Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    134s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    19/08/2026, 14:29

General

  • Target
    2026-08-19_e618ce1951bc9d98a2c919120f8d7fed_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe
  • Size 324KB
  • Sample260819-rtm4xsysgx
  • SHA256 9d7093565895f1d4238500706079fb82014f5688925a5ca02a763bcdb2a24ec1
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 21 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 4 IoCs
  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Execution of a cmd.exe one-liner (/c "close" or /k "keep") is a common script/loader stage.

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 6 IoCs

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

  • Runs net.exe
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 20 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 5 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-19_e618ce1951bc9d98a2c919120f8d7fed_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-19_e618ce1951bc9d98a2c919120f8d7fed_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4556
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\$$aF48C.bat
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5744
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-19_e618ce1951bc9d98a2c919120f8d7fed_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-19_e618ce1951bc9d98a2c919120f8d7fed_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3332
    • C:\Windows\Logo1_.exe
      C:\Windows\Logo1_.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Enumerates connected drives
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • Drops file in Windows directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5852
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net stop "Kingsoft AntiVirus Service"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4584
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop "Kingsoft AntiVirus Service"
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:5868

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        vcredist_x86.exe

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{61087a79-ac85-455c-934d-1fa22cc64f36}\vcredist_x86.exe
        • Size 484KB
        • SHA256 14fea991fd042b8b26c81b04b51bf3bc9532cc5785442937a042c24ac4f57428
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        $$aF48C.bat

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\$$aF48C.bat
        • Size 1022B
        • SHA256 8985ca36d0e91c6bbe69b51ed94a8fdd7f52f8e23d62497bb9feccc1b1db0817
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        2026-08-19_e618ce1951bc9d98a2c919120f8d7fed_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-19_e618ce1951bc9d98a2c919120f8d7fed_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe.exe
        • Size 294KB
        • SHA256 8fe2226e8bec5a45d4b819359192ab92446b54859bf8877573ab7a3c8b4ada76
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Logo1_.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\Logo1_.exe
        • Size 29KB
        • SHA256 8184813d9664e7021b7b568d33d55b5b08c1de903d2cf3a518253cbff94897e2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        _desktop.ini

        • Path F:\$RECYCLE.BIN\S-1-5-21-3986082593-3624157295-3514260330-1000\_desktop.ini
        • Size 9B
        • SHA256 bf338b34373be371e656c2348ef628bb1afde20017d7c8cc3a19088398d512eb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        memory/4556-13-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000436000-memory.dmp

        memory/4556-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000436000-memory.dmp

        memory/5852-30-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000436000-memory.dmp

        memory/5852-22-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000436000-memory.dmp

        memory/5852-36-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000436000-memory.dmp

        memory/5852-39-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000436000-memory.dmp

        memory/5852-74-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000436000-memory.dmp

        memory/5852-1246-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000436000-memory.dmp

        memory/5852-5043-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000436000-memory.dmp

        memory/5852-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000436000-memory.dmp

        memory/5852-5516-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000436000-memory.dmp