Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • 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
    16/08/2026, 04:39

General

  • Target
    2026-08-16_4e76c20098be27138783f428f6dd147c_amadey_darkgate_elex_stop_vidar.exe
  • Size 1.8MB
  • Sample260816-e9199sbc55
  • SHA256 415eed4fa369ce588a76c5e5cf1a7af15f7a17be43990f77709f11acaff2fbcd
  • 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\2026-08-16_4e76c20098be27138783f428f6dd147c_amadey_darkgate_elex_stop_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-16_4e76c20098be27138783f428f6dd147c_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:2220
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_AAABCCACAABBCBACABBCBBACCBACCABABCABABAAAACACACABCACBBCBBCBBABABCABBAACCCBACCBCCBAACCAACACABBAAABAABACC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCABCBABCACACBACBCBAAAABCCCCCBBCABCCABBAACACACBBCBABCB.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:4556
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_AAABCCACAABBCBACABBCBBACCBACCABABCABABAAAACACACABCACBBCBBCBBABABCABBAACCCBACCBCCBAACCAACACABBAAABAABACC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCABCBABCACACBACBCBAAAABCCCCCBBCABCCABBAACACACBBCBABCB.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:2156
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_CCAACCBBCBABABCCBBCCABBCCCAACCACACACCBBACBCACAABACB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCABCBABCACACBACBCBAAAABCCCCCBBCABCCABBAACACACBBCBABCB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CCAACCBBCBABABCCBBCCABBCