Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
115s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
05/09/2026, 22:20
Static task
static1
1 signatures
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-09-03_a61b5e0731c4ee5c3e86a02a475b93b7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
9 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-09-03_a61b5e0731c4ee5c3e86a02a475b93b7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe
- Size 244KB
- Sample260905-19ft8aap9w
- SHA256 54a4d31da268f11106cc87827bbcadf0e01bf00f7f75f1d00a443ecd83f8366b
- MD5 a61b5e0731c4ee5c3e86a02a475b93b7
- SHA1 74aac8815294ad453e0e3b9161b912d2ba1555e2
- SHA512 e3a9961a004c6eac3028648a5436bbfa6592875c48ff9814cee14a40462a6cd28f368888ca5eb3efc0cb64f2bf8dc1424e23c8e904e356e7b20ef0b4cddea92e
- SSDEEP 6144:jFpkqml5a6EdkQxiUmRQColKGAOPQK2GwIgfx+qSfF0:5ppml5a6EdkQgUmR7G9QK3wJx+qSfF0
- TLSH T139349E11B5E180B3E9B3093409F5AE759ABEF9310B258A7F63D84F6D0F30681D226767
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Signatures
- Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
pid Process 1716 Logo1_.exe 2628 2026-09-03_a61b5e0731c4ee5c3e86a02a475b93b7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe - Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 21 IoCs
Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.
description ioc Process File opened (read-only) \??\W: Logo1_.exe File opened (read-only) \??\S: Logo1_.exe File opened (read-only) \??\O: Logo1_.exe File opened (read-only) \??\L: Logo1_.exe File opened (read-only) \??\K: Logo1_.exe File opened (read-only) \??\H: Logo1_.exe File opened (read-only) \??\Z: Logo1_.exe File opened (read-only) \??\V: Logo1_.exe File opened (read-only) \??\U: Logo1_.exe File opened (read-only) \??\T: Logo1_.exe File opened (read-only) \??\R: Logo1_.exe File opened (read-only) \??\M: Logo1_.exe File opened (read-only) \??\I: Logo1_.exe File opened (read-only) \??\Y: Logo1_.exe File opened (read-only) \??\X: Logo1_.exe File opened (read-only) \??\P: Logo1_.exe File opened (read-only) \??\G: Logo1_.exe File opened (read-only) \??\D: Logo1_.exe File opened (read-only) \??\Q: Logo1_.exe File opened (read-only) \??\N: Logo1_.exe File opened (read-only) \??\J: Logo1_.exe - Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App\8.0.15\_desktop.ini Logo1_.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\lib\security\policy\limited\_desktop.ini Logo1_.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\plugins\audio_mixer\_desktop.ini Logo1_.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\core\dev\nls\sv-se\_desktop.ini Logo1_.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\aicuc\js\plugins\_desktop.ini Logo1_.exe File created C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\uk-UA\_desktop.ini Logo1_.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\fss\js\nls\cs-cz\_desktop.ini Logo1_.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\SIGNUP\_desktop.ini Logo1_.exe File created C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\hrtfs\_desktop.ini Logo1_.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\PackageManagement\1.0.0.1\DSCResources\MSFT_PackageManagementSource\es-ES\_desktop.ini Logo1_.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\core\dev\nls\de-de\_desktop.ini Logo1_.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\combinepdf\js\nls\pt-br\_desktop.ini Logo1_.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\_desktop.ini Logo1_.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\Locales\_desktop.ini Logo1_.exe File created C:\Program Files\Reference Assemblies\Microsoft\Framework\v3.0\es\_desktop.ini Logo1_.exe File created C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\cs\_desktop.ini Logo1_.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\plug_ins\pi_brokers\_desktop.ini Logo1_.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\my-recent-files\js\nls\nl-nl\_desktop.ini Logo1_.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\tracked-send\js\plugins\tracked-send\js\nls\en-il\_desktop.ini Logo1_.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\Reader\DC\Linguistics\Providers\Plugins2\AdobeHunspellPlugin\_desktop.ini Logo1_.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\EBWebView\x86\_desktop.ini Logo1_.exe File created C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\MovedPackages\_desktop.ini Logo1_.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\combinepdf\js\nls\fi-fi\_desktop.ini Logo1_.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\tracked-send\css\_desktop.ini Logo1_.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\walk-through\js\_desktop.ini Logo1_.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\legal\javafx\_desktop.ini Logo1_.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\aicuc\js\nls\da-dk\_desktop.ini Logo1_.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\desktop-connector-files\js\nls\cs-cz\_desktop.ini Logo1_.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\exportpdfupsell-app\images\_desktop.ini Logo1_.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\exportpdfupsell-app\images\themes\_desktop.ini Logo1_.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\be\_desktop.ini Logo1_.exe File created C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\ml\LC_MESSAGES\_desktop.ini Logo1_.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\digsig\js\nls\ca-es\_desktop.ini Logo1_.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\my-files\js\nls\sl-sl\_desktop.ini Logo1_.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\sample-files\js\nls\root\_desktop.ini Logo1_.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\signatures\_desktop.ini Logo1_.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\tracked-send\js\viewer\nls\hu-hu\_desktop.ini Logo1_.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\_desktop.ini Logo1_.exe File created C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App\7.0.16\it\_desktop.ini Logo1_.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\fss\js\nls\da-dk\_desktop.ini Logo1_.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\uss-search\css\_desktop.ini Logo1_.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Reference Assemblies\Microsoft\Framework\v3.0\es\_desktop.ini Logo1_.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\Microsoft.PowerShell.Operation.Validation\1.0.1\Diagnostics\_desktop.ini Logo1_.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\my-files\js\nls\ja-jp\_desktop.ini Logo1_.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\my-files\js\nls\root\_desktop.ini Logo1_.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\EBWebView\_desktop.ini Logo1_.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Photo Viewer\ImagingDevices.exe Logo1_.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\generic-rhp-app\js\nls\pt-br\_desktop.ini Logo1_.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\my-files\js\nls\sl-si\_desktop.ini Logo1_.exe File created C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App\7.0.16\tr\_desktop.ini Logo1_.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\Extensions\_desktop.ini Logo1_.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\fss\js\nls\en-gb\_desktop.ini Logo1_.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\sign-services-auth\js\nls\pt-br\_desktop.ini Logo1_.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\8.0.15\createdump.exe Logo1_.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\el\LC_MESSAGES\_desktop.ini Logo1_.exe File created C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\plugins\spu\_desktop.ini Logo1_.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\files\dev\nls\sk-sk\_desktop.ini Logo1_.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\walk-through\js\nls\es-es\_desktop.ini Logo1_.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.16\_desktop.ini Logo1_.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\unified-share\js\nls\he-il\_desktop.ini Logo1_.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\uss-search\js\nls\hr-hr\_desktop.ini Logo1_.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\PackageManagement\1.0.0.1\DSCResources\MSFT_PackageManagementSource\ja-JP\_desktop.ini Logo1_.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\pt_PT\LC_MESSAGES\_desktop.ini Logo1_.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\_desktop.ini Logo1_.exe - Drops file in Windows directory 4 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Windows\rundl132.exe 2026-09-03_a61b5e0731c4ee5c3e86a02a475b93b7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe File created C:\Windows\Logo1_.exe 2026-09-03_a61b5e0731c4ee5c3e86a02a475b93b7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\rundl132.exe Logo1_.exe File created C:\Windows\vDll.dll Logo1_.exe - Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Execution of a cmd.exe one-liner (/c "close" or /k "keep") is a common script/loader stage.
pid Process 4960 cmd.exe - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 6 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 net1.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language cmd.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-09-03_a61b5e0731c4ee5c3e86a02a475b93b7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-09-03_a61b5e0731c4ee5c3e86a02a475b93b7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language Logo1_.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language net.exe - Runs net.exe
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 20 IoCs
