Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
146s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260513-en - resource tags
- submitted
07/08/2026, 00:05
General
- Target 2026-08-06_eead4b0fdd6fa3c94ae820afdf8f3458_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hawkeye_hijackloader_remcos_stop.exe
- Size 17.5MB
- Sample260807-adfw8stdqb
- SHA256 b2efcd01847668939d9ff9335e7c744defd0579b028d3921216fa0d24d86019a
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- UPX dump on OEP (original entry point) 1 IoCs
- Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
- Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
- Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
- Launches sc.exe 2 IoCs
Sc.exe is a Windows utlilty to control services on the system.
- Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 3 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 11 IoCs
Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.
- Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 8 IoCs
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-06_eead4b0fdd6fa3c94ae820afdf8f3458_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hawkeye_hijackloader_remcos_stop.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-06_eead4b0fdd6fa3c94ae820afdf8f3458_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hawkeye_hijackloader_remcos_stop.exe"1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BBCAAACCCBAAAABAACBACBAACABAAABCABCCBAABAACAAACCBAAAAACACABAAAAAACBBCABCCBCCACBBBCCAABAACCBBCCAACBBBCAA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBAAACCACCABBCBBABCAAAABCBBCAABBACCBCCAACBABBABCCBAAACB.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f2⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exeschtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BBCAAACCCBAAAABAACBACBAACABAAABCABCCBAABAACAAACCBAAAAACACABAAAAAACBBCABCCBCCACBBBCCAABAACCBBCCAACBBBCAA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBAAACCACCABBCBBABCAAAABCBBCAABBACCBCCAACBABBABCCBAAACB.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f3⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_CABBAABCACABCCBACBAABBAABCAACBAACBBCBAABBABAABBACAB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBAAACCACCABBCBBABCAAAABCBBCAABBACCBCCAACBABBABCCBAAACB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CABBAABCACABCCBACBAABBAABCAACBAACBBCBAABBABAABBACAB"2⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exesc create "UserDataSvc_CABBAABCACABCCBACBAABBAABCAACBAACBBCBAABBABAABBACAB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBAAACCACCABBCBBABCAAAABCBBCAABBACCBCCAACBABBABCCBAAACB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CABBAABCACABCCBACBAABBAABCAACBAACBBCBAABBABAABBACAB"3⤵
- Launches sc.exe
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_CABBAABCACABCCBACBAABBAABCAACBAACBBCBAABBABAABBACAB"2⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exesc start "UserDataSvc_CABBAABCACABCCBACBAABBAABCAACBAACBBCBAABBABAABBACAB"3⤵
- Launches sc.exe
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
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C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBAAACCACCABBCBBABCAAAABCBBCAABBACCBCCAACBABBABCCBAAACB.exeC:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBAAACCACCABBCBBABCAAAABCBBCAABBACCBCCAACBABBABCCBAAACB.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe"notepad.exe"2⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\calc.execalc.exe3⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies registry class
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C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBAAACCACCABBCBBABCAAAABCBBCAABBACCBCCAACBABBABCCBAAACB.exeC:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBAAACCACCABBCBBABCAAAABCBBCAABBACCBCCAACBABBABCCBAAACB.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exeC:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe -Embedding1⤵
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
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C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BACAACABCCACABBBCBCBCABBCACAAABACCACBAAACAACABBABACAACC.exeC:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BACAACABCCACABBBCBCBCABBCACAAABACCACBAAACAACABBABACAACC.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Execution
Command and Scripting Interpreter
1Windows Command Shell
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1System Services
1Service Execution
1Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Create or Modify System Process
1Windows Service
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Replay Monitor
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Downloads
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svchost_BBAAACCACCABBCBBABCAAAABCBBCAABBACCBCCAACBABBABCCBAAACB.exe
memory/4280-67-0x0000000004650000-0x0000000004651000-memory.dmp
memory/4588-74-0x0000000000260000-0x0000000000281000-memory.dmp
memory/4712-6-0x0000000000880000-0x00000000008A1000-memory.dmp
memory/4848-80-0x0000000000750000-0x0000000000771000-memory.dmp
memory/6112-25-0x0000000000260000-0x0000000000281000-memory.dmp
memory/6112-38-0x0000000000260000-0x0000000000281000-memory.dmp