Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    126s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    10/08/2026, 03:52

General

  • Target
    2026-08-10_e1efbbfb3ef246376e56230e13137370_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe
  • Size 15.5MB
  • Sample260810-ee43nsan6s
  • SHA256 48213349f42afa0958abe8f07c97c15a54a64134b5e9751859d11c7be6332528
  • 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
  • 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 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 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 7 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-10_e1efbbfb3ef246376e56230e13137370_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-10_e1efbbfb3ef246376e56230e13137370_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:3248
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CABCCABACACACCBBABABBBCBCCCCABBCBBCBBBCBABBAABCCAACBBAACABBCAABCBBABAAACCABBCACAAABAABCBBBBACBBACACCACA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCABBCAAAACBBABCBBBBBBAACBBBBABCBCBACACBACCBBCBCCCCBCA.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:5612
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CABCCABACACACCBBABABBBCBCCCCABBCBBCBBBCBABBAABCCAACBBAACABBCAABCBBABAAACCABBCACAAABAABCBBBBACBBACACCACA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCABBCAAAACBBABCBBBBBBAACBBBBABCBCBACACBACCBBCBCCCCBCA.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:4684
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_ABBCCBAAAAACAAAAAAAABBCBBBACBCCABCCCBCBBCABCCCBCCBB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCABBCAAAACBBABCBBBBBBAACBBBBABCBCBACACBACCBBCBCCCCBCA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_ABBCCBAAAAACAAAAAAAABBCBBBACBCCABCCCBCBBCABCCCBCCBB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4996
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_ABBCCBAAAAACAAAAAAAABBCBBBACBCCABCCCBCBBCABCCCBCCBB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCABBCAAAACBBABCBBBBBBAACBBBBABCBCBACACBACCBBCBCCCCBCA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_ABBCCBAAAAACAAAAAAAABBCBBBACBCCABCCCBCBBCABCCCBCCBB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:5124
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_ABBCCBAAAAACAAAAAAAABBCBBBACBCCABCCCBCBBCABCCCBCCBB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:6064
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_ABBCCBAAAAACAAAAAAAABBCBBBACBCCABCCCBCBBCABCCCBCCBB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4456
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCABBCAAAACBBABCBBBBBBAACBBBBABCBCBACACBACCBBCBCCCCBCA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCABBCAAAACBBABCBBBBBBAACBBBBABCBCBACACBACCBBCBCCCCBCA.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:1796
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:4728
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCABBCAAAACBBABCBBBBBBAACBBBBABCBCBACACBACCBBCBCCCCBCA.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCABBCAAAACBBABCBBBBBBAACBBBBABCBCBACACBACCBBCBCCCCBCA.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:3820
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABACCACBAACBBACBBCCBABCBAAACCABCACAABAABABAABCCCBBAACCA.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABACCACBAACBBACBBCCBABCBAAACCABCACAABAABABAABCCCBBAACCA.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:1528

    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 d0d78a09f8b13fc03c6879e75b16d006fa3ca9212d6106bbd446c75bb4509bb5
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 34d980ede1af089dcd6b66fdab6cb239a5d61ef02669351a91c54f060a5b01d0
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 7fbf99438ac6019b71b86f8830b4c3ed210157f75bd2cb1d3073259d43605568
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 ded240f47df39a86ee6926cac2f46498a6b8676659faf0e81b8d5882a13698fe
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 118317ce13ffaa5a649c2d3245e5b0f3ae32de394668be11bbe6ba2d1e6f1611
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          svchost_BCCABBCAAAACBBABCBBBBBBAACBBBBABCBCBACACBACCBBCBCCCCBCA.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCABBCAAAACBBABCBBBBBBAACBBBBABCBCBACACBACCBBCBCCCCBCA.exe
          • Size 15.5MB
          • SHA256 48213349f42afa0958abe8f07c97c15a54a64134b5e9751859d11c7be6332528
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/1796-23-0x0000000000160000-0x0000000000181000-memory.dmp

          memory/1796-36-0x0000000000160000-0x0000000000181000-memory.dmp

          memory/3248-0-0x00000000000B0000-0x00000000000D1000-memory.dmp

          memory/3248-7-0x00000000000B0000-0x00000000000D1000-memory.dmp

          memory/3820-67-0x0000000000160000-0x0000000000181000-memory.dmp