Analysis

  • max time kernel
    132s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260629-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260629-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    02/07/2026, 16:26

General

  • Target
    2026-07-02_d377696b35657edbbaf26bbf77246e9c_darkgate_elex_hawkeye_maze_remcos.exe
  • Size 804KB
  • Sample260702-txmzfaex6p
  • SHA256 92d1a93d9218529a7497322335bde42dfdef0360d65b8d06d044bcff272f2420
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • 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.

  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Program crash 1 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 6 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.

  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 38 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 22 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 54 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 40 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs
  • Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs

    The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.

  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy WMI provider

    The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.

  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API

    The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-02_d377696b35657edbbaf26bbf77246e9c_darkgate_elex_hawkeye_maze_remcos.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-02_d377696b35657edbbaf26bbf77246e9c_darkgate_elex_hawkeye_maze_remcos.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5416
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\wmic.exe
      wmic /output:C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\81783009581.txt bios get serialnumber
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4380
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\wmic.exe
      wmic /output:C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\81783009581.txt bios get version
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3840
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\wmic.exe
      wmic /output:C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\81783009581.txt bios get version
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      PID:4768
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\wmic.exe
      wmic /output:C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\81783009581.txt bios get version
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      PID:4920
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Wbem\wmic.exe
      wmic /output:C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\81783009581.txt bios get version
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      PID:4804
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 5416 -s 768
      2⤵
      • Program crash
      PID:1944
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 440 -p 5416 -ip 5416
    1⤵
      PID:1384
    • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
      sihost.exe
      1⤵
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:124
      • 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 FindShellTrayWindow
        • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:1588
    • 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:3056
    • 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:4740
    • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup
      1⤵
        PID:4332

      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 595B
            • SHA256 d4e60617c2afab8263febabe7f14f18595715078d71307a8cefe0707dae76dee
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            81783009581.txt

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\81783009581.txt
            • Size 70B
            • SHA256 5c3b49db1374e42e5047a3ab05b1ee7577cf78cf6e875889a164f54d1af6257b
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            81783009581.txt

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\81783009581.txt
            • Size 58B
            • SHA256 79dae8edfddb5a748fb1ed83c87081b245aeff9178c95dcf5fbaaed6baf82121
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            81783009581.txt

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\81783009581.txt
            • Size 2B
            • SHA256 b3d510ef04275ca8e698e5b3cbb0ece3949ef9252f0cdc839e9ee347409a2209
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

            memory/3056-31-0x000001BD001E0000-0x000001BD002E0000-memory.dmp

            memory/3056-63-0x000001BD03D30000-0x000001BD03D50000-memory.dmp

            memory/3056-58-0x000001BD03D90000-0x000001BD03E90000-memory.dmp

            memory/3056-57-0x000001BD03950000-0x000001BD03970000-memory.dmp

            memory/3056-74-0x000001BD04280000-0x000001BD042A0000-memory.dmp

            memory/4740-190-0x00000147806D0000-0x000001478098C000-memory.dmp