2026-08-21_6b811c259f482bb2f331d989480c8950_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_play

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Target
2026-08-21_6b811c259f482bb2f331d989480c8950_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_play
Size 164KB
Sample260821-e2wd2swzhs
SHA256 3cb7e602468a3647866dd3ab44e76454eb05204cd4d08a18ebddd4d3b0ac91a8
MD5 6b811c259f482bb2f331d989480c8950
SHA1 66f2a1a320a490acb4dc3bf65ab84739328de751
SHA512 fe25daecc81b1243385c966f8eb9a55776d0c0af2e9f56760e28efcbdabf474e489f477e02fef1151ff5f6331686b4b6a77590565a2a9512828471a626089321
SSDEEP 3072:DwzvOYTt5YP/aKavT/DvbEvK9aobNI2B+flkL7OjUuxGftPyhdY55s2ZUuyNFhyV:GtiP/aK2h9H/B+/
TLSH
T120F3D61276F8116DF0B3AB30A9759B519AB9FC33DE21DB6F2680066D0E30941DA21F77
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

5^/10

Malware Config

Signatures

Codesign digest Mismatch 1 IoCs

File was altered after it was signed.

resource
2026-08-21_6b811c259f482bb2f331d989480c8950_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_play

File Explorer

2026-08-21_6b811c259f482bb2f331d989480c8950_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_play

.exe 164KB

2026-08-21_6b811c259f482bb2f331d989480c8950_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_play

IMPHASH b696542cade53789c2cbed09ce287013
SHA256 3cb7e602468a3647866dd3ab44e76454eb05204cd4d08a18ebddd4d3b0ac91a8
MD5 6b811c259f482bb2f331d989480c8950
SHA1 66f2a1a320a490acb4dc3bf65ab84739328de751
SHA512 fe25daecc81b1243385c966f8eb9a55776d0c0af2e9f56760e28efcbdabf474e489f477e02fef1151ff5f6331686b4b6a77590565a2a9512828471a626089321
SSDEEP 3072:DwzvOYTt5YP/aKavT/DvbEvK9aobNI2B+flkL7OjUuxGftPyhdY55s2ZUuyNFhyV:GtiP/aK2h9H/B+/
TLSH
T120F3D61276F8116DF0B3AB30A9759B519AB9FC33DE21DB6F2680066D0E30941DA21F77
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

windows:5 windows x86 arch:x86

Codesign digest Mismatch

File was altered after it was signed.

PE Signature issue

Digest

ac:e1:75:c7:ac:83:60:44:b2:b9:ae:b6:28:71:59:4e:81:5e:b5:c0:e2:da:35:e5:48:92:02:f4:ed:25:24:84

Digest Algorithm

sha256

PE Digests Matches

Not matched

Trusted

Signing Certificate

CN=Google LLC,O=Google LLC,L=Mountain View,ST=California,C=US

Chains

Jan 10, 2024

CN=Google LLC,O=Google LLC,L=Mountain View,ST=California,C=US

CN=DigiCert Trusted G4 Code Signing RSA4096 SHA384 2021 CA1,O=DigiCert\, Inc.,C=US

CN=DigiCert Trusted Root G4,OU=www.digicert.com,O=DigiCert Inc,C=US

CN=Google LLC,O=Google LLC,L=Mountain View,ST=California,C=US

CN=DigiCert Trusted G4 Code Signing RSA4096 SHA384 2021 CA1,O=DigiCert\, Inc.,C=US

CN=DigiCert Trusted Root G4,OU=www.digicert.com,O=DigiCert Inc,C=US

CN=DigiCert Assured ID Root CA,OU=www.digicert.com,O=DigiCert Inc,C=US

Subject

CN=DigiCert Trusted G4 Code Signing RSA4096 SHA384 2021 CA1,O=DigiCert\, Inc.,C=US

Serial Number

08:ad:40:b2:60:d2:9c:4c:9f:5e:cd:a9:bd:93:ae:d9

Issuer

CN=DigiCert Trusted Root G4,OU=www.digicert.com,O=DigiCert Inc,C=US

Key Usages

KeyUsageDigitalSignature, KeyUsageCertSign, KeyUsageCRLSign

Ext Key Usages

ExtKeyUsageCodeSigning

Revocation Status

Not revoked

Timespan

Apr 29, 2021 - Apr 28, 2036

Subject

CN=Google LLC,O=Google LLC,L=Mountain View,ST=California,C=US

Serial Number

0e:44:18:e2:de:de:36:dd:29:74:c3:44:3a:fb:5c:e5

Issuer

CN=DigiCert Trusted G4 Code Signing RSA4096 SHA384 2021 CA1,O=DigiCert\, Inc.,C=US

Key Usages

KeyUsageDigitalSignature

Ext Key Usages

ExtKeyUsageCodeSigning

Revocation Status

Not revoked

Timespan

Jul 2, 2021 - Jul 10, 2024

Subject

CN=DigiCert Timestamp 2023,O=DigiCert\, Inc.,C=US

Serial Number

05:44:af:f3:94:9d:08:39:a6:bf:db:3f:5f:e5:61:16

Issuer

CN=DigiCert Trusted G4 RSA4096 SHA256 TimeStamping CA,O=DigiCert\, Inc.,C=US

Key Usages

KeyUsageDigitalSignature

Ext Key Usages

ExtKeyUsageTimeStamping

Revocation Status

Not revoked

Timespan

Jul 14, 2023 - Oct 13, 2034

Subject

CN=DigiCert Trusted G4 RSA4096 SHA256 TimeStamping CA,O=DigiCert\, Inc.,C=US

Serial Number

07:36:37:b7:24:54:7c:d8:47:ac:fd:28:66:2a:5e:5b

Issuer

CN=DigiCert Trusted Root G4,OU=www.digicert.com,O=DigiCert Inc,C=US

Key Usages

KeyUsageDigitalSignature, KeyUsageCertSign, KeyUsageCRLSign

Ext Key Usages

ExtKeyUsageTimeStamping

Revocation Status

Not revoked

Timespan

Mar 23, 2022 - Mar 22, 2037

Subject

CN=DigiCert Trusted Root G4,OU=www.digicert.com,O=DigiCert Inc,C=US

Serial Number

0e:9b:18:8e:f9:d0:2d:e7:ef:db:50:e2:08:40:18:5a

Issuer

CN=DigiCert Assured ID Root CA,OU=www.digicert.com,O=DigiCert Inc,C=US

Key Usages

KeyUsageDigitalSignature, KeyUsageCertSign, KeyUsageCRLSign

Revocation Status

Not revoked

Timespan

Aug 1, 2022 - Nov 9, 2031

Minor OS version

Major OS version

Entry point

30034

Magic Number

267

Subsystem

IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_GUI

DLL Characteristics

IMAGE_DLLCHARACTERISTICS_DYNAMIC_BASE IMAGE_DLLCHARACTERISTICS_NX_COMPAT IMAGE_DLLCHARACTERISTICS_TERMINAL_SERVER_AWARE

File Characteristics

IMAGE_FILE_EXECUTABLE_IMAGE IMAGE_FILE_32BIT_MACHINE

PDB paths

GoogleUpdate_unsigned.pdb

advapi32

RegOpenKeyExW

kernel32

SizeofResource HeapFree GetCommandLineW GetModuleFileNameW InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount HeapSize GetLastError GetFileAttributesExW LockResource HeapReAlloc RaiseException FindResourceExW LoadResource FindResourceW HeapAlloc DecodePointer HeapDestroy GetProcAddress DeleteCriticalSection GetProcessHeap GetModuleHandleW FreeLibrary LoadLibraryExW CloseHandle CreateFileW SetFilePointerEx GetConsoleMode GetConsoleOutputCP FlushFileBuffers GetStringTypeW SetStdHandle IsDebuggerPresent OutputDebugStringW EnterCriticalSection LeaveCriticalSection UnhandledExceptionFilter SetUnhandledExceptionFilter GetCurrentProcess TerminateProcess IsProcessorFeaturePresent GetStartupInfoW QueryPerformanceCounter GetCurrentProcessId GetCurrentThreadId GetSystemTimeAsFileTime InitializeSListHead SetLastError TlsAlloc TlsGetValue TlsSetValue TlsFree RtlUnwind EncodePointer ExitProcess GetModuleHandleExW GetStdHandle WriteFile FindClose FindFirstFileExW FindNextFileW IsValidCodePage GetACP GetOEMCP GetCPInfo GetCommandLineA MultiByteToWideChar WideCharToMultiByte GetEnvironmentStringsW FreeEnvironmentStringsW LCMapStringW GetFileType WriteConsoleW

shell32

SHGetFolderPathW

user32

CharLowerBuffW

shlwapi

SHQueryValueExW PathAppendW PathRemoveFileSpecW

Sharing

General

Malware Config

Signatures

File Explorer

2026-08-21_6b811c259f482bb2f331d989480c8950_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_play

PE Signature issue

advapi32

kernel32

shell32

user32

shlwapi

generic