Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    144s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260629-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260629-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    01/07/2026, 01:59

General

  • Target
    2026-06-30_fa7f3a72bc05bfe2468c380da242daca_frostygoop_glassworm_hive_luca-stealer_salatstealer_sliver.exe
  • Size 17.8MB
  • Sample260701-cev4nact6r
  • SHA256 a4f62f79cb7376bae51091c6969a5f3d1c63922fb75b3e5398ae3e0ed3df2cb5
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • UPX dump on OEP (original entry point) 3 IoCs
  • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Adversaries may achieve persistence by adding a Registry key to the Active Setup of the local machine.

  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Contacts third-party web service commonly abused for C2 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Legitimate web (hosting) services can be abused by malware authors to host malware or C2s.

  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 3 IoCs

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

  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 62 IoCs

    SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 38 IoCs
  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 58 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 53 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 40 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 16 IoCs
  • Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs

    The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.

  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy WMI provider

    The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.

  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API

    The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-30_fa7f3a72bc05bfe2468c380da242daca_frostygoop_glassworm_hive_luca-stealer_salatstealer_sliver.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-30_fa7f3a72bc05bfe2468c380da242daca_frostygoop_glassworm_hive_luca-stealer_salatstealer_sliver.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2444
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      powershell -C "Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:', 'C:\ProgramData'"
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3532
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn dxwebsetup0 /sc ONLOGON /tr C:\ProgramData\DirectXSetup\dxwebsetup0.exe /rl HIGHEST
      2⤵
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:5948
    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
      schtasks.exe /create /tn dxwebupdate /sc ONLOGON /tr C:\ProgramData\DirectXSetup\dxwebupdate.exe /rl HIGHEST
      2⤵
      • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
      PID:3148
  • C:\ProgramData\DirectXSetup\dxwebsetup0.exe
    C:\ProgramData\DirectXSetup\dxwebsetup0.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious use of NtSetInformationThreadHideFromDebugger
    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1284
    • C:\Windows\system32\dwm.exe
      dwm.exe
      2⤵
        PID:1408
    • C:\ProgramData\DirectXSetup\dxwebupdate.exe
      C:\ProgramData\DirectXSetup\dxwebupdate.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:2676
    • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
      sihost.exe
      1⤵
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2184
      • C:\Windows\explorer.exe
        explorer.exe /LOADSAVEDWINDOWS
        2⤵
        • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup
        • Enumerates connected drives
        • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
        • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
        • Modifies registry class
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
        • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:2188
    • C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchHost.exe
      "C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchHost.exe" -ServerName:CortanaUI.AppXstmwaab17q5s3y22tp6apqz7a45vwv65.mca
      1⤵
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:2416
    • C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe
      "C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXywbrabmsek0gm3tkwpr5kwzbs55tkqay.mca
      1⤵
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:2840

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          dxwebsetup0.exe

          • Path C:\ProgramData\DirectXSetup\dxwebsetup0.exe
          • Size 10.0MB
          • SHA256 f72b2a48c1ed41e557152a2d122634cd9518d3cdde438a98e3ae001c6b08f03e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          dxwebupdate.exe

          • Path C:\ProgramData\DirectXSetup\dxwebupdate.exe
          • Size 1.9MB
          • SHA256 e99c0421e7f28ea5303b278acc3236143828415629cfe742bc48d0beccd7bb64
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          version.txt

          • Path C:\ProgramData\DirectXSetup\version.txt
          • Size 15B
          • SHA256 76b2bd251e5497a46855b2c3c744302f311c5b59614be89671d0c4754e1251c3
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          prep_Activatable Class_Hermes_perf.cache

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\TempState\prep_Activatable Class_Hermes_perf.cache
          • Size 599B
          • SHA256 b536a3dae9ea5c69081f0491eed829e3b57e32401fdf49a63031bcd6b20e6fdb
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          memory/1284-55-0x00007FF657E30000-0x00007FF659370000-memory.dmp

          memory/1284-38-0x00007FF657E30000-0x00007FF659370000-memory.dmp

          memory/1284-37-0x00007FF657E30000-0x00007FF659370000-memory.dmp

          memory/1284-30-0x00007FF657E30000-0x00007FF659370000-memory.dmp

          memory/1284-29-0x00007FF657E30000-0x00007FF659370000-memory.dmp

          memory/1408-52-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001416A6000-memory.dmp

          memory/1408-51-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001416A6000-memory.dmp

          memory/1408-40-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001416A6000-memory.dmp

          memory/1408-49-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001416A6000-memory.dmp

          memory/1408-45-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001416A6000-memory.dmp

          memory/1408-50-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001416A6000-memory.dmp

          memory/1408-44-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001416A6000-memory.dmp

          memory/1408-41-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001416A6000-memory.dmp

          memory/1408-42-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001416A6000-memory.dmp

          memory/1408-46-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001416A6000-memory.dmp

          memory/1408-47-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001416A6000-memory.dmp

          memory/2416-77-0x00000260801E0000-0x00000260802E0000-memory.dmp

          memory/2416-89-0x0000026082930000-0x0000026082950000-memory.dmp

          memory/2416-105-0x0000026082C90000-0x0000026082CB0000-memory.dmp

          memory/2416-91-0x0000026082E50000-0x0000026082F50000-memory.dmp

          memory/2416-122-0x0000026094210000-0x0000026094230000-memory.dmp

          memory/2676-33-0x0000000000650000-0x0000000000BE1000-memory.dmp

          memory/2676-36-0x0000000000650000-0x0000000000BE1000-memory.dmp

          memory/2840-244-0x0000026E4E940000-0x0000026E4ED74000-memory.dmp

          memory/3532-19-0x00007FFCC4150000-0x00007FFCC4AF4000-memory.dmp

          memory/3532-14-0x00007FFCC4150000-0x00007FFCC4AF4000-memory.dmp

          memory/3532-21-0x00007FFCC4150000-0x00007FFCC4AF4000-memory.dmp

          memory/3532-20-0x00007FFCC4150000-0x00007FFCC4AF4000-memory.dmp

          memory/3532-11-0x000001F8B7720000-0x000001F8B77D2000-memory.dmp

          memory/3532-0-0x00007FFCC42DF000-0x00007FFCC42E0000-memory.dmp

          memory/3532-18-0x00007FFCC4150000-0x00007FFCC4AF4000-memory.dmp

          memory/3532-17-0x00007FFCC4150000-0x00007FFCC4AF4000-memory.dmp

          memory/3532-16-0x00007FFCC4150000-0x00007FFCC4AF4000-memory.dmp

          memory/3532-23-0x00007FFCC4150000-0x00007FFCC4AF4000-memory.dmp

          memory/3532-4-0x00007FFCC4150000-0x00007FFCC4AF4000-memory.dmp

          memory/3532-15-0x000001F8B75F0000-0x000001F8B75FA000-memory.dmp

          memory/3532-1-0x00007FFCC4150000-0x00007FFCC4AF4000-memory.dmp

          memory/3532-13-0x00007FFCC4150000-0x00007FFCC4AF4000-memory.dmp

          memory/3532-5-0x000001F89F510000-0x000001F89F532000-memory.dmp

          memory/3532-6-0x00007FFCC4150000-0x00007FFCC4AF4000-memory.dmp

          memory/3532-7-0x00007FFCC4150000-0x00007FFCC4AF4000-memory.dmp

          memory/3532-10-0x000001F8B75D0000-0x000001F8B75EE000-memory.dmp

          memory/3532-12-0x00007FFCC4150000-0x00007FFCC4AF4000-memory.dmp