Analysis
- max time kernel
150s - max time network
151s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260513-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows - submitted
22/05/2026, 03:29
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-05-22_23d08ae9b10de4256d6bb264a8706350_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_luca-st.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-05-22_23d08ae9b10de4256d6bb264a8706350_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_luca-st.exe
Resource
win11-20260513-en
General
- Target 2026-05-22_23d08ae9b10de4256d6bb264a8706350_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_luca-st.exe
- Size 2.4MB
- Sample260522-d14tcsdv2k
- SHA256 1bac98bfabbaa714268c3654754edd6b0259314206c49a02267ec9aa43281b49
- MD5 23d08ae9b10de4256d6bb264a8706350
- SHA1 91b20083740ac184e1ac15d6b5cc55682ae55e78
- SHA512 2fe8ec9d3f8fb4ddada462cc356191d88fe4ab50dc0cdbe7aaef9dd4296737042ab809b3b8f4e7e413e95ec48f3290976fe7fd9c807c99e4919a8c2a65c16a04
- SSDEEP 49152:5FskRwQVDrecjamKRQGoiGUHoAzjxdX6I7x/PFpEnaPTJyHOoxpi0:UMwR5NIAz1dX57x/0n71/i0
- TLSH T1D6C5B012AB6404F6DAF7C278D4728237E7B1B81903B08BD747A589790F23BD52E7A351
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Signatures
- Modifies visibility of hidden/system files in Explorer 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-889581200-2041691093-2048517887-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\ShowSuperHidden = "0" explorer.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-889581200-2041691093-2048517887-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\ShowSuperHidden = "0" svchost.exe - Executes dropped EXE 6 IoCs
pid Process 3952 2026-05-22_23d08ae9b10de4256d6bb264a8706350_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_luca-st.exe 1492 icsys.icn.exe 3900 explorer.exe 3172 spoolsv.exe 4276 svchost.exe 1104 spoolsv.exe - Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 4 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\Explorer = "c:\\windows\\resources\\themes\\explorer.exe RO" explorer.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\Svchost = "c:\\windows\\resources\\svchost.exe RO" explorer.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\Explorer = "c:\\windows\\resources\\themes\\explorer.exe RO" svchost.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\Svchost = "c:\\windows\\resources\\svchost.exe RO" svchost.exe - Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe explorer.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe svchost.exe - Drops file in Windows directory 5 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\resources\svchost.exe spoolsv.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Resources\tjud.exe explorer.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\icsys.icn.exe 2026-05-22_23d08ae9b10de4256d6bb264a8706350_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_luca-st.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\resources\themes\explorer.exe icsys.icn.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe explorer.exe - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 6 IoCs
Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language icsys.icn.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language explorer.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language spoolsv.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language svchost.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language spoolsv.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-05-22_23d08ae9b10de4256d6bb264a8706350_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_luca-st.exe - Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0 2026-05-22_23d08ae9b10de4256d6bb264a8706350_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_luca-st.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0\ProcessorNameString 2026-05-22_23d08ae9b10de4256d6bb264a8706350_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_luca-st.exe - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
pid Process 1516 2026-05-22_23d08ae9b10de4256d6bb264a8706350_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_luca-st.exe 1516 2026-05-22_23d08ae9b10de4256d6bb264a8706350_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_luca-st.exe 1516 2026-05-22_23d08ae9b10de4256d6bb264a8706350_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_luca-st.exe 1516 2026-05-22_23d08ae9b10de4256d6bb264a8706350_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_luca-st.exe 1516 2026-05-22_23d08ae9b10de4256d6bb264a8706350_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_luca-st.exe 1516 2026-05-22_23d08ae9b10de4256d6bb264a8706350_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_luca-st.exe 1516 2026-05-22_23d08ae9b10de4256d6bb264a8706350_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_luca-st.exe 1516 2026-05-22_23d08ae9b10de4256d6bb264a8706350_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_luca-st.exe 1516 2026-05-22_23d08ae9b10de4256d6bb264a8706350_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_luca-st.exe 1516 2026-05-22_23d08ae9b10de4256d6bb264a8706350_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_luca-st.exe 1516 2026-05-22_23d08ae9b10de4256d6bb264a8706350_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_luca-st.exe 1516 2026-05-22_23d08ae9b10de4256d6bb264a8706350_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_luca-st.exe 1516 2026-05-22_23d08ae9b10de4256d6bb264a8706350_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_luca-st.exe 1516 2026-05-22_23d08ae9b10de4256d6bb264a8706350_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_luca-st.exe 1516 2026-05-22_23d08ae9b10de4256d6bb264a8706350_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_luca-st.exe 1516 2026-05-22_23d08ae9b10de4256d6bb264a8706350_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_luca-st.exe 1516 2026-05-22_23d08ae9b10de4256d6bb264a8706350_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_luca-st.exe 1516 2026-05-22_23d08ae9b10de4256d6bb264a8706350_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_luca-st.exe 1516 2026-05-22_23d08ae9b10de4256d6bb264a8706350_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_luca-st.exe 1516 2026-05-22_23d08ae9b10de4256d6bb264a8706350_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_luca-st.exe 1516 2026-05-22_23d08ae9b10de4256d6bb264a8706350_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_luca-st.exe 1516 2026-05-22_23d08ae9b10de4256d6bb264a8706350_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_luca-st.exe 1516 2026-05-22_23d08ae9b10de4256d6bb264a8706350_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_luca-st.exe 1516 2026-05-22_23d08ae9b10de4256d6bb264a8706350_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_luca-st.exe 1516 2026-05-22_23d08ae9b10de4256d6bb264a8706350_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_luca-st.exe 1516 2026-05-22_23d08ae9b10de4256d6bb264a8706350_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_luca-st.exe 1516 2026-05-22_23d08ae9b10de4256d6bb264a8706350_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_luca-st.exe 1516 2026-05-22_23d08ae9b10de4256d6bb264a8706350_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_luca-st.exe 1516 2026-05-22_23d08ae9b10de4256d6bb264a8706350_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_luca-st.exe 1516 2026-05-22_23d08ae9b10de4256d6bb264a8706350_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_luca-st.exe 1516 2026-05-22_23d08ae9b10de4256d6bb264a8706350_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_luca-st.exe 1516 2026-05-22_23d08ae9b10de4256d6bb264a8706350_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_luca-st.exe 3952 2026-05-22_23d08ae9b10de4256d6bb264a8706350_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_luca-st.exe 3952 2026-05-22_23d08ae9b10de4256d6bb264a8706350_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_luca-st.exe 1492 icsys.icn.exe 1492 icsys.icn.exe 1492 icsys.icn.exe 1492 icsys.icn.exe 1492 icsys.icn.exe 1492 icsys.icn.exe 1492 icsys.icn.exe 1492 icsys.icn.exe 1492 icsys.icn.exe 1492 icsys.icn.exe 1492 icsys.icn.exe 1492 icsys.icn.exe 1492 icsys.icn.exe 1492 icsys.icn.exe 1492 icsys.icn.exe 1492 icsys.icn.exe 1492 icsys.icn.exe 1492 icsys.icn.exe 1492 icsys.icn.exe 1492 icsys.icn.exe 1492 icsys.icn.exe 1492 icsys.icn.exe 1492 icsys.icn.exe 1492 icsys.icn.exe 1492 icsys.icn.exe 1492 icsys.icn.exe 1492 icsys.icn.exe 1492 icsys.icn.exe 1492 icsys.icn.exe 1492 icsys.icn.exe - Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 2 IoCs
pid Process 3900 explorer.exe 4276 svchost.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 12 IoCs
pid Process 1516 2026-05-22_23d08ae9b10de4256d6bb264a8706350_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_luca-st.exe 1516 2026-05-22_23d08ae9b10de4256d6bb264a8706350_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_luca-st.exe 1492 icsys.icn.exe 1492 icsys.icn.exe 3900 explorer.exe 3900 explorer.exe 3172 spoolsv.exe 3172 spoolsv.exe 4276 svchost.exe 4276 svchost.exe 1104 spoolsv.exe 1104 spoolsv.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 1516 wrote to memory of 3952 1516 2026-05-22_23d08ae9b10de4256d6bb264a8706350_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_luca-st.exe 87 PID 1516 wrote to memory of 1492 1516 2026-05-22_23d08ae9b10de4256d6bb264a8706350_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_luca-st.exe 89 PID 1492 wrote to memory of 3900 1492 icsys.icn.exe 90 PID 3900 wrote to memory of 3172 3900 explorer.exe 91 PID 3172 wrote to memory of 4276 3172 spoolsv.exe 92 PID 4276 wrote to memory of 1104 4276 svchost.exe 94
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-22_23d08ae9b10de4256d6bb264a8706350_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_luca-st.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-22_23d08ae9b10de4256d6bb264a8706350_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_luca-st.exe"1⤵
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1516 -
\??\c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\2026-05-22_23d08ae9b10de4256d6bb264a8706350_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_luca-st.exec:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\2026-05-22_23d08ae9b10de4256d6bb264a8706350_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_luca-st.exe2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Checks processor information in registry
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
PID:3952
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C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\icsys.icn.exeC:\Windows\Resources\Themes\icsys.icn.exe2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1492 -
\??\c:\windows\resources\themes\explorer.exec:\windows\resources\themes\explorer.exe3⤵
- Modifies visibility of hidden/system files in Explorer
- Executes dropped EXE
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3900 -
\??\c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exec:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe SE4⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3172 -
\??\c:\windows\resources\svchost.exec:\windows\resources\svchost.exe5⤵
- Modifies visibility of hidden/system files in Explorer
- Executes dropped EXE
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4276 -
\??\c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exec:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe PR6⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:1104
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Defense Evasion
Hide Artifacts
1Hidden Files and Directories
1Modify Registry
2Replay Monitor
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Downloads
2026-05-22_23d08ae9b10de4256d6bb264a8706350_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_luca-st.exe
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-22_23d08ae9b10de4256d6bb264a8706350_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_luca-st.exe
- Size 2.3MB
- SHA256 315e3a17d8f8360d305219500f5f563cd55722805f6a4bd846f64c8e237a1f41
- MD5 e09f2483e9dde9cb9e94d61ab85ddfb2
- SHA1 5dffb30dee4414e479ec36941022674215fa9526
- SHA512 c477477aec74276a657de1c291d47390e857632d69f601de9233cd81312db2e542ff334efc6cd70d8240217b41a9f7e6855f339227d432fc47498ffd686b09e4
- SSDEEP 49152:yskRwQVDrecjamKRQGoiGUHoAzjxdX6I7x/PFpEnaPTJyHOoxpix:FMwR5NIAz1dX57x/0n71/ix
- TLSH T16DB5BF16AB6404F6DAF7C278C4368237D7B1B45903B08BDB4BA589B90F13BD91E7A350
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\explorer.exe
- Size 135KB
- SHA256 ff5b71be197937940bc60d7f3535e96e97b879aab95377594027953edafdc3a0
- MD5 752bce1575bab956801860164fcc2260
- SHA1 e268fef19c4b4e6229cc367e71c811dd2db98820
- SHA512 bb60db51434541975a4f9a3653a4a872cfc2da11fdac7d65f75bdec8924b1529f0085fb76a2bfcef9bccdaacbcb5da16cb03f1ee4564b9688c219609d9912e15
- SSDEEP 1536:4fsEqouTRcG/Mzvgf7xEuvnXNTRdUzwTekUOisZ1yDDajtXbVq7G:4VqoCl/YgjxEufVU0TbTyDDalY7G
- TLSH T11ED3F827AE11502AE915C5F16CA9CB2EBE215E3A1BD0AD0B33A3BB41257529374F530F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\icsys.icn.exe
- Size 135KB
- SHA256 e39967e78b2283543d90611b4a7156284d65ea54cb4956c535581b4917ad6647
- MD5 e82dfc0ee9e27e5181936be7108b0427
- SHA1 9479cad53adac27c551f36c008c23634133eee6f
- SHA512 43b25c392ababf5bdecbfcb491862c4e83f1ae1d390476db83b63c5e681f58518b6f67e09dff5da9fd0cbb9d658fedfa2ffbbc395401599119f4f5790cdd196f
- SSDEEP 1536:4fsEqouTRcG/Mzvgf7xEuvnXNTRdUzwTekUOisZ1yDDajtXbVq7d:4VqoCl/YgjxEufVU0TbTyDDalY7d
- TLSH T171D30927BF14102ED92189F238A5EA5FBA725E360BA47D0732A3BB1139B514776F011F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Windows\Resources\spoolsv.exe
- Size 135KB
- SHA256 fa0d202190cb409d891f28ca9b594d8360b259b419fb761d1a0963327c4a8279
- MD5 07e3da37c5db9aaff77d000a2555b572
- SHA1 844aa96f09685eca2af49af419f83b1d9f425632
- SHA512 de69e54829bd801e447ddee9c17cd2139c68834ffed24af41a8e74e07718d2a0e0c0291f1ccd67ddc59fdc8ab8513cfd2e4fec52d4a1e9e7b2706b347c2e5f36
- SSDEEP 1536:4fsEqouTRcG/Mzvgf7xEuvnXNTRdUzwTekUOisZ1yDDajtXbVq7a:4VqoCl/YgjxEufVU0TbTyDDalY7a
- TLSH T1CDD3E613BD91842ED89382F16DA9EA2EF9211E760BE09C1B77927F01257624372F531F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Windows\Resources\svchost.exe
- Size 135KB
- SHA256 e40cbcdadd3ea562c4b1c85467220773fd25acd8dc192fe57629342b981bcc72
- MD5 8cf07b8f048d16d126997c1e9e0e02aa
- SHA1 20643714eb7492c5393f2c8be649ecebba6bbad6
- SHA512 3a30c8538364eb8b1a081ee929ae7c24a34903b0bc3afac5c13f46b6f6574dff6eae4411ae46fc4e0f6432724c434702c50d890d26b65a2a4c127458425a52f6
- SSDEEP 1536:4fsEqouTRcG/Mzvgf7xEuvnXNTRdUzwTekUOisZ1yDDajtXbVq7j:4VqoCl/YgjxEufVU0TbTyDDalY7j
- TLSH T182D30B237E16546BD51685F528AAE63EBA222F3D0BE46D037362BB0435B164376F031F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH