Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    138s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    28/07/2026, 22:27

General

  • Target
    2026-07-28_9b0f13a246f8055584a9bc8ec85977ab_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_luca-stealer_necurs_njrat_rhadamanthys_ryuk.exe
  • Size 3.2MB
  • Sample260728-2dgbjsxfpd
  • SHA256 d0771be18b0c9df5e5d1c64e3e98befba73a79bfdfb771c884e7e7cd4f037f1a
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Family: Stihat

    Stihat is a worm written in Delphi.

  • Detects Stihat payload 9 IoCs
  • Modifies WinLogon for persistence 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Detects executables packed with ASPack 9 IoCs
  • Creates a file in the Startup directory 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

    A file was written to a Windows startup folder. Files in these directories are executed automatically when a user logs on or an application initializes.

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Drops desktop.ini file(s) 3 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 64 IoCs

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

  • Drops autorun.inf file 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

    Malware can abuse Windows Autorun to spread further via attached volumes.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 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 3 IoCs

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

  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 24 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-28_9b0f13a246f8055584a9bc8ec85977ab_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_luca-stealer_necurs_njrat_rhadamanthys_ryuk.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-28_9b0f13a246f8055584a9bc8ec85977ab_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_luca-stealer_necurs_njrat_rhadamanthys_ryuk.exe"
    1⤵
    • Modifies WinLogon for persistence
    • Creates a file in the Startup directory
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Drops autorun.inf file
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3332
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\HelpMe.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\HelpMe.exe
      2⤵
      • Modifies WinLogon for persistence
      • Creates a file in the Startup directory
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Enumerates connected drives
      • Drops autorun.inf file
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2172
  • C:\Windows\explorer.exe
    Explorer.exe HelpMe.exe
    1⤵
    • Modifies registry class
    PID:1900
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\HelpMe.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\HelpMe.exe
    1⤵
    • Modifies WinLogon for persistence
    • Creates a file in the Startup directory
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Drops autorun.inf file
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4920
  • C:\Windows\explorer.exe
    C:\Windows\explorer.exe /factory,{75dff2b7-6936-4c06-a8bb-676a7b00b24b} -Embedding
    1⤵
    • Drops desktop.ini file(s)
    • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
    • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:2376
  • C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\rundll32.exe C:\Windows\System32\shell32.dll,SHCreateLocalServerRunDll {9aa46009-3ce0-458a-a354-715610a075e6} -Embedding
    1⤵
      PID:1108

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          desktop.ini.exe

          • Path C:\$Recycle.Bin\S-1-5-21-552508041-2681165170-3229858294-1000\desktop.ini.exe
          • Size 3.2MB
          • SHA256 22e5a803c260e995af5930ef1ecf3618a835b69214f7f66a6db03b2e0deeaeaa
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1019B
          • SHA256 8bccd6fbaaaabd120ed393621957eba2dab4cbeb7bff96697dab0ae2ec32e6ce
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1019B
          • SHA256 e126a73096ed05f0bb3674423b2f03e7dca3b5e69248317afdee2140ddbedc49
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 61390dd86b5a2fc706dddc7469b3c04991d018ec6e63c8daff0210767b5703d2
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1019B
          • SHA256 d5cad0c99cf5a193ab0f86df3aab19e48ed94d7a04cd021429d50960aded1e43
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 41f4442a625f4b5f03599cdfeebb9ef5772192566c39b30efd818a0b20086083
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1019B
          • SHA256 adcb9316ba11835411eaf14cc0186db215f59466e64ff1ce37166c164f537f97
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 62cb13f201ebc64e4245bbfbdbed135f42220ae787ce2af35f638f8e3e751113
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1019B
          • SHA256 f66bb439b21c77863d24062ee58d1b6a6ac882dd7342c1b2debae6a169feae81
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1019B
          • SHA256 5b1d8049c06e9d1615a72638725ab2fda09dffeb6a8d18ad0470afb42344d44a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 1fe230f5694c11a605b26eeef4884dd8128bd89190494afdaad3f5beaf2e71fe
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1019B
          • SHA256 cde2fe9de6f786442722c524f63b98b3803c1fea2ce3c683b04467e845dde893
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 81ab5361d4c49aa02b2e43cec5dfc2dd0d9fa223c0fe8f2843c3f971d96855be
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1019B
          • SHA256 9ca2fb4b4cf6bd99feca9583fdbb7b05f035e47dac5ccd64408aa1a4598a491f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 cdb694628fe44a9167adfeb64cedd561c718ae1067609fceef8c418e94edea27
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 2d97595be6e6ba64513c3623836d552d6dc188c76151c654ff959179748b6d23
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1019B
          • SHA256 694f4dcb41bdaaba7c3a987608954942fa195e3ea9dde517fcbce765b393a31c
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 e28bb7a9f84ee3e148d1aa322b00f644bbe11631fd3257826730b33d95dc2289
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1019B
          • SHA256 1331a472988b2f169e990b9da05f023eb731cb6a01e2fc6e5da1844ce1892c8c
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 e55d1a4a1ff7e6e4352fe45827d83c224e6822d1c1697c632bf2ea9e34f767f3
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1019B
          • SHA256 d74eeed7edbfebbddf9465c61d9f039ddd12faff985f12b435ee4baa885adcd4
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1019B
          • SHA256 7cb8e927a682311293cb564531c6d4a0b79e5ab10b9694644cdc4c44bb43f261
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 e7ce7c5a56edcbe07c6375a96019feb3e9410f422134c77a0c4bd69de0ce282c
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1019B
          • SHA256 4ed23bb7725ff1acd10660247624d65d8d8f826c72680b875e466c83c369df05
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1019B
          • SHA256 3b42300c7b476992799826fd816633c7fd05fe829c3ea35046f4cb209aa07788
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 9daf8c04011903ed42943d644fecd93f11451519885ad7364eed0b664db96913
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1019B
          • SHA256 541a25c6a04eb538b8a0878f13da530211f7d3c763461fd921f9035dd9722d23
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1019B
          • SHA256 57961adeffd1376495d90aeae03e171622e3b2fb85164dd8c335ec495ce7a2ca
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 588cdb7a84191a515ea74702acdcb7def5b16f5df04ba2613aba97a92d867c41
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1019B
          • SHA256 7abc67fb3b014c637caba24061523199391f919c0bf535ccd66ba0ba8e350810
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1019B
          • SHA256 66869d3604da951feb7205564115707e28b26e603b73d104b0c608a42f1048b5
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 0e692f03d72f623bba47a1bbd3f7390f60d9188efb11ed23f8ac9e3d434f1e8f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1019B
          • SHA256 5fa713241d7c6521323f78657bcd222c92a940b6ac9428e5a5783316d58d9ab2
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 008acdbd8bc1de98b20dcd152cc3f2e02919bc6bbdef95d8f4b96d0966b05039
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1019B
          • SHA256 3cddd02aed8652cdddf5535212ccf7382d7d6d034f7ecf8d412f1522bbd143a8
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1019B
          • SHA256 15bf64aa5a3faed566e4c1ebf26e16aae34007d0427c8e6073b8e1f0d2a43d4d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 c4bf5c7a85fdd542a8995172412c1d318a346b6189abeefe8d656b0ea6ad5e8c
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1019B
          • SHA256 cffa01e4e3ff5fe8c299053e102aac48c2f54fb4376f8bf8c43e51dfb262cd54
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1019B
          • SHA256 914feeec74249ace71d328533fb468e431b3040c30f52ab5779564a6e11152c5
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 8bd9b5d9c48e5c2ea0c9bf59bce75fcf3f11c7c616fcd5475a194dfb9c05cbac
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1019B
          • SHA256 cf2d3f7a6f446955b150489bf88da918a9915183cbcfebbe22488410676aa6d5
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1019B
          • SHA256 18c7f53e318e20e4499223a17a5a330fa6198a3d8bcb6a121c2786319970fdf9
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 128d304d7cd8685b9ddb9537cc8ed73f41b6f93b71276c75dbd76c0c04d683ba
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1019B
          • SHA256 2c38eb46d878ab4906e2f166738b957c22c2866ea995f56d1fe1602fa6d1fe85
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1019B
          • SHA256 8e0c05886e758cbe8d045653f6aa22bc10927cba6e37e32f1fc1515067193781
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 575a86ca3e00028d0a7782284b94cc1b01caefe49b41988fc4ae1b811b90b456
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1019B
          • SHA256 29f9ba31ff3125debf15226fb1cdde0303fd161b6bca62291a8e3574ae7f8508
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1019B
          • SHA256 71d63fef698c2ae97b4ed3d22990390c7d203cff6d16da8302599cdd8e0c77f8
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 c1ee94cb2ce65f314c58b92459aa297d74abf9d31c7cdf126f546e6e3343b030
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          HelpMe.exe

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\HelpMe.exe
          • Size 3.2MB
          • SHA256 b506a32eab806775eb9d99e7a606085cc0aa07b1d3fab333ca1e87349269d13c
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          desktop.ini

          • Path F:\$RECYCLE.BIN\S-1-5-21-552508041-2681165170-3229858294-1000\desktop.ini
          • Size 3.2MB
          • SHA256 07c920d6dc68c9da61cff27b84f45008e93bfb9ca3123be3dfed1f0cfc770849
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          AUTORUN.INF

          • Path F:\AUTORUN.INF
          • Size 145B
          • SHA256 cfe448b4506a95b33b529efa88f1ac704d8bdf98a941c065650ead27609318ae
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          memory/2172-45-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000047B000-memory.dmp

          memory/2172-8-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000047B000-memory.dmp

          memory/2376-59-0x00000000035F0000-0x000000000384F000-memory.dmp

          memory/3332-43-0x00000000020D0000-0x00000000020D1000-memory.dmp

          memory/3332-42-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000047B000-memory.dmp

          memory/3332-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000047B000-memory.dmp

          memory/3332-2-0x0000000000460000-0x0000000000461000-memory.dmp

          memory/3332-1-0x00000000020D0000-0x00000000020D1000-memory.dmp

          memory/4920-54-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000047B000-memory.dmp

          memory/4920-44-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000047B000-memory.dmp