Analysis
- max time kernel
148s - 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
16/09/2026, 15:11
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-09-16_fb012d3d81d258f5af8ea10faa5a7658_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_darkgate_elex_floxif_hijackloader.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260911-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-09-16_fb012d3d81d258f5af8ea10faa5a7658_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_darkgate_elex_floxif_hijackloader.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
General
- Target 2026-09-16_fb012d3d81d258f5af8ea10faa5a7658_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_darkgate_elex_floxif_hijackloader.exe
- Size 988KB
- Sample260916-skypqsbd76
- SHA256 ac854908bcdc6453b122dc7b068e676657d78b871d7a6c61710d5c35455f0721
- MD5 fb012d3d81d258f5af8ea10faa5a7658
- SHA1 76717d52df9ed5b83bce388dbbc00d3b971d4c47
- SHA512 6e96913fc5119492f4435bb9a12061d68522ea7e42332e3c3508c0bf7a0769af35133bf16d13be0b1d1612d90ac5da4b76ed5fcfe6e8a6bd9780ed28e8603654
- SSDEEP 12288:vZ+eSDwmxvL/f3vCN1PMaLi6rAyIQjyBjvrEH7q:BhSDwADf3qN1PvQrEH7q
- TLSH T14325B411E7EB8339F9F36FBC697942620A76BCA15E38D64E5340065D18F4A90DA70B33
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects Floxif payload 1 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x00170000000115f6-1.dat floxif - UPX dump on OEP (original entry point) 3 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x00170000000115f6-1.dat UPX behavioral2/memory/5248-4-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010030000-memory.dmp UPX behavioral2/memory/5248-15-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010030000-memory.dmp UPX - Event Triggered Execution: AppInit DLLs 1 TTPs
Adversaries may establish persistence and/or elevate privileges by executing malicious content triggered by AppInit DLLs loaded into processes.
- ACProtect 1.3x - 1.4x DLL software 1 IoCs
Detects file using ACProtect software.
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x00170000000115f6-1.dat acprotect - Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs
pid Process 5248 2026-09-16_fb012d3d81d258f5af8ea10faa5a7658_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_darkgate_elex_floxif_hijackloader.exe - Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 1 IoCs
Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.
description ioc Process File opened (read-only) \??\d: 2026-09-16_fb012d3d81d258f5af8ea10faa5a7658_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_darkgate_elex_floxif_hijackloader.exe -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x00170000000115f6-1.dat upx behavioral2/memory/5248-4-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010030000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/5248-15-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010030000-memory.dmp upx - Drops file in Program Files directory 2 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\symsrv.dll 2026-09-16_fb012d3d81d258f5af8ea10faa5a7658_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_darkgate_elex_floxif_hijackloader.exe File created \??\c:\program files\common files\system\symsrv.dll.000 2026-09-16_fb012d3d81d258f5af8ea10faa5a7658_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_darkgate_elex_floxif_hijackloader.exe - Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\DPINST.LOG 2026-09-16_fb012d3d81d258f5af8ea10faa5a7658_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_darkgate_elex_floxif_hijackloader.exe - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 1 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 2026-09-16_fb012d3d81d258f5af8ea10faa5a7658_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_darkgate_elex_floxif_hijackloader.exe - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
pid Process 5248 2026-09-16_fb012d3d81d258f5af8ea10faa5a7658_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_darkgate_elex_floxif_hijackloader.exe 5248 2026-09-16_fb012d3d81d258f5af8ea10faa5a7658_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_darkgate_elex_floxif_hijackloader.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 5248 2026-09-16_fb012d3d81d258f5af8ea10faa5a7658_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_darkgate_elex_floxif_hijackloader.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-16_fb012d3d81d258f5af8ea10faa5a7658_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_darkgate_elex_floxif_hijackloader.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-16_fb012d3d81d258f5af8ea10faa5a7658_amadey_cobalt-strike_conti_darkgate_elex_floxif_hijackloader.exe"1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- 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 AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:5248
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\symsrv.dll
- Size 67KB
- SHA256 de055a89de246e629a8694bde18af2b1605e4b9b493c7e4aef669dd67acf5085
- MD5 7574cf2c64f35161ab1292e2f532aabf
- SHA1 14ba3fa927a06224dfe587014299e834def4644f
- SHA512 4db19f2d8d5bc1c7bbb812d3fa9c43b80fa22140b346d2760f090b73aed8a5177edb4bddc647a6ebd5a2db8565be5a1a36a602b0d759e38540d9a584ba5896ab
- SSDEEP 1536:YjV8y93KQpFQmPLRk7G50zy/riF12jvRyo0hQk7ZL:c8y93KQjy7G55riF1cMo03V
- TLSH T17863F1372AB5807DDD210D37949F835AB771E5A76C20643FC25907D988B8DD0E3239AE
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH