Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    154s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    30/07/2026, 03:58

General

  • Target
    2026-07-30_06fb88fec63b1295f9ff7908371c639f_akira_amadey_avoslocker_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_icedi.exe
  • Size 76.4MB
  • Sample260730-ejrcdasxbv
  • SHA256 74d852ad168db96db41f80bfac63d3161f5dcd5651f0e5fc9d8bcb24446b4105
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs

    Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.

  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 64 IoCs

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

  • Drops file in Windows directory 11 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 7 IoCs

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

  • Kills process with taskkill 1 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 33 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 5 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-30_06fb88fec63b1295f9ff7908371c639f_akira_amadey_avoslocker_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_icedi.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-30_06fb88fec63b1295f9ff7908371c639f_akira_amadey_avoslocker_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_icedi.exe"
    1⤵
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1572
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Msiexec.exe
      Msiexec /i "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ProductInstaller\Cloud Agent_C64.msi" /q REBOOT="ReallySuppress"
      2⤵
      • Enumerates connected drives
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:440
  • C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe /V
    1⤵
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1964
    • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
      C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding AAB9FA023A1DD52F7B102DA88C558AA6
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4888
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exe
        taskkill /IM FWAInstallMonitor.exe /F
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Kills process with taskkill
        PID:2152
      • C:\ProgramData\FWAInstallMonitor.exe
        "C:\ProgramData\FWAInstallMonitor.exe" /StartMonitor /CreateStartUpMonitorTask /MsiPath "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ProductInstaller\Cloud Agent_C64.msi" /Pid 4888
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:4924
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-30_06fb88fec63b1295f9ff7908371c639f_akira_amadey_avoslocker_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_icedi.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-30_06fb88fec63b1295f9ff7908371c639f_akira_amadey_avoslocker_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_icedi.exe" -r
    1⤵
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4472
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Msiexec.exe
      Msiexec /i "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ProductInstaller\Cloud Agent_C64.msi" /q REBOOT="ReallySuppress"
      2⤵
      • Enumerates connected drives
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:452

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        CloudAgentCleanupHelper.LOG

        • Path C:\ProgramData\CloudAgentCleanupHelper.LOG
        • Size 4KB
        • SHA256 2c4f8a2947afba1e521c3eb1e3d727a0fa2cfddf65e4ee8aff66998df092787d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        CloudAgentCleanupHelper.LOG

        • Path C:\ProgramData\CloudAgentCleanupHelper.LOG
        • Size 6KB
        • SHA256 4383e666b000fa59096acce8c8509eab65eb129a82b2128c7760ea20cef2dc5d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        MSI98d42.LOG

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI98d42.LOG
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 d4910d97535aa4d459af8ddaa431f9a93d003c6892c33f1708def8e06da9b67b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        MSI9a2ce.LOG

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI9a2ce.LOG
        • Size 2KB
        • SHA256 af52a531cc1c9b68939ed6aeb1a06fe6bc8a038afed192d729aa8dd4b78ec9b2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        Cloud Agent_C64.msi

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ProductInstaller\Cloud Agent_C64.msi
        • Size 9.5MB
        • SHA256 e3a5ef9bb1bbe8e73b19a9bd44c94a40e3c3f24ade4266759f32c68f3b2442cd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Imaging Client_C64.msi

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ProductInstaller\Imaging Client_C64.msi
        • Size 3.3MB
        • SHA256 33c3b17c95b55c61031a3495cd65112002446672b3c1ccf1b85bcc9188b1b42a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Software Updater_C64.msi

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ProductInstaller\Software Updater_C64.msi
        • Size 8.6MB
        • SHA256 93086fd06785cf7e458f4798cf86f598e7e47dbe0e3248a2e94af2f26edc2935
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Usage Stats_C64.msi

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ProductInstaller\Usage Stats_C64.msi
        • Size 4.3MB
        • SHA256 fa6c682d61e6187bf400f7b208c3ff0cbeda5a31f67e47c4233d8f0036b70831
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        FWACleanupHelper.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\{0D326B4C-1102-4C69-8266-7323C701B45C}\FWACleanupHelper.exe
        • Size 611KB
        • SHA256 ac9df71193bb7ba777584f417b9f5297d6c746b59058c1ccea6ea73ce3649776
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        MSI908E.tmp

        • Path C:\Windows\Installer\MSI908E.tmp
        • Size 57KB
        • SHA256 e1076225eafe4cca82c39a4a7db820e0fd44dd293c9847564346e4bb047214b3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        MSI92E1.tmp

        • Path C:\Windows\Installer\MSI92E1.tmp
        • Size 138KB
        • SHA256 69bdcb8dbad5145459bc64ee749e84d9e92171aeff5eea37f2145319c99bdf3e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        MSI9301.tmp

        • Path C:\Windows\Installer\MSI9301.tmp
        • Size 1.1MB
        • SHA256 948ac599af61926ae025dd17e12ce7aaf402949b9987faf2cfadd87f591c11c8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Products.ini

        • Path C:\Windows\Products.ini
        • Size 380B
        • SHA256 63c971a11b6aff3bceaed294eea37bd521c2c39fc9a00ad2c918ffc57bd1fb62
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH