Analysis
- max time kernel
150s - max time network
143s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260629-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260629-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
01/07/2026, 01:52
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-07-01_32990fd7442f2daa29a5b79a0ad5abda_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-07-01_32990fd7442f2daa29a5b79a0ad5abda_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260629-en
General
- Target 2026-07-01_32990fd7442f2daa29a5b79a0ad5abda_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe
- Size 2.3MB
- Sample260701-cajvtscs7n
- SHA256 b1e4a52b79874eefcc4f8d004939fa0ae891362e0b358f80c8be7c72989f4dca
- MD5 32990fd7442f2daa29a5b79a0ad5abda
- SHA1 e80b913cef26bfed32093e7df91bcfb063a0678a
- SHA512 b110816387bf50c147d23d56e6bfbb5c73ae1bc6fe95d6dc4848d46495f78f3c00159efa6819bedea2f6e8a3dd8950446c5126a6e09d1ccef13445083e8a914c
- SSDEEP 49152:tp2e1iify35cdrrFJAWb/8amDe8hSSw0K:z2e1FKpUrrFJAWbCH8So
- TLSH T132B5C02279408232E65240B065BEAB7AA97DBD344B3045C7E3C03E7A59227D27F3675F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Signatures
- Modifies visibility of hidden/system files in Explorer 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1935666426-3801330415-1166019131-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\ShowSuperHidden = "0" explorer.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1935666426-3801330415-1166019131-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\ShowSuperHidden = "0" svchost.exe - Executes dropped EXE 6 IoCs
pid Process 6304 2026-07-01_32990fd7442f2daa29a5b79a0ad5abda_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe 5904 icsys.icn.exe 6300 explorer.exe 1948 spoolsv.exe 4100 svchost.exe 4116 spoolsv.exe - Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 4 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\Svchost = "c:\\windows\\resources\\svchost.exe RO" explorer.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\Explorer = "c:\\windows\\resources\\themes\\explorer.exe RO" svchost.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\Svchost = "c:\\windows\\resources\\svchost.exe RO" svchost.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\Explorer = "c:\\windows\\resources\\themes\\explorer.exe RO" explorer.exe - Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 1 IoCs
Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.
description ioc Process File opened (read-only) \??\F: 2026-07-01_32990fd7442f2daa29a5b79a0ad5abda_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe - Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe explorer.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe svchost.exe - Drops file in Windows directory 5 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\icsys.icn.exe 2026-07-01_32990fd7442f2daa29a5b79a0ad5abda_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\resources\themes\explorer.exe icsys.icn.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe explorer.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\resources\svchost.exe spoolsv.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Resources\tjud.exe explorer.exe - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 7 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 2026-07-01_32990fd7442f2daa29a5b79a0ad5abda_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-07-01_32990fd7442f2daa29a5b79a0ad5abda_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language icsys.icn.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language explorer.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language spoolsv.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language svchost.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language spoolsv.exe - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
pid Process 5404 2026-07-01_32990fd7442f2daa29a5b79a0ad5abda_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe 5404 2026-07-01_32990fd7442f2daa29a5b79a0ad5abda_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe 5404 2026-07-01_32990fd7442f2daa29a5b79a0ad5abda_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe 5404 2026-07-01_32990fd7442f2daa29a5b79a0ad5abda_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe 5404 2026-07-01_32990fd7442f2daa29a5b79a0ad5abda_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe 5404 2026-07-01_32990fd7442f2daa29a5b79a0ad5abda_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe 5404 2026-07-01_32990fd7442f2daa29a5b79a0ad5abda_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe 5404 2026-07-01_32990fd7442f2daa29a5b79a0ad5abda_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe 5404 2026-07-01_32990fd7442f2daa29a5b79a0ad5abda_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe 5404 2026-07-01_32990fd7442f2daa29a5b79a0ad5abda_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe 5404 2026-07-01_32990fd7442f2daa29a5b79a0ad5abda_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe 5404 2026-07-01_32990fd7442f2daa29a5b79a0ad5abda_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe 5404 2026-07-01_32990fd7442f2daa29a5b79a0ad5abda_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe 5404 2026-07-01_32990fd7442f2daa29a5b79a0ad5abda_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe 5404 2026-07-01_32990fd7442f2daa29a5b79a0ad5abda_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe 5404 2026-07-01_32990fd7442f2daa29a5b79a0ad5abda_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe 5404 2026-07-01_32990fd7442f2daa29a5b79a0ad5abda_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe 5404 2026-07-01_32990fd7442f2daa29a5b79a0ad5abda_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe 5404 2026-07-01_32990fd7442f2daa29a5b79a0ad5abda_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe 5404 2026-07-01_32990fd7442f2daa29a5b79a0ad5abda_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe 5404 2026-07-01_32990fd7442f2daa29a5b79a0ad5abda_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe 5404 2026-07-01_32990fd7442f2daa29a5b79a0ad5abda_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe 5404 2026-07-01_32990fd7442f2daa29a5b79a0ad5abda_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe 5404 2026-07-01_32990fd7442f2daa29a5b79a0ad5abda_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe 5404 2026-07-01_32990fd7442f2daa29a5b79a0ad5abda_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe 5404 2026-07-01_32990fd7442f2daa29a5b79a0ad5abda_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe 5404 2026-07-01_32990fd7442f2daa29a5b79a0ad5abda_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe 5404 2026-07-01_32990fd7442f2daa29a5b79a0ad5abda_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe 5404 2026-07-01_32990fd7442f2daa29a5b79a0ad5abda_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe 5404 2026-07-01_32990fd7442f2daa29a5b79a0ad5abda_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe 5404 2026-07-01_32990fd7442f2daa29a5b79a0ad5abda_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe 5404 2026-07-01_32990fd7442f2daa29a5b79a0ad5abda_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe 6304 2026-07-01_32990fd7442f2daa29a5b79a0ad5abda_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe 6304 2026-07-01_32990fd7442f2daa29a5b79a0ad5abda_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe 5904 icsys.icn.exe 5904 icsys.icn.exe 5904 icsys.icn.exe 5904 icsys.icn.exe 5904 icsys.icn.exe 5904 icsys.icn.exe 5904 icsys.icn.exe 5904 icsys.icn.exe 5904 icsys.icn.exe 5904 icsys.icn.exe 5904 icsys.icn.exe 5904 icsys.icn.exe 5904 icsys.icn.exe 5904 icsys.icn.exe 5904 icsys.icn.exe 5904 icsys.icn.exe 5904 icsys.icn.exe 5904 icsys.icn.exe 5904 icsys.icn.exe 5904 icsys.icn.exe 5904 icsys.icn.exe 5904 icsys.icn.exe 5904 icsys.icn.exe 5904 icsys.icn.exe 5904 icsys.icn.exe 5904 icsys.icn.exe 5904 icsys.icn.exe 5904 icsys.icn.exe 5904 icsys.icn.exe 5904 icsys.icn.exe - Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 2 IoCs
pid Process 6300 explorer.exe 4100 svchost.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 12 IoCs
pid Process 5404 2026-07-01_32990fd7442f2daa29a5b79a0ad5abda_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe 5404 2026-07-01_32990fd7442f2daa29a5b79a0ad5abda_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe 5904 icsys.icn.exe 5904 icsys.icn.exe 6300 explorer.exe 6300 explorer.exe 1948 spoolsv.exe 1948 spoolsv.exe 4100 svchost.exe 4100 svchost.exe 4116 spoolsv.exe 4116 spoolsv.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 5404 wrote to memory of 6304 5404 2026-07-01_32990fd7442f2daa29a5b79a0ad5abda_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe 89 PID 5404 wrote to memory of 5904 5404 2026-07-01_32990fd7442f2daa29a5b79a0ad5abda_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe 90 PID 5904 wrote to memory of 6300 5904 icsys.icn.exe 91 PID 6300 wrote to memory of 1948 6300 explorer.exe 92 PID 1948 wrote to memory of 4100 1948 spoolsv.exe 93 PID 4100 wrote to memory of 4116 4100 svchost.exe 94
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-01_32990fd7442f2daa29a5b79a0ad5abda_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-01_32990fd7442f2daa29a5b79a0ad5abda_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe"1⤵
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5404 -
