Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    13/09/2026, 11:02

General

  • Target
    2026-09-13_b92693dde0fc5c07208cfa8b2979aed1_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader_vidar.exe
  • Size 986KB
  • Sample260913-m5cecawckd
  • SHA256 2586c016aad0239c6ac837544ad949363976dc4623f4ea7d393b8b3f5e2c08a9
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Deletes itself 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 5 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • Drops file in Windows directory 8 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • 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.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-13_b92693dde0fc5c07208cfa8b2979aed1_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-13_b92693dde0fc5c07208cfa8b2979aed1_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader_vidar.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2764
    • C:\Windows\temp0a1.exe
      "C:\Windows\temp0a1.exe" ejecuta
      2⤵
      • Deletes itself
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Adds Run key to start application
      • Enumerates connected drives
      • Drops file in Windows directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4932
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-13_b92693dde0fc5c07208cfa8b2979aed1_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader_vidar.exe
        C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-13_b92693dde0fc5c07208cfa8b2979aed1_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader_vidar.exe
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        PID:4992
  • C:\Windows\monmon.exe
    C:\Windows\monmon.exe
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2464
    • C:\Windows\temp0a1.exe
      "C:\Windows\temp0a1.exe" ejecuta
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Drops file in Windows directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4324
      • C:\Windows\monmon.exe
        C:\Windows\monmon.exe
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        PID:3960

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        2026-09-13_b92693dde0fc5c07208cfa8b2979aed1_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader_vidar.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-13_b92693dde0fc5c07208cfa8b2979aed1_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader_vidar.exe
        • Size 54KB
        • SHA256 a6324117d0f5b16d0ecaccd1497f471495e4b3d315f1df0da66758d0bbab18af
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        file0a0.dat

        • Path C:\Windows\file0a0.dat
        • Size 21B
        • SHA256 d4c6e60b170e108103558ea1c16a299f241fb6ce0f73f4c89545e9ece94b2daf
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        file0a0.dat

        • Path C:\Windows\file0a0.dat
        • Size 153B
        • SHA256 0d7bad32c6c60101b68c601725935d56395cfe8eaea78a1b4a17199af39de597
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        monmon.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\monmon.exe
        • Size 931KB
        • SHA256 86310d8e3cc62a263546b2ecd3899963127c98eb440c8d5f0de4ec159506daa2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        monmon.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\monmon.exe
        • Size 260KB
        • SHA256 5f3ac320f6262749c10b0ab4c8f17f228573bd2d19ba598efdc2defe1397ec87
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        temp0a1.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\temp0a1.exe
        • Size 986KB
        • SHA256 2586c016aad0239c6ac837544ad949363976dc4623f4ea7d393b8b3f5e2c08a9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/2464-27-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000413000-memory.dmp

        memory/2764-9-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000413000-memory.dmp

        memory/4324-33-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000413000-memory.dmp

        memory/4932-18-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000413000-memory.dmp