Analysis
- max time kernel
88s - max time network
113s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
27/08/2026, 02:45
Static task
static1
2 signatures
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-26_f2c9fbbe759361f389db5fe79d6bd81d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop_vidar.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
windows10-2004-x64
10 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-08-26_f2c9fbbe759361f389db5fe79d6bd81d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop_vidar.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
windows11-ltsc_2024-x64
10 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-08-26_f2c9fbbe759361f389db5fe79d6bd81d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop_vidar.exe
- Size 2.5MB
- Sample260827-c832csxsds
- SHA256 2c20f135327ba49bc631dc04879c62e49ac716978430c1fd89953c9de2af7ea7
- MD5 f2c9fbbe759361f389db5fe79d6bd81d
- SHA1 aca380bda87db17e100508c5182aab35c75d9869
- SHA512 83c58fcb7906342cd46180e06d3edb1eac63299ed62de12d5044a5df9c68567790bbc143ff27da744a31e6f05da840dc3b059917dbae2d537944322071f91f8b
- SSDEEP 24576:OjQMFHDUT22CGD5TvinrmhqN/JWSVGZe0p4Ek4niOkl/A04szE87JKTvmdqMXD5E:/MVs356rACWSVueW4SkZP4sz9MbC56rX
- TLSH T11AC5C51DFDA88F66D07B8075C592975DEA323C410F2087DB2244BB29FE36F919936326
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 7 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/3480-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c54f-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000300000001b305-11.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x00170000000187ef-1016.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0003000000019d3e-1258.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/3480-2099-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/252-2124-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 252 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" 2026-08-26_f2c9fbbe759361f389db5fe79d6bd81d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop_vidar.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:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\:\autorun.inf 2026-08-26_f2c9fbbe759361f389db5fe79d6bd81d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe - Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javac.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\officeappguardwin32.exe$ 2026-08-26_f2c9fbbe759361f389db5fe79d6bd81d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\plug_ins\pi_brokers\64BitMAPIBroker.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.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\jre-1.8\bin\ktab.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\VPREVIEW.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\pptico.exe$ 2026-08-26_f2c9fbbe759361f389db5fe79d6bd81d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\rmid.exe 2026-08-26_f2c9fbbe759361f389db5fe79d6bd81d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SCANPST.EXE$ 2026-08-26_f2c9fbbe759361f389db5fe79d6bd81d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\lyncicon.exe 2026-08-26_f2c9fbbe759361f389db5fe79d6bd81d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Java\Java Update\jaureg.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 opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedge_proxy.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\maintenanceservice.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jcmd.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\rmiregistry.exe$ 2026-08-26_f2c9fbbe759361f389db5fe79d6bd81d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop_vidar.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)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\arh.exe patcher.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 (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe 2026-08-26_f2c9fbbe759361f389db5fe79d6bd81d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-006E-0409-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe$ 2026-08-26_f2c9fbbe759361f389db5fe79d6bd81d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoasb.exe 2026-08-26_f2c9fbbe759361f389db5fe79d6bd81d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Analysis Services\AS OLEDB\140\SQLDumper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\plug_ins\pi_brokers\32BitMAPIBroker.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\ADelRCP.exe 2026-08-26_f2c9fbbe759361f389db5fe79d6bd81d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath\javaw.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\BHO\ie_to_edge_stub.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\pack200.exe 2026-08-26_f2c9fbbe759361f389db5fe79d6bd81d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOHTMED.EXE 2026-08-26_f2c9fbbe759361f389db5fe79d6bd81d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE 2026-08-26_f2c9fbbe759361f389db5fe79d6bd81d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jar.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Integration\Addons\OneDriveSetup.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Mail\wab.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Mail\wab.exe 2026-08-26_f2c9fbbe759361f389db5fe79d6bd81d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javadoc.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.NetFX45.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\identity_helper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\notification_click_helper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javafxpackager.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe 2026-08-26_f2c9fbbe759361f389db5fe79d6bd81d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\ohub32.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\ssvagent.exe$ 2026-08-26_f2c9fbbe759361f389db5fe79d6bd81d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ADDINS\Microsoft Power Query for Excel Integrated\bin\Microsoft.Mashup.Container.NetFX40.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SkypeSrv\SKYPESERVER.EXE$ 2026-08-26_f2c9fbbe759361f389db5fe79d6bd81d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoia.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\pingsender.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Integration\Integrator.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$ 2026-08-26_f2c9fbbe759361f389db5fe79d6bd81d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AdobeCollabSync.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVLP.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\BHO\ie_to_edge_stub.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Media Player\wmprph.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe 2026-08-26_f2c9fbbe759361f389db5fe79d6bd81d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop_vidar.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\Office16\ONENOTEM.EXE 2026-08-26_f2c9fbbe759361f389db5fe79d6bd81d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\XLICONS.EXE 2026-08-26_f2c9fbbe759361f389db5fe79d6bd81d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath\javaws.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\pwahelper.exe patcher.exe - Drops file in Windows directory 64 IoCs
description ioc Process 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\Framework\v2.0.50727\dfsvc.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\ilasm.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\InstallUtil.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v3.0\Windows Communication Foundation\SMConfigInstaller.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 patcher.exe File created C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v3.0\Windows Communication Foundation\ServiceModelReg.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v3.0\WPF\XamlViewer\XamlViewer_v0300.exe patcher.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\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\acrotextextractor.exe 2026-08-26_f2c9fbbe759361f389db5fe79d6bd81d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop_vidar.exe File created C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_MSIL\dfsvc\v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\dfsvc.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v3.0\Windows Communication Foundation\ServiceModelReg.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\jsc.exe 2026-08-26_f2c9fbbe759361f389db5fe79d6bd81d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v3.5\MSBuild.exe 2026-08-26_f2c9fbbe759361f389db5fe79d6bd81d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_32\MSBuild\v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\reader_sl.exe 2026-08-26_f2c9fbbe759361f389db5fe79d6bd81d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\AppLaunch.exe 2026-08-26_f2c9fbbe759361f389db5fe79d6bd81d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v3.0\Windows Communication Foundation\ServiceModelReg.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v3.0\WPF\XamlViewer\XamlViewer_v0300.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v3.5\DataSvcUtil.exe 2026-08-26_f2c9fbbe759361f389db5fe79d6bd81d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\AddInUtil.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\mscorsvw.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\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_MSIL\SMSvcHost\v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\SMSvcHost.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\aspnet_state.exe 2026-08-26_f2c9fbbe759361f389db5fe79d6bd81d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\InstallUtil.exe 2026-08-26_f2c9fbbe759361f389db5fe79d6bd81d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v3.5\AddInProcess.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\cvtres.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\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\acrotextextractor.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_64\MSBuild\v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_MSIL\WsatConfig\v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\WsatConfig.exe 2026-08-26_f2c9fbbe759361f389db5fe79d6bd81d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\dw20.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\IEExec.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v3.0\Windows Communication Foundation\ComSvcConfig.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\IEExec.exe 2026-08-26_f2c9fbbe759361f389db5fe79d6bd81d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\ComSvcConfig\3.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\ComSvcConfig.exe 2026-08-26_f2c9fbbe759361f389db5fe79d6bd81d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop_vidar.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\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\_4bitmapibroker.exe 2026-08-26_f2c9fbbe759361f389db5fe79d6bd81d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\AcroRd32Info.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_MSIL\dfsvc\v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\dfsvc.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\ngen.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegSvcs.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\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\acrobroker.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\acrobroker.exe 2026-08-26_f2c9fbbe759361f389db5fe79d6bd81d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop_vidar.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\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\cvtres.exe 2026-08-26_f2c9fbbe759361f389db5fe79d6bd81d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v3.0\Windows Communication Foundation\WsatConfig.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\mscorsvw.exe 2026-08-26_f2c9fbbe759361f389db5fe79d6bd81d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\RegAsm.exe 2026-08-26_f2c9fbbe759361f389db5fe79d6bd81d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop_vidar.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\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\csc.exe 2026-08-26_f2c9fbbe759361f389db5fe79d6bd81d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\aspnet_regiis.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\PresentationFontCache\3.0.0.0__31bf3856ad364e35\PresentationFontCache.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 opened for modification C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\aspnet_regiis.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v3.5\AddInUtil.exe 2026-08-26_f2c9fbbe759361f389db5fe79d6bd81d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v3.5\EdmGen.exe 2026-08-26_f2c9fbbe759361f389db5fe79d6bd81d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\AdobeCollabSync.exe 2026-08-26_f2c9fbbe759361f389db5fe79d6bd81d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\aspnet_regiis.exe 2026-08-26_f2c9fbbe759361f389db5fe79d6bd81d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop_vidar.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 2026-08-26_f2c9fbbe759361f389db5fe79d6bd81d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop_vidar.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 2026-08-26_f2c9fbbe759361f389db5fe79d6bd81d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 3480 2026-08-26_f2c9fbbe759361f389db5fe79d6bd81d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop_vidar.exe 252 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-26_f2c9fbbe759361f389db5fe79d6bd81d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop_vidar.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-26_f2c9fbbe759361f389db5fe79d6bd81d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop_vidar.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:3480
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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:252
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 2.5MB
- SHA256 2c20f135327ba49bc631dc04879c62e49ac716978430c1fd89953c9de2af7ea7
- MD5 f2c9fbbe759361f389db5fe79d6bd81d
- SHA1 aca380bda87db17e100508c5182aab35c75d9869
- SHA512 83c58fcb7906342cd46180e06d3edb1eac63299ed62de12d5044a5df9c68567790bbc143ff27da744a31e6f05da840dc3b059917dbae2d537944322071f91f8b
- SSDEEP 24576:OjQMFHDUT22CGD5TvinrmhqN/JWSVGZe0p4Ek4niOkl/A04szE87JKTvmdqMXD5E:/MVs356rACWSVueW4SkZP4sz9MbC56rX
- TLSH T11AC5C51DFDA88F66D07B8075C592975DEA323C410F2087DB2244BB29FE36F919936326
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 3.1MB
- SHA256 20369736ba8b99fc92e9f2fde41dcbba7b6da3682bee084e9b6b79f54acd4002
- MD5 60587bfeab47121c9d05e92c6e5c275c
- SHA1 2ae379a19793c9372e1818620eb8e4f5cae777e5
- SHA512 fdc633dc67a5eb9c260bca6335f80be8ef8928bf5ab9288089a665ae392f365cdb6e433ed68c04ab8c771f02e800c3146d6c322b7faa9deee29e63e6d78f31c6
- SSDEEP 49152:/MVs356rACWSVueW4SkZP4sz9MbC56rTPji0Aj:/MVsYrEbfkZcfrLjo
- TLSH T108E5E51DFDA88F66D07B8075C592975DEA323C410F2087CB2245BB29FE36F959936322
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\DW\DW20.EXE$
- Size 2.6MB
- SHA256 3dd66cd47a77b3d0881e2806e8e18b63b8fb5be900453bafdc29ce5b8041dec8
- MD5 603f63a63481a39f5d0bd77e976ad422
- SHA1 346096b94c9329e14b77a72bb5d492fc9ee311d5
- SHA512 7513ec9d94265d6d44d83f3811f9ea57eed2b217f716b56f8acf32c853d6e7e4847a2717db1bef43aa893361b7dcaaa1518cbbbf217fb82d63136c50b4b22dfe
- SSDEEP 24576:OjQMFHDUT22CGD5TvinrmhqN/JWSVGZe0p4Ek4niOkl/A04szE87JKTvmdqMXD5p:/MVs356rACWSVueW4SkZP4sz9MbC56r0
- TLSH T177C5C51DFDA88F66D07B8075C592975DEA323C410F2087DB2244BB29FE36F919936326
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-006E-0409-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe$
- Size 2.6MB
- SHA256 f262f63a3af1989261dfafa2a4986c76c8445ee5a20503225275a6ac2536a208
- MD5 68bd41746362499034ff7b8458d840a6
- SHA1 589de8fc63deaae3764ccc547fd830014daf22e2
- SHA512 e561b05c46bf4e6f62ff5a7c5c93060cd4a7336e8bfb428ed9055ad1021ec78df92391ccac5384e54fb21c96832b5d05dc1fed43d5b1887de04cade3f304b1ad
- SSDEEP 24576:OjQMFHDUT22CGD5TvinrmhqN/JWSVGZe0p4Ek4niOkl/A04szE87JKTvmdqMXD50:/MVs356rACWSVueW4SkZP4sz9MbC56r9
- TLSH T159C5D61DFDA48F66D0BB8035C992975DE6323D410F2087DB2244BB29FE36F919936326
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH