Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    144s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    07/09/2026, 23:24

General

  • Target
    2026-09-05_4e4cd483a0b057706a4e2f3977e78216_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hijackloader.exe
  • Size 17.3MB
  • Sample260907-3d3efsbh23
  • SHA256 1e67a4c7a5ba86c3dfa6bd879117e348fa3a4c0e2e2e55cab1e2108914c2949f
  • 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 11 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 1 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 10 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-05_4e4cd483a0b057706a4e2f3977e78216_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hijackloader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-05_4e4cd483a0b057706a4e2f3977e78216_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:2516
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ACBAAABAABCACABACACCBACCCCACABCCBCCBBACABBCCBABBCABCBCCCABAABACBAACBCABACBABAACBAACAAABCBAABCBAACBACCAA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBCBBACBCBCCACABCBCBBAABCBAABCACBBCABAACBCABBCCCCBCBABC.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:3408
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ACBAAABAABCACABACACCBACCCCACABCCBCCBBACABBCCBABBCABCBCCCABAABACBAACBCABACBABAACBAACAAABCBAABCBAACBACCAA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBCBBACBCBCCACABCBCBBAABCBAABCACBBCABAACBCABBCCCCBCBABC.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:404
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_CBCAABBCCBCCAABBBCCACBBCCBBCBBBABCCABBBCCBCBBCBCACB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBCBBACBCBCCACABCBCBBAABCBAABCACBBCABAACBCABBCCCCBCBABC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CBCAABBCCBCCAABBBCCACBBCCBBCBBBABCCABBBCCBCBBCBCACB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2124
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_CBCAABBCCBCCAABBBCCACBBCCBBCBBBABCCABBBCCBCBBCBCACB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBCBBACBCBCCACABCBCBBAABCBAABCACBBCABAACBCABBCCCCBCBABC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CBCAABBCCBCCAABBBCCACBBCCBBCBBBABCCABBBCCBCBBCBCACB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2392
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_CBCAABBCCBCCAABBBCCACBBCCBBCBBBABCCABBBCCBCBBCBCACB"
      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_CBCAABBCCBCCAABBBCCACBBCCBBCBBBABCCABBBCCBCBBCBCACB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:984
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBCBBACBCBCCACABCBCBBAABCBAABCACBBCABAACBCABBCCCCBCBABC.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBCBBACBCBCCACABCBCBBAABCBAABCACBBCABAACBCABBCCCCBCBABC.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:3872
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3680
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\calc.exe
        calc.exe
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies registry class
        PID:4452
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBCBBACBCBCCACABCBCBBAABCBAABCACBBCABAACBCABBCCCCBCBABC.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBCBBACBCBCCACABCBCBBAABCBAABCACBBCABAACBCABBCCCCBCBABC.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:2092
  • C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe -Embedding
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:4416
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCACBCBABCABAABBCCACACBABCACBCBACCACBACCABBACAAAAABBBBC.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCACBCBABCABAABBCCACACBABCACBCBACCACBACCABBACAAAAABBBBC.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4220

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 6fabd0c695cc6dfd9fa47f7ca4d8178afa19ae2847f0a8758620378c2a231532
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 ad135aec94f9cde6e503f9d7c5a1f5a7e971d0e0e4c979d8774f241cb50fd87f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 637a3929029e108ef4ec54b70440ceff87fbd8af4473a7d4700e930790d675cd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 193b504020f72355a162683c68fac937d6adc69467f7ce9f9e763e790f61bd16
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 dff816bc342104b7ce3fbb582516f7d9e4699101bb8b672786bac2280e909185
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 f66b4b5c064bdda285e95683d719fedb85304ec0d7ec00251a96c8d57a544b20
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        svchost_BBCBBACBCBCCACABCBCBBAABCBAABCACBBCABAACBCABBCCCCBCBABC.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBCBBACBCBCCACABCBCBBAABCBAABCACBBCABAACBCABBCCCCBCBABC.exe
        • Size 17.3MB
        • SHA256 1e67a4c7a5ba86c3dfa6bd879117e348fa3a4c0e2e2e55cab1e2108914c2949f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        virus_log.txt

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
        • Size 934B
        • SHA256 45ee2eeae9c2c37cdcf7e026b3a4aeae27af0c2fba96a1eaae11667b0e4f008e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        memory/2092-74-0x0000000000ED0000-0x0000000000EF1000-memory.dmp

        memory/2516-6-0x00000000008B0000-0x00000000008D1000-memory.dmp

        memory/3680-67-0x0000000000D60000-0x0000000000D61000-memory.dmp

        memory/3872-38-0x0000000000ED0000-0x0000000000EF1000-memory.dmp

        memory/3872-25-0x0000000000ED0000-0x0000000000EF1000-memory.dmp

        memory/4220-80-0x0000000000240000-0x0000000000261000-memory.dmp