Analysis
- max time kernel
94s - max time network
140s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
25/08/2026, 07:56
Static task
static1
2 signatures
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-24_8d547a1e29e6002c376b3a605aaabec8_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
windows10-2004-x64
10 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-08-24_8d547a1e29e6002c376b3a605aaabec8_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
windows11-ltsc_2024-x64
10 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-08-24_8d547a1e29e6002c376b3a605aaabec8_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe
- Size 4.3MB
- Sample260825-js422svvbz
- SHA256 4918aa5ed4e4fc77db09df65829d2171c35955c7a70c8c5e31b8659c0af1dc8d
- MD5 8d547a1e29e6002c376b3a605aaabec8
- SHA1 3e3a0bf0ae6a44c64d7fa426da173fa507c1a66d
- SHA512 0809bfa271cdfd1312beb01750ccc65bf408b60f80613fd331d4c1346a0ebe3191e50574a461b1d3b6d2d7d24ea65454fa53f3afb6c3edec9195112e6f42cd13
- SSDEEP 49152:BCL2c8MNFLA0vb7w56rawq3qJtb2IsgA2eQJ2eW4SkZP4sz9Mb:YqcxAO1rC12eQEfkZc
- TLSH T14A264A15B2F84B62E0B79179C9A2A645EA327C564F30C7CF02859B6D2E337D18936733
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 7 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/4924-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c4e4-6.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000200000001b32b-11.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x00030000000199b7-555.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000c000000019cf4-1013.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/4924-1998-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/5912-2011-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 5912 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" 2026-08-24_8d547a1e29e6002c376b3a605aaabec8_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.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:\Windows\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\:\autorun.inf 2026-08-24_8d547a1e29e6002c376b3a605aaabec8_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe - Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javapackager.exe 2026-08-24_8d547a1e29e6002c376b3a605aaabec8_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\FLTLDR.EXE 2026-08-24_8d547a1e29e6002c376b3a605aaabec8_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\uninstall.exe 2026-08-24_8d547a1e29e6002c376b3a605aaabec8_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpnetwk.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\pwahelper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\klist.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ONENOTE.EXE$ 2026-08-24_8d547a1e29e6002c376b3a605aaabec8_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\SPREADSHEETCOMPARE.EXE$ 2026-08-24_8d547a1e29e6002c376b3a605aaabec8_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe File created C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javacpl.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath\java.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\chrome_pwa_launcher.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jcmd.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc-cache-gen.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe 2026-08-24_8d547a1e29e6002c376b3a605aaabec8_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\elevation_service.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\Download\{56EB18F8-B008-4CBD-B6D2-8C97FE7E9062}\139.0.3405.125\MicrosoftEdge_X64_139.0.3405.125.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\java.exe 2026-08-24_8d547a1e29e6002c376b3a605aaabec8_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\ktab.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\officeappguardwin32.exe 2026-08-24_8d547a1e29e6002c376b3a605aaabec8_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\MsMpEng.exe 2026-08-24_8d547a1e29e6002c376b3a605aaabec8_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroTextExtractor.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe$ 2026-08-24_8d547a1e29e6002c376b3a605aaabec8_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\ielowutil.exe 2026-08-24_8d547a1e29e6002c376b3a605aaabec8_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\OLicenseHeartbeat.exe$ 2026-08-24_8d547a1e29e6002c376b3a605aaabec8_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\orbd.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SDXHelperBgt.exe 2026-08-24_8d547a1e29e6002c376b3a605aaabec8_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\XLICONS.EXE patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\accicons.exe 2026-08-24_8d547a1e29e6002c376b3a605aaabec8_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\Uninstall.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javaw.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\outicon.exe$ 2026-08-24_8d547a1e29e6002c376b3a605aaabec8_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\updater.exe 2026-08-24_8d547a1e29e6002c376b3a605aaabec8_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\cookie_exporter.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\CNFNOT32.EXE$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\identity_helper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\InspectorOfficeGadget.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\orbd.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\outicon.exe 2026-08-24_8d547a1e29e6002c376b3a605aaabec8_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Mail\wabmig.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SkypeSrv\SKYPESERVER.EXE patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateComRegisterShell64.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\ktab.exe 2026-08-24_8d547a1e29e6002c376b3a605aaabec8_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE 2026-08-24_8d547a1e29e6002c376b3a605aaabec8_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\osmclienticon.