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2026-08-14...ar.exe

windows10-2004-x64

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2026-08-14...ar.exe

windows11-ltsc_2024-x64

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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
    14/08/2026, 02:49

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General

  • Target
    2026-08-14_ef6bbc155b54d8d02bcff357d6229a2f_amadey_darkgate_elex_stop_vidar.exe
  • Size 1.9MB
  • Sample260814-da42fabl6v
  • SHA256 54b42e46653319121061a7fa57d4254c0123135f2818928434bbd10873137b48
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10
discoveryexecutionpersistence

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
    persistenceexecution
  • Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
    persistence
  • 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.

    execution
  • 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.

    discovery
  • 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.

    persistenceexecution
  • 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\2026-08-14_ef6bbc155b54d8d02bcff357d6229a2f_amadey_darkgate_elex_stop_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-14_ef6bbc155b54d8d02bcff357d6229a2f_amadey_darkgate_elex_stop_vidar.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:4788
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BBAABBCBCCCCAACABBBCBABBBCCCAACAACCBBCCBAACAABBBACACCBABCABCBCBABBBABBCBBCCBBCBAAAACBCAABBCBBCBBCCACBAC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCBBACCBBCABCBABBCCCCCAACABCACBCBCBBCCCCAAAABBABCBACAB.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:5244
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BBAABBCBCCCCAACABBBCBABBBCCCAACAACCBBCCBAACAABBBACACCBABCABCBCBABBBABBCBBCCBBCBAAAACBCAABBCBBCBBCCACBAC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCBBACCBBCABCBABBCCCCCAACABCACBCBCBBCCCCAAAABBABCBACAB.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:5876
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_AACBCAAACBBBABCCCACCCCBCAAABCBBCCACBCCCBBABCBCBBCBA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCBBACCBBCABCBABBCCCCCAACABCACBCBCBBCCCCAAAABBABCBACAB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_AACBCAAACBBBABCCCACCCCBCAAABCBBCCACBCCCBBABCBCBBCBA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5352
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_AACBCAAACBBBABCCCACCCCBCAAABCBBCCACBCCCBBABCBCBBCBA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCBBACCBBCABCBABBCCCCCAACABCACBCBCBBCCCCAAAABBABCBACAB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_AACBCAAACBBBABCCCACCCCBCAAABCBBCCACBCCCBBABCBCBBCBA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:5636
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_AACBCAAACBBBABCCCACCCCBCAAABCBBCCACBCCCBBABCBCBBCBA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1264
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_AACBCAAACBBBABCCCACCCCBCAAABCBBCCACBCCCBBABCBCBBCBA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3576
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCBBACCBBCABCBABBCCCCCAACABCACBCBCBBCCCCAAAABBABCBACAB.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCBBACCBBCABCBABBCCCCCAACABCACBCBCBBCCCCAAAABBABCBACAB.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:5868
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4436
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\calc.exe
        calc.exe
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies registry class
        PID:1696
  • C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe -Embedding
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:3216
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBAABBCABCCACBABACABBCCAAAAABBCAACBCBCABCCCBABCBCCBABBB.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBAABBCABCCACBABACABBCCAAAAABBCAACBCBCABCCCBABCBCCBABBB.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:3104
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCBBACCBBCABCBABBCCCCCAACABCACBCBCBBCCCCAAAABBABCBACAB.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCBBACCBBCABCBABBCCCCCAACABCACBCBCBBCCCCAAAABBABCBACAB.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:2176

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

        Reconnaissance

        Resource Development

        Initial Access

        Execution

        Command and Scripting Interpreter

        1
        T1059

        Windows Command Shell

        1
        T1059.003

        Scheduled Task/Job

        1
        T1053

        Scheduled Task

        1
        T1053.005

        System Services

        1
        T1569

        Service Execution

        1
        T1569.002

        Persistence

        Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

        1
        T1547

        Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

        1
        T1547.001

        Create or Modify System Process

        1
        T1543

        Windows Service

        1
        T1543.003

        Scheduled Task/Job

        1
        T1053

        Scheduled Task

        1
        T1053.005

        Privilege Escalation

        Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

        1
        T1547

        Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

        1
        T1547.001

        Create or Modify System Process

        1
        T1543

        Windows Service

        1
        T1543.003

        Scheduled Task/Job

        1
        T1053

        Scheduled Task

        1
        T1053.005

        Defense Evasion

        Modify Registry

        1
        T1112

        Credential Access

        Discovery

        System Location Discovery

        1
        T1614

        System Language Discovery

        1
        T1614.001

        Lateral Movement

        Collection

        Command and Control

        Exfiltration

        Impact

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        Downloads

        qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 af7699895bc95f75b1e7b178e6c6dd304fd0d9327ef096f8dc1938178c50df8f
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        qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 0fb544bbb56bba55ed8d8f9b9afbb129d6d34e25f2a6869f2ee291eba85ee791
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        qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 06013ed0829bc2d39dd72e7f26d4606a336ca9ea58af11c5139dbe48b4463a97
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        qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 f959c80fb1e8e370f376e316be4d3732d44914964400b8e92bf5b37c83964920
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        svchost_BCCBBACCBBCABCBABBCCCCCAACABCACBCBCBBCCCCAAAABBABCBACAB.exe
        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCBBACCBBCABCBABBCCCCCAACABCACBCBCBBCCCCAAAABBABCBACAB.exe
        • Size 1.9MB
        • SHA256 54b42e46653319121061a7fa57d4254c0123135f2818928434bbd10873137b48
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
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        memory/4436-61-0x0000000002F70000-0x0000000002F71000-memory.dmp
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        memory/4788-0-0x0000000000320000-0x0000000000341000-memory.dmp
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        memory/4788-8-0x0000000000320000-0x0000000000341000-memory.dmp
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        memory/5868-27-0x00000000008B0000-0x00000000008D1000-memory.dmp
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        memory/5868-37-0x00000000008B0000-0x00000000008D1000-memory.dmp
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