Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    147s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    24/10/2026, 21:42

General

  • Target
    2026-10-22_0f6788dd4e3684dc85cdd2f798f7265a_akira_cobalt-strike_glassworm_icedid_rusty-stealer_satacom.exe
  • Size 3.7MB
  • Sample261024-1kssgset3r
  • SHA256 cbc7daf17c4feded3d25c3116e0c27ceda94268d1eb73ba65299b4fdd9d83ef6
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 2 IoCs
  • Launches sc.exe 10 IoCs

    Sc.exe is a Windows utlilty to control services on the system.

  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Using powershell.exe command.

  • 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.

  • Gathers network information 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

    Uses commandline utility to view network configuration.

  • Modifies registry key 1 TTPs 13 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 34 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 37 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-22_0f6788dd4e3684dc85cdd2f798f7265a_akira_cobalt-strike_glassworm_icedid_rusty-stealer_satacom.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-22_0f6788dd4e3684dc85cdd2f798f7265a_akira_cobalt-strike_glassworm_icedid_rusty-stealer_satacom.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2352
    • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" query CloudDeskAgent
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:4704
    • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" query CloudDeskAgent
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:4492
    • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe" add HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\CloudDesk /v DisplayName /t REG_SZ /d "CloudDesk RMM Agent" /f
      2⤵
      • Modifies registry key
      PID:2152
    • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe" add HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\CloudDesk /v DisplayVersion /t REG_SZ /d 2.2.2 /f
      2⤵
      • Modifies registry key
      PID:4620
    • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe" add HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\CloudDesk /v Publisher /t REG_SZ /d CloudDesk /f
      2⤵
      • Modifies registry key
      PID:4776
    • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe" add HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\CloudDesk /v UninstallString /t REG_SZ /d "\"C:\Program Files\CloudDesk\clouddesk-agent.exe\" --uninstall" /f
      2⤵
      • Modifies registry key
      PID:1300
    • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe" add HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\CloudDesk /v InstallLocation /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Program Files\CloudDesk" /f
      2⤵
      • Modifies registry key
      PID:5368
    • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe" add HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\CloudDesk /v DisplayIcon /t REG_SZ /d "C:\Program Files\CloudDesk\clouddesk-agent.exe,0" /f
      2⤵
      • Modifies registry key
      PID:3328
    • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe" add HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\CloudDesk /v InstallDate /t REG_SZ /d 20261024 /f
      2⤵
      • Modifies registry key
      PID:4300
    • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe" add HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\CloudDesk /v EstimatedSize /t REG_DWORD /d 3824 /f
      2⤵
      • Modifies registry key
      PID:3952
    • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe" add HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\CloudDesk /v URLInfoAbout /t REG_SZ /d https://clouddesk.io /f
      2⤵
      • Modifies registry key
      PID:5548
    • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe" add HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\CloudDesk /v HelpLink /t REG_SZ /d https://clouddesk.io/support /f
      2⤵
      • Modifies registry key
      PID:3752
    • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe" add HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\CloudDesk /v Comments /t REG_SZ /d "Remote Monitoring and Management Agent for authorized IT administration. Installed with administrator consent (UAC). Provides remote desktop, system monitoring, and command execution for IT teams." /f
      2⤵
      • Modifies registry key
      PID:4468
    • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe" add HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\CloudDesk /v NoModify /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
      2⤵
      • Modifies registry key
      PID:5324
    • C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\reg.exe" add HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\CloudDesk /v NoRepair /t REG_DWORD /d 1 /f
      2⤵
      • Modifies registry key
      PID:2320
    • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" failure CloudDeskAgent reset= 0 actions= restart/3000/restart/3000/restart/3000
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:5440
    • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" failureflag CloudDeskAgent 1
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:5452
    • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" config CloudDeskAgent start= delayed-auto
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:1452
    • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" sidtype CloudDeskAgent unrestricted
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:2432
    • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" preshutdown CloudDeskAgent 180000
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:4632
    • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" query CloudDeskAgent
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:2192
    • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" query CloudDeskAgent
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:2008
    • C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" query CloudDeskAgent
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      PID:3012
    • C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -Command "[Windows.UI.Notifications.ToastNotificationManager, Windows.UI.Notifications, ContentType = WindowsRuntime] | Out-Null; $xml = [Windows.UI.Notifications.ToastNotificationManager]::GetTemplateContent(0); $text = $xml.GetElementsByTagName('text'); $text.Item(0).AppendChild($xml.CreateTextNode('CloudDesk RMM Agent installed successfully. Visible in Add/Remove Programs.')) | Out-Null; $toast = [Windows.UI.Notifications.ToastNotification]::new($xml); [Windows.UI.Notifications.ToastNotificationManager]::CreateToastNotifier('CloudDesk').Show($toast)"
      2⤵
      • Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4004
  • C:\Program Files\CloudDesk\clouddesk-agent.exe
    "C:\Program Files\CloudDesk\clouddesk-agent.exe" --service
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4600
    • C:\Windows\System32\query.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\query.exe" user
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4904
      • C:\Windows\System32\quser.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\quser.exe"
        3⤵
          PID:1812
      • C:\Windows\System32\ipconfig.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\ipconfig.exe" /all
        2⤵
        • Gathers network information
        PID:4204
      • C:\Windows\System32\query.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\query.exe" user
        2⤵
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:5996
        • C:\Windows\System32\quser.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\quser.exe"
          3⤵
            PID:1228
        • C:\Windows\System32\ipconfig.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\ipconfig.exe" /all
          2⤵
          • Gathers network information
          PID:2004
        • C:\Windows\System32\ipconfig.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\ipconfig.exe" /all
          2⤵
          • Gathers network information
          PID:2220
        • C:\Windows\System32\query.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\query.exe" user
          2⤵
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:4520
          • C:\Windows\System32\quser.exe
            "C:\Windows\System32\quser.exe"
            3⤵
              PID:6076
          • C:\Windows\System32\query.exe
            "C:\Windows\System32\query.exe" user
            2⤵
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:400
            • C:\Windows\System32\quser.exe
              "C:\Windows\System32\quser.exe"
              3⤵
                PID:4148
            • C:\Windows\System32\query.exe
              "C:\Windows\System32\query.exe" user
              2⤵
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:4184
              • C:\Windows\System32\quser.exe
                "C:\Windows\System32\quser.exe"
                3⤵
                  PID:5428
            • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
              C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup
              1⤵
                PID:2148

              Network

                    MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                    Downloads

                    clouddesk-agent.exe

                    • Path C:\Program Files\CloudDesk\clouddesk-agent.exe
                    • Size 3.7MB
                    • SHA256 cbc7daf17c4feded3d25c3116e0c27ceda94268d1eb73ba65299b4fdd9d83ef6
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                    audit-2026-10-24.jsonl

                    • Path C:\ProgramData\CloudDeskAgent\audit\audit-2026-10-24.jsonl
                    • Size 174B
                    • SHA256 e14192aa56706327f6cb603ea08543da335f86c741273d4739215df0d00a8f2c
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                    config.json

                    • Path C:\ProgramData\CloudDeskAgent\config.json
                    • Size 1KB
                    • SHA256 db4362a4327f8c5e1f255197706df915bd724444edffba172c674630e66cbcf8
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                    config.json

                    • Path C:\ProgramData\CloudDeskAgent\config.json
                    • Size 1KB
                    • SHA256 c9ef1e795d5247c05dd9ff3fe3185b79dcd50c17a0dbde0a8f4acdecbf1d5d07
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                    config.json

                    • Path C:\ProgramData\CloudDeskAgent\config.json
                    • Size 1KB
                    • SHA256 4414ba02d0bcd99ff2fd648443b94d6587e2c9b412392d937453201e787fac79
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                    config.json

                    • Path C:\ProgramData\CloudDeskAgent\config.json
                    • Size 1KB
                    • SHA256 af3b93c6bb0bd6f51078e79665a76164b75b803da93eac12897a2e626aebc12f
                    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                    memory/4004-27-0x00000198654A0000-0x00000198654C2000-memory.dmp

                    memory/4004-32-0x0000019865420000-0x000001986542A000-memory.dmp

                    memory/4004-33-0x00000198654D0000-0x00000198654D8000-memory.dmp