pid Process 1716 Logo1_.exe 1716 Logo1_.exe 1716 Logo1_.exe 1716 Logo1_.exe 1716 Logo1_.exe 1716 Logo1_.exe 1716 Logo1_.exe 1716 Logo1_.exe 1716 Logo1_.exe 1716 Logo1_.exe 1716 Logo1_.exe 1716 Logo1_.exe 1716 Logo1_.exe 1716 Logo1_.exe 1716 Logo1_.exe 1716 Logo1_.exe 1716 Logo1_.exe 1716 Logo1_.exe 1716 Logo1_.exe 1716 Logo1_.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 5 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 616 wrote to memory of 4960 616 2026-09-03_a61b5e0731c4ee5c3e86a02a475b93b7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe 89 PID 616 wrote to memory of 1716 616 2026-09-03_a61b5e0731c4ee5c3e86a02a475b93b7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe 90 PID 1716 wrote to memory of 4324 1716 Logo1_.exe 91 PID 4324 wrote to memory of 920 4324 net.exe 93 PID 4960 wrote to memory of 2628 4960 cmd.exe 95
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-03_a61b5e0731c4ee5c3e86a02a475b93b7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-03_a61b5e0731c4ee5c3e86a02a475b93b7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe"1⤵
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:616 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\$$a7BED.bat2⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4960 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-03_a61b5e0731c4ee5c3e86a02a475b93b7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-03_a61b5e0731c4ee5c3e86a02a475b93b7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe"3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:2628
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C:\Windows\Logo1_.exeC:\Windows\Logo1_.exe2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Enumerates connected drives
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1716 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exenet stop "Kingsoft AntiVirus Service"3⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4324 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exeC:\Windows\system32\net1 stop "Kingsoft AntiVirus Service"4⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:920
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{61087a79-ac85-455c-934d-1fa22cc64f36}\vcredist_x86.exe
- Size 482KB
- SHA256 2c7657fe57ec426599ef848815689264720ffed5a0f9a5d33d07cafabeb43bf3
- MD5 ef2faa6fbcf12b63da1cf3e9283ad1cf
- SHA1 2032ddc0f6ed9560583f70a279ca858b1e746409
- SHA512 46b169f4142d45197207d0015119145c12eb01150c6b742c5f3792b01d2e23bda9e25e181144f4b9963eefcff7ccb9d37fad4d27b044753325ceeaea330fa00b
- SSDEEP 12288:LxpKqIOkU8AMXE9B7PElZlP41N+4PUWfo:FpKBOkUhMXcBwc04nA
- TLSH T10EB47D31A6A04037D6F106B3F915D2307E7DA2187B1194AB9394AE2D3EB8597A7F7303
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\$$a7BED.bat
- Size 1022B
- SHA256 59cf4055fc423707361968cecaee3688dd489c8f18fd9b2817c3f816efd0ebd1
- MD5 b3a64b220a1b2b468fa1e2f9c9aab117
- SHA1 8bafc6ed733c67cd7c84658222223729d4a98309
- SHA512 7596fcc8f7307117109e48e922106e5c883b2dc5b90f6b874f64d1741e89ed8515caef365327eece22e2cf4475da5543a5fa568f54bdec745c446b3b8af77985
- TLSH T181110B0B896BEF560541D07FE6B36EDE80012B59390F3393A359C55FD0D284EE19674B
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
2026-09-03_a61b5e0731c4ee5c3e86a02a475b93b7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe.exe
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-03_a61b5e0731c4ee5c3e86a02a475b93b7_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe.exe
- Size 217KB
- SHA256 04adf40ba58d0ab892091c188822191f2597bc47dab8b92423e8fc546dc437ef
- MD5 021c57c74de40f7c3b4fcf58a54d3649
- SHA1 ef363ab45b6fe3dd5b768655adc4188aadf6b6fd
- SHA512 77e3bbb08c661285a49a66e8090a54f535727731c44b7253ea09ffe9548bae9d120ef38a67dfa8a5d8da170dde3e9c1928b96c64dfc07b7f67f93b478937c018
- SSDEEP 6144:Bqml5a6EdkQxiUmRQColKGAOPQK2GwIgfx+qSfF0:gml5a6EdkQgUmR7G9QK3wJx+qSfF0
- TLSH T1D9248E12B5E180B3E9B3093409F4AE759ABEB9310B258A7F63D84F6D5F30681D216773
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Windows\Logo1_.exe
- Size 27KB
- SHA256 9799eaf34c5cc46a4c649cb4531df85d529189907bfbb78110c81cf13a63dd3d
- MD5 b866f3e933d2262c8e26f1fcdceafe28
- SHA1 f1a1552030e276129e681bac1e3637621862c871
- SHA512 f35b56ba70b018ac829722b78443fd728b5b479973890247f90760ac37b2e888842f0b9cfed9fc06fe370d4ed24e3a1d07bdb6ab1168d5ff479fd417dda8cd67
- SSDEEP 384:MZ1Gt5M0zhIV/DZ3KZp7JcTO4yf9KFL/KaUUqd3qR+FlYTj9QTN0wpD9p5Cs:s16GVRu1yK9fMFLKaTxsujCT7pZpY
- TLSH T1DEC2D1F0168667D2C00043F21CDB0B32ADF6A111FEDD3AAB957829CB0F72E1594A994B
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path F:\$RECYCLE.BIN\S-1-5-21-3797332335-34111092-3597280141-1000\_desktop.ini
- Size 8B
- SHA256 da1bb1bca7bacfef83e163458a5dc3de34696cdb080efd4e6b0563ece01f2730
- MD5 3edf7bc2ad6b8fcb7eb225adf1decd05
- SHA1 2fdddb835eb68f5b222896f748b550101955167b
- SHA512 a0e0e480cd32da01a5bbc0a07627b361ff1ad293bd917d567dd18b766081bcd7855f3832c4c7df7bc2755a4a9d7461ba4e80be7c62b0a9e9e875adde684c485c
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512