Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • 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
    02/11/2026, 15:25

General

  • Target
    2026-11-01_8b737cbc37e9417ac48b5cf2d2ce483d_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_i.exe
  • Size 24.7MB
  • Sample261102-stvpfafe37
  • SHA256 38f83e40473b2692a434dc00d40b9d41f30f17cea737a33aaef7451ad6a51cd9
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables containing URLs to raw contents of a Github gist 29 IoCs
  • Detects executables embedding registry key / value combination indicative of disabling Windows Defen 29 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in System32 directory 5 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Execution of a cmd.exe one-liner (/c "close" or /k "keep") is a common script/loader stage.

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-11-01_8b737cbc37e9417ac48b5cf2d2ce483d_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_i.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-11-01_8b737cbc37e9417ac48b5cf2d2ce483d_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_i.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5832
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Windows\system32\Option.bat
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:4232
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UpdatAuto.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\UpdatAuto.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4288
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Windows\system32\Option.bat
        3⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4872

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        7zFM.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe
        • Size 25.7MB
        • SHA256 3dd56041e4889c5211b897e04a3eccf4ad034d21962c44b7a6acfd75c6e60ead
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7zG.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe
        • Size 25.4MB
        • SHA256 3ee2619dca4f69dd8589fe39d25d424c5e9c10b99c884919a205b70cf2f19cd3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Uninstall.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 24.8MB
        • SHA256 0c792aaeaa4ddcfcfb58fa8872efa2e2c7f24b3c1b7b43bbcb8b0994200ca971
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrmstp.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\chrmstp.exe
        • Size 30.8MB
        • SHA256 930b699d95432354269f812a00cee2496a98e1b8a24d363520a21b8c93409d4b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrome_pwa_launcher.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\chrome_pwa_launcher.exe
        • Size 26.5MB
        • SHA256 2a3cb57680e2b99bf49bc862e84451dc5d4f5e929769cade16b8f443b48508ca
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        elevated_tracing_service.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevated_tracing_service.exe
        • Size 28.2MB
        • SHA256 f84c8a1cb09f81a72d812871a5f30635f8524782b2d8d756f639320bc09cddea
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        elevation_service.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe
        • Size 27.0MB
        • SHA256 0923efcb9fe1ffb8b3d3872302c97ca2a33d981b60689092ae690cf24e812da5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        notification_helper.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\notification_helper.exe
        • Size 26.4MB
        • SHA256 fe525c70a9409b97670aa9dfffe164fdf2f0e6dcc7644bc0853a69c675cb877f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        os_update_handler.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\os_update_handler.exe
        • Size 26.6MB
        • SHA256 6fdbe85d05dca0045be8d620d5452260c3c9d86c19d0dc853e50594909315c28
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrome.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
        • Size 27.8MB
        • SHA256 612558e7bbd295bec8bb0d888192698f026582791a89f03221072c0e856fb2a2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrome_proxy.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome_proxy.exe
        • Size 26.2MB
        • SHA256 88a7ce4d0b01b93626b4f2448d7f26da3c96ecbf0e2d10e2e31e572326a325fa
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        appletviewer.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\appletviewer.exe
        • Size 24.8MB
        • SHA256 12fa230ddddc1d6b80d610960e0b03aa3f0ab49657b3054e379096fb49ca13a2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        extcheck.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\extcheck.exe
        • Size 24.8MB
        • SHA256 00fe92b55263f98d2c7235d393b1f3f36ef90db50e8e0443ad64a36e2d6ef23c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        idlj.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\idlj.exe
        • Size 24.8MB
        • SHA256 e11066885e410fac82cb746e06e563b296309872047b9d4c6acdd0d8c878966d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jabswitch.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe
        • Size 24.8MB
        • SHA256 bc0557d6d6bb120b04d568a44caa67c250fb5f16a18a17d29a3988c900b41ba3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jar.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jar.exe
        • Size 24.8MB
        • SHA256 c8413d53d3158be243c2cb9de91d20e03dcf28b896291ea7b5ab4765eeed2559
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jarsigner.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jarsigner.exe
        • Size 24.8MB
        • SHA256 63fa376682f37193c4ec2a93ad334297549dc02aa518c7d4720e8761e0acdf30
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        dotnet.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe
        • Size 24.9MB
        • SHA256 106c3f552ff0cadb320543a94c01fa2cf904be4824be72b7849f10b2d7442fcc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        createdump.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\6.0.27\createdump.exe
        • Size 24.8MB
        • SHA256 755a6e86c4190ed503e383971c5ea0091743aaab64f21ff666aaf26a0a1f2d2e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        createdump.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.16\createdump.exe
        • Size 24.8MB
        • SHA256 950ce9345f16c84f690942898b35e2d84606d79463d4d389ef50a07acc9d9a9b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        createdump.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\8.0.15\createdump.exe
        • Size 24.8MB
        • SHA256 a0ad9ce9dd870f72f6c414d3f1f08562805388dc2b16c8596eba86a573c8bfab
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Option.bat

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Option.bat
        • Size 53B
        • SHA256 0bc485263cf8a962e64db0b88f156f2a9af1b81ecfdb1cf9111d497e85df70f3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        ntldr~8

        • Path C:\ntldr~8
        • Size 24.7MB
        • SHA256 38f83e40473b2692a434dc00d40b9d41f30f17cea737a33aaef7451ad6a51cd9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 24.7MB
        • SHA256 6a8279a451776ec694087d9586d69a3609d777eed578b00c12d69b6154129cd1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 24.7MB
        • SHA256 ed904cb94b5e46ef3675e059c3dc562828c78a219012b8450bccdc379ee8a551
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 24.7MB
        • SHA256 936bd951f7349c400bd0ac9c52a2b0c61ee5346fadba0cd1947dada9a7ae5dc9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 24.7MB
        • SHA256 3355e91b4994e7e6b02297f09760c7d7fedbe31bed0ce1f43ab339cf01e3c27b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 24.7MB
        • SHA256 f9f8b95bb72b0c1dd23a82342bc7440efbfaf2a75412d1857dff6e8813cacfaf
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 24.7MB
        • SHA256 3e5d595101fe528a11e0a58acdc42a46dbeb4403d3c46c85a0a0b36a91f2bb49
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 24.7MB
        • SHA256 492310081407e978b4f523583caa29e68a78828041d227039bca5ec639ab1bf0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH