Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    143s
  • 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, 08:43

General

  • Target
    2026-08-16_045c5e98a6ca5dca76df193bd3be9504_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_.exe
  • Size 15.9MB
  • Sample260816-kmsmhatfke
  • SHA256 b395559b6bc4fea2f093b43a9ee88afc043cf5726803ff4616dc96d43cbd9e18
  • 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\2026-08-16_045c5e98a6ca5dca76df193bd3be9504_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-16_045c5e98a6ca5dca76df193bd3be9504_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_.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:3756
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CBCABCACCABAABABACABACBAAACCAABAABCCCBAABAAACBBBBBCAACBCCACCAACCBCCACCABACCABACCBBAABBCBBABCABBCBACCACC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BACBCABBACBAACAACBBCCBCBCBABCCBABBBCCAAABCCACCCBCCBBCCA.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:6376
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CBCABCACCABAABABACABACBAAACCAABAABCCCBAABAAACBBBBBCAACBCCACCAACCBCCACCABACCABACCBBAABBCBBABCABBCBACCACC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BACBCABBACBAACAACBBCCBCBCBABCCBABBBCCAAABCCACCCBCCBBCCA.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:7036
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_BBCCABBBCCCCBAACCCABAACCAAABCBACCACAAAACBCCABCCCCAA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BACBCABBACBAACAACBBCCBCBCBABCCBABBBCCAAABCCACCCBCCBBCCA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BBCCABBBCCCCBAACCCABAACCAAABCBACCACAAAACBCCABCCCCAA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5368
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_BBCCABBBCCCCBAACCCABAACCAAABCBACCACAAAACBCCABCCCCAA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BACBCABBACBAACAACBBCCBCBCBABCCBABBBCCAAABCCACCCBCCBBCCA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BBCCABBBCCCCBAACCCABAACCAAABCBACCACAAAACBCCABCCCCAA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1156
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_BBCCABBBCCCCBAACCCABAACCAAABCBACCACAAAACBCCABCCCCAA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2408
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_BBCCABBBCCCCBAACCCABAACCAAABCBACCACAAAACBCCABCCCCAA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:6696
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BACBCABBACBAACAACBBCCBCBCBABCCBABBBCCAAABCCACCCBCCBBCCA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BACBCABBACBAACAACBBCCBCBCBABCCBABBBCCAAABCCACCCBCCBBCCA.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:7016
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:3456
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBCBBBABACCBACBCABCCBACCCBBCACBACBBBBABABCCBCCCBCACACAC.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBCBBBABACCBACBCABCCBACCCBBCACBACBBBBABABCCBCCCBCACACAC.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:7076
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BACBCABBACBAACAACBBCCBCBCBABCCBABBBCCAAABCCACCCBCCBBCCA.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BACBCABBACBAACAACBBCCBCBCBABCCBABBBCCAAABCCACCCBCCBBCCA.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:3144

    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 ced0b985f3ed293582ffb2a7befd79fec54df16ed0a367702d582424d946e716
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 07d7bb43364e1b6b29c5ae7c270baa7ade11f973010c7262c36a155c5d2dcfb7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 13ebd96d0ef08a9843fbeddc7606b53e3c142a16d2ca9ab0ed1ec29c9206ff9f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 f787554bd32b5984bd1aeecb6c001991b510a81ea7755b1ce1859fff033a58cb
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 69f0d92018cbd5a01628dc58f7c5bf47e31b4979dd6ee21b8ac7b5708326b0e7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          svchost_BACBCABBACBAACAACBBCCBCBCBABCCBABBBCCAAABCCACCCBCCBBCCA.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BACBCABBACBAACAACBBCCBCBCBABCCBABBBCCAAABCCACCCBCCBBCCA.exe
          • Size 15.9MB
          • SHA256 b395559b6bc4fea2f093b43a9ee88afc043cf5726803ff4616dc96d43cbd9e18
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/3756-0-0x0000000000F90000-0x0000000000FB1000-memory.dmp

          memory/3756-7-0x0000000000F90000-0x0000000000FB1000-memory.dmp

          memory/7016-24-0x0000000000D90000-0x0000000000DB1000-memory.dmp

          memory/7016-34-0x0000000000D90000-0x0000000000DB1000-memory.dmp

          memory/7076-71-0x0000000000E40000-0x0000000000E61000-memory.dmp