Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    149s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    09/08/2026, 07:42

General

  • Target
    2026-08-09_e8401d5ccb967bef8696ca625f8725a5_akira_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_swisyn.exe
  • Size 2.1MB
  • Sample260809-jjp7jaw1az
  • SHA256 7c13b1be68da2a7141de5642a1360dde7ca72637e7692f3317c2a0bb012b63e8
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Modifies visibility of hidden/system files in Explorer 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 6 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 4 IoCs
  • Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 5 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 7 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 12 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-09_e8401d5ccb967bef8696ca625f8725a5_akira_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_swisyn.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-09_e8401d5ccb967bef8696ca625f8725a5_akira_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_swisyn.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3948
    • \??\c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\2026-08-09_e8401d5ccb967bef8696ca625f8725a5_akira_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_swisyn.exe 
      c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\2026-08-09_e8401d5ccb967bef8696ca625f8725a5_akira_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_swisyn.exe 
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3696
    • C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\icsys.icn.exe
      C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\icsys.icn.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Drops file in Windows directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4536
      • \??\c:\windows\resources\themes\explorer.exe
        c:\windows\resources\themes\explorer.exe
        3⤵
        • Modifies visibility of hidden/system files in Explorer
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Adds Run key to start application
        • Drops file in System32 directory
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1720
        • \??\c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe
          c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe SE
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Drops file in Windows directory
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:5284
          • \??\c:\windows\resources\svchost.exe
            c:\windows\resources\svchost.exe
            5⤵
            • Modifies visibility of hidden/system files in Explorer
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Adds Run key to start application
            • Drops file in System32 directory
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
            • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:6060
            • \??\c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe
              c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe PR
              6⤵
              • Executes dropped EXE
              • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
              • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
              PID:3840

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        2026-08-09_e8401d5ccb967bef8696ca625f8725a5_akira_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_swisyn.exe 

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-09_e8401d5ccb967bef8696ca625f8725a5_akira_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_swisyn.exe 
        • Size 2.0MB
        • SHA256 04a4105ecbd9407e1dd65d6e7301b62ae96fdbd64ece3ce8cddb8059193abbeb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        explorer.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\explorer.exe
        • Size 135KB
        • SHA256 a54ed23a527ca9ee7da4cdee547bb1f35dc0c1cd7a59a0c6248d9e2bf05f52fd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        icsys.icn.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\icsys.icn.exe
        • Size 135KB
        • SHA256 d2230ed52a1eca1c5d7e7b82eb11d50c4deff479240d4ada99b0cf33f24d8f6c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        spoolsv.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\Resources\spoolsv.exe
        • Size 135KB
        • SHA256 fb4a5639f09e88a096d695663e9b61e41ca52d685200e0a5fba958d4805175a4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        svchost.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\Resources\svchost.exe
        • Size 135KB
        • SHA256 4240d5fd77fa973dd0d1146d51828bc1ce238df1007777c7afee8417e1a4d6f3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/1720-52-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

        memory/3840-48-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

        memory/3948-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

        memory/3948-51-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

        memory/4536-50-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

        memory/5284-49-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

        memory/6060-53-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp