Analysis
- max time kernel
150s - max time network
146s - 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, 03:55
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-14_860fb475a0fa654cb2eaea4576ce5775_amadey_darkgate_elex_stop_vidar.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-08-14_860fb475a0fa654cb2eaea4576ce5775_amadey_darkgate_elex_stop_vidar.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
General
- Target 2026-08-14_860fb475a0fa654cb2eaea4576ce5775_amadey_darkgate_elex_stop_vidar.exe
- Size 8.6MB
- Sample260814-eg7atafa69
- SHA256 a83730229d0025841138e6ed4c443434b618e68ec86a4fe56871f8e30f72119f
- MD5 860fb475a0fa654cb2eaea4576ce5775
- SHA1 08e10e8114d60d13a834f09f6d5b1a4a496b8b65
- SHA512 2ff2f32b111b5b34e1cf9f3f71bf6eef37cc87a3fd70a5838ec87bb65ff126deb6aca9bf04131b8437242954d92828fcc46e5a52464266c33a2e1158ed99b791
- SSDEEP 49152:U+ES+ES+ES+ES+ES+ES+ES+ES+ES+ES+ES+ES+ES+ES+ES+ES+ES+EOM+ES+ES+o:5p7D
- TLSH T15C963B09F94340B1D92B51B04DDBD3BF8A70BB2187128EEBF64DCB1B6933BA16438655
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Signatures
- Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
- Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
pid Process 5976 svchost_AAACBCBBBACAABBACAAAABBABBACACABBACBBBABACACCCCCCACBCAA.exe 4364 svchost_AAACBCBBBACAABBACAAAABBABBACACABBACBBBABACACCCCCCACBCAA.exe 1424 svchost_CACBBBCBCBACBCCCABBBCAAACBAABBACCABBACBAAABBAAABBBBACAA.exe - 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
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-552508041-2681165170-3229858294-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Update_BBCBBAAABCBCCCBCBACCACBBBCCBAACBAABBAACCBACBACBCBBBCAACB = "C:\\Users\\Public\\Documents\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Logs\\svchost_AAACBCBBBACAABBACAAAABBABBACACABBACBBBABACACCCCCCACBCAA.exe" 2026-08-14_860fb475a0fa654cb2eaea4576ce5775_amadey_darkgate_elex_stop_vidar.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-552508041-2681165170-3229858294-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Update_CBBAACAAABABCCBBACCBBAAABCBBAACBCCCACCBBAAACCCCAACBBCABC = "C:\\Users\\Public\\Documents\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Logs\\svchost_CACBBBCBCBACBCCCABBBCAAACBAABBACCABBACBAAABBAAABBBBACAA.exe" svchost_AAACBCBBBACAABBACAAAABBABBACACABBACBBBABACACCCCCCACBCAA.exe - Launches sc.exe 2 IoCs
Sc.exe is a Windows utlilty to control services on the system.
pid Process 2308 sc.exe 6028 sc.exe - 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.
pid Process 1716 cmd.exe 5324 cmd.exe 4492 cmd.exe - 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.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language svchost_AAACBCBBBACAABBACAAAABBABBACACABBACBBBABACACCCCCCACBCAA.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language cmd.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language cmd.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language sc.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language sc.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language svchost_CACBBBCBCBACBCCCABBBCAAACBAABBACCABBACBAAABBAAABBBBACAA.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-08-14_860fb475a0fa654cb2eaea4576ce5775_amadey_darkgate_elex_stop_vidar.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language schtasks.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language cmd.exe - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.
pid Process 4512 schtasks.exe - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 10 IoCs
pid Process 4104 2026-08-14_860fb475a0fa654cb2eaea4576ce5775_amadey_darkgate_elex_stop_vidar.exe 4104 2026-08-14_860fb475a0fa654cb2eaea4576ce5775_amadey_darkgate_elex_stop_vidar.exe 4104 2026-08-14_860fb475a0fa654cb2eaea4576ce5775_amadey_darkgate_elex_stop_vidar.exe 4104 2026-08-14_860fb475a0fa654cb2eaea4576ce5775_amadey_darkgate_elex_stop_vidar.exe 5976 svchost_AAACBCBBBACAABBACAAAABBABBACACABBACBBBABACACCCCCCACBCAA.exe 5976 svchost_AAACBCBBBACAABBACAAAABBABBACACABBACBBBABACACCCCCCACBCAA.exe 5976 svchost_AAACBCBBBACAABBACAAAABBABBACACABBACBBBABACACCCCCCACBCAA.exe 5976 svchost_AAACBCBBBACAABBACAAAABBABBACACABBACBBBABACACCCCCCACBCAA.exe 4364 svchost_AAACBCBBBACAABBACAAAABBABBACACABBACBBBABACACCCCCCACBCAA.exe 4364 svchost_AAACBCBBBACAABBACAAAABBABBACACABBACBBBABACACCCCCCACBCAA.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4104 2026-08-14_860fb475a0fa654cb2eaea4576ce5775_amadey_darkgate_elex_stop_vidar.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 5976 svchost_AAACBCBBBACAABBACAAAABBABBACACABBACBBBABACACCCCCCACBCAA.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4364 svchost_AAACBCBBBACAABBACAAAABBABBACACABBACBBBABACACCCCCCACBCAA.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 7 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 4104 wrote to memory of 1716 4104 2026-08-14_860fb475a0fa654cb2eaea4576ce5775_amadey_darkgate_elex_stop_vidar.exe 96 PID 1716 wrote to memory of 4512 1716 cmd.exe 98 PID 5976 wrote to memory of 1536 5976 svchost_AAACBCBBBACAABBACAAAABBABBACACABBACBBBABACACCCCCCACBCAA.exe 101 PID 4104 wrote to memory of 5324 4104 2026-08-14_860fb475a0fa654cb2eaea4576ce5775_amadey_darkgate_elex_stop_vidar.exe 102 PID 5324 wrote to memory of 2308 5324 cmd.exe 104 PID 4104 wrote to memory of 4492 4104 2026-08-14_860fb475a0fa654cb2eaea4576ce5775_amadey_darkgate_elex_stop_vidar.exe 105 PID 4492 wrote to memory of 6028 4492 cmd.exe 107
Processes
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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:4104 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ABABABBBBAACBBCBABBBBBCCCBCCBCAAAAAACCCCABAAABBAACCAAABAABCCCACCCCCCCAAABABCBAACBBACABABCCACCCBABBBCAAB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AAACBCBBBACAABBACAAAABBABBACACABBACBBBABACACCCCCCACBCAA.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f2⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1716 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exeschtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ABABABBBBAACBBCBABBBBBCCCBCCBCAAAAAACCCCABAAABBAACCAAABAABCCCACCCCCCCAAABABCBAACBBACABABCCACCCBABBBCAAB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AAACBCBBBACAABBACAAAABBABBACACABBACBBBABACACCCCCCACBCAA.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f3⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:4512
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_CBBBBBBCCBACBCCBCAAAACBCACCCCCCCBBCACCACBCABBBACABC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AAACBCBBBACAABBACAAAABBABBACACABBACBBBABACACCCCCCACBCAA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CBBBBBBCCBACBCCBCAAAACBCACCCCCCCBBCACCACBCABBBACABC"2⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5324 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exesc create "UserDataSvc_CBBBBBBCCBACBCCBCAAAACBCACCCCCCCBBCACCACBCABBBACABC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AAACBCBBBACAABBACAAAABBABBACACABBACBBBABACACCCCCCACBCAA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CBBBBBBCCBACBCCBCAAAACBCACCCCCCCBBCACCACBCABBBACABC"3⤵
- Launches sc.exe
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:2308
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_CBBBBBBCCBACBCCBCAAAACBCACCCCCCCBBCACCACBCABBBACABC"2⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4492 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exesc start "UserDataSvc_CBBBBBBCCBACBCCBCAAAACBCACCCCCCCBBCACCACBCABBBACABC"3⤵
- Launches sc.exe
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:6028
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C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AAACBCBBBACAABBACAAAABBABBACACABBACBBBABACACCCCCCACBCAA.exeC:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AAACBCBBBACAABBACAAAABBABBACACABBACBBBABACACCCCCCACBCAA.exe1⤵
- 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:5976 -
C:\Windows\notepad.exe"notepad.exe"2⤵PID:1536
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C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AAACBCBBBACAABBACAAAABBABBACACABBACBBBABACACCCCCCACBCAA.exeC:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AAACBCBBBACAABBACAAAABBABBACACABBACBBBABACACCCCCCACBCAA.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:4364
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C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CACBBBCBCBACBCCCABBBCAAACBAABBACCABBACBAAABBAAABBBBACAA.exeC:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CACBBBCBCBACBCCCABBBCAAACBAABBACCABBACBAAABBAAABBBBACAA.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:1424
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Execution
Command and Scripting Interpreter
1Windows Command Shell
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1System Services
1Service Execution
1Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Create or Modify System Process
1Windows Service
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Create or Modify System Process
1Windows Service
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Replay Monitor
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Downloads
- Path C:\PerfLogs\qap`g`v~dtlq
- Size 10B
- SHA256 bcd9ebcd6ba36218ea305bd3ee97e9da5ef71cdfc36af0d37c3826a9113cab6e
- MD5 68d025d546cc1202c05da57d8688219f
- SHA1 6b2b06f7697cbbbc160011162f5c337c07688fea
- SHA512 d151967801b4ef73f11af95de6b3ed2eaae7f72a019f51c83f673d839de94502b5fe8a3ae1ae740d51124bcb348af283175c1fbe552690da8390162a87354ff1
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\AutofillStrikeDatabase\qap`g`v~dtlq
- Size 10B
- SHA256 63baa200eccdcce06fe28ab07abb256fd34703eee44f0b3be5fd91da131670ba
- MD5 4e6ea45e34296ee1f9c63ea3669cc128
- SHA1 6a61ca5ab79fb689b7a3532119e3b799ee86c051
- SHA512 15740f7c5e0bc43812f9b8b668f24b41f6e34017e7e51342ddf31889b79eeb61195776a3e4e96b678a7e4391365ba6bf59591350e4fda0b7c706aacf1ee29501
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512
- Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\UnlockImport.exe
- Size 384KB
- SHA256 5da2115ca3c2d5a13de5126d6f65b83b07ed90be132e5f1f289ade1321df6bfb
- MD5 a0f05d136ef11d57b675ae9e4e0b10c4
- SHA1 e28c64e44a9638a56b80f6ee12d9c5f2ed9fc0a5
- SHA512 d43bbdd8ab911cc8d7a709da07d165ee3de82026c7abe20b26ab1f2b15b66b7d6d1ec23aa0043252c778f4ecd039d06a8c44a4c7de626f60902ea8efa8f6450d
- SSDEEP 6144:m+dTTUFgEs3XojAdP+dTTUFgEs3XojAdP+dTTUFgEs3XojAdP+dTTUFgEs3XojAx:mgUFgEsnojA9gUFgEsnojA9gUFgEsnoR
- TLSH T161841A09F94340B1D92B51F04DCFE3BF8A60AB25C6128DF7FB4ECB5BA523BA16428155
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\UnlockImport.exe
- Size 52.3MB
- SHA256 0f5296f44e2305bf230d7da9fe2940a8f48aca970ceea929405def2e7b1ff311
- MD5 8ef081f5ab7501db83c9bbd61722bfed
- SHA1 82ba0b00494b001a4e47d69d3abba365f90f865a
- SHA512 21dd665d5f0804650eb01ac2cad1f2d8611abc43f7c38db7e81d3cd97a81df884e2f17aa0c3f9ff6994d2231a7d89b65324a70c213b096026e5c2dcbaee5d4fa
- SSDEEP 49152:U+ES+ES+ES+ES+ES+ES+ES+ES+ES+ES+ES+ES+ES+ES+ES+ES+ES+EOM+ES+ES+g:5p71p71p71p71p71p7Giz
- TLSH T14AC73B09F94340B1D92B51B04DDBD3BF8A70BB2187128EEBF64DCB1B6933BA16438655
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
- Size 10B
- SHA256 46b91db55b5c31cee3eb3e82fad1d216d7d7d7317e23d995d9e522da48de1fd6
- MD5 355b083816aa355fdb8ef7028ae826eb
- SHA1 b558d011e0e50b68660e66da89621cd6d24d5618
- SHA512 2eedd9b6edefbaef61c55c2cf1b2154e7b51e3f018722f487211be02a8ab0fa762dcfeb37a159b8b1f9a67d07439fa90d5e91bb6e1f34ae437c0e445b0faf91f
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512
- Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
- Size 10B
- SHA256 369ef6159d9998caded148f74e7fb4786dcf1f010063277e7ebd0e01268a1cf8
- MD5 879115af8a5bcad707ed043fb5bf1554
- SHA1 f3ce7add7578e68bf81304029a2b479e97682bc8
- SHA512 eb606df9d6e34754d637e43d5b1259f8795d6d1cb4db3b65e6aa409582c3b90b12f62adf90c47ff6f85cf48119312a91753a47ccadf9b16bc50ec3f790f632f6
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512
- Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
- Size 10B
- SHA256 c65b9de0581396a2d8bc756155b77dc06a871485ddec13ecc9f764db9c6bb304
- MD5 8bb2bb1070f7379d3135abc14496aa14
- SHA1 665a663475944925750386d30928c113f193682d
- SHA512 d7d58028706e368c5409ba14165c202dac705251359cbaa1e1693f716a1c0acb0cfa16676cc5ef39a3521f63294df87ca313513ec57b94b77912041c2a61110e
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512
- Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
- Size 10B
- SHA256 b3153099007156c4a74cb19d2a736bc51a981709f9b343869371825d0b887c3c
- MD5 ac1fb10995e891e1d2379d4b5a16b8b0
- SHA1 36e3fab3d6b1cff7f29e61daa922633dd0efb976
- SHA512 d2f61dd306e81cb144595d5b0539941ee8b0df40491b2a7d2d408f4a4c9d8e9ff713ed10f78e2181cd0e3808b33d0fa792d7931a88c28b9e4d09be81a5b7f0f9
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512
- Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
- Size 10B
- SHA256 6fd94a07df1ffe8e7ab794cccb147ce5a4619369fd6ac137c58ac112721d6a4e
- MD5 cd3c848e62011acd40d1e8e3bf8da416
- SHA1 a63698662100dac994696eedb8647f76923833b9
- SHA512 d8407b3c55d3a6cfa3544a84b3072352e0957217b4151c296422dd343b06a35ed4516238468af66428f0803f5d4f47c2c55f3f38588828736235b8276e6150fc
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512
- Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
- Size 10B
- SHA256 1092c062154e2098a95b493ea75e91f1992e88bb053317898ebcf2e644f7054b
- MD5 9f04139936c3ac1e41f48cf7cb6ab680
- SHA1 b38e4fba6893767b694bb69384abf5ec2cdbe06c
- SHA512 f978692458ea4ad8559f1b13be23299260827d2d37b4b8929cce7a40c67ac3e9adf6a886fb5de4e45f1c93c7724e49027fefa45ed27acd9a90b12f58aac70850
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512
- Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AAACBCBBBACAABBACAAAABBABBACACABBACBBBABACACCCCCCACBCAA.exe
- Size 8.6MB
- SHA256 a83730229d0025841138e6ed4c443434b618e68ec86a4fe56871f8e30f72119f
- MD5 860fb475a0fa654cb2eaea4576ce5775
- SHA1 08e10e8114d60d13a834f09f6d5b1a4a496b8b65
- SHA512 2ff2f32b111b5b34e1cf9f3f71bf6eef37cc87a3fd70a5838ec87bb65ff126deb6aca9bf04131b8437242954d92828fcc46e5a52464266c33a2e1158ed99b791
- SSDEEP 49152:U+ES+ES+ES+ES+ES+ES+ES+ES+ES+ES+ES+ES+ES+ES+ES+ES+ES+EOM+ES+ES+o:5p7D
- TLSH T15C963B09F94340B1D92B51B04DDBD3BF8A70BB2187128EEBF64DCB1B6933BA16438655
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
- Size 926B
- SHA256 4d227b0ee9272461cb1495e9c7dbde20bfc276bcb75c9dfd577171ce21e353e4
- MD5 f4bc3708c0e1cd78939c4c74593e79e5
- SHA1 8cb112c506f09ab0f5cff70dcb4aebe42fef16de
- SHA512 c0d80a1587bc5596891384b0b36b00e3069f40edbc4cb59b86597b41046109cba572ce0735cd2fadce5f0bc152e6582330d40daf9f2a339b11cf47e8d95e22c7
- TLSH T1BA11E752C5E59893E832358BD61BDBC20CB4B68758DC6A255344922CBEC9C328E1D4E6
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH