Analysis
- max time kernel
151s - max time network
131s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
- submitted
08/08/2026, 17:03
General
- Target 2026-08-08_f2a00f1f61cb6e904785fdc9a0902e18_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hijackloader.exe
- Size 51.8MB
- Sample260808-vk5jdsvxbt
- SHA256 7d011be3736962552860eb6fba6644129d12015bc4e929e16005b6294eca3a2e
Malware Config
Signatures
- Creates a file in the Startup directory 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
A file was written to a Windows startup folder. Files in these directories are executed automatically when a user logs on or an application initializes.
- Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
- Executes dropped EXE 3 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
- 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 9 IoCs
Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 12 IoCs
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-08_f2a00f1f61cb6e904785fdc9a0902e18_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hijackloader.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-08_f2a00f1f61cb6e904785fdc9a0902e18_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hijackloader.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
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CCCBCAAACACACBABCACABBCCBBBBCCBCCBBACCBCCAACBBAAABCBAACAABAAACABAACACAACCACBBBCBCCAABACBBBABACBABACBABA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABCACBBBCBBACBBBCACABCCBABBBABACBCBAACCCBCACBBBBBBBCBAC.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f2⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exeschtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CCCBCAAACACACBABCACABBCCBBBBCCBCCBBACCBCCAACBBAAABCBAACAABAAACABAACACAACCACBBBCBCCAABACBBBABACBABACBABA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABCACBBBCBBACBBBCACABCCBABBBABACBCBAACCCBCACBBBBBBBCBAC.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f3⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_CBBABCBBABBBCACACCCBCBCCACAACABBCCCBCBAACBBBBCCABCA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABCACBBBCBBACBBBCACABCCBABBBABACBCBAACCCBCACBBBBBBBCBAC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CBBABCBBABBBCACACCCBCBCCACAACABBCCCBCBAACBBBBCCABCA"2⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exesc create "UserDataSvc_CBBABCBBABBBCACACCCBCBCCACAACABBCCCBCBAACBBBBCCABCA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABCACBBBCBBACBBBCACABCCBABBBABACBCBAACCCBCACBBBBBBBCBAC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CBBABCBBABBBCACACCCBCBCCACAACABBCCCBCBAACBBBBCCABCA"3⤵
- Launches sc.exe
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_CBBABCBBABBBCACACCCBCBCCACAACABBCCCBCBAACBBBBCCABCA"2⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exesc start "UserDataSvc_CBBABCBBABBBCACACCCBCBCCACAACABBCCCBCBAACBBBBCCABCA"3⤵
- Launches sc.exe
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
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C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABCACBBBCBBACBBBCACABCCBABBBABACBCBAACCCBCACBBBBBBBCBAC.exeC:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABCACBBBCBBACBBBCACABCCBABBBABACBCBAACCCBCACBBBBBBBCBAC.exe1⤵
- 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
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C:\Windows\notepad.exe"notepad.exe"2⤵
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ABABAAACAABBACABABAAACCBBBCAABABCAABCAAACABCBBAACCCBCACCCCACBAACCABCCAAABCBAAAACCABBABAAAAACCBBCBCACBCA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABABBBABCACCCACBCBBACBCACCCBCBACCAAAACCCCCBACAABBBCACCA.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f2⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
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C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABABBBABCACCCACBCBBACBCACCCBCBACCAAAACCCCCBACAABBBCACCA.exeC:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABABBBABCACCCACBCBBACBCACCCBCBACCAAAACCCCCBACAABBBCACCA.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABCACBBBCBBACBBBCACABCCBABBBABACBCBAACCCBCACBBBBBBBCBAC.exeC:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABCACBBBCBBACBBBCACABCCBABBBABACBCBAACCCBCACBBBBBBBCBAC.exe1⤵
- Creates a file in the Startup directory
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Execution
Command and Scripting Interpreter
1Windows Command Shell
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1System Services
1Service Execution
1Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
2Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
2Create or Modify System Process
1Windows Service
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
2Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
2Create or Modify System Process
1Windows Service
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Replay Monitor
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Downloads
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virus_log.txt
virus_log.txt
memory/764-70-0x0000000000E30000-0x0000000000E51000-memory.dmp
memory/764-1850-0x0000000000E30000-0x0000000000E51000-memory.dmp
memory/764-48-0x0000000000E30000-0x0000000000E51000-memory.dmp
memory/764-45-0x0000000000E30000-0x0000000000E51000-memory.dmp
memory/1136-99-0x0000000000920000-0x0000000000941000-memory.dmp
memory/4500-1543-0x0000000000E30000-0x0000000000E51000-memory.dmp
memory/4936-1849-0x0000000000820000-0x0000000000841000-memory.dmp
memory/4936-10-0x0000000000820000-0x0000000000841000-memory.dmp
memory/4936-69-0x0000000000820000-0x0000000000841000-memory.dmp
memory/4936-60-0x0000000000820000-0x0000000000841000-memory.dmp
memory/4936-40-0x0000000000820000-0x0000000000841000-memory.dmp
memory/4936-21-0x0000000000820000-0x0000000000841000-memory.dmp