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
    08/09/2026, 11:55

General

  • Target
    2026-09-08_cfa34b0d53d7251c2cc93ae4d364e5a3_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_.exe
  • Size 9.8MB
  • Sample260908-n3e8wsfb88
  • SHA256 2f8d241d352fa9adb9e991bce77c281d05c0e4d641c58f139aeb996307ca045f
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables embedding registry key / value combination indicative of disabling Windows Defen 2 IoCs
  • 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 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 10 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 7 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-08_cfa34b0d53d7251c2cc93ae4d364e5a3_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-08_cfa34b0d53d7251c2cc93ae4d364e5a3_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_.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:3520
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ACCAABCABBABABCABACACBBAACABCCBCACBABCAACBBCACCBBAACBBCCBABBBCBBACCACBBCBCCBCCCBABABAAACABAAAABCBBCBCBC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCABACAABCCBCACBCBCACACBCACCCBCACBCCBBACCBACACABBCBBBAC.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:1076
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ACCAABCABBABABCABACACBBAACABCCBCACBABCAACBBCACCBBAACBBCCBABBBCBBACCACBBCBCCBCCCBABABAAACABAAAABCBBCBCBC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCABACAABCCBCACBCBCACACBCACCCBCACBCCBBACCBACACABBCBBBAC.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:4292
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_BABCABBCCAAACBABCBBCAACBAABCCBCABCACBCBABCABCACAACB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCABACAABCCBCACBCBCACACBCACCCBCACBCCBBACCBACACABBCBBBAC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BABCABBCCAAACBABCBBCAACBAABCCBCABCACBCBABCABCACAACB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4848
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_BABCABBCCAAACBABCBBCAACBAABCCBCABCACBCBABCABCACAACB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCABACAABCCBCACBCBCACACBCACCCBCACBCCBBACCBACACABBCBBBAC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BABCABBCCAAACBABCBBCAACBAABCCBCABCACBCBABCABCACAACB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:6084
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_BABCABBCCAAACBABCBBCAACBAABCCBCABCACBCBABCABCACAACB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2860
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_BABCABBCCAAACBABCBBCAACBAABCCBCABCACBCBABCABCACAACB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4120
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCABACAABCCBCACBCBCACACBCACCCBCACBCCBBACCBACACABBCBBBAC.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCABACAABCCBCACBCBCACACBCACCCBCACBCCBBACCBACACABBCBBBAC.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:108
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:2864
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCABACAABCCBCACBCBCACACBCACCCBCACBCCBBACCBACACABBCBBBAC.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCABACAABCCBCACBCBCACACBCACCCBCACBCCBBACCBACACABBCBBBAC.exe
      1⤵
      • Creates a file in the Startup directory
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:5432
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AAACBBBCBBBCCBBBCBCBACAAACBBCCCBBCBCCBCCACCCBAABBABCCAC.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AAACBBBCBBBCCBBBCBCBACAAACBBCCCBBCBCCBCCACCCBAABBABCCAC.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2416

    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 c96a62f7188dc453c3511d369315b48cf6e25fd7251c68194d841eef22e5ab7f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Crypto\PCPKSP\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 75ebf2cd456a299d6d859a3f2940ef368657e05b3aaddd3986d56b270e06be68
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          windowsdesktop-runtime-8.0.15-win-x64.exe

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{5625bb48-295c-4113-bc92-d6a69b19b04c}\windowsdesktop-runtime-8.0.15-win-x64.exe
          • Size 10.4MB
          • SHA256 19fe7c6069eb529e18d68ed8ade7b21c689411ae19a811e8b8bb3559834c2e75
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{6DB765A8-05AF-49A1-A71D-6F645EE3CE41}v14.30.30704\packages\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 9080e2c257a86824dd5941fbe3ea551e313fcd7b7679c47de2b886bd7dcbaa64
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\18.151.0729.0013\en-GB\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 9c687c1338b5f3da6c43c701dce4485230c7e06d2d5c29b7dac89d90a5eb7b7e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Crypto\Keys\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 b973397994558736e6f84d8bf35c24f63743463f28f31cb581b8725ad4037c42
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 91e348506f34e6407c0781c895f8c6736a1538ea3f41ee6258a3f5d19d57de2a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 6f6250e50d047a96cbff3dcf792fae5b89e8a9931317c916e15adb4c437516d5
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 af4717b4113e34a4e5197e95a50cd4c03725f7748f375e88521f16d2439d7d52
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 df2062a4c5a170bee3572488669648956493b87c0a1b481724c50bf2a0f9b4c3
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 33956d7ea597eb18193b6b2ab81f3d7c533ad1d9e0b96479adecfac28ee34fb1
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          svchost_BCABACAABCCBCACBCBCACACBCACCCBCACBCCBBACCBACACABBCBBBAC.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCABACAABCCBCACBCBCACACBCACCCBCACBCCBBACCBACACABBCBBBAC.exe
          • Size 9.8MB
          • SHA256 2f8d241d352fa9adb9e991bce77c281d05c0e4d641c58f139aeb996307ca045f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 926B
          • SHA256 20a273f9b24b678d628a5a347eb548c20f0d48f8925b07bc2d515fc74675a2de
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          memory/108-32-0x0000000000EB0000-0x0000000000ED1000-memory.dmp

          memory/108-22-0x0000000000EB0000-0x0000000000ED1000-memory.dmp

          memory/2416-71-0x0000000000FA0000-0x0000000000FC1000-memory.dmp

          memory/3520-6-0x0000000000CA0000-0x0000000000CC1000-memory.dmp

          memory/5432-65-0x0000000000EB0000-0x0000000000ED1000-memory.dmp

          memory/5432-861-0x0000000000EB0000-0x0000000000ED1000-memory.dmp