Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    152s
  • 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, 17:15

General

  • Target
    2026-08-08_caae35571a7509c453baa49271257f53_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hijackloader.exe
  • Size 16.7MB
  • Sample260808-vsq1za1emb
  • SHA256 dc5030c78aef0f57bb9a428ff7a4ed6da88601bae44de91ff6e89244fbf67852
  • 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 3 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 11 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 1 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 8 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-08_caae35571a7509c453baa49271257f53_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hijackloader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-08_caae35571a7509c453baa49271257f53_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
    PID:3824
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BCCBBACABBCCCCCCBABCBBACBBCCBBCACAABCCCABAAAABAACCBCBACCACBCCCABBBACCACCCBBCABBAABACCAAACCBBBCBBBBBACBA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBBCCBAACCCBCCABAABBCBCCCCACBCCCCABACCABBCCBCBCCBBACBAC.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:2760
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BCCBBACABBCCCCCCBABCBBACBBCCBBCACAABCCCABAAAABAACCBCBACCACBCCCABBBACCACCCBBCABBAABACCAAACCBBBCBBBBBACBA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBBCCBAACCCBCCABAABBCBCCCCACBCCCCABACCABBCCBCBCCBBACBAC.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:3736
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_BCBCACBCCACCCAAAABBBCACACBBAABCCCBACBCCBBABBCCAACCA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBBCCBAACCCBCCABAABBCBCCCCACBCCCCABACCABBCCBCBCCBBACBAC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BCBCACBCCACCCAAAABBBCACACBBAABCCCBACBCCBBABBCCAACCA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1512
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_BCBCACBCCACCCAAAABBBCACACBBAABCCCBACBCCBBABBCCAACCA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBBCCBAACCCBCCABAABBCBCCCCACBCCCCABACCABBCCBCBCCBBACBAC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BCBCACBCCACCCAAAABBBCACACBBAABCCCBACBCCBBABBCCAACCA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1912
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_BCBCACBCCACCCAAAABBBCACACBBAABCCCBACBCCBBABBCCAACCA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2380
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_BCBCACBCCACCCAAAABBBCACACBBAABCCCBACBCCBBABBCCAACCA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1632
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBBCCBAACCCBCCABAABBCBCCCCACBCCCCABACCABBCCBCBCCBBACBAC.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBBCCBAACCCBCCABAABBCBCCCCACBCCCCABACCABBCCBCBCCBBACBAC.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:2844
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1724
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\calc.exe
        calc.exe
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies registry class
        PID:3544
  • C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe -Embedding
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:2308
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBCACBBACABACCAAABABCCCABCACCBCCAABBCBBBCBBCAACBBABAACC.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBCACBBACABACCAAABABCCCABCACCBCCAABBCBBBCBBCAACBBABAACC.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:4104
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBBCCBAACCCBCCABAABBCBCCCCACBCCCCABACCABBCCBCBCCBBACBAC.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBBCCBAACCCBCCABAABBCBCCCCACBCCCCABACCABBCCBCBCCBBACBAC.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:2640

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 505b78ea75bd05ed0059f34be2eac34162cd60f60e0e54eb17a9b2a2597f329c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 1ea4c66d56339740c7c6b72ce5f17a25801ab0734a7a07f5198b97bf8f1e6f4a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 ad5e2151b33205c6060c70851283ad4150170247043baabc34996ccb8512a4ad
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 a05327e1f1f0024061a7547683944dffccd02bd60c91a78f35a54b3d30c14b90
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 7722903c00bf7005c6c77e1c0bb1e148a603f45ef2d904574b4ee042e5cb4b1b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        svchost_BBBCCBAACCCBCCABAABBCBCCCCACBCCCCABACCABBCCBCBCCBBACBAC.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBBCCBAACCCBCCABAABBCBCCCCACBCCCCABACCABBCCBCBCCBBACBAC.exe
        • Size 16.7MB
        • SHA256 dc5030c78aef0f57bb9a428ff7a4ed6da88601bae44de91ff6e89244fbf67852
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        virus_log.txt

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
        • Size 934B
        • SHA256 3ad6cfb0d4ca7a8153ae1a9ebdacf665e5590131f5b3e3ff88db619a8c889246
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        memory/1724-58-0x0000000004F40000-0x0000000004F41000-memory.dmp

        memory/2640-89-0x0000000000410000-0x0000000000431000-memory.dmp

        memory/2844-26-0x0000000000410000-0x0000000000431000-memory.dmp

        memory/2844-36-0x0000000000410000-0x0000000000431000-memory.dmp

        memory/3824-7-0x0000000000B80000-0x0000000000BA1000-memory.dmp

        memory/3824-0-0x0000000000B80000-0x0000000000BA1000-memory.dmp

        memory/4104-87-0x0000000000830000-0x0000000000851000-memory.dmp