Analysis
- max time kernel
150s - max time network
151s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260513-en - resource tags
- submitted
10/08/2026, 04:15
General
- Target 2026-08-10_9ef80dd58758cd4c60c2ad30061edd9a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hijackloader.exe
- Size 16.9MB
- Sample260810-evesqaea58
- SHA256 32a9c9c0d2a29a8fd2ff0e094b06d2fd73dc2ff4940954c4a0ba2ce654b3fa5d
Score
9/10
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) 2 IoCs
- Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
- Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
- Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 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 8 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 6 IoCs
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-10_9ef80dd58758cd4c60c2ad30061edd9a_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hijackloader.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-10_9ef80dd58758cd4c60c2ad30061edd9a_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_CBBBABABBAACBBCBBACBCCBCABACCCAACABABACBACACABCCCACBABCCABACAABCAABAABCBBCABBBABBBCBBBABCCCAAABCAACBCBB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BAACAACACABAABBBCCAACCCBBCABCBCCBCABBCACCAACCBACCBBBCBB.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_CBBBABABBAACBBCBBACBCCBCABACCCAACABABACBACACABCCCACBABCCABACAABCAABAABCBBCABBBABBBCBBBABCCCAAABCAACBCBB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BAACAACACABAABBBCCAACCCBBCABCBCCBCABBCACCAACCBACCBBBCBB.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_AACCCBBCBAABBCACABBBCBCACBBCBBCAAABCBCABBAAACCAABBC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BAACAACACABAABBBCCAACCCBBCABCBCCBCABBCACCAACCBACCBBBCBB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_AACCCBBCBAABBCACABBBCBCACBBCBBCAAABCBCABBAAACCAABBC"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_AACCCBBCBAABBCACABBBCBCACBBCBBCAAABCBCABBAAACCAABBC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BAACAACACABAABBBCCAACCCBBCABCBCCBCABBCACCAACCBACCBBBCBB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_AACCCBBCBAABBCACABBBCBCACBBCBBCAAABCBCABBAAACCAABBC"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_AACCCBBCBAABBCACABBBCBCACBBCBBCAAABCBCABBAAACCAABBC"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_AACCCBBCBAABBCACABBBCBCACBBCBBCAAABCBCABBAAACCAABBC"3⤵
- Launches sc.exe
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
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C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BAACAACACABAABBBCCAACCCBBCABCBCCBCABBCACCAACCBACCBBBCBB.exeC:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BAACAACACABAABBBCCAACCCBBCABCBCCBCABBCACCAACCBACCBBBCBB.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_BAACAACACABAABBBCCAACCCBBCABCBCCBCABBCACCAACCBACCBBBCBB.exeC:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BAACAACACABAABBBCCAACCCBBCABCBCCBCABBCACCAACCBACCBBBCBB.exe1⤵
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
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Create or Modify System Process
1Windows Service
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Replay Monitor
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Downloads
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svchost_BAACAACACABAABBBCCAACCCBBCABCBCCBCABBCACCAACCBACCBBBCBB.exe
svchost_BAACAACACABAABBBCCAACCCBBCABCBCCBCABBCACCAACCBACCBBBCBB.exe
memory/3284-0-0x0000000000A60000-0x0000000000A81000-memory.dmp
memory/3284-8-0x0000000000A60000-0x0000000000A81000-memory.dmp
memory/4756-27-0x0000000000130000-0x0000000000151000-memory.dmp
memory/4756-40-0x0000000000130000-0x0000000000151000-memory.dmp