Analysis
- max time kernel
89s - max time network
128s - 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, 15:37
Static task
static1
2 signatures
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-24_35ead19a1213ca52c518000b618ce6cf_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
windows10-2004-x64
9 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-08-24_35ead19a1213ca52c518000b618ce6cf_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_35ead19a1213ca52c518000b618ce6cf_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe
- Size 3.7MB
- Sample260825-s2hpvavdja
- SHA256 6ca2e2766bbec4af9d12422b087fa79d9aac061a8068f243d55b09f24749022b
- MD5 35ead19a1213ca52c518000b618ce6cf
- SHA1 3f4e98431033be5e74b1bfab7db77e031c3e93f2
- SHA512 3bc77340a57996c76cd60f185f64228e3c1e0ce5442d58c6ef002012c54cee6cb724dddd88622271f5140adefc06ebe80f249d80b6a17139ddf3a36bea3b65be
- SSDEEP 49152:BCL2c8MNFLA0vb7w56rawq3qJtb2IhRBhTnD:YqcxAO1rC43n
- TLSH T1B1063A10B2E44A71E0BB8174CAA15559AA337C518F32CACF11C59EAE7FB36818D76733
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 7 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/2316-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000c00000001c618-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000200000001b32b-11.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000300000001992e-459.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0004000000019cca-1270.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/2316-2055-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/4640-2086-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 4640 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_35ead19a1213ca52c518000b618ce6cf_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_35ead19a1213ca52c518000b618ce6cf_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe - Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ADDINS\Microsoft Power Query for Excel Integrated\bin\Microsoft.Mashup.Container.Loader.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX64\Microsoft Analysis Services\AS OLEDB\140\SQLDumper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\dbcicons.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\msedgewebview2.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateBroker.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\OLCFG.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\private_browsing.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Update\DisabledGoogleUpdate.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\DW\DW20.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\MSOICONS.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\cookie_exporter.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\Install\{442E2BAB-89E2-4A69-94D2-35EFF397FE54}\MicrosoftEdge_X64_139.0.3405.125.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe$ 2026-08-24_35ead19a1213ca52c518000b618ce6cf_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\cookie_exporter.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\elevation_service.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\MSInfo\msinfo32.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SDXHelperBgt.exe 2026-08-24_35ead19a1213ca52c518000b618ce6cf_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_35ead19a1213ca52c518000b618ce6cf_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\Wordconv.exe 2026-08-24_35ead19a1213ca52c518000b618ce6cf_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateOnDemand.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\misc.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\PPTICO.EXE 2026-08-24_35ead19a1213ca52c518000b618ce6cf_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateSetup.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe$ 2026-08-24_35ead19a1213ca52c518000b618ce6cf_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.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\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\accicons.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe patcher.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\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SkypeSrv\SKYPESERVER.EXE 2026-08-24_35ead19a1213ca52c518000b618ce6cf_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}\grv_icons.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\msedge.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\msedge_pwa_launcher.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\msedge_proxy.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\notification_helper.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\idlj.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe$ 2026-08-24_35ead19a1213ca52c518000b618ce6cf_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\javaw.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\ssvagent.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\FLTLDR.EXE 2026-08-24_35ead19a1213ca52c518000b618ce6cf_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}\pj11icon.exe$ 2026-08-24_35ead19a1213ca52c518000b618ce6cf_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}\pj11icon.exe 2026-08-24_35ead19a1213ca52c518000b618ce6cf_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\wow_helper.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\sscicons.exe 2026-08-24_35ead19a1213ca52c518000b618ce6cf_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\ink\TabTip32.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\ExtExport.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateComRegisterShell64.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ink\TabTip.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe 2026-08-24_35ead19a1213ca52c518000b618ce6cf_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\unpack200.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Integration\Addons\OneDriveSetup.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\NAMECONTROLSERVER.EXE 2026-08-24_35ead19a1213ca52c518000b618ce6cf_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\filecompare.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\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\elevation_service.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\msedge.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\keytool.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\wordicon.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Mail\wabmig.exe patcher.exe - Drops file in Windows directory 62 IoCs
description ioc Process 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$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\logtransport2.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_32\MSBuild\3.5.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\ComSvcConfig\3.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\ComSvcConfig.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\WsatConfig\3.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\WsatConfig.exe$ 2026-08-24_35ead19a1213ca52c518000b618ce6cf_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\acrotextextractor.exe 2026-08-24_35ead19a1213ca52c518000b618ce6cf_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\eula.exe 2026-08-24_35ead19a1213ca52c518000b618ce6cf_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 created C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_32\MSBuild\3.5.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_64\MSBuild\3.5.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.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\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_35ead19a1213ca52c518000b618ce6cf_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe File created C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\PresentationFontCache\3.0.0.0__31bf3856ad364e35\PresentationFontCache.exe 2026-08-24_35ead19a1213ca52c518000b618ce6cf_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\adelrcp.exe 2026-08-24_35ead19a1213ca52c518000b618ce6cf_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_64\MSBuild\v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\PresentationFontCache\3.0.0.0__31bf3856ad364e35\PresentationFontCache.exe$ 2026-08-24_35ead19a1213ca52c518000b618ce6cf_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\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\acrobroker.exe 2026-08-24_35ead19a1213ca52c518000b618ce6cf_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe File created C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_64\MSBuild\v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_MSIL\ComSvcConfig\v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\ComSvcConfig.exe$ 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\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\reader_sl.exe 2026-08-24_35ead19a1213ca52c518000b618ce6cf_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\wow_helper.exe 2026-08-24_35ead19a1213ca52c518000b618ce6cf_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_35ead19a1213ca52c518000b618ce6cf_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\_4bitmapibroker.exe 2026-08-24_35ead19a1213ca52c518000b618ce6cf_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\ComSvcConfig\3.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\ComSvcConfig.exe$ 2026-08-24_35ead19a1213ca52c518000b618ce6cf_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_35ead19a1213ca52c518000b618ce6cf_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_35ead19a1213ca52c518000b618ce6cf_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\logtransport2.exe 2026-08-24_35ead19a1213ca52c518000b618ce6cf_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe File created C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_64\MSBuild\3.5.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\BrowserCore\BrowserCore.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\ImmersiveControlPanel\SystemSettings.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\dfsvc\2.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\dfsvc.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\WsatConfig\3.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\WsatConfig.exe 2026-08-24_35ead19a1213ca52c518000b618ce6cf_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_35ead19a1213ca52c518000b618ce6cf_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\AcroRd32Info.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 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\ImmersiveControlPanel\SystemSettings.exe 2026-08-24_35ead19a1213ca52c518000b618ce6cf_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\AdobeCollabSync.exe 2026-08-24_35ead19a1213ca52c518000b618ce6cf_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\reader_sl.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\dfsvc\2.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\dfsvc.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\BrowserCore\BrowserCore.exe 2026-08-24_35ead19a1213ca52c518000b618ce6cf_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_35ead19a1213ca52c518000b618ce6cf_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\eula.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_MSIL\dfsvc\v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\dfsvc.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_64\MSBuild\3.5.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\SMSvcHost\3.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\SMSvcHost.exe$ 2026-08-24_35ead19a1213ca52c518000b618ce6cf_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$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\acrobroker.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\acrotextextractor.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\adelrcp.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\wow_helper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\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_MSIL\SMSvcHost\3.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\SMSvcHost.exe 2026-08-24_35ead19a1213ca52c518000b618ce6cf_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe File created C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_32\MSBuild\v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe 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 2026-08-24_35ead19a1213ca52c518000b618ce6cf_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_35ead19a1213ca52c518000b618ce6cf_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 2316 2026-08-24_35ead19a1213ca52c518000b618ce6cf_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe 4640 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-24_35ead19a1213ca52c518000b618ce6cf_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_rhad.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-24_35ead19a1213ca52c518000b618ce6cf_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:2316
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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:4640
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 3.7MB
- SHA256 6ca2e2766bbec4af9d12422b087fa79d9aac061a8068f243d55b09f24749022b
- MD5 35ead19a1213ca52c518000b618ce6cf
- SHA1 3f4e98431033be5e74b1bfab7db77e031c3e93f2
- SHA512 3bc77340a57996c76cd60f185f64228e3c1e0ce5442d58c6ef002012c54cee6cb724dddd88622271f5140adefc06ebe80f249d80b6a17139ddf3a36bea3b65be
- SSDEEP 49152:BCL2c8MNFLA0vb7w56rawq3qJtb2IhRBhTnD:YqcxAO1rC43n
- TLSH T1B1063A10B2E44A71E0BB8174CAA15559AA337C518F32CACF11C59EAE7FB36818D76733
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 4.2MB
- SHA256 d0a85c15cfe6c8ad2d51bf834243b1556a487dd3d791f3bd3a6ea76b4fcd9392
- MD5 e071d0bdc91328ca61d4d8be11002810
- SHA1 7cde2961145ffb6e8d4dab84184fe8e656f7db93
- SHA512 4bccebf8914d82b0d50491c08693cb496f559b6280b561fa52b205cab7f18d53d1c8aa7535dd66c31fec5d1adf2981eccad5353a6fb63d383f0e410a8b669360
- SSDEEP 49152:BCL2c8MNFLA0vb7w56rawq3qJtb2IhRBhTn/Pji0Aj:YqcxAO1rC437jo
- TLSH T161263911F2A44B71E0BB8174C6A19649EA337C518F318ACF12859EAD7FB36C18976733
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\xjc.exe
- Size 3.7MB
- SHA256 bfc159191d9176a4f048e246c9d012df389e544a89251f3ebdc80389ac7d911a
- MD5 61d617b62414857f655a35bf573128f4
- SHA1 eebbd4981c122fbbd1427d7626194a1b13840fa8
- SHA512 97e8da59d64d58cafa7243673c8908097fa8f4ff27e05442b8dbf5ba723271ac9f20fbbafbda854171f730aae48274bf5a572bf1b1a95969c49ea0182e07005b
- SSDEEP 49152:BCL2c8MNFLA0vb7w56rawq3qJtb2IhRBhTnv:YqcxAO1rC43r
- TLSH T108064A10B2E44A71E0BB8174CAA15559AA337C518F32CACF11C59EAE7FB36818D76733
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\helper.exe$
- Size 3.8MB
- SHA256 f2a66126825144cc7fbeb40177371857df92000e154244a8ee34b3cdaa648115
- MD5 6393357b5ae290c4a4c43001bad12cf5
- SHA1 b5cb908805ec4adc18f978da0dd2afac108789d7
- SHA512 00bdac24933bb732512bf540227df7448143ee0eb827836017e9454fa2d76dd1f6586bba2dec200b9df26bf4e3e3d7b9ba3515d78d0d098ce6042baa6e92983d
- SSDEEP 49152:BCL2c8MNFLA0vb7w56rawq3qJtb2IhRBhTnB:YqcxAO1rC43t
- TLSH T118064A10F2E44A71E0BB8174CA619659A9337C518F328ECF11C5AEAD7FB36818D66733
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH