Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    125s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    24/09/2026, 04:13

General

  • Target
    2026-09-24_22c05369dcfe2f40014ad0a8300c561a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe
  • Size 244KB
  • Sample260924-eterbsdg73
  • SHA256 b17413e4f725866a8fd271d6c2ba1e6385f9efffd66b3a0649f44a542a108597
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 21 IoCs

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

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 4 IoCs
  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Runs net.exe
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 20 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 5 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-24_22c05369dcfe2f40014ad0a8300c561a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-24_22c05369dcfe2f40014ad0a8300c561a_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:2860
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\$$a864D.bat
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3948
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-24_22c05369dcfe2f40014ad0a8300c561a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-24_22c05369dcfe2f40014ad0a8300c561a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3800
    • C:\Windows\Logo1_.exe
      C:\Windows\Logo1_.exe
      2⤵
      • 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:3872
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net stop "Kingsoft AntiVirus Service"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4112
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop "Kingsoft AntiVirus Service"
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:3608

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        vcredist_x86.exe

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{61087a79-ac85-455c-934d-1fa22cc64f36}\vcredist_x86.exe
        • Size 481KB
        • SHA256 1f06570aa3d1064cd6e7bb1641c7660e9991de3dfe2f36dcf7168a7ca50f822e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        $$a864D.bat

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\$$a864D.bat
        • Size 1022B
        • SHA256 3fc55c901bedd25443df014529a9b4d14532a4f8ca7782444896ec362b19e1a3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        2026-09-24_22c05369dcfe2f40014ad0a8300c561a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-24_22c05369dcfe2f40014ad0a8300c561a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe.exe
        • Size 217KB
        • SHA256 04adf40ba58d0ab892091c188822191f2597bc47dab8b92423e8fc546dc437ef
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Logo1_.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\Logo1_.exe
        • Size 26KB
        • SHA256 342e141205de6572f2b76de359c6ce69bfe91e2f86956d27747871993587f939
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        _desktop.ini

        • Path F:\$RECYCLE.BIN\S-1-5-21-1404337215-1550464601-2805570857-1000\_desktop.ini
        • Size 9B
        • SHA256 346de4d5debec31c9a445d77ea11610cbefd2c8caf903962fbf17b7ec8847d33
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        memory/2860-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/2860-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/3872-29-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/3872-22-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/3872-35-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/3872-39-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/3872-131-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/3872-1246-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/3872-5041-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/3872-12-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/3872-5514-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp