Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    147s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-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 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\2026-08-11_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:3276
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CBCBCACACAACACABCCCACABBAAACBCCCCAABAABBBBCCCCBCACABCBBACAAACCBACBBBCBABBAACCCCACBABBACAABCACABBBBBCCCC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACCABCCACACBABABABAACCCBCBBBABCCCBCCCBBACCABCAACBBAABAC.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:5044
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CBCBCACACAACACABCCCACABBAAACBCCCCAABAABBBBCCCCBCACABCBBACAAACCBACBBBCBABBAACCCCACBABBACAABCACABBBBBCCCC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACCABCCACACBABABABAACCCBCBBBABCCCBCCCBBACCABCAACBBAABAC.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:5688
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_BABBACCCAABABBCCBBCCCAAAABCBCAACBBCCACBCCBBCBAABAAB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACCABCCACACBABABABAACCCBCBBBABCCCBCCCBBACCABCAACBBAABAC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BABBACCCAABABBCCBBCCCAAAABCBCAACBBCCACBCCBBCBAABAAB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5840
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_BABBACCCAABABBCCBBCCCAAAABCBCAACBBCCACBCCBBCBAABAAB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACCABCCACACBABABABAACCCBCBBBABCCCBCCCBBACCABCAACBBAABAC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BABBACCCAABABBCCBBCCCAAAABCBCAACBBCCACBCCBBCBAABAAB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1220
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_BABBACCCAABABBCCBBCCCAAAABCBCAACBBCCACBCCBBCBAABAAB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3932
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_BABBACCCAABABBCCBBCCCAAAABCBCAACBBCCACBCCBBCBAABAAB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3880
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACCABCCACACBABABABAACCCBCBBBABCCCBCCCBBACCABCAACBBAABAC.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACCABCCACACBABABABAACCCBCBBBABCCCBCCCBBACCABCAACBBAABAC.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:3980
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:1688
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACCABCCACACBABABABAACCCBCBBBABCCCBCCCBBACCABCAACBBAABAC.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACCABCCACACBABABABAACCCBCBBBABCCCBCCCBBACCABCAACBBAABAC.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:3404
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBBABBCACCBABBCABCBBAABCACACBCACCBCABCBBBBBBCBBABBABACA.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBBABBCACCBABBCABCBBAABCACACBCACCBCABCBBBBBBCBBABBABACA.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:4732

    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 d432e1515af680c507802711b1447d8fbc25788ea8c5bd111af1977463acbcf9
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 f7e118f2c1016888d588d4d98662d8e6e4dfc02d19f7b5720b180054b7dc0291
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 31e7068b2d1068a3260b05663a4eae722a10b210eb8a0bb6caceb30fe5d7e122
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 8a0a67080ed0dd19ab7e4cf72635bd88e46cbfb3b6e1e2510278feb42da63f56
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 f18c996b66562ef10970e773986b1fec4d23873a9d827ae4286b94caa37a4f16
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          svchost_ACCABCCACACBABABABAACCCBCBBBABCCCBCCCBBACCABCAACBBAABAC.exe

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

          memory/3276-6-0x0000000000870000-0x0000000000891000-memory.dmp

          memory/3404-65-0x0000000000D30000-0x0000000000D51000-memory.dmp

          memory/3980-22-0x0000000000D30000-0x0000000000D51000-memory.dmp

          memory/3980-35-0x0000000000D30000-0x0000000000D51000-memory.dmp

          memory/4732-74-0x0000000000D70000-0x0000000000D91000-memory.dmp