Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    131s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    11/08/2026, 03:47

General

  • Target
    2026-08-11_178264b8253ef4b5c4e34de863b53354_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe
  • Size 18.5MB
  • Sample260811-eclhjsfm61
  • SHA256 e78c4b9e37c6e5afc33a9085441628fbd8ce9e0426c2d52de164dee3f95c9a33
  • 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 2 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 10 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 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-11_178264b8253ef4b5c4e34de863b53354_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-11_178264b8253ef4b5c4e34de863b53354_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:4648
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BABACABCAACBCBABAABCACBCABBBBCCACBBBABACABCCBBAACAACBBAACCABCBBBBACCCABCACCBCBAABCAACABBBBBABACCBCBBBAA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AACBCCBABCABCCAABCABBABBACBCBBBBBBAAABCBCAABAACBCBBABAB.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:4912
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BABACABCAACBCBABAABCACBCABBBBCCACBBBABACABCCBBAACAACBBAACCABCBBBBACCCABCACCBCBAABCAACABBBBBABACCBCBBBAA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AACBCCBABCABCCAABCABBABBACBCBBBBBBAAABCBCAABAACBCBBABAB.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:2600
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_CCBCCCBAACBCCCAAACCBBCBACCBACCCBBBABCBBCBCABABCABBA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AACBCCBABCABCCAABCABBABBACBCBBBBBBAAABCBCAABAACBCBBABAB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CCBCCCBAACBCCCAAACCBBCBACCBACCCBBBABCBBCBCABABCABBA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2844
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_CCBCCCBAACBCCCAAACCBBCBACCBACCCBBBABCBBCBCABABCABBA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AACBCCBABCABCCAABCABBABBACBCBBBBBBAAABCBCAABAACBCBBABAB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CCBCCCBAACBCCCAAACCBBCBACCBACCCBBBABCBBCBCABABCABBA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:5464
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_CCBCCCBAACBCCCAAACCBBCBACCBACCCBBBABCBBCBCABABCABBA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3484
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_CCBCCCBAACBCCCAAACCBBCBACCBACCCBBBABCBBCBCABABCABBA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:5632
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AACBCCBABCABCCAABCABBABBACBCBBBBBBAAABCBCAABAACBCBBABAB.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AACBCCBABCABCCAABCABBABBACBCBBBBBBAAABCBCAABAACBCBBABAB.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:5972
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3596
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\calc.exe
        calc.exe
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies registry class
        PID:316
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AACBCCBABCABCCAABCABBABBACBCBBBBBBAAABCBCAABAACBCBBABAB.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AACBCCBABCABCCAABCABBABBACBCBBBBBBAAABCBCAABAACBCBBABAB.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:3172
  • C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe -Embedding
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:4688

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 648d2b9f359bd425d0be0e424f925cbf3051071fae49e5cec0d151f9861a0c85
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 31a9ee5dd4d50f9d341313cda1d1d3abcf9e14fd9db5c7b7e508a4aac2abf812
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 ec655db0d6760e1be49e8d3f647b1456f8b94f613aacf09fba5455db614b0258
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 30ec1db7c4efd5be2f2525d061413308a5d6ea826bd55f8dbcd9d40814b2cc80
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        svchost_AACBCCBABCABCCAABCABBABBACBCBBBBBBAAABCBCAABAACBCBBABAB.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AACBCCBABCABCCAABCABBABBACBCBBBBBBAAABCBCAABAACBCBBABAB.exe
        • Size 18.5MB
        • SHA256 e78c4b9e37c6e5afc33a9085441628fbd8ce9e0426c2d52de164dee3f95c9a33
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/3596-68-0x0000000004DB0000-0x0000000004DB1000-memory.dmp

        memory/4648-0-0x00000000000C0000-0x00000000000E1000-memory.dmp

        memory/4648-8-0x00000000000C0000-0x00000000000E1000-memory.dmp

        memory/5972-27-0x0000000000440000-0x0000000000461000-memory.dmp

        memory/5972-40-0x0000000000440000-0x0000000000461000-memory.dmp