General

  • Target
    2026-07-11_46c8443bc478651b9c1dcaa393e10816_akira_elex_glassworm
  • Size 12.1MB
  • Sample260711-jnpfssfz8s
  • SHA256 1ed7de61a767546c01f1a67dae07118224ab3a5364c4e535feea2ef7f7195b11
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Targets

    • Target
      2026-07-11_46c8443bc478651b9c1dcaa393e10816_akira_elex_glassworm
    • Size 12.1MB
    • SHA256 1ed7de61a767546c01f1a67dae07118224ab3a5364c4e535feea2ef7f7195b11
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    • Detect SalatStealer payload

    • Family: salatstealer

      SalatStealer is a stealer that takes sceenshot written in Golang.

    • Detect binaries embedding considerable number of cryptocurrency wallet browser extension IDs.

    • Detects binaries (Windows and macOS) referencing many web browsers. Observed in information stealers

    • Detects executables containing SQL queries to confidential data stores. Observed in infostealers

    • Enumerates VirtualBox DLL files

    • Enumerates VirtualBox registry keys

    • Identifies VirtualBox via ACPI registry values (likely anti-VM)

    • Looks for VirtualBox Guest Additions in registry

    • Looks for VirtualBox drivers on disk

    • UPX dump on OEP (original entry point)

    • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell

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

    • Looks for VMWare Tools registry key

    • Looks for VMWare drivers on disk

    • Looks for VMWare services registry key.

    • Sets service image path in registry

      This determines the executable launched when a service starts. It can be used to establish persistence.

    • Checks BIOS information in registry

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

    • Creates new service(s)

    • Cryptocurrency Miner

      Makes network request to known mining pool URL.

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Indicator Removal: Clear Windows Event Logs

      Clear Windows Event Logs to hide the activity of an intrusion.

    • Stops running service(s)

    • Contacts third-party web service commonly abused for C2

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

    • Enumerates connected drives

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

    • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)

      Bootkits write to the MBR to gain persistence at a level below the operating system.

    • Drops file in System32 directory

    • Suspicious use of SetThreadContext

    • UPX packed file

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

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Tasks