Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    154s
  • 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, 18:38

General

  • Target
    2026-07-17_9fd9eb19ee4fab18cc360a9fb49a481a_amadey_elex_glassworm_hellokitty_hijackloader_icedid_luc.exe
  • Size 5.4MB
  • Sample260717-xae7vsez8t
  • SHA256 e8a4db9161ee08060b467999a5cb6bec27f9cd6994d374ebb78fbddd1b71d647
  • 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 27 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 17 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 2 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_9fd9eb19ee4fab18cc360a9fb49a481a_amadey_elex_glassworm_hellokitty_hijackloader_icedid_luc.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-17_9fd9eb19ee4fab18cc360a9fb49a481a_amadey_elex_glassworm_hellokitty_hijackloader_icedid_luc.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:924
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\msiexec.exe" /i "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ScreenConnect\25.2.4.9229\04be75ce2818129f\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:4524
  • 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:5676
    • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
      C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding D084F3B18A927DE5F3DB5C87F7721121 C
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2508
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
        rundll32.exe "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI8CE4.tmp",zzzzInvokeManagedCustomActionOutOfProc SfxCA_240749953 1 ScreenConnect.InstallerActions!ScreenConnect.ClientInstallerActions.FixupServiceArguments
        3⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3664
    • C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe ExecuteScopeRestorePoint /WaitForRestorePoint:2
      2⤵
        PID:4608
      • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
        C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 302330C0E1F6000F190044D94DC1A9AB
        2⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:1728
      • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
        C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 593B58EA0909DECF613EAAE5FAB7E90F E Global\MSI0000
        2⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:2936
    • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      1⤵
      • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
      PID:2464
    • C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (04be75ce2818129f)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (04be75ce2818129f)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe" "?e=Access&y=Guest&s=7ed74f51-d94c-4d34-bb58-d6a294379122&k=BgIAAACkAABSU0ExAAgAAAEAAQANfUesIWSvyYxj2b4Z%2bN4ttw6hB6%2bTW8jhHbh9aVEyAHx6tQW2X61KLHDk8lsWiWZnDYVvKPCoUqk%2fLg0wxQq0zvLXsLegbki%2fwQWsVs8wOvzX3TO4NoS31ggF31k0L%2f%2ffLre7z65xZYKRypXDR%2fe4CT9z73cGrxBrsp18YvwBWCJGgcF9lWrKLgftMl1YAOLusbMMOhn3M70a6%2fPiKsH1A%2beK9D1p9P0EgAIaatxMv94WkYRaV%2fTPUZSCcZQ9pxprA9BUxCQBBfLHTNtHEvbV5JYR9mI1AJkjM8uTepH7cG%2bzXsuXcqwADairSwe9%2fVXL5%2bfOuqnKW%2fI1Fsizf6uy"
      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:1856
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (04be75ce2818129f)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (04be75ce2818129f)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe" "RunRole" "04419cc7-a608-4cca-b817-f963f1aa0bb5" "User"
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        PID:1240

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          e59de22.rbs

          • Path C:\Config.Msi\e59de22.rbs
          • Size 214KB
          • SHA256 c61758267b4e00f7c70b988b08406cff7f038e1b63ed1a33a7df6384efb6ef8e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          Client.en-US.resources

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (04be75ce2818129f)\Client.en-US.resources
          • Size 48KB
          • SHA256 6a000a67799a071883b6e25f86d91c2c513aae0b34b3643be77e5b889335fb95
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          Client.resources

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (04be75ce2818129f)\Client.resources
          • Size 28KB
          • SHA256 95b299c8c163731707e8134946059a28c668c2b65b48f57eac2847dbe4beb63e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.Client.dll

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (04be75ce2818129f)\ScreenConnect.Client.dll
          • Size 192KB
          • SHA256 6526705b685c2f221a6675118c73cba98c47d948169d81ea4544c3e3336b8f2b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.ClientService.dll

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (04be75ce2818129f)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.dll
          • Size 66KB
          • SHA256 319ba24115e64ea4b714caf4e88d3d5a658defd51d714c2291b9758466925281
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (04be75ce2818129f)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe
          • Size 93KB
          • SHA256 f048400c23add8c75abe189393d33c873c02c74eeaf43d47b950c8d643763b35
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.WindowsAuthenticationPackage.dll

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (04be75ce2818129f)\ScreenConnect.WindowsAuthenticationPackage.dll
          • Size 254KB
          • SHA256 a5b8f0070201e4f26260af6a25941ea38bd7042aefd48cd68b9acf951fa99ee5
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (04be75ce2818129f)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe
          • Size 593KB
          • SHA256 b80d07610b81bddb3d7f30a207a2e134b559e06b8440598a926f3a9c1d439218
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe.config

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (04be75ce2818129f)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe.config
          • Size 266B
          • SHA256 87c640d3184c17d3b446a72d5f13d643a774b4ecc7afbedfd4e8da7795ea8077
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          ScreenConnect.WindowsCredentialProvider.dll

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (04be75ce2818129f)\ScreenConnect.WindowsCredentialProvider.dll
          • Size 837KB
          • SHA256 36ad3b4858ee84fd2a73522a9ad25d177f492a65e1cbc6630169dc820dc2b63d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          app.config

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (04be75ce2818129f)\app.config
          • Size 963B
          • SHA256 e83d538e6a597b02af3f70bbdd2830982961ef2e7a9e078222c1729dd7170503
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          system.config

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (04be75ce2818129f)\system.config
          • Size 916B
          • SHA256 b752955c2c49ba53bfb74c48c229f93d6c74b80271de4c8a6f8dd058f9295252
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          MSI8CE4.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI8CE4.tmp
          • Size 1.0MB
          • SHA256 a45ba86c5d13aa8e814e4cb0860b5b2a39ce9677b0d980947f6fe31676051cb2
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI8CE4.tmp-\Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.dll
          • Size 172KB
          • SHA256 3e54286e348ebd3d70eaed8174cca500455c3e098cdd1fccb167bc43d93db29d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.Core.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI8CE4.tmp-\ScreenConnect.Core.dll
          • Size 538KB
          • SHA256 b8100e5ab07983cbf82d721cf719576ca3f60e352628dcaabd42d428011fdedf
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.InstallerActions.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI8CE4.tmp-\ScreenConnect.InstallerActions.dll
          • Size 11KB
          • SHA256 c79a22accadb1f8a716669ca68c6d6f4e9a21c0d639e2846f288b60bc8adc770
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.Windows.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI8CE4.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\04be75ce2818129f\ScreenConnect.ClientSetup.msi
          • Size 9.5MB
          • SHA256 9a5640d26fbe7c005f1a9fc53977792e15e6b2e20392670445d1e9c47983d67d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          MSIE4AA.tmp

          • Path C:\Windows\Installer\MSIE4AA.tmp
          • Size 202KB
          • SHA256 3cff4ac91288a0ff0c13278e73b282a64e83d089c5a61a45d483194ab336b852
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          34hxlorg.newcfg

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\ScreenConnect Client (04be75ce2818129f)\34hxlorg.newcfg
          • Size 587B
          • SHA256 9ddc6cea80506318e011e16db0ffc1e9f6465329470d494756bcfd01f5af92fe
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          bmdnwn0k.newcfg

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\ScreenConnect Client (04be75ce2818129f)\bmdnwn0k.newcfg
          • Size 587B
          • SHA256 9ef146df3116aa5a4133eb13e81b732460848f96b8235a6a1ea311d4d35a814c
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          gffumjbx.newcfg

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\ScreenConnect Client (04be75ce2818129f)\gffumjbx.newcfg
          • Size 587B
          • SHA256 1f7fd58dd1740d5fa554d99eed8f402ff40574c3129e441bad7ca67bb824071f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          insgkqzg.newcfg

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\ScreenConnect Client (04be75ce2818129f)\insgkqzg.newcfg
          • Size 587B
          • SHA256 153a30fc1037d580fd0c3ed0b800331a4af4f3b3091369a0864b35138ef644de
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          jmzconlv.newcfg

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\ScreenConnect Client (04be75ce2818129f)\jmzconlv.newcfg
          • Size 587B
          • SHA256 6a89b2f3e8e6cd126c61f22398575c877ea98166be3dc489755fe4fb97d7fc58
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          t1u5k2k0.newcfg

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\ScreenConnect Client (04be75ce2818129f)\t1u5k2k0.newcfg
          • Size 587B
          • SHA256 b971eace16f26324abffb3a2315f6c1277e7fb01e5690a7264a82c3e991e1e6c
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          user.config

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\ScreenConnect Client (04be75ce2818129f)\user.config
          • Size 587B
          • SHA256 832aaee2b93e107a973a27be62467bdcd0d2a9f42b0488e3137823d313c514a7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          xaukdpxr.newcfg

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\ScreenConnect Client (04be75ce2818129f)\xaukdpxr.newcfg
          • Size 587B
          • SHA256 1f966f9eaa6a0c9d530adc7648943510b47c93d068d8272a18edee456910e18c
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          yglv4ads.newcfg

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\config\systemprofile\AppData\Local\ScreenConnect Client (04be75ce2818129f)\yglv4ads.newcfg
          • Size 587B
          • SHA256 8d60754c72a6944e6e9f838d32950fe73abd789d46c4b862dfc1fc319624261a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          metadata-2

          • Path \??\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy2\System Volume Information\SPP\metadata-2
          • Size 26.1MB
          • SHA256 575ac499181b06463f2362f5bd789f89e99f2d40a3c67e0e376bafb5db253122
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          {27b1e1f4-ff46-4dd8-9129-b4b2532b1705}_OnDiskSnapshotProp

          • Path \??\Volume{c61f3bad-0000-0000-0000-d08302000000}\System Volume Information\SPP\OnlineMetadataCache\{27b1e1f4-ff46-4dd8-9129-b4b2532b1705}_OnDiskSnapshotProp
          • Size 6KB
          • SHA256 15260143db19d33151c313165286d05b9127277defeb6ae9c59e070abf4508e9
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/924-1-0x00000000033C0000-0x00000000033C8000-memory.dmp

          memory/924-8-0x0000000006460000-0x0000000006A1A000-memory.dmp

          memory/924-10-0x0000000074980000-0x000000007513C000-memory.dmp

          memory/924-7-0x0000000074980000-0x000000007513C000-memory.dmp

          memory/924-9-0x0000000074980000-0x000000007513C000-memory.dmp

          memory/924-6-0x0000000005980000-0x0000000005B2C000-memory.dmp

          memory/924-0-0x0000000074992000-0x0000000074993000-memory.dmp

          memory/924-5-0x0000000005950000-0x0000000005972000-memory.dmp

          memory/924-3-0x0000000074980000-0x000000007513C000-memory.dmp

          memory/924-4-0x00000000058B0000-0x000000000593C000-memory.dmp

          memory/924-13-0x0000000074980000-0x000000007513C000-memory.dmp

          memory/924-2-0x0000000005BB0000-0x0000000005EA2000-memory.dmp

          memory/1240-129-0x000000001B790000-0x000000001B81C000-memory.dmp

          memory/1240-133-0x00000000029F0000-0x0000000002A08000-memory.dmp

          memory/1240-128-0x0000000002A20000-0x0000000002A56000-memory.dmp

          memory/1240-127-0x00000000006F0000-0x0000000000788000-memory.dmp

          memory/1240-130-0x000000001B9D0000-0x000000001BB7C000-memory.dmp

          memory/1240-131-0x000000001BD10000-0x000000001BE98000-memory.dmp

          memory/1240-132-0x00000000010F0000-0x0000000001108000-memory.dmp

          memory/1856-119-0x00000000046E0000-0x00000000047B5000-memory.dmp

          memory/1856-117-0x0000000004370000-0x00000000043B1000-memory.dmp

          memory/1856-115-0x00000000044F0000-0x0000000004582000-memory.dmp

          memory/1856-107-0x0000000004410000-0x0000000004446000-memory.dmp

          memory/1856-103-0x00000000043C0000-0x0000000004410000-memory.dmp

          memory/1856-87-0x0000000003E70000-0x0000000003E88000-memory.dmp

          memory/3664-44-0x0000000006040000-0x00000000061EC000-memory.dmp

          memory/3664-40-0x0000000005D90000-0x0000000005E1C000-memory.dmp

          memory/3664-36-0x0000000005CF0000-0x0000000005CFA000-memory.dmp

          memory/3664-32-0x0000000005CC0000-0x0000000005CEE000-memory.dmp