Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
150s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260513-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows - submitted
23/08/2026, 04:08
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-22_9aea0462c6c9527245d37113d41b4568_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-08-22_9aea0462c6c9527245d37113d41b4568_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
General
- Target 2026-08-22_9aea0462c6c9527245d37113d41b4568_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop.exe
- Size 158KB
- Sample260823-eqmmrsseqc
- SHA256 9bb21b7d6acc81c53b18e2a8fb44ceb5822ce334b0b30e4662a03d1434f94c2f
- MD5 9aea0462c6c9527245d37113d41b4568
- SHA1 13ff84c29a32c5b75d0c6aeb942db7d1ed620095
- SHA512 d519463e409ea5cf102a53f64c24ca38c1c90d90814ca8ab3656279bda8a0817732a69dff9e6500564707d0e00305dfd36bb8b0c6ede91999a3be6bf0f4cf137
- SSDEEP 3072:m79l86WqGzIfjZwik5tEiw3mkRqer5+nEo:mrzW/zeZhMEKSqer5+nEo
- TLSH T1ACF39E1A3959E4F3C5258A34686493A1973FF8317EB06683FBC8135E8E632D45E3B712
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Signatures
- Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-668679576-120646659-2289335452-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation 2026-08-22_9aea0462c6c9527245d37113d41b4568_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop.exe - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 4972 AhnSvc.exe - Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\AhnUpadate = "\"C:\\ProgramData\\AhnLab\\AhnSvc.exe\" /run" 2026-08-22_9aea0462c6c9527245d37113d41b4568_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop.exe - Indicator Removal: File Deletion 1 TTPs
Adversaries may delete files left behind by the actions of their intrusion activity.
- Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 3 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 2026-08-22_9aea0462c6c9527245d37113d41b4568_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language AhnSvc.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language cmd.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 3164 2026-08-22_9aea0462c6c9527245d37113d41b4568_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4972 AhnSvc.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 3164 wrote to memory of 4972 3164 2026-08-22_9aea0462c6c9527245d37113d41b4568_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop.exe 87 PID 3164 wrote to memory of 4308 3164 2026-08-22_9aea0462c6c9527245d37113d41b4568_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop.exe 88
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-22_9aea0462c6c9527245d37113d41b4568_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-22_9aea0462c6c9527245d37113d41b4568_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop.exe"1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3164 -
C:\ProgramData\AhnLab\AhnSvc.exe"C:\ProgramData\AhnLab\AhnSvc.exe" /run2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:4972
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe"C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c del /q "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-22_9aea0462c6c9527245d37113d41b4568_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_redline-stealer_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop.exe" >> NUL2⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:4308
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\ProgramData\AhnLab\AhnSvc.exe
- Size 158KB
- SHA256 d5bed0bbd78bfe2358b1c8559e4d0adae01a1be5a7dd5d71cf5bf70863600bc6
- MD5 10e2a457db7c29e0fc9f8070aa34c784
- SHA1 49ed23094dddd02c01061166320b57509c8f643e
- SHA512 9f1932749d78b7668770a2e646e43c2e7bc348519de2a3d0f66c3a9588172479542ce920f386c9a31babd9009a32d5b6190fd27dbc1cb364d1aea550036d0c9f
- SSDEEP 3072:m79l86WqGzIfjZwik5tEiw3mkRqer5+nEV:mrzW/zeZhMEKSqer5+nEV
- TLSH T111F39E1A3959E4F3C5258A34686493A1973FF8317EB06683FBC8135E8E632D45E3B712
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH