Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    15/08/2026, 01:40

General

  • Target
    2026-08-15_2e4f7d9c133535ed7452c3afa1f5db1e_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe
  • Size 4.8MB
  • Sample260815-b3vx5adj2z
  • SHA256 c43be1156d52f07cbf55ca147a15e438dc7055857beba670470d53106f0df0f6
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-15_2e4f7d9c133535ed7452c3afa1f5db1e_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-15_2e4f7d9c133535ed7452c3afa1f5db1e_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_luca-stealer.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:2128
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_AACBBBCCCABAACBBCBAACCABBCBABAABBBCBACBBBBBBAAABBACBCAAABBACCAACBBBCCABCBCBAAABCBAACABCBABAABBCBBACCCCA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBBACCCACBCBBAACCCBBBABAAAABACABAACCBBBBACCAAAABACCABAC.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:5804
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_AACBBBCCCABAACBBCBAACCABBCBABAABBBCBACBBBBBBAAABBACBCAAABBACCAACBBBCCABCBCBAAABCBAACABCBABAABBCBBACCCCA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBBACCCACBCBBAACCCBBBABAAAABACABAACCBBBBACCAAAABACCABAC.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:4104
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_AACCCAAACABABACCBBACAABBAABBCACAABAAAAABBAAAABACACA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBBACCCACBCBBAACCCBBBABAAAABACABAACCBBBBACCAAAABACCABAC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_AACCCAAACABABACCBBACAABBAABBCACAABAAAAABBAAAABACACA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      PID:2656
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_AACCCAAACABABACCBBACAABBAABBCACAABAAAAABBAAAABACACA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBBACCCACBCBBAACCCBBBABAAAABACABAACCBBBBACCAAAABACCABAC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_AACCCAAACABABACCBBACAABBAABBCACAABAAAAABBAAAABACACA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:4660
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_AACCCAAACABABACCBBACAABBAABBCACAABAAAAABBAAAABACACA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      PID:4268
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_AACCCAAACABABACCBBACAABBAABBCACAABAAAAABBAAAABACACA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:3756
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBBACCCACBCBBAACCCBBBABAAAABACABAACCBBBBACCAAAABACCABAC.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBBACCCACBCBBAACCCBBBABAAAABACABAACCBBBBACCAAAABACCABAC.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3432
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:4028
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBBACCCACBCBBAACCCBBBABAAAABACABAACCBBBBACCAAAABACCABAC.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBBACCCACBCBBAACCCBBBABAAAABACABAACCBBBBACCAAAABACCABAC.exe
      1⤵
        PID:3972

      Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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            Downloads

            CompareMount.exe

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\CompareMount.exe
            • Size 14.6MB
            • SHA256 09b2139db93de83b3376ead6f1c24cd579b54d06dff70ca9a049ee33e36e913a
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            CompareMount.exe

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\CompareMount.exe
            • Size 256KB
            • SHA256 a37e395f35baed446442ad131be12968d6d89a6a483fecbcd7e7208a75741240
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            CompareMount.exe

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\CompareMount.exe
            • Size 10.3MB
            • SHA256 f392755240b6a9609e6e4320cc6bf29323d96fb0b85fdebff690cea0fbd124fb
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            qap`g`v~dtlq

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
            • Size 10B
            • SHA256 f7f4584d1a68f6921c250178e46992ed2d5475bbdc51e6cd51852a4b8fc86843
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

            qap`g`v~dtlq

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
            • Size 10B
            • SHA256 9b45b88d0daa69beb0bcadb5b52283c0aab3e7dabdd286f2e0b546aa77b9b177
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

            qap`g`v~dtlq

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
            • Size 10B
            • SHA256 e79be01738d09287927cc4ac6fa699d3885bb9e4660042f3f816a9df8738e40a
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

            qap`g`v~dtlq

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
            • Size 10B
            • SHA256 89a11c6097552a8db395f46949f2ac38ef8bbf81ca3ed38560d05b2079333828
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

            svchost_BBBACCCACBCBBAACCCBBBABAAAABACABAACCBBBBACCAAAABACCABAC.exe

            • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBBACCCACBCBBAACCCBBBABAAAABACABAACCBBBBACCAAAABACCABAC.exe
            • Size 4.8MB
            • SHA256 c43be1156d52f07cbf55ca147a15e438dc7055857beba670470d53106f0df0f6
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            memory/2128-35-0x0000000000350000-0x0000000000371000-memory.dmp

            memory/2128-60-0x0000000000350000-0x0000000000371000-memory.dmp

            memory/2128-0-0x0000000000350000-0x0000000000371000-memory.dmp

            memory/2128-23-0x0000000000350000-0x0000000000371000-memory.dmp

            memory/2128-12-0x0000000000350000-0x0000000000371000-memory.dmp

            memory/3432-53-0x0000000000390000-0x00000000003B1000-memory.dmp

            memory/3432-34-0x0000000000390000-0x00000000003B1000-memory.dmp

            memory/3432-73-0x0000000000390000-0x00000000003B1000-memory.dmp