Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
137s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260130-en - resource tags
- submitted
23/04/2026, 16:52
General
- Target 2026-04-23_999d6176fdfdb1c5e1daf80ecd049eb4_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_hijackloader_icedid_luca-ste.exe
- Size 1.7MB
- Sample260423-vdthjsbw6w
- SHA256 52ef2f393307f12efadbab9cdf12c8aeb2de1ec322d934eb9fd885c09e74e8b4
Malware Config
Signatures
- Downloads MZ/PE file 1 IoCs
- Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
- Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
- Drops file in System32 directory 14 IoCs
- Drops file in Program Files directory 2 IoCs
- Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- Program crash 1 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.
- Modifies system certificate store 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 40 IoCs
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 5 IoCs
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-23_999d6176fdfdb1c5e1daf80ecd049eb4_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_hijackloader_icedid_luca-ste.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-23_999d6176fdfdb1c5e1daf80ecd049eb4_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_hijackloader_icedid_luca-ste.exe"1⤵
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\adobearm32.exe"adobearm32.exe "2⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies system certificate store
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Reader_sl.exe"C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Reader_sl.exe"3⤵
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C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\4654\AdobeARMHelper.exe"C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\4654\AdobeARMHelper.exe" /ArmUpdate /MSI FOLDER:"C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\4654" /MODE:3 /UpdateSelection:1 /PRODUCT:{291AA914-A987-4CE9-BD63-AC0A92D435E5} /VERSION:19.0 /LANG:ENU3⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe"C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe" /ArmUpdate /MSI FOLDER:"C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\4654" /MODE:3 /UpdateSelection:1 /PRODUCT:{291AA914-A987-4CE9-BD63-AC0A92D435E5} /VERSION:19.0 /LANG:ENU4⤵
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\eventviewer.exe"C:\Windows\system32\eventviewer.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4168 -s 13123⤵
- Program crash
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 408 -p 4168 -ip 41681⤵
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
ArmReport.ini
AdobeARM.msi
AdobeARMHelper.exe
RdrManifest2.msi
103621DE9CD5414CC2538780B4B75751
57C8EDB95DF3F0AD4EE2DC2B8CFD4157
698460A0B6E60F2F602361424D832905_8BB23D43DE574E82F2BEE0DF0EC47EEB
8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_54359052731E413C60F1C59EABAD4E05
8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_5809FDAACC125718B26BC11DC8E8116A
94C33D778ADC562180302FF1B77EFF1A
C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141
103621DE9CD5414CC2538780B4B75751
57C8EDB95DF3F0AD4EE2DC2B8CFD4157
698460A0B6E60F2F602361424D832905_8BB23D43DE574E82F2BEE0DF0EC47EEB
8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_54359052731E413C60F1C59EABAD4E05
8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_5809FDAACC125718B26BC11DC8E8116A
94C33D778ADC562180302FF1B77EFF1A
C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141
AdobeARM.log
ArmUI.ini
Rdr4657.txt
ReportOwner4657.txt
Tmp3DEE.tmp
Tmp591A.tmp
Tmp59E6.tmp
Tmp63DA.tmp
Tmp8FED.tmp
adobearm32.exe
Temporarily
eventviewer.exe
ArmReport.ini
ArmReport.ini
ArmUI.ini
memory/452-546-0x00000000017A0000-0x0000000001827000-memory.dmp
memory/1752-369-0x0000000000780000-0x0000000000807000-memory.dmp
memory/4156-154-0x00000000009C0000-0x0000000000A47000-memory.dmp
memory/4156-559-0x00000000009C0000-0x0000000000A47000-memory.dmp
memory/4168-118-0x0000000001F70000-0x0000000001FF7000-memory.dmp
memory/4320-357-0x00000000018F0000-0x0000000001977000-memory.dmp
memory/4320-317-0x0000000003E70000-0x0000000003E78000-memory.dmp
memory/4320-316-0x00000000018F0000-0x0000000001977000-memory.dmp
memory/4320-155-0x00000000018F0000-0x0000000001977000-memory.dmp