Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    151s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    13/08/2026, 04:32

General

  • Target
    2026-08-13_7ad0756525a2da9f466a02f78e51fb9f_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe
  • Size 15.1MB
  • Sample260813-e55f5abk6y
  • SHA256 063e534011b08b76d659dc9daffee7ffbb55f8d3c592623880c3e920ed3e5745
  • 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 11 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\2026-08-13_7ad0756525a2da9f466a02f78e51fb9f_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-13_7ad0756525a2da9f466a02f78e51fb9f_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:1584
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_AAACCAAACBCBBAACBBBBCBCABACABCACAABCBCBABBCBCACCCCCBBCCACAACCCBABBAAABBBBCBBABCBCBBBCBBCCCAABCAABCCABCC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CAACBBCBAAAACBCAACCCACBBABABBCBACBABCCABBACBAAAAACCCACC.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:2768
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_AAACCAAACBCBBAACBBBBCBCABACABCACAABCBCBABBCBCACCCCCBBCCACAACCCBABBAAABBBBCBBABCBCBBBCBBCCCAABCAABCCABCC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CAACBBCBAAAACBCAACCCACBBABABBCBACBABCCABBACBAAAAACCCACC.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:2852
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_BCABAABACBBBBACAACCBBCCBBBABBABABCBCCACBCABCCBBCBCC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CAACBBCBAAAACBCAACCCACBBABABBCBACBABCCABBACBAAAAACCCACC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BCABAABACBBBBACAACCBBCCBBBABBABABCBCCACBCABCCBBCBCC"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3880
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_BCABAABACBBBBACAACCBBCCBBBABBABABCBCCACBCABCCBBCBCC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CAACBBCBAAAACBCAACCCACBBABABBCBACBABCCABBACBAAAAACCCACC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BCABAABACBBBBACAACCBBCCBBBABBABABCBCCACBCABCCBBCBCC"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3164
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_BCABAABACBBBBACAACCBBCCBBBABBABABCBCCACBCABCCBBCBCC"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4836
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_BCABAABACBBBBACAACCBBCCBBBABBABABCBCCACBCABCCBBCBCC"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3828
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CAACBBCBAAAACBCAACCCACBBABABBCBACBABCCABBACBAAAAACCCACC.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CAACBBCBAAAACBCAACCCACBBABABBCBACBABCCABBACBAAAAACCCACC.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:4968
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1788
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\calc.exe
        calc.exe
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies registry class
        PID:4864
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CAACBBCBAAAACBCAACCCACBBABABBCBACBABCCABBACBAAAAACCCACC.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CAACBBCBAAAACBCAACCCACBBABABBCBACBABCCABBACBAAAAACCCACC.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:1192
  • C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe -Embedding
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:4892
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CACBAABBBCBBBABCBACBAAAAAAAAAACAABACBBBAAAAAABCAABACBCC.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CACBAABBBCBBBABCBACBAAAAAAAAAACAABACBBBAAAAAABCAABACBCC.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4816

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 0a9e3166bce5e3751dca90e588decda732ab7f2baa8f4271f44866e461da8f83
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 a118de1e4959ecc67644005acb699daae5e705b8255b4727fd2bc002b8d2b797
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 1da32ddd54868fb96f39298317d23a758e6cc25db03edd90c68d04fd658cf719
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 d6eabeaf4a2f2ed51c6589a36893c6d57c313ba963389413f3eff83a688a77f5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        svchost_CAACBBCBAAAACBCAACCCACBBABABBCBACBABCCABBACBAAAAACCCACC.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CAACBBCBAAAACBCAACCCACBBABABBCBACBABCCABBACBAAAAACCCACC.exe
        • Size 15.1MB
        • SHA256 063e534011b08b76d659dc9daffee7ffbb55f8d3c592623880c3e920ed3e5745
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/1584-25-0x0000000000220000-0x0000000000241000-memory.dmp

        memory/1584-38-0x0000000000220000-0x0000000000241000-memory.dmp

        memory/1584-64-0x0000000000220000-0x0000000000241000-memory.dmp

        memory/1584-0-0x0000000000220000-0x0000000000241000-memory.dmp

        memory/1584-12-0x0000000000220000-0x0000000000241000-memory.dmp

        memory/1788-88-0x0000000002F20000-0x0000000002F21000-memory.dmp

        memory/4968-55-0x00000000002A0000-0x00000000002C1000-memory.dmp

        memory/4968-37-0x00000000002A0000-0x00000000002C1000-memory.dmp

        memory/4968-78-0x00000000002A0000-0x00000000002C1000-memory.dmp