Analysis

  • max time kernel
    94s
  • max time network
    135s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    16/08/2026, 01:53

General

  • Target
    2026-08-16_bedeba1aad920ed08aff8180cdd6a684_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawke.exe
  • Size 955KB
  • Sample260816-cbazbaaf96
  • SHA256 bcc5b7be9dc80f085d42a4a18ac8e1827862a12e4ddc6b4e1481600865422079
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables packed with ASPack 9 IoCs
  • ASPack v2.12-2.42 6 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with ASPack v2.12-2.42

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Drops autorun.inf file 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Malware can abuse Windows Autorun to spread further via attached volumes.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • 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.

  • NTFS ADS 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-16_bedeba1aad920ed08aff8180cdd6a684_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawke.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-16_bedeba1aad920ed08aff8180cdd6a684_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
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • NTFS ADS
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:2180
  • C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
    C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops autorun.inf file
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:3956

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        patcher.exe

        • Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
        • Size 955KB
        • SHA256 bcc5b7be9dc80f085d42a4a18ac8e1827862a12e4ddc6b4e1481600865422079
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        elevation_service.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\elevation_service.exe
        • Size 1.0MB
        • SHA256 32b4714bbe6ba8432d2c5e838f5f135ee04f2b90ce89d1c6923753e6b0b18d44
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7z.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
        • Size 1.5MB
        • SHA256 f17004702fc5c9e5ce7d280819da6aee967540de5213bf5b29f2a6ad0bcf67ed
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        java-rmi.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\java-rmi.exe
        • Size 978KB
        • SHA256 2bd771b91d6b17bb3227a27b77773137e5d393b3f8709ad47b92bb0cced74dae
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        excelcnv.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\excelcnv.exe$
        • Size 1.2MB
        • SHA256 670b440d770f65d180373f0ba8df98c6d75c45ec7a59dd849691d7afeed3e1b4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        helper.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\helper.exe$
        • Size 1.0MB
        • SHA256 913cb01fa8ab6a2a2e1884bff61b3ee99c8a7d71f928100c71354106909eed88
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/2180-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

        memory/2180-51-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

        memory/3956-58-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp