Analysis

  • max time kernel
    151s
  • max time network
    155s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    27/10/2026, 03:53

General

  • Target
    2026-10-26_e79cafb13ed051b1b2111ad097c3ac12_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe
  • Size 38.9MB
  • Sample261027-efngbaat4w
  • SHA256 7977ddd4987e4cd57aa0d12f712a55b28a0b572454883c99c0e07f9692cfaea9
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 6 IoCs
  • Detects executables containing artifacts associated with disabling Widnows Defender 3 IoCs
  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence 1 TTPs 5 IoCs

    Clear artifacts associated with previously established persistence like scheduletasks on a host.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 9 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 3 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 4 IoCs

    The configured hostname and DNS domain identify the machine and are commonly collected to profile a host before it reports in.

  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 5 IoCs

    Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 22 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 24 IoCs
  • Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs

    The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-26_e79cafb13ed051b1b2111ad097c3ac12_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-26_e79cafb13ed051b1b2111ad097c3ac12_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe"
    1⤵
    • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    PID:4940
  • C:\Users\Public\Z1h8w3\Y5a34c.exe
    "C:\Users\Public\Z1h8w3\Y5a34c.exe"
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5944
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\ProgramData','C:\Users','C:\Program Files (x86)','C:\' -Force
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2368
    • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" cmd.exe /c SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Users\Public\Z1h8w3\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f" & SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1" & SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
      2⤵
      • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:616
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Users\Public\Z1h8w3\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
        3⤵
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:3832
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
        3⤵
          PID:5160
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
          3⤵
            PID:4764
        • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" cmd.exe /c SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\ProgramData\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f" & SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1" & SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
          2⤵
          • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:760
          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
            SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\ProgramData\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
            3⤵
            • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
            PID:5660
          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
            SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
            3⤵
              PID:3820
            • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
              SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
              3⤵
                PID:1648
            • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
              "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" cmd.exe /c SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Users\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f" & SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1" & SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
              2⤵
              • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:5244
              • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Users\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
                3⤵
                • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                PID:5732
              • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                3⤵
                  PID:5432
                • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                  SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                  3⤵
                    PID:4928
                • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
                  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" cmd.exe /c SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Program Files (x86)\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f" & SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1" & SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                  2⤵
                  • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
                  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                  PID:4152
                  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                    SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Program Files (x86)\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
                    3⤵
                    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                    PID:1836
                  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                    SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                    3⤵
                      PID:4892
                    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                      SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                      3⤵
                        PID:2684
                    • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
                      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" cmd.exe /c SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"%USERPROFILE%\Documents\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f" & SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1" & SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                      2⤵
                      • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
                      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                      PID:2420
                      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                        SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Users\Admin\Documents\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
                        3⤵
                        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                        PID:5232
                      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                        SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                        3⤵
                          PID:4888
                        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                          SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                          3⤵
                            PID:2192
                        • C:\Program Files (x86)\eQHpWW\eQHpWW.exe
                          "C:\Program Files (x86)\eQHpWW\eQHpWW.exe"
                          2⤵
                            PID:5140
                        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                          "cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Public\Z1h8w3" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                          1⤵
                          • Executes a command shell one-liner
                          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                          PID:5608
                          • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                            reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Public\Z1h8w3" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                            2⤵
                            • Windows security bypass
                            PID:5624
                        • C:\Users\Public\Z1h8w3\Y5a34c.exe
                          "C:\Users\Public\Z1h8w3\Y5a34c.exe"
                          1⤵
                          • Executes dropped EXE
                          • Loads dropped DLL
                          PID:3412
                        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                          cmd.exe
                          1⤵
                            PID:4360
                          • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                            "cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\ProgramData" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                            1⤵
                            • Executes a command shell one-liner
                            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                            PID:1380
                            • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                              reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\ProgramData" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                              2⤵
                              • Windows security bypass
                              PID:2820
                          • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                            "cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Admin\Documents" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                            1⤵
                            • Executes a command shell one-liner
                            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                            PID:1472
                            • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                              reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Admin\Documents" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                              2⤵
                              • Windows security bypass
                              PID:1788
                          • C:\Program Files (x86)\eQHpWW\eQHpWW.exe
                            "C:\Program Files (x86)\eQHpWW\eQHpWW.exe"
                            1⤵
                              PID:1972
                            • C:\Program Files (x86)\eQHpWW\eQHpWW.exe
                              "C:\Program Files (x86)\eQHpWW\eQHpWW.exe"
                              1⤵
                                PID:2068
                              • C:\Program Files (x86)\1j1RuQ\9Ow9R1QF.exe
                                "C:\Program Files (x86)\1j1RuQ\9Ow9R1QF.exe"
                                1⤵
                                  PID:2324

                                Network

                                      MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                                      Downloads

                                      XPSPLOG.dll

                                      • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\1j1RuQ\XPSPLOG.dll
                                      • Size 1.8MB
                                      • SHA256 65794e29794f0b425fd98f1ca2a5f385f738e056cb723051f671677924a516e3
                                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                      XPSPLOG.dll

                                      • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\eQHpWW\XPSPLOG.dll
                                      • Size 4.6MB
                                      • SHA256 1dee223e77616119060785f41f29384836b5e6db55378cc71eb284dce4437c05
                                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                      XPSPLOG.dll

                                      • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\eQHpWW\XPSPLOG.dll
                                      • Size 640KB
                                      • SHA256 4c62579886ac7b2188b786ba37fbd437d9f3caba879aeb96f3c29732f3e77813
                                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                      eQHpWW.exe

                                      • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\eQHpWW\eQHpWW.exe
                                      • Size 145KB
                                      • SHA256 6d6ba2bc9ad414837826f7278bc3e0116f1aeda02d0c2284ed65819f5d9180a8
                                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                      image.png

                                      • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\eQHpWW\image.png
                                      • Size 4.8MB
                                      • SHA256 243bf236faef89eab9a9b4b700ae8758cdfdf24a73e999242b08de2982e95b5a
                                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                      thumbs.db

                                      • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\eQHpWW\thumbs.db
                                      • Size 358KB
                                      • SHA256 eb83a08cb4e18e65dce0b70466da57c290208e528a7bf1799edcc085ec5e0992
                                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                      0DA515F703BB9B49479E8697ADB0B955_A825BDF54036A41AFA74CBF923C33A97

                                      • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\0DA515F703BB9B49479E8697ADB0B955_A825BDF54036A41AFA74CBF923C33A97
                                      • Size 1KB
                                      • SHA256 ea128cb84949ece7edcc8eb61120d65635ab4dadc2be9edb268521a76b918f6c
                                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                      B126FCE2445AEB4D678E59CB88147627_9759CCC75F54A99CEB69AE73B218D5C6

                                      • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\B126FCE2445AEB4D678E59CB88147627_9759CCC75F54A99CEB69AE73B218D5C6
                                      • Size 1KB
                                      • SHA256 17a857e9e04c16c3d6784cb73cb6a1e6f2b8f66faaa2b10b7b00b4d52f009504
                                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                      0DA515F703BB9B49479E8697ADB0B955_A825BDF54036A41AFA74CBF923C33A97

                                      • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\0DA515F703BB9B49479E8697ADB0B955_A825BDF54036A41AFA74CBF923C33A97
                                      • Size 512B
                                      • SHA256 3b869246affad6cc2a58e2805dd0a365a00e3bd0ab9b8a35581757b3684abac8
                                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                      B126FCE2445AEB4D678E59CB88147627_9759CCC75F54A99CEB69AE73B218D5C6

                                      • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\B126FCE2445AEB4D678E59CB88147627_9759CCC75F54A99CEB69AE73B218D5C6
                                      • Size 506B
                                      • SHA256 c18e21e86bc82996221a35a3bf654569ddccc9ce82ad36d2f6dab3dd2f0a7397
                                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                      __PSScriptPolicyTest_qy0gc1zv.20l.psm1

                                      • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_qy0gc1zv.20l.psm1
                                      • Size 60B
                                      • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
                                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                      UxEnhance64.dll

                                      • Path C:\Users\Public\Z1h8w3\UxEnhance64.dll
                                      • Size 3.1MB
                                      • SHA256 eceeb245f6d9fe2a10276ad08c3d27797806e4dc57db93f632d13f9d12126d1c
                                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                      Y5a34c.exe

                                      • Path C:\Users\Public\Z1h8w3\Y5a34c.exe
                                      • Size 135KB
                                      • SHA256 676a2a7b94ca2f8ec76352ee656e4d075bb342bd7ad6efbc7c19c060001eace7
                                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                      adoresd.dat

                                      • Path C:\Users\Public\Z1h8w3\adoresd.dat
                                      • Size 4.8MB
                                      • SHA256 f85968cc5e77d562d5ce422cf95e0963b269e6e081cf093875710a6b6acbaf50
                                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                      msadox.tb

                                      • Path C:\Users\Public\Z1h8w3\msadox.tb
                                      • Size 8KB
                                      • SHA256 b8a335785c03f98bc0ebd6065bfd34f0bfd30618582ab62e5f6c28cb16d3554a
                                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                      memory/2368-606-0x00000207CB5B0000-0x00000207CB5BA000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/2368-604-0x00000207CB590000-0x00000207CB5AE000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/2368-605-0x00000207CB6E0000-0x00000207CB792000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/2368-600-0x00000207CB530000-0x00000207CB552000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/3412-590-0x0000019CD0460000-0x0000019CD0D37000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/3412-593-0x00007FF98DF70000-0x00007FF98DF72000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/3412-592-0x0000019CD0460000-0x0000019CD0D37000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/3412-591-0x0000019CD0460000-0x0000019CD0D37000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/3412-585-0x0000019CD0460000-0x0000019CD0D37000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/3412-584-0x00007FF98DF80000-0x00007FF98DF82000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/3412-580-0x0000019CD0460000-0x0000019CD0D37000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/3412-577-0x00007FF96B340000-0x00007FF96B85E000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/3412-589-0x0000019CD0460000-0x0000019CD0D37000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/4940-524-0x0000000000560000-0x000000000056E000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/4940-504-0x00007FF981F10000-0x00007FF981F22000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/4940-525-0x00007FF981F10000-0x00007FF981F22000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/4940-1-0x0000000000560000-0x000000000056E000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/4940-2-0x0000000000570000-0x000000000057C000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/4940-0-0x0000000000560000-0x000000000056E000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/5140-686-0x0000000003910000-0x00000000040ED000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/5140-694-0x0000000002F10000-0x0000000002F24000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/5140-682-0x0000000003910000-0x00000000040ED000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/5140-681-0x00000000015E0000-0x00000000015E1000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/5140-679-0x0000000003910000-0x00000000040ED000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/5140-707-0x0000000003910000-0x00000000040ED000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/5140-675-0x00000000750E0000-0x000000007582A000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/5140-674-0x0000000001240000-0x0000000001241000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/5944-562-0x000001679A440000-0x000001679A4CA000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/5944-556-0x00000167996C0000-0x0000016799F97000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/5944-544-0x00000167996C0000-0x0000016799F97000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/5944-539-0x00000167996C0000-0x0000016799F97000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/5944-538-0x00007FF98DF80000-0x00007FF98DF82000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/5944-536-0x00000167996C0000-0x0000016799F97000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/5944-545-0x00000167996C0000-0x0000016799F97000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/5944-546-0x00000167996C0000-0x0000016799F97000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/5944-550-0x00000167996C0000-0x0000016799F97000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/5944-543-0x00000167996C0000-0x0000016799F97000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/5944-559-0x000001679A440000-0x000001679A4CA000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/5944-531-0x00007FF96B340000-0x00007FF96B85E000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/5944-561-0x000001679A440000-0x000001679A4CA000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/5944-560-0x000001679A440000-0x000001679A4CA000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/5944-558-0x000001679A2E0000-0x000001679A32E000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/5944-566-0x00000167996C0000-0x0000016799F97000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/5944-567-0x00000167996C0000-0x0000016799F97000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/5944-530-0x00007FF98DF70000-0x00007FF98DF72000-memory.dmp