\??\c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\2026-07-01_32990fd7442f2daa29a5b79a0ad5abda_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exec:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\2026-07-01_32990fd7442f2daa29a5b79a0ad5abda_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Enumerates connected drives
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
PID:6304
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C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\icsys.icn.exeC:\Windows\Resources\Themes\icsys.icn.exe2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5904 -
\??\c:\windows\resources\themes\explorer.exec:\windows\resources\themes\explorer.exe3⤵
- Modifies visibility of hidden/system files in Explorer
- Executes dropped EXE
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:6300 -
\??\c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exec:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe SE4⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1948 -
\??\c:\windows\resources\svchost.exec:\windows\resources\svchost.exe5⤵
- Modifies visibility of hidden/system files in Explorer
- Executes dropped EXE
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4100 -
\??\c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exec:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe PR6⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:4116
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Defense Evasion
Hide Artifacts
1Hidden Files and Directories
1Modify Registry
2Replay Monitor
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Downloads
2026-07-01_32990fd7442f2daa29a5b79a0ad5abda_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-01_32990fd7442f2daa29a5b79a0ad5abda_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe
- Size 2.1MB
- SHA256 500cd8d0e8d7eb3cf7da63dd93978bf36a07fdc6b5a844de30cf84ccb38eedc4
- MD5 2b259cd02570e0d7103c70fe9a9e4d17
- SHA1 035fe918c59274c1fc662e7d88d0d92d1150fa19
- SHA512 2547a8b631ca07270668741612a8a0d3935008a98ab538f6a14fb1cf3e8d2d82ae7bbe9fe22a495b32ee16b038aaa268b2750ed42705fbf6d080249279cdcb27
- SSDEEP 24576:Ezvv2Jddh0hXxwQNBH5ffUX5zAEefc5Urz5Eo7zrrdXbETyLAyNBN/8LcpmZQ4J/:22e1iify35cdrrFJAWb/8amDe8hSSw0r
- TLSH T1B6A5C02179418232E39200B0A5BEAB7A997DBD284B3045D7D3C03E7E59226D27F3675F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\explorer.exe
- Size 135KB
- SHA256 28819ef128dabdbc5b8f97b2d1681be759a6ebf054948f3c080066ea49614523
- MD5 95dcb3e95d781dcec504828e484f326d
- SHA1 3705bb930f4fe1b01f5e48159a6c7100e7aa595a
- SHA512 9acb28b5e55b4389a416ae83743925eb52b69dfabeb8f298f30bad4e7e16d07b8f7beb74b6b40332afda022d6703a26c970f43f5da3e2b795c73722699ce8988
- SSDEEP 1536:UfsEqouTRcG/Mzvgf7xEuvnXNTRdUzwTekUOisZ1yDDajtXbVxUl:UVqoCl/YgjxEufVU0TbTyDDalwl
- TLSH T115D31A13BE10502ED866C9F12CD6CB2EBA125F361BE1AD07726ABF4529B121375F520F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\icsys.icn.exe
- Size 135KB
- SHA256 d3254a0f79999139578c0cffeacc67d8a770e2ef00963c6e1c2963de8b1e647b
- MD5 1f8951fa436c2f4a9d798f99607c242f
- SHA1 df45911806f584325b52f37de6adf103a8b35806
- SHA512 906cbd0b34a0fc1300053cff22931bf78004de8e2ea8e53766726cf545d7fa724fa2caf42d450273b34c51f59d88aae4a10e6ad84b6aaec08dd096787a10feb4
- SSDEEP 1536:UfsEqouTRcG/Mzvgf7xEuvnXNTRdUzwTekUOisZ1yDDajtXbVxUZ:UVqoCl/YgjxEufVU0TbTyDDalwZ
- TLSH T146D31A33BE50502ED911C8F028B1CF6BB9116E751BE5AD077396BB5529B6203B2F122F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Windows\Resources\svchost.exe
- Size 135KB
- SHA256 406094fa282ea944208eeb29452ee3e2727be2899d881204113044c3093dd55a
- MD5 ee2d441b622c45db2140b30b77c66547
- SHA1 f7a94e934a20e8d2356ed103761b2ebe256adb67
- SHA512 a6fd11ba156dd00dc523c90ab0d413cdbbd7d6d6457e6aa5f90c628df15787e53092e9c61c7ebcb673dec016ddbd45810fa8d7a43b12630412b1a10487cb3da3
- SSDEEP 1536:UfsEqouTRcG/Mzvgf7xEuvnXNTRdUzwTekUOisZ1yDDajtXbVxUf:UVqoCl/YgjxEufVU0TbTyDDalwf
- TLSH T1A2D3E8137E20502EE41186F17CE5D76BBA629F261FE0AD1732A2B71436B25077AF520F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path \??\c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe
- Size 135KB
- SHA256 10e58dd889cd86672ecfa3b18bc70b1bf44b770032068d4c69f708b91a865660
- MD5 f5773a38b2fa0ccae99161367f8e98bf
- SHA1 2c043050cff2835a8d60f617283d7ae58b9e5bd6
- SHA512 98be650185e23c61aeff7bc25de17548c1f7a6fb52832ec220de0481cfe61583962240081e28fc962bd24dfb5f81a2b38e3011dfb49478319810fb48ad1a2d1e
- SSDEEP 3072:UVqoCl/YgjxEufVU0TbTyDDalwVYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY4:UsLqdufVUNDa5
- TLSH T1A3D3E813BF14402EE921CAF128A5DE6DBD225E361BA0BD477267BF4426761437AF120F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH