General

  • Target
    2026-10-01_e598728a3c119ef1a8060097ac1d583b_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader
  • Size 289KB
  • Sample261001-23lmkace79
  • SHA256 aa6ce90437fbc9c88f3e1798e38cd0839e11296b81f500fafc2a70e0d8416a16
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Extracted

Credentials
  • Protocol

    ftp

  • Host

    ftp.vietnam852.com

  • Port

    21

  • Username

    123

  • Password

    123

Targets

    • Target
      2026-10-01_e598728a3c119ef1a8060097ac1d583b_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader
    • Size 289KB
    • SHA256 aa6ce90437fbc9c88f3e1798e38cd0839e11296b81f500fafc2a70e0d8416a16
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    • Family: xmrig

      XMRig is a high performance, open source, cross platform CPU/GPU miner.

    • Contacts a large (22851) amount of remote hosts

      This may indicate a network scan to discover remotely running services.

    • Creates a large amount of network flows

      This may indicate a network scan to discover remotely running services.

    • Detects executables embedding registry key / value combination manipulating RDP / Terminal Services

    • Detects executables packed with Themida

    • Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)

    • UPX dump on OEP (original entry point)

    • XMRig Miner payload

    • Downloads MZ/PE file

    • Drops file in Drivers directory

    • Checks BIOS information in registry

      BIOS information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

    • Checks computer location settings

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

    • Executes a file named after a Windows system binary

      The file runs from a user directory while carrying the name of an executable that normally only exists in System32.

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Themida packer

      Detects Themida, an advanced Windows software protection system.

    • Checks whether UAC is enabled

    • Looks up external IP address via web service

      Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

    • Drops file in System32 directory

    • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger

    • UPX packed file

      Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Tasks