Analysis
- max time kernel
150s - max time network
146s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
- submitted
14/08/2026, 04:33
General
- Target 2026-08-14_4a133afa032fb10543f516fb9bd6a0ce_darkgate_elex_glassworm_stop_vidar.exe
- Size 3.1MB
- Sample260814-e6n6javvfx
- SHA256 67cbcd9b014fe70de1f48612c66552837b761fde3f06ba5d4df665995b01140a
Malware Config
Signatures
- Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
- Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
- Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 2 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 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 behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 6 IoCs
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-14_4a133afa032fb10543f516fb9bd6a0ce_darkgate_elex_glassworm_stop_vidar.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-14_4a133afa032fb10543f516fb9bd6a0ce_darkgate_elex_glassworm_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
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_AACACCABAACBABCACCBCCCABCCACBCCACBBBCABBACCCABBACCBCBBCACBABCCCBABACACAAABCBCBBABCCCCBABCCBBCABAABACACC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BACBBCAABABAACAAACACCACACCBBAAAAABBBBBBBBBBCCCBCCAACCBB.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f2⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exeschtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_AACACCABAACBABCACCBCCCABCCACBCCACBBBCABBACCCABBACCBCBBCACBABCCCBABACACAAABCBCBBABCCCCBABCCBBCABAABACACC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BACBBCAABABAACAAACACCACACCBBAAAAABBBBBBBBBBCCCBCCAACCBB.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f3⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_AAAABAABACABBACACBCCCBAABBBCBABBBAACCABBAABCBCACACA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BACBBCAABABAACAAACACCACACCBBAAAAABBBBBBBBBBCCCBCCAACCBB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_AAAABAABACABBACACBCCCBAABBBCBABBBAACCABBAABCBCACACA"2⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
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C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BACBBCAABABAACAAACACCACACCBBAAAAABBBBBBBBBBCCCBCCAACCBB.exeC:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BACBBCAABABAACAAACACCACACCBBAAAAABBBBBBBBBBCCCBCCAACCBB.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Execution
Command and Scripting Interpreter
1Windows Command Shell
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Replay Monitor
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Downloads
UnlockImport.exe
UnlockImport.exe
UnlockImport.exe
UnlockImport.exe
UnlockImport.exe
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svchost_BACBBCAABABAACAAACACCACACCBBAAAAABBBBBBBBBBCCCBCCAACCBB.exe
memory/696-53-0x0000000000110000-0x0000000000131000-memory.dmp
memory/696-35-0x0000000000110000-0x0000000000131000-memory.dmp
memory/696-74-0x0000000000110000-0x0000000000131000-memory.dmp
memory/4912-60-0x00000000006B0000-0x00000000006D1000-memory.dmp
memory/4912-34-0x00000000006B0000-0x00000000006D1000-memory.dmp
memory/4912-0-0x00000000006B0000-0x00000000006D1000-memory.dmp
memory/4912-23-0x00000000006B0000-0x00000000006D1000-memory.dmp
memory/4912-12-0x00000000006B0000-0x00000000006D1000-memory.dmp