Analysis
- max time kernel
150s - max time network
130s - 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, 16:51
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-09-08_594758da196896d56c0ba86196daaa33_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-09-08_594758da196896d56c0ba86196daaa33_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
General
- Target 2026-09-08_594758da196896d56c0ba86196daaa33_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe
- Size 17.0MB
- Sample260908-vdb89svsas
- SHA256 d5b9aef8568163af647632d0efa230323a0f7b3d0d20eeb65bf13a2532892f0d
- MD5 594758da196896d56c0ba86196daaa33
- SHA1 5810cfdfc559050cf1187161636e2365cfbf7751
- SHA512 836df0b54dfe1e22d099d179d66e1a7d1da066f0ea272c20ed5ecf0415e1b7251b637aca4e5252726cb6022fae601c5746fa6265826755d6f3a465968bb8e9cc
- SSDEEP 196608:o7APhNNECwHrc8u3x3AEcq/fByuKlWH3CTouK:oahvQHrc8u3xXJ/f4uUWHr
- TLSH T16B07AE17F24681E6C02AD2B88A478337D7B5BC444320ABDB52D5B76A2F37BE4573A350
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with Dotfuscator 1 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c46f-20.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_Dotfuscator - Detects executables packed with SmartAssembly 1 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c46f-20.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_SmartAssembly - Detects executables packed with Yano Obfuscator 1 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c46f-20.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_Yano - Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
- Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
pid Process 248 svchost_ACABBBAABCBBAABBBCABCAAABBABACBCCACABCABCABBACBBCACBABA.exe 4512 svchost_ACABBBAABCBBAABBBCABCAAABBABACBCCACABCABCABBACBBCACBABA.exe 1208 svchost_ABBABBAABBACCACCBCCAABBCBBABBCAAAACAABCACCBABCBBCCCAABB.exe - Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3797332335-34111092-3597280141-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Update_CBBBCCCBCCBCBBBCCBCCACBBABACCCCBBBCABABBBBBCACCCBCABCAAB = "C:\\Users\\Public\\Documents\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Logs\\svchost_ACABBBAABCBBAABBBCABCAAABBABACBCCACABCABCABBACBBCACBABA.exe" 2026-09-08_594758da196896d56c0ba86196daaa33_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3797332335-34111092-3597280141-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Update_BBCABBBBBACBCBABBBCAACABBACBBAACBCACBABACBABBCCACAAAACBA = "C:\\Users\\Public\\Documents\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Logs\\svchost_ABBABBAABBACCACCBCCAABBCBBABBCAAAACAABCACCBABCBBCCCAABB.exe" svchost_ACABBBAABCBBAABBBCABCAAABBABACBCCACABCABCABBACBBCACBABA.exe - Launches sc.exe 2 IoCs
Sc.exe is a Windows utlilty to control services on the system.
pid Process 3152 sc.exe 2912 sc.exe - 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.
pid Process 5080 cmd.exe 5172 cmd.exe 4772 cmd.exe - 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.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language cmd.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language schtasks.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language cmd.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language sc.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language sc.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language svchost_ABBABBAABBACCACCBCCAABBCBBABBCAAAACAABCACCBABCBBCCCAABB.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-09-08_594758da196896d56c0ba86196daaa33_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language svchost_ACABBBAABCBBAABBBCABCAAABBABACBCCACABCABCABBACBBCACBABA.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language cmd.exe - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.
pid Process 5440 schtasks.exe - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 8 IoCs
pid Process 5900 2026-09-08_594758da196896d56c0ba86196daaa33_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe 5900 2026-09-08_594758da196896d56c0ba86196daaa33_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe 5900 2026-09-08_594758da196896d56c0ba86196daaa33_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe 5900 2026-09-08_594758da196896d56c0ba86196daaa33_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe 248 svchost_ACABBBAABCBBAABBBCABCAAABBABACBCCACABCABCABBACBBCACBABA.exe 248 svchost_ACABBBAABCBBAABBBCABCAAABBABACBCCACABCABCABBACBBCACBABA.exe 248 svchost_ACABBBAABCBBAABBBCABCAAABBABACBCCACABCABCABBACBBCACBABA.exe 248 svchost_ACABBBAABCBBAABBBCABCAAABBABACBCCACABCABCABBACBBCACBABA.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 5900 2026-09-08_594758da196896d56c0ba86196daaa33_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 248 svchost_ACABBBAABCBBAABBBCABCAAABBABACBCCACABCABCABBACBBCACBABA.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 7 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 5900 wrote to memory of 5080 5900 2026-09-08_594758da196896d56c0ba86196daaa33_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe 92 PID 5080 wrote to memory of 5440 5080 cmd.exe 94 PID 5900 wrote to memory of 5172 5900 2026-09-08_594758da196896d56c0ba86196daaa33_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe 95 PID 5172 wrote to memory of 3152 5172 cmd.exe 97 PID 5900 wrote to memory of 4772 5900 2026-09-08_594758da196896d56c0ba86196daaa33_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe 98 PID 4772 wrote to memory of 2912 4772 cmd.exe 100 PID 248 wrote to memory of 1188 248 svchost_ACABBBAABCBBAABBBCABCAAABBABACBCCACABCABCABBACBBCACBABA.exe 102
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-08_594758da196896d56c0ba86196daaa33_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloade.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-08_594758da196896d56c0ba86196daaa33_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:5900 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CBBBBABCCCBCBBABAAAAAACCCCCAACCCABACBACBBCBACBCABCCABAABCBCCAAABBCBAAACCBBABACACCAAAABCCAACABCBABBACCBC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACABBBAABCBBAABBBCABCAAABBABACBCCACABCABCABBACBBCACBABA.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f2⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5080 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exeschtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CBBBBABCCCBCBBABAAAAAACCCCCAACCCABACBACBBCBACBCABCCABAABCBCCAAABBCBAAACCBBABACACCAAAABCCAACABCBABBACCBC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACABBBAABCBBAABBBCABCAAABBABACBCCACABCABCABBACBBCACBABA.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f3⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:5440
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_ACCAAACAAACCBBACCBCCCAAABCAABACCCBBABBAABAACBCBCBBC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACABBBAABCBBAABBBCABCAAABBABACBCCACABCABCABBACBBCACBABA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_ACCAAACAAACCBBACCBCCCAAABCAABACCCBBABBAABAACBCBCBBC"2⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5172 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exesc create "UserDataSvc_ACCAAACAAACCBBACCBCCCAAABCAABACCCBBABBAABAACBCBCBBC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACABBBAABCBBAABBBCABCAAABBABACBCCACABCABCABBACBBCACBABA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_ACCAAACAAACCBBACCBCCCAAABCAABACCCBBABBAABAACBCBCBBC"3⤵
- Launches sc.exe
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:3152
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_ACCAAACAAACCBBACCBCCCAAABCAABACCCBBABBAABAACBCBCBBC"2⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4772 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exesc start "UserDataSvc_ACCAAACAAACCBBACCBCCCAAABCAABACCCBBABBAABAACBCBCBBC"3⤵
- Launches sc.exe
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:2912
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C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACABBBAABCBBAABBBCABCAAABBABACBCCACABCABCABBACBBCACBABA.exeC:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACABBBAABCBBAABBBCABCAAABBABACBCCACABCABCABBACBBCACBABA.exe1⤵
- 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:248 -
C:\Windows\notepad.exe"notepad.exe"2⤵PID:1188
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C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACABBBAABCBBAABBBCABCAAABBABACBCCACABCABCABBACBBCACBABA.exeC:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACABBBAABCBBAABBBCABCAAABBABACBCCACABCABCABBACBBCACBABA.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:4512
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C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABBABBAABBACCACCBCCAABBCBBABBCAAAACAABCACCBABCBBCCCAABB.exeC:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABBABBAABBACCACCBCCAABBCBBABBCAAAACAABCACCBABCBBCCCAABB.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:1208
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Execution
Command and Scripting Interpreter
1Windows Command Shell
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1System Services
1Service Execution
1Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Create or Modify System Process
1Windows Service
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
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Downloads
- Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
- Size 10B
- SHA256 87395ade7eed018770dfd6151b3bcc3dc6ee9101beac7741b1cc067a66880b7d
- MD5 010d59db3e17dcb3e38539cb6bf50cd3
- SHA1 6ccc8571fdd4f3695c087f3e12bc4854bbfe0cdd
- SHA512 93509d8b1f1ba6f1506a1e0f50f8e3696cecbb349fc0570d34ebed52bdf652d67af4eea48afc3f919a09830bb0f361ade2fea99046b969ff84487ff9dcae7d8d
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512
- Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
- Size 10B
- SHA256 969a5bd708d2576127fb57ee0cada5a5b3321832ce85d5679d87bf7249488fb6
- MD5 2e7e29d7a0e5fa0b9924ae82c14fb84f
- SHA1 02ab6ebb6882e8dddaa78a834f140bb343abadf3
- SHA512 9c7f27a096394294d745358c664ef32cdc9c2986cb9050799f3d0af797d10ee66b828b73b604d2e3dbc59ea1115930a7a95478837af04ed44f0d46db7a1aeedb
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512
- Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
- Size 10B
- SHA256 d37e7b0c2891ea1131cdd40dd147bee4170decacd84306f527f3227f8fe96f4f
- MD5 bf6de5a01429efdbf1a54a6e7b4ff4da
- SHA1 66d55d2faccf02622177e6257ab85c03f08f97b1
- SHA512 f478b75443df63e2d75b9ee3d51f840d481d83484854f5d4c4d5f4ca45a8984f14ddea3aa55e27037848b6fc3c35e844abff5b1edbb6af208403b55d99cff69c
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512
- Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
- Size 10B
- SHA256 877b28bb228406c9080f1238ab3b1afd4c50b94efbbd2e7a525408e6c216d5f4
- MD5 509e7bfeb50671f5113f3a0d0601928b
- SHA1 54b7ade82f3c32f088dda54dc5ae5b24c22eb47c
- SHA512 3048a0140c30766940af3f0bd171e485bc99f712a49a282aec342cc88d0688efade7274d84ea1c154a3bd0684cfffbd8a06354ececc11fef2b85b92905437f91
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512
- Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACABBBAABCBBAABBBCABCAAABBABACBCCACABCABCABBACBBCACBABA.exe
- Size 17.0MB
- SHA256 d5b9aef8568163af647632d0efa230323a0f7b3d0d20eeb65bf13a2532892f0d
- MD5 594758da196896d56c0ba86196daaa33
- SHA1 5810cfdfc559050cf1187161636e2365cfbf7751
- SHA512 836df0b54dfe1e22d099d179d66e1a7d1da066f0ea272c20ed5ecf0415e1b7251b637aca4e5252726cb6022fae601c5746fa6265826755d6f3a465968bb8e9cc
- SSDEEP 196608:o7APhNNECwHrc8u3x3AEcq/fByuKlWH3CTouK:oahvQHrc8u3xXJ/f4uUWHr
- TLSH T16B07AE17F24681E6C02AD2B88A478337D7B5BC444320ABDB52D5B76A2F37BE4573A350
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH