Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    146s
  • 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, 04:35

General

  • Target
    2026-07-17_2303cf1600ef3611b0bbe33b8e197b71_darkgate_elex_remcos_stop.exe
  • Size 2.1MB
  • Sample260718-e7wl1agv6m
  • SHA256 d8978980b512ae660befac0ad2bcf46ba1974c57aa7579de16a712b06ac52173
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 21 IoCs

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

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 4 IoCs
  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Execution of a cmd.exe one-liner (/c "close" or /k "keep") is a common script/loader stage.

  • 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.

  • Runs net.exe
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 20 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 5 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-17_2303cf1600ef3611b0bbe33b8e197b71_darkgate_elex_remcos_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-17_2303cf1600ef3611b0bbe33b8e197b71_darkgate_elex_remcos_stop.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3000
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\$$a5579.bat
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2368
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-17_2303cf1600ef3611b0bbe33b8e197b71_darkgate_elex_remcos_stop.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-17_2303cf1600ef3611b0bbe33b8e197b71_darkgate_elex_remcos_stop.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:5492
    • C:\Windows\Logo1_.exe
      C:\Windows\Logo1_.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Enumerates connected drives
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • Drops file in Windows directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5096
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net stop "Kingsoft AntiVirus Service"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1136
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop "Kingsoft AntiVirus Service"
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:2608

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        MicrosoftEdgeUpdateBroker.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateBroker.exe
        • Size 124KB
        • SHA256 772cddf4cd96f54a874b6c04fd39e02b20734532d77b3cc0f83c070e1c660db9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        vcredist_x86.exe

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{61087a79-ac85-455c-934d-1fa22cc64f36}\vcredist_x86.exe
        • Size 481KB
        • SHA256 d5fbaf5c0d8e313d4dad23b28cac4256c5dbed6ab3b0d797e2971f30c5e095ad
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        $$a5579.bat

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\$$a5579.bat
        • Size 752B
        • SHA256 c3759c39b26601942290b7eba55b4085ba8c5ebe90fe18ce0d27a09787c8a23b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        2026-07-17_2303cf1600ef3611b0bbe33b8e197b71_darkgate_elex_remcos_stop.exe.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-17_2303cf1600ef3611b0bbe33b8e197b71_darkgate_elex_remcos_stop.exe.exe
        • Size 2.1MB
        • SHA256 2f28345d3d15057755e4e26472a1f4de2cd47d29eeb7b8cf90d3f8e68d019f25
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Logo1_.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\Logo1_.exe
        • Size 26KB
        • SHA256 7868d8e6b129092e067cad70c1a861952a903451b5b7f49c9bcb203d5e9fb777
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        _desktop.ini

        • Path F:\$RECYCLE.BIN\S-1-5-21-1875162379-3804078649-638427191-1000\_desktop.ini
        • Size 9B
        • SHA256 5f23935a5f9dba1f13339c50be038a41382c873a721f954d6fd8b1348386716a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        memory/3000-12-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/3000-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/5096-42-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/5096-32-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/5096-38-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/5096-23-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/5096-1250-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/5096-5047-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/5096-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/5096-5520-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/5492-25-0x0000000002FB0000-0x0000000002FB1000-memory.dmp

        memory/5492-21-0x0000000002FB0000-0x0000000002FB1000-memory.dmp