General

  • Target
    2026-10-25_9c74553e85f4afa5e7afed71c9f5021d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hellokitty_luca-stealer_njrat_play_smoke-loader
  • Size 917KB
  • Sample261026-w9dmmsgw7k
  • SHA256 3bfd623077cfb6867be6a10ed2cb5ed83a9283a513ee768ae038ae81e11e749a
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Targets

    • Target
      2026-10-25_9c74553e85f4afa5e7afed71c9f5021d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hellokitty_luca-stealer_njrat_play_smoke-loader
    • Size 917KB
    • SHA256 3bfd623077cfb6867be6a10ed2cb5ed83a9283a513ee768ae038ae81e11e749a
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    • Family: xmrig

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

    • XMRig Miner payload

    • Downloads MZ/PE file

    • Sets service image path in registry

      This determines the executable launched when a service starts. It can be used to establish persistence.

    • Event Triggered Execution: Component Object Model Hijacking

      Adversaries may establish persistence by executing malicious content triggered by hijacked references to Component Object Model (COM) objects.

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Loads dropped DLL

    • Reads user/profile data of web browsers

      Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

    • Contacts third-party web service commonly abused for C2

      Legitimate web (hosting) services can be abused by malware authors to host malware or C2s.

    • Drops file in System32 directory

    • UPX packed file

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

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Tasks