Analysis

  • max time kernel
    94s
  • max time network
    129s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260706-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260706-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    10/07/2026, 15:23

General

  • Target
    2026-07-10_3c57315d70e193a243b3bd922e2af13d_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_stop_vidar.exe
  • Size 897KB
  • Sample260710-ssprssbz7k
  • SHA256 e94a8a596acb2196899882e0ede45f735d8322db1365bdc0ff7ae9411eacb4ae
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables packed with ASPack 42 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.

  • ASPack v2.12-2.42 39 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with ASPack v2.12-2.42

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Drops autorun.inf file 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Malware can abuse Windows Autorun to spread further via attached volumes.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 2 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 38 IoCs
  • NTFS ADS 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 36 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 53 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 42 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-10_3c57315d70e193a243b3bd922e2af13d_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_stop_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-10_3c57315d70e193a243b3bd922e2af13d_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_stop_vidar.exe"
    1⤵
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops autorun.inf file
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • NTFS ADS
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:5820
  • C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
    C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops autorun.inf file
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:5388
  • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
    sihost.exe
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5372
    • 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:4092
  • 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:2992
  • 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:3568

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        patcher.exe

        • Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
        • Size 897KB
        • SHA256 e94a8a596acb2196899882e0ede45f735d8322db1365bdc0ff7ae9411eacb4ae
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7z.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
        • Size 1.4MB
        • SHA256 f071a8463c355080f2fff826a5a4627d367b9a2cd85211551c28b8376502a2cf
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Uninstall.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 911KB
        • SHA256 153d457cbf66d724c7872e2aa485c896b086f408d880f5e5b3b4b1ac50b11261
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        InspectorOfficeGadget.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\InspectorOfficeGadget.exe
        • Size 945KB
        • SHA256 14a92d18cc6a433486e83034bb9a4cedff1a635868dd400815ff27866faa26bb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        java-rmi.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe
        • Size 920KB
        • SHA256 8343554b184f17157db8d24b1b2fb6c82c57a12fa94c2ff2308155460b9645b4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javah.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javah.exe
        • Size 920KB
        • SHA256 f77482c391ba2e93ec341333819127cd1831d0a0d615e9ee1139792c76381cfe
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javap.exe
        • Size 920KB
        • SHA256 282f2e1eb8eeddf5399abfa1d6fb177f961d2d0e4334b7efe95f3b17ae6a0c95
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jcmd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jcmd.exe
        • Size 920KB
        • SHA256 7ff560c99ce829629f7eff57280e729f49845545a4a2b60e8f112e313ad0634b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jconsole.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe
        • Size 920KB
        • SHA256 f594128c3ea0b92e5b2ed356fa524e36806e809e514f7aadf1efb24772739a20
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdb.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdb.exe
        • Size 920KB
        • SHA256 68eea3f53f373fcc5dd70dddc3015c762cbc4f94ea76c157e3cdee9d9498ae8d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdeps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdeps.exe
        • Size 920KB
        • SHA256 317ac87cff351b25d47746795f11081ee51474e84425167a32580b85b73908fa
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jhat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe
        • Size 920KB
        • SHA256 a24210a4bf113a57142593606cdeedfd83d1a0714a2b4ea8d188c0f7542209f8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jinfo.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe
        • Size 920KB
        • SHA256 1883ca5e03b88530241b20b5ea5e8b99a2c332537524fd61b5ef676bf4bbf6b4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jjs.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe
        • Size 920KB
        • SHA256 3568af19c47e7bfe3b8d5d72a0231f8473a8bf585189fd3ceaf5a992e705f271
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jmap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe
        • Size 920KB
        • SHA256 3e64f2e07ca98eeb57ae3ae3d6e6276532682b67cf916388c79d0475c41fbebe
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe
        • Size 920KB
        • SHA256 acc5fd7088aa50bccd6168438fb5e48143edf7291e5bea49495692cdad4626b1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jrunscript.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe
        • Size 920KB
        • SHA256 3f6c7754b89be7f5c51eb5d30362c46f293d753808ab632e496c31fdc54249a4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jsadebugd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jsadebugd.exe
        • Size 920KB
        • SHA256 f5778c3b310445986c4532ee2690db5bf57b7c4bffa78a6077b562b411ccb5f8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstack.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe
        • Size 920KB
        • SHA256 c4d86e2faadd938b7d9e392a22b99ab0b1803c4cd988d7f6f4adc90f4099cde5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe
        • Size 920KB
        • SHA256 39d1c43ec700dc53a0b8486455e55cf2409153a97481fff9accce9fd2bfcd4f7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstatd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe
        • Size 920KB
        • SHA256 6ad541e86bd563002921ae47e976270a3f078a9e06c4d22b0055dc549a370f6b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        keytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe
        • Size 920KB
        • SHA256 80cf9219783a512abfe4c238b119909e04cefc917989ffcc3a99a8020990089c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        kinit.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe
        • Size 920KB
        • SHA256 e0e6ee17483a254da12bdd83af2276e8b5220cb7ead341ca0733d931e4db7e8b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        klist.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe
        • Size 920KB
        • SHA256 1501da6fffa27f378cc245e27a68ee9099cfbb3fab346870e20a4229f3f13451
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ktab.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe
        • Size 920KB
        • SHA256 0a7593456652e97f2e81b9581673f8fd23618a11617d93d1436c9d2764822669
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        native2ascii.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe
        • Size 920KB
        • SHA256 9639f373aede4dc18f485fe0b41fbfa1aedf0f225057252ef4941777c73b8d61
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        orbd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe
        • Size 920KB
        • SHA256 fd0e726f93d1fbb93646135a47eac1cea9a5c72c2cf49e234c16f2caf17b74b7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pack200.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe
        • Size 920KB
        • SHA256 556cdb60611b4a296f6c7a9d15cc15d09ee91e0830cc9f1f57bf0b8596a35677
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        policytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe
        • Size 920KB
        • SHA256 a327ed9dd7e3f7fdc1f334cb29d09295560c6cf711418701fe858fca602cc46a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmic.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.exe
        • Size 920KB
        • SHA256 ead522b98c48cd7e3b5ec44f3eea19312fe1057e2a9da453a4552ec14ff72860
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmid.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe
        • Size 920KB
        • SHA256 b62b652160d6ab69cb6225131654f6580705a506f1c6f265abf1d7ca4b5b748b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmiregistry.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe
        • Size 920KB
        • SHA256 b709fb69699e48b4322b091d82811e32e65c39fd58e41470c4ac91aeb938d82d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        schemagen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe
        • Size 920KB
        • SHA256 80238cf6444ab17aa5a4b7983dab26ee1c25a352721827f9a00a5b1bc683d1a8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        serialver.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe
        • Size 920KB
        • SHA256 0a05d356380600bee821e91763e53fd52feb5b0af1f9239e5d9dca68c797615b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        servertool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe
        • Size 920KB
        • SHA256 af7f341972851b4438b0d1dde2be73437e833f0d50996c5d06ceeee09d6e1d0c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        tnameserv.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe
        • Size 920KB
        • SHA256 b5e981e3cf1cedc794aafd730247daa8b3dc1fe4949f783ea61766da78e7daf1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsgen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe
        • Size 920KB
        • SHA256 6ffcba10262eb0ab5df0394950880595c4d288b2a2db484e44158b6fb3fe6215
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsimport.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsimport.exe
        • Size 920KB
        • SHA256 e0461f7b91d8befa6c3aefd8c03de702602c3905eec07db7e751f4a55c1d0e63
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        xjc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\xjc.exe
        • Size 920KB
        • SHA256 49965a517ebaa06dae2edfa084ff3825a5e106ffe144093e3d3dad8786aa1eb3
        • 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 607B
        • SHA256 be6b74e52e5eef1f1c27c0976bf3bf1bfa99958c00bbef2898a602f691be6dae
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 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 595B
        • SHA256 d4e60617c2afab8263febabe7f14f18595715078d71307a8cefe0707dae76dee
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        memory/2992-796-0x00000278001E0000-0x00000278002E0000-memory.dmp

        memory/2992-795-0x00000278001E0000-0x00000278002E0000-memory.dmp

        memory/2992-797-0x00000278001E0000-0x00000278002E0000-memory.dmp

        memory/2992-826-0x0000027814310000-0x0000027814330000-memory.dmp

        memory/2992-818-0x0000027803DF0000-0x0000027803E10000-memory.dmp

        memory/2992-807-0x0000027813E70000-0x0000027813F70000-memory.dmp

        memory/2992-806-0x0000027803C70000-0x0000027803C90000-memory.dmp

        memory/4092-1088-0x000000000DFF0000-0x000000000E86B000-memory.dmp

        memory/5388-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/5820-21-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/5820-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp