Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    103s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20250619-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20250619-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64system
  • submitted
    02/07/2025, 02:52

General

  • Target
    2025-07-02_68ee0c2e9be8e9207efb732163f91039_amadey_black-basta_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_.exe
  • Size 5.8MB
  • Sample250702-dc3w6asks6
  • SHA256 61acdaf391863262c67b223cfc45a4aa41699c2dd81af7f9a3888f32d7fa2a1b
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Drops startup file 2 IoCs
  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs

    Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 21 IoCs

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

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 5 IoCs

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

  • Runs net.exe
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 60 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 14 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
    C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
    1⤵
      PID:3244
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-07-02_68ee0c2e9be8e9207efb732163f91039_amadey_black-basta_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2025-07-02_68ee0c2e9be8e9207efb732163f91039_amadey_black-basta_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_.exe"
        2⤵
        • Drops startup file
        • Enumerates connected drives
        • Drops file in Program Files directory
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:5700
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
          net stop "Kingsoft AntiVirus Service"
          3⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:3748
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop "Kingsoft AntiVirus Service"
            4⤵
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            PID:4028
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
          net stop "Kingsoft AntiVirus Service"
          3⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:3756
          • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop "Kingsoft AntiVirus Service"
            4⤵
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            PID:4120

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          MicrosoftEdgeUpdateBroker.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.143.57\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateBroker.exe
          • Size 5.9MB
          • SHA256 d3dae8dce96b6f079eb0ea38b261931ac6d7473c3bd4b8b8cda985c1ac084d2b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          dotnet.exe

          • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe
          • Size 6.0MB
          • SHA256 f2de0b752f8b010f73eb0e0f975073b0ed4d55bcfdd10201a085d3ec33fe4e21
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          vcredist_x86.exe

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{61087a79-ac85-455c-934d-1fa22cc64f36}\vcredist_x86.exe
          • Size 6.3MB
          • SHA256 b18441fddf3476f2cdfd39db425ea3e27fea2468b7ddae0c7dcc760f89fb7d33
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

          _desktop.ini

          • Path F:\$RECYCLE.BIN\S-1-5-21-1418876453-2228697459-2788511057-1000\_desktop.ini
          • Size 8B
          • SHA256 7ee98acf971e32cae894381122352197a76e04e7689903e61cef63ad4f690736
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          memory/5700-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000448000-memory.dmp

          memory/5700-3-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000448000-memory.dmp