Analysis
- max time kernel
150s - max time network
148s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260911-en - resource tags
- submitted
30/09/2026, 02:54
General
- Target 2026-09-29_3a615a0ca37f40e823924311e2598985_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_elex_glassworm_hijackload.exe
- Size 8.3MB
- Sample260930-deandsxt8k
- SHA256 9fa26404adb6c781997a688bf4836a75726c2e19930d05348b8e1d55b48458fa
Malware Config
Signatures
- Executes dropped EXE 22 IoCs
- Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
- Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 3 IoCs
Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.
- Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR) 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Bootkits write to the MBR to gain persistence at a level below the operating system.
- Drops file in System32 directory 38 IoCs
- UPX packed file 7 IoCs
Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.
- Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
- Drops file in Windows directory 4 IoCs
- Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry 1 TTPs 8 IoCs
The configured hostname and DNS domain identify the machine and are commonly collected to profile a host before it reports in.
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.
- Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 64 IoCs
SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
- Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 64 IoCs
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 14 IoCs
- Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 2 IoCs
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 39 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs
- Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API
The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-29_3a615a0ca37f40e823924311e2598985_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_elex_glassworm_hijackload.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-29_3a615a0ca37f40e823924311e2598985_amadey_cobalt-strike_coinminer_elex_glassworm_hijackload.exe"1⤵
- Enumerates connected drives
- Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\System32\alg.exeC:\Windows\System32\alg.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Windows\system32\DiagSvcs\DiagnosticsHub.StandardCollector.Service.exeC:\Windows\system32\DiagSvcs\DiagnosticsHub.StandardCollector.Service.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Enumerates connected drives
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exeC:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService -p -s TapiSrv1⤵
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C:\Windows\system32\fxssvc.exeC:\Windows\system32\fxssvc.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Enumerates connected drives
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\elevation_service.exe"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\elevation_service.exe"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\maintenanceservice.exe"C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\maintenanceservice.exe"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Windows\System32\msdtc.exeC:\Windows\System32\msdtc.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
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\??\c:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE"c:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Windows\system32\PerceptionSimulation\PerceptionSimulationService.exeC:\Windows\system32\PerceptionSimulation\PerceptionSimulationService.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Windows\SysWow64\perfhost.exeC:\Windows\SysWow64\perfhost.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
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C:\Windows\system32\locator.exeC:\Windows\system32\locator.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Windows\System32\SensorDataService.exeC:\Windows\System32\SensorDataService.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Checks SCSI registry key(s)
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C:\Windows\System32\snmptrap.exeC:\Windows\System32\snmptrap.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
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C:\Windows\system32\spectrum.exeC:\Windows\system32\spectrum.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Checks SCSI registry key(s)
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C:\Windows\System32\OpenSSH\ssh-agent.exeC:\Windows\System32\OpenSSH\ssh-agent.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exeC:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalService -p -s SharedRealitySvc1⤵
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C:\Windows\system32\TieringEngineService.exeC:\Windows\system32\TieringEngineService.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Checks processor information in registry
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\system32\AgentService.exeC:\Windows\system32\AgentService.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\System32\vds.exeC:\Windows\System32\vds.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exeC:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\system32\wbengine.exe"C:\Windows\system32\wbengine.exe"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\system32\wbem\WmiApSrv.exeC:\Windows\system32\wbem\WmiApSrv.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
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C:\Windows\system32\SearchIndexer.exeC:\Windows\system32\SearchIndexer.exe /Embedding1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\system32\SearchProtocolHost.exe"C:\Windows\system32\SearchProtocolHost.exe" Global\UsGthrFltPipeMssGthrPipe1_ Global\UsGthrCtrlFltPipeMssGthrPipe1 1 -2147483646 "Software\Microsoft\Windows Search" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT; MS Search 4.0 Robot)" "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Data\Temp\usgthrsvc" "DownLevelDaemon"2⤵
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
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C:\Windows\system32\SearchFilterHost.exe"C:\Windows\system32\SearchFilterHost.exe" 0 800 804 812 8192 808 7842⤵
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Credential Access
Credentials from Password Stores
1Credentials from Web Browsers
1Unsecured Credentials
1Credentials In Files
1Replay Monitor
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Downloads
elevation_service.exe
maintenanceservice.exe
maintenanceservice.exe
OSE.EXE
chrmstp.exe
setup.exe
chrome_pwa_launcher.exe
elevated_tracing_service.exe
elevation_service.exe
notification_helper.exe
os_update_handler.exe
chrome_proxy.exe
appletviewer.exe
extcheck.exe
idlj.exe
jabswitch.exe
jar.exe
jarsigner.exe
java-rmi.exe
java.exe
javac.exe
javadoc.exe
javafxpackager.exe
javah.exe
javap.exe
javapackager.exe
javaw.exe
javaws.exe
jcmd.exe
jconsole.exe
jdb.exe
jdeps.exe
jhat.exe
jinfo.exe
jjs.exe
jmap.exe
jps.exe
jrunscript.exe
wmpnetwk.exe
perfhost.exe
AgentService.exe
DiagnosticsHub.StandardCollector.Service.exe
FXSSVC.exe
Locator.exe
ssh-agent.exe
PerceptionSimulationService.exe
SearchIndexer.exe
SensorDataService.exe
Spectrum.exe
TieringEngineService.exe
VSSVC.exe
alg.exe
msdtc.exe
snmptrap.exe
vds.exe
WmiApSrv.exe
wbengine.exe
AgentService.exe
AppVClient.exe
SgrmBroker.exe
fxssvc.exe
msiexec.exe
memory/592-84-0x00000000004E0000-0x0000000000540000-memory.dmp
memory/592-90-0x00000000004E0000-0x0000000000540000-memory.dmp
memory/592-164-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001400CF000-memory.dmp
memory/592-93-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001400CF000-memory.dmp
memory/1096-169-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401FC000-memory.dmp
memory/1096-398-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401FC000-memory.dmp
memory/1488-401-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140179000-memory.dmp
memory/1488-483-0x000000000EB00000-0x000000000EB08000-memory.dmp
memory/1488-402-0x000000000CD80000-0x000000000CD88000-memory.dmp
memory/1488-182-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140179000-memory.dmp
memory/1488-191-0x0000000001770000-0x0000000001780000-memory.dmp
memory/1488-224-0x0000000009E60000-0x0000000009E68000-memory.dmp
memory/1488-207-0x0000000001A20000-0x0000000001A30000-memory.dmp
memory/1576-397-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140147000-memory.dmp
memory/1576-165-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140147000-memory.dmp
memory/1612-156-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001400E2000-memory.dmp
memory/1612-395-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001400E2000-memory.dmp
memory/1988-399-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140216000-memory.dmp
memory/1988-173-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140216000-memory.dmp
memory/2052-150-0x0000000000C90000-0x0000000000CF0000-memory.dmp
memory/2052-378-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140102000-memory.dmp
memory/2052-153-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140102000-memory.dmp
memory/2052-144-0x0000000000C90000-0x0000000000CF0000-memory.dmp
memory/2520-128-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140096000-memory.dmp
memory/2520-330-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140096000-memory.dmp
memory/2592-34-0x00000000006B0000-0x0000000000710000-memory.dmp
memory/2592-25-0x00000000006B0000-0x0000000000710000-memory.dmp
memory/2592-32-0x00000000006B0000-0x0000000000710000-memory.dmp
memory/2592-120-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001400A9000-memory.dmp
memory/2592-31-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001400A9000-memory.dmp
memory/3064-140-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140169000-memory.dmp
memory/3064-351-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140169000-memory.dmp
memory/3064-137-0x0000000000520000-0x0000000000580000-memory.dmp
memory/3064-131-0x0000000000520000-0x0000000000580000-memory.dmp
memory/3280-109-0x00000000007D0000-0x0000000000837000-memory.dmp
memory/3280-115-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000497000-memory.dmp
memory/3280-172-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000497000-memory.dmp
memory/3280-116-0x00000000007D0000-0x0000000000837000-memory.dmp
memory/3632-49-0x0000000000CD0000-0x0000000000D30000-memory.dmp
memory/3632-42-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001402E9000-memory.dmp
memory/3632-43-0x0000000000CD0000-0x0000000000D30000-memory.dmp
memory/3632-139-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001402E9000-memory.dmp
memory/3668-168-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001400AB000-memory.dmp
memory/3668-95-0x0000000000B40000-0x0000000000BA0000-memory.dmp
memory/3668-104-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001400AB000-memory.dmp
memory/3668-101-0x0000000000B40000-0x0000000000BA0000-memory.dmp
memory/3768-1-0x0000000002C40000-0x0000000002CC5000-memory.dmp
memory/3768-0-0x0000000002A90000-0x0000000002C40000-memory.dmp
memory/3768-417-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000C6C000-memory.dmp
memory/3768-17-0x0000000003490000-0x00000000034F7000-memory.dmp
memory/3768-38-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000C6C000-memory.dmp
memory/3768-10-0x0000000003490000-0x00000000034F7000-memory.dmp
memory/3768-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000C6C000-memory.dmp
memory/3768-8-0x0000000002C40000-0x0000000002CC5000-memory.dmp
memory/3824-177-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001400C6000-memory.dmp
memory/3824-400-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001400C6000-memory.dmp
memory/3848-80-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001400B9000-memory.dmp
memory/3848-159-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001400B9000-memory.dmp
memory/3928-62-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001402D4000-memory.dmp
memory/3928-54-0x0000000000890000-0x00000000008F0000-memory.dmp
memory/3928-152-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001402D4000-memory.dmp
memory/3928-60-0x0000000000890000-0x00000000008F0000-memory.dmp
memory/3948-176-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140095000-memory.dmp
memory/3948-121-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140095000-memory.dmp
memory/3976-52-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140135000-memory.dmp
memory/3976-39-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140135000-memory.dmp
memory/4324-114-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001400AA000-memory.dmp
memory/4324-21-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001400AA000-memory.dmp
memory/4832-124-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401D7000-memory.dmp
memory/4832-181-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401D7000-memory.dmp
memory/4832-396-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401D7000-memory.dmp
memory/4928-467-0x0000014341D60000-0x0000014341D70000-memory.dmp
memory/4928-473-0x0000014341D60000-0x0000014341D70000-memory.dmp
memory/4928-504-0x000001433E2B0000-0x0000014340187000-memory.dmp
memory/4928-487-0x000001433E2B0000-0x0000014340187000-memory.dmp
memory/4928-457-0x0000014341D60000-0x0000014341D70000-memory.dmp
memory/4928-458-0x0000014341D60000-0x0000014341D70000-memory.dmp
memory/4928-451-0x0000014341D60000-0x0000014341D70000-memory.dmp
memory/4928-452-0x0000014341D60000-0x0000014341D70000-memory.dmp
memory/4928-453-0x0000014341D60000-0x0000014341D70000-memory.dmp
memory/4928-456-0x0000014341D60000-0x0000014341D70000-memory.dmp
memory/4928-455-0x0000014341D60000-0x0000014341D70000-memory.dmp
memory/4928-454-0x0000014341D60000-0x0000014341D70000-memory.dmp
memory/4928-482-0x0000014341D60000-0x0000014341D70000-memory.dmp
memory/4928-481-0x0000014341D60000-0x0000014341D70000-memory.dmp
memory/4928-480-0x0000014341D60000-0x0000014341D70000-memory.dmp
memory/4928-479-0x0000014341D60000-0x0000014341D70000-memory.dmp
memory/4928-478-0x0000014341D60000-0x0000014341D70000-memory.dmp
memory/4928-476-0x0000014341D60000-0x0000014341D70000-memory.dmp
memory/4928-475-0x0000014341D60000-0x0000014341D70000-memory.dmp
memory/4928-477-0x0000014341D60000-0x0000014341D70000-memory.dmp
memory/4928-474-0x0000014341D60000-0x0000014341D70000-memory.dmp
memory/4928-459-0x0000014341D60000-0x0000014341D70000-memory.dmp
memory/4928-472-0x0000014341D60000-0x0000014341D70000-memory.dmp
memory/4928-471-0x0000014341D60000-0x0000014341D70000-memory.dmp
memory/4928-470-0x0000014341D60000-0x0000014341D70000-memory.dmp
memory/4928-469-0x0000014341D60000-0x0000014341D70000-memory.dmp
memory/4928-468-0x0000014341D60000-0x0000014341D70000-memory.dmp
memory/4928-460-0x0000014341D60000-0x0000014341D70000-memory.dmp
memory/4928-466-0x0000014341D60000-0x0000014341D70000-memory.dmp
memory/4928-465-0x0000014341D60000-0x0000014341D70000-memory.dmp
memory/4928-464-0x0000014341D60000-0x0000014341D70000-memory.dmp
memory/4928-463-0x0000014341D60000-0x0000014341D70000-memory.dmp
memory/4928-462-0x0000014341D60000-0x0000014341D70000-memory.dmp
memory/4928-461-0x0000014341D60000-0x0000014341D70000-memory.dmp
memory/4936-162-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401C0000-memory.dmp
memory/4936-71-0x0000000001A50000-0x0000000001AB0000-memory.dmp
memory/4936-160-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401C0000-memory.dmp
memory/4936-65-0x0000000001A50000-0x0000000001AB0000-memory.dmp
memory/4936-78-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001400D5000-memory.dmp
memory/4936-76-0x0000000001A50000-0x0000000001AB0000-memory.dmp
memory/4936-73-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001400D5000-memory.dmp