Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    152s
  • 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, 13:04

General

  • Target
    2026-08-15_ce6f8ae29b965c013c95c67756e56c6d_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_stop_vidar.exe
  • Size 5.0MB
  • Sample260815-qa2brsga49
  • SHA256 14ae3757a508af8eca35909611a3e336450ba30a6f191dc480282da84873a6be
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Creates a file in the Startup directory 1 TTPs 2 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 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 12 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-15_ce6f8ae29b965c013c95c67756e56c6d_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_stop_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-15_ce6f8ae29b965c013c95c67756e56c6d_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_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:3940
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CAABAABCBACAAAACCBBBBABABAAACCACCBBBBBABCCBCBBBCAACAABACCABCABCABAACCCBABCBCBCACCCBCAABACCBBCAAACABABCA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCBBABCAACCACABABAAACCCBACAABACCACBCABACBCCBBACABBCBCA.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:932
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CAABAABCBACAAAACCBBBBABABAAACCACCBBBBBABCCBCBBBCAACAABACCABCABCABAACCCBABCBCBCACCCBCAABACCBBCAAACABABCA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCBBABCAACCACABABAAACCCBACAABACCACBCABACBCCBBACABBCBCA.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:4516
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_BACCABBBBCACCCBABBBABBBCCACCBACAABCABABCCCCCABABCBC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCBBABCAACCACABABAAACCCBACAABACCACBCABACBCCBBACABBCBCA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BACCABBBBCACCCBABBBABBBCCACCBACAABCABABCCCCCABABCBC"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:60
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_BACCABBBBCACCCBABBBABBBCCACCBACAABCABABCCCCCABABCBC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCBBABCAACCACABABAAACCCBACAABACCACBCABACBCCBBACABBCBCA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BACCABBBBCACCCBABBBABBBCCACCBACAABCABABCCCCCABABCBC"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4216
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_BACCABBBBCACCCBABBBABBBCCACCBACAABCABABCCCCCABABCBC"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4292
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_BACCABBBBCACCCBABBBABBBCCACCBACAABCABABCCCCCABABCBC"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4744
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCBBABCAACCACABABAAACCCBACAABACCACBCABACBCCBBACABBCBCA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCBBABCAACCACABABAAACCCBACAABACCACBCABACBCCBBACABBCBCA.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:4940
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1872
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\calc.exe
        calc.exe
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies registry class
        PID:784
  • C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe -Embedding
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:1680
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCACBACBABAACCAABCCCBCBBCAABCACBBACACAAABCBCBAAAAACCACC.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCACBACBABAACCAABCCCBCBBCAABCACBBACACAAABCBCBAAAAACCACC.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:1220
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCBBABCAACCACABABAAACCCBACAABACCACBCABACBCCBBACABBCBCA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCBBABCAACCACABABAAACCCBACAABACCACBCABACBCCBBACABBCBCA.exe
    1⤵
    • Creates a file in the Startup directory
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:5036

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\PerfLogs\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 aac53af0137daa629283617650bb13a47ae8e597bee8bf661a2831685859001a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        setup.exe

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Adobe\Setup\{AC76BA86-7AD7-1033-7B44-AC0F074E4100}\setup.exe
        • Size 5.5MB
        • SHA256 b02da2fe8e55a7e56303d5eff27129036c9c3b84b52cfb9e6d2bcb1e8d5087cd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\SmsRouter\MessageStore\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 b20c10f3257350290723f9694f9b8753aca8eaf8f734e824e16f498e44d1263c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\18.151.0729.0013\gu\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 8f6d4e37849125d6d1c893ccfa62c258255d3d50bce59f8a25a823ca2a744987
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.GetHelp_8wekyb3d8bbwe\TempState\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 fe1a54c4faaa9d2bff44962589ac21726a40c99dbaa2ba4909f98110da8b988e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.XboxGameCallableUI_cw5n1h2txyewy\Settings\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 a0d934a7250f09256b98e345eef65130088e481cabba9ec8aa0920f3940d3b83
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 2028ff2ac1541b056b94a66ab03b442e2a1edc0f77bb5e8c9c863cd8921f77ed
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 8a32d16a164f035466d70a9e76f7ce6919a7de48990f0f6659727fbecefce6c1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 80a60eae4a63e1149a96f121c57623deb848c478ce6c015641c62f866220a40c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 337d84b9b30df8bdb42a2d259d5c01ef59c00e9920e2a907ade047a2b014ddd3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 6847093090f65db694acd4114b1955217b8cb9c05457ede49f4dbcb145abe13e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 3703e96b498201135a8566c21cc74a91b48047ac34b3f2ac1e6fbe03123ef04f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        svchost_BCCBBABCAACCACABABAAACCCBACAABACCACBCABACBCCBBACABBCBCA.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCBBABCAACCACABABAAACCCBACAABACCACBCABACBCCBBACABBCBCA.exe
        • Size 5.0MB
        • SHA256 14ae3757a508af8eca35909611a3e336450ba30a6f191dc480282da84873a6be
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        virus_log.txt

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
        • Size 934B
        • SHA256 80736afee069dab1ea455af6b00b645522b5d7e697a07f158740633dfa0e337d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        virus_log.txt

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 960cf5a7a20f93e9e83576221b1dc25770d6a9c8ef3833a0682cb033473adadf
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        memory/1220-86-0x00000000008B0000-0x00000000008D1000-memory.dmp

        memory/1872-57-0x00000000014A0000-0x00000000014A1000-memory.dmp

        memory/3940-6-0x0000000000290000-0x00000000002B1000-memory.dmp

        memory/4940-36-0x0000000000F00000-0x0000000000F21000-memory.dmp

        memory/4940-26-0x0000000000F00000-0x0000000000F21000-memory.dmp

        memory/5036-1474-0x0000000000F00000-0x0000000000F21000-memory.dmp