Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    29/05/2026, 13:29

General

  • Target
    2026-05-29_044a5cf9f72f18c4cc5bb6ddc54e7666_amadey_avoslocker_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_luca-steale.exe
  • Size 1.6MB
  • Sample260529-qrf26acw4w
  • SHA256 0d8848fdc6fefe4a4092c0c6809715d1961313737a7a959c5e94eea2b569c26d
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 2 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 3 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 10 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-29_044a5cf9f72f18c4cc5bb6ddc54e7666_amadey_avoslocker_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_luca-steale.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-29_044a5cf9f72f18c4cc5bb6ddc54e7666_amadey_avoslocker_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_luca-steale.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Modifies system certificate store
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1704
    • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Reader_sl.exe
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Reader_sl.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:4724
      • C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\19428\AdobeARMHelper.exe
        "C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\19428\AdobeARMHelper.exe" /ArmUpdate /MSI FOLDER:"C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\19428" /MODE:3 /UpdateSelection:1 /PRODUCT:{291AA914-A987-4CE9-BD63-AC0A92D435E5} /VERSION:19.0 /LANG:ENU
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1700
        • 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\19428" /MODE:3 /UpdateSelection:1 /PRODUCT:{291AA914-A987-4CE9-BD63-AC0A92D435E5} /VERSION:19.0 /LANG:ENU
          3⤵
          • Drops file in Program Files directory
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
          PID:2544

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          ArmReport.ini

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\ArmReport.ini
          • Size 82B
          • SHA256 5a1e0a0216dd3893a738efdfc9c1bc5445e68d3939840578341f6cd08b14d815
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          AdobeARM.msi

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\19428\AdobeARM.msi
          • Size 1.0MB
          • SHA256 f3f339de3a391d7f8baf37009ec52a6948d769977e2f407faf46f7064a524638
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          AdobeARMHelper.exe

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\19428\AdobeARMHelper.exe
          • Size 413KB
          • SHA256 fd115ae8ebd2f37cf1ef72f75242206cf1331c7cb258305011302e981137ee5e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          RdrManifest2.msi

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\{291AA914-A987-4CE9-BD63-AC0A92D435E5}\RdrManifest2.msi
          • Size 18KB
          • SHA256 0abcb8b7c0bda3128316b3e4f4a5857e9c8194105043a0c0e9801a1a96105d01
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          616AD1AB067CFD351D6C0EF6F3E12F40

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\616AD1AB067CFD351D6C0EF6F3E12F40
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 93bd725893c2000f41736b62c8a1aaa4954554da6de29bd92a69e19739c50926
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_54359052731E413C60F1C59EABAD4E05

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_54359052731E413C60F1C59EABAD4E05
          • Size 727B
          • SHA256 6f8da50d22fc5ac60d74b5383ee607836568d16fb368b6f559fa66f8ad485cd5
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_5809FDAACC125718B26BC11DC8E8116A

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_5809FDAACC125718B26BC11DC8E8116A
          • Size 727B
          • SHA256 1e370566a0500a9e528570352559f2d75fab92e8022cc01b07c25d70aab8bec3
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141
          • Size 727B
          • SHA256 8360cc6f51681fb6e2af86774f6ac60fe7cf57a08070f59aafe50a9bf3172a56
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          616AD1AB067CFD351D6C0EF6F3E12F40

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\616AD1AB067CFD351D6C0EF6F3E12F40
          • Size 252B
          • SHA256 13c852b74272082f45d35d183bd1e4b7bd88fb22abdaca8555a18ee50dd659d6
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_54359052731E413C60F1C59EABAD4E05

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_54359052731E413C60F1C59EABAD4E05
          • Size 404B
          • SHA256 243300812413b56cfd3c11bb84aa69f6afe7164d960e11307cfcd0f72c207d8c
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_5809FDAACC125718B26BC11DC8E8116A

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_5809FDAACC125718B26BC11DC8E8116A
          • Size 404B
          • SHA256 5e92655b09e1a05726175b7ebb48857ffc6a6182b91f815f337108c9c4bdd8ad
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141
          • Size 412B
          • SHA256 8f3a0756712cd666174bf0dbfe46deda235e0b2a44812723f940ce78e3e15738
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          AdobeARM.log

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AdobeARM.log
          • Size 334B
          • SHA256 8573df794875e8fcc1080bece6fb1145cf8e5ebce84c3fb45e4626cefed8c308
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          ArmUI.ini

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ArmUI.ini
          • Size 251KB
          • SHA256 b4d4dcd9594d372d7c0c975d80ef5802c88502895ed4b8a26ca62e225f2f18b0
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          Tmp4997.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Tmp4997.tmp
          • Size 5KB
          • SHA256 aaaced351a90b2029c44c6ebb68084a331f296a0ace8115d9889f549d596564b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          Tmp629F.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Tmp629F.tmp
          • Size 5KB
          • SHA256 27ead591d4c7f8fadd0d9e5d32eb6c9bf8830f83fddf83ddd47e6b3b413f5b75
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          Tmp635C.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Tmp635C.tmp
          • Size 3KB
          • SHA256 dcc9d2695125406282ba990fec39403c44b12964acf51b5e0dc7f2080d714398
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Tmp69F4.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Tmp69F4.tmp
          • Size 5KB
          • SHA256 e6bcbcb70401d63ff0746fcbcc63230269058736f7644151393edfdcec8b8765
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          TmpA1CF.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TmpA1CF.tmp
          • Size 5KB
          • SHA256 a86ac1b119a6653e0c3fc24c2c40e44a7bfdc435fd81c4442af9d5526ef64e85
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ArmReport.ini

          • Path C:\Windows\Temp\ArmReport.ini
          • Size 472B
          • SHA256 9d7407b8bcd4af6820eae7da00db7598246d0f58dc502ef3c89aacbd9cc8a104
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          ArmReport.ini

          • Path C:\Windows\Temp\ArmReport.ini
          • Size 594B
          • SHA256 6b1bed1fa21d7c0e263368370908c45833a12819d8133a2ad14c8b74972c675a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          ArmReport.ini

          • Path C:\Windows\Temp\ArmReport.ini
          • Size 724B
          • SHA256 75c515a974331642bba2005b0d0764cde29ffd6ac526a700e27b9de049c0c6bc
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          ArmUI.ini

          • Path C:\Windows\Temp\ArmUI.ini
          • Size 234KB
          • SHA256 790b06745f32e0f56a7af24c871ffce225ba05ebf0d8f8a71a00c727c97dcf09
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH