Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    151s
  • 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, 03:55

General

  • Target
    2026-08-14_860fb475a0fa654cb2eaea4576ce5775_amadey_darkgate_elex_stop_vidar.exe
  • Size 8.6MB
  • Sample260814-eg7atafa69
  • SHA256 a83730229d0025841138e6ed4c443434b618e68ec86a4fe56871f8e30f72119f
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
  • Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
  • 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 10 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-14_860fb475a0fa654cb2eaea4576ce5775_amadey_darkgate_elex_stop_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-14_860fb475a0fa654cb2eaea4576ce5775_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:4188
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ACACAAAABCCCBACBAACCABCACBAACBBBCABBBAAABBACCBAAACBBAAACABCAABBACAACABAACAACBBABCBBBCBCCABBBBCCCCCBCBBB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBCACBBBCABAACACABBBBCABBBABBAACAABBBBAACCCAAAACAAABAAB.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:4008
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ACACAAAABCCCBACBAACCABCACBAACBBBCABBBAAABBACCBAAACBBAAACABCAABBACAACABAACAACBBABCBBBCBCCABBBBCCCCCBCBBB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBCACBBBCABAACACABBBBCABBBABBAACAABBBBAACCCAAAACAAABAAB.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:3100
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_AABBCBBBBCAABBACACBBACCABCBABBAAAACAAAAABCBACAABBAB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBCACBBBCABAACACABBBBCABBBABBAACAABBBBAACCCAAAACAAABAAB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_AABBCBBBBCAABBACACBBACCABCBABBAAAACAAAAABCBACAABBAB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4320
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_AABBCBBBBCAABBACACBBACCABCBABBAAAACAAAAABCBACAABBAB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBCACBBBCABAACACABBBBCABBBABBAACAABBBBAACCCAAAACAAABAAB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_AABBCBBBBCAABBACACBBACCABCBABBAAAACAAAAABCBACAABBAB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:5052
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_AABBCBBBBCAABBACACBBACCABCBABBAAAACAAAAABCBACAABBAB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2920
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_AABBCBBBBCAABBACACBBACCABCBABBAAAACAAAAABCBACAABBAB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4236
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBCACBBBCABAACACABBBBCABBBABBAACAABBBBAACCCAAAACAAABAAB.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBCACBBBCABAACACABBBBCABBBABBAACAABBBBAACCCAAAACAAABAAB.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:1752
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4276
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\calc.exe
        calc.exe
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies registry class
        PID:4460
  • C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe -Embedding
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:5056
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABBBAACBCACCCCCBCBBBBCBCCABBCBCCBACCAAABACCABBCACABCBCB.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABBBAACBCACCCCCBCBBBBCBCCABBCBCCBACCAAABACCABBCACABCBCB.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:5112
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBCACBBBCABAACACABBBBCABBBABBAACAABBBBAACCCAAAACAAABAAB.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBCACBBBCABAACACABBBBCABBBABBAACAABBBBAACCCAAAACAAABAAB.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:652

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        PushJoin.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\PushJoin.exe
        • Size 17.7MB
        • SHA256 3512ba8ab6624d7cd32caa4c0987f325042f58546de5bffcbc7b0b8ce56c9a48
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        PushJoin.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\PushJoin.exe
        • Size 52.1MB
        • SHA256 07184c92eaf71b091f72008abdc522a7300ffb914cc616eeea108fbb7c3667b8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        WaitRepair.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\WaitRepair.exe
        • Size 52.2MB
        • SHA256 fda37483a58afd8950dcdd41217268d9ca67388d1f5571afe5ca807d809576f1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 0171e87fa301e49cfd217aceb201d5a65305809b2977c7227e166bbe9f246b3b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 308b2d3deacd166e742c2fb7dafd9103c2193a50b041201f6c1245ff1e7e4226
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 4a7c9677fc56a79824e20b709531f4cea391548ded1431bb47d8ecfd5582225b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 ccbc2ba6c5b532491f2567af5d3b462993dc5fcf321a1e4b7c87c2a6029a229d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 f8c0f963529e34544e701d8b4e1bb2403889935d51b77e82943df5b03a80aae1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 767769fdb44ab86ae2f7dd5fccd907a63465f873c6b1c6b19b2d16c0e57a011b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 eb4172a0e5a937d9fa50c2778c84568b00160681e6e67cd94708f8f71bfd3da5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 6827e918de4eef4619756c70ef15766843edd171c4ce37e9b0aaf9b2bece80c2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        svchost_CBCACBBBCABAACACABBBBCABBBABBAACAABBBBAACCCAAAACAAABAAB.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBCACBBBCABAACACABBBBCABBBABBAACAABBBBAACCCAAAACAAABAAB.exe
        • Size 8.6MB
        • SHA256 a83730229d0025841138e6ed4c443434b618e68ec86a4fe56871f8e30f72119f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        virus_log.txt

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
        • Size 930B
        • SHA256 69ed5ef7d6caa9959a6e03cb1afb885b7e143c4034a9b92e59aaa9d86bad4478
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        memory/1752-85-0x0000000000E90000-0x0000000000EB1000-memory.dmp

        memory/1752-60-0x0000000000E90000-0x0000000000EB1000-memory.dmp

        memory/1752-135-0x0000000000E90000-0x0000000000EB1000-memory.dmp

        memory/4188-66-0x0000000000600000-0x0000000000621000-memory.dmp

        memory/4188-94-0x0000000000600000-0x0000000000621000-memory.dmp

        memory/4188-0-0x0000000000600000-0x0000000000621000-memory.dmp

        memory/4188-32-0x0000000000600000-0x0000000000621000-memory.dmp

        memory/4188-16-0x0000000000600000-0x0000000000621000-memory.dmp

        memory/4276-96-0x0000000002D50000-0x0000000002D51000-memory.dmp

        memory/5112-126-0x0000000000E40000-0x0000000000E61000-memory.dmp