Overview

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Static

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2026-08-15...ar.exe

windows10-2004-x64

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2026-08-15...ar.exe

windows11-ltsc_2024-x64

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Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    147s
  • 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, 01:57

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General

  • Target
    2026-08-15_0a7f4355977ddb3db2f49c50b33dab1f_amadey_darkgate_elex_stop_vidar.exe
  • Size 4.0MB
  • Sample260815-cdk73adc64
  • SHA256 acf770a264541fe75fa192dcb529786358032c03d34856eb2c43396d6becd6e0
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10
discoveryexecutionpersistencespywarestealer

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
    persistenceexecution
  • 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.

    spywarestealer
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
    persistence
  • 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.

    execution
  • 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.

    discovery
  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

    persistenceexecution
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 10 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 7 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-15_0a7f4355977ddb3db2f49c50b33dab1f_amadey_darkgate_elex_stop_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-15_0a7f4355977ddb3db2f49c50b33dab1f_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:5780
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CAABABCAACBCCACCAACCACACCBBABACAACBBAACAABAAACBBABABCCAAABCABABBAABBABACAAABAAAAACABABBCCAABCABACCCCAAC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCACCABBCBBCCBACBCBCAABABCCBBAACCAABAABBAAAACBCCABBBBBC.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:1588
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CAABABCAACBCCACCAACCACACCBBABACAACBBAACAABAAACBBABABCCAAABCABABBAABBABACAAABAAAAACABABBCCAABCABACCCCAAC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCACCABBCBBCCBACBCBCAABABCCBBAACCAABAABBAAAACBCCABBBBBC.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:1720
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_ABCAAACCBCCAABBBACCABACCBBABBCCCCBACBCBABCBCACBBCAC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCACCABBCBBCCBACBCBCAABABCCBBAACCAABAABBAAAACBCCABBBBBC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_ABCAAACCBCCAABBBACCABACCBBABBCCCCBACBCBABCBCACBBCAC"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2516
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_ABCAAACCBCCAABBBACCABACCBBABBCCCCBACBCBABCBCACBBCAC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCACCABBCBBCCBACBCBCAABABCCBBAACCAABAABBAAAACBCCABBBBBC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_ABCAAACCBCCAABBBACCABACCBBABBCCCCBACBCBABCBCACBBCAC"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4168
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_ABCAAACCBCCAABBBACCABACCBBABBCCCCBACBCBABCBCACBBCAC"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1728
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_ABCAAACCBCCAABBBACCABACCBBABBCCCCBACBCBABCBCACBBCAC"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1804
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCACCABBCBBCCBACBCBCAABABCCBBAACCAABAABBAAAACBCCABBBBBC.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCACCABBCBBCCBACBCBCAABABCCBBAACCAABAABBAAAACBCCABBBBBC.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:264
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:2404
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBBCAABBCCCACCACBCCBABABABAACACBABAAABCACCCACCAACACAAAA.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBBCAABBCCCACCACBCCBABABABAACACBABAAABCACCCACCAACACAAAA.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:1456
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCACCABBCBBCCBACBCBCAABABCCBBAACCAABAABBAAAACBCCABBBBBC.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCACCABBCBBCCBACBCBCAABABCCBBAACCAABAABBAAAACBCCABBBBBC.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1844

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

          Reconnaissance

          Resource Development

          Initial Access

          Execution

          Command and Scripting Interpreter

          1
          T1059

          Windows Command Shell

          1
          T1059.003

          Scheduled Task/Job

          1
          T1053

          Scheduled Task

          1
          T1053.005

          System Services

          1
          T1569

          Service Execution

          1
          T1569.002

          Persistence

          Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

          1
          T1547

          Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

          1
          T1547.001

          Create or Modify System Process

          1
          T1543

          Windows Service

          1
          T1543.003

          Scheduled Task/Job

          1
          T1053

          Scheduled Task

          1
          T1053.005

          Privilege Escalation

          Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

          1
          T1547

          Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

          1
          T1547.001

          Create or Modify System Process

          1
          T1543

          Windows Service

          1
          T1543.003

          Scheduled Task/Job

          1
          T1053

          Scheduled Task

          1
          T1053.005

          Defense Evasion

          Modify Registry

          1
          T1112

          Credential Access

          Credentials from Password Stores

          1
          T1555

          Credentials from Web Browsers

          1
          T1555.003

          Unsecured Credentials

          1
          T1552

          Credentials In Files

          1
          T1552.001

          Discovery

          System Location Discovery

          1
          T1614

          System Language Discovery

          1
          T1614.001

          Lateral Movement

          Collection

          Data from Local System

          1
          T1005

          Command and Control

          Exfiltration

          Impact

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          Downloads

          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\PerfLogs\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 ad0a2c0954efca2660de9b9546b0cdf1c87a810f6c6205648d3192efe48d0803
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Data\Temp\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 fb8fd1623d350ea7ac2393794c05e5dfcacdbde7c9a6123bdbc68ddddf5b7d31
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512
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          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 4.5MB
          • SHA256 61f98c652e84dd1a8ace283604294a7dfd4afea14db23d98d76dba59df53e833
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\shared_proto_db\metadata\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 ac21235c091219660e06fb469ed123895a1535de0502c8b6848cba7e8f6377da
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 e8081e75dcc8e0bc5daa6d9c6598696406f165171a40e5cd4ec787699d6e71a0
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 5e40a3d2d2556f9a93a051358dee38aed1c048fb671ebc9b3ba5e7be0c92d47e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 60ebfaeaeda622649e8213ddb9308dcf2a64b0148ce350214aacce76d25928da
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 82218874d872219d1116ec9a61bb865f06f60f81e718415f6760a61e30562388
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 8e0f1d29ccdc47277f7404660dee4847c441ef95cea7462502a8cb9f81e12b07
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 01da63fc54a139e95e574cb5df2c9be2399da5437b61d7dd781de45ed4e42369
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512
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          svchost_CCACCABBCBBCCBACBCBCAABABCCBBAACCAABAABBAAAACBCCABBBBBC.exe
          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCACCABBCBBCCBACBCBCAABABCCBBAACCAABAABBAAAACBCCABBBBBC.exe
          • Size 4.0MB
          • SHA256 acf770a264541fe75fa192dcb529786358032c03d34856eb2c43396d6becd6e0
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
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          virus_log.txt
          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 926B
          • SHA256 e407272e0320c728aaf40661e79678fcfaf86a15fff3ea5e97ed0ba0de194e8b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
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          memory/264-33-0x0000000000AF0000-0x0000000000B11000-memory.dmp
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          memory/1456-64-0x0000000000A20000-0x0000000000A41000-memory.dmp
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          memory/1844-75-0x0000000000AF0000-0x0000000000B11000-memory.dmp
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          memory/5780-0-0x0000000000980000-0x00000000009A1000-memory.dmp
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          memory/5780-7-0x0000000000980000-0x00000000009A1000-memory.dmp
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