Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    153s
  • 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, 04:31

General

  • Target
    2026-08-14_4b78f8b6cacc12dc23adcfb252f54c6e_amadey_darkgate_elex_stop_vidar.exe
  • Size 2.6MB
  • Sample260814-e5vxpacq21
  • SHA256 be795e80c8ac8031f3adef7ae1361955d6cce706624eb26eb30d48fe60babd60
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
  • 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.

  • 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 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 11 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 1 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 12 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-14_4b78f8b6cacc12dc23adcfb252f54c6e_amadey_darkgate_elex_stop_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-14_4b78f8b6cacc12dc23adcfb252f54c6e_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:4920
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ABBCABAAABAABBAACAACACCACCABCBBCCACAACAAACBBCCABBCBBCBABACCBBBAACCBACCABCCCABBACCCCBCABCCCCABAAAAACCBCA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCAACABBCCAABCABACBABCACBCBABABABACAAABAACABCCCBACBCCBA.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:5052
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ABBCABAAABAABBAACAACACCACCABCBBCCACAACAAACBBCCABBCBBCBABACCBBBAACCBACCABCCCABBACCCCBCABCCCCABAAAAACCBCA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCAACABBCCAABCABACBABCACBCBABABABACAAABAACABCCCBACBCCBA.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:1412
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_ABCCBBBABBBAABBBBABBAACCBCCBBCACBCACACAACBCACAABAAC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCAACABBCCAABCABACBABCACBCBABABABACAAABAACABCCCBACBCCBA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_ABCCBBBABBBAABBBBABBAACCBCCBBCACBCACACAACBCACAABAAC"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4328
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_ABCCBBBABBBAABBBBABBAACCBCCBBCACBCACACAACBCACAABAAC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCAACABBCCAABCABACBABCACBCBABABABACAAABAACABCCCBACBCCBA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_ABCCBBBABBBAABBBBABBAACCBCCBBCACBCACACAACBCACAABAAC"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2144
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_ABCCBBBABBBAABBBBABBAACCBCCBBCACBCACACAACBCACAABAAC"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1900
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_ABCCBBBABBBAABBBBABBAACCBCCBBCACBCACACAACBCACAABAAC"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3180
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCAACABBCCAABCABACBABCACBCBABABABACAAABAACABCCCBACBCCBA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCAACABBCCAABCABACBABCACBCBABABABACAAABAACABCCCBACBCCBA.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:788
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2820
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\calc.exe
        calc.exe
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies registry class
        PID:1648
  • C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe -Embedding
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:4276
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCBBAACCCACBABCAACCCCBACBAABABABBCABACAACCAAABCBCCACCBC.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCBBAACCCACBABCAACCCCBACBAABABABBCABACAACCAAABCBCCACCBC.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:4768
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCAACABBCCAABCABACBABCACBCBABABABACAAABAACABCCCBACBCCBA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCAACABBCCAABCABACBABCACBCBABABABACAAABAACABCCCBACBCCBA.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:4976

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\PerfLogs\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 3dfbbd96a5f087f62b677e783ac46d6d91eb41b71e4b53c08ce4dc250ca2a34f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        setup.exe

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Adobe\Setup\{AC76BA86-7AD7-1033-7B44-AC0F074E4100}\setup.exe
        • Size 3.1MB
        • SHA256 542ff5f67aca85a01a87af76b60629554f25dedcb4c0d4f66c11c5b49ec2c4b9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\ClickToRun\{9AC08E99-230B-47e8-9721-4577B7F124EA}\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 5a33b2b3c252219742077f572a5ccc15d67b9e3b61438ee459ce3a1d860ab917
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\ghbmnnjooekpmoecnnnilnnbdlolhkhi\1.104.1_0\_locales\my\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 c9780d6e052013f6c030288914acea38d856ae47fa40fe78c6c021dbc4ead0d6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\18.151.0729.0013\platforms\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 7d3599cce71f77946c8239ce009d916e0afb4a4198096c4b04d8350ca0ca707c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\F46D4000-FD22-4DB4-AC8E-4E1DDDE828FE_cw5n1h2txyewy\Settings\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 da6012867bdf045c57851ee8f05758c0c3e1512db83a045fe94774c017a792e1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Background Tasks Profiles\5ujxowiy.MozillaBackgroundTask-308046B0AF4A39CB-defaultagent\datareporting\glean\events\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 8c665146cddb3e101521c3286c8caa246de53892706e7fb7e24937074c253a4c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 4bb928781dd27d4038f0b6850f9bf5423b4e761f6f066dc1b65744bb2d9f831b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 f0a4d667bc222baf2811a7c29cbb1ee5f0a94dc77964cf6878a61bcf1c9471ac
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 18924b015613cf464274a860fc0979fddfc047435ceb506fb3ec29dc97851e2c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 347b6ec0623c17279e5bd839c87146d2410815e0712e120d4f282148d852af84
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 3e039b149fa3972fe06964065c5ed7c488b0efbd901d3223e010fd28561fc8ef
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 df2246dbd293951c98e4b93b2c4af6b8f6ab116128be3870504026d33f2064db
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 7924faeb8b47abed8aa659dac4689958cb13ca02c2400867b5ef172c99f3a0b0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        svchost_BCAACABBCCAABCABACBABCACBCBABABABACAAABAACABCCCBACBCCBA.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCAACABBCCAABCABACBABCACBCBABABABACAAABAACABCCCBACBCCBA.exe
        • Size 2.6MB
        • SHA256 be795e80c8ac8031f3adef7ae1361955d6cce706624eb26eb30d48fe60babd60
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        virus_log.txt

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
        • Size 934B
        • SHA256 9a79de207f6bb339d8b22abb5ab0010760324f2d3130b591df6dcc735fb72087
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        virus_log.txt

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 38db235837a049e2793b06a3016e65a2f6b7ddd83ef4e05cedd9cdadbbaa598e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        memory/788-36-0x00000000006C0000-0x00000000006E1000-memory.dmp

        memory/2820-59-0x0000000004F10000-0x0000000004F11000-memory.dmp

        memory/4768-81-0x00000000007D0000-0x00000000007F1000-memory.dmp

        memory/4920-0-0x0000000000970000-0x0000000000991000-memory.dmp

        memory/4920-7-0x0000000000970000-0x0000000000991000-memory.dmp

        memory/4976-1476-0x00000000006C0000-0x00000000006E1000-memory.dmp