Analysis
- max time kernel
148s - max time network
148s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260630-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260630-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
03/07/2026, 09:41
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-07-03_f485352f9184c62ca14a4345b891a061_404-keylogger_amadey_ave-maria_bazarbackdoor_darkgate_el.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-07-03_f485352f9184c62ca14a4345b891a061_404-keylogger_amadey_ave-maria_bazarbackdoor_darkgate_el.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260630-en
General
- Target 2026-07-03_f485352f9184c62ca14a4345b891a061_404-keylogger_amadey_ave-maria_bazarbackdoor_darkgate_el.exe
- Size 332KB
- Sample260703-ln48csew8x
- SHA256 ed27063c0309aadece97d349afb376404325000af716b3ba90406e214e9af0e4
- MD5 f485352f9184c62ca14a4345b891a061
- SHA1 ac648af23b4de0cd9112780731cd21aa0e45f358
- SHA512 89081cdcd4c08df7920a22ca33efa8bb647b97aca8b41b0bca05c03734706913ec9adb757bdc1dc1b07b810ec102a5d76e3ad7753d054fe5e8fe1cd04aedfe75
- SSDEEP 6144:ISncR43LFIj2bsUNbBNLYdT97JSIFl0QENqF:B4YLFIFUhBNLYdT9FSDQEMF
- TLSH T1F7747C263BF4C834E6FF463205B15225CBBAF8210625CA9F67C0A9591D797C0DD2AF93
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Extracted
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snakekeylogger
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Protocol
ftp
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Host
ftp://ftp.resultboxx.xyz/
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Port
21
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Username
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Password
workhard123#
Signatures
- Family: Snake Keylogger
Keylogger and Infostealer first seen in November 2020.
- Family: WarzoneRat, AveMaria
WarzoneRat is a native RAT developed in C++ with multiple plugins sold as a MaaS.
- Snake Keylogger payload 2 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000d000000019cb6-4.dat family_snakekeylogger behavioral2/memory/5288-19-0x0000000000600000-0x0000000000626000-memory.dmp family_snakekeylogger - Warzone RAT payload 1 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000e00000001c53a-12.dat warzonerat - Detects binaries (Windows and macOS) referencing many web browsers. Observed in information stealers 3 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000d000000019cb6-4.dat INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_Binary_References_Browsers behavioral2/files/0x000e00000001c53a-12.dat INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_Binary_References_Browsers behavioral2/memory/5288-19-0x0000000000600000-0x0000000000626000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_Binary_References_Browsers - Detects executables embedding command execution via IExecuteCommand COM object 1 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000e00000001c53a-12.dat INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_RegKeyComb_IExecuteCommandCOM - Detects executables referencing many email and collaboration clients. Observed in information steale 2 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000d000000019cb6-4.dat INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_References_Messaging_Clients behavioral2/memory/5288-19-0x0000000000600000-0x0000000000626000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_References_Messaging_Clients - Detects executables using Telegram Chat Bot 2 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000d000000019cb6-4.dat INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_TelegramChatBot behavioral2/memory/5288-19-0x0000000000600000-0x0000000000626000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_TelegramChatBot - Detects executables with potential process hoocking 2 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000d000000019cb6-4.dat INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_DotNetProcHook behavioral2/memory/5288-19-0x0000000000600000-0x0000000000626000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_DotNetProcHook - Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Run Powershell to modify Windows Defender settings to add exclusions for file extensions, paths, and processes.
pid Process 692 powershell.exe 3980 powershell.exe - Drops startup file 2 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\programs.bat NOW.EXE File created C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\programs.bat:start NOW.EXE - Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
pid Process 5288 NKECHI.EXE 3316 NOW.EXE 5452 images.exe - Reads data files stored by FTP clients 2 TTPs
Tries to access configuration files associated with programs like FileZilla.
- Reads user/profile data of local email clients 2 TTPs
Email clients store some user data on disk where infostealers will often target it.
- Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
- Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files 1 TTPs
Steal credentials from unsecured files.
- Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles 1 TTPs 3 IoCs
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2132828192-1552876075-2324613956-1000\Software\Microsoft\Office\15.0\Outlook\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676 NKECHI.EXE Key opened \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2132828192-1552876075-2324613956-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676 NKECHI.EXE Key opened \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2132828192-1552876075-2324613956-1000\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Outlook\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676 NKECHI.EXE - Looks up external IP address via web service 1 IoCs
Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.
flow ioc 1 checkip.dyndns.org - Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 9 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 2026-07-03_f485352f9184c62ca14a4345b891a061_404-keylogger_amadey_ave-maria_bazarbackdoor_darkgate_el.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language NOW.EXE Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language powershell.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language cmd.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language powershell.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language NKECHI.EXE Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language images.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language reg.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language cmd.exe - NTFS ADS 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\ProgramData:ApplicationData NOW.EXE - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 5 IoCs
pid Process 5288 NKECHI.EXE 692 powershell.exe 692 powershell.exe 3980 powershell.exe 3980 powershell.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 45 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 5288 NKECHI.EXE Token: SeDebugPrivilege 692 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 3980 powershell.exe Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege 692 powershell.exe Token: SeSecurityPrivilege 692 powershell.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 692 powershell.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 692 powershell.exe Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege 692 powershell.exe Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege 692 powershell.exe Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege 692 powershell.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 692 powershell.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 692 powershell.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 692 powershell.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 692 powershell.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 692 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 692 powershell.exe Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege 692 powershell.exe Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege 692 powershell.exe Token: SeUndockPrivilege 692 powershell.exe Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege 692 powershell.exe Token: 33 692 powershell.exe Token: 34 692 powershell.exe Token: 35 692 powershell.exe Token: 36 692 powershell.exe Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege 3980 powershell.exe Token: SeSecurityPrivilege 3980 powershell.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 3980 powershell.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 3980 powershell.exe Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege 3980 powershell.exe Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege 3980 powershell.exe Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege 3980 powershell.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 3980 powershell.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 3980 powershell.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 3980 powershell.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 3980 powershell.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 3980 powershell.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 3980 powershell.exe Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege 3980 powershell.exe Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege 3980 powershell.exe Token: SeUndockPrivilege 3980 powershell.exe Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege 3980 powershell.exe Token: 33 3980 powershell.exe Token: 34 3980 powershell.exe Token: 35 3980 powershell.exe Token: 36 3980 powershell.