Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    127s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-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 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\2026-08-10_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:3288
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CAAACBBBCCBBCCABACBCCBBBACABBBCACBBACABAACBABAAAAACBBBBCACCABCBAABCBABCCBCCBBAABBCCCCAACBCBBCCBBCAABAAC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBCCCCCCCABBCCACACCBBABBBBBCCCCBABBCABBCCACBACAACACCCCA.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:5060
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CAAACBBBCCBBCCABACBCCBBBACABBBCACBBACABAACBABAAAAACBBBBCACCABCBAABCBABCCBCCBBAABBCCCCAACBCBBCCBBCAABAAC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBCCCCCCCABBCCACACCBBABBBBBCCCCBABBCABBCCACBACAACACCCCA.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:2720
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_BBBBBCCCABBBCBCCBCBAABABBCABCBCACBAAAAAACABBACCACAB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBCCCCCCCABBCCACACCBBABBBBBCCCCBABBCABBCCACBACAACACCCCA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BBBBBCCCABBBCBCCBCBAABABBCABCBCACBAAAAAACABBACCACAB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1128
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_BBBBBCCCABBBCBCCBCBAABABBCABCBCACBAAAAAACABBACCACAB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBCCCCCCCABBCCACACCBBABBBBBCCCCBABBCABBCCACBACAACACCCCA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BBBBBCCCABBBCBCCBCBAABABBCABCBCACBAAAAAACABBACCACAB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1248
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_BBBBBCCCABBBCBCCBCBAABABBCABCBCACBAAAAAACABBACCACAB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2012
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_BBBBBCCCABBBCBCCBCBAABABBCABCBCACBAAAAAACABBACCACAB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:5476
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBCCCCCCCABBCCACACCBBABBBBBCCCCBABBCABBCCACBACAACACCCCA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBCCCCCCCABBCCACACCBBABBBBBCCCCBABBCABBCCACBACAACACCCCA.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:1108
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:5832
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCBCACBCCBABBBBABCABCCBAACBACCBAACABACAACCBCBBCBCBABBAA.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCBCACBCCBABBBBABCABCCBAACBACCBAACABACAACCBCBBCBCBABBAA.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4884
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBCCCCCCCABBCCACACCBBABBBBBCCCCBABBCABBCCACBACAACACCCCA.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBCCCCCCCABBCCACACCBBABBBBBCCCCBABBCABBCCACBACAACACCCCA.exe
      1⤵
      • Creates a file in the Startup directory
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4448

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\$Recycle.Bin\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 b18046512a2453a45da831f2d05a6d9b61a1ad9213228e2daf72420baabca662
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\PerfLogs\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 68d83d86a82725b5db3c4d51255f512689435bc4b636801bd049c754c83edb7a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\UEV\Templates\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 91c4c0fc53c8f89e8b4f71628b0e5af023a6b036fef0cce25b52a34c85ee1c4a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          windowsdesktop-runtime-8.0.15-win-x64.exe

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{5625bb48-295c-4113-bc92-d6a69b19b04c}\windowsdesktop-runtime-8.0.15-win-x64.exe
          • Size 23.0MB
          • SHA256 2a7f4f5775da173a9497ac7bbfda2310f8ac4d3cc7596004a38dab5639d04b5b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{57a73df6-4ba9-4c1d-bbbb-517289ff6c13}\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 4c2771c84907ff0dd071a5cd1dc88d6a0c16a5c54f26b2c82a521561b0248252
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{57a73df6-4ba9-4c1d-bbbb-517289ff6c13}\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 f8597b733023d8530fa06a44b7f6660dfe1fe97951dc0a39f45e6520fffd750e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge.Stable_8wekyb3d8bbwe\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 7e6a608cf93f44d3196521200cf584481f31e4f9f178d45cb0c22efff17466e8
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Code Cache\wasm\index-dir\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 755194d1803a1263450594f07b49da10205f994a0549aa6fb43ad30928ec94c7
          • 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 d000e2a5d272531a04a6de8d7873fec0ee9f6f482bb6e11fd0b68bd281847167
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\zatx2150.default-release\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 710d1752ff20b3510ea3e1ef2e411652af49cc938409c7ae759af0e5503a341f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Printer Shortcuts\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 247fed0dbaea343adc020f7eff6ecf454688811b8a1f0a54c8e7bae44a640d4f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 a6413d0ac3ee7708778a727829283df3ee9ae5aff6e03e6627a6b041d169a408
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 46d08e08ec38505fd326c3f57be08c987127dde335d1a5a06ff65895fe768ffd
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 36deefc9a4fcef9955238336484b110d5031051555e56f9b6e7369f481d3a7ca
          • 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 db7b278a6ff2f3be06309918700f6f26d65ecaef98b40fd9ee63f835f8c27f93
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          svchost_CBCCCCCCCABBCCACACCBBABBBBBCCCCBABBCABBCCACBACAACACCCCA.exe

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

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 0055730581970917495ae0862f3a5290370707e539c55f14eee70060337c77eb
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 926B
          • SHA256 9968094cdbcb13a1383feaf40ae9359181a10dfe386a09eefa48aae631713269
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          memory/1108-33-0x00000000008C0000-0x00000000008E1000-memory.dmp

          memory/1108-23-0x00000000008C0000-0x00000000008E1000-memory.dmp

          memory/3288-0-0x0000000000E50000-0x0000000000E71000-memory.dmp

          memory/3288-7-0x0000000000E50000-0x0000000000E71000-memory.dmp

          memory/4448-430-0x00000000008C0000-0x00000000008E1000-memory.dmp

          memory/4884-69-0x0000000000C50000-0x0000000000C71000-memory.dmp