Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    125s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    30/08/2026, 21:39

General

  • Target
    2026-08-30_1228b43ee05f8371e67b465640d73370_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe
  • Size 16.8MB
  • Sample260830-1h2ydadd96
  • SHA256 bafb4fa4104d7ef8bdf690f2801f19f760d7f9e6820e962aadf49024d610626f
  • 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 2 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 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 8 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\2026-08-30_1228b43ee05f8371e67b465640d73370_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-30_1228b43ee05f8371e67b465640d73370_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:4272
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CCCBCAAACBABBBCBABACBABBCBABBBBCAABCABCCAABCACACBCBBAABACABCCBCABCAAACCABCCABAACBBAACCCCCBCCBACCCBCABAA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AABCBBABCABACCCBCACAABABCCCABCCBBBAABCACCCACCAABBAAAACC.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:5436
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CCCBCAAACBABBBCBABACBABBCBABBBBCAABCABCCAABCACACBCBBAABACABCCBCABCAAACCABCCABAACBBAACCCCCBCCBACCCBCABAA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AABCBBABCABACCCBCACAABABCCCABCCBBBAABCACCCACCAABBAAAACC.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:3556
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_CBACACABCCBBAABCACAABCAAABCBAAACBACACABAACABAABABCC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AABCBBABCABACCCBCACAABABCCCABCCBBBAABCACCCACCAABBAAAACC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CBACACABCCBBAABCACAABCAAABCBAAACBACACABAACABAABABCC"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5220
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_CBACACABCCBBAABCACAABCAAABCBAAACBACACABAACABAABABCC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AABCBBABCABACCCBCACAABABCCCABCCBBBAABCACCCACCAABBAAAACC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CBACACABCCBBAABCACAABCAAABCBAAACBACACABAACABAABABCC"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3896
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_CBACACABCCBBAABCACAABCAAABCBAAACBACACABAACABAABABCC"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5612
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_CBACACABCCBBAABCACAABCAAABCBAAACBACACABAACABAABABCC"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:5592
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AABCBBABCABACCCBCACAABABCCCABCCBBBAABCACCCACCAABBAAAACC.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AABCBBABCABACCCBCACAABABCCCABCCBBBAABCACCCACCAABBAAAACC.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4752
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:3752
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AABCBBABCABACCCBCACAABABCCCABCCBBBAABCACCCACCAABBAAAACC.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AABCBBABCABACCCBCACAABABCCCABCCBBBAABCACCCACCAABBAAAACC.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:1624

    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 a0ddb420db461c624e08dd1f25f673ab482c2a496288c2abffdf7d6c073fbd09
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 04e359f4acfb655e0d36f53e92657a4899fa948195173f082f25b85e6520ed0f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 2ec383ab620e76271a0be8ddff5c59aa4e7d7f0467206b71295627193f374b23
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 6f2dc7647700af4027684124f338219721b52ccb2247ce5a732255de5ea3e2bc
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          svchost_AABCBBABCABACCCBCACAABABCCCABCCBBBAABCACCCACCAABBAAAACC.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AABCBBABCABACCCBCACAABABCCCABCCBBBAABCACCCACCAABBAAAACC.exe
          • Size 16.8MB
          • SHA256 bafb4fa4104d7ef8bdf690f2801f19f760d7f9e6820e962aadf49024d610626f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/4272-0-0x0000000000220000-0x0000000000241000-memory.dmp

          memory/4272-8-0x0000000000220000-0x0000000000241000-memory.dmp

          memory/4752-24-0x00000000007E0000-0x0000000000801000-memory.dmp

          memory/4752-37-0x00000000007E0000-0x0000000000801000-memory.dmp