36b3677f4ec599924d178e36dc8f0b767323d0020a1fb8ac13ab4325419a24a2

Analysis

max time kernel
149s
max time network
150s
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, 17:53

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General

Target
2026-08-15_960ff37599d632d65c3935e9cca85bd8_amadey_darkgate_elex_stop_vidar.exe
Size 1.6MB
Sample260815-wgmd3seq2z
SHA256 36b3677f4ec599924d178e36dc8f0b767323d0020a1fb8ac13ab4325419a24a2
MD5 960ff37599d632d65c3935e9cca85bd8
SHA1 d502c82b7f895718322ee53bc75a830f3eb138c7
SHA512 f774187ef0f64272d0089fbd4a39e683087bb1646fb9631a4fe45fbc0660c6f8f6937db525ad019842dd630ba4a14076c82e0e9575e5047855a7d5f7326aed5b
SSDEEP 24576:m9+EM0NTiw21Lb9+EM0NTiw21L+rCn5hafDd70iTWCo:U+EPiw21F+EPiw21CC5SDd79WCo
TLSH
T176754A0977ED4524F5B3663489BAC265AE76BC605B31C7CF5280963D1E33AE0EC34B26
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

7^/10

discovery execution persistence

Malware Config

Signatures

Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
persistence execution

Windows Service
T1543.003

Service Execution
T1569.002

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

pid	Process
2876	svchost_CCCACBCAABCBABCBBBBACACBABCABCBAABBABCACBBBBBCABCAABBCB.exe
2032	svchost_CCCACBCAABCBABCBBBBACACBABCABCBAABBABCACBBBBBCABCAABBCB.exe
4780	svchost_CCCCBAAABAACBBACACCCABCBBCAABBAACBCCBBBBACCCACABAABBCAB.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-540052884-2969440504-464782435-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\Update_ABACABABBABBBCABACBABACCCAABBBCCACBABAABBBACBBCBCCCBBCCB = "C:\\Users\\Public\\Documents\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Logs\\svchost_CCCACBCAABCBABCBBBBACACBABCABCBAABBABCACBBBBBCABCAABBCB.exe"	2026-08-15_960ff37599d632d65c3935e9cca85bd8_amadey_darkgate_elex_stop_vidar.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-540052884-2969440504-464782435-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\Update_BCAAAACBBCCCCACCABCBCCACAABAACCBACACBACBBCBBBCCAABCAACCB = "C:\\Users\\Public\\Documents\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Logs\\svchost_CCCCBAAABAACBBACACCCABCBBCAABBAACBCCBBBBACCCACABAABBCAB.exe"	svchost_CCCACBCAABCBABCBBBBACACBABCABCBAABBABCACBBBBBCABCAABBCB.exe

Launches sc.exe 2 IoCs

Sc.exe is a Windows utlilty to control services on the system.

pid	Process
560	sc.exe
4268	sc.exe

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

Windows Command Shell

T1059.003

pid	Process
3932	cmd.exe
920	cmd.exe
2668	cmd.exe

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.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	sc.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost_CCCCBAAABAACBBACACCCABCBBCAABBAACBCCBBBBACCCACABAABBCAB.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost_CCCACBCAABCBABCBBBBACACBABCABCBAABBABCACBBBBBCABCAABBCB.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	schtasks.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	notepad.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	2026-08-15_960ff37599d632d65c3935e9cca85bd8_amadey_darkgate_elex_stop_vidar.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	calc.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	sc.exe

Modifies registry class 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-540052884-2969440504-464782435-1000_Classes\Local Settings	calc.exe

Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

persistence execution

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

pid	Process
3468	schtasks.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 8 IoCs

pid	Process
4348	2026-08-15_960ff37599d632d65c3935e9cca85bd8_amadey_darkgate_elex_stop_vidar.exe
4348	2026-08-15_960ff37599d632d65c3935e9cca85bd8_amadey_darkgate_elex_stop_vidar.exe
4348	2026-08-15_960ff37599d632d65c3935e9cca85bd8_amadey_darkgate_elex_stop_vidar.exe
4348	2026-08-15_960ff37599d632d65c3935e9cca85bd8_amadey_darkgate_elex_stop_vidar.exe
2876	svchost_CCCACBCAABCBABCBBBBACACBABCABCBAABBABCACBBBBBCABCAABBCB.exe
2876	svchost_CCCACBCAABCBABCBBBBACACBABCABCBAABBABCACBBBBBCABCAABBCB.exe
2876	svchost_CCCACBCAABCBABCBBBBACACBABCABCBAABBABCACBBBBBCABCAABBCB.exe
2876	svchost_CCCACBCAABCBABCBBBBACACBABCABCBAABBABCACBBBBBCABCAABBCB.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4348	2026-08-15_960ff37599d632d65c3935e9cca85bd8_amadey_darkgate_elex_stop_vidar.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2876	svchost_CCCACBCAABCBABCBBBBACACBABCABCBAABBABCACBBBBBCABCAABBCB.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
400	OpenWith.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4348 wrote to memory of 3932	4348	2026-08-15_960ff37599d632d65c3935e9cca85bd8_amadey_darkgate_elex_stop_vidar.exe	102
PID 3932 wrote to memory of 3468	3932	cmd.exe	104
PID 2876 wrote to memory of 4136	2876	svchost_CCCACBCAABCBABCBBBBACACBABCABCBAABBABCACBBBBBCABCAABBCB.exe	108
PID 4136 wrote to memory of 4520	4136	notepad.exe	109
PID 4348 wrote to memory of 920	4348	2026-08-15_960ff37599d632d65c3935e9cca85bd8_amadey_darkgate_elex_stop_vidar.exe	112
PID 920 wrote to memory of 560	920	cmd.exe	114
PID 4348 wrote to memory of 2668	4348	2026-08-15_960ff37599d632d65c3935e9cca85bd8_amadey_darkgate_elex_stop_vidar.exe	115
PID 2668 wrote to memory of 4268	2668	cmd.exe	117

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-15_960ff37599d632d65c3935e9cca85bd8_amadey_darkgate_elex_stop_vidar.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-15_960ff37599d632d65c3935e9cca85bd8_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:4348
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BCACACABBACAACBBBAAABBCBCAAAACACCBBCACACCBAACCAABCCBACBAAAACABCACCCBBABAAABAABAACCABABBABACAABAACCBABBB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCACBCAABCBABCBBBBACACBABCABCBAABBABCACBBBBBCABCAABBCB.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:3932
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
    schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BCACACABBACAACBBBAAABBCBCAAAACACCBBCACACCBAACCAABCCBACBAAAACABCACCCBBABAAABAABAACCABABBABACAABAACCBABBB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCACBCAABCBABCBBBBACACBABCABCBAABBABCACBBBBBCABCAABBCB.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:3468
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_CBBCBCAACBABABCCBCBCBCACCACAAAABABCBBBABBCBABCCBBBB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCACBCAABCBABCBBBBACACBABCABCBAABBABCACBBBBBCABCAABBCB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CBBCBCAACBABABCCBCBCBCACCACAAAABABCBBBABBCBABCCBBBB"
  2⤵
  - Executes a command shell one-liner
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:920
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
    sc create "UserDataSvc_CBBCBCAACBABABCCBCBCBCACCACAAAABABCBBBABBCBABCCBBBB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCACBCAABCBABCBBBBACACBABCABCBAABBABCACBBBBBCABCAABBCB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CBBCBCAACBABABCCBCBCBCACCACAAAABABCBBBABBCBABCCBBBB"
    3⤵
    - Launches sc.exe
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:560
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_CBBCBCAACBABABCCBCBCBCACCACAAAABABCBBBABBCBABCCBBBB"
  2⤵
  - Executes a command shell one-liner
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2668
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
    sc start "UserDataSvc_CBBCBCAACBABABCCBCBCBCACCACAAAABABCBBBABBCBABCCBBBB"
    3⤵
    - Launches sc.exe
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4268

C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCACBCAABCBABCBBBBACACBABCABCBAABBABCACBBBBBCABCAABBCB.exe
C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCACBCAABCBABCBBBBACACBABCABCBAABBABCACBBBBBCABCAABBCB.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:2876
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
  "notepad.exe"
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:4136
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\calc.exe
    calc.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Modifies registry class
    PID:4520

C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe
C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe -Embedding
1⤵
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:400

C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCACBCAABCBABCBBBBACACBABCABCBAABBABCACBBBBBCABCAABBCB.exe
C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCACBCAABCBABCBBBBACACBABCABCBAABBABCACBBBBBCABCAABBCB.exe
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2032

C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCCBAAABAACBBACACCCABCBBCAABBAACBCCBBBBACCCACABAABBCAB.exe
C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCCBAAABAACBBACACCCABCBBCAABBAACBCCBBBBACCCACABAABBCAB.exe
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:4780

