Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    138s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    30/07/2026, 02:05

General

  • Target
    2026-07-29_073b2a2c8ccc87e6a4a1670a11b8eab6_akira_cobalt-strike_glassworm_rusty-stealer_satacom.exe
  • Size 1.7MB
  • Sample260730-ch1tbabl91
  • SHA256 122913f6141ab913a91251a63315c13548b0d358fefbb6024ce3e92a2761cde7
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Deletes shadow copies 3 TTPs

    Ransomware often targets backup files to inhibit system recovery.

  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs

    Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 6 IoCs

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

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Interacts with shadow copies 3 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Shadow copies are often targeted by ransomware to inhibit system recovery.

  • Kills process with taskkill 7 IoCs
  • Runs net.exe
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 10 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 16 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\2026-07-29_073b2a2c8ccc87e6a4a1670a11b8eab6_akira_cobalt-strike_glassworm_rusty-stealer_satacom.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-29_073b2a2c8ccc87e6a4a1670a11b8eab6_akira_cobalt-strike_glassworm_rusty-stealer_satacom.exe"
    1⤵
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2640
    • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
      "taskkill" /F /IM sqlbrowser.exe
      2⤵
      • Kills process with taskkill
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3564
    • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
      "taskkill" /F /IM sqlservr.exe
      2⤵
      • Kills process with taskkill
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4852
    • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
      "taskkill" /F /IM msmdsrv.exe
      2⤵
      • Kills process with taskkill
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4716
    • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
      "taskkill" /F /IM Ssms.exe
      2⤵
      • Kills process with taskkill
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4960
    • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
      "taskkill" /F /IM SQLAGENT.EXE
      2⤵
      • Kills process with taskkill
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3172
    • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
      "taskkill" /F /IM ReportingServicesService.exe
      2⤵
      • Kills process with taskkill
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4448
    • C:\Windows\system32\taskkill.exe
      "taskkill" /F /IM postgres.exe
      2⤵
      • Kills process with taskkill
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1208
    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
      "cmd" /c "net start VSS"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3736
      • C:\Windows\system32\net.exe
        net start VSS
        3⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1072
        • C:\Windows\system32\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 start VSS
          4⤵
            PID:4864
      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
        "cmd" /c "vssadmin delete shadows /all /quiet"
        2⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4956
        • C:\Windows\system32\vssadmin.exe
          vssadmin delete shadows /all /quiet
          3⤵
          • Interacts with shadow copies
          PID:3640
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-29_073b2a2c8ccc87e6a4a1670a11b8eab6_akira_cobalt-strike_glassworm_rusty-stealer_satacom.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-29_073b2a2c8ccc87e6a4a1670a11b8eab6_akira_cobalt-strike_glassworm_rusty-stealer_satacom.exe" --target \\?\C:\
        2⤵
        • Drops file in Program Files directory
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        PID:4932
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-29_073b2a2c8ccc87e6a4a1670a11b8eab6_akira_cobalt-strike_glassworm_rusty-stealer_satacom.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-29_073b2a2c8ccc87e6a4a1670a11b8eab6_akira_cobalt-strike_glassworm_rusty-stealer_satacom.exe" --target \\?\F:\
        2⤵
        • Enumerates connected drives
        PID:1152
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-29_073b2a2c8ccc87e6a4a1670a11b8eab6_akira_cobalt-strike_glassworm_rusty-stealer_satacom.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-29_073b2a2c8ccc87e6a4a1670a11b8eab6_akira_cobalt-strike_glassworm_rusty-stealer_satacom.exe" --target \\?\E:\
        2⤵
        • Enumerates connected drives
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        PID:4632
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-29_073b2a2c8ccc87e6a4a1670a11b8eab6_akira_cobalt-strike_glassworm_rusty-stealer_satacom.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-29_073b2a2c8ccc87e6a4a1670a11b8eab6_akira_cobalt-strike_glassworm_rusty-stealer_satacom.exe" --target \\?\G:\
        2⤵
        • Enumerates connected drives
        PID:4808
    • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      1⤵
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3976

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          RANSOM_NOTE.html

          • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\RANSOM_NOTE.html
          • Size 2KB
          • SHA256 b0a00d6f891cfe54ad536f36a49caf9df52a21252690c9ea58a5c317efd99acb
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          rw_1152.json

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\rw_1152.json
          • Size 61B
          • SHA256 15ea54efd1fd8c945f114929587880d652f514d6aff3bdfd668be009b385e678
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          rw_4932.json

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\rw_4932.json
          • Size 66B
          • SHA256 f1892edeefd8397994736c9044ed8cf60d2f58945b6b59af3fd97ec7f1d99555
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          rware_ext.dat

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\rware_ext.dat
          • Size 7B
          • SHA256 4c92b650d776f0c7d618c8e4e3a92edd5f7a9a4275ebdedcd33ed9db7a789af1
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          rware_id.dat

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\rware_id.dat
          • Size 546B
          • SHA256 db0524bc19af333fbfb656c0ce14f20fc5b6ce6363391f5c99553463f521b2db
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH