Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    152s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    17/10/2026, 13:44

General

  • Target
    2026-10-16_7d89774620ba9223067ec72403f43bce_cobalt-strike_elex.exe
  • Size 4.5MB
  • Sample261017-q192lagx21
  • SHA256 153ffa5616f3395181247b6ee12249636cd235c51d495c32bb4245ef4fa956e6
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Family: VShell

    VShell is a cross-platform Go-based RAT and C2 framework targeting Windows and Linux.

  • Detects VSHELL Backdoor 1 IoCs
  • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry 1 TTPs 1 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 1 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-16_7d89774620ba9223067ec72403f43bce_cobalt-strike_elex.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-16_7d89774620ba9223067ec72403f43bce_cobalt-strike_elex.exe"
    1⤵
    • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:5100
  • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup
    1⤵
      PID:4472

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          memory/5100-0-0x00000000698C0000-0x000000006A008000-memory.dmp

          memory/5100-8-0x00000000006A0000-0x0000000000B1D000-memory.dmp

          memory/5100-17-0x00000000006A0000-0x0000000000B1D000-memory.dmp

          memory/5100-23-0x00000000006A0000-0x0000000000B1D000-memory.dmp