Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    127s
  • 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, 03:51

General

  • Target
    2026-08-14_8b9699c926c5f4358763d9a9d325ef04_darkgate_elex_glassworm_stop_vidar.exe
  • Size 27.9MB
  • Sample260814-eetxpscj9s
  • SHA256 6c7033e6824f6c6726863cd8925147fbfc2d52dee62d3df4fb9279312c4f1256
  • 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 9 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 12 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 7 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-14_8b9699c926c5f4358763d9a9d325ef04_darkgate_elex_glassworm_stop_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-14_8b9699c926c5f4358763d9a9d325ef04_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
    PID:5864
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CABCABABABBBAAAACBBCAABCACCABBABAACCAABACBACAACABCAABAAAABACACCBBBBACBCAAAAACBAACBBCABCACCCCCACABBABCAC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBBCCABBCBBBCBCCBBBABABBBBABBBBAAABCBBCCACBBBBBCABACCAB.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:1748
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CABCABABABBBAAAACBBCAABCACCABBABAACCAABACBACAACABCAABAAAABACACCBBBBACBCAAAAACBAACBBCABCACCCCCACABBABCAC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBBCCABBCBBBCBCCBBBABABBBBABBBBAAABCBBCCACBBBBBCABACCAB.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:5488
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_AABCCBCBBACCBAABACBAAAACCBABBAABCABABCAABACCCAACABC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBBCCABBCBBBCBCCBBBABABBBBABBBBAAABCBBCCACBBBBBCABACCAB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_AABCCBCBBACCBAABACBAAAACCBABBAABCABABCAABACCCAACABC"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2628
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_AABCCBCBBACCBAABACBAAAACCBABBAABCABABCAABACCCAACABC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBBCCABBCBBBCBCCBBBABABBBBABBBBAAABCBBCCACBBBBBCABACCAB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_AABCCBCBBACCBAABACBAAAACCBABBAABCABABCAABACCCAACABC"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2140
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_AABCCBCBBACCBAABACBAAAACCBABBAABCABABCAABACCCAACABC"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5896
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_AABCCBCBBACCBAABACBAAAACCBABBAABCABABCAABACCCAACABC"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:5856
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBBCCABBCBBBCBCCBBBABABBBBABBBBAAABCBBCCACBBBBBCABACCAB.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBBCCABBCBBBCBCCBBBABABBBBABBBBAAABCBBCCACBBBBBCABACCAB.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:6048
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:2064
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBCAACBACCBBCAABBCCAACCBCABBCBBACCACABABAAACABABBBBBCBA.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBCAACBACCBBCAABBCCAACCBCABBCBBACCACABABAAACABABBBBBCBA.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4656
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBBCCABBCBBBCBCCBBBABABBBBABBBBAAABCBBCCACBBBBBCABACCAB.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBBCCABBCBBBCBCCBBBABABBBBABBBBAAABCBBCCACBBBBBCABACCAB.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1812

    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 d524379eedcaaac4d5b54e6452a6257d478e735b52c623182a5c21703e95546f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\ClipSVC\Archive\Apps\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 5d5fbcb1df92974ec4d0ff550a687f3ff8d4bb904bdeb4b5865d78d7c8d62e80
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          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 16.1MB
          • SHA256 8d0979670c5d8046f84467a92fa5de9839a1dfb1dcfcc82911d29d5d80618d26
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{ef5af41f-d68c-48f7-bfb0-5055718601fc}\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 afc2ceeff713427bf487c3a6dbe12ec5bcbbde7024dec4cc65963154fde2c206
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 7341cd89d82d58597f829f91be911e68bf0bb98075bb34373e087d95a46cf733
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 24b0a8541ee4560ab372eec1fab691e592390aff7e3bf935a3f96d742f0e29a1
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 57cf26512a337cdb05c6d54fdcf6e6b40b5f7a78d1c3efc5ac4280538526b95f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 50f91d1524dfa8377084770c6928627efe56a326516cc154e8974aa8ff2abd64
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 3170fb11e70c045eb6bf543f67e07492d678f145b730c7979c547860da6e048f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 d3d3fb0702c94a3573b5c84cd649b463f2240ded91be21feb414a0306ec50f3f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          svchost_CBBCCABBCBBBCBCCBBBABABBBBABBBBAAABCBBCCACBBBBBCABACCAB.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBBCCABBCBBBCBCCBBBABABBBBABBBBAAABCBBCCACBBBBBCABACCAB.exe
          • Size 27.9MB
          • SHA256 6c7033e6824f6c6726863cd8925147fbfc2d52dee62d3df4fb9279312c4f1256
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 253397eb5d24ee59785d2997ea9cb75587fb79132d4f4b0044af4ec479ab11fa
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 926B
          • SHA256 b06e578dd77a7f2ff3b037da82ec99a91bc986fc35f18a395048f45ff22cac62
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          memory/1812-74-0x0000000000490000-0x00000000004B1000-memory.dmp

          memory/4656-64-0x0000000000DA0000-0x0000000000DC1000-memory.dmp

          memory/5864-0-0x0000000000F80000-0x0000000000FA1000-memory.dmp

          memory/5864-7-0x0000000000F80000-0x0000000000FA1000-memory.dmp

          memory/6048-33-0x0000000000490000-0x00000000004B1000-memory.dmp