e555e986d37c5434d1fe67a88b6cf1451e8772d55f7495fa28c18a765efb8c1ef63daa9eb2e188e7fa4a977982b1703f365021010417932f8e4afcb2ff1856
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlancMJlBF+oEaRaaL2Jzd:A3k03kHRJARJI
- TLSH T184259D03FB9400F8D11AC1345AA69A26EB757C1147219BCF13549A5AFFB2BD0AF3E364
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 8 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/5888-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c46a-6.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000200000001b313-11.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/5888-21-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/3460-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000300000001a10e-960.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x008100000001898a-1027.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000300000001ac30-1221.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c46a-6.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000200000001b313-11.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000300000001a10e-960.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x008100000001898a-1027.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000300000001ac30-1221.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 3460 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" 2026-08-13_964d22d9a6d90aded7118a5cc352b82e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\WinFirewall = "C:\\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\\patcher.exe" patcher.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 2026-08-13_964d22d9a6d90aded7118a5cc352b82e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe - Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javapackager.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javaw.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\officeappguardwin32.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\Offline\OfflineScannerShell.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateBroker.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\protocolhandler.exe$ 2026-08-13_964d22d9a6d90aded7118a5cc352b82e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javaws.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msotd.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ONENOTEM.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\uninstall.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Edge.GameAssist_1.0.3456.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\EdgeGameAssist.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevated_tracing_service.exe 2026-08-13_964d22d9a6d90aded7118a5cc352b82e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\extcheck.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javafxpackager.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\javaws.exe$ 2026-08-13_964d22d9a6d90aded7118a5cc352b82e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\java.exe$ 2026-08-13_964d22d9a6d90aded7118a5cc352b82e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroTextExtractor.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateComRegisterShell64.exe 2026-08-13_964d22d9a6d90aded7118a5cc352b82e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe File created C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\chrome_pwa_launcher.exe 2026-08-13_964d22d9a6d90aded7118a5cc352b82e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\orbd.exe$ 2026-08-13_964d22d9a6d90aded7118a5cc352b82e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SETLANG.EXE 2026-08-13_964d22d9a6d90aded7118a5cc352b82e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpnscfg.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Edge.GameAssist_1.0.3456.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\EdgeGameAssist.exe 2026-08-13_964d22d9a6d90aded7118a5cc352b82e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\MavInject32.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javafxpackager.exe 2026-08-13_964d22d9a6d90aded7118a5cc352b82e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOSYNC.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\klist.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\ssvagent.exe$ 2026-08-13_964d22d9a6d90aded7118a5cc352b82e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javaw.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Eula.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\java.exe 2026-08-13_964d22d9a6d90aded7118a5cc352b82e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\kinit.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\ADelRCP.exe$ 2026-08-13_964d22d9a6d90aded7118a5cc352b82e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe$ 2026-08-13_964d22d9a6d90aded7118a5cc352b82e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe 2026-08-13_964d22d9a6d90aded7118a5cc352b82e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javacpl.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\DW\DW20.EXE$$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe 2026-08-13_964d22d9a6d90aded7118a5cc352b82e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeComRegisterShellARM64.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jar.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ADDINS\Microsoft Power Query for Excel Integrated\bin\Microsoft.Mashup.Container.Loader.exe$ 2026-08-13_964d22d9a6d90aded7118a5cc352b82e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroBroker.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\OfficeC2RClient.exe 2026-08-13_964d22d9a6d90aded7118a5cc352b82e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOSYNC.EXE patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\Common.DBConnection64.exe 2026-08-13_964d22d9a6d90aded7118a5cc352b82e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe 2026-08-13_964d22d9a6d90aded7118a5cc352b82e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\orbd.exe 2026-08-13_964d22d9a6d90aded7118a5cc352b82e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoev.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SCANPST.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\FLTLDR.EXE$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\FLTLDR.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection\MsSense.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome_proxy.exe$ 2026-08-13_964d22d9a6d90aded7118a5cc352b82e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SkypeSrv\SKYPESERVER.EXE$ 2026-08-13_964d22d9a6d90aded7118a5cc352b82e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\CLVIEW.EXE 2026-08-13_964d22d9a6d90aded7118a5cc352b82e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpconfig.exe 2026-08-13_964d22d9a6d90aded7118a5cc352b82e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe - Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\:\autorun.inf patcher.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 2026-08-13_964d22d9a6d90aded7118a5cc352b82e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.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 2026-08-13_964d22d9a6d90aded7118a5cc352b82e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 5888 2026-08-13_964d22d9a6d90aded7118a5cc352b82e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe 3460 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-13_964d22d9a6d90aded7118a5cc352b82e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-13_964d22d9a6d90aded7118a5cc352b82e_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_redline-stealer_r.exe"1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops autorun.inf file
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- NTFS ADS
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:5888
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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:3460
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 1.0MB
- SHA256 f86730acba01eda7560808eb307c83ce39a3fead76cf3c5ea9eb2c3601818870
- MD5 964d22d9a6d90aded7118a5cc352b82e
- SHA1 2311a29ee634d18dd9dc0ae9746faa2f71db753f
- SHA512 89e555e986d37c5434d1fe67a88b6cf1451e8772d55f7495fa28c18a765efb8c1ef63daa9eb2e188e7fa4a977982b1703f365021010417932f8e4afcb2ff1856
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlancMJlBF+oEaRaaL2Jzd:A3k03kHRJARJI
- TLSH T184259D03FB9400F8D11AC1345AA69A26EB757C1147219BCF13549A5AFFB2BD0AF3E364
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 1.5MB
- SHA256 77ce967117ad445e5e3fb8b763ac25988176403c13ef2c1a16df25ec315b8cba
- MD5 6822482dd7b3acc771365a0163aed910
- SHA1 72e21274b6bc5e553387a5f72b96aa18d04da780
- SHA512 f06f21de50ebcb2a0f136ad6652498b28912e7d2bde6369cc47528f4cf3233c46007bcd12720172dd00fa77f268e907a3e0df2600a7403d1d52d2b8ae61c363f
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlancMJlBF+oEaRaaL2Jzu0Le5ji0hmxNrM:A3k03kHRJARJXPji0Aj
- TLSH T188757B17FAA442B5D066C078C5D29A5AEB3238424B318BCB1354D76DBF63BD19E3A331
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\protocolhandler.exe
- Size 1.8MB
- SHA256 2edc8add1257764aa9699fb7b0858c6e6f5bace67501f386d745743ec8db08d8
- MD5 1c9953671e864617d426060a9ba4d6e3
- SHA1 a0163ef93be1455140b70a560dd86cb9a126c446
- SHA512 aa5013e5dd628e24451fe89f3d4e520dbe0b44f30649bb4e4839e51390fb782dbdcc2d79f5ee90cb53ed8c10a4cceac6e94608f8ccd9a4c0c74594105a402864
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlancMJlBF+oEaRaaL2JzDzWj8PSeWygmNWZcb1pEKdC:A3k03kHRJARJ6uygmUSbHDUnT
- TLSH T121955B52ABE800F4F167957499B58532FBB2BC521A31D78F0350C65EAF73AC09E39722
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\DW\DW20.EXE$
- Size 1.1MB
- SHA256 b89622595618c3754838927a7d8a1b63b8b084a7f2b2a19cb384ae031322ecbb
- MD5 c4ae7d14c702689439115a988c3797a0
- SHA1 68601467b2a4918be7790798e43a0ac9bb00b9cb
- SHA512 55f5c648eada4796aa0b0f795e926555645a8a4a1bad97899d6abfe0a0064f4659bca2a8d594423cca6b539faa801bdf43778470fc52aa43299031802b9a4cbb
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlancMJlBF+oEaRaaL2JzfwE:A3k03kHRJARJw
- TLSH T187359D03FB9400F9D11AC1344AA69A26EB357C5247219BCF1354DA5AFFB2BD0AF39364
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\pptico.exe$
- Size 1.5MB
- SHA256 ed236e20d7f2850c131e57404e5527157ec6240bde56b3389f30554ac1fa9ec5
- MD5 44f2c6b33285c36d1e5cab32422532e8
- SHA1 d7b5a6571ed72727a04fc8749c897397e7780893
- SHA512 9b76490fda1338f825b7e8391f348f13e462c6dfe9df2535c40d433ae8bbc873bb64601b9fe021de46855a2643be04ef7e6776c3f84d611f6e7c2a9e15aa7147
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlancMJlBF+oEaRaaL2Jzci6:A3k03kHRJARJ1i6
- TLSH T1A0751783AB469CB5F14D84349591823D92337E2D07E34ACB224E7E4AEF756C85EF8319
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH