Analysis

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

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    27/08/2026, 01:01

General

  • Target
    2026-08-26_fa8fae69d0b9a1a8fcf641a3d42de540_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe
  • Size 14.9MB
  • Sample260827-bc7t1ayckd
  • SHA256 6f319b1e269867061ab39bdf92d92b14a0d57cb18d93fbc3c79da4900360bc13
  • 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\2026-08-26_fa8fae69d0b9a1a8fcf641a3d42de540_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-26_fa8fae69d0b9a1a8fcf641a3d42de540_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:4900
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BBABBACBCABCCCABACAAABBCABCCBCCAACAABBBBBABAACACBAAAACCAAAAABABBCBAABBBCAABCAAAACCCBAAACBBABCBAABBCABCC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBABCBCCAABAACCBCCBCBBAAABCBBBCCACCCABABCBBCCACACACBBCB.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:1020
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BBABBACBCABCCCABACAAABBCABCCBCCAACAABBBBBABAACACBAAAACCAAAAABABBCBAABBBCAABCAAAACCCBAAACBBABCBAABBCABCC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBABCBCCAABAACCBCCBCBBAAABCBBBCCACCCABABCBBCCACACACBBCB.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:2828
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_BCAAACABCACAABBBCCACACAABACBBCBCBBBABCBBBCBBCAACCBB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBABCBCCAABAACCBCCBCBBAAABCBBBCCACCCABABCBBCCACACACBBCB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BCAAACABCACAABBBCCACACAABACBBCBCBBBABCBBBCBBCAACCBB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3712
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_BCAAACABCACAABBBCCACACAABACBBCBCBBBABCBBBCBBCAACCBB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBABCBCCAABAACCBCCBCBBAAABCBBBCCACCCABABCBBCCACACACBBCB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BCAAACABCACAABBBCCACACAABACBBCBCBBBABCBBBCBBCAACCBB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:5660
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_BCAAACABCACAABBBCCACACAABACBBCBCBBBABCBBBCBBCAACCBB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2176
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_BCAAACABCACAABBBCCACACAABACBBCBCBBBABCBBBCBBCAACCBB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:5740
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBABCBCCAABAACCBCCBCBBAAABCBBBCCACCCABABCBBCCACACACBBCB.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBABCBCCAABAACCBCCBCBBAAABCBBBCCACCCABABCBBCCACACACBBCB.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:2404
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:1772
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBABCBCCAABAACCBCCBCBBAAABCBBBCCACCCABABCBBCCACACACBBCB.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBABCBCCAABAACCBCCBCBBAAABCBBBCCACCCABABCBBCCACACACBBCB.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:4804
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBBCAABBBCCCABBABCCCCABABACACBBABCACABACACACBCABCBABACB.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBBCAABBBCCCABBABCCCCABABACACBBABCACABACACACBCABCBABACB.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:5220

    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 b6318fb6bf7a0a73e93ef8562a7a46f5b2ee57143c89aca3a8ef9b66b9987ad6
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 d4f64ee09ced6a7e0e4288a45e23fab45a93a5c256deffdf1606c56435996e49
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 0e8da4f52cab985cf86d7a455d0a919bc509e8fa9c81325748984ee25abae231
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 8e713b02fe586f6255d0d45d6978985c4e9a12931e504184cf2ec3eda633a77c
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 b03f2b59e795549044a90609c8e21e72cb3f65ea57033bc950d359eb4962a888
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          svchost_CBABCBCCAABAACCBCCBCBBAAABCBBBCCACCCABABCBBCCACACACBBCB.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBABCBCCAABAACCBCCBCBBAAABCBBBCCACCCABABCBBCCACACACBBCB.exe
          • Size 14.9MB
          • SHA256 6f319b1e269867061ab39bdf92d92b14a0d57cb18d93fbc3c79da4900360bc13
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/2404-22-0x00000000008F0000-0x0000000000911000-memory.dmp

          memory/2404-35-0x00000000008F0000-0x0000000000911000-memory.dmp

          memory/4804-66-0x00000000008F0000-0x0000000000911000-memory.dmp

          memory/4900-6-0x0000000000260000-0x0000000000281000-memory.dmp

          memory/5220-74-0x0000000000AD0000-0x0000000000AF1000-memory.dmp