General

  • Target
    2026-05-04_c904f148f5c79fe970be9b8283ba0c5a_akira_amadey_elex_glassworm
  • Size 4.9MB
  • Sample260504-pe9chaey2n
  • SHA256 20bac1de92fed21216f5707f7fe41f17a95b35fb9b42b5fbaa2eaa457d782fe6
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Targets

    • Target
      2026-05-04_c904f148f5c79fe970be9b8283ba0c5a_akira_amadey_elex_glassworm
    • Size 4.9MB
    • SHA256 20bac1de92fed21216f5707f7fe41f17a95b35fb9b42b5fbaa2eaa457d782fe6
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    • Contains code to disable Windows Defender

      A .NET executable tasked with disabling Windows Defender capabilities such as realtime monitoring, blocking at first seen, etc.

    • Detect SalatStealer payload

    • Family: salatstealer

      SalatStealer is a stealer that takes sceenshot written in Golang.

    • Modifies Windows Defender DisableAntiSpyware settings

    • Modifies Windows Defender Real-time Protection settings

    • Custom signature

      Detect binaries embedding considerable number of cryptocurrency wallet browser extension IDs.

    • Custom signature

      Detects Windows executables referencing non-Windows User-Agents

    • Custom signature

      Detects binaries (Windows and macOS) referencing many web browsers. Observed in information stealers

    • Custom signature

      Detects executables containing SQL queries to confidential data stores. Observed in infostealers

    • Custom signature

      Detects executables containing artifacts associated with disabling Widnows Defender

    • Custom signature

      Detects executables embedding registry key / value combination indicative of disabling Windows Defen

    • Custom signature

      UPX dump on OEP (original entry point)

    • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell

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

    • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell

      Run Powershell and hide display window.

    • Modifies Windows Firewall

    • Checks computer location settings

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

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Reads user/profile data of web browsers

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

    • Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files

      Steal credentials from unsecured files.

    • Accesses cryptocurrency files/wallets, possible credential harvesting

    • Drops file in System32 directory

    • UPX packed file

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

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Tasks