shodi | 6fcad11edf278a814b15e60211ffd7594e7de1330dc4f4b8a8248ff798330a13

Analysis

max time kernel
149s
max time network
133s
platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
resource
win11ltsc2024-20260710-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260710-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
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19/08/2026, 08:33

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General

Target
2026-08-19_3dd16111291511a38ee108529184f2e3_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys.exe
Size 832KB
Sample260819-kf591ssvay
SHA256 6fcad11edf278a814b15e60211ffd7594e7de1330dc4f4b8a8248ff798330a13
MD5 3dd16111291511a38ee108529184f2e3
SHA1 c126bf5bca46e251472af64dfecdad57201b6b27
SHA512 e03168d07a672370f118d8bd09a4e110af69bf4c9efdf25e10c6e196cee03f9261774456589fadeed645f2bde6c853f5d75869686afcdceaf56f828d230f42b8
SSDEEP 12288:/YixUrHGQVL9vwf+SqwLa8Cck3ov5hGjFlXsdcQv2Ae6V1B+wYkD:Txal9vGhqF3TbXslOEV1BjLD
TLSH
T16C059D23F68540B8D859C17487AAA937F675B819073179EB23C49B322F36BD06B3DB05
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

10^/10

discovery shodi spyware stealer worm

Malware Config

Signatures

Family: Shodi
Shodi is a Windows worm written in C++.
worm shodi

Detects Shodi worm 1 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/files/0x000e00000001c5da-8.dat	family_shodi

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
5368	2026-08-19_3dd16111291511a38ee108529184f2e3_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys.usa

Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
spyware stealer

Data from Local System
T1005

Credentials In Files
T1552.001

Credentials from Web Browsers
T1555.003

Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UsaShohdi.asu	2026-08-19_3dd16111291511a38ee108529184f2e3_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UsaShohdi.asu	2026-08-19_3dd16111291511a38ee108529184f2e3_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys.exe

Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	\??\c:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\plugin-container.exe	2026-08-19_3dd16111291511a38ee108529184f2e3_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\plug_ins\pi_brokers\64BitMAPIBroker.usa	2026-08-19_3dd16111291511a38ee108529184f2e3_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\msedgewebview2.usa	2026-08-19_3dd16111291511a38ee108529184f2e3_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javaws.usa	2026-08-19_3dd16111291511a38ee108529184f2e3_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys.exe
File created	\??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SCANPST.EXE	2026-08-19_3dd16111291511a38ee108529184f2e3_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SETLANG.usa	2026-08-19_3dd16111291511a38ee108529184f2e3_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys.exe
File created	\??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\Common.DBConnection64.exe	2026-08-19_3dd16111291511a38ee108529184f2e3_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys.exe
File created	\??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\wow_helper.exe	2026-08-19_3dd16111291511a38ee108529184f2e3_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\pwahelper.usa	2026-08-19_3dd16111291511a38ee108529184f2e3_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.usa	2026-08-19_3dd16111291511a38ee108529184f2e3_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys.exe
File created	\??\c:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\javaw.exe	2026-08-19_3dd16111291511a38ee108529184f2e3_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys.exe
File created	\??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\OLCFG.EXE	2026-08-19_3dd16111291511a38ee108529184f2e3_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.usa	2026-08-19_3dd16111291511a38ee108529184f2e3_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys.exe
File created	\??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\reader_sl.exe	2026-08-19_3dd16111291511a38ee108529184f2e3_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\chrome_pwa_launcher.usa	2026-08-19_3dd16111291511a38ee108529184f2e3_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys.exe
File created	\??\c:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\chrmstp.exe	2026-08-19_3dd16111291511a38ee108529184f2e3_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys.exe
File created	\??\c:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe	2026-08-19_3dd16111291511a38ee108529184f2e3_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\javaws.usa	2026-08-19_3dd16111291511a38ee108529184f2e3_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\elevation_service.usa	2026-08-19_3dd16111291511a38ee108529184f2e3_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys.exe
File created	\??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.exe	2026-08-19_3dd16111291511a38ee108529184f2e3_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.usa	2026-08-19_3dd16111291511a38ee108529184f2e3_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javaw.usa	2026-08-19_3dd16111291511a38ee108529184f2e3_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys.exe
File created	\??\c:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\ssvagent.exe	2026-08-19_3dd16111291511a38ee108529184f2e3_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys.exe
File created	\??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARMHelper.exe	2026-08-19_3dd16111291511a38ee108529184f2e3_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys.exe
File created	\??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\pwahelper.exe	2026-08-19_3dd16111291511a38ee108529184f2e3_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\Source Engine\OSE.usa	2026-08-19_3dd16111291511a38ee108529184f2e3_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys.exe
File created	\??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoia.exe	2026-08-19_3dd16111291511a38ee108529184f2e3_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys.exe
File created	\??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\OLicenseHeartbeat.exe	2026-08-19_3dd16111291511a38ee108529184f2e3_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Google\GoogleUpdater\141.0.7340.0\disabledupdater.usa	2026-08-19_3dd16111291511a38ee108529184f2e3_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\cookie_exporter.usa	2026-08-19_3dd16111291511a38ee108529184f2e3_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVLP.usa	2026-08-19_3dd16111291511a38ee108529184f2e3_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys.exe
File created	\??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOSREC.EXE	2026-08-19_3dd16111291511a38ee108529184f2e3_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\Source Engine\OSE.usa	2026-08-19_3dd16111291511a38ee108529184f2e3_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\MSOHTMED.usa	2026-08-19_3dd16111291511a38ee108529184f2e3_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys.exe
File created	\??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\ADelRCP.exe	2026-08-19_3dd16111291511a38ee108529184f2e3_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\wow_helper.usa	2026-08-19_3dd16111291511a38ee108529184f2e3_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\notification_helper.usa	2026-08-19_3dd16111291511a38ee108529184f2e3_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys.exe
File created	\??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe	2026-08-19_3dd16111291511a38ee108529184f2e3_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys.exe
File created	\??\c:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\notification_helper.exe	2026-08-19_3dd16111291511a38ee108529184f2e3_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys.exe
File created	\??\c:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\setup.exe	2026-08-19_3dd16111291511a38ee108529184f2e3_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys.exe
File created	\??\c:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javaws.exe	2026-08-19_3dd16111291511a38ee108529184f2e3_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys.exe
File created	\??\c:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\ssvagent.exe	2026-08-19_3dd16111291511a38ee108529184f2e3_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys.exe
File created	\??\c:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javaws.exe	2026-08-19_3dd16111291511a38ee108529184f2e3_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\plug_ins\pi_brokers\32BitMAPIBroker.usa	2026-08-19_3dd16111291511a38ee108529184f2e3_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\cookie_exporter.usa	2026-08-19_3dd16111291511a38ee108529184f2e3_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\msedge.usa	2026-08-19_3dd16111291511a38ee108529184f2e3_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys.exe
File created	\??\c:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe	2026-08-19_3dd16111291511a38ee108529184f2e3_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys.exe
File created	\??\c:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\VSTO\10.0\VSTOInstaller.exe	2026-08-19_3dd16111291511a38ee108529184f2e3_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javacpl.usa	2026-08-19_3dd16111291511a38ee108529184f2e3_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys.exe
File created	\??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVLP.exe	2026-08-19_3dd16111291511a38ee108529184f2e3_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\CLVIEW.usa	2026-08-19_3dd16111291511a38ee108529184f2e3_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\pwahelper.usa	2026-08-19_3dd16111291511a38ee108529184f2e3_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateSetup.usa	2026-08-19_3dd16111291511a38ee108529184f2e3_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\XLICONS.usa	2026-08-19_3dd16111291511a38ee108529184f2e3_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys.exe
File created	\??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe	2026-08-19_3dd16111291511a38ee108529184f2e3_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys.exe
File created	\??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedge.exe	2026-08-19_3dd16111291511a38ee108529184f2e3_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\MSOXMLED.usa	2026-08-19_3dd16111291511a38ee108529184f2e3_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\SPREADSHEETCOMPARE.usa	2026-08-19_3dd16111291511a38ee108529184f2e3_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys.exe
File created	\??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOHTMED.EXE	2026-08-19_3dd16111291511a38ee108529184f2e3_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys.exe
File created	\??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msotd.exe	2026-08-19_3dd16111291511a38ee108529184f2e3_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\Common.DBConnection.usa	2026-08-19_3dd16111291511a38ee108529184f2e3_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\filecompare.usa	2026-08-19_3dd16111291511a38ee108529184f2e3_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AdobeCollabSync.usa	2026-08-19_3dd16111291511a38ee108529184f2e3_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys.exe
File opened for modification	\??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\notification_helper.usa	2026-08-19_3dd16111291511a38ee108529184f2e3_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys.exe

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 1 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	2026-08-19_3dd16111291511a38ee108529184f2e3_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2900 wrote to memory of 5368	2900	2026-08-19_3dd16111291511a38ee108529184f2e3_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys.exe	89

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-19_3dd16111291511a38ee108529184f2e3_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-19_3dd16111291511a38ee108529184f2e3_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys.exe"
1⤵
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2900
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-19_3dd16111291511a38ee108529184f2e3_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys.usa
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-19_3dd16111291511a38ee108529184f2e3_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys.usa
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  PID:5368

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Credentials from Password Stores

T1555

Credentials from Web Browsers

T1555.003

Unsecured Credentials

T1552

Credentials In Files

T1552.001

Discovery

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Data from Local System

T1005

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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2026-08-19_3dd16111291511a38ee108529184f2e3_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys.usa

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-19_3dd16111291511a38ee108529184f2e3_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys.usa
Size 112KB
SHA256 e567ac44b9fe3e1f7e90b39e2dc8ff2f31640509e208d8c1a7690d55ecb81ec1
MD5 9a4bc642b8fec86c9f75619b7b58de7b
SHA1 63adc0bf6c68bd855d5e04c24906c26e7b22256b
SHA512 cd715f5379a7a9bd86527be418fe7dfb24187655b515bd35ba47806daed1d5cbd7241cdfb78a71e8550ad04aea744d39a3c86c0fe71a7a9763b76d8c3ce597ce
SSDEEP 3072:YER5AhC48S1m2YPrh4qR8v7ZksB+KRdqkC8/B:YEXAe6QPIksB+wYk
TLSH
T170B37D1176D1C8B1E5B6493118E8DE708E7DFD614E50DEAB33D8063E0F316C1D629AAB
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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UsaShohdi.asu

Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UsaShohdi.asu
Size 832KB
SHA256 6fcad11edf278a814b15e60211ffd7594e7de1330dc4f4b8a8248ff798330a13
MD5 3dd16111291511a38ee108529184f2e3
SHA1 c126bf5bca46e251472af64dfecdad57201b6b27
SHA512 e03168d07a672370f118d8bd09a4e110af69bf4c9efdf25e10c6e196cee03f9261774456589fadeed645f2bde6c853f5d75869686afcdceaf56f828d230f42b8
SSDEEP 12288:/YixUrHGQVL9vwf+SqwLa8Cck3ov5hGjFlXsdcQv2Ae6V1B+wYkD:Txal9vGhqF3TbXslOEV1BjLD
TLSH
T16C059D23F68540B8D859C17487AAA937F675B819073179EB23C49B322F36BD06B3DB05
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH