Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    31/08/2026, 15:11

General

  • Target
    2026-08-31_be81226b2ba2f95c7b2cb95cd7c8f376_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hijackloader.exe
  • Size 21.6MB
  • Sample260831-skshqaxtgs
  • SHA256 fc7454432741288b5832bdd60105f286c964b05bd5aefa0f45e2575d63b3913b
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Creates a file in the Startup directory 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    A file was written to a Windows startup folder. Files in these directories are executed automatically when a user logs on or an application initializes.

  • 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 4 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 13 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 2 IoCs

    Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 12 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 10 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-31_be81226b2ba2f95c7b2cb95cd7c8f376_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hijackloader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-31_be81226b2ba2f95c7b2cb95cd7c8f376_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:2920
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BBBACBAABABCBBACACABACABBBBCBABBCABAAABCABBCCABBACAABCAABCBBABCBBBBAAABAACAACAABCCBCABBABAABCACACBAAACA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBBCCBBAAACBACBCCBABCCABBACCAACBACCAABABBCCBBBAACCBAAAA.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:3512
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BBBACBAABABCBBACACABACABBBBCBABBCABAAABCABBCCABBACAABCAABCBBABCBBBBAAABAACAACAABCCBCABBABAABCACACBAAACA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBBCCBBAAACBACBCCBABCCABBACCAACBACCAABABBCCBBBAACCBAAAA.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:2712
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_CCBCAACABBBBCCCACACCCBAABBBCACCCBBABBAACBBCBBCCBACA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBBCCBBAAACBACBCCBABCCABBACCAACBACCAABABBCCBBBAACCBAAAA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CCBCAACABBBBCCCACACCCBAABBBCACCCBBABBAACBBCBBCCBACA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4228
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_CCBCAACABBBBCCCACACCCBAABBBCACCCBBABBAACBBCBBCCBACA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBBCCBBAAACBACBCCBABCCABBACCAACBACCAABABBCCBBBAACCBAAAA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CCBCAACABBBBCCCACACCCBAABBBCACCCBBABBAACBBCBBCCBACA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:448
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_CCBCAACABBBBCCCACACCCBAABBBCACCCBBABBAACBBCBBCCBACA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5008
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_CCBCAACABBBBCCCACACCCBAABBBCACCCBBABBAACBBCBBCCBACA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2804
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBBCCBBAAACBACBCCBABCCABBACCAACBACCAABABBCCBBBAACCBAAAA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBBCCBBAAACBACBCCBABCCABBACCAACBACCAABABBCCBBBAACCBAAAA.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:4304
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3396
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\calc.exe
        calc.exe
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies registry class
        PID:3448
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CBCCCCCCBBCCABCACABBBABCBACACCABABCCCBBBCABAAABBACABBCCBCBAABCCCAABAABCBACCABBCBCBACBAAAABAACAACCACBCAA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AABBBCCACBBBCCCACCCCABCABCBBBCBCCCACAACBCBCBACBACCABBAC.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:1124
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CBCCCCCCBBCCABCACABBBABCBACACCABABCCCBBBCABAAABBACABBCCBCBAABCCCAABAABCBACCABBCBCBACBAAAABAACAACCACBCAA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AABBBCCACBBBCCCACCCCABCABCBBBCBCCCACAACBCBCBACBACCABBAC.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:4644
  • C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe -Embedding
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:1600
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AABBBCCACBBBCCCACCCCABCABCBBBCBCCCACAACBCBCBACBACCABBAC.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AABBBCCACBBBCCCACCCCABCABCBBBCBCCCACAACBCBCBACBACCABBAC.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:2456
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBBCCBBAAACBACBCCBABCCABBACCAACBACCAABABBCCBBBAACCBAAAA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBBCCBBAAACBACBCCBABCCABBACCAACBACCAABABBCCBBBAACCBAAAA.exe
    1⤵
    • Creates a file in the Startup directory
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:5104

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 1ee88606ac7078aeba9ab65ab937dbdbf8ac8fc4aea0346e12c7c82bde667c0f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        setup.exe

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Adobe\Setup\{AC76BA86-7AD7-1033-7B44-AC0F074E4100}\setup.exe
        • Size 22.0MB
        • SHA256 29f2198d1437a746756a626c1396fb6fbdc59d86002cf2bf1ed3f1b45ba1e2e2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Crypto\PCPKSP\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 db69c2c21d033001e660478134653f65b1a90f81d2edf5e37abbffa3a2254b13
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Provisioning\AssetCache\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 38648c44f8d961bd3e18834c5fe3f8ecd174c21dc64fc6341ab87baac643bf82
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{4C903F19-B4C3-4D0C-8CC9-D444C511AF1C}v64.60.31149\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 a4561152952aa8ea613c9370306c4a15b59dec3e924a64140f097c1871d352ba
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{4C903F19-B4C3-4D0C-8CC9-D444C511AF1C}v64.60.31149\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 2c5c404741314618cc62ce2c5b2c07b9831edf98e627661d4c85acef3abc3943
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Feature Engagement Tracker\AvailabilityDB\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 b42e5c731288c11393d617c10b391eb12157cc485064fad7e41b62fd677f06d3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\18.151.0729.0013\sw\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 a951c7829a5a161de7bef38ed78b5dbd0aafbe7feb7a4ababccfe2663cfd3219
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.CallingShellApp_cw5n1h2txyewy\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 02d326ab3c56ff0cc909118c1362a01179915f4f71e341b0a3346525d3fe2cb8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\SwitchStep\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 14230a59be19bde1b3a7ef20c506d4713ad95352597dacb88a482a8341a5d174
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 61309c05830b3b14d9533c4836a48a9a84d50e95b1f27cb5b517ba418eeca95a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 8bb75367b8ff92ee2ffbbd8a1a68216f80296bfc5c373a3aa3144d58000facae
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 4feed8403ade23768364fa712e2908a3dfeecd10d232719f9f55b133114b6719
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 942f5a44febde05e7cbc9aae951c8e132a8b0b3b3b53c0674ab2259b27391ed5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 d0fd1a89e46753778567ea98267967f0c4e70bbc560c07b216cd8fef88f3a337
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 84511fe9aa1772475b3aaa8220b5ed33924a3081a6a12a5ac74e6d45a6d5b827
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Default\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Network Shortcuts\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 a84ff6a37d77d986f3be31a58defbd880d1491c04c9be118c04feb7a86e8653c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        svchost_CBBCCBBAAACBACBCCBABCCABBACCAACBACCAABABBCCBBBAACCBAAAA.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBBCCBBAAACBACBCCBABCCABBACCAACBACCAABABBCCBBBAACCBAAAA.exe
        • Size 21.6MB
        • SHA256 fc7454432741288b5832bdd60105f286c964b05bd5aefa0f45e2575d63b3913b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        virus_log.txt

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 c8906dfda31f5202f69907eb271a26c1eeac6d20631c4ade47610b81079548dc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        virus_log.txt

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 6c8a4f076ccd5dc127f7aa7d932b86e58b57098cf4609906e0b9b4f964e9c8dd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        virus_log.txt

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
        • Size 780B
        • SHA256 b84afdd7475a57b4ec09679faab431175e902b1141b6c314e5ae4d694fbf4107
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        memory/2456-2967-0x0000000000FE0000-0x0000000001001000-memory.dmp

        memory/2456-71-0x0000000000FE0000-0x0000000001001000-memory.dmp

        memory/2920-6-0x00000000003F0000-0x0000000000411000-memory.dmp

        memory/3396-59-0x00000000052E0000-0x00000000052E1000-memory.dmp

        memory/4304-35-0x0000000000B70000-0x0000000000B91000-memory.dmp

        memory/5104-115-0x0000000000B70000-0x0000000000B91000-memory.dmp

        memory/5104-3164-0x0000000000B70000-0x0000000000B91000-memory.dmp