Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    152s
  • 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, 02:37

General

  • Target
    2026-08-10_52452063b82f6b0021565ed68a2a0f45_darkgate_elex_stop.exe
  • Size 7.7MB
  • Sample260810-c4mhtadf72
  • SHA256 d4ffa65a040f6c610ef1020940d4304c36a97905b923e0118562ffc81226a5ab
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • 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 10 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-10_52452063b82f6b0021565ed68a2a0f45_darkgate_elex_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-10_52452063b82f6b0021565ed68a2a0f45_darkgate_elex_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:4372
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BCCABCBABCCBACAACCCBACBBAAAACCCBBACCBCACCCCAABBBCCAABCAACACCAABAACCAACBBAAABBAACABCCAAABCCAAABBABBABBAB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCBAABACBBBBBCABAAAACBACCABACBCCACBAABCABCCBBCBABCBBAC.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:4904
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BCCABCBABCCBACAACCCBACBBAAAACCCBBACCBCACCCCAABBBCCAABCAACACCAABAACCAACBBAAABBAACABCCAAABCCAAABBABBABBAB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCBAABACBBBBBCABAAAACBACCABACBCCACBAABCABCCBBCBABCBBAC.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:1528
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_ACAACBBCACAACABACCBBABABCABABAABBAABBAABBCBCCACACAA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCBAABACBBBBBCABAAAACBACCABACBCCACBAABCABCCBBCBABCBBAC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_ACAACBBCACAACABACCBBABABCABABAABBAABBAABBCBCCACACAA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4868
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_ACAACBBCACAACABACCBBABABCABABAABBAABBAABBCBCCACACAA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCBAABACBBBBBCABAAAACBACCABACBCCACBAABCABCCBBCBABCBBAC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_ACAACBBCACAACABACCBBABABCABABAABBAABBAABBCBCCACACAA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2120
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_ACAACBBCACAACABACCBBABABCABABAABBAABBAABBCBCCACACAA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3272
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_ACAACBBCACAACABACCBBABABCABABAABBAABBAABBCBCCACACAA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1064
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCBAABACBBBBBCABAAAACBACCABACBCCACBAABCABCCBBCBABCBBAC.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCBAABACBBBBBCABAAAACBACCABACBCCACBAABCABCCBBCBABCBBAC.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:4488
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1364
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\calc.exe
        calc.exe
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies registry class
        PID:1464
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCBAABACBBBBBCABAAAACBACCABACBCCACBAABCABCCBBCBABCBBAC.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCBAABACBBBBBCABAAAACBACCABACBCCACBAABCABCCBBCBABCBBAC.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:1488
  • C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe -Embedding
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:4996
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBAACABBAAABCAAABBAACBABCCACACCACCCAAACBBBBBABACBCCCBBB.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBAACABBAAABCAAABBAACBABCCACACCACCCAAACBBBBBABACBCCCBBB.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:1416

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        BackupRequest.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\BackupRequest.exe
        • Size 46.5MB
        • SHA256 3db21336352b7ba27817599094f917107c0885318a14012ee71fa4eb4ed090f9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        BackupRequest.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\BackupRequest.exe
        • Size 54.2MB
        • SHA256 bd1bcbc82ffa1822d5014345550e69d1ea0930af02c6533d320b60878b76b028
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        BackupRequest.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\BackupRequest.exe
        • Size 15.6MB
        • SHA256 c004b6cd039363e0d3a21a7b555687a770871ba4bf21e50d5c51772876a98d95
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        DisconnectRedo.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\DisconnectRedo.exe
        • Size 38.7MB
        • SHA256 02968b25c8c964a71000e22b6a6b7bb27cd3f7ca530397935b464757ce299a1f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        DisconnectRedo.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\DisconnectRedo.exe
        • Size 54.1MB
        • SHA256 5cc00f0c69f83d67eae4ce89416a0df1b931ca47af42a331a5b8d26aa77d1fcd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 641b622827aabdc74ef0ea73ef42aeec197e8bebb5730f67a3a92fc6912565cd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 e9015861fa631e5bd0362b135eac5980c990e50d14f8126d4da8014c6d0872c4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 458ee751e669bcce9c0ecc33ae726f5c627f7602f5e16b0fe8927c16db6d8ed5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 6152e3656209d881f913d7cd32339a3f8a05c3af6578b1f557318e84d0ab00ef
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 43daa9edbe01bc665c36a70107dee2d4b90a65b9b33fc9bb59491c7631338295
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 874ce9af03dd69f0701a128e0ce8e7e7880745b6aac3254621e57cf4f20d4da0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 019c6c91051d07901ed48c4fa8edfa6cd28c962cf5b8c6862a59fe40c5f5fb3b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 d8cffccff61289ff0662675aeebf56f0bd02898a9549135dd12561baa52b3d45
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 0c7a8a95fe1729898187bd9554d53f9cf869360be44b6c6f78a92a2fdd9db1a6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        svchost_CCCBAABACBBBBBCABAAAACBACCABACBCCACBAABCABCCBBCBABCBBAC.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCBAABACBBBBBCABAAAACBACCABACBCCACBAABCABCCBBCBABCBBAC.exe
        • Size 7.7MB
        • SHA256 d4ffa65a040f6c610ef1020940d4304c36a97905b923e0118562ffc81226a5ab
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        virus_log.txt

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
        • Size 934B
        • SHA256 1dd814f0ada1ec5faf070349ff6ba950060046394eaa83e6328de18354d4432f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        memory/1364-108-0x00000000027D0000-0x00000000027D1000-memory.dmp

        memory/1416-134-0x00000000003E0000-0x0000000000401000-memory.dmp

        memory/1488-116-0x0000000000460000-0x0000000000481000-memory.dmp

        memory/4372-111-0x0000000000410000-0x0000000000431000-memory.dmp

        memory/4372-79-0x0000000000410000-0x0000000000431000-memory.dmp

        memory/4372-30-0x0000000000410000-0x0000000000431000-memory.dmp

        memory/4372-46-0x0000000000410000-0x0000000000431000-memory.dmp

        memory/4372-14-0x0000000000410000-0x0000000000431000-memory.dmp

        memory/4488-95-0x0000000000460000-0x0000000000481000-memory.dmp

        memory/4488-45-0x0000000000460000-0x0000000000481000-memory.dmp

        memory/4488-68-0x0000000000460000-0x0000000000481000-memory.dmp

        memory/4488-146-0x0000000000460000-0x0000000000481000-memory.dmp