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, 02:56

General

  • Target
    2026-08-14_e52a986bd78aa6fbd77838fbce68b6ff_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe
  • Size 16.4MB
  • Sample260814-de8kess1ft
  • SHA256 836dbaa611553d745607112ef1f4064934de70922c5ea0ea0db3c4bab190d578
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 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 7 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 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-14_e52a986bd78aa6fbd77838fbce68b6ff_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-14_e52a986bd78aa6fbd77838fbce68b6ff_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_luca-stealer.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:5188
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BCCBCBACCACCCAABBBACBABACBCAABABABCABBACACBCBBCBAABCBCCCABCCBCBCAABBCACBABBABCACCACAABCACCBCBBABCAACBAA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BAABABABBBABBCBCACBBACABCCABBBABCAACCACCCBBBABABAAABCAB.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:5544
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BCCBCBACCACCCAABBBACBABACBCAABABABCABBACACBCBBCBAABCBCCCABCCBCBCAABBCACBABBABCACCACAABCACCBCBBABCAACBAA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BAABABABBBABBCBCACBBACABCCABBBABCAACCACCCBBBABABAAABCAB.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:2344
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_BAAAACACABBBBCCCCCCCACBCCBAABBBAAAAAACBBBAACABCCBCC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BAABABABBBABBCBCACBBACABCCABBBABCAACCACCCBBBABABAAABCAB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BAAAACACABBBBCCCCCCCACBCCBAABBBAAAAAACBBBAACABCCBCC"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2976
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_BAAAACACABBBBCCCCCCCACBCCBAABBBAAAAAACBBBAACABCCBCC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BAABABABBBABBCBCACBBACABCCABBBABCAACCACCCBBBABABAAABCAB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BAAAACACABBBBCCCCCCCACBCCBAABBBAAAAAACBBBAACABCCBCC"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1616
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_BAAAACACABBBBCCCCCCCACBCCBAABBBAAAAAACBBBAACABCCBCC"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:1784
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_BAAAACACABBBBCCCCCCCACBCCBAABBBAAAAAACBBBAACABCCBCC"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:3368
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BAABABABBBABBCBCACBBACABCCABBBABCAACCACCCBBBABABAAABCAB.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BAABABABBBABBCBCACBBACABCCABBBABCAACCACCCBBBABABAAABCAB.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5840
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:5588
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BAABABABBBABBCBCACBBACABCCABBBABCAACCACCCBBBABABAAABCAB.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BAABABABBBABBCBCACBBACABCCABBBABCAACCACCCBBBABABAAABCAB.exe
      1⤵
        PID:2676

      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 621ea388f9115149f64f82f8e7530e310c6ac1c4c86e5d2787c258224cf16605
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

            qap`g`v~dtlq

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
            • Size 10B
            • SHA256 0d7e72cdbe4b8e757bf931a075b51df95ebeda99059e50d2f4b6f5de8f14658f
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

            qap`g`v~dtlq

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
            • Size 10B
            • SHA256 c4279e7f238619c150876b03ab3f73373b405ce990bae4fe86160109d3d385f7
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

            qap`g`v~dtlq

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
            • Size 10B
            • SHA256 e5a386df8429abbefaf76b79d8dc37ee92ab99b5ad283963f6549755d3d6282a
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

            GrantCopy.exe

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\GrantCopy.exe
            • Size 49.6MB
            • SHA256 48be557c3d825999b887086a435627159c96a1fa4d6a4e4138227af997d64ae1
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            svchost_BAABABABBBABBCBCACBBACABCCABBBABCAACCACCCBBBABABAAABCAB.exe

            • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BAABABABBBABBCBCACBBACABCCABBBABCAACCACCCBBBABABAAABCAB.exe
            • Size 16.4MB
            • SHA256 836dbaa611553d745607112ef1f4064934de70922c5ea0ea0db3c4bab190d578
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            svchost_BAABABABBBABBCBCACBBACABCCABBBABCAACCACCCBBBABABAAABCAB.exe

            • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BAABABABBBABBCBCACBBACABCCABBBABCAACCACCCBBBABABAAABCAB.exe
            • Size 7.9MB
            • SHA256 cc2ff21907852fa970c6ce8b46f262fa156d46d0a2d2ca2c7a6743af3508c3cb
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            memory/5188-23-0x0000000000FB0000-0x0000000000FD1000-memory.dmp

            memory/5188-35-0x0000000000FB0000-0x0000000000FD1000-memory.dmp

            memory/5188-61-0x0000000000FB0000-0x0000000000FD1000-memory.dmp

            memory/5188-0-0x0000000000FB0000-0x0000000000FD1000-memory.dmp

            memory/5188-12-0x0000000000FB0000-0x0000000000FD1000-memory.dmp

            memory/5840-52-0x0000000000F10000-0x0000000000F31000-memory.dmp

            memory/5840-34-0x0000000000F10000-0x0000000000F31000-memory.dmp

            memory/5840-73-0x0000000000F10000-0x0000000000F31000-memory.dmp