Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    151s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    08/08/2026, 03:39

General

  • Target
    2026-08-08_48cdecc5661c33bb92211f8e05d0e367_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe
  • Size 22.1MB
  • Sample260808-d7x96azarg
  • SHA256 4f931769b271e3f07cc4211587bff8835c72fb0d76ceed6b8ff3bbdcd184e577
  • 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 4 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 13 IoCs

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

  • Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 10 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 10 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-08_48cdecc5661c33bb92211f8e05d0e367_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-08_48cdecc5661c33bb92211f8e05d0e367_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.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:3396
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BCCCBABCBBBBBBCBABCBBCACCABBBBCBBCBAACACAACAABCCABABBBACBBBCCACABCABCACCBCBAACAACAACCBCBBCACCCBBACBAACC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABABCBCCCCACCABCCAABCAACBACCCAAABBABBCCCACBACBAABABCCCC.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:3648
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BCCCBABCBBBBBBCBABCBBCACCABBBBCBBCBAACACAACAABCCABABBBACBBBCCACABCABCACCBCBAACAACAACCBCBBCACCCBBACBAACC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABABCBCCCCACCABCCAABCAACBACCCAAABBABBCCCACBACBAABABCCCC.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:2764
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_CCAACAAAAACACBBCACBAAABCABABAABCBABCCACBABAAAABBCBB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABABCBCCCCACCABCCAABCAACBACCCAAABBABBCCCACBACBAABABCCCC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CCAACAAAAACACBBCACBAAABCABABAABCBABCCACBABAAAABBCBB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3860
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_CCAACAAAAACACBBCACBAAABCABABAABCBABCCACBABAAAABBCBB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABABCBCCCCACCABCCAABCAACBACCCAAABBABBCCCACBACBAABABCCCC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CCAACAAAAACACBBCACBAAABCABABAABCBABCCACBABAAAABBCBB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3664
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_CCAACAAAAACACBBCACBAAABCABABAABCBABCCACBABAAAABBCBB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2120
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_CCAACAAAAACACBBCACBAAABCABABAABCBABCCACBABAAAABBCBB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2160
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABABCBCCCCACCABCCAABCAACBACCCAAABBABBCCCACBACBAABABCCCC.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABABCBCCCCACCABCCAABCAACBACCCAAABBABBCCCACBACBAABABCCCC.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:3460
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4076
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\calc.exe
        calc.exe
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies registry class
        PID:3044
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CCBCBBCBCABBBCCCCCCBABABCBCBABBACCCCCABCBBBAACCBCAABBCCBBABCABACBBCBABABAABACABBBABBBAABCAABBCCBCBCCBCB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBABAAABACBBBBBCACBBABCAABACBACABAAACCCACBBACBBAACCBAB.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:1864
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CCBCBBCBCABBBCCCCCCBABABCBCBABBACCCCCABCBBBAACCBCAABBCCBBABCABACBBCBABABAABACABBBABBBAABCAABBCCBCBCCBCB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBABAAABACBBBBBCACBBABCAABACBACABAAACCCACBBACBBAACCBAB.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:4472
  • C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe -Embedding
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:2368
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBABAAABACBBBBBCACBBABCAABACBACABAAACCCACBBACBBAACCBAB.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBABAAABACBBBBBCACBBABCAABACBACABAAACCCACBBACBBAACCBAB.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:1260
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABABCBCCCCACCABCCAABCAACBACCCAAABBABBCCCACBACBAABABCCCC.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABABCBCCCCACCABCCAABCAACBACCCAAABBABBCCCACBACBAABABCCCC.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:4276

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 04dcaf8c7fda4132aa6b126c08b1bb13e56abeb84f37149aaeadd12ab128ffc4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 e77296310a5e895b59a8b496e199eb4148e722d176f23158b0fcf1fac4447f66
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 ea4fa33d3dbae0e85dc5841f2eb3198bbdd82103fb657d70e77128e828efc692
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 4808917b334516c3c33c23524788ce0993fef4067ebd912a559964ca664a1bc1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        svchost_ABABCBCCCCACCABCCAABCAACBACCCAAABBABBCCCACBACBAABABCCCC.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABABCBCCCCACCABCCAABCAACBACCCAAABBABBCCCACBACBAABABCCCC.exe
        • Size 22.1MB
        • SHA256 4f931769b271e3f07cc4211587bff8835c72fb0d76ceed6b8ff3bbdcd184e577
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        virus_log.txt

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
        • Size 934B
        • SHA256 58e32e988e90269be90d7b6e1e55f36535eed01da668b6c9c98731f0247c7a02
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        virus_log.txt

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 62b72972caf0ba55711a550b208b345ca667b6c06bb5995ff99c63137b2b3d62
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        memory/1260-78-0x0000000000D70000-0x0000000000D91000-memory.dmp

        memory/1260-96-0x0000000000D70000-0x0000000000D91000-memory.dmp

        memory/3396-6-0x0000000000EB0000-0x0000000000ED1000-memory.dmp

        memory/3460-35-0x0000000000AD0000-0x0000000000AF1000-memory.dmp

        memory/4076-59-0x0000000005990000-0x0000000005991000-memory.dmp

        memory/4276-81-0x0000000000AD0000-0x0000000000AF1000-memory.dmp