Analysis

  • max time kernel
    103s
  • max time network
    113s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    02/08/2026, 14:16

General

  • Target
    2026-08-02_70dc56036407eeb141e72f5df3d9e867_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_glassworm_hijackloader.exe
  • Size 858KB
  • Sample260802-rlj3as1thw
  • SHA256 d4b671d13508ee2728f9d243c5f26d3fb4435e5f34aa4352f59d50354997d236
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs

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

  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Drops autorun.inf file 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Malware can abuse Windows Autorun to spread further via attached volumes.

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 25 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • NTFS ADS 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-02_70dc56036407eeb141e72f5df3d9e867_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_glassworm_hijackloader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-02_70dc56036407eeb141e72f5df3d9e867_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_glassworm_hijackloader.exe"
    1⤵
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops autorun.inf file
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • NTFS ADS
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:2776
  • C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
    C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops autorun.inf file
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • NTFS ADS
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:4288

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        patcher.exe

        • Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
        • Size 858KB
        • SHA256 d4b671d13508ee2728f9d243c5f26d3fb4435e5f34aa4352f59d50354997d236
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        AcroRd32Info.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32Info.exe
        • Size 887KB
        • SHA256 f17559be9034a68c5cce028b0d742fff8d3aea5dd4c003d8fd0fc6b3878b9002
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        AcroTextExtractor.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroTextExtractor.exe
        • Size 905KB
        • SHA256 a162786fff632dbd1bc8892b9c93ca5dde504256951c9a95956b25de72bbb0d8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Eula.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Eula.exe
        • Size 950KB
        • SHA256 b3b92588d8c48aa93841028cbe599a8de135ee50a6c7c249fc13f3b86b4acc34
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        arh.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\arh.exe
        • Size 943KB
        • SHA256 3941027969781b5566b0de8ec35a0d2bffda68842db7c1fcb114e46c269fd181
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        reader_sl.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\reader_sl.exe
        • Size 911KB
        • SHA256 ffed686aa87f5ae535721173b01b11ddf41903482bef95fc4d7127bcbca168b1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wow_helper.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\wow_helper.exe
        • Size 966KB
        • SHA256 1d66fda387083878982d5f78db33190e925382f595709b72506ce332fc4a60c3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7z.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
        • Size 1.4MB
        • SHA256 06b1bc38f69e3c3c93e584f04df046048b0b7e682675234bfd924f687e48f792
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Uninstall.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 873KB
        • SHA256 09b2e2dd5cf8f4f5c3da2ef1b8dfc16f1cb2d5da48bed17ba83508623168f742
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        InspectorOfficeGadget.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\InspectorOfficeGadget.exe
        • Size 906KB
        • SHA256 b391a742e9242b9b6924bfa9039529497de3836597d9c8ba9b74cf1efbea90e8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstack.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe
        • Size 882KB
        • SHA256 ca467334381fe0a929182ff972e9529de8da5529695b390fb62b6e7bad37c06c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe
        • Size 882KB
        • SHA256 0bb8061d579f522db3e77d1c95d82de8458a13d1915830bad05580f4bcd3b764
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstatd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe
        • Size 882KB
        • SHA256 12fd3975d5762afbfb4d86c73216459add27614352e91fed902e6413401446df
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        keytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe
        • Size 882KB
        • SHA256 5446efe31e6bcbfd588bf7b9fea6da0212d757737652b1c1af5ac7f9c84afe38
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        kinit.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe
        • Size 882KB
        • SHA256 e27c93f14a077505f99be294c3ef95541ff4166d4eb36bbb0c5db0d37e8eef6a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        klist.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe
        • Size 882KB
        • SHA256 fafdf452d9fdbe6593d9e15c985391dacaf46fdd0ed60d193a48844e55839d1f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ktab.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe
        • Size 882KB
        • SHA256 86c01be13735e33b658854c9fc0bc7b7a61ca3bafb680e7590474048d8ed9786
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        native2ascii.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe
        • Size 882KB
        • SHA256 7f544ff02d07235583fc546ea42ea255ff08f7f285e818dba94d8d96e9ebd41e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        orbd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe
        • Size 882KB
        • SHA256 a09772f3ca2f5caf01afae99017758afce06a5a60615523687560e4d43550405
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pack200.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe
        • Size 882KB
        • SHA256 4884aec3939b94319cf7b84443dfc8dd2b36fccc8b8df15ba780cab4052f73c7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        policytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe
        • Size 882KB
        • SHA256 29e94dda4a2e067bbc366fd7146580bf67f2428ea0f4592e7f3de9738e714ae2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmic.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.exe
        • Size 882KB
        • SHA256 607ade8d0cb36f8955a477a3fd6954441bf6f37edb360964a4af253d50e393ce
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmid.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe
        • Size 882KB
        • SHA256 d9f4aa7ebf769f1fcde2be418ca08d14dae834df783f912a8f9ade9af2c51b60
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmiregistry.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe
        • Size 882KB
        • SHA256 afbbe62ca192f83be705725b5fef8b8caa1e667c47475d4d0a0fc5f4f9ac523b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        schemagen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe
        • Size 882KB
        • SHA256 fe017850e6e25bc7782f13322bd78a77405abd92826b1ddb9b05436b84eb1022
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        serialver.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe
        • Size 882KB
        • SHA256 081ac307fd9953f06935cc23168ee243b355e7a9f3084f4584a0d4003916ef08
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        servertool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe
        • Size 882KB
        • SHA256 8129ea8d4dd8e71d0f1aa4d852c78b5cbfa1c3ca2cd2e32cef1318f7c1be0eb3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        tnameserv.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe
        • Size 882KB
        • SHA256 26857883d83a0336b72772e5cc49068daaa3a3a5f8b6a3bf2be389e9ddf952fe
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsgen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe
        • Size 882KB
        • SHA256 6cf45c3822a44904511f6b09678eea28eac2dbfb6061439bb9db0cfe7385299e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsimport.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsimport.exe
        • Size 882KB
        • SHA256 96ed27aac11b8a1d6657833cc7e64ffe62b9bb7a841a70c72a2ab661216de7b6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        xjc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\xjc.exe
        • Size 882KB
        • SHA256 981fe3645ed3749586f2ed264e5dc5a29744bb72d56edc7f83abc365b9c5bca0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        sscicons.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\sscicons.exe
        • Size 938KB
        • SHA256 d987dab360d141acddc96bdea2cf2f49c3e4417b167d1de70fa4d8f32e955477
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/2776-1-0x0000000002180000-0x0000000002183000-memory.dmp

        memory/2776-24-0x0000000002180000-0x0000000002183000-memory.dmp

        memory/2776-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040E000-memory.dmp

        memory/4288-25-0x0000000002040000-0x0000000002050000-memory.dmp

        memory/4288-10-0x0000000002040000-0x0000000002050000-memory.dmp