Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
149s - platform
windows11-21h2_x64 - resource
win11-20260130-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows - submitted
03/05/2026, 03:48
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-05-03_74259799d5454ea7907cb03564f5666f_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_icedid_njrat.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260130-en
17 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-05-03_74259799d5454ea7907cb03564f5666f_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_icedid_njrat.exe
- Size 2.9MB
- Sample260503-ec8cbabt5s
- SHA256 fe033cbf8f797605eb709e5a7f7376de663bad4a89f9502fd71735fdf00b7fef
- MD5 74259799d5454ea7907cb03564f5666f
- SHA1 dc389406b7911adac26e45e60015021bbdaa30b4
- SHA512 0bcea4b6895da5051706b9d7fb4dad043183fa928b27bed2c6085294cee08f45c8f3b5fe7e8bae1046e6dcbe81aa1a10e2bab11703cf8d4852ecaf1fa470957a
- SSDEEP 49152:JEs10VmgbQIzZMPXpB91rHpn/qKmNAOaG6IOY/z:JE2PnLrHp/qKm2/Sb/z
- TLSH T1F4E55953EB814AE9E39D0436DF048154972AF6299BFF1220386812CCDE57387BF61A7D
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects Stihat payload 2 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x001a00000002b496-7.dat family_stihat behavioral2/files/0x001900000002b49a-40.dat family_stihat - Modifies WinLogon for persistence 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Winlogon\Shell = "Explorer.exe HelpMe.exe" 2026-05-03_74259799d5454ea7907cb03564f5666f_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_icedid_njrat.exe - Detects executables packed with ASPack 4 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/3748-0-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000006EA000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x001a00000002b496-7.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x001900000002b49a-40.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/3748-54-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000006EA000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack - Drops startup file 2 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk 2026-05-03_74259799d5454ea7907cb03564f5666f_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_icedid_njrat.exe File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk 2026-05-03_74259799d5454ea7907cb03564f5666f_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_icedid_njrat.exe - Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 23 IoCs
Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.
description ioc Process File opened (read-only) \??\S: 2026-05-03_74259799d5454ea7907cb03564f5666f_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_icedid_njrat.exe File opened (read-only) \??\U: 2026-05-03_74259799d5454ea7907cb03564f5666f_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_icedid_njrat.exe File opened (read-only) \??\V: 2026-05-03_74259799d5454ea7907cb03564f5666f_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_icedid_njrat.exe File opened (read-only) \??\B: 2026-05-03_74259799d5454ea7907cb03564f5666f_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_icedid_njrat.exe File opened (read-only) \??\N: 2026-05-03_74259799d5454ea7907cb03564f5666f_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_icedid_njrat.exe File opened (read-only) \??\O: 2026-05-03_74259799d5454ea7907cb03564f5666f_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_icedid_njrat.exe File opened (read-only) \??\K: 2026-05-03_74259799d5454ea7907cb03564f5666f_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_icedid_njrat.exe File opened (read-only) \??\P: 2026-05-03_74259799d5454ea7907cb03564f5666f_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_icedid_njrat.exe File opened (read-only) \??\Q: 2026-05-03_74259799d5454ea7907cb03564f5666f_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_icedid_njrat.exe File opened (read-only) \??\R: 2026-05-03_74259799d5454ea7907cb03564f5666f_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_icedid_njrat.exe File opened (read-only) \??\E: 2026-05-03_74259799d5454ea7907cb03564f5666f_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_icedid_njrat.exe File opened (read-only) \??\H: 2026-05-03_74259799d5454ea7907cb03564f5666f_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_icedid_njrat.exe File opened (read-only) \??\L: 2026-05-03_74259799d5454ea7907cb03564f5666f_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_icedid_njrat.exe File opened (read-only) \??\T: 2026-05-03_74259799d5454ea7907cb03564f5666f_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_icedid_njrat.exe File opened (read-only) \??\W: 2026-05-03_74259799d5454ea7907cb03564f5666f_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_icedid_njrat.exe File opened (read-only) \??\X: 2026-05-03_74259799d5454ea7907cb03564f5666f_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_icedid_njrat.exe File opened (read-only) \??\Y: 2026-05-03_74259799d5454ea7907cb03564f5666f_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_icedid_njrat.exe File opened (read-only) \??\Z: 2026-05-03_74259799d5454ea7907cb03564f5666f_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_icedid_njrat.exe File opened (read-only) \??\A: 2026-05-03_74259799d5454ea7907cb03564f5666f_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_icedid_njrat.exe File opened (read-only) \??\G: 2026-05-03_74259799d5454ea7907cb03564f5666f_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_icedid_njrat.exe File opened (read-only) \??\I: 2026-05-03_74259799d5454ea7907cb03564f5666f_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_icedid_njrat.exe File opened (read-only) \??\J: 2026-05-03_74259799d5454ea7907cb03564f5666f_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_icedid_njrat.exe File opened (read-only) \??\M: 2026-05-03_74259799d5454ea7907cb03564f5666f_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_icedid_njrat.exe - Drops autorun.inf file 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Malware can abuse Windows Autorun to spread further via attached volumes.
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\AUTORUN.INF 2026-05-03_74259799d5454ea7907cb03564f5666f_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_icedid_njrat.exe File opened for modification F:\AUTORUN.INF 2026-05-03_74259799d5454ea7907cb03564f5666f_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_icedid_njrat.exe - Drops file in System32 directory 3 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\HelpMe.exe 2026-05-03_74259799d5454ea7907cb03564f5666f_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_icedid_njrat.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\HelpMe.exe 2026-05-03_74259799d5454ea7907cb03564f5666f_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_icedid_njrat.exe File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe.exe 2026-05-03_74259799d5454ea7907cb03564f5666f_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_icedid_njrat.exe - Drops file in Program Files directory 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe.exe 2026-05-03_74259799d5454ea7907cb03564f5666f_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_icedid_njrat.exe - Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-05-03_74259799d5454ea7907cb03564f5666f_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_icedid_njrat.exe -
description ioc Process Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1383858298-2057492509-1726743289-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar explorer.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1383858298-2057492509-1726743289-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\Locked = "1" explorer.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1383858298-2057492509-1726743289-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\ShellBrowser explorer.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1383858298-2057492509-1726743289-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar\ShellBrowser\ITBar7Layout = 13000000000000000000000020000000100000000000000001000000010700005e01000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 explorer.exe - Modifies registry class 21 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1383858298-2057492509-1726743289-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\0\MRUListEx = 00000000ffffffff explorer.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1383858298-2057492509-1726743289-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\1\Shell\SniffedFolderType = "Documents" explorer.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1383858298-2057492509-1726743289-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\NodeSlots = 02 explorer.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1383858298-2057492509-1726743289-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\0\0\MRUListEx = ffffffff explorer.exe Key created \Registry\User\S-1-5-21-1383858298-2057492509-1726743289-1000_Classes\NotificationData explorer.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1383858298-2057492509-1726743289-1000_Classes\CLSID\{018D5C66-4533-4307-9B53-224DE2ED1FE6}\Instance\ explorer.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1383858298-2057492509-1726743289-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU explorer.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1383858298-2057492509-1726743289-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\0 explorer.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1383858298-2057492509-1726743289-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\0\0 = 14002e80922b16d365937a46956b92703aca08af0000 explorer.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1383858298-2057492509-1726743289-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\0\0\NodeSlot = "1" explorer.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1383858298-2057492509-1726743289-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\1\Shell explorer.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1383858298-2057492509-1726743289-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags explorer.exe Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\CLSID\{4336a54d-038b-4685-ab02-99bb52d3fb8b}\Instance\ explorer.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1383858298-2057492509-1726743289-1000_Classes\Local Settings explorer.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1383858298-2057492509-1726743289-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\MRUListEx = ffffffff explorer.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1383858298-2057492509-1726743289-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\0 = 14001f50e04fd020ea3a6910a2d808002b30309d0000 explorer.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1383858298-2057492509-1726743289-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\MRUListEx = 00000000ffffffff explorer.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1383858298-2057492509-1726743289-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\1 explorer.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1383858298-2057492509-1726743289-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell explorer.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1383858298-2057492509-1726743289-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\NodeSlots explorer.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1383858298-2057492509-1726743289-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\0\0 explorer.exe - Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs
pid Process 1456 explorer.exe - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
pid Process 3748 2026-05-03_74259799d5454ea7907cb03564f5666f_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_icedid_njrat.exe 3748 2026-05-03_74259799d5454ea7907cb03564f5666f_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_icedid_njrat.exe - Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
pid Process 1456 explorer.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 1456 explorer.exe 1456 explorer.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-03_74259799d5454ea7907cb03564f5666f_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_icedid_njrat.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-03_74259799d5454ea7907cb03564f5666f_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_icedid_njrat.exe"1⤵
- Modifies WinLogon for persistence
- Drops startup file
- Enumerates connected drives
- Drops autorun.inf file
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
PID:3748
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C:\Windows\explorer.exeExplorer.exe HelpMe.exe1⤵PID:3704
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C:\Windows\explorer.exeC:\Windows\explorer.exe /factory,{75dff2b7-6936-4c06-a8bb-676a7b00b24b} -Embedding1⤵
- Modifies Internet Explorer settings
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
- Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:1456
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\$Recycle.Bin\S-1-5-21-1383858298-2057492509-1726743289-1000\desktop.ini.exe
- Size 2.9MB
- SHA256 e90ddaf3128900c119fa7e1ea47200957afa38dc16984ead2da0c1fe7f8b76da
- MD5 03f1d1a8403db5323bac084507d3d8ff
- SHA1 04b76f9e2abcd9ca6f0437c98b72eefc5320e997
- SHA512 2ac0529b79f858232f4a072882aa2fff5ebc32ea4e9f76ab5aeabdf86550710b32ac8980d9dd8f2ae9578e3a2dee565000255f2527db31595616c952eb6d438d
- SSDEEP 49152:JEs10VmgbQIzZMPXpB91rHpn/qKmNAOaG6IOY/O:JE2PnLrHp/qKm2/Sb/O
- TLSH T11FE55953EB814AE9E39D0436DF048154972AF6299BFF1220386812CCDE57387BF61A7D
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe.exe
- Size 3.7MB
- SHA256 b33388c0edd15c719267a9a11d34b0857307262215172c468b6d3ad063cbf5c9
- MD5 f1ada83dbb472022285d5942ecc9c039
- SHA1 ccb4134cd92d989c61e97fa5f95d2dd6ceec8092
- SHA512 468bb4d0f4574ddabbc1077f4e153adf66c5d537d96cb576f2b2d5f906f33dd7a0f1ed1ca5fc3af46f38172b2f3ca32a417ab37c9fc5a12de82ff33dbc8b29c3
- SSDEEP 98304:JE2PnLrHp/qKm2/Sb/HMMHMMMvMMZMMMlmMMMiMMMYJMMHMMM6MMZMMMqNMMzMMG:JnTrRb/I
- TLSH T138066A13E78049E5E3990532DF158154972AF9299BFF1222356826CCEE73383BF61A3D
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path F:\AUTORUN.INF
- Size 145B
- SHA256 cfe448b4506a95b33b529efa88f1ac704d8bdf98a941c065650ead27609318ae
- MD5 ca13857b2fd3895a39f09d9dde3cca97
- SHA1 8b78c5b2ec97c372ebdcef92d14b0998f8dd6dd0
- SHA512 55e5b5325968d1e5314527fb2d26012f5aae4a1c38e305417be273400cb1c6d0c22b85bddb501d7a5720a3f53bb5caf6ada8a7894232344c4f6c6ef85d226b47
- TLSH T188C04868F16A939D1E0C399093A400237083A208019E420E93DDE4A53DD41084F05188
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH