ef07b78343b427874cc5b06e31be7ad0370cf00e0de4c83bbb6493be64a98ff1

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
147s
platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
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General

Target
2026-08-10_d3d25d2395dd84201bfc7e88fbfd1427_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_stop.exe
Size 27.2MB
Sample260810-ca46rsyfmc
SHA256 ef07b78343b427874cc5b06e31be7ad0370cf00e0de4c83bbb6493be64a98ff1
MD5 d3d25d2395dd84201bfc7e88fbfd1427
SHA1 f09302018f977ad2503096b8a8d7fb28e8afcfa3
SHA512 23ac1edeaf95fcc20b3d57b856527b493ae556fc7d9b8ab8f6606f592cb83f1752ef6fe0bc569f840168d971f4da8bd729375f79ff77df165268730a97f01891
SSDEEP 196608:vBBBBB/q/BBBBB/q/BBBBB/q/BBBBB/q/BBBBB/q/BBBBB/q/BBBBB/qpnSB:M888888pu
TLSH
T13F579D11B7C18035F5B329724ABFE339597DB9214F6885CFE3880A2E5E71AD0A93471B
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

9^/10

discovery execution persistence

Malware Config

Signatures

UPX dump on OEP (original entry point) 1 IoCs

resource	yara_rule
behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c457-27.dat	UPX

Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
persistence execution

Windows Service
T1543.003

Service Execution
T1569.002

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

pid	Process
764	svchost_ABBCABBBCCAABACCACCABACCCBBBABAAAABABBBBBBBCABBCCCCBBCB.exe
2568	svchost_ABBCABBBCCAABACCACCABACCCBBBABAAAABABBBBBBBCABBCCCCBBCB.exe
6032	svchost_BBCCCBABBCBACCAACCCCCCBBCCBABBCBCCABBCCCABABACBCBAACBCB.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3797332335-34111092-3597280141-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Update_CCAACBABCBBCAACAAABBBACAACABABBCCABCCAABBAACCABBCCBBBCAA = "C:\\Users\\Public\\Documents\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Logs\\svchost_ABBCABBBCCAABACCACCABACCCBBBABAAAABABBBBBBBCABBCCCCBBCB.exe"	2026-08-10_d3d25d2395dd84201bfc7e88fbfd1427_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_stop.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3797332335-34111092-3597280141-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Update_ABACABCAAABABACCCAABBCCAACCCBCBCBCBBAAACBBBAAACCABBCCCBC = "C:\\Users\\Public\\Documents\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Logs\\svchost_BBCCCBABBCBACCAACCCCCCBBCCBABBCBCCABBCCCABABACBCBAACBCB.exe"	svchost_ABBCABBBCCAABACCACCABACCCBBBABAAAABABBBBBBBCABBCCCCBBCB.exe

Launches sc.exe 2 IoCs

Sc.exe is a Windows utlilty to control services on the system.

pid	Process
2864	sc.exe
5756	sc.exe

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.

execution

Windows Command Shell

T1059.003

pid	Process
5408	cmd.exe
5988	cmd.exe
2836	cmd.exe

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.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	sc.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost_ABBCABBBCCAABACCACCABACCCBBBABAAAABABBBBBBBCABBCCCCBBCB.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	schtasks.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	sc.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost_BBCCCBABBCBACCAACCCCCCBBCCBABBCBCCABBCCCABABACBCBAACBCB.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	2026-08-10_d3d25d2395dd84201bfc7e88fbfd1427_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_stop.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe

Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

persistence execution

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

pid	Process
3728	schtasks.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 8 IoCs

pid	Process
4192	2026-08-10_d3d25d2395dd84201bfc7e88fbfd1427_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_stop.exe
4192	2026-08-10_d3d25d2395dd84201bfc7e88fbfd1427_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_stop.exe
4192	2026-08-10_d3d25d2395dd84201bfc7e88fbfd1427_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_stop.exe
4192	2026-08-10_d3d25d2395dd84201bfc7e88fbfd1427_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_stop.exe
764	svchost_ABBCABBBCCAABACCACCABACCCBBBABAAAABABBBBBBBCABBCCCCBBCB.exe
764	svchost_ABBCABBBCCAABACCACCABACCCBBBABAAAABABBBBBBBCABBCCCCBBCB.exe
764	svchost_ABBCABBBCCAABACCACCABACCCBBBABAAAABABBBBBBBCABBCCCCBBCB.exe
764	svchost_ABBCABBBCCAABACCACCABACCCBBBABAAAABABBBBBBBCABBCCCCBBCB.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4192	2026-08-10_d3d25d2395dd84201bfc7e88fbfd1427_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_stop.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	764	svchost_ABBCABBBCCAABACCACCABACCCBBBABAAAABABBBBBBBCABBCCCCBBCB.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 7 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4192 wrote to memory of 5408	4192	2026-08-10_d3d25d2395dd84201bfc7e88fbfd1427_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_stop.exe	92
PID 5408 wrote to memory of 3728	5408	cmd.exe	94
PID 4192 wrote to memory of 5988	4192	2026-08-10_d3d25d2395dd84201bfc7e88fbfd1427_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_stop.exe	95
PID 5988 wrote to memory of 2864	5988	cmd.exe	97
PID 4192 wrote to memory of 2836	4192	2026-08-10_d3d25d2395dd84201bfc7e88fbfd1427_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_stop.exe	98
PID 2836 wrote to memory of 5756	2836	cmd.exe	100
PID 764 wrote to memory of 4856	764	svchost_ABBCABBBCCAABACCACCABACCCBBBABAAAABABBBBBBBCABBCCCCBBCB.exe	102

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-10_d3d25d2395dd84201bfc7e88fbfd1427_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_stop.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-10_d3d25d2395dd84201bfc7e88fbfd1427_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_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:4192
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BBAACBBAACCCCACAABCCAACBCBBCACBAAACBAACAABABBACAACBBABBABCCBBAAACAACBAAABBACABBACBCCABBABBBBCBBABACAABC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABBCABBBCCAABACCACCABACCCBBBABAAAABABBBBBBBCABBCCCCBBCB.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:5408
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
    schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BBAACBBAACCCCACAABCCAACBCBBCACBAAACBAACAABABBACAACBBABBABCCBBAAACAACBAAABBACABBACBCCABBABBBBCBBABACAABC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABBCABBBCCAABACCACCABACCCBBBABAAAABABBBBBBBCABBCCCCBBCB.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:3728
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_BBBBCBBACABACAACABCBACACACBACACBACBBABABACBACAAACAA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABBCABBBCCAABACCACCABACCCBBBABAAAABABBBBBBBCABBCCCCBBCB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BBBBCBBACABACAACABCBACACACBACACBACBBABABACBACAAACAA"
  2⤵
  - Executes a command shell one-liner
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:5988
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
    sc create "UserDataSvc_BBBBCBBACABACAACABCBACACACBACACBACBBABABACBACAAACAA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABBCABBBCCAABACCACCABACCCBBBABAAAABABBBBBBBCABBCCCCBBCB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BBBBCBBACABACAACABCBACACACBACACBACBBABABACBACAAACAA"
    3⤵
    - Launches sc.exe
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2864
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_BBBBCBBACABACAACABCBACACACBACACBACBBABABACBACAAACAA"
  2⤵
  - Executes a command shell one-liner
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2836
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
    sc start "UserDataSvc_BBBBCBBACABACAACABCBACACACBACACBACBBABABACBACAAACAA"
    3⤵
    - Launches sc.exe
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:5756

C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABBCABBBCCAABACCACCABACCCBBBABAAAABABBBBBBBCABBCCCCBBCB.exe
C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABBCABBBCCAABACCACCABACCCBBBABAAAABABBBBBBBCABBCCCCBBCB.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:764
- C:\Windows\notepad.exe
  "notepad.exe"
  2⤵
  PID:4856

C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABBCABBBCCAABACCACCABACCCBBBABAAAABABBBBBBBCABBCCCCBBCB.exe
C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABBCABBBCCAABACCACCABACCCBBBABAAAABABBBBBBBCABBCCCCBBCB.exe
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2568

C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBCCCBABBCBACCAACCCCCCBBCCBABBCBCCABBCCCABABACBCBAACBCB.exe
C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBCCCBABBCBACCAACCCCCCBBCCBABBCBCCABBCCCABABACBCBAACBCB.exe
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:6032

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1059

Windows Command Shell

T1059.003

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

System Services

T1569

Service Execution

T1569.002

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

T1543.003

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

T1543.003

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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qap`g`v~dtlq

Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
Size 10B
SHA256 9628638224c66670214e3034e70120d5550d30a2ee2b82592c00b6115a67fd88
MD5 9f50db2e4ac6270bcdc27710d8a25688
SHA1 5574a1fdc290ebd1c26d7aa067fada8ab6db7c1c
SHA512 9ac64855677d435302305bf02126ace6f4ae0fa8fb0ca5d1724d148baaaf75752a6068913be5f7d7dce312a268eba2e60e4ca0b2734e5852ddb73f5eeeceabbf
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qap`g`v~dtlq

Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
Size 10B
SHA256 02068de0f3aab46ac7f6c7a8bae9cc466e42a042fc981c0c921bce47ff7924db
MD5 96abd78bb21874f47c55bb28ec69f7f2
SHA1 d72b8c96fde6725ae210fbb5bd130a308e026c6a
SHA512 bf43fa12c54883111d762be484241f01558558893197377ee4e283a60c68609ed19751232cdd8f651c69ce86f9be7b016036228477ecc68be1fc7e005da83404
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qap`g`v~dtlq

Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
Size 10B
SHA256 414ed28b02f25654a43450d09b57a672d7756009b55887b413acfe074dc77789
MD5 a6c246fa5e69845328c615cca38b249e
SHA1 11a9499474a0971bfdfcebfcdf40d6971b1ad42f
SHA512 9a5a740b93b78732d5ea2de9ad4d4d14163f4b21343214584c485b82b58dfa42b02a9023b709af29648e051fada2781b5e90717f539926358d2c3fef2d617307
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qap`g`v~dtlq

Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
Size 10B
SHA256 4ee8d6529ff6b1c48f8fcd431b71c940524354263c1c2154dcee5e18e9124ed4
MD5 7575f35b8a043e5dd084b3a6760f4d61
SHA1 e9753c5868e460f230e5105a36710eda36dc1f30
SHA512 bc2d4eea50966d3674932cd3cc61636f9078465ee3ef4a7e90a93055f09550f798ff7d414df445c2c98ac0b533fcfb8d3404c8de76722cfaecd436aab4ef1745
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svchost_ABBCABBBCCAABACCACCABACCCBBBABAAAABABBBBBBBCABBCCCCBBCB.exe

Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABBCABBBCCAABACCACCABACCCBBBABAAAABABBBBBBBCABBCCCCBBCB.exe
Size 27.2MB
SHA256 ef07b78343b427874cc5b06e31be7ad0370cf00e0de4c83bbb6493be64a98ff1
MD5 d3d25d2395dd84201bfc7e88fbfd1427
SHA1 f09302018f977ad2503096b8a8d7fb28e8afcfa3
SHA512 23ac1edeaf95fcc20b3d57b856527b493ae556fc7d9b8ab8f6606f592cb83f1752ef6fe0bc569f840168d971f4da8bd729375f79ff77df165268730a97f01891
SSDEEP 196608:vBBBBB/q/BBBBB/q/BBBBB/q/BBBBB/q/BBBBB/q/BBBBB/q/BBBBB/qpnSB:M888888pu
TLSH
T13F579D11B7C18035F5B329724ABFE339597DB9214F6885CFE3880A2E5E71AD0A93471B
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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svchost_BBCCCBABBCBACCAACCCCCCBBCCBABBCBCCABBCCCABABACBCBAACBCB.exe

Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBCCCBABBCBACCAACCCCCCBBCCBABBCBCCABBCCCABABACBCBAACBCB.exe
Size 11.6MB
SHA256 e596f6e3e61747cd0e2516b47ab083b7c32265ce13793ce712f2518126bb4633
MD5 f74fc9bfd57ca5dd15460c758928ae76
SHA1 ac72dc71fc3919421abfb4ab9651c5b16816c639
SHA512 c96f4267652774284e132b8920d23f172bcf08bb9949dedaae897c7b1fdcca2109d01afdfac1cf07727bde68a037a232e2dd9a6a73fc260ff332e5bd7a69927f
SSDEEP 98304:Jp7Dp7Dp7Dp7Dp7Dp7/KRuy5a2p7Dp7Dp7Dp7Dp7Dp7/KRuy5a2p7Dp7Dp7Dp7DO:vBBBBB/q/BBBBB/q/BBBBB/qF
TLSH
T147C68D11B7C18035F5B329724ABFE339597DB9214F6885CFE3880A2E5E71AD0A93471B
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memory/764-34-0x0000000000F80000-0x0000000000FA1000-memory.dmp

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memory/764-52-0x0000000000F80000-0x0000000000FA1000-memory.dmp

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memory/764-73-0x0000000000F80000-0x0000000000FA1000-memory.dmp

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memory/4192-35-0x0000000000230000-0x0000000000251000-memory.dmp

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memory/4192-0-0x0000000000230000-0x0000000000251000-memory.dmp

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memory/4192-61-0x0000000000230000-0x0000000000251000-memory.dmp

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memory/4192-23-0x0000000000230000-0x0000000000251000-memory.dmp

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memory/4192-12-0x0000000000230000-0x0000000000251000-memory.dmp

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