Analysis
- max time kernel
150s - max time network
153s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
16/10/2026, 04:28
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-10-15_ced6c8648de54acef6fb9bf1717f7c7c_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260911-en
8 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-10-15_ced6c8648de54acef6fb9bf1717f7c7c_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
9 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-10-15_ced6c8648de54acef6fb9bf1717f7c7c_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe
- Size 7.8MB
- Sample261016-e3vtxa1z3j
- SHA256 0958d606f0c3801cfbbb5a715c6dd9e9bfee0dcac4f73a9632dd6d34306522c9
- MD5 ced6c8648de54acef6fb9bf1717f7c7c
- SHA1 2f656c20a12ffbed37f31810a59df68a0b41bc87
- SHA512 75bfd9a0e6ea4e34d058612c5b34f4dfbe60affc4c9186e72a84abc7c62541edc465b72b3fd6585db33eee8923e1aaae378b7a142e89e822b03639961505e7f6
- SSDEEP 98304:zDIkC69LapI2jidkB/qoHMdnJE7hAlKnsz2C2PYdhIqHpnF0E:y69cIAidJEul4szEonFt
- TLSH T182869D31B995C175E262807489D9BFF5C1A9B8360B7144CB27C0AB3E5E223D76E31F26
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
10/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects Fesber payload 3 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/4512-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041E000-memory.dmp family_fesber behavioral2/files/0x000c00000001c612-4.dat family_fesber behavioral2/memory/4512-578-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041E000-memory.dmp family_fesber - Modifies WinLogon for persistence 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\shell = "Explorer.exe fsb.exe" 2026-10-15_ced6c8648de54acef6fb9bf1717f7c7c_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe - Drops file in System32 directory 3 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\fsb.tmp 2026-10-15_ced6c8648de54acef6fb9bf1717f7c7c_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\fsb.stb 2026-10-15_ced6c8648de54acef6fb9bf1717f7c7c_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\fsb.tmp 2026-10-15_ced6c8648de54acef6fb9bf1717f7c7c_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/4512-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041E000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/files/0x000c00000001c612-4.dat upx behavioral2/memory/4512-578-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041E000-memory.dmp upx - Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\Download\{56EB18F8-B008-4CBD-B6D2-8C97FE7E9062}\139.0.3405.125\MicrosoftEdge_X64_139.0.3405.125.exe 2026-10-15_ced6c8648de54acef6fb9bf1717f7c7c_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javafxpackager.exe- 2026-10-15_ced6c8648de54acef6fb9bf1717f7c7c_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\pack200.exe- 2026-10-15_ced6c8648de54acef6fb9bf1717f7c7c_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ADDINS\Microsoft Power Query for Excel Integrated\bin\Microsoft.Mashup.Container.NetFX45.exe- 2026-10-15_ced6c8648de54acef6fb9bf1717f7c7c_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX64\Microsoft Analysis Services\AS OLEDB\140\SQLDumper.exe 2026-10-15_ced6c8648de54acef6fb9bf1717f7c7c_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\msedge_pwa_launcher.exe 2026-10-15_ced6c8648de54acef6fb9bf1717f7c7c_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\notification_helper.exe- 2026-10-15_ced6c8648de54acef6fb9bf1717f7c7c_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\javaws.exe 2026-10-15_ced6c8648de54acef6fb9bf1717f7c7c_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\orbd.exe 2026-10-15_ced6c8648de54acef6fb9bf1717f7c7c_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\IEContentService.exe- 2026-10-15_ced6c8648de54acef6fb9bf1717f7c7c_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.exe 2026-10-15_ced6c8648de54acef6fb9bf1717f7c7c_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe- 2026-10-15_ced6c8648de54acef6fb9bf1717f7c7c_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\LogTransport2.exe 2026-10-15_ced6c8648de54acef6fb9bf1717f7c7c_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\BHO\ie_to_edge_stub.exe 2026-10-15_ced6c8648de54acef6fb9bf1717f7c7c_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe 2026-10-15_ced6c8648de54acef6fb9bf1717f7c7c_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\VPREVIEW.EXE 2026-10-15_ced6c8648de54acef6fb9bf1717f7c7c_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath_target_122484\java.exe- 2026-10-15_ced6c8648de54acef6fb9bf1717f7c7c_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\BHO\ie_to_edge_stub.exe- 2026-10-15_ced6c8648de54acef6fb9bf1717f7c7c_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\BHO\ie_to_edge_stub.exe 2026-10-15_ced6c8648de54acef6fb9bf1717f7c7c_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe- 2026-10-15_ced6c8648de54acef6fb9bf1717f7c7c_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\orbd.exe- 2026-10-15_ced6c8648de54acef6fb9bf1717f7c7c_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\klist.exe- 2026-10-15_ced6c8648de54acef6fb9bf1717f7c7c_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\unpack200.exe- 2026-10-15_ced6c8648de54acef6fb9bf1717f7c7c_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Browser\WCChromeExtn\WCChromeNativeMessagingHost.exe- 2026-10-15_ced6c8648de54acef6fb9bf1717f7c7c_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\plug_ins\pi_brokers\32BitMAPIBroker.exe- 2026-10-15_ced6c8648de54acef6fb9bf1717f7c7c_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\Download\{56EB18F8-B008-4CBD-B6D2-8C97FE7E9062}\139.0.3405.125\MicrosoftEdge_X64_139.0.3405.125.exe- 2026-10-15_ced6c8648de54acef6fb9bf1717f7c7c_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\elevation_service.exe 2026-10-15_ced6c8648de54acef6fb9bf1717f7c7c_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\InspectorOfficeGadget.exe 2026-10-15_ced6c8648de54acef6fb9bf1717f7c7c_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe 2026-10-15_ced6c8648de54acef6fb9bf1717f7c7c_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdb.exe- 2026-10-15_ced6c8648de54acef6fb9bf1717f7c7c_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoia.exe 2026-10-15_ced6c8648de54acef6fb9bf1717f7c7c_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE 2026-10-15_ced6c8648de54acef6fb9bf1717f7c7c_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\uninstall.exe 2026-10-15_ced6c8648de54acef6fb9bf1717f7c7c_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\GoogleUpdater\141.0.7340.0\disabledupdater.exe- 2026-10-15_ced6c8648de54acef6fb9bf1717f7c7c_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\cookie_exporter.exe 2026-10-15_ced6c8648de54acef6fb9bf1717f7c7c_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe 2026-10-15_ced6c8648de54acef6fb9bf1717f7c7c_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\tnameserv.exe 2026-10-15_ced6c8648de54acef6fb9bf1717f7c7c_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Analysis Services\AS OLEDB\140\SQLDumper.exe 2026-10-15_ced6c8648de54acef6fb9bf1717f7c7c_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\BHO\ie_to_edge_stub.exe- 2026-10-15_ced6c8648de54acef6fb9bf1717f7c7c_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedge_proxy.exe- 2026-10-15_ced6c8648de54acef6fb9bf1717f7c7c_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javafxpackager.exe 2026-10-15_ced6c8648de54acef6fb9bf1717f7c7c_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\VSTO\10.0\VSTOInstaller.exe- 2026-10-15_ced6c8648de54acef6fb9bf1717f7c7c_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome_proxy.exe- 2026-10-15_ced6c8648de54acef6fb9bf1717f7c7c_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe 2026-10-15_ced6c8648de54acef6fb9bf1717f7c7c_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jsadebugd.exe- 2026-10-15_ced6c8648de54acef6fb9bf1717f7c7c_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSQRY32.EXE- 2026-10-15_ced6c8648de54acef6fb9bf1717f7c7c_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\msedge_proxy.exe- 2026-10-15_ced6c8648de54acef6fb9bf1717f7c7c_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\BHO\ie_to_edge_stub.exe- 2026-10-15_ced6c8648de54acef6fb9bf1717f7c7c_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ADDINS\Microsoft Power Query for Excel Integrated\bin\Microsoft.Mashup.Container.exe- 2026-10-15_ced6c8648de54acef6fb9bf1717f7c7c_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\DW\DW20.EXE 2026-10-15_ced6c8648de54acef6fb9bf1717f7c7c_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\plug_ins\pi_brokers\64BitMAPIBroker.exe- 2026-10-15_ced6c8648de54acef6fb9bf1717f7c7c_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Java\Java Update\jaureg.exe- 2026-10-15_ced6c8648de54acef6fb9bf1717f7c7c_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\Uninstall.exe- 2026-10-15_ced6c8648de54acef6fb9bf1717f7c7c_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe 2026-10-15_ced6c8648de54acef6fb9bf1717f7c7c_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\Common.DBConnection64.exe- 2026-10-15_ced6c8648de54acef6fb9bf1717f7c7c_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\plugin-container.exe 2026-10-15_ced6c8648de54acef6fb9bf1717f7c7c_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\BHO\ie_to_edge_stub.exe 2026-10-15_ced6c8648de54acef6fb9bf1717f7c7c_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\cookie_exporter.exe 2026-10-15_ced6c8648de54acef6fb9bf1717f7c7c_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe- 2026-10-15_ced6c8648de54acef6fb9bf1717f7c7c_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe 2026-10-15_ced6c8648de54acef6fb9bf1717f7c7c_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\msedge_proxy.exe 2026-10-15_ced6c8648de54acef6fb9bf1717f7c7c_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javapackager.exe- 2026-10-15_ced6c8648de54acef6fb9bf1717f7c7c_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE 2026-10-15_ced6c8648de54acef6fb9bf1717f7c7c_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\elevation_service.exe 2026-10-15_ced6c8648de54acef6fb9bf1717f7c7c_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe - 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.
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Domain 2026-10-15_ced6c8648de54acef6fb9bf1717f7c7c_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Hostname 2026-10-15_ced6c8648de54acef6fb9bf1717f7c7c_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-10-15_ced6c8648de54acef6fb9bf1717f7c7c_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe - Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 2 IoCs
pid 4 4
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-15_ced6c8648de54acef6fb9bf1717f7c7c_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-15_ced6c8648de54acef6fb9bf1717f7c7c_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloade.exe"1⤵
- Modifies WinLogon for persistence
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:4512
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe-
- Size 8.4MB
- SHA256 ad1e0bcc02ce1416ea46c536b70b525b7974119ff8872ab87a5cf93ebfbec210
- MD5 e82fc72bbdc1b9d8662883e973e278c5
- SHA1 85a1375659002a8e093135765fa4bbb7068fcaa4
- SHA512 1afc0a79c59a88c69afa420deab42f056faceea3f2da3678239c45d6b27d149f8fa1c8d503569dce0a6d8f9f3b9a6367cbf1be43ecb3f46358a0f062ddda9f05
- SSDEEP 98304:3DIkC69LapI2jidkB/qoHMdnJE7hAlKnsz2C2PYdhIqHpnF0Ekjo:e69cIAidJEul4szEonFtuo
- TLSH T1E3968D31B995C275D122807489D9BFE9C1A9B8360B7144CB27C0AB3E5E233D76E35B36
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH