Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    125s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    24/10/2026, 18:28

General

  • Target
    2026-10-22_28d93804200e305cf5a231fd894917f4_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe
  • Size 244KB
  • Sample261024-w4jayabw5t
  • SHA256 86bd40b7a7f8d403ea64fcf51b5541d3b0bc54b7b7b6c6d924c545ea5326386f
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 21 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\2026-10-22_28d93804200e305cf5a231fd894917f4_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-22_28d93804200e305cf5a231fd894917f4_amadey_cobalt-strike_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:3752
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\$$a20AD.bat
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4648
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-22_28d93804200e305cf5a231fd894917f4_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-22_28d93804200e305cf5a231fd894917f4_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4464
    • 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:1200
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net stop "Kingsoft AntiVirus Service"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3536
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop "Kingsoft AntiVirus Service"
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:4704

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        VC_redist.x64.exe

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{57a73df6-4ba9-4c1d-bbbb-517289ff6c13}\VC_redist.x64.exe
        • Size 660KB
        • SHA256 a33ff0fbf40f2a77a95b70ba499d0efe12131b471f27efe68509fbe2ba287a47
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        $$a20AD.bat

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\$$a20AD.bat
        • Size 1022B
        • SHA256 4c32c22edc8c13c660ff72f44c57a663a3e66e083fde8d8a292b670cae2ece72
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        2026-10-22_28d93804200e305cf5a231fd894917f4_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-22_28d93804200e305cf5a231fd894917f4_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe.exe
        • Size 217KB
        • SHA256 04adf40ba58d0ab892091c188822191f2597bc47dab8b92423e8fc546dc437ef
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Logo1_.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\Logo1_.exe
        • Size 26KB
        • SHA256 a94c9af45dfd7608e87409bf012d3ff605147fcb576b9717dc4bff4c15ace861
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        _desktop.ini

        • Path F:\$RECYCLE.BIN\_desktop.ini
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 5bd1fb38dbf27cf3c851f9d892ab1bb32d2f67d8d37fcbd5c814af16efe958d8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        memory/1200-30-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/1200-23-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/1200-12-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/1200-36-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/1200-40-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/1200-158-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/1200-1247-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/1200-5042-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/1200-5515-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/3752-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/3752-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp