Analysis

  • max time kernel
    151s
  • max time network
    121s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    08/08/2026, 17:48

General

  • Target
    2026-08-08_6699f1f059a6ba10fc68ea312cadacf3_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe
  • Size 54.4MB
  • Sample260808-wdmknssala
  • SHA256 2461ace40de79bd8463a67240baf6a7dcb6c2dfc03cb58cefa98635122fa2af3
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Creates a file in the Startup directory 1 TTPs 2 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.

  • Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
  • Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs

    Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

  • 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 9 IoCs

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

  • 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 12 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 7 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-08_6699f1f059a6ba10fc68ea312cadacf3_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-08_6699f1f059a6ba10fc68ea312cadacf3_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_luca-stealer.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
    PID:1464
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BAABABABCBBACCAABABCBABBCBACAAACCACCCCCCCCBBCAACABCBABABCAACAAACCCCCCCBBACBCCCCCBAABAABACCBCAAACAACBABC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AAAAACBABBCABCBCACABCCBACCACCACACBBACBBBCAABBBBCAAACCBA.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4508
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BAABABABCBBACCAABABCBABBCBACAAACCACCCCCCCCBBCAACABCBABABCAACAAACCCCCCCBBACBCCCCCBAABAABACCBCAAACAACBABC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AAAAACBABBCABCBCACABCCBACCACCACACBBACBBBCAABBBBCAAACCBA.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:5740
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_BBBBCCBACACCCCABBACBBACACBCCABCCACCBCCCCBAAACCBBBAA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AAAAACBABBCABCBCACABCCBACCACCACACBBACBBBCAABBBBCAAACCBA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BBBBCCBACACCCCABBACBBACACBCCABCCACCBCCCCBAAACCBBBAA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2096
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_BBBBCCBACACCCCABBACBBACACBCCABCCACCBCCCCBAAACCBBBAA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AAAAACBABBCABCBCACABCCBACCACCACACBBACBBBCAABBBBCAAACCBA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BBBBCCBACACCCCABBACBBACACBCCABCCACCBCCCCBAAACCBBBAA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2160
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_BBBBCCBACACCCCABBACBBACACBCCABCCACCBCCCCBAAACCBBBAA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2608
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_BBBBCCBACACCCCABBACBBACACBCCABCCACCBCCCCBAAACCBBBAA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2600
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AAAAACBABBCABCBCACABCCBACCACCACACBBACBBBCAABBBBCAAACCBA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AAAAACBABBCABCBCACABCCBACCACCACACBBACBBBCAABBBBCAAACCBA.exe
    1⤵
    • 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
    PID:4672
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:1708
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCBACBACABCCBACBABCAABCACAABBCBBCCCBABBCAAABACCABCAAABC.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCBACBACABCCBACBABCAABCACAABBCBBCCCBABBCAAABACCABCAAABC.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:5844
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AAAAACBABBCABCBCACABCCBACCACCACACBBACBBBCAABBBBCAAACCBA.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AAAAACBABBCABCBCACABCCBACCACCACACBBACBBBCAABBBBCAAACCBA.exe
      1⤵
      • Creates a file in the Startup directory
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2976

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\PerfLogs\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 3accfe2dda6f11fc3e935477390cbbc95a5fbd75b3f6bd0dde369bf04bc3043d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Crypto\PCPKSP\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 f7550656f0917dcd018ad765bd5dc83a3165ed2714e099bb4bf06ad3b5fce99a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{61087a79-ac85-455c-934d-1fa22cc64f36}\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 566618e11c6537c0b4ac7c7af20dd5810bd1bac85ddb5f20964fb5b6a1170fe8
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{6DB765A8-05AF-49A1-A71D-6F645EE3CE41}v14.30.30704\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 327337b95b2128fe5e86a25d771b0e60898d534dd052fdad06c0f43f9dc01de4
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{ef5af41f-d68c-48f7-bfb0-5055718601fc}\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 11853cfdc464c1983f87268dbe0602ae5b8eb41ea889642d6c0a345ce6a32133
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Local Storage\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 6cc034751c7a797316e2525733ac61835c3cb55cef94b9a2c8a91cb6fed80ea9
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneNote\16.0\Backup\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 0484f25881ca574de88f283be1565c0ac97659b4344ad2c8a1885663f4f0fb24
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Background Tasks Profiles\5oj1pt8p.MozillaBackgroundTask-308046B0AF4A39CB-defaultagent\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 dee08ee8cb09bc464653e7179a6d37a918544586249a9d0d9be2fd996611ca05
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 5c574d1a7432c38078b5f53ef36c61c466bc13e3c73706f15abe60b74f3c422d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 ef5f272be545d8819d2b2451891a6a4a73daebd77fed7a9c5adad3fac876be0e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 4e73fc222c084c288e8fa4bfd01b5d107830622fda27219b0a06bd4b8ab12c82
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 33c032b28e6998100a4fe62939db101b36dc8c20f3fc4a90e2a2200ed50340c8
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 fa93ab49f3e424fbbf042d31c19939eec9d367b7446a45509b3d8dd83fc73af5
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 926B
          • SHA256 02cfc50c54dbbd6c6380e6c2ddc3147c2f6341528f3bcae262336a47b5597893
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 43ee69b8bdbb9aa8858fe9e51d6b58eb192a7140e5bbaf3707f349c2eb53bafb
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 2efa3b5ded63d0d9f6dfed121d24c5fb47814daed8ca2c504a632d514d35decd
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          memory/1464-0-0x0000000000950000-0x0000000000971000-memory.dmp

          memory/1464-7-0x0000000000950000-0x0000000000971000-memory.dmp

          memory/2976-1556-0x0000000000970000-0x0000000000991000-memory.dmp

          memory/4672-31-0x0000000000970000-0x0000000000991000-memory.dmp

          memory/5844-78-0x0000000000460000-0x0000000000481000-memory.dmp