Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    143s
  • 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, 22:54

General

  • Target
    2026-08-29_fce27883d8ef785b3700a3064cb504da_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hijackloader.exe
  • Size 19.3MB
  • Sample260830-2v13aatwft
  • SHA256 ac4b2f6ba6748ce558b3f93ed443da7b25666ef5c9bf71baa77ce6cb6cf079a4
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • 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\2026-08-29_fce27883d8ef785b3700a3064cb504da_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hijackloader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-29_fce27883d8ef785b3700a3064cb504da_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hijackloader.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:4208
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CBCBCABBBBCCCABCACBBBCCBCAACACCCABACBCAACBCAACCACABBBBCBBBBBBBBAACCCABCBBACCBABABCAABBBCACBACBCABCABCCC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AAACBBCCAABBACCABCBBCCBCBCACCCBAABBABCBBAABACBBCBAAAACA.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:1480
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CBCBCABBBBCCCABCACBBBCCBCAACACCCABACBCAACBCAACCACABBBBCBBBBBBBBAACCCABCBBACCBABABCAABBBCACBACBCABCABCCC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AAACBBCCAABBACCABCBBCCBCBCACCCBAABBABCBBAABACBBCBAAAACA.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:4624
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_CBCBACBCCCCCCCACACABBCCCCCABBAABACABBBAAACBACBABACA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AAACBBCCAABBACCABCBBCCBCBCACCCBAABBABCBBAABACBBCBAAAACA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CBCBACBCCCCCCCACACABBCCCCCABBAABACABBBAAACBACBABACA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1620
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_CBCBACBCCCCCCCACACABBCCCCCABBAABACABBBAAACBACBABACA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AAACBBCCAABBACCABCBBCCBCBCACCCBAABBABCBBAABACBBCBAAAACA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CBCBACBCCCCCCCACACABBCCCCCABBAABACABBBAAACBACBABACA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1612
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_CBCBACBCCCCCCCACACABBCCCCCABBAABACABBBAAACBACBABACA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2920
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_CBCBACBCCCCCCCACACABBCCCCCABBAABACABBBAAACBACBABACA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4164
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AAACBBCCAABBACCABCBBCCBCBCACCCBAABBABCBBAABACBBCBAAAACA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AAACBBCCAABBACCABCBBCCBCBCACCCBAABBABCBBAABACBBCBAAAACA.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:1588
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:2692
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AACACCCBABAAAABCAABABBBBBCCBCCCBCCCCBCBBBCBACABBBBCBBBB.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AACACCCBABAAAABCAABABBBBBCCBCCCBCCCCBCBBBCBACABBBBCBBBB.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2828
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AAACBBCCAABBACCABCBBCCBCBCACCCBAABBABCBBAABACBBCBAAAACA.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AAACBBCCAABBACCABCBBCCBCBCACCCBAABBABCBBAABACBBCBAAAACA.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:2548

    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 1badbf77e6dc3e53a305f5976b10eb5102b5692bd235a52db4f7efef6a973b9e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 4f37e9a9af5c386b8afd6c8ae61e872b57606bce979f82404cb14de77140548b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 c9923608326ccb53bb872aedb61af6a097ed8af279c42e31dc8af909ece56d11
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 33d7189cc5b7ae18f18a899db2faacd064ba871c1468efb7f1fdaf544c88be7e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 88ff90ad1b18e722ce4d31e163d2ae373eb434d0bbf0fbdaf752267d9257d443
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          svchost_AAACBBCCAABBACCABCBBCCBCBCACCCBAABBABCBBAABACBBCBAAAACA.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AAACBBCCAABBACCABCBBCCBCBCACCCBAABBABCBBAABACBBCBAAAACA.exe
          • Size 19.3MB
          • SHA256 ac4b2f6ba6748ce558b3f93ed443da7b25666ef5c9bf71baa77ce6cb6cf079a4
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/1588-24-0x0000000000320000-0x0000000000341000-memory.dmp

          memory/1588-34-0x0000000000320000-0x0000000000341000-memory.dmp

          memory/2828-70-0x0000000000140000-0x0000000000161000-memory.dmp

          memory/4208-0-0x0000000000960000-0x0000000000981000-memory.dmp

          memory/4208-7-0x0000000000960000-0x0000000000981000-memory.dmp