Analysis
- max time kernel
26s - max time network
152s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
- submitted
13/08/2026, 14:56
General
- Target 2026-08-13_bcc84c0b485a89e9e3635222cc59af72_agent-tesla_amadey_darkgate_elex_hawkeye_maze_remcos.exe
- Size 1.4MB
- Sample260813-sa3kyasdqa
- SHA256 663a8eb90c1a5e4f09d6134965f0ca9033a89b5c5cb363e50c64eaff92693bb2
Malware Config
Extracted
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limerat
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1N2qKCAfAJ6817dPztoWP2TmChnE35BiBQ
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aes_key
12345
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antivm
false
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c2_url
https://pastebin.com/raw/CjFv1AsH
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delay
3
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download_payload
false
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install
false
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install_name
Wservices.exe
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main_folder
Temp
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pin_spread
false
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sub_folder
\
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usb_spread
false
Extracted
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limerat
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antivm
false
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c2_url
https://pastebin.com/raw/CjFv1AsH
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download_payload
false
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install
false
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pin_spread
false
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usb_spread
false
Signatures
- Family: LimeRAT
Simple yet powerful RAT for Windows machines written in .NET.
- Creates a file in the Startup directory 1 TTPs 1 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.
- Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
- Contacts third-party web service commonly abused for C2 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Legitimate web (hosting) services can be abused by malware authors to host malware or C2s.
- Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 23 IoCs
Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.
- AutoIT Executable 5 IoCs
AutoIT scripts compiled to PE executables.
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext 1 IoCs
- Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 4 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 use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-13_bcc84c0b485a89e9e3635222cc59af72_agent-tesla_amadey_darkgate_elex_hawkeye_maze_remcos.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-13_bcc84c0b485a89e9e3635222cc59af72_agent-tesla_amadey_darkgate_elex_hawkeye_maze_remcos.exe"1⤵
- Creates a file in the Startup directory
- Enumerates connected drives
- Suspicious use of SetThreadContext
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegSvcs.exe"C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\RegSvcs.exe"2⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe"C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe" /create /tn DPTopologyApp /tr "C:\Users\Admin\bcastdvruserservice\AuthExt.exe" /sc minute /mo 1 /F2⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
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C:\Users\Admin\bcastdvruserservice\AuthExt.exeC:\Users\Admin\bcastdvruserservice\AuthExt.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
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C:\Users\Admin\bcastdvruserservice\AuthExt.exe"C:\Users\Admin\bcastdvruserservice\AuthExt.exe"1⤵
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C:\Users\Admin\bcastdvruserservice\AuthExt.exe"C:\Users\Admin\bcastdvruserservice\AuthExt.exe"1⤵
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
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Downloads
AuthExt.exe
memory/1880-22-0x0000000000760000-0x00000000008CA000-memory.dmp
memory/2212-0-0x0000000000320000-0x000000000048A000-memory.dmp
memory/2212-1-0x0000000003D00000-0x0000000003D01000-memory.dmp
memory/2388-9-0x00000000742B0000-0x0000000074A6C000-memory.dmp
memory/2388-8-0x0000000005150000-0x00000000051B6000-memory.dmp
memory/2388-7-0x0000000005050000-0x00000000050EC000-memory.dmp
memory/2388-10-0x0000000005D70000-0x000000000632A000-memory.dmp
memory/2388-11-0x0000000005AE0000-0x0000000005B72000-memory.dmp
memory/2388-12-0x00000000742C2000-0x00000000742C3000-memory.dmp
memory/2388-13-0x00000000742B0000-0x0000000074A6C000-memory.dmp
memory/2388-6-0x00000000742C2000-0x00000000742C3000-memory.dmp
memory/2388-2-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040C000-memory.dmp
memory/4668-17-0x0000000000760000-0x00000000008CA000-memory.dmp
memory/5504-20-0x0000000000760000-0x00000000008CA000-memory.dmp