Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    152s
  • 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, 04:38

General

  • Target
    2026-08-14_42e4558179ccae137188779b409a6ac0_amadey_darkgate_elex_stop_vidar.exe
  • Size 1.6MB
  • Sample260814-e9l6cafc52
  • SHA256 52660a92e0f7cb32829d2038dd230c04383881dfe52c4e628c08df0362e1a296
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Creates a file in the Startup directory 1 TTPs 2 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.

  • 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 4 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 13 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 2 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 10 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-14_42e4558179ccae137188779b409a6ac0_amadey_darkgate_elex_stop_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-14_42e4558179ccae137188779b409a6ac0_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:3724
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ABCBBABCBABCCACACABCAAAABBABBABCBACCCBCCAAAACCBBBBBBBBCBABACABBABBCBABAABAACCAAABACABACBAABCCBAABABBCCC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABCAACBACABCBABCCCABACBCCCABCBBABCCBAAACBACCABCBCCCBBAA.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:3920
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ABCBBABCBABCCACACABCAAAABBABBABCBACCCBCCAAAACCBBBBBBBBCBABACABBABBCBABAABAACCAAABACABACBAABCCBAABABBCCC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABCAACBACABCBABCCCABACBCCCABCBBABCCBAAACBACCABCBCCCBBAA.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:2392
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_CCCABCCBCBAABCACABABBCCCCCCACCAABAACCABBACACBBCBCBA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABCAACBACABCBABCCCABACBCCCABCBBABCCBAAACBACCABCBCCCBBAA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CCCABCCBCBAABCACABABBCCCCCCACCAABAACCABBACACBBCBCBA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3992
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_CCCABCCBCBAABCACABABBCCCCCCACCAABAACCABBACACBBCBCBA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABCAACBACABCBABCCCABACBCCCABCBBABCCBAAACBACCABCBCCCBBAA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CCCABCCBCBAABCACABABBCCCCCCACCAABAACCABBACACBBCBCBA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:436
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_CCCABCCBCBAABCACABABBCCCCCCACCAABAACCABBACACBBCBCBA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1604
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_CCCABCCBCBAABCACABABBCCCCCCACCAABAACCABBACACBBCBCBA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1272
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABCAACBACABCBABCCCABACBCCCABCBBABCCBAAACBACCABCBCCCBBAA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABCAACBACABCBABCCCABACBCCCABCBBABCCBAAACBACCABCBCCCBBAA.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:880
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2788
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\calc.exe
        calc.exe
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies registry class
        PID:1896
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ABBBCCCBCBACACBAAABACACBAAAAAAABCACBABBBBABABBBCBBCABAACABBCBCBBCBCCACABBCCCAACCACCAAACCBCCABBABABCACCB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AACAAABBBABAACBAAABCBBBCCBBAABCAAABAABCBCABABCABACACCBC.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:3044
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ABBBCCCBCBACACBAAABACACBAAAAAAABCACBABBBBABABBBCBBCABAACABBCBCBBCBCCACABBCCCAACCACCAAACCBCCABBABABCACCB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AACAAABBBABAACBAAABCBBBCCBBAABCAAABAABCBCABABCABACACCBC.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:932
  • C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe -Embedding
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:2180
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AACAAABBBABAACBAAABCBBBCCBBAABCAAABAABCBCABABCABACACCBC.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AACAAABBBABAACBAAABCBBBCCBBAABCAAABAABCBCABABCABACACCBC.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:2332
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABCAACBACABCBABCCCABACBCCCABCBBABCCBAAACBACCABCBCCCBBAA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABCAACBACABCBABCCCABACBCCCABCBBABCCBAAACBACCABCBCCCBBAA.exe
    1⤵
    • Creates a file in the Startup directory
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:4932

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 e13760ea7dee514af1914268861c1a62db270b755513dd05ca5e34a2f0b8d3a0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        setup.exe

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Adobe\Setup\{AC76BA86-7AD7-1033-7B44-AC0F074E4100}\setup.exe
        • Size 2.0MB
        • SHA256 5222f082760f547ac19cbfb92238a8270a2aed5c2095ae8c8a80888e2c2bc17b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\AppRepository\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.CapturePicker_10.0.19041.1023_neutral__cw5n1h2txyewy\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 971904087c3e246612d2b2713f139b4dc137a3de3f05eac2b9ed0b4993f43f60
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\ProgramData\regid.1991-06.com.microsoft\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 dbdd897ad4d4b8dc037b810eb4cf1bae1aa27aec221e3bc1bcd50ef6ee8f4228
        • 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 ea369864eb5d8ddf623c08cfe60f6abe62f651d84b6c6b9f6762bfd72ede67e4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.CapturePicker_cw5n1h2txyewy\Settings\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 a6e7fd8a7f9b50a2dbb598ffbcc405face26d3a497b691ce5bdfe4469a6b6d6d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 9c7866b878751c9eb1595225eff59124184991c84ed1b9f0411064cb2ea09b59
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 ff33070fe2883b942aa423a5d9d47dc5ef2d5c4f3bd2d6116822a3107649ce9b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 cb082d6883127ffa0d4255cdbea548f3c622f2bce995efd4e168eab1b96da490
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 a00a2b1ab4938c515748e38aaffaa567e729e65e29d4a8e79b1470b54a040f0e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 24633dc9cd5f3a28179c6784f14b5af331fca338c3acd908490ba0d4feffbc6a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 5d9435705f8ccca598144021725e3d69faf23545e9e9abf133fae93e85485f0c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 27755644b49b51238872f6f847b831c11b4715f4188742c69770dd9ed0c82134
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        svchost_ABCAACBACABCBABCCCABACBCCCABCBBABCCBAAACBACCABCBCCCBBAA.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABCAACBACABCBABCCCABACBCCCABCBBABCCBAAACBACCABCBCCCBBAA.exe
        • Size 1.6MB
        • SHA256 52660a92e0f7cb32829d2038dd230c04383881dfe52c4e628c08df0362e1a296
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        virus_log.txt

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
        • Size 974B
        • SHA256 87f16020cebc4c72ce98679f47646bfb63eb722adb686639076fc73a11bc2f44
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        virus_log.txt

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 493db1c7d5d19cac59d64d6c5d290a46f9f56f609e70d37bf6c23ac7c8b73981
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        virus_log.txt

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
        • Size 934B
        • SHA256 cd02c25852581d906b5f5956db260c16bdb604df8d85110c24910498f3afc1c1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        memory/880-35-0x00000000002B0000-0x00000000002D1000-memory.dmp

        memory/2332-71-0x0000000000060000-0x0000000000081000-memory.dmp

        memory/2332-3043-0x0000000000060000-0x0000000000081000-memory.dmp

        memory/2788-59-0x0000000004FB0000-0x0000000004FB1000-memory.dmp

        memory/3724-6-0x00000000009A0000-0x00000000009C1000-memory.dmp

        memory/4932-3029-0x00000000002B0000-0x00000000002D1000-memory.dmp