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 10 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 2012 wrote to memory of 5288 2012 2026-07-03_f485352f9184c62ca14a4345b891a061_404-keylogger_amadey_ave-maria_bazarbackdoor_darkgate_el.exe 88 PID 2012 wrote to memory of 3316 2012 2026-07-03_f485352f9184c62ca14a4345b891a061_404-keylogger_amadey_ave-maria_bazarbackdoor_darkgate_el.exe 89 PID 3316 wrote to memory of 692 3316 NOW.EXE 90 PID 3316 wrote to memory of 3592 3316 NOW.EXE 92 PID 3316 wrote to memory of 5452 3316 NOW.EXE 94 PID 3592 wrote to memory of 5220 3592 cmd.exe 95 PID 5452 wrote to memory of 3980 5452 images.exe 96 PID 5452 wrote to memory of 5492 5452 images.exe 97 PID 5452 wrote to memory of 5492 5452 images.exe 97 PID 5452 wrote to memory of 5492 5452 images.exe 97 - outlook_office_path 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2132828192-1552876075-2324613956-1000\Software\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Outlook\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676 NKECHI.EXE - outlook_win_path 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2132828192-1552876075-2324613956-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows Messaging Subsystem\Profiles\Outlook\9375CFF0413111d3B88A00104B2A6676 NKECHI.EXE
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-03_f485352f9184c62ca14a4345b891a061_404-keylogger_amadey_ave-maria_bazarbackdoor_darkgate_el.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-03_f485352f9184c62ca14a4345b891a061_404-keylogger_amadey_ave-maria_bazarbackdoor_darkgate_el.exe"1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2012 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NKECHI.EXE"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NKECHI.EXE"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Accesses Microsoft Outlook profiles
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- outlook_office_path
- outlook_win_path
PID:5288
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NOW.EXE"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NOW.EXE"2⤵
- Drops startup file
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- NTFS ADS
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3316 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exepowershell Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath C:\3⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:692
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.execmd.exe /c REG ADD "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows" /f /v Load /t REG_SZ /d "C:\ProgramData\images.exe"3⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3592 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\reg.exeREG ADD "HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Windows" /f /v Load /t REG_SZ /d "C:\ProgramData\images.exe"4⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:5220
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C:\ProgramData\images.exe"C:\ProgramData\images.exe"3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5452 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exepowershell Add-MpPreference -ExclusionPath C:\4⤵
- Command and Scripting Interpreter: PowerShell
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:3980
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe"4⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:5492
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\PowerShell\StartupProfileData-NonInteractive
- Size 21KB
- SHA256 02a63a6769051ee532c11f9d88f3fbd3feab02b560a5fda0d9181e2bf972779f
- MD5 fe44724855d695f9ee17a09114de6d19
- SHA1 1995ec0c8192814ca77d3a858da3a03508e4d918
- SHA512 e7260790c104c5a62126f79d9cac6a90bbfd4a3197c520aa847cc3112c676748f33bdc3fb001ad4c603731189f3a06247d351af427f50e068542e6e65425a982
- SSDEEP 384:/1eBaoT1iBGTGW14bUxQoplW/+geBOJPyr2PnSIAXr4B+dWomtzKwwvYbhNaPsl+:dexZ6G6WiAxQMk/+nmK66IAXrq+eVvbO
- TLSH T1A0A2B578213F6DC7D8D226B410D10AE7FBE4D489DAB611D8BF1BDE2F4C90EB64A60524
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NKECHI.EXE
- Size 126KB
- SHA256 d959565da818ec61a894f8952de90f39f7fc9f6b4f525052736c4c976bc17f67
- MD5 5b64a6d15cd34ba72ac8d6138998ce5f
- SHA1 c386ca8ee2d19555aeeef47c333fb23715261422
- SHA512 32acad2d6fdb10de7c8527b145a6c834932b342e69f1b86ae70056d4fdfd50f7e7284bfa2ae10ad62ec825ab963eb34692244588669bd96ef818a39519cc9972
- SSDEEP 1536:w+gspzqsEQLWd6rJ03HW27q8VUoZgdb/UvLlBypiOWBgfF0Kcl:w+gspOsdCd6rJ03HD2b8RBUwBgfFbY
- TLSH T14FC3181D3BFC8904EAFF8A7311B14111CBB5B952055ACE0D5AD1F8592A7C690CE2AFE3
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\NOW.EXE
- Size 152KB
- SHA256 225acd3495e4a646d89eded5da13d17ea0275d5ab64bb4d02ce555317fa11c1e
- MD5 60e722a4557ef4f8e1fef473a0c93069
- SHA1 d3bced98c0f2c70da11812b6459de9bb047c100b
- SHA512 1ad00e32686c7b80f7edd5743510cc2e897ed0adfb89760b3ce1340ee218d6280df78ed7bb38e2ddd051782a69044372b31b060496514a860a54719b87951127
- SSDEEP 3072:4NLOpnhTdOw9YAJOzIY9gVl01T2ENipdDg0z5:4NLYdT97JSIFl0QENqF
- TLSH T10CE37C327BE188B9E6F6013109F53F398B7DF93111208AAB63905A468D37ACDE955783
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\__PSScriptPolicyTest_4o2jvtyv.01w.ps1
- Size 60B
- SHA256 96ad1146eb96877eab5942ae0736b82d8b5e2039a80d3d6932665c1a4c87dcf7
- MD5 d17fe0a3f47be24a6453e9ef58c94641
- SHA1 6ab83620379fc69f80c0242105ddffd7d98d5d9d
- SHA512 5b592e58f26c264604f98f6aa12860758ce606d1c63220736cf0c779e4e18e3cec8706930a16c38b20161754d1017d1657d35258e58ca22b18f5b232880dec82
- TLSH T177A02228CC303B200020C0080A000002C00B800C080C8C0220000A00B20B820002F080
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH