e776e84a1c2febcadfe15906b10b450557325db5a03d6686f25cf6f2b4d7408a

Analysis

max time kernel
148s
max time network
143s
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, 20:22

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General

Target
2026-08-24_01ccafd1e36cc5593ec54e345a599e33_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_emotet_hijackloader_icedid_luc.exe
Size 596KB
Sample260825-y5jdfavya1
SHA256 e776e84a1c2febcadfe15906b10b450557325db5a03d6686f25cf6f2b4d7408a
MD5 01ccafd1e36cc5593ec54e345a599e33
SHA1 2be6fccfb9f9ce54dda6a280d3e637f16d6b2176
SHA512 cd1f2a602fbafe0e62feef13ed86a0f3c05315b1851655940c89e0b4339399ba4d745ebec493e10dbef976ea79fb13aacb801f3d4835fd6cda7c5a7fd408a517
SSDEEP 12288:GaoVmI4YWE+66uTHJ/J+kvvcLIb1M/Bo1lBISiuWXp:GDVmIywxx+1L6goLGSiuWXp
TLSH
T122D46C0176D0CF31E1AF0536996A9BB45A7FBC208F2887CB63947E19BE306C19A35717
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

7^/10

discovery

Malware Config

Signatures

Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs

pid	Process
4836	adobearmhelper32.exe
4900	eventviewer.exe

Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\syslog.exe	2026-08-24_01ccafd1e36cc5593ec54e345a599e33_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_emotet_hijackloader_icedid_luc.exe
File created	C:\Windows\SysWOW64\eventviewer.exe	2026-08-24_01ccafd1e36cc5593ec54e345a599e33_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_emotet_hijackloader_icedid_luc.exe

Drops file in Program Files directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\Backup	AdobeARM.exe
File opened for modification	C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\Temp	AdobeARM.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

Program crash 2 IoCs

pid	pid_target	Process	procid_target
5124	2560	WerFault.exe	88
3032	4900	WerFault.exe	90

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	2026-08-24_01ccafd1e36cc5593ec54e345a599e33_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_emotet_hijackloader_icedid_luc.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	adobearmhelper32.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	eventviewer.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	AdobeARM.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 12 IoCs

pid	Process
4836	adobearmhelper32.exe
4836	adobearmhelper32.exe
4836	adobearmhelper32.exe
4836	adobearmhelper32.exe
4836	adobearmhelper32.exe
4836	adobearmhelper32.exe
4836	adobearmhelper32.exe
4836	adobearmhelper32.exe
4836	adobearmhelper32.exe
4836	adobearmhelper32.exe
4900	eventviewer.exe
4900	eventviewer.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3516	AdobeARM.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2560 wrote to memory of 4836	2560	2026-08-24_01ccafd1e36cc5593ec54e345a599e33_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_emotet_hijackloader_icedid_luc.exe	89
PID 2560 wrote to memory of 4900	2560	2026-08-24_01ccafd1e36cc5593ec54e345a599e33_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_emotet_hijackloader_icedid_luc.exe	90
PID 4836 wrote to memory of 3516	4836	adobearmhelper32.exe	91
PID 3516 wrote to memory of 3664	3516	AdobeARM.exe	98

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-24_01ccafd1e36cc5593ec54e345a599e33_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_emotet_hijackloader_icedid_luc.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-24_01ccafd1e36cc5593ec54e345a599e33_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_emotet_hijackloader_icedid_luc.exe"
1⤵
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2560
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\adobearmhelper32.exe
  "adobearmhelper32.exe "
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:4836
- - C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe"
    3⤵
    - Drops file in Program Files directory
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3516
  - - C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Reader_sl.exe
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Reader_sl.exe"
      4⤵
      PID:3664
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\eventviewer.exe
  "C:\Windows\system32\eventviewer.exe"
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  PID:4900
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4900 -s 1600
    3⤵
    - Program crash
    PID:3032
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 2560 -s 1884
  2⤵
  - Program crash
  PID:5124

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 408 -p 2560 -ip 2560
1⤵
PID:4964

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 444 -p 4900 -ip 4900
1⤵
PID:920

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

ArmReport.ini

Path C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\ArmReport.ini
Size 782B
SHA256 8395f93b0e0240f5c79ce70bc2257f9cb0d92227b15f7724ba65b1c5c0b19625
MD5 29f1b2d1b6f9290138596cf180847e53
SHA1 ab496ce19c74cb15fe0b38807cf29db776336461
SHA512 bdadd50c6371d05f5d43fe7f95e8c02bd74842b0a7b982f571e80520d8748d67fc6f3912f9eb797edc476387168d597747b9a8705ded1ea473e5ee160c627227
TLSH
T1E0014C531AE81125F1B35A44DFF9947357327C975C2DC8AC90D8520E49E1940D5B27BB
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

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RdrManifest2.msi

Path C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\{291AA914-A987-4CE9-BD63-AC0A92D435E5}\RdrManifest2.msi
Size 18KB
SHA256 0abcb8b7c0bda3128316b3e4f4a5857e9c8194105043a0c0e9801a1a96105d01
MD5 f5d4c05bc8ea0d4fc4d277abda7369d9
SHA1 f67e793b159bd1e75ed4dec0de352ea1b6583708
SHA512 359a966c4dc8d62a570b428dfb3e666a63efd6bfff7c5b5ace3bc97ea09ba701d9fa524f439bf9902746c2ecac9c1f76c90868b0152eb825b2a09a9474fdbb34
SSDEEP 384:MrUq75oUFtb0F+o5nfy9jdIYigYws0i9Db9Ey8RbmL4A8UiINyGNB:MrUq75oUFtb0F+o5nfy9uYigY9K5ALdH
TLSH
T19D820BA2B4408C11CD868F3EA4C1D726D672BC813D8591C27565F219CFB23869A9F7EA
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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D07CF1B9FF136D4730540DBA899C45D1

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\D07CF1B9FF136D4730540DBA899C45D1
Size 175KB
SHA256 c6c931c84c121e48021176477e8afec314d22936ea754c0357860fbfd40e8c2b
MD5 34ada279c17813a118bd3ec5302974c2
SHA1 46f9065d176519ad846985831d7b32f82b3a2d0a
SHA512 6745fe7b94fcb19c43c5c9920b6c9a49e4564419435d4601db0732dac8febc5b0a613b31d2df9a86a967691c3d989525e7e906dec04adfb2fe06d79c878311c9
SSDEEP 3072:puKGlOyyIiC0lLWmdRTFu/U/v7RJL5/HsG6+GKxeyP/9t9:pufTITxJHnN/MG6pzK
TLSH
T107042CA86C3BB6A06D47CFD24D9E8E9612ED92C529127F2E0E347E505C13ABFDB17440
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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D07CF1B9FF136D4730540DBA899C45D1

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\D07CF1B9FF136D4730540DBA899C45D1
Size 246B
SHA256 0b65594b1e32b809b5406980076db2c310fb9b7c8d8ec956bb848143ef580983
MD5 b5bc165efc40f92259f0def0459016e6
SHA1 17875bac07655fc7253f03ed89e63dfd0eaad0e7
SHA512 1244ca45afea23c9bedb04e7862527ddbd98bf823c8d71faa7317d40cd5cadc315b9629c0c2c8acee8d0cc31f8532774e87c901d4519bd87d954900706238073
TLSH
T17FD0A9396BA50223E038C37E242628011A25621BA4824F0C0EF020880828B213CA3C0E
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

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ArmUI.ini

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ArmUI.ini
Size 251KB
SHA256 b4d4dcd9594d372d7c0c975d80ef5802c88502895ed4b8a26ca62e225f2f18b0
MD5 864c22fb9a1c0670edf01c6ed3e4fbe4
SHA1 bf636f8baed998a1eb4531af9e833e6d3d8df129
SHA512 ff23616ee67d51daa2640ae638f59a8d331930a29b98c2d1bd3b236d2f651f243f9bae38d58515714886cfbb13b9be721d490aad4f2d10cbba74d7701ab34e09
SSDEEP 3072:wT4DJAvCXkQqSmSgojgTaDuK1+4xKtaU/QX5Pm9vR549QHmYPCjTMNro0Jnxu4Fn:xvUzH5
TLSH
T1B144E44363FC1209F6F37B41EEB852A44B77BDA5AA3EC15D1184015E08F5A90DA72BB3
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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TmpA212.tmp

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TmpA212.tmp
Size 3KB
SHA256 ff9b4cf04e3202f150f19c1711767361343935da7841c98b876c42fd2cabce9b
MD5 bbb796dd2b53f7fb7ce855bb39535e2f
SHA1 dfb022a179775c82893fe8c4f59df8f6d19bd2fd
SHA512 0d122f454fcbf4524c2756692f0f33dc98f5bd2426839c6f03cd5c5f4fd507a8a15cf489d7a7ceadd1b95cf31b506c04bf03d613a9ba7d76add92766b1dc5c2b
TLSH
T10D71D9CF0D1A6413ABC7ED8EB1C5F3AB4C34A7E06AD1588B05B895C24FC3B862A5905D
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

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TmpC2AC.tmp

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TmpC2AC.tmp
Size 3KB
SHA256 19fe53c801ad7edc635f61e9e28d07da31780c2480e6f37ecfc63fffe1b250fe
MD5 ec946860cff4f4a6d325a8de7d6254d2
SHA1 7c909f646d9b2d23c58f73ec2bb603cd59dc11fd
SHA512 38a98b18dbae063bc533a1ff25a3467a7de197651e07e77a1b22cf8ce251282ab31f61dcff5c51ef186cfd115dc506181d480eabffbe92af01dee6282cbee13e
TLSH
T10971B9DB092A5413ABC7DE8AA2C5F3774C34A7E45B96548B087C95C34FCBB971B4401D
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

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TmpC2BD.tmp

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TmpC2BD.tmp
Size 3KB
SHA256 dcc9d2695125406282ba990fec39403c44b12964acf51b5e0dc7f2080d714398
MD5 fc2430057cb1be74c788f10c2d4540c8
SHA1 cab67ee8d5191fbf9f25545825e06c1a822af2f2
SHA512 4e2b9709a9e3ca5173abb35816e5a0aebbf2a7aaf971d7f75f3ae66e4a812cbade103baa5016525f5ab83a60c18f8d3c278c90ff83e4afdae419f81673cb5aee
TLSH
T1FC71D8CE0D1A6813ABC7FE8AA1C5E3695C30A3E16AD154CB08BC95824FC6FC51A4901D
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

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adobearmhelper32.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\adobearmhelper32.exe
Size 359KB
SHA256 13071ed7a910011edced1a33198e6bcb3580f659bc48ce6bf3dde47f63d1e744
MD5 3f9c7fb6c9a66e926a2eadf5f33b3806
SHA1 57f127bfe8eed615aafa7e739ec864da7b042804
SHA512 6a09324d34b06a5465615b54b4c4f0570eaa2ec64b7b376beeb8ef16402a7e96079a793508e018093230d044a714ce7e23093d9eaa38c6250e046dbfa9a849c1
SSDEEP 6144:auSkkTjzhZ2opkGe6vyuTHfx/J+kvuuHcLBuiyt1M/VvoF3mvwBVObdu:ZE+66uTHJ/J+kvvcLIb1M/Bo1lBIc
TLSH
T194746D017790DF31E6AF05369D6996B45A6F7C208F2487CB23943E2DBE306C19A35B27
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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eventviewer.exe

Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\eventviewer.exe
Size 88KB
SHA256 3baf58e8eb6f1dee7da7df83cb38925e69ffe130a02f667380cbee69aea17b15
MD5 188a727732ea436cedbfa4f016e7bbdf
SHA1 bf0ba32262cc4abb23e5c61ad6c750188558c8d1
SHA512 7139f3967289b66bb27bbd2b669ebe53197d3a825a21b8614e5352d426f3a74ba88d8618b869bb19d6c8a51780e636042c9a379f8d797d552cb316be1570e26b
SSDEEP 768:6hKzpWe7ofYFf0vX2Y9MMcz/pK3mriMYH/K0o+0pdE+7c/vm9Oacl1iB90/Va0DN:j1W9YV0OZMIljwiJ7c/EOaclRkQUQoR
TLSH
T11193AF2A39E044B2D688407151F56F39D33FE5741B11A6C3EB78EF682D21AA0D53B78B
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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