Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • 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
    19/08/2026, 05:45

General

  • Target
    2026-08-19_50ba534aa039eb54708d9c550bb1b597_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe
  • Size 15.3MB
  • Sample260819-gfpqgsel21
  • SHA256 625a8641c945da2f66e0181de14992bf21299dce2ac56cf1e983258f45439904
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables packed with Dotfuscator 2 IoCs
  • Detects executables packed with SmartAssembly 2 IoCs
  • Detects executables packed with Yano Obfuscator 2 IoCs
  • Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
  • Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs

    Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

  • 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 10 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-19_50ba534aa039eb54708d9c550bb1b597_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-19_50ba534aa039eb54708d9c550bb1b597_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:3552
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CBCBACBACBBCBABAACCCBCCCACCBBBABCBAACAAACCBCCBBCCABBCAAACBCBCBABCCCBCBAAACBCABACBBCCBBAACCBCCCCBAABAABC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABCCBCCCCBCABABCCCACABBBACABAACACCACCAACCBACABABBCBBABC.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:3312
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CBCBACBACBBCBABAACCCBCCCACCBBBABCBAACAAACCBCCBBCCABBCAAACBCBCBABCCCBCBAAACBCABACBBCCBBAACCBCCCCBAABAABC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABCCBCCCCBCABABCCCACABBBACABAACACCACCAACCBACABABBCBBABC.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:1896
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_BBAABCABBABABABCABBAAACACCCACACBCBACBAACAABCCCBCABA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABCCBCCCCBCABABCCCACABBBACABAACACCACCAACCBACABABBCBBABC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BBAABCABBABABABCABBAAACACCCACACBCBACBAACAABCCCBCABA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1652
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_BBAABCABBABABABCABBAAACACCCACACBCBACBAACAABCCCBCABA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABCCBCCCCBCABABCCCACABBBACABAACACCACCAACCBACABABBCBBABC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BBAABCABBABABABCABBAAACACCCACACBCBACBAACAABCCCBCABA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:468
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_BBAABCABBABABABCABBAAACACCCACACBCBACBAACAABCCCBCABA"
      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_BBAABCABBABABABCABBAAACACCCACACBCBACBAACAABCCCBCABA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4720
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABCCBCCCCBCABABCCCACABBBACABAACACCACCAACCBACABABBCBBABC.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABCCBCCCCBCABABCCCACABBBACABAACACCACCAACCBACABABBCBBABC.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:3108
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1796
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\calc.exe
        calc.exe
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies registry class
        PID:3448
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABCCBCCCCBCABABCCCACABBBACABAACACCACCAACCBACABABBCBBABC.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABCCBCCCCBCABABCCCACABBBACABAACACCACCAACCBACABABBCBBABC.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:2064
  • C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe -Embedding
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:4812
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CABACABCCACBACCCCAACCCCAABACCAAACACBACCBBCCCCCBCBAAABAC.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CABACABCCACBACCCCAACCCCAABACCAAACACBACCBBCCCCCBCBAAABAC.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4936

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\PerfLogs\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 6730833b04c8bd9edf11c97b2dc0b1764e0739e1da895f16086d00a5bc894db2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        setup.exe

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Adobe\Setup\{AC76BA86-7AD7-1033-7B44-AC0F074E4100}\setup.exe
        • Size 15.8MB
        • SHA256 f9612bafc818bd83c518038ff9c4d8c115c7b720343f46467d8909bd6781d076
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Device Stage\Task\{07deb856-fc6e-4fb9-8add-d8f2cf8722c9}\it-IT\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 3396cdac1beb9d71f0e5929b164dde4a2fd5e99d9dceea95c0fe53322de3ebf5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftOfficeHub_8wekyb3d8bbwe\S-1-5-21-668679576-120646659-2289335452-1000\SystemAppData\Helium\Cache\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 8b4b09076af747e29b2f1752586b574b5c1b15f8c84917ce7c586d82af2e3f88
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Vault\4BF4C442-9B8A-41A0-B380-DD4A704DDB28\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 d4b7ebd287d5df245319695aab53b5f1a540713ea4a637e7969798cfc0fedc6f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00.UWPDesktop_8wekyb3d8bbwe\AC\Temp\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 62d1f83ba473ecf89e9b332600002c40fe71f352e9728bcbaeb28c7601ab9e85
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 4f420503216d29a873b446e2d27c5e4dd4bfc0d0d4761e318a3810829c2ef07a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 94bf62edd372e6b135525720c46f2a616f2add9b119216a1cbb589e296b5c463
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 cedd3b0621dd5c0cdf545fb36a348510a85788ee9f608ecac946179aecb55f7b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 3c06d39696109d436360cf9e6301191fb66b889217ae5fe82c166740facf71e7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 f0e00aa5765290dfb16f4ece3d915dca67e2546c328a2520d5260e1853206e49
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        svchost_ABCCBCCCCBCABABCCCACABBBACABAACACCACCAACCBACABABBCBBABC.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABCCBCCCCBCABABCCCACABBBACABAACACCACCAACCBACABABBCBBABC.exe
        • Size 15.3MB
        • SHA256 625a8641c945da2f66e0181de14992bf21299dce2ac56cf1e983258f45439904
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        virus_log.txt

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
        • Size 930B
        • SHA256 b549ef2d3c770afcfa79f4acf3f66337aaf95202a31a3393824327282a9cee78
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        memory/1796-64-0x0000000002E30000-0x0000000002E31000-memory.dmp

        memory/2064-74-0x0000000000810000-0x0000000000831000-memory.dmp

        memory/2064-647-0x0000000000810000-0x0000000000831000-memory.dmp

        memory/3108-38-0x0000000000810000-0x0000000000831000-memory.dmp

        memory/3108-25-0x0000000000810000-0x0000000000831000-memory.dmp

        memory/3552-6-0x0000000000910000-0x0000000000931000-memory.dmp

        memory/4936-80-0x0000000000530000-0x0000000000551000-memory.dmp