Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    142s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    15/08/2026, 03:44

General

  • Target
    2026-08-15_662fd264bca7e185f7ee356a79c0efa0_amadey_darkgate_elex_stop_vidar.exe
  • Size 2.5MB
  • Sample260815-eay1vsel7x
  • SHA256 b03ba1faac5ab9bbe848bc236450617be6c6153f62fc1c3cfe0c20b6e5ad82bf
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
  • Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 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 11 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
  • 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 SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-15_662fd264bca7e185f7ee356a79c0efa0_amadey_darkgate_elex_stop_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-15_662fd264bca7e185f7ee356a79c0efa0_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:1800
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ACCACBABBACCAACABCCABCBCBAACCCCACACACCCAABCBBBBCBAACAAACBABACBCCBAABCACACABCBCABBCAAABBABCCCABBBBCACCCC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCACBAACAACBBACBBACCACBAAACCACCBABCBBCCAABCCCBCACABAABA.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:1184
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ACCACBABBACCAACABCCABCBCBAACCCCACACACCCAABCBBBBCBAACAAACBABACBCCBAABCACACABCBCABBCAAABBABCCCABBBBCACCCC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCACBAACAACBBACBBACCACBAAACCACCBABCBBCCAABCCCBCACABAABA.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:2468
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_AACBACAACCBBBABBBACCBABBACBABBAABBBCCBBBCAAAACCCCCB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCACBAACAACBBACBBACCACBAAACCACCBABCBBCCAABCCCBCACABAABA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_AACBACAACCBBBABBBACCBABBACBABBAABBBCCBBBCAAAACCCCCB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3452
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_AACBACAACCBBBABBBACCBABBACBABBAABBBCCBBBCAAAACCCCCB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCACBAACAACBBACBBACCACBAAACCACCBABCBBCCAABCCCBCACABAABA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_AACBACAACCBBBABBBACCBABBACBABBAABBBCCBBBCAAAACCCCCB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4480
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_AACBACAACCBBBABBBACCBABBACBABBAABBBCCBBBCAAAACCCCCB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3800
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_AACBACAACCBBBABBBACCBABBACBABBAABBBCCBBBCAAAACCCCCB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4484
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCACBAACAACBBACBBACCACBAAACCACCBABCBBCCAABCCCBCACABAABA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCACBAACAACBBACBBACCACBAAACCACCBABCBBCCAABCCCBCACABAABA.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:396
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3020
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\calc.exe
        calc.exe
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies registry class
        PID:4360
  • C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe -Embedding
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:1076
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CACACAACAABBABBCABABAAACBBCBACACBCABBBABBBABCBACBBACCAC.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CACACAACAABBABBCABABAAACBBCBACACBCABBBABBBABCBACBBACCAC.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:1004
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCACBAACAACBBACBBACCACBAAACCACCBABCBBCCAABCCCBCACABAABA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCACBAACAACBBACBBACCACBAAACCACCBABCBBCCAABCCCBCACABAABA.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:3920

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        PushJoin.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\PushJoin.exe
        • Size 22.6MB
        • SHA256 b31764e3d4a53d8c5552c4c27174daa5289d82ea00550352b1354f9bf50259f2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        PushJoin.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\PushJoin.exe
        • Size 5.3MB
        • SHA256 55463c30cf1cd788c144b8d7b69971d34db701d438bac449b3df239ce5b7fd28
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        PushJoin.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\PushJoin.exe
        • Size 25.1MB
        • SHA256 5ca562610d3bdb4ab2f4f8680cfae9889e6179af8f753452dc1c8e22dd091826
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        PushJoin.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\PushJoin.exe
        • Size 10.3MB
        • SHA256 78c44056957e1bac10e61262930655c03cebf2c89a0598fe876aa9adea2cab4d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        PushJoin.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\PushJoin.exe
        • Size 15.2MB
        • SHA256 13140583029585d46e83e8f544d815196a4f5347eca56a662379b916997a8d25
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        PushJoin.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\PushJoin.exe
        • Size 17.7MB
        • SHA256 5688b6b3fe5472094c31072e0726523bf857a6d1b5723fb59da7800be09a1a80
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        PushJoin.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\PushJoin.exe
        • Size 20.1MB
        • SHA256 5806f3869d80c6028c67c96aed039b25295bb99912659f580d5cff636094c12b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        WaitRepair.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\WaitRepair.exe
        • Size 22.7MB
        • SHA256 c30017569bac1fdaa112165a723802cbcbe13ec41647ee7cee48a8f5d7f9d546
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        WaitRepair.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\WaitRepair.exe
        • Size 25.1MB
        • SHA256 80146282f33feafcfb85a1f2c78a8e0bccf7bc6aee7044215b95bae789e35072
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        WaitRepair.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\WaitRepair.exe
        • Size 10.3MB
        • SHA256 b8622bd8e1e47d735545b85110c238f29a9fbc57dd08d579d1841b6694c16419
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        WaitRepair.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\WaitRepair.exe
        • Size 15.3MB
        • SHA256 95516ae6fe0f8314fb45c96fbbd6f8ad1b54bb38154c5d065ed2cec68a696d7e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        WaitRepair.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\WaitRepair.exe
        • Size 17.7MB
        • SHA256 00b71d93ff59da51e73b7aeef77f761b84f903549cdec584d8ffa1926f37eb32
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        WaitRepair.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\WaitRepair.exe
        • Size 20.2MB
        • SHA256 d8bca8e0d1ca0e5810e31d679c3eaf582d520867ad754ae943ee14519be06753
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 b7f523a9cf1c9b1b41335d2236b2d8ac7f848afa42194f0bb6270585787f2cf7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 4371e6e704b5325b12d837a303450eba80862e3395ac393cdabb9cadd4bd224b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 6e89ffc8271ff762dc365949a80ba7b0536625edd92801a30eb4db7185bb4f76
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 7d80f7f1c7a8d1bddf54ed32794cf07d078f4b5392d091351ac5f031506f6df8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 e2e55d93f334713f6d4cc8d973e3aeacc8b34697e306b9eea3f9af56cc93e69d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 7bbcd3b4ea48514548ee54b26a380caa9344e128cdc43ecb8ba48bac16641076
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 a446a8750cdc2de32331a841ab7f46253b71a931ef50330b7b7d3ed6c950e4fe
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        svchost_BCACBAACAACBBACBBACCACBAAACCACCBABCBBCCAABCCCBCACABAABA.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCACBAACAACBBACBBACCACBAAACCACCBABCBBCCAABCCCBCACABAABA.exe
        • Size 2.5MB
        • SHA256 b03ba1faac5ab9bbe848bc236450617be6c6153f62fc1c3cfe0c20b6e5ad82bf
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/396-85-0x00000000008D0000-0x00000000008F1000-memory.dmp

        memory/396-65-0x00000000008D0000-0x00000000008F1000-memory.dmp

        memory/396-114-0x00000000008D0000-0x00000000008F1000-memory.dmp

        memory/1004-105-0x0000000000910000-0x0000000000931000-memory.dmp

        memory/1800-94-0x00000000007C0000-0x00000000007E1000-memory.dmp

        memory/1800-66-0x00000000007C0000-0x00000000007E1000-memory.dmp

        memory/1800-0-0x00000000007C0000-0x00000000007E1000-memory.dmp

        memory/1800-32-0x00000000007C0000-0x00000000007E1000-memory.dmp

        memory/1800-16-0x00000000007C0000-0x00000000007E1000-memory.dmp

        memory/3020-96-0x0000000004CE0000-0x0000000004CE1000-memory.dmp