Analysis
- max time kernel
150s - max time network
149s - platform
windows11-21h2_x64 - resource
win11-20260513-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
- 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⤵
- 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
spoolsv.exe
svchost.exe
memory/1416-18-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp
memory/1416-66-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp
memory/1564-64-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp
memory/1564-62-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp
memory/2328-109-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp
memory/2920-67-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp
memory/2920-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp
memory/2988-65-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp
memory/2988-48-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp
memory/3180-75-0x0000027EAD450000-0x0000027EAD451000-memory.dmp
memory/3180-73-0x0000027EAD450000-0x0000027EAD451000-memory.dmp
memory/3180-79-0x0000027EAD450000-0x0000027EAD451000-memory.dmp
memory/3180-80-0x0000027EAD450000-0x0000027EAD451000-memory.dmp
memory/3180-81-0x0000027EAD450000-0x0000027EAD451000-memory.dmp
memory/3180-82-0x0000027EAD450000-0x0000027EAD451000-memory.dmp
memory/3180-83-0x0000027EAD450000-0x0000027EAD451000-memory.dmp
memory/3180-84-0x0000027EAD450000-0x0000027EAD451000-memory.dmp
memory/3180-85-0x0000027EAD450000-0x0000027EAD451000-memory.dmp
memory/3180-74-0x0000027EAD450000-0x0000027EAD451000-memory.dmp
memory/3272-16-0x0000020CFAA40000-0x0000020CFAA70000-memory.dmp
memory/3272-11-0x0000020CFCCE0000-0x0000020CFD12C000-memory.dmp
memory/3272-20-0x0000020CFAA70000-0x0000020CFAA7A000-memory.dmp
memory/3272-21-0x0000020CFCC90000-0x0000020CFCCD4000-memory.dmp
memory/3272-22-0x0000020CFAA90000-0x0000020CFAA9E000-memory.dmp
memory/3272-12-0x0000020CFA9A0000-0x0000020CFA9AA000-memory.dmp
memory/3272-69-0x0000020CFF980000-0x0000020CFF988000-memory.dmp
memory/3272-70-0x0000020CFFE00000-0x0000020CFFE38000-memory.dmp
memory/3272-71-0x0000020CFF990000-0x0000020CFF99E000-memory.dmp
memory/3272-72-0x0000020C9C450000-0x0000020C9C4BE000-memory.dmp
memory/3272-15-0x0000020CFA9B0000-0x0000020CFA9BA000-memory.dmp
memory/3272-19-0x0000020CFCB30000-0x0000020CFCC8C000-memory.dmp
memory/3272-56-0x0000020CFE5C0000-0x0000020CFE5D2000-memory.dmp
memory/3272-9-0x0000020CF9CC0000-0x0000020CFA57A000-memory.dmp
memory/3272-31-0x0000020CFE460000-0x0000020CFE486000-memory.dmp
memory/3272-32-0x0000020CFE490000-0x0000020CFE508000-memory.dmp
memory/3272-36-0x0000020CFE510000-0x0000020CFE5BE000-memory.dmp
memory/3272-58-0x0000020CFE860000-0x0000020CFE91A000-memory.dmp
memory/3272-37-0x0000020CFE5D0000-0x0000020CFE5D8000-memory.dmp
memory/3272-55-0x0000020CFE720000-0x0000020CFE79A000-memory.dmp
memory/3272-99-0x0000020CFCCD0000-0x0000020CFCCE0000-memory.dmp
memory/3272-10-0x0000020CFCCD0000-0x0000020CFCCE0000-memory.dmp
memory/4824-57-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp
memory/4824-110-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp