Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    151s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    10/07/2026, 00:35

General

  • Target
    valorantvgcq.exe
  • Size 1.6MB
  • Sample260710-axq7bacw21
  • SHA256 d048e5dac736bb4c9b4c29f06c216c8798b2b8e576100912b83f07bd9da8aeb3
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Family: DarkSideRAT

    DarkSideRAT is a remote access trojan.

  • Detects DarkSideRAT 1 IoCs
  • Downloads MZ/PE file 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Stops running service(s) 4 TTPs
  • Launches sc.exe 2 IoCs

    Sc.exe is a Windows utlilty to control services on the system.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\valorantvgcq.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\valorantvgcq.exe"
    1⤵
    • Downloads MZ/PE file
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5032
    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc stop vgc >nul 2>&1
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4620
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        sc stop vgc
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:1900
    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start vgc >nul 2>&1
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2092
      • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
        sc start vgc
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:3192
    • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
      /c start C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ox_1783643767685.exe
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:380
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ox_1783643767685.exe
        C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ox_1783643767685.exe
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        PID:4868

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        ox_1783643767685.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ox_1783643767685.exe
        • Size 67KB
        • SHA256 245c4870dbf4b2f0102835addb1780d845bd1c31d5ac2a8ac7a5dfe993d6365f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/5032-0-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014015E000-memory.dmp

        memory/5032-22-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014015E000-memory.dmp