Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    149s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    06/08/2026, 06:45

General

  • Target
    2026-08-06_79f992fc0904a0080f4034e164e3e080_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_magniber_njrat.exe
  • Size 3.7MB
  • Sample260806-hjkrdazxes
  • SHA256 e9b38314ca7bf52a8d59c93b8ba4e89ce296f5326fdcb678c3ad0353560214cd
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Adds policy Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 64 IoCs
  • Indicator Removal: File Deletion 1 TTPs

    Adversaries may delete files left behind by the actions of their intrusion activity.

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 4 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 3 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-06_79f992fc0904a0080f4034e164e3e080_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_magniber_njrat.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-06_79f992fc0904a0080f4034e164e3e080_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_magniber_njrat.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4084
    • C:\Windows\temp\2026-08-06_79f992fc0904a0080f4034e164e3e080_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_magniber_njrat.exe
      "C:\Windows\temp\2026-08-06_79f992fc0904a0080f4034e164e3e080_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_magniber_njrat.exe"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3200
    • C:\Windows\alg.exe
      "C:\Windows\alg.exe"
      2⤵
      • Adds policy Run key to start application
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:252
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c del C:\Windows\temp\*.* /q /s
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2828

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        ADelRCP.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\ADelRCP.exe
        • Size 3.8MB
        • SHA256 e6be0f093fbba16a3c49180eec33c0b4473b0b9cbbd3cf981686920cfcbc3fe6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        AcroBroker.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroBroker.exe
        • Size 3.9MB
        • SHA256 9fabeb2218b87efc08293672823e1d19559ba88af84622fa5ba89ae4fe7ea499
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        RdrCEF.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
        • Size 9.5MB
        • SHA256 15fbf2c207cc282285d802ce4cc97ddc7ae19a5d19c228b323c24d0346a64db5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        RdrCEF.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe
        • Size 9.5MB
        • SHA256 dd3d7eaf51360eb3f50c2ffb39c2a225aa13cbae31f37ce5b628912f2c776b9a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        RdrServicesUpdater.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrServicesUpdater.exe
        • Size 28.5MB
        • SHA256 1a65d2d779a2e454572b523a98c373b893ea547734666df6391b7ffa99efbf65
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        alg.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\alg.exe
        • Size 169KB
        • SHA256 032171cbd1f63f6432b567d416d99233428571ed5d6e719e2703de0492ab980c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        AcroRd32.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe
        • Size 2.8MB
        • SHA256 bb1e0d050ed5920a1b902066bbc827c4228694ebee8386a5b11859d350f353f0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        AcroRd32.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe
        • Size 2.8MB
        • SHA256 67cda674c705ee84b1f41d7aa30ef6da065d8644b92687b894e3bd0f9b6efeca
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        AcroRd32Info.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32Info.exe
        • Size 3.7MB
        • SHA256 753a303207cc8487e770d97a16d32b047828ad6ba7ec39fdc8d3f0ae5ddd804b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        AcroTextExtractor.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroTextExtractor.exe
        • Size 3.7MB
        • SHA256 e9b38314ca7bf52a8d59c93b8ba4e89ce296f5326fdcb678c3ad0353560214cd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        AdobeCollabSync.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AdobeCollabSync.exe
        • Size 5.8MB
        • SHA256 d8c4bc772c36f297aac4005294a12ffc9192e3bfcf93ba692cf573c765d7fcc6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        AdobeCollabSync.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AdobeCollabSync.exe
        • Size 5.8MB
        • SHA256 f94b9333cd0bb199db2d0797c04218a012854960c219dfc7bdb88d38515e613f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        WCChromeNativeMessagingHost.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Browser\WCChromeExtn\WCChromeNativeMessagingHost.exe
        • Size 250KB
        • SHA256 ae4df0bf76bcedb4536cbf79e2eb774ee1bdfbd627eb6dd355c99133efa876d5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        alg.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Browser\WCChromeExtn\alg.exe
        • Size 107KB
        • SHA256 c93011958542c5f7318dd72b394ff72ff1a81fa63eedd26bc4a791986dbff268
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Eula.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Eula.exe
        • Size 3.7MB
        • SHA256 58ba50009593255e8a9e1ca646d6a81f01ec9e50d81ca71b04c70eed418ee463
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Eula.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Eula.exe
        • Size 3.7MB
        • SHA256 070fb4ac5031eae4d548a8e93ef22b6fa279c631619a490865976f3d0fb75693
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        FullTrustNotifier.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\FullTrustNotifier.exe
        • Size 3.8MB
        • SHA256 8a6420f6d4135b909818030cea2657e877335ebac592da193442213940e3d721
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        FullTrustNotifier.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\FullTrustNotifier.exe
        • Size 3.8MB
        • SHA256 c57b2fa5113a62bbe50a7e81da0a92c8e898895c0d1c4fd086e41d57d312b605
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        LogTransport2.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\LogTransport2.exe
        • Size 4.0MB
        • SHA256 f2d350c3fc19440c3f7eb350e9d7db163abe0a23c92d8f37d39f570b2c328bdc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        alg.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\alg.exe
        • Size 367KB
        • SHA256 8446c3141e2996fd769a56ca0d6475791e4315c8d6f37b2660438af42320124b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        alg.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\alg.exe
        • Size 104KB
        • SHA256 b641f4e394e6d03613911301c43c1f8e85aeb10f075da06209856f2e4818b819
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        arh.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\arh.exe
        • Size 3.7MB
        • SHA256 ac9e902d28379299f1f16c26dce9ae808c59fe9cc6ecbd08afc86ad2397cf431
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        arh.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\arh.exe
        • Size 3.7MB
        • SHA256 bad9633c1fe33c5cfa210bcd7e141588d9aff521333f3c9c636a791bacd022ce
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        32BitMAPIBroker.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\plug_ins\pi_brokers\32BitMAPIBroker.exe
        • Size 3.7MB
        • SHA256 0a8bbdda630f887abd0da2d34034f8fbcc6a7048acfc07e356bd3ef192baae89
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        64BitMAPIBroker.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\plug_ins\pi_brokers\64BitMAPIBroker.exe
        • Size 342KB
        • SHA256 3eaef418a82bba76fcedc6a11b6cef69b3456d9f7bb4bad3fc4c84c2f97c33cf
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        reader_sl.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\reader_sl.exe
        • Size 3.7MB
        • SHA256 ea789e0c7f3931ab9cd0236a7e9b0012b83bc4423715ae288af8f4e50f8a96ea
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        reader_sl.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\reader_sl.exe
        • Size 3.7MB
        • SHA256 63b7b473a0faa5d449b069699875493a469043f6ae33f74e2e0d6b4a7bec499c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wow_helper.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\wow_helper.exe
        • Size 107KB
        • SHA256 148c2a561257b994fe0e1606653e8ba80b1ef53dcfe05e914e060d6f5c6e3970
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        AdobeARM.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe
        • Size 1.2MB
        • SHA256 89e062aa397de954c4c0a613b54951cc6319fb52e90f5696293e36c5b7073ca0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        AdobeARM.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe
        • Size 1.2MB
        • SHA256 c581c0730c772cea03e40188e1bd49de2a2f4e592c45b5f7a3ab66edceb378ae
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        AdobeARMHelper.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARMHelper.exe
        • Size 413KB
        • SHA256 fd115ae8ebd2f37cf1ef72f75242206cf1331c7cb258305011302e981137ee5e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        AdobeARMHelper.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARMHelper.exe
        • Size 520KB
        • SHA256 597bd29d0a3ca1d04a5b67dacc3b91afbead83df85424994230360ab81532ee7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        RCX27E7.tmp

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\RCX27E7.tmp
        • Size 108KB
        • SHA256 1422a27596e2baf6fb604082d635e902f6b8794392a0c1914698ef3746afea52
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jaureg.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Java\Java Update\jaureg.exe
        • Size 619KB
        • SHA256 766914f2f9a74031452599773ab2f5b169878aa70c8e3f2ecb42c242e2b30917
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        VSTOInstaller.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VSTO\10.0\VSTOInstaller.exe
        • Size 3.7MB
        • SHA256 06dacb958a8205ac01ecd2cdcfa160a64ae316c195dec4c0d75c9662eda206b8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        java.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath_target_132812\java.exe
        • Size 390KB
        • SHA256 7c09eb45fd24aec0d8d579b361eb14e3ceb85515c388289d132901ea16661688
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        java.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath_target_132812\java.exe
        • Size 390KB
        • SHA256 43ec410bef2b121e710df41f12dcd20f9e1d7bfbb405466c0f1404684ec400d5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javaw.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath_target_132812\javaw.exe
        • Size 390KB
        • SHA256 716e781e661c16a0b36ba7b6bad89002f0ff0162099f505c3be27dc483ff08a2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javaws.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath_target_132812\javaws.exe
        • Size 570KB
        • SHA256 c82ed24b16e269e2e3f1609043f3d4a15439511d80d25e81e00eb79e3bfdf3d9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        alg.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\GoogleUpdater\141.0.7340.0\alg.exe
        • Size 103KB
        • SHA256 8c186e37bd8c0883232c729223206b47a98721babf97fee5bb63b78796e05221
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        disabledupdater.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\GoogleUpdater\141.0.7340.0\disabledupdater.exe
        • Size 5.8MB
        • SHA256 29f03877984fd782bf129e90f484f1e05cd18e412708fe682995408cfbac8a49
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        msedge.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\msedge.exe
        • Size 4.0MB
        • SHA256 6ae6c1a6ba34ce469232a5387e9f1e14724b2511170735e8d64a884e82146094
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        msedge_proxy.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\msedge_proxy.exe
        • Size 1.5MB
        • SHA256 4d2f78aac7859fcd99c81334b763beee96b51cea1fda6bebb379dc9a46f0377f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        notification_helper.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\notification_helper.exe
        • Size 1.7MB
        • SHA256 806f041c234d583f828d786b1774c4a91f170071f76c0c474eb6e05ca3480514
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pwahelper.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\pwahelper.exe
        • Size 1.5MB
        • SHA256 2c0ff8a46243d1515c4534f947ef92d509ef50da372405c7ceef1ae5de4990c7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        RCXAEE2.tmp

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\RCXAEE2.tmp
        • Size 104KB
        • SHA256 55b0bcf84f431b3235945febf8107ed73b18166f295e71a88237aa4ad0f9bf49
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ie_to_edge_stub.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\BHO\ie_to_edge_stub.exe
        • Size 627KB
        • SHA256 9342056588b8dec23d8a3daba5a48877cb89011c5d8bc7b1ab4b0ac9ccfeb49e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        setup.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\Installer\setup.exe
        • Size 7.1MB
        • SHA256 4ecb6fc7a48c932135c5b0824e9fd115bfbb4cac286d95d4d52b85e8664d9b2d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        cookie_exporter.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\cookie_exporter.exe
        • Size 114KB
        • SHA256 e796666e007fd64b6cb34077a2d87aa73ef5b4f5fe26fff25d7716051eeb3860
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        elevated_tracing_service.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\elevated_tracing_service.exe
        • Size 3.9MB
        • SHA256 de92252b817c41337ed688ba5d024521292b27bd07e437bfc94e9d4d22d7c0cc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        elevation_service.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\elevation_service.exe
        • Size 2.3MB
        • SHA256 9652dee760081462e203ae56ae5e9de98c64bc39da035186d47bf18d643cea25
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        identity_helper.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\identity_helper.exe
        • Size 1.5MB
        • SHA256 d75b18b12d10b77da67026b5d24675217a5760244a968eeda888468a57bee46b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        msedge.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\msedge.exe
        • Size 4.0MB
        • SHA256 0a128aad1aef686d1837197624cba06932ea572ba411a36297bd76f093f9e9d7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        msedge_proxy.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\msedge_proxy.exe
        • Size 1.5MB
        • SHA256 4b58ec2b7368f7f79c1ddaa89048c207e642156a6467357aac7ba48fa967dc52
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        msedge_pwa_launcher.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\msedge_pwa_launcher.exe
        • Size 1.9MB
        • SHA256 f612f60128e6201d89331317bdd4fe69a0b84908948f4acb73f4c6be527e5a11
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        msedgewebview2.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\msedgewebview2.exe
        • Size 3.5MB
        • SHA256 9517a51e3155ceac6aa22e07dfb62da93515adcf45e47100c0c2f442f18e1569
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        notification_click_helper.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\notification_click_helper.exe
        • Size 1.7MB
        • SHA256 33d19a26df4a5b226fea8097a45e3d3bdfb7715096f8e904a8fc19e24b226d5e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pwahelper.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\pwahelper.exe
        • Size 1.5MB
        • SHA256 8d16a10cc80a6980ed2f4eb78457b922e03d1e8f3ccb6b5cdb6e7f8e25cbf923
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        msedge.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe
        • Size 4.0MB
        • SHA256 2e792ec92e1488a11cf2e4dc025f865cbb7732b0b11b92ab367efff5b99b8eaa
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        2026-08-06_79f992fc0904a0080f4034e164e3e080_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_magniber_njrat.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\Temp\2026-08-06_79f992fc0904a0080f4034e164e3e080_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_magniber_njrat.exe
        • Size 46KB
        • SHA256 5c804029dfbfd8d927fe4f1e4d482b210a5d2c1fa57f3a6f8333a154ec0404a3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        alg.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\alg.exe
        • Size 3.6MB
        • SHA256 2165c063a41c29bc57d3f4a8e9aed2bd202eb540ba29961a7f0b7a864660afef
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH