Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260706-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260706-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    06/07/2026, 19:40

General

  • Target
    2026-07-06_e56ea7e0f32a82eb18cd6e9e00ddd79a_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_i.exe
  • Size 13.1MB
  • Sample260706-yd2eyagv2p
  • SHA256 5f9458a957879dcc97b7dbf1a9a6ea1a18e54c5334e9dc166a129302b197cfae
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • 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.

  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Drops file in System32 directory 64 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 4 IoCs

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

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 64 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 1 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 62 IoCs

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

  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 37 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 58 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 53 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 41 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-06_e56ea7e0f32a82eb18cd6e9e00ddd79a_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_i.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-06_e56ea7e0f32a82eb18cd6e9e00ddd79a_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_i.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:5408
  • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
    sihost.exe
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1408
    • 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:868
  • 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:5808
  • 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:1056

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        7zFM.exe-

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe-
        • Size 14.0MB
        • SHA256 432d91e6deee0af24818641c1df3efe7b11d4eda5bcf38f5edbb06198ad49a05
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        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/1056-1323-0x00000166801E0000-0x00000166802E0000-memory.dmp

        memory/1056-1369-0x0000016694240000-0x0000016694260000-memory.dmp

        memory/1056-1337-0x0000016693E40000-0x0000016693F40000-memory.dmp

        memory/1056-1355-0x0000016683D20000-0x0000016683D40000-memory.dmp

        memory/1056-1335-0x00000166839E0000-0x0000016683A00000-memory.dmp

        memory/5408-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000410000-memory.dmp

        memory/5408-404-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000410000-memory.dmp

        memory/5408-3104-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000410000-memory.dmp

        memory/5808-1638-0x0000029CEF000000-0x0000029CEF691000-memory.dmp