Overview

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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
    150s
  • max time network
    149s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-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
discoveryexecutionpersistenceprivilege_escalationspywarestealer

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Creates a file in the Startup directory 1 TTPs 4 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.

    persistenceprivilege_escalation
  • Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
    persistenceexecution
  • 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.

    spywarestealer
  • 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 4 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
  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

    persistenceexecution
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 12 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 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:6332
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CCBCAACBAAACABACBAACCCCACBCBBBCBCCAACACBBCBBACACACCBBABCAABBBCBCBBBBCBCBABBACCAAABCBCCCAABCBCCBBBABBBAC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCCBACCABCACCCBBBBBAABBAABBBBCACBACACCBAABACCBCBACAABB.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:1324
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CCBCAACBAAACABACBAACCCCACBCBBBCBCCAACACBBCBBACACACCBBABCAABBBCBCBBBBCBCBABBACCAAABCBCCCAABCBCCBBBABBBAC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCCBACCABCACCCBBBBBAABBAABBBBCACBACACCBAABACCBCBACAABB.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:6944
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_CBCCCAABBBBACBBBABBACCBABACCCBCCBABACCACBBCACAABBAB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCCBACCABCACCCBBBBBAABBAABBBBCACBACACCBAABACCBCBACAABB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CBCCCAABBBBACBBBABBACCBABACCCBCCBABACCACBBCACAABBAB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4460
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_CBCCCAABBBBACBBBABBACCBABACCCBCCBABACCACBBCACAABBAB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCCBACCABCACCCBBBBBAABBAABBBBCACBACACCBAABACCBCBACAABB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CBCCCAABBBBACBBBABBACCBABACCCBCCBABACCACBBCACAABBAB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2276
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_CBCCCAABBBBACBBBABBACCBABACCCBCCBABACCACBBCACAABBAB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5636
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_CBCCCAABBBBACBBBABBACCBABACCCBCCBABACCACBBCACAABBAB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1316
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCCBACCABCACCCBBBBBAABBAABBBBCACBACACCBAABACCBCBACAABB.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCCBACCABCACCCBBBBBAABBAABBBBCACBACACCBAABACCBCBACAABB.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:4788
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:3056
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CAACCCAABBBBACBBBAABAAAABCBBCAABAACCBCACCBACBCCABAACBCAACCBCBABBCABCBCBCCBACCCBBCACBABACABBAABCACBCBCBB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CABACCACBBBBBAAACAAABACAACBACBAAABABACABCBBAACBBCCBCBBC.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:4552
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
          schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CAACCCAABBBBACBBBAABAAAABCBBCAABAACCBCACCBACBCCABAACBCAACCBCBABBCABCBCBCCBACCCBBCACBABACABBAABCACBCBCBB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CABACCACBBBBBAAACAAABACAACBACBAAABABACABCBBAACBBCCBCBBC.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
          3⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:4260
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CABACCACBBBBBAAACAAABACAACBACBAAABABACABCBBAACBBCCBCBBC.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CABACCACBBBBBAAACAAABACAACBACBAAABABACABCBBAACBBCCBCBBC.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:6612
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCCBACCABCACCCBBBBBAABBAABBBBCACBACACCBAABACCBCBACAABB.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCCBACCABCACCCBBBBBAABBAABBBBCACBACACCBAABACCBCBACAABB.exe
      1⤵
      • Creates a file in the Startup directory
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3752

    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

          2
          T1547

          Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

          2
          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

          2
          T1547

          Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

          2
          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

          Credentials from Password Stores

          1
          T1555

          Credentials from Web Browsers

          1
          T1555.003

          Unsecured Credentials

          1
          T1552

          Credentials In Files

          1
          T1552.001

          Discovery

          System Location Discovery

          1
          T1614

          System Language Discovery

          1
          T1614.001

          Lateral Movement

          Collection

          Data from Local System

          1
          T1005

          Command and Control

          Exfiltration

          Impact

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          Downloads

          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\PerfLogs\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 d640e33c1ccb86793cf941a8eaa8965a0aabd0ba86a671f2fb6f8621efed2b4e
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Network\Connections\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 e0e0e51fb18f2546f939666f28849772d6a61a14e41483eeb1fde2276bd1d252
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\UEV\Templates\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 640c0b683b19522cb1ad341c6e15c6e104061bf96cc4cf0525517db02b170dca
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          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 2.5MB
          • SHA256 96c7231d789cd13f7fda449c8522a55d7806f4b6778b94efd98916730cc5e09f
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\ProgramData\USOShared\Logs\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 ae05b75efd5d88b87204dfd5d4443fe53b10197e9d1187c11f4eacff5b6d9abc
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\OptimizationHints\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 e0c0df4a6f5e9086b45fe90c00409f9c41bf8b5f47f564567c536b0a559ac87e
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\windows.immersivecontrolpanel_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 c0fd0efb461c6d8c98b0ec9f982fc7aea1503a9b45f26bc67cd649e4e8dd4ded
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 7e6bd36844ee2550ddce97c54d72ed89956ed88187d44b70fc83f7259d864b54
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 55159b9ae17fef8132de173bce57a294aabee29a7d251e1b969112041c310236
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 4312f2d3b5f71abf76500301a1235fef5666f8f6b60df28d56963e6c0aa1296d
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 7d60a047ac0930b719557eb6ce9d774781cca1dca373f83d0caecd04bb3ece82
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 11fe3d1f6946ce9bcc54c93170301cc525129a4218fa283e44ad8e108e4735a8
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 9be1dd243e9bae63da11051daeb25a56ea9d587c1d92663f08d21d3d052b3619
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 ff01f4462d55a2e6d99afc77196f63177fcccf299147d465f39638f7fdb0da47
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          svchost_CCCCBACCABCACCCBBBBBAABBAABBBBCACBACACCBAABACCBCBACAABB.exe
          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCCBACCABCACCCBBBBBAABBAABBBBCACBACACCBAABACCBCBACAABB.exe
          • Size 1.9MB
          • SHA256 54b42e46653319121061a7fa57d4254c0123135f2818928434bbd10873137b48
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          virus_log.txt
          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 2d4bf4a94ca50f9bd949f538d5dd9e432850b95e88e20cff229d2bbd4f304245
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          virus_log.txt
          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 926B
          • SHA256 67f01cd65ace13b18fee5edda68f88f2b5b66ee3b52b4ea63dcf1c309c945a8c
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          virus_log.txt
          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 966B
          • SHA256 3798451d2c4e12bf917526bc7f3ba39f53e28b0022edf45f9618c44588323975
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          memory/3752-1197-0x00000000009A0000-0x00000000009C1000-memory.dmp
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          memory/4788-33-0x00000000009A0000-0x00000000009C1000-memory.dmp
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          memory/6332-6-0x0000000000C90000-0x0000000000CB1000-memory.dmp
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          memory/6612-72-0x0000000000270000-0x0000000000291000-memory.dmp
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