Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    155s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    12/08/2026, 00:04

General

  • Target
    2026-08-11_3cfdf84af3aa6b0b3f02c0f7f62624fa_amadey_darkgate_elex_stop.exe
  • Size 6.2MB
  • Sample260812-acl2vsfl4s
  • SHA256 020e22de988461840dbc05ddd0c3ee36da7b8301299020e5f848b097f5fc4267
  • 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 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 10 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 10 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-11_3cfdf84af3aa6b0b3f02c0f7f62624fa_amadey_darkgate_elex_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-11_3cfdf84af3aa6b0b3f02c0f7f62624fa_amadey_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:2800
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ACAAACBAABCBBCCAACACAABBAAAABAAAACAABACBBCCABBBCBBAAACCABACACCBAACABBACBBBABBACCABABCACBACBBABCABCCBBAA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCAABBBCABBAAAACBAABBACABCAAACCCCBBBABBBAAAABCACAAACAAA.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:5088
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ACAAACBAABCBBCCAACACAABBAAAABAAAACAABACBBCCABBBCBBAAACCABACACCBAACABBACBBBABBACCABABCACBACBBABCABCCBBAA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCAABBBCABBAAAACBAABBACABCAAACCCCBBBABBBAAAABCACAAACAAA.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:772
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_CAACBCAACACACBCABBCACBCAABCACCCABBCCBBBCCBBCACCCABC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCAABBBCABBAAAACBAABBACABCAAACCCCBBBABBBAAAABCACAAACAAA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CAACBCAACACACBCABBCACBCAABCACCCABBCCBBBCCBBCACCCABC"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4808
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_CAACBCAACACACBCABBCACBCAABCACCCABBCCBBBCCBBCACCCABC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCAABBBCABBAAAACBAABBACABCAAACCCCBBBABBBAAAABCACAAACAAA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CAACBCAACACACBCABBCACBCAABCACCCABBCCBBBCCBBCACCCABC"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2164
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_CAACBCAACACACBCABBCACBCAABCACCCABBCCBBBCCBBCACCCABC"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:452
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_CAACBCAACACACBCABBCACBCAABCACCCABBCCBBBCCBBCACCCABC"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2236
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCAABBBCABBAAAACBAABBACABCAAACCCCBBBABBBAAAABCACAAACAAA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCAABBBCABBAAAACBAABBACABCAAACCCCBBBABBBAAAABCACAAACAAA.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:2052
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2468
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\calc.exe
        calc.exe
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies registry class
        PID:2992
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ABBBACCCCCBABCAABACBCCBABACCCCBABCCCAABCCBBBCABBCACCCCBCCACBBCBBCCBBCBBBCABCCBCCCCBBBACCBBBBCCCABCCBCCB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCACACCCBBACAABABBBBBAABCBBBACCCABCBCAACABCCCABAACCBCBA.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:4712
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ABBBACCCCCBABCAABACBCCBABACCCCBABCCCAABCCBBBCABBCACCCCBCCACBBCBBCCBBCBBBCABCCBCCCCBBBACCBBBBCCCABCCBCCB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCACACCCBBACAABABBBBBAABCBBBACCCABCBCAACABCCCABAACCBCBA.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:3088
  • C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe -Embedding
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:1760
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCACACCCBBACAABABBBBBAABCBBBACCCABCBCAACABCCCABAACCBCBA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCACACCCBBACAABABBBBBAABCBBBACCCABCBCAACABCCCABAACCBCBA.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:4228
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCAABBBCABBAAAACBAABBACABCAAACCCCBBBABBBAAAABCACAAACAAA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCAABBBCABBAAAACBAABBACABCAAACCCCBBBABBBAAAABCACAAACAAA.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:1692

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 5ba9f30095e2e4e0202be30fb499711f6edab38ed5926cb7c319b9514c38db62
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 82ee685d929f676be9c7af2cc7b3df693d5b2897cd305efa46964d709507341e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 0532a55539df0b6b378243397d31114a38f5ad0b2cb1b9898fa81488ef552fc8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 7c046187dc37199c0c8316179553866ded20d32c3c007f11ae51e838cc3755fb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 ad117c6d820044c0bea0b909b6237ac4e6082f1302e61ae93c6dc48284f03b38
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 69e852f3162f512838515901c3065d521e3ef6f07c819d8e6eafa290f0d6b559
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 a02ddb77efcb0e479551ac0c722e4720600dde95cd5ecd0bb3ca63ba5c792927
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        svchost_CCAABBBCABBAAAACBAABBACABCAAACCCCBBBABBBAAAABCACAAACAAA.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCAABBBCABBAAAACBAABBACABCAAACCCCBBBABBBAAAABCACAAACAAA.exe
        • Size 6.2MB
        • SHA256 020e22de988461840dbc05ddd0c3ee36da7b8301299020e5f848b097f5fc4267
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        virus_log.txt

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
        • Size 930B
        • SHA256 23d3c6011a9a19e9f962b8026b5d88c8d81f564563f0965661f94c1071f6f572
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        virus_log.txt

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 f66c5cd1572cb22d403cfc84483832fc40e1351ae05bd8acc75fb9dba26404f3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        memory/1692-82-0x0000000000110000-0x0000000000131000-memory.dmp

        memory/2052-35-0x0000000000110000-0x0000000000131000-memory.dmp

        memory/2468-59-0x00000000027E0000-0x00000000027E1000-memory.dmp

        memory/2800-6-0x0000000000780000-0x00000000007A1000-memory.dmp

        memory/4228-71-0x0000000000E70000-0x0000000000E91000-memory.dmp

        memory/4228-95-0x0000000000E70000-0x0000000000E91000-memory.dmp