Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    126s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    30/09/2026, 12:07

General

  • Target
    2026-09-30_3f35514a67a9aaa8993ee41e1d01e4b0_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe
  • Size 735KB
  • Sample260930-par8estwh1
  • SHA256 55d67873ea80711c49d0b200db40bd37b59ee7d08ebdd4c1ac15912dc9dd5209
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 22 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.

  • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry 1 TTPs 2 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 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\2026-09-30_3f35514a67a9aaa8993ee41e1d01e4b0_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-30_3f35514a67a9aaa8993ee41e1d01e4b0_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_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:2564
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\$$a63CC.bat
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:6124
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-30_3f35514a67a9aaa8993ee41e1d01e4b0_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-30_3f35514a67a9aaa8993ee41e1d01e4b0_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3388
    • 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
      • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2820
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net stop "Kingsoft AntiVirus Service"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2140
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop "Kingsoft AntiVirus Service"
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:3824

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        MicrosoftEdgeUpdateBroker.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateBroker.exe
        • Size 127KB
        • SHA256 981dac38bc62556f49c109e7d1e87679e2fba53e0fb423e97fa33a0be12b77cd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        vcredist_x86.exe

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{61087a79-ac85-455c-934d-1fa22cc64f36}\vcredist_x86.exe
        • Size 484KB
        • SHA256 f7f8080cd2ea2bcb95ab1c65557c7705b74ffccd9235af1fb7d1dc1d03ea610d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        $$a63CC.bat

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\$$a63CC.bat
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 bd9d1a5c919b6188772481a0b964f265aaa8bc2a65af00b188620d39b7b0ed53
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        2026-09-30_3f35514a67a9aaa8993ee41e1d01e4b0_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-30_3f35514a67a9aaa8993ee41e1d01e4b0_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe.exe
        • Size 705KB
        • SHA256 9aa4d990627ed0136eb9e8e004614aca8e5bba4f2891842a99393791bcc09e91
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Logo1_.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\Logo1_.exe
        • Size 29KB
        • SHA256 9b9303fc8d359ea23ce726fa74d524f90169cdf02f804b898165dc880d6979e6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        _desktop.ini

        • Path F:\$RECYCLE.BIN\S-1-5-21-461973139-3212354679-1508698038-1000\_desktop.ini
        • Size 9B
        • SHA256 3b01728e72b5e4110a11234d4a111c8b841e7780c44559315123bbe0fbe10b97
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        memory/2564-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000436000-memory.dmp

        memory/2564-12-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000436000-memory.dmp

        memory/2820-30-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000436000-memory.dmp

        memory/2820-35-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000436000-memory.dmp

        memory/2820-39-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000436000-memory.dmp

        memory/2820-105-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000436000-memory.dmp

        memory/2820-1246-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000436000-memory.dmp

        memory/2820-22-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000436000-memory.dmp

        memory/2820-5043-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000436000-memory.dmp

        memory/2820-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000436000-memory.dmp

        memory/2820-5516-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000436000-memory.dmp