Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    114s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    28/09/2026, 13:23

General

  • Target
    2026-09-28_9e09ab1566a0accc5b9a0cca00fc74d1_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_emotet_hijackloader_icedid_nymaim_rhadamanthys.exe
  • Size 395KB
  • Sample260928-qmxjcaah35
  • SHA256 1340bce41f5c543a57712765f220a5daed7f518153cb551358ae919beae425dc
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 10 IoCs
  • Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

    The configured hostname and DNS domain identify the machine and are commonly collected to profile a host before it reports in.

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-28_9e09ab1566a0accc5b9a0cca00fc74d1_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_emotet_hijackloader_icedid_nymaim_rhadamanthys.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-28_9e09ab1566a0accc5b9a0cca00fc74d1_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_emotet_hijackloader_icedid_nymaim_rhadamanthys.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4632
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\googleupdate32.exe
      "googleupdate32.exe "
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2564
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\eventviewer.exe
      "C:\Windows\system32\eventviewer.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      PID:1672
  • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup
    1⤵
      PID:5044

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          2026-09-28_9e09ab1566a0accc5b9a0cca00fc74d1_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_emotet_hijackloader_icedid_nymaim_rhadamanthys.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-28_9e09ab1566a0accc5b9a0cca00fc74d1_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_emotet_hijackloader_icedid_nymaim_rhadamanthys.exe
          • Size 395KB
          • SHA256 1340bce41f5c543a57712765f220a5daed7f518153cb551358ae919beae425dc
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          googleupdate32.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\googleupdate32.exe
          • Size 158KB
          • SHA256 0c48c63acec1892ecf03ab327d6584adfe084e8470d165a91f793d7c28f70eeb
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          googleupdate32.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\googleupdate32.exe
          • Size 236KB
          • SHA256 d2da5e7072481c4e6c47238fa710da90252df2b92f57604d10679d13333b6a61
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          eventviewer.exe

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\eventviewer.exe
          • Size 88KB
          • SHA256 3baf58e8eb6f1dee7da7df83cb38925e69ffe130a02f667380cbee69aea17b15
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          syslog.exe

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\syslog.exe
          • Size 148KB
          • SHA256 0276c20790d9fa6b0607b29f632c72e8bb4a07e9495c9858730f8a0930f9237d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH