Analysis
- max time kernel
150s - max time network
150s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260513-en - resource tags
- submitted
22/05/2026, 03:40
General
- Target 2026-05-22_e6bdf44a58b7c74ef287087f04aa2109_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe
- Size 25.4MB
- Sample260522-d8a61sdw4l
- SHA256 850402fb80414fd8045bd98513fd2f73c433f134c10171dc0fd8bd1bc918096e
Malware Config
Signatures
- Modifies visibility of hidden/system files in Explorer 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
- Detects executables manipulated with Fody 2 IoCs
- Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
- 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 6 IoCs
- Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 4 IoCs
- Drops file in System32 directory 18 IoCs
- Drops file in Windows directory 5 IoCs
- Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- 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.
- Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 6 IoCs
SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
- Modifies registry class 35 IoCs
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
- Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 2 IoCs
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 13 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 7 IoCs
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-22_e6bdf44a58b7c74ef287087f04aa2109_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-22_e6bdf44a58b7c74ef287087f04aa2109_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe"1⤵
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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\??\c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\2026-05-22_e6bdf44a58b7c74ef287087f04aa2109_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exec:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\2026-05-22_e6bdf44a58b7c74ef287087f04aa2109_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe2⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\System32\dxdiag.exe"C:\Windows\System32\dxdiag.exe" /t "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\dxdiag.log"3⤵
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Checks SCSI registry key(s)
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
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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
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\??\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
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\??\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
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\??\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
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\??\c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exec:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe PR6⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Event Triggered Execution
1Component Object Model Hijacking
1Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Event Triggered Execution
1Component Object Model Hijacking
1Defense Evasion
Hide Artifacts
1Hidden Files and Directories
1Modify Registry
2Replay Monitor
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Downloads
2026-05-22_e6bdf44a58b7c74ef287087f04aa2109_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe
dxdiag.log
explorer.exe
icsys.icn.exe
svchost.exe
spoolsv.exe
memory/636-89-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp
memory/652-78-0x0000027AAE710000-0x0000027AAE711000-memory.dmp
memory/652-80-0x0000027AAE710000-0x0000027AAE711000-memory.dmp
memory/652-71-0x0000027AAE710000-0x0000027AAE711000-memory.dmp
memory/652-87-0x0000027AAEA40000-0x0000027AAEED1000-memory.dmp
memory/652-84-0x0000027AAEA40000-0x0000027AAEED1000-memory.dmp
memory/652-77-0x0000027AAE710000-0x0000027AAE711000-memory.dmp
memory/652-79-0x0000027AAE710000-0x0000027AAE711000-memory.dmp
memory/652-72-0x0000027AAE710000-0x0000027AAE711000-memory.dmp
memory/652-81-0x0000027AAE710000-0x0000027AAE711000-memory.dmp
memory/652-82-0x0000027AAE710000-0x0000027AAE711000-memory.dmp
memory/652-83-0x0000027AAE710000-0x0000027AAE711000-memory.dmp
memory/652-73-0x0000027AAE710000-0x0000027AAE711000-memory.dmp
memory/1408-90-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp
memory/1720-63-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp
memory/2436-29-0x000001C3ED670000-0x000001C3ED6EA000-memory.dmp
memory/2436-16-0x000001C3E9D80000-0x000001C3E9D8A000-memory.dmp
memory/2436-21-0x000001C3EB720000-0x000001C3EB764000-memory.dmp
memory/2436-11-0x000001C3EC030000-0x000001C3EC47C000-memory.dmp
memory/2436-9-0x000001C3E9120000-0x000001C3E99DA000-memory.dmp
memory/2436-10-0x000001C3EC020000-0x000001C3EC030000-memory.dmp
memory/2436-40-0x000001C3ED7B0000-0x000001C3ED86A000-memory.dmp
memory/2436-66-0x000001C3EDE10000-0x000001C3EDE18000-memory.dmp
memory/2436-67-0x000001C3F1FE0000-0x000001C3F2018000-memory.dmp
memory/2436-68-0x000001C3EDE50000-0x000001C3EDE5E000-memory.dmp
memory/2436-69-0x000001C3F29E0000-0x000001C3F2A4E000-memory.dmp
memory/2436-70-0x000001C3EC020000-0x000001C3EC030000-memory.dmp
memory/2436-20-0x000001C3EB710000-0x000001C3EB71A000-memory.dmp
memory/2436-17-0x000001C3E9E10000-0x000001C3E9E40000-memory.dmp
memory/2436-22-0x000001C3EB760000-0x000001C3EB76E000-memory.dmp
memory/2436-19-0x000001C3EC480000-0x000001C3EC5DC000-memory.dmp
memory/2436-30-0x000001C3EBE70000-0x000001C3EBE82000-memory.dmp
memory/2436-25-0x000001C3EBE40000-0x000001C3EBE66000-memory.dmp
memory/2436-26-0x000001C3ED440000-0x000001C3ED4B8000-memory.dmp
memory/2436-28-0x000001C3EBE80000-0x000001C3EBE88000-memory.dmp
memory/2436-27-0x000001C3ED4C0000-0x000001C3ED56E000-memory.dmp
memory/2436-12-0x000001C3E9D70000-0x000001C3E9D7A000-memory.dmp
memory/3316-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp
memory/3316-36-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp
memory/4124-62-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp
memory/5112-64-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp
memory/5112-46-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp