Analysis
- max time kernel
150s - max time network
143s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
- submitted
14/08/2026, 05:07
General
- Target 2026-08-14_18da9726595a43c5cc2f1aeaebd324ef_amadey_darkgate_elex_stop.exe
- Size 1.2MB
- Sample260814-fr3wtadk4x
- SHA256 4146041229accad193dac5d9aa8415b4da459c5d7eafeda19dee1b3f02ab5144
Malware Config
Signatures
- Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
- Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
- Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 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 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 8 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_18da9726595a43c5cc2f1aeaebd324ef_amadey_darkgate_elex_stop.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-14_18da9726595a43c5cc2f1aeaebd324ef_amadey_darkgate_elex_stop.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_BAABCBABCBACABBABBABCCCABAABABBBBBBABBABACACBAACBCCBBBCBACAAACCAACCBCCBAAABABBAAACABCAABCCBCCCCCBCABABC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCABBBCAABACBCAAABAAABACACABBACAACCBBBAAABBACACCBACCCB.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_BAABCBABCBACABBABBABCCCABAABABBBBBBABBABACACBAACBCCBBBCBACAAACCAACCBCCBAAABABBAAACABCAABCCBCCCCCBCABABC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCABBBCAABACBCAAABAAABACACABBACAACCBBBAAABBACACCBACCCB.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_ACBBABABABCBAABCBBCAACBACCCABABBBBBBBABAAACABCCABAC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCABBBCAABACBCAAABAAABACACABBACAACCBBBAAABBACACCBACCCB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_ACBBABABABCBAABCBBCAACBACCCABABBBBBBBABAAACABCCABAC"2⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exesc create "UserDataSvc_ACBBABABABCBAABCBBCAACBACCCABABBBBBBBABAAACABCCABAC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCABBBCAABACBCAAABAAABACACABBACAACCBBBAAABBACACCBACCCB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_ACBBABABABCBAABCBBCAACBACCCABABBBBBBBABAAACABCCABAC"3⤵
- Launches sc.exe
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_ACBBABABABCBAABCBBCAACBACCCABABBBBBBBABAAACABCCABAC"2⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exesc start "UserDataSvc_ACBBABABABCBAABCBBCAACBACCCABABBBBBBBABAAACABCCABAC"3⤵
- Launches sc.exe
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C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCABBBCAABACBCAAABAAABACACABBACAACCBBBAAABBACACCBACCCB.exeC:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCABBBCAABACBCAAABAAABACACABBACAACCBBBAAABBACACCBACCCB.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\notepad.exe"notepad.exe"2⤵
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C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBAAAABBCAAACCAABACAABAACBBACABBCCCBCABABCBAAAACBCBCABA.exeC:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBAAAABBCAAACCAABACAABAACBBACABBCCCBCABABCBAAAACBCBCABA.exe1⤵
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C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCABBBCAABACBCAAABAAABACACABBACAACCBBBAAABBACACCBACCCB.exeC:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCABBBCAABACBCAAABAAABACACABBACAACCBBBAAABBACACCBACCCB.exe1⤵
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
1Replay Monitor
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Downloads
PingAssert.exe
PingAssert.exe
PingAssert.exe
PingAssert.exe
PingAssert.exe
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svchost_BBAAAABBCAAACCAABACAABAACBBACABBCCCBCABABCBAAAACBCBCABA.exe
svchost_BCCABBBCAABACBCAAABAAABACACABBACAACCBBBAAABBACACCBACCCB.exe
svchost_BCCABBBCAABACBCAAABAAABACACABBACAACCBBBAAABBACACCBACCCB.exe
memory/948-34-0x0000000000330000-0x0000000000351000-memory.dmp
memory/948-49-0x0000000000330000-0x0000000000351000-memory.dmp
memory/948-71-0x0000000000330000-0x0000000000351000-memory.dmp
memory/3624-61-0x0000000000DB0000-0x0000000000DD1000-memory.dmp
memory/3624-35-0x0000000000DB0000-0x0000000000DD1000-memory.dmp
memory/3624-0-0x0000000000DB0000-0x0000000000DD1000-memory.dmp
memory/3624-23-0x0000000000DB0000-0x0000000000DD1000-memory.dmp
memory/3624-12-0x0000000000DB0000-0x0000000000DD1000-memory.dmp