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\osmadminicon.exe 2026-08-24_8d547a1e29e6002c376b3a605aaabec8_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\pptico.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\reader_sl.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\misc.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\CLVIEW.EXE 2026-08-24_8d547a1e29e6002c376b3a605aaabec8_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\outicon.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\ExtExport.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\keytool.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\ssvagent.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\pptico.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroBroker.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VSTO\10.0\VSTOInstaller.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateOnDemand.exe$ patcher.exe - Drops file in Windows directory 64 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\ComSvcConfig\3.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\ComSvcConfig.exe$ 2026-08-24_8d547a1e29e6002c376b3a605aaabec8_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\_4bitmapibroker.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\logtransport2.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_MSIL\dfsvc\v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\dfsvc.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\PresentationFontCache\3.0.0.0__31bf3856ad364e35\PresentationFontCache.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\PresentationFontCache\3.0.0.0__31bf3856ad364e35\PresentationFontCache.exe$ 2026-08-24_8d547a1e29e6002c376b3a605aaabec8_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe File created C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\WsatConfig\3.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\WsatConfig.exe 2026-08-24_8d547a1e29e6002c376b3a605aaabec8_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\_4bitmapibroker.exe 2026-08-24_8d547a1e29e6002c376b3a605aaabec8_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\acrobroker.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_32\MSBuild\v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_64\MSBuild\v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_MSIL\dfsvc\v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\dfsvc.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\ImmersiveControlPanel\SystemSettings.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_64\MSBuild\v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_32\MSBuild\3.5.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\eula.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\logtransport2.exe 2026-08-24_8d547a1e29e6002c376b3a605aaabec8_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_64\MSBuild\3.5.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe 2026-08-24_8d547a1e29e6002c376b3a605aaabec8_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\WsatConfig\3.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\WsatConfig.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\acrobroker.exe 2026-08-24_8d547a1e29e6002c376b3a605aaabec8_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\wow_helper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\eula.exe 2026-08-24_8d547a1e29e6002c376b3a605aaabec8_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\ComSvcConfig\3.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\ComSvcConfig.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\dfsvc\2.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\dfsvc.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\SMSvcHost\3.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\SMSvcHost.exe$ 2026-08-24_8d547a1e29e6002c376b3a605aaabec8_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe File created C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\SMSvcHost\3.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\SMSvcHost.exe 2026-08-24_8d547a1e29e6002c376b3a605aaabec8_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\ImmersiveControlPanel\SystemSettings.exe 2026-08-24_8d547a1e29e6002c376b3a605aaabec8_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\adelrcp.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_MSIL\ComSvcConfig\v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\ComSvcConfig.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_32\MSBuild\3.5.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe 2026-08-24_8d547a1e29e6002c376b3a605aaabec8_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe File created C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\dfsvc\2.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\dfsvc.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\acrotextextractor.exe 2026-08-24_8d547a1e29e6002c376b3a605aaabec8_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\dfsvc\2.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\dfsvc.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\SMSvcHost\3.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\SMSvcHost.exe 2026-08-24_8d547a1e29e6002c376b3a605aaabec8_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\WsatConfig\3.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\WsatConfig.exe 2026-08-24_8d547a1e29e6002c376b3a605aaabec8_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_32\MSBuild\v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\PresentationFontCache\3.0.0.0__31bf3856ad364e35\PresentationFontCache.exe 2026-08-24_8d547a1e29e6002c376b3a605aaabec8_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\acrotextextractor.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_32\MSBuild\v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_MSIL\dfsvc\v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\dfsvc.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_32\MSBuild\3.5.