Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    10/08/2026, 01:47

General

  • Target
    2026-08-10_e89ab932160277ef6cc97e7dc6596846_amadey_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_luca-stealer_njrat_stop.exe
  • Size 8.0MB
  • Sample260810-b7twmayeqa
  • SHA256 1569509913267cb93cb32c85f2e0b9e21ffc438b290c21760a4f0a234c608c8d
  • 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 4 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 13 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 2 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 SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 10 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-10_e89ab932160277ef6cc97e7dc6596846_amadey_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_luca-stealer_njrat_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-10_e89ab932160277ef6cc97e7dc6596846_amadey_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_luca-stealer_njrat_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
    PID:2360
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ABACABBABACCCCBABACCACCCBCBCBBCBCCBCCCBBBABAABBCCBCBBACCACABABCABBBCABCCACACABBCABAAACCCCABBBBAABBBCCBA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCAABACCAAAACACCACAABCBBCBAACCACBCCCABBCCBBBBBBAAACBBCB.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:2420
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ABACABBABACCCCBABACCACCCBCBCBBCBCCBCCCBBBABAABBCCBCBBACCACABABCABBBCABCCACACABBCABAAACCCCABBBBAABBBCCBA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCAABACCAAAACACCACAABCBBCBAACCACBCCCABBCCBBBBBBAAACBBCB.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:1700
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_ABBACACACACACCACBCACCACAABCABBBCBBBCBCBBAABABAABCCC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCAABACCAAAACACCACAABCBBCBAACCACBCCCABBCCBBBBBBAAACBBCB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_ABBACACACACACCACBCACCACAABCABBBCBBBCBCBBAABABAABCCC"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4560
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_ABBACACACACACCACBCACCACAABCABBBCBBBCBCBBAABABAABCCC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCAABACCAAAACACCACAABCBBCBAACCACBCCCABBCCBBBBBBAAACBBCB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_ABBACACACACACCACBCACCACAABCABBBCBBBCBCBBAABABAABCCC"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3968
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_ABBACACACACACCACBCACCACAABCABBBCBBBCBCBBAABABAABCCC"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1156
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_ABBACACACACACCACBCACCACAABCABBBCBBBCBCBBAABABAABCCC"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2036
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCAABACCAAAACACCACAABCBBCBAACCACBCCCABBCCBBBBBBAAACBBCB.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCAABACCAAAACACCACAABCBBCBAACCACBCCCABBCCBBBBBBAAACBBCB.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:3080
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4780
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\calc.exe
        calc.exe
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies registry class
        PID:4348
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BAAAACABBCBBBCBCBCAABCCABABBCCCCABBCCAAAACCABCBCCAACCCBABACCCCBBAACCCBCCCBCAAACAABCCAABCCAACCCABBCABBAC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCABCCBABABACBAAAAABBAACCCCACABBBAABCCBABCCBAACCAACCBCB.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:3056
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BAAAACABBCBBBCBCBCAABCCABABBCCCCABBCCAAAACCABCBCCAACCCBABACCCCBBAACCCBCCCBCAAACAABCCAABCCAACCCABBCABBAC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCABCCBABABACBAAAAABBAACCCCACABBBAABCCBABCCBAACCAACCBCB.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:4776
  • C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe -Embedding
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:816
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCABCCBABABACBAAAAABBAACCCCACABBBAABCCBABCCBAACCAACCBCB.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCABCCBABABACBAAAAABBAACCCCACABBBAABCCBABCCBAACCAACCBCB.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:964
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCAABACCAAAACACCACAABCBBCBAACCACBCCCABBCCBBBBBBAAACBBCB.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCAABACCAAAACACCACAABCBBCBAACCACBCCCABBCCBBBBBBAAACBBCB.exe
    1⤵
    • Creates a file in the Startup directory
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:1260

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 9b027eb17e7daa8de50d6b2e7c21c52a485c4b52e08d51082648aaa47e902564
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        setup.exe

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Adobe\Setup\{AC76BA86-7AD7-1033-7B44-AC0F074E4100}\setup.exe
        • Size 8.5MB
        • SHA256 ce52f9812e3993c1a38d30f95b06dee07c010f43c1f54391cb8b8a94c7cfacf5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Maintenance\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 acfb0d565cceea5f036964425346c9c5fa3a36ed1d1f20fead8816206bf7825c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\18.151.0729.0013\platforms\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 26585340585d067fbea0598a5b783cd9f58c1f44ab1c7145cd295668ffe8c418
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\2d5mkwou.default-release\safebrowsing\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 62171ba2bb126f2735964bb43d50f63550bad716fae59ff80298ed3b38e71c3a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 x64 Redistributable Setup_10.0.40219\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 aaffb3cef150530adc72edef54c0ab52d05c9c74b3c5615a25663943fd9f2dc0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 e4ad658adb159869d56a957f28e8293946c0334f6fa2b52ba9dc8137598147ac
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 cc0743129f5a0603ef78b3a74801e636500ae6fdab9839521ce092686d9d299b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 38a4150c276749c8f82ecf5325dbe68a276810867bf40ba027a78cac7b7c1b2b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 306f4377e5045c6ae8825962a11831f9da60d4d97b3b10639e239eda10cb2122
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 f8f253c51d6f28a4cbfff7ee1293ee9eba8a7da63fccc69545b2f9ba7e2fb50c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 2b0715513c5f0841679f372d172ece066f01029d6aab0b885a66b3d8669185b2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 61597421305d00f45dfa5be9db2378fffe98b97b37a638e77bbdb9ec7300dfcd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        svchost_CCAABACCAAAACACCACAABCBBCBAACCACBCCCABBCCBBBBBBAAACBBCB.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCAABACCAAAACACCACAABCBBCBAACCACBCCCABBCCBBBBBBAAACBBCB.exe
        • Size 8.0MB
        • SHA256 1569509913267cb93cb32c85f2e0b9e21ffc438b290c21760a4f0a234c608c8d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        virus_log.txt

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 4d3b6fcd618d3dc3a557e813c80354283df579c20cb65908d9ef447a4ff230bf
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        virus_log.txt

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
        • Size 930B
        • SHA256 2ac1f6f8236f75885e6d58c1c20b5090b90e158683385b01fb55bbcf918e8578
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        virus_log.txt

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 e99aa056f69a2191f996562c82474ec0d6afedb530e60d0902996fcfb9c16a5c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Libraries\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 8bef6fda34a7a499a22bbd3560b68bdc2b604ed02074d40f3a61d27c4400ad7c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        memory/964-88-0x0000000000F90000-0x0000000000FB1000-memory.dmp

        memory/1260-845-0x0000000000280000-0x00000000002A1000-memory.dmp

        memory/2360-6-0x0000000000950000-0x0000000000971000-memory.dmp

        memory/3080-36-0x0000000000280000-0x00000000002A1000-memory.dmp

        memory/4780-59-0x0000000005190000-0x0000000005191000-memory.dmp