Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    145s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    29/07/2026, 01:06

General

  • Target
    2026-07-28_63c7df50236069f3b0833e6ac94b9b82_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hijackloader.exe
  • Size 16.6MB
  • Sample260729-bf94jadc65
  • SHA256 e7ccc3190de422bc038ff2d02d751c0490302d35daa05b828c7148d94ce0a6de
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables packed with Dotfuscator 1 IoCs
  • Detects executables packed with SmartAssembly 1 IoCs
  • Detects executables packed with Yano Obfuscator 1 IoCs
  • UPX dump on OEP (original entry point) 1 IoCs
  • Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
  • Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Launches sc.exe 2 IoCs

    Sc.exe is a Windows utlilty to control services on the system.

  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

    Execution of a cmd.exe one-liner (/c "close" or /k "keep") is a common script/loader stage.

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 9 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 7 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-28_63c7df50236069f3b0833e6ac94b9b82_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hijackloader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-28_63c7df50236069f3b0833e6ac94b9b82_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hijackloader.exe"
    1⤵
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1660
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BACABAACCCBBBABBBACBCBBCCACBCABCCBBAAACBCBCCACCACCBAABCBCACBBAAACACCBABAAAABCBBAACBBBBBCACCAABBCACAABAA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACCBBCBAACCCACCCCBACBAAABBCCBAABCAACACCCABCACCBABCABCAC.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4436
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BACABAACCCBBBABBBACBCBBCCACBCABCCBBAAACBCBCCACCACCBAABCBCACBBAAACACCBABAAAABCBBAACBBBBBCACCAABBCACAABAA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACCBBCBAACCCACCCCBACBAAABBCCBAABCAACACCCABCACCBABCABCAC.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:3120
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_CACACCBBBCCBCCAACAACBBAACABBAABACBBCCACABABBAACACBA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACCBBCBAACCCACCCCBACBAAABBCCBAABCAACACCCABCACCBABCABCAC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CACACCBBBCCBCCAACAACBBAACABBAABACBBCCACABABBAACACBA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4996
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_CACACCBBBCCBCCAACAACBBAACABBAABACBBCCACABABBAACACBA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACCBBCBAACCCACCCCBACBAAABBCCBAABCAACACCCABCACCBABCABCAC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CACACCBBBCCBCCAACAACBBAACABBAABACBBCCACABABBAACACBA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4396
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_CACACCBBBCCBCCAACAACBBAACABBAABACBBCCACABABBAACACBA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4884
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_CACACCBBBCCBCCAACAACBBAACABBAABACBBCCACABABBAACACBA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:5612
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACCBBCBAACCCACCCCBACBAAABBCCBAABCAACACCCABCACCBABCABCAC.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACCBBCBAACCCACCCCBACBAAABBCCBAABCAACACCCABCACCBABCABCAC.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2460
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:5980
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BAACBACAAAAACBBAACAACBBBBBCCACBACCACBBBCCABBBBCABBBBCAB.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BAACBACAAAAACBBAACAACBBBBBCCACBACCACBBBCCABBBBCABBBBCAB.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:5656
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACCBBCBAACCCACCCCBACBAAABBCCBAABCAACACCCABCACCBABCABCAC.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACCBBCBAACCCACCCCBACBAAABBCCBAABCAACACCCABCACCBABCABCAC.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:5924

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 60b119003528c6f08e03f9ae80a451598d9a9e4e56a40f3103b41942bcd1f4ef
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 ef5b9d6f90be66a3e7be6039e647291d2078d1ee0341d721e5dbeecfdd7adf39
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 4040d45c702ab1d0af6d853db1634d1a1d9bd169e43305fd652239ba632a3faa
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 21175b6d2d12525146ce8a8b7df767ed02b17d127f29342462808347347f3c8c
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 30c074998b1a43f71d342129365304b3d88f373dea356c665cf0cde12187f134
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          svchost_ACCBBCBAACCCACCCCBACBAAABBCCBAABCAACACCCABCACCBABCABCAC.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACCBBCBAACCCACCCCBACBAAABBCCBAABCAACACCCABCACCBABCABCAC.exe
          • Size 16.6MB
          • SHA256 e7ccc3190de422bc038ff2d02d751c0490302d35daa05b828c7148d94ce0a6de
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/1660-0-0x0000000000720000-0x0000000000741000-memory.dmp

          memory/1660-8-0x0000000000720000-0x0000000000741000-memory.dmp

          memory/2460-24-0x0000000000090000-0x00000000000B1000-memory.dmp

          memory/2460-34-0x0000000000090000-0x00000000000B1000-memory.dmp

          memory/5656-70-0x0000000000450000-0x0000000000471000-memory.dmp