Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    132s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260629-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260629-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    29/06/2026, 12:01

General

  • Target
    2026-06-26_d4540be41b93026fbe909d0897507f8c_akira_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_helldown_icedid_luc.exe
  • Size 19.2MB
  • Sample260629-n68plset7l
  • SHA256 8f078d41f1a94a420da647c7b959a4a61d63bc8caf8e3747aecf2d48955989d1
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables using Telegram Chat Bot 1 IoCs
  • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Adversaries may achieve persistence by adding a Registry key to the Active Setup of the local machine.

  • Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • 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.

  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 62 IoCs

    SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Kills process with taskkill 1 IoCs
  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 42 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 45 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 54 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 43 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-26_d4540be41b93026fbe909d0897507f8c_akira_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_helldown_icedid_luc.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-26_d4540be41b93026fbe909d0897507f8c_akira_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_helldown_icedid_luc.exe"
    1⤵
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3752
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      "cmd" /c "taskkill /F /IM RuntimeBroker_hoptodesk.exe"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3424
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exe
        taskkill /F /IM RuntimeBroker_hoptodesk.exe
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Kills process with taskkill
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        PID:3004
  • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
    sihost.exe
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2492
    • C:\Windows\explorer.exe
      explorer.exe /LOADSAVEDWINDOWS
      2⤵
      • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup
      • Enumerates connected drives
      • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
      • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:624
  • C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchHost.exe
    "C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchHost.exe" -ServerName:CortanaUI.AppXstmwaab17q5s3y22tp6apqz7a45vwv65.mca
    1⤵
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:5580
  • C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe
    "C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXywbrabmsek0gm3tkwpr5kwzbs55tkqay.mca
    1⤵
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:4952

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        prep_Activatable Class_Hermes_perf.cache

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\TempState\prep_Activatable Class_Hermes_perf.cache
        • Size 607B
        • SHA256 be6b74e52e5eef1f1c27c0976bf3bf1bfa99958c00bbef2898a602f691be6dae
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        sciter.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\sciter.dll
        • Size 5.8MB
        • SHA256 285f3e6a051a7c61845cd7e4d2120781b6bdf411239f70a85c65b38a52d38f28
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/624-204-0x000000000E170000-0x000000000E9EB000-memory.dmp

        memory/3752-0-0x0000000000AA0000-0x0000000001DCF000-memory.dmp

        memory/5580-27-0x00000253801E0000-0x00000253802E0000-memory.dmp

        memory/5580-56-0x0000025382C80000-0x0000025382CA0000-memory.dmp

        memory/5580-35-0x0000025382E40000-0x0000025382F40000-memory.dmp

        memory/5580-73-0x0000025394200000-0x0000025394220000-memory.dmp

        memory/5580-34-0x0000025382920000-0x0000025382940000-memory.dmp