Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    121s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260706-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260706-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    07/07/2026, 03:47

General

  • Target
    2026-07-06_53dd0a4615605bb3a3eeec92976877f2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hijackloader.exe
  • Size 23.6MB
  • Sample260707-ecfx3ahs5y
  • SHA256 906179ca6ffb902e6f31990a9795165a1ed2fdc23da30e19251505237cfc7ff1
  • 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.

  • 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 36 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 28 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 51 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 39 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-06_53dd0a4615605bb3a3eeec92976877f2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hijackloader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-06_53dd0a4615605bb3a3eeec92976877f2_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hijackloader.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:5016
  • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
    sihost.exe
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:6064
    • 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:5436
  • 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:6056
  • 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:2436

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        integrator.exe-

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\ClickToRun\{9AC08E99-230B-47e8-9721-4577B7F124EA}\integrator.exe-
        • Size 30.2MB
        • SHA256 860a2f26068bb4349dcaa694f4a01194cec1db4f49f997ee9458e3d0ad19df09
        • 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/2436-35-0x000001C8001E0000-0x000001C8002E0000-memory.dmp

        memory/2436-40-0x000001C8039E0000-0x000001C803A00000-memory.dmp

        memory/2436-46-0x000001C803D20000-0x000001C803D40000-memory.dmp

        memory/2436-77-0x000001C8151C0000-0x000001C8151E0000-memory.dmp

        memory/2436-41-0x000001C803E20000-0x000001C803F20000-memory.dmp

        memory/5016-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040E000-memory.dmp

        memory/5016-8-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040E000-memory.dmp