Analysis

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

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    03/10/2026, 14:00

General

  • Target
    2026-10-02_4036f0b0d8c6dcb68cc7b3604dc7dfd3_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe
  • Size 1.2MB
  • Sample261003-rbed3ade95
  • SHA256 98ce5ba4265c72f090c4ba081133d5a253c9d70630882a6ce3abaec8e7b632a6
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 5 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 4 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 2 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
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 5 IoCs

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

  • Modifies registry class 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-02_4036f0b0d8c6dcb68cc7b3604dc7dfd3_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-02_4036f0b0d8c6dcb68cc7b3604dc7dfd3_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe"
    1⤵
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4756
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-02_4036f0b0d8c6dcb68cc7b3604dc7dfd3_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.tmp
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-02_4036f0b0d8c6dcb68cc7b3604dc7dfd3_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.tmp
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:3196
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-02_4036f0b0d8c6dcb68cc7b3604dc7dfd3_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.mm
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-02_4036f0b0d8c6dcb68cc7b3604dc7dfd3_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.mm /zhj
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Adds Run key to start application
      • Drops file in Windows directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:6120
      • C:\Windows\GOG.exe
        C:\Windows\GOG.exe /zhj
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Adds Run key to start application
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies registry class
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        PID:4464
  • C:\Windows\GOG.exe
    C:\Windows\GOG.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3836
    • C:\Windows\GOG.sys
      C:\Windows\GOG.sys /zhj
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3188

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        2026-10-02_4036f0b0d8c6dcb68cc7b3604dc7dfd3_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.mm

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-02_4036f0b0d8c6dcb68cc7b3604dc7dfd3_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.mm
        • Size 209KB
        • SHA256 a71091c521455f7faae16c1a6aa71a558a292a4da4c222372a7101ee5623197a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        2026-10-02_4036f0b0d8c6dcb68cc7b3604dc7dfd3_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-02_4036f0b0d8c6dcb68cc7b3604dc7dfd3_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.tmp
        • Size 1.0MB
        • SHA256 09812edc4f8ab46b6d3535542b35c578bfc3da81ff56ff7148e539fcf90ef7da
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/3188-33-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043B08D-memory.dmp

        memory/3188-32-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043B08D-memory.dmp

        memory/3836-31-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043B08D-memory.dmp

        memory/4464-15-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043B08D-memory.dmp

        memory/4464-73-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043B08D-memory.dmp

        memory/4464-74-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043B08D-memory.dmp

        memory/4756-1-0x000000000042F000-0x0000000000430000-memory.dmp

        memory/4756-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043B08D-memory.dmp

        memory/4756-72-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043B08D-memory.dmp

        memory/6120-13-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043B08D-memory.dmp

        memory/6120-16-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000043B08D-memory.dmp