Analysis
- max time kernel
150s - max time network
151s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en - resource tags
- submitted
24/10/2026, 06:12
General
- Target 2026-10-22_855bfd035f8b4a2d09f41c81e31720ed_cobalt-strike_coinminer_glassworm_icedid_njrat_quasar-rat_stealc_xmrig.exe
- Size 8.6MB
- Sample261024-gye9rssxhw
- SHA256 300e3cae293b1afab40d0b6b62a345a8e283698ef0e358bc32eb2327aebbcc3c
Malware Config
Signatures
- Family: xmrig
XMRig is a high performance, open source, cross platform CPU/GPU miner.
- Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
- XMRig Miner payload 19 IoCs
- Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
- Contacts third-party web service commonly abused for C2 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Legitimate web (hosting) services can be abused by malware authors to host malware or C2s.
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 2 IoCs
- Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
The configured hostname and DNS domain identify the machine and are commonly collected to profile a host before it reports in.
- Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 2 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs
- Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs
The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.
Processes
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C:\Windows\explorer.exeexplorer.exe /LOADSAVEDWINDOWS1⤵
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-22_855bfd035f8b4a2d09f41c81e31720ed_cobalt-strike_coinminer_glassworm_icedid_njrat_quasar-rat_stealc_xmrig.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-22_855bfd035f8b4a2d09f41c81e31720ed_cobalt-strike_coinminer_glassworm_icedid_njrat_quasar-rat_stealc_xmrig.exe"2⤵
- Suspicious use of NtCreateUserProcessOtherParentProcess
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
- Checks processor information in registry
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\system32\notepad.exe"C:\Windows\system32\notepad.exe" --encargs 6c490906002010084402241208054e724440064e310b02054029051e01182011011d40311602535a75574d441b615c5a3e5f2857592403782e372c0a221d5e3c200628395a0c03033b233825002a5f560a1c2918072b15083b260d0c2807042a34043b243332175a59750d02030335562e1c5b3102182d3e77571a2e37115029255b38510c013b043c03041a174440194e704440441a2d174d44432214184403201c401d0633010c0d1d6c0c04071a7c5c5d494320441f1141712⤵
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
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C:\Windows\system32\notepad.exe"C:\Windows\system32\notepad.exe" --encargs 6c490906002010084402241208054e724440064e310b02054029051e01182011011d40311602535a75574d441b615c5a3e5f2857592403782e372c0a221d5e3c200628395a0c03033b233825002a5f560a1c2918072b15083b260d0c2807042a34043b243332175a59750d02030335562e1c5b3102182d3e77571a2e37115029255b38510c013b043c03041a174440194e704440441a2d174d44432214184403201c401d0633010c0d1d6c0c04071a7c5c5d494320441f1141712⤵
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\VLCManager\VLCManager.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\VLCManager\VLCManager.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
VLCManager.exe
memory/296-24-0x00007FF7CFFE0000-0x00007FF7D08C7000-memory.dmp
memory/296-10-0x00007FF7CFFE0000-0x00007FF7D08C7000-memory.dmp
memory/296-34-0x00007FF7CFFE0000-0x00007FF7D08C7000-memory.dmp
memory/296-32-0x00007FF7CFFE0000-0x00007FF7D08C7000-memory.dmp
memory/296-30-0x00007FF7CFFE0000-0x00007FF7D08C7000-memory.dmp
memory/296-28-0x00007FF7CFFE0000-0x00007FF7D08C7000-memory.dmp
memory/296-8-0x00007FF7CFFE0000-0x00007FF7D08C7000-memory.dmp
memory/296-26-0x00007FF7CFFE0000-0x00007FF7D08C7000-memory.dmp
memory/296-14-0x00007FF7CFFE0000-0x00007FF7D08C7000-memory.dmp
memory/296-12-0x00007FF7CFFE0000-0x00007FF7D08C7000-memory.dmp
memory/296-20-0x00007FF7CFFE0000-0x00007FF7D08C7000-memory.dmp
memory/296-18-0x00007FF7CFFE0000-0x00007FF7D08C7000-memory.dmp
memory/296-16-0x00007FF7CFFE0000-0x00007FF7D08C7000-memory.dmp
memory/296-22-0x00007FF7CFFE0000-0x00007FF7D08C7000-memory.dmp
memory/1848-2-0x00007FF727D20000-0x00007FF7285C7000-memory.dmp
memory/2044-5-0x00007FF6964B0000-0x00007FF696D97000-memory.dmp
memory/2044-4-0x0000024C6F3C0000-0x0000024C6F3E0000-memory.dmp
memory/2044-3-0x0000024C6F360000-0x0000024C6F380000-memory.dmp
memory/3940-0-0x0000025EB4F60000-0x0000025EB4F61000-memory.dmp
memory/3940-7-0x00007FF6DE570000-0x00007FF6DEE17000-memory.dmp