Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    148s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    18/07/2026, 04:34

General

  • Target
    2026-07-17_2415bc858bdff0c5837c10d2bea00861_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_mespinoza_njrat.exe
  • Size 5.4MB
  • Sample260718-e7ba3abx21
  • SHA256 6cea63e510c510bfee8255ee3b09ccc4d4ab7b8215105c42847e63660b57d1e4
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
4/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-17_2415bc858bdff0c5837c10d2bea00861_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_mespinoza_njrat.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-17_2415bc858bdff0c5837c10d2bea00861_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_mespinoza_njrat.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4100
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nipkg_preinstall-2412-5420-0dd8-7b6a\payload\Install.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nipkg_preinstall-2412-5420-0dd8-7b6a\payload\Install.exe" install ni-package-manager ni-package-manager-upgrader ni-package-manager-released-feed --hide-completion --config="\\?\C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nipkg_preinstall-2412-5420-0dd8-7b6a\nipkg.ini" --update-feeds --force-essential --force-locked
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2568

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        Packages

        • Path C:\ProgramData\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\eulas\Packages
        • Size 3B
        • SHA256 f1945cd6c19e56b3c1c78943ef5ec18116907a4ca1efc40a57d48ab1db7adfc5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        eula-ms-dotnet-4.8_26.3.0.49236-0+f84_windows_x64.nipkg

        • Path C:\ProgramData\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\eulas\eula-ms-dotnet-4.8_26.3.0.49236-0+f84_windows_x64.nipkg
        • Size 36KB
        • SHA256 248c61b05ccf47e04c8e7884d872e9e1338cc0bbccb84d7f9dcca2e2828f6a5c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        eula-ni-standard_26.3.0.49236-0+f84_windows_x64.nipkg

        • Path C:\ProgramData\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\eulas\eula-ni-standard_26.3.0.49236-0+f84_windows_x64.nipkg
        • Size 1.3MB
        • SHA256 bee7a433723a96bf7a930d5f430c8ee309106bdce6415b3339a46204c06561dd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Packages

        • Path C:\ProgramData\National Instruments\NI Package Manager\raw\ni-package-manager-packages\Packages
        • Size 338KB
        • SHA256 65115bc2264e0cb4cade4c63a19b133f60c9d9553f1cd034b680bf7e808f075c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        nipkg.ini

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nipkg_preinstall-2412-5420-0dd8-7b6a\nipkg.ini
        • Size 562B
        • SHA256 ec3076bade70425da6c12815f87d98a56bff0ea061e636914a600daedfcb4dcc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        Install.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nipkg_preinstall-2412-5420-0dd8-7b6a\payload\Install.exe
        • Size 725KB
        • SHA256 5d4a57422da77d5eabd3e4b2014849c7fe5e5e6fe20b2e9e4c88b2624d9e9487
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        NationalInstruments.PackageManagement.Core.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nipkg_preinstall-2412-5420-0dd8-7b6a\payload\NationalInstruments.PackageManagement.Core.dll
        • Size 198KB
        • SHA256 a02f7698161a3234a738c615cecf430dae4751baf7771a3006a833b3c29da889
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        nipkgclient.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nipkg_preinstall-2412-5420-0dd8-7b6a\payload\nipkgclient.dll
        • Size 4.8MB
        • SHA256 f25bfc4ca4ac9400068c82cd913f334b8fc8f216c68ae07aec95e2a1a0406230
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/2568-25-0x0000000073040000-0x00000000737FC000-memory.dmp

        memory/2568-30-0x0000000007030000-0x000000000706E000-memory.dmp

        memory/2568-31-0x0000000006FE0000-0x0000000006FEE000-memory.dmp

        memory/2568-29-0x0000000007020000-0x0000000007028000-memory.dmp

        memory/2568-28-0x0000000073040000-0x00000000737FC000-memory.dmp

        memory/2568-86-0x0000000073040000-0x00000000737FC000-memory.dmp

        memory/2568-24-0x0000000005810000-0x0000000005844000-memory.dmp

        memory/2568-20-0x0000000000E10000-0x0000000000EC6000-memory.dmp

        memory/2568-19-0x0000000073052000-0x0000000073053000-memory.dmp

        memory/2568-217-0x000000000D1E0000-0x000000000D2B4000-memory.dmp

        memory/2568-238-0x0000000073052000-0x0000000073053000-memory.dmp

        memory/2568-239-0x0000000073040000-0x00000000737FC000-memory.dmp

        memory/2568-240-0x0000000073040000-0x00000000737FC000-memory.dmp