Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
144s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260130-en - resource tags
- submitted
03/05/2026, 16:57
General
- Target 2026-05-03_7a47789f6fa1625b9d15c699ff2def06_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_hijackloader_icedid_luca-ste.exe
- Size 1.7MB
- Sample260503-vglbcadz5z
- SHA256 f7db015377855d545359dc7f37df25108d315f9f18c9052f08fc50ca44338a8b
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 2 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 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.
- Modifies system certificate store 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 12 IoCs
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 5 IoCs
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-03_7a47789f6fa1625b9d15c699ff2def06_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_hijackloader_icedid_luca-ste.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-03_7a47789f6fa1625b9d15c699ff2def06_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_hijackloader_icedid_luca-ste.exe"1⤵
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- 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\31747\AdobeARMHelper.exe"C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\31747\AdobeARMHelper.exe" /ArmUpdate /MSI FOLDER:"C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\31747" /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\31747" /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 4672 -s 14123⤵
- Program crash
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4648 -s 17682⤵
- Program crash
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 408 -p 4648 -ip 46481⤵
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 504 -p 4672 -ip 46721⤵
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
ArmReport.ini
AdobeARM.msi
AdobeARMHelper.exe
RdrManifest2.msi
698460A0B6E60F2F602361424D832905_8BB23D43DE574E82F2BEE0DF0EC47EEB
8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_54359052731E413C60F1C59EABAD4E05
8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_5809FDAACC125718B26BC11DC8E8116A
C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141
698460A0B6E60F2F602361424D832905_8BB23D43DE574E82F2BEE0DF0EC47EEB
8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_54359052731E413C60F1C59EABAD4E05
8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_5809FDAACC125718B26BC11DC8E8116A
C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141
AdobeARM.log
ArmUI.ini
Rdr31747.txt
ReportOwner31747.txt
TmpC270.tmp
TmpDC24.tmp
TmpDCB2.tmp
TmpE389.tmp
TmpF8D.tmp
adobearm32.exe
redevlist.dat
eventviewer.exe
ArmReport.ini
ArmReport.ini
ArmUI.ini
memory/4648-100-0x0000000000A40000-0x0000000000A65000-memory.dmp
memory/4672-102-0x00000000004E0000-0x0000000000505000-memory.dmp
memory/5832-101-0x0000000001680000-0x00000000016A5000-memory.dmp
memory/5832-306-0x0000000004240000-0x000000000427B000-memory.dmp
memory/5832-340-0x0000000004240000-0x000000000427B000-memory.dmp
memory/5832-339-0x0000000001680000-0x00000000016A5000-memory.dmp
memory/6000-530-0x0000000002F10000-0x0000000002F1A000-memory.dmp
memory/6000-529-0x0000000001510000-0x0000000001535000-memory.dmp
memory/6060-352-0x0000000003030000-0x000000000306B000-memory.dmp
memory/6060-351-0x0000000000580000-0x00000000005A5000-memory.dmp