Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    17/07/2026, 16:21

General

  • Target
    2026-07-17_f859874ebdea9758955ff8c8f50c12bb_agent-tesla_amadey_elex_glassworm_hellokitty_hijackloade.exe
  • Size 5.4MB
  • Sample260717-tt1fcsft3l
  • SHA256 577d2297dd032da96dacfa2c9103a94af77b04ecb177a3fb9423a605297c5096
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Sets service image path in registry 3 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Signed with revoked ConnectWise certificate 5 IoCs

    Binary is signed using a ConnectWise certificate revoked for key compromise.

  • ConnectWise ScreenConnect remote access tool

    ConnectWise ScreenConnect is a remote desktop tool that can be used as a backdoor.

  • Event Triggered Execution: Component Object Model Hijacking 1 TTPs

    Adversaries may establish persistence by executing malicious content triggered by hijacked references to Component Object Model (COM) objects.

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 22 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 46 IoCs

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

  • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Authentication Package 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Suspicious Windows Authentication Registry Modification.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 30 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 18 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 17 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 7 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 5 IoCs

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

  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 8 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 37 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 22 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 20 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 7 IoCs
  • 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\2026-07-17_f859874ebdea9758955ff8c8f50c12bb_agent-tesla_amadey_elex_glassworm_hellokitty_hijackloade.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-17_f859874ebdea9758955ff8c8f50c12bb_agent-tesla_amadey_elex_glassworm_hellokitty_hijackloade.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1396
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\msiexec.exe" /i "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ScreenConnect\25.2.4.9229\06336b5119ea3e36\ScreenConnect.ClientSetup.msi"
      2⤵
      • Enumerates connected drives
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:4996
  • C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe /V
    1⤵
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Authentication Package
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5076
    • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
      C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 5AA0178A0FF426BE31B004038B6E07F2 C
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4280
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
        rundll32.exe "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSIE8F4.tmp",zzzzInvokeManagedCustomActionOutOfProc SfxCA_240707968 1 ScreenConnect.InstallerActions!ScreenConnect.ClientInstallerActions.FixupServiceArguments
        3⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3908
    • C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe ExecuteScopeRestorePoint /WaitForRestorePoint:2
      2⤵
        PID:2036
      • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
        C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding BE4322CBCC4FED26FE5A198CAEF46FC5
        2⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:5784
      • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
        C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 00D25ACC0C8EECE00D03C18CF6BC6909 E Global\MSI0000
        2⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:3212
    • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      1⤵
      • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
      PID:1264
    • C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (06336b5119ea3e36)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (06336b5119ea3e36)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe" "?e=Access&y=Guest&s=bcf25857-b7b7-45d9-a063-86ec16e90a2d&k=BgIAAACkAABSU0ExAAgAAAEAAQB5oFGGQf9ip%2fE%2f6HN6xGfCRXdpH9byCwOq4eH2pqWPLu5j32N1RfFhYyf2bQohmWOFiwNCnmCoJmApubHMjFpURGo0wLR2DFmwvJmGUWVqPgE4e%2fn5N%2bIvRx70GV%2bTH3tc6C%2fKPbqeKLqaIBeIm9Ty6XSspDVwtWW68rWc6HGuFxSztTAlrgNmti5hg%2fcO0WJNIhMACfooiHy3wsQ5sh3GVkUOXlbPa7UMsNoXyRxIIbHvTm8Niq4S7VF05llxX2wcMRbOGKs3NfU5%2fcVgmYMriqTh%2bK2EOiyTuItdayjhoF7SxeGaiDruyOxxSaqVis%2bhsHaSvlEsp80kiRdJAIzL"
      1⤵
      • Sets service image path in registry
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4116
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (06336b5119ea3e36)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (06336b5119ea3e36)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe" "RunRole" "5f493d45-2f88-4ffd-aa74-6c9ce66293f0" "User"
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
        • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
        PID:3288

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          e593bb8.rbs

          • Path C:\Config.Msi\e593bb8.rbs
          • Size 214KB
          • SHA256 b046efae25ef1e8f9019dd885128d6e54584b2a879e4eefec8af1422e2f47015
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          Client.Override.en-US.resources

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (06336b5119ea3e36)\Client.Override.en-US.resources
          • Size 316B
          • SHA256 cc0f52a92862da80c84c6c59ff7229ffd8db8a5ebf99e9d6ad25ff3b003c8cce
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Client.Override.resources

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (06336b5119ea3e36)\Client.Override.resources
          • Size 14KB
          • SHA256 0f157ca412430b5736697e5477482530ccf420f3f33fde56213811df21691429
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          Client.en-US.resources

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (06336b5119ea3e36)\Client.en-US.resources
          • Size 48KB
          • SHA256 6a000a67799a071883b6e25f86d91c2c513aae0b34b3643be77e5b889335fb95
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          Client.resources

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (06336b5119ea3e36)\Client.resources
          • Size 28KB
          • SHA256 95b299c8c163731707e8134946059a28c668c2b65b48f57eac2847dbe4beb63e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.Client.dll

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (06336b5119ea3e36)\ScreenConnect.Client.dll
          • Size 192KB
          • SHA256 6526705b685c2f221a6675118c73cba98c47d948169d81ea4544c3e3336b8f2b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.ClientService.dll

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (06336b5119ea3e36)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.dll
          • Size 66KB
          • SHA256 319ba24115e64ea4b714caf4e88d3d5a658defd51d714c2291b9758466925281
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (06336b5119ea3e36)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe
          • Size 93KB
          • SHA256 f048400c23add8c75abe189393d33c873c02c74eeaf43d47b950c8d643763b35
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.WindowsAuthenticationPackage.dll

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (06336b5119ea3e36)\ScreenConnect.WindowsAuthenticationPackage.dll
          • Size 254KB
          • SHA256 a5b8f0070201e4f26260af6a25941ea38bd7042aefd48cd68b9acf951fa99ee5
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (06336b5119ea3e36)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe
          • Size 593KB
          • SHA256 b80d07610b81bddb3d7f30a207a2e134b559e06b8440598a926f3a9c1d439218
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe.config

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (06336b5119ea3e36)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe.config
          • Size 266B
          • SHA256 87c640d3184c17d3b446a72d5f13d643a774b4ecc7afbedfd4e8da7795ea8077
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          ScreenConnect.WindowsCredentialProvider.dll

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (06336b5119ea3e36)\ScreenConnect.WindowsCredentialProvider.dll
          • Size 837KB
          • SHA256 36ad3b4858ee84fd2a73522a9ad25d177f492a65e1cbc6630169dc820dc2b63d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          system.config

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (06336b5119ea3e36)\system.config
          • Size 908B
          • SHA256 dcfb0498720a9ffebc8a362724cb8d35c070843a3005cec3bfd565960ed2a6d1
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          MSIE8F4.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSIE8F4.tmp
          • Size 1.0MB
          • SHA256 a45ba86c5d13aa8e814e4cb0860b5b2a39ce9677b0d980947f6fe31676051cb2
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSIE8F4.tmp-\Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.dll
          • Size 172KB
          • SHA256 3e54286e348ebd3d70eaed8174cca500455c3e098cdd1fccb167bc43d93db29d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.Core.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSIE8F4.tmp-\ScreenConnect.Core.dll
          • Size 538KB
          • SHA256 b8100e5ab07983cbf82d721cf719576ca3f60e352628dcaabd42d428011fdedf
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.InstallerActions.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSIE8F4.tmp-\ScreenConnect.InstallerActions.dll
          • Size 11KB
          • SHA256 c79a22accadb1f8a716669ca68c6d6f4e9a21c0d639e2846f288b60bc8adc770
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.Windows.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSIE8F4.tmp-\ScreenConnect.Windows.dll
          • Size 1.6MB
          • SHA256 da29455a64858fda773319c32c0a6cd40edbe8042ed005aa2befb8a4f0fb0522
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.ClientSetup.msi

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ScreenConnect\25.2.4.9229\06336b5119ea3e36\ScreenConnect.ClientSetup.msi
          • Size 11.2MB
          • SHA256 d51fd1359b532eadf1835cb3e64c22191db3b7e7bc4d35fa90b47ac4c4bbe739
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          MSI43C7.tmp

          • Path C:\Windows\Installer\MSI43C7.tmp
          • Size 202KB
          • SHA256 3cff4ac91288a0ff0c13278e73b282a64e83d089c5a61a45d483194ab336b852
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          0llxhkc3.newcfg

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\ScreenConnect Client (06336b5119ea3e36)\0llxhkc3.newcfg
          • Size 588B
          • SHA256 56616f45bb1f910b24a83d60cee108ea41817ea62b2f9efd9485a2ac49823ae0
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          aleritum.newcfg

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\ScreenConnect Client (06336b5119ea3e36)\aleritum.newcfg
          • Size 588B
          • SHA256 beb44bae7cdbbeb84c70a660e14c69c7ef0a759dc51a2802be2cbcfb3526e2e2
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          blq3x3ks.newcfg

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\ScreenConnect Client (06336b5119ea3e36)\blq3x3ks.newcfg
          • Size 588B
          • SHA256 22c019fcd82675cb8ec3154d23b16a8aa1e3cd8c21255ff7e254adae009a0bb6
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          j1t4kcyr.newcfg

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\ScreenConnect Client (06336b5119ea3e36)\j1t4kcyr.newcfg
          • Size 588B
          • SHA256 98ff671598e8b743131d470823427a9b9474daa00065258946486803a87e18d2
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          m3czmiae.newcfg

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\ScreenConnect Client (06336b5119ea3e36)\m3czmiae.newcfg
          • Size 588B
          • SHA256 11f436ef5d1acc88c8e030bbfd543bb29b5b4c6eed5053dbf82aaced7a38d7fd
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          pk1awjim.newcfg

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\ScreenConnect Client (06336b5119ea3e36)\pk1awjim.newcfg
          • Size 588B
          • SHA256 cf1a045ed82d267373d26e773da64ea37a37b27cc8565f79630d2d950363e098
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          txk34lim.newcfg

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\ScreenConnect Client (06336b5119ea3e36)\txk34lim.newcfg
          • Size 588B
          • SHA256 54b926a0d03539fee2a2db800da33dbc65fa032fc8d2137f60c736304cdb3438
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          user.config

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\ScreenConnect Client (06336b5119ea3e36)\user.config
          • Size 588B
          • SHA256 95d60f4fbdffeecd20220ff0e3acee9bba049743659289a0c9df81bf4e382963
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          wtt3vkm4.newcfg

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\ScreenConnect Client (06336b5119ea3e36)\wtt3vkm4.newcfg
          • Size 588B
          • SHA256 d5be97fedb9a531ea135373fb639a89eac5e10095fe6035eeb740af8fda5a6aa
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          yx131hb5.newcfg

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\ScreenConnect Client (06336b5119ea3e36)\yx131hb5.newcfg
          • Size 588B
          • SHA256 d31d5c60ee2c80c4d2aba3daef85a7ea2156adeecca7483b12bea5179363ee9d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          metadata-2

          • Path \??\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy2\System Volume Information\SPP\metadata-2
          • Size 26.1MB
          • SHA256 a4cde57a45ebd13a4fce87929980b500ff9ecc315cc7e63bfc976980ec97be0c
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          {ac3e21d4-6585-484a-9955-c477dc853381}_OnDiskSnapshotProp

          • Path \??\Volume{c61fa831-0000-0000-0000-d08302000000}\System Volume Information\SPP\OnlineMetadataCache\{ac3e21d4-6585-484a-9955-c477dc853381}_OnDiskSnapshotProp
          • Size 6KB
          • SHA256 0ca67db7f1e21add44dde528becfcccca9d1c58ed8935bda7189fc929d22ce95
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/1396-4-0x0000000005B80000-0x0000000005C0C000-memory.dmp

          memory/1396-10-0x00000000748B0000-0x000000007506C000-memory.dmp

          memory/1396-0-0x00000000748C2000-0x00000000748C3000-memory.dmp

          memory/1396-13-0x00000000748B0000-0x000000007506C000-memory.dmp

          memory/1396-7-0x0000000005C50000-0x0000000005DFC000-memory.dmp

          memory/1396-6-0x0000000005C20000-0x0000000005C42000-memory.dmp

          memory/1396-5-0x00000000748B0000-0x000000007506C000-memory.dmp

          memory/1396-8-0x00000000748B0000-0x000000007506C000-memory.dmp

          memory/1396-3-0x00000000748B0000-0x000000007506C000-memory.dmp

          memory/1396-9-0x0000000006730000-0x0000000006CEA000-memory.dmp

          memory/1396-2-0x0000000005E80000-0x0000000006172000-memory.dmp

          memory/1396-1-0x0000000001D30000-0x0000000001D38000-memory.dmp

          memory/3288-129-0x0000000000BE0000-0x0000000000C78000-memory.dmp

          memory/3288-131-0x000000001BCB0000-0x000000001BD3C000-memory.dmp

          memory/3288-132-0x000000001BEF0000-0x000000001C09C000-memory.dmp

          memory/3288-133-0x000000001C230000-0x000000001C3B8000-memory.dmp

          memory/3288-134-0x0000000002D90000-0x0000000002DA8000-memory.dmp

          memory/3288-135-0x0000000002DF0000-0x0000000002E08000-memory.dmp

          memory/3288-130-0x0000000002E20000-0x0000000002E56000-memory.dmp

          memory/3908-32-0x0000000005C30000-0x0000000005C5E000-memory.dmp

          memory/3908-40-0x0000000005D90000-0x0000000005E1C000-memory.dmp

          memory/3908-44-0x0000000005FD0000-0x000000000617C000-memory.dmp

          memory/3908-36-0x0000000005C70000-0x0000000005C7A000-memory.dmp

          memory/4116-115-0x0000000003F90000-0x0000000004022000-memory.dmp

          memory/4116-117-0x0000000003CE0000-0x0000000003D21000-memory.dmp

          memory/4116-89-0x0000000001310000-0x0000000001328000-memory.dmp

          memory/4116-110-0x0000000003C90000-0x0000000003CE0000-memory.dmp

          memory/4116-114-0x0000000003B40000-0x0000000003B76000-memory.dmp

          memory/4116-119-0x0000000004180000-0x0000000004255000-memory.dmp