Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    113s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    12/09/2026, 10:07

General

  • Target
    2026-09-11_563b3e0198761b82616edc6a1a90eedd_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_cryptbot_darkgate_elex_gl.exe
  • Size 49.6MB
  • Sample260912-l5w83seq3t
  • SHA256 4c9b7b56cf95790eb34d54a3526cab7a09f8c19864cef6d4f06de13e020b0d8c
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables packed with Dotfuscator 1 IoCs
  • Detects executables packed with SmartAssembly 1 IoCs
  • Detects executables packed with Yano Obfuscator 1 IoCs
  • Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
  • Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Launches sc.exe 2 IoCs

    Sc.exe is a Windows utlilty to control services on the system.

  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

    Execution of a cmd.exe one-liner (/c "close" or /k "keep") is a common script/loader stage.

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 9 IoCs

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

  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 7 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-11_563b3e0198761b82616edc6a1a90eedd_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_cryptbot_darkgate_elex_gl.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-11_563b3e0198761b82616edc6a1a90eedd_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_cryptbot_darkgate_elex_gl.exe"
    1⤵
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2608
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BCCACBAAABCCBAAAAACCBBCAACBCAACBAABBBCACBBBCCBAACCABBCCACABABCACBCABBCABABCABBAACABBACCCCBBAACCCACCCACB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBCBBCCBCCAABCABCBABCAABCBCBBABBCACACAABABABCBACBCACCC.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1588
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BCCACBAAABCCBAAAAACCBBCAACBCAACBAABBBCACBBBCCBAACCABBCCACABABCACBCABBCABABCABBAACABBACCCCBBAACCCACCCACB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBCBBCCBCCAABCABCBABCAABCBCBBABBCACACAABABABCBACBCACCC.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:6132
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_CABCBACCCCAAAABBBACBACCBCCBBBCBABACABABBCCBBCCACBAA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBCBBCCBCCAABCABCBABCAABCBCBBABBCACACAABABABCBACBCACCC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CABCBACCCCAAAABBBACBACCBCCBBBCBABACABABBCCBBCCACBAA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5864
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_CABCBACCCCAAAABBBACBACCBCCBBBCBABACABABBCCBBCCACBAA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBCBBCCBCCAABCABCBABCAABCBCBBABBCACACAABABABCBACBCACCC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CABCBACCCCAAAABBBACBACCBCCBBBCBABACABABBCCBBCCACBAA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4412
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_CABCBACCCCAAAABBBACBACCBCCBBBCBABACABABBCCBBCCACBAA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2516
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_CABCBACCCCAAAABBBACBACCBCCBBBCBABACABABBCCBBCCACBAA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1448
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBCBBCCBCCAABCABCBABCAABCBCBBABBCACACAABABABCBACBCACCC.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBCBBCCBCCAABCABCBABCAABCBCBBABBCACACAABABABCBACBCACCC.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:708
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:2360
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBCCCACABACACCCCAABCCACAABCCCBBAAACCCCCBCCBBAAABBBCBBB.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBCCCACABACACCCCAABCCACAABCCCBBAAACCCCCBCCBBAAABBBCBBB.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3264
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBCBBCCBCCAABCABCBABCAABCBCBBABBCACACAABABABCBACBCACCC.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBCBBCCBCCAABCABCBABCAABCBCBBABBCACACAABABABCBACBCACCC.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:5532

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 19e83213edf134c17cbb3e35017376bb9a0d46ee3c3cfcd94d9b1a1578a517b1
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 3bc1ec0d080f0eadff095354dfa065f1ed7688a2dde9a9a98192afbfb3713c83
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 032759f9ae7972a2b061a56322e5930416a136a51ce8d2231ada7087cc3b5152
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 6533c94e6cd186cbd1b58abfdab56cb391004ac196a34bbc1779b8105cad9fbf
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 5a879f55e03d1b7142423d064c159c098013b06c2565de79461cdd6a1fbf10d3
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 3c0d4566ede7dddea47326f2ca76627c9c60ea0f408b64bb12224232590582a2
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          svchost_ACBCBBCCBCCAABCABCBABCAABCBCBBABBCACACAABABABCBACBCACCC.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBCBBCCBCCAABCABCBABCAABCBCBBABBCACACAABABABCBACBCACCC.exe
          • Size 49.6MB
          • SHA256 4c9b7b56cf95790eb34d54a3526cab7a09f8c19864cef6d4f06de13e020b0d8c
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/708-33-0x0000000000890000-0x00000000008B1000-memory.dmp

          memory/2608-0-0x0000000000940000-0x0000000000961000-memory.dmp

          memory/2608-7-0x0000000000940000-0x0000000000961000-memory.dmp

          memory/3264-70-0x00000000008F0000-0x0000000000911000-memory.dmp

          memory/5532-74-0x0000000000890000-0x00000000008B1000-memory.dmp