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
    150s
  • max time network
    141s
  • 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_0a432d8558ce5d3a18caa8327ce80abe_amadey_darkgate_elex_stop_vidar.exe
  • Size 3.5MB
  • Sample260815-cdl5cswhpf
  • SHA256 ca080383dc764d224e16b536b3db58ec7afadc8762340f9e60b39dec9fbd03ee
  • 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 12 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 7 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-15_0a432d8558ce5d3a18caa8327ce80abe_amadey_darkgate_elex_stop_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-15_0a432d8558ce5d3a18caa8327ce80abe_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:4424
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CACCCAAABBACACCCCAACACAABACACBCCBCBCBACBCABACABCAACABCCBAAABBAAABCAABBBCCCCBCBCBCCAABCBCABBABBAACBCABAB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBCAACCCBBBACBAACABBABCACBBBBBACACABACBBAACCCBBBBBABCCB.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:1640
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CACCCAAABBACACCCCAACACAABACACBCCBCBCBACBCABACABCAACABCCBAAABBAAABCAABBBCCCCBCBCBCCAABCBCABBABBAACBCABAB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBCAACCCBBBACBAACABBABCACBBBBBACACABACBBAACCCBBBBBABCCB.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:5712
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_ABBCCBCACBBBCBCCBACBBACBBCCCCCBCCBBBACABABBCAACCCAA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBCAACCCBBBACBAACABBABCACBBBBBACACABACBBAACCCBBBBBABCCB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_ABBCCBCACBBBCBCCBACBBACBBCCCCCBCCBBBACABABBCAACCCAA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1216
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_ABBCCBCACBBBCBCCBACBBACBBCCCCCBCCBBBACABABBCAACCCAA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBCAACCCBBBACBAACABBABCACBBBBBACACABACBBAACCCBBBBBABCCB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_ABBCCBCACBBBCBCCBACBBACBBCCCCCBCCBBBACABABBCAACCCAA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:5720
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_ABBCCBCACBBBCBCCBACBBACBBCCCCCBCCBBBACABABBCAACCCAA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:428
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_ABBCCBCACBBBCBCCBACBBACBBCCCCCBCCBBBACABABBCAACCCAA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:520
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBCAACCCBBBACBAACABBABCACBBBBBACACABACBBAACCCBBBBBABCCB.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBCAACCCBBBACBAACABBABCACBBBBBACACABACBBAACCCBBBBBABCCB.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:252
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:3264
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BABCACBCAACACCCCCAAACABACBBABBBCABBABCAABABBABABCAAABAA.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BABCACBCAACACCCCCAAACABACBBABBBCABBABCAABABBABABCAAABAA.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4116
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBCAACCCBBBACBAACABBABCACBBBBBACACABACBBAACCCBBBBBABCCB.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBCAACCCBBBACBAACABBABCACBBBBBACACABACBBAACCCBBBBBABCCB.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:556

    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 96e670664c90ccdbeb0c5c3abafe2ddcbd2a2304c4485893e754fee348e4c4fd
          • 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 4.1MB
          • SHA256 189e3fe0fd89dfb922ea588678c1aee4431d762a0663a3a3c3df8e51971d74f9
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\ProgramData\USOShared\Logs\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 d41e07b1fd79240fcb731404ed7116c7cae36b21ddf782aa1c801373ab25da1c
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\18.151.0729.0013\platforms\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 c628add43115b3f591ad5ed90e87038154c80e4f1e06e1b73bcefaa156dbf742
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 8d4181e3eb0aa4bb940d8ae21892b28eb6df3b479ff0fa766a9b1aad3cb64a6d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 7f34969c5d62d9ce7873e39d68301a6d0c742cf5ff950af96d324de578ca6df4
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 dc3f572a23f82a044a691b942b36046cdf955384f619d16371b773c328378bcd
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 7341627b797ecd7b7e2f4c8907d42705dd51c177fc5ba557ef6cc5971dd32a26
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512
          Submit Download

          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 8062561fe3e8b9f5cbd3f591840c1da9fbb3ab6a9e5f87c3f3a6a8f4f58123c1
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 b928baabf964a049c0ad8ce8746e155dba602c89f8495d5919ce975d2b82dc5f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512
          Submit Download

          svchost_CBCAACCCBBBACBAACABBABCACBBBBBACACABACBBAACCCBBBBBABCCB.exe
          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBCAACCCBBBACBAACABBABCACBBBBBACACABACBBAACCCBBBBBABCCB.exe
          • Size 3.5MB
          • SHA256 ca080383dc764d224e16b536b3db58ec7afadc8762340f9e60b39dec9fbd03ee
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
          Submit Download

          virus_log.txt
          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 3a17d41ca5750faa533488ae4aa1c81a3979f30bba028dc80e9e22f01cfca518
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
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          virus_log.txt
          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 926B
          • SHA256 76e76f664db960164435c7c7eb87518099526868582d1fbe1be89266e4d49fa8
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
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          memory/252-33-0x0000000000F20000-0x0000000000F41000-memory.dmp
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          memory/556-75-0x0000000000F20000-0x0000000000F41000-memory.dmp
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          memory/4116-64-0x0000000000360000-0x0000000000381000-memory.dmp
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          memory/4424-0-0x00000000006C0000-0x00000000006E1000-memory.dmp
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          memory/4424-7-0x00000000006C0000-0x00000000006E1000-memory.dmp
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