Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    133s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    18/08/2026, 22:40

General

  • Target
    2026-08-18_fd43bd1426486c70316628d4d63ff21d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_.exe
  • Size 14.7MB
  • Sample260818-2ly7bstvfx
  • SHA256 9621860e99c20b438bd861885187f92c6c24db71f263d761817375eba995abdd
  • 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\2026-08-18_fd43bd1426486c70316628d4d63ff21d_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-18_fd43bd1426486c70316628d4d63ff21d_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:4980
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CBBBCABACBBCBABBAACCCCCBBABBBAABBABACBCCCABCBAABBCAAACACACAABABCAABACABBCCABAABACACCACBCBBCCBCABABCCCBA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AAACCBBABBAAAAABBCAACCCAABBBCABACCABAABAACCCCBBBAAACACC.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:668
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CBBBCABACBBCBABBAACCCCCBBABBBAABBABACBCCCABCBAABBCAAACACACAABABCAABACABBCCABAABACACCACBCBBCCBCABABCCCBA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AAACCBBABBAAAAABBCAACCCAABBBCABACCABAABAACCCCBBBAAACACC.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:1736
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_CACCCBACCAABCBBCBABBCBABACAABAAABACAACAACAAABBCCABB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AAACCBBABBAAAAABBCAACCCAABBBCABACCABAABAACCCCBBBAAACACC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CACCCBACCAABCBBCBABBCBABACAABAAABACAACAACAAABBCCABB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4608
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_CACCCBACCAABCBBCBABBCBABACAABAAABACAACAACAAABBCCABB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AAACCBBABBAAAAABBCAACCCAABBBCABACCABAABAACCCCBBBAAACACC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CACCCBACCAABCBBCBABBCBABACAABAAABACAACAACAAABBCCABB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4632
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_CACCCBACCAABCBBCBABBCBABACAABAAABACAACAACAAABBCCABB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2356
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_CACCCBACCAABCBBCBABBCBABACAABAAABACAACAACAAABBCCABB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4872
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AAACCBBABBAAAAABBCAACCCAABBBCABACCABAABAACCCCBBBAAACACC.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AAACCBBABBAAAAABBCAACCCAABBBCABACCABAABAACCCCBBBAAACACC.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:3612
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:3104
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCAAAACCAABAACAABACACBBAACBBACCBBCCACABCBCBAAABCBBBBCBC.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCAAAACCAABAACAABACACBBAACBBACCBBCCACABCBCBAAABCBBBBCBC.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:5072
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AAACCBBABBAAAAABBCAACCCAABBBCABACCABAABAACCCCBBBAAACACC.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AAACCBBABBAAAAABBCAACCCAABBBCABACCABAABAACCCCBBBAAACACC.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:1900

    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 b4be29a8659c961fb625a91717081cc33dea04c9c0d95bded7498303182cf6c9
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 128e2763934baeaedb01d93d5b78f43adad06258457cfcd1ce7614a9ccb1cf68
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 9fa2d6433149d9051b505e3d9b75bd01947834bae71b69e7da558cc066c41973
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 eb62df5f20abbe0100f8e88e702570f9a7d18dd879468815825d8b46f302e78c
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 7b58bbc123925d18a935b6ec0f6a084e4e5f867010fe1cd8ca05e86b470b0ef6
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          svchost_AAACCBBABBAAAAABBCAACCCAABBBCABACCABAABAACCCCBBBAAACACC.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AAACCBBABBAAAAABBCAACCCAABBBCABACCABAABAACCCCBBBAAACACC.exe
          • Size 14.7MB
          • SHA256 9621860e99c20b438bd861885187f92c6c24db71f263d761817375eba995abdd
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/3612-24-0x00000000000D0000-0x00000000000F1000-memory.dmp

          memory/3612-34-0x00000000000D0000-0x00000000000F1000-memory.dmp

          memory/4980-0-0x0000000000640000-0x0000000000661000-memory.dmp

          memory/4980-8-0x0000000000640000-0x0000000000661000-memory.dmp