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe$ 2026-08-24_8d547a1e29e6002c376b3a605aaabec8_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_64\MSBuild\3.5.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_64\MSBuild\3.5.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe 2026-08-24_8d547a1e29e6002c376b3a605aaabec8_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\WsatConfig\3.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\WsatConfig.exe$ 2026-08-24_8d547a1e29e6002c376b3a605aaabec8_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\adelrcp.exe 2026-08-24_8d547a1e29e6002c376b3a605aaabec8_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\AdobeCollabSync.exe 2026-08-24_8d547a1e29e6002c376b3a605aaabec8_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\reader_sl.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\reader_sl.exe 2026-08-24_8d547a1e29e6002c376b3a605aaabec8_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\ComSvcConfig\3.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\ComSvcConfig.exe 2026-08-24_8d547a1e29e6002c376b3a605aaabec8_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\BrowserCore\BrowserCore.exe 2026-08-24_8d547a1e29e6002c376b3a605aaabec8_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\AdobeCollabSync.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\AcroRd32Info.exe 2026-08-24_8d547a1e29e6002c376b3a605aaabec8_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_64\MSBuild\v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_32\MSBuild\3.5.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe 2026-08-24_8d547a1e29e6002c376b3a605aaabec8_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\SMSvcHost\3.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\SMSvcHost.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\BrowserCore\BrowserCore.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_MSIL\ComSvcConfig\v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\ComSvcConfig.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\AcroRd32Info.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_64\MSBuild\3.5.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe$ 2026-08-24_8d547a1e29e6002c376b3a605aaabec8_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe File created C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\ComSvcConfig\3.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\ComSvcConfig.exe 2026-08-24_8d547a1e29e6002c376b3a605aaabec8_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\PresentationFontCache\3.0.0.0__31bf3856ad364e35\PresentationFontCache.exe 2026-08-24_8d547a1e29e6002c376b3a605aaabec8_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe File created C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_MSIL\ComSvcConfig\v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\ComSvcConfig.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\wow_helper.exe 2026-08-24_8d547a1e29e6002c376b3a605aaabec8_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.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 2026-08-24_8d547a1e29e6002c376b3a605aaabec8_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.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 2026-08-24_8d547a1e29e6002c376b3a605aaabec8_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 4924 2026-08-24_8d547a1e29e6002c376b3a605aaabec8_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe 5912 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-24_8d547a1e29e6002c376b3a605aaabec8_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-24_8d547a1e29e6002c376b3a605aaabec8_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe"1⤵
- 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:4924
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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:5912
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 4.3MB
- SHA256 4918aa5ed4e4fc77db09df65829d2171c35955c7a70c8c5e31b8659c0af1dc8d
- MD5 8d547a1e29e6002c376b3a605aaabec8
- SHA1 3e3a0bf0ae6a44c64d7fa426da173fa507c1a66d
- SHA512 0809bfa271cdfd1312beb01750ccc65bf408b60f80613fd331d4c1346a0ebe3191e50574a461b1d3b6d2d7d24ea65454fa53f3afb6c3edec9195112e6f42cd13
- SSDEEP 49152:BCL2c8MNFLA0vb7w56rawq3qJtb2IsgA2eQJ2eW4SkZP4sz9Mb:YqcxAO1rC12eQEfkZc
- TLSH T14A264A15B2F84B62E0B79179C9A2A645EA327C564F30C7CF02859B6D2E337D18936733
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 4.8MB
- SHA256 202dfa3ffc0a4f2ff14e1b8f070af67f460c8bd6e7ca097baed9d48833d9a7e5
- MD5 1277393eaef06aa0f484c84768f88523
- SHA1 03cf15fc175a57d906d7448eab954d7888852c23
- SHA512 463f818a567f3a3508d6ff5adcbcabde048bb068f199fb4a8cb563d9249020b41fd4864752166f00786ae6703e0169fc8d5fa81b4a7fb806a0ee229d582f238a
- SSDEEP 49152:BCL2c8MNFLA0vb7w56rawq3qJtb2IsgA2eQJ2eW4SkZP4sz9MbBPji0Aj:YqcxAO1rC12eQEfkZcRjo
- TLSH T1A2363A55B2F88B62E0B7D179C5E2A649EA323C464F30C6CF0285976D2E377D18936732
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\rmid.exe
- Size 4.3MB
- SHA256 c06a11600748b04c4845bf0e5ccf0aac5c8f1495015c958667d6c75154c7c569
- MD5 1081a4e71526ddff1c01bc3c03e940ed
- SHA1 0eb6a54e7434ba46eec9f93942da09b484abf596
- SHA512 30403c7c4227e88032619808f2d1fd681d2cb26ff6b55faf75f826532339e88bab1b836b506d2cdcda9f85d90a8d338689b3081a8a39271350bf1664594c878c
- SSDEEP 49152:BCL2c8MNFLA0vb7w56rawq3qJtb2IsgA2eQJ2eW4SkZP4sz9MbJ:YqcxAO1rC12eQEfkZcJ
- TLSH T1DB264A15B2F84B62E0B79179C9A2A645EA327C564F30C7CF02499B6D2E337D18936733
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\DW\DW20.EXE$
- Size 4.3MB
- SHA256 793c6fcfc6ff8becad00afbaf9d5c6bae666e1f227b1ede916b4dee0502f816e
- MD5 d93a19efa8be78e4d4e23899131893c1
- SHA1 a174ebed17e864116a4a9e3899c751f03b38d3ba
- SHA512 dac8d9fe23eeafc34968c02aeaa6f609213cb301d5c13fa5f7ddafae098e20ad5072223b4dae308f4c7f62e91a0065411e4bb6f45d481797c269e138c1ecefc2
- SSDEEP 49152:BCL2c8MNFLA0vb7w56rawq3qJtb2IsgA2eQJ2eW4SkZP4sz9Mbu:YqcxAO1rC12eQEfkZcu
- TLSH T161264A15B2F84B62E0B79179C9A2A645EA327C564F30C7CF02859B6D2E337D18936733
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH