Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    151s
  • 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, 02:48

General

  • Target
    2026-08-10_38fde7fd780611bf583cfa7b4a01b8de_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hijackloader_luca.exe
  • Size 22.4MB
  • Sample260810-daq5kshq51
  • SHA256 c0536f536b8b9c8150146787115a4d36e4570594408334bd18706fd241f557c0
  • 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 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-10_38fde7fd780611bf583cfa7b4a01b8de_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hijackloader_luca.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-10_38fde7fd780611bf583cfa7b4a01b8de_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hijackloader_luca.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:4988
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CCCABAABBCCBCACBCCABACCBAAAAACBABCCBBCBABCACCABCABBBBCACCAAACCACCBCACBCCCCCABABBCCACCBBACABAABCBABCCACC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBBCCCAACACCBBCCACCCAACCBAACCBBCBCBACCCCACBCCCBBBCBACA.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:1808
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CCCABAABBCCBCACBCCABACCBAAAAACBABCCBBCBABCACCABCABBBBCACCAAACCACCBCACBCCCCCABABBCCACCBBACABAABCBABCCACC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBBCCCAACACCBBCCACCCAACCBAACCBBCBCBACCCCACBCCCBBBCBACA.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:4764
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_CAABCCACACCBACCAAABAACBACCACABACBCCACCCCBBBCACBBCAA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBBCCCAACACCBBCCACCCAACCBAACCBBCBCBACCCCACBCCCBBBCBACA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CAABCCACACCBACCAAABAACBACCACABACBCCACCCCBBBCACBBCAA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1312
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_CAABCCACACCBACCAAABAACBACCACABACBCCACCCCBBBCACBBCAA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBBCCCAACACCBBCCACCCAACCBAACCBBCBCBACCCCACBCCCBBBCBACA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CAABCCACACCBACCAAABAACBACCACABACBCCACCCCBBBCACBBCAA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2128
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_CAABCCACACCBACCAAABAACBACCACABACBCCACCCCBBBCACBBCAA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2988
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_CAABCCACACCBACCAAABAACBACCACABACBCCACCCCBBBCACBBCAA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:5084
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBBCCCAACACCBBCCACCCAACCBAACCBBCBCBACCCCACBCCCBBBCBACA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBBCCCAACACCBBCCACCCAACCBAACCBBCBCBACCCCACBCCCBBBCBACA.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:2780
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4644
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\calc.exe
        calc.exe
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies registry class
        PID:3220
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBBCCCAACACCBBCCACCCAACCBAACCBBCBCBACCCCACBCCCBBBCBACA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBBCCCAACACCBBCCACCCAACCBAACCBBCBCBACCCCACBCCCBBBCBACA.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:1812
  • C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe -Embedding
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:4784
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CAACAACBCAABAAABACCBBAACBCACBBABCBBBCCABBCBBBCBBBBCCCCA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CAACAACBCAABAAABACCBBAACBCACBBABCBBBCCABBCBBBCBBBBCCCCA.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:1908

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 db7b278a6ff2f3be06309918700f6f26d65ecaef98b40fd9ee63f835f8c27f93
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 75d5b8e5f3dee62986ed1adf781dbabf5af02457785b090f89d5b0fe560dedf9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 0f0fbb40fd054372b0f1497d56dc6c9cf5be3189c661bdc9ff76086d6d1b1443
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 44513437e7050af7ea6f1a3e4461f6eebd5bda5c2d0cb7e8a268dd6509538f70
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        svchost_ACBBCCCAACACCBBCCACCCAACCBAACCBBCBCBACCCCACBCCCBBBCBACA.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBBCCCAACACCBBCCACCCAACCBAACCBBCBCBACCCCACBCCCBBBCBACA.exe
        • Size 22.4MB
        • SHA256 c0536f536b8b9c8150146787115a4d36e4570594408334bd18706fd241f557c0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/1812-75-0x0000000000760000-0x0000000000781000-memory.dmp

        memory/2780-26-0x0000000000760000-0x0000000000781000-memory.dmp

        memory/2780-39-0x0000000000760000-0x0000000000781000-memory.dmp

        memory/4644-68-0x0000000005370000-0x0000000005371000-memory.dmp

        memory/4988-0-0x0000000000E70000-0x0000000000E91000-memory.dmp

        memory/4988-7-0x0000000000E70000-0x0000000000E91000-memory.dmp