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1059

Windows Command Shell

T1059.003

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

System Services

T1569

Service Execution

T1569.002

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

T1543.003

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

T1543.003

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

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qap`g`v~dtlq

Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
Size 10B
SHA256 8a3802c7f919f3ad23eae7dddb88f1b0af1348ae2f208cbc39aaa2465b097bf9
MD5 89f5980f4fea17eed0e45440f40fe2cb
SHA1 b921f9e10928dd3b0b49e624d53ee947caa1eaf7
SHA512 af79d5be9e11fb45b4f2a3df2639059454bc58fa89ac6578893a86d2ff7e3d192b3102083c1cd668e23dcf061e5240828fc3f6578cd5583fb3a632b4baceaf0d
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qap`g`v~dtlq

Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
Size 10B
SHA256 36023964cc06886131860eaf95ec8a239e35f9b63bc3dccccd25a941585eb7a0
MD5 3b48edf97c420426d6fe503cac6b7401
SHA1 9d1fcb9ae4aac1f5aea06e594e1e6036bf954a38
SHA512 0b7b1efdcd5fc2433a1503d15561213ca3c5834589babaca89acbe5df16cfb501165ba3d92a8160de47cc6c3ed15ea1f76e2d7de86eca5a9fc118b5a0ec49736
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qap`g`v~dtlq

Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
Size 10B
SHA256 291cad40417f95c9cbd8216fb2545764ae6bb435708bfe5fff56f9438bd5680a
MD5 c446e77e77d7e4e12b0308867d865384
SHA1 bc0ff5c1b26a38f94e8fade5caf752e97c6bb4fb
SHA512 3dc9dec37655510446bfef66e183574f2b92790522df3c41c40c7927364b64a6bcfb01c50051182872e1431934930987ae150759ede7bd14bbbf99570f31b953
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qap`g`v~dtlq

Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
Size 10B
SHA256 3d5aa30777a762e7c4dfc55a267d0679ae759bbfd77bb4b8a52356a18596189b
MD5 5a247bf7a950fb56fbc1ffbedae987fe
SHA1 13e5f5822b53ea983a82ccc331caee0a94cd9132
SHA512 a6b503513d89be2ebf036e51c3f193e027d041fdea54c8483abd789d8610c96560a36d59302b27132c78984099de5e3b6f055f6aab43631060c37fbba6cfb258
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qap`g`v~dtlq

Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
Size 10B
SHA256 474cf911b9df285c9cda87ba73ecbadfa7060365e01bf7aa6ce3afa40f0eac65
MD5 b8c7730f0712dc824d877e4b0a362fcc
SHA1 76b3e5014827bc854e5631e7ec0f4f03e7acae48
SHA512 b728fadb3d301263d6395bc37353121139f53eec557dcef927eee9a1d2f6122b9ede8b605fd1c0d1d9fb5cdc25e09a27185669a03b9dac4125cfd9f6d5290a6c
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svchost_CCCACBCAABCBABCBBBBACACBABCABCBAABBABCACBBBBBCABCAABBCB.exe

Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCACBCAABCBABCBBBBACACBABCABCBAABBABCACBBBBBCABCAABBCB.exe
Size 1.6MB
SHA256 36b3677f4ec599924d178e36dc8f0b767323d0020a1fb8ac13ab4325419a24a2
MD5 960ff37599d632d65c3935e9cca85bd8
SHA1 d502c82b7f895718322ee53bc75a830f3eb138c7
SHA512 f774187ef0f64272d0089fbd4a39e683087bb1646fb9631a4fe45fbc0660c6f8f6937db525ad019842dd630ba4a14076c82e0e9575e5047855a7d5f7326aed5b
SSDEEP 24576:m9+EM0NTiw21Lb9+EM0NTiw21L+rCn5hafDd70iTWCo:U+EPiw21F+EPiw21CC5SDd79WCo
TLSH
T176754A0977ED4524F5B3663489BAC265AE76BC605B31C7CF5280963D1E33AE0EC34B26
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memory/2032-78-0x0000000000870000-0x0000000000891000-memory.dmp

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memory/2876-26-0x0000000000870000-0x0000000000891000-memory.dmp

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memory/2876-36-0x0000000000870000-0x0000000000891000-memory.dmp

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memory/4136-59-0x0000000005B00000-0x0000000005B01000-memory.dmp

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memory/4348-7-0x0000000000950000-0x0000000000971000-memory.dmp

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memory/4348-0-0x0000000000950000-0x0000000000971000-memory.dmp

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memory/4780-80-0x0000000000E40000-0x0000000000E61000-memory.dmp

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