Analysis
- max time kernel
121s - max time network
149s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
20/08/2026, 10:21
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-20_13d546de426cd79fae0968dc65555a3a_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
10 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-08-20_13d546de426cd79fae0968dc65555a3a_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
11 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-08-20_13d546de426cd79fae0968dc65555a3a_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe
- Size 1.7MB
- Sample260820-mdrd7avcmh
- SHA256 e2f91002446dd4ca1ef046388d4fb72b2f859313bd273eee9de21812556b87a1
- MD5 13d546de426cd79fae0968dc65555a3a
- SHA1 86dde9e3fa07197e3b1baa6ee726794e8a4f46f3
- SHA512 196b6ccca30964bf7b3927a78e706206e36e17b886dffea722259d83bd2904a6ea500fc341785fa6c908586f15d5948845558375b6caf5499449b057eb139433
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZjzyaEFoHaewsAjYaECQ3mnXoZjzyaEFoHaewsAjYaEC1:A3kM8ljw3kM8ljV
- TLSH T1EE85AF23FB7090B5D27B49705B65C712E7397C210B605ACBE3A88A592F317D06F3AB16
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 7 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/3216-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c263-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000400000001b2cd-11.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/3216-21-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/3040-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0004000000019afb-630.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0004000000019c9f-1289.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c263-5.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000400000001b2cd-11.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0004000000019afb-630.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x0004000000019c9f-1289.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 3040 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" 2026-08-20_13d546de426cd79fae0968dc65555a3a_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.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 2026-08-20_13d546de426cd79fae0968dc65555a3a_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe - Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc-cache-gen.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MpCopyAccelerator.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe$ 2026-08-20_13d546de426cd79fae0968dc65555a3a_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsimport.exe$ 2026-08-20_13d546de426cd79fae0968dc65555a3a_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\ssvagent.exe 2026-08-20_13d546de426cd79fae0968dc65555a3a_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOUC.EXE 2026-08-20_13d546de426cd79fae0968dc65555a3a_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\crashreporter.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\idlj.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\orbd.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOHTMED.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\NAMECONTROLSERVER.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\Offline\OfflineScannerShell.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\plug_ins\pi_brokers\32BitMAPIBroker.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\MSInfo\msinfo32.exe 2026-08-20_13d546de426cd79fae0968dc65555a3a_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\elevated_tracing_service.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmlaunch.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\ADelRCP.exe 2026-08-20_13d546de426cd79fae0968dc65555a3a_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\notification_helper.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\BHO\ie_to_edge_stub.exe 2026-08-20_13d546de426cd79fae0968dc65555a3a_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\BHO\ie_to_edge_stub.exe$ 2026-08-20_13d546de426cd79fae0968dc65555a3a_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\Offline\OfflineScannerShell.exe 2026-08-20_13d546de426cd79fae0968dc65555a3a_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\os_update_handler.exe 2026-08-20_13d546de426cd79fae0968dc65555a3a_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\javaws.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE 2026-08-20_13d546de426cd79fae0968dc65555a3a_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\MSOHTMED.EXE patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\updater.exe 2026-08-20_13d546de426cd79fae0968dc65555a3a_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe 2026-08-20_13d546de426cd79fae0968dc65555a3a_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ADDINS\Microsoft Power Query for Excel Integrated\bin\Microsoft.Mashup.Container.NetFX45.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\PDFREFLOW.EXE$ 2026-08-20_13d546de426cd79fae0968dc65555a3a_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\updater.exe 2026-08-20_13d546de426cd79fae0968dc65555a3a_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\msedgewebview2.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\DlpUserAgent.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedge_pwa_launcher.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\notification_click_helper.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\pack200.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\excelcnv.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\Common.DBConnection.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath\java.exe 2026-08-20_13d546de426cd79fae0968dc65555a3a_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath\javaw.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\elevation_service.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\msedge_pwa_launcher.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe$ 2026-08-20_13d546de426cd79fae0968dc65555a3a_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\javaw.exe 2026-08-20_13d546de426cd79fae0968dc65555a3a_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\Smart Tag\SmartTagInstall.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\pptico.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedgewebview2.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe 2026-08-20_13d546de426cd79fae0968dc65555a3a_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\java-rmi.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\rmid.exe 2026-08-20_13d546de426cd79fae0968dc65555a3a_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\rmiregistry.exe 2026-08-20_13d546de426cd79fae0968dc65555a3a_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVDllSurrogate32.exe 2026-08-20_13d546de426cd79fae0968dc65555a3a_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\ADelRCP.exe 2026-08-20_13d546de426cd79fae0968dc65555a3a_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\MSInfo\msinfo32.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\Installer\setup.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\8.0.15\createdump.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javaw.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\java.exe$ 2026-08-20_13d546de426cd79fae0968dc65555a3a_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javaws.exe 2026-08-20_13d546de426cd79fae0968dc65555a3a_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\officeappguardwin32.exe 2026-08-20_13d546de426cd79fae0968dc65555a3a_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\OLicenseHeartbeat.exe$ patcher.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 2026-08-20_13d546de426cd79fae0968dc65555a3a_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.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 2026-08-20_13d546de426cd79fae0968dc65555a3a_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 3216 2026-08-20_13d546de426cd79fae0968dc65555a3a_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe 3040 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-20_13d546de426cd79fae0968dc65555a3a_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-20_13d546de426cd79fae0968dc65555a3a_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hij.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:3216
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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:3040
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 1.7MB
- SHA256 e2f91002446dd4ca1ef046388d4fb72b2f859313bd273eee9de21812556b87a1
- MD5 13d546de426cd79fae0968dc65555a3a
- SHA1 86dde9e3fa07197e3b1baa6ee726794e8a4f46f3
- SHA512 196b6ccca30964bf7b3927a78e706206e36e17b886dffea722259d83bd2904a6ea500fc341785fa6c908586f15d5948845558375b6caf5499449b057eb139433
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZjzyaEFoHaewsAjYaECQ3mnXoZjzyaEFoHaewsAjYaEC1:A3kM8ljw3kM8ljV
- TLSH T1EE85AF23FB7090B5D27B49705B65C712E7397C210B605ACBE3A88A592F317D06F3AB16
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 2.2MB
- SHA256 5f29b5440c5a5c3766c49b37147c55f7586bbed44d76101b459a9e0985f5e31c
- MD5 7666bf9736e1cbb905edc7525e47a3a0
- SHA1 33378ce4b8703d3cf963b0f3056b57677d6e5a0c
- SHA512 2579e3af0de8ef374126f7eda21b85f4e3d36d92de66edba3aebc4d0e58771693bdd7d2bd9c71f4890a1d7477dea1c1681f9954941cf98ef09d04d599815235c
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZjzyaEFoHaewsAjYaECQ3mnXoZjzyaEFoHaewsAjYaECx0Le5ji0hmxNrM:A3kM8ljw3kM8ljRPji0Aj
- TLSH T127B5AE23FB748175D17784758AE29716EA3538510B308ACB93A4CB6D2F337D19B3A722
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jjs.exe$
- Size 1.7MB
- SHA256 973164abba1d1ff22b62423c9fde72bbcfb3d51d4e26ba8e78fbd5abb33049b4
- MD5 0b6d64ffd30f5aba65d9bea72ee1704a
- SHA1 442b5fc5d7dd187b87528c325cc2fd438f69e8be
- SHA512 6acfd527ca494feaddfec522440a1178e558cabf3d96269f15e86c2bfd602234923f860d94c827f805ed6ee5e34985a58c14f3d364fede468ed6fa2b0309eda4
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZjzyaEFoHaewsAjYaECQ3mnXoZjzyaEFoHaewsAjYaECZY:A3kM8ljw3kM8ljK
- TLSH T1EA85BF23FB7090B5D27B49705B65C712E7397C210B605ACBE3A88A591F317D06F3AB26
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\helper.exe
- Size 1.7MB
- SHA256 5f5b7d694d1af785337dc30554d426cea49e25163add8d69a3ccedc7d8354755
- MD5 1a81a2addf174e34caf90797b1a7d437
- SHA1 d08376f295d1cc802062a292586751f2ba980064
- SHA512 099030c7b8c821fdd40c0e33ff27c7fc1dfce1e4bc07609e8d2617882dd584a887f03f13df1fe69e7acec1f1c6161ff9b8ec8651b692f4fab7f159430571ab43
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZjzyaEFoHaewsAjYaECQ3mnXoZjzyaEFoHaewsAjYaEChF:A3kM8ljw3kM8ljT
- TLSH T1B785AF23EBB090B5C67B05705F65C712A639BD600B205ADBE3A8BB591F313D07B3AB15
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH