Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    115s
  • 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, 04:13

General

  • Target
    2026-08-15_3765f6b658a6da9c8318ef96fbc729a3_darkgate_elex_stop.exe
  • Size 2.8MB
  • Sample260815-es258syeja
  • SHA256 debc55e161babe5e6c5b8044c6254ee0d9b6c341720f5fbce5e99c4d0a9a47ec
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Creates a file in the Startup directory 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

    A file was written to a Windows startup folder. Files in these directories are executed automatically when a user logs on or an application initializes.

  • Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
  • 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.

  • 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 4 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.

  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 12 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-15_3765f6b658a6da9c8318ef96fbc729a3_darkgate_elex_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-15_3765f6b658a6da9c8318ef96fbc729a3_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
    PID:5584
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ABBABABCCBCACCBCAABBBACCAABCACACCABABBCCBCCCABCCABCCCCCCCCBCBAAABAACBCBBBCACACACABABCBACBCABBBBCABBAACB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCAABCCABAACCCABBABBBCCABCAAABABCBCBCBACACBACCCACABCAAC.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:3212
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ABBABABCCBCACCBCAABBBACCAABCACACCABABBCCBCCCABCCABCCCCCCCCBCBAAABAACBCBBBCACACACABABCBACBCABBBBCABBAACB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCAABCCABAACCCABBABBBCCABCAAABABCBCBCBACACBACCCACABCAAC.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:4372
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_CCBBCBACBACAACABABBCCAAABCABBCCACCBAABCCAAACCAAABAC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCAABCCABAACCCABBABBBCCABCAAABABCBCBCBACACBACCCACABCAAC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CCBBCBACBACAACABABBCCAAABCABBCCACCBAABCCAAACCAAABAC"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5112
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_CCBBCBACBACAACABABBCCAAABCABBCCACCBAABCCAAACCAAABAC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCAABCCABAACCCABBABBBCCABCAAABABCBCBCBACACBACCCACABCAAC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CCBBCBACBACAACABABBCCAAABCABBCCACCBAABCCAAACCAAABAC"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:5384
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_CCBBCBACBACAACABABBCCAAABCABBCCACCBAABCCAAACCAAABAC"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5616
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_CCBBCBACBACAACABABBCCAAABCABBCCACCBAABCCAAACCAAABAC"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2748
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCAABCCABAACCCABBABBBCCABCAAABABCBCBCBACACBACCCACABCAAC.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCAABCCABAACCCABBABBBCCABCAAABABCBCBCBACACBACCCACABCAAC.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:5108
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:5560
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CAABBBCACBCBABABCACBCCCCCBAACCBCBACBBACAABBAACABBABBBABCCAACABACBAACCCBBABACACBCCCBCABABCBBACCBBBACBCCA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AAABACCCCACACBBAACBCACBBCBAACCCAACCCCCBCCBABBBAACBABACB.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:5100
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
          schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CAABBBCACBCBABABCACBCCCCCBAACCBCBACBBACAABBAACABBABBBABCCAACABACBAACCCBBABACACBCCCBCABABCBBACCBBBACBCCA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AAABACCCCACACBBAACBCACBBCBAACCCAACCCCCBCCBABBBAACBABACB.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
          3⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:1184
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AAABACCCCACACBBAACBCACBBCBAACCCAACCCCCBCCBABBBAACBABACB.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AAABACCCCACACBBAACBCACBBCBAACCCAACCCCCBCCBABBBAACBABACB.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3080
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCAABCCABAACCCABBABBBCCABCAAABABCBCBCBACACBACCCACABCAAC.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCAABCCABAACCCABBABBBCCABCAAABABCBCBCBACACBACCCACABCAAC.exe
      1⤵
      • Creates a file in the Startup directory
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:5700

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{37B8F9C7-03FB-3253-8781-2517C99D7C00}v11.0.61030\packages\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 3c45a22064ec7ece35006fa0652533e90f297c0be66e396b062b794e10964207
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          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 3.4MB
          • SHA256 ff829cb020bea47d4c36823cfe7b45798b19dde057f6189c0c1238400731557e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{F6080405-9FA8-4CAA-9982-14E95D1A3DAC}v14.30.30704\packages\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 1253b81cd4391e9640acf998bcde30ab02a70391d4bb4608084ddfcebaee0b0e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Sun\Java\Deployment\cache\6.0\42\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 91d55e6a779cf51931299911d563ae6757b7ca025232e0096a88be066f7e8169
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Safe Browsing Network\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 7bfaa9290132afb6c37f0a0b42c3a7d8d3d1f4aeaeec73b79b2e6519540e7011
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\PlayReady\Internet Explorer\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 ab10f73a5cd713a8ea0c0b41135dd250360b9935cb11e4cfb352899708b4b308
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 45345ebccdb368c8dbb820d1ef6ee5d891b83c3cbd874db5a2eeb832c950328e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 612818666092cb0c350969410833981b1a92549fdf52a0d5a666c889f7a176d5
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 260df36c5befe593f6f2ffc45ff09fa6973f912b2361e56268ce690e448aec40
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 88c66cd52ce53b8b22bb6fee0b95acdaa7e4912e5791277d89084bb763c0d0f2
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 60cd8d1f65624e125db0fb3d26f36dbbcd6d257f0d1ed078b78469d933d472f7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 ae20e669805c798c502eeb58a37f32114f75b7d2bf7934a5edb9945cb4358efd
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 db8492460d5cec76be906f5b7652a2696dd184a612481ebd68ce2a6c60294255
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WinX\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 118999188039f6b3b351b0330e4c202a57f1cf8d67790eff62a71597883d86e7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          svchost_CCAABCCABAACCCABBABBBCCABCAAABABCBCBCBACACBACCCACABCAAC.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCAABCCABAACCCABBABBBCCABCAAABABCBCBCBACACBACCCACABCAAC.exe
          • Size 2.8MB
          • SHA256 debc55e161babe5e6c5b8044c6254ee0d9b6c341720f5fbce5e99c4d0a9a47ec
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 aa4f756a7e6aab22dc6f33a25eba53464866a0ecb68a0f3a172cafe6e7a035c6
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 926B
          • SHA256 1d8f0d67f895bf33b56f0c3c222e0d2e7b9ea679f9167595c7a6b70915bf24e7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 53cd76084ed091a0f663a919e43631497bac61f889c4068dd42b39e52fcf7aa5
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          memory/3080-63-0x0000000000850000-0x0000000000871000-memory.dmp

          memory/3080-3353-0x0000000000850000-0x0000000000871000-memory.dmp

          memory/5108-33-0x0000000000B90000-0x0000000000BB1000-memory.dmp

          memory/5584-6-0x0000000000F10000-0x0000000000F31000-memory.dmp

          memory/5700-74-0x0000000000B90000-0x0000000000BB1000-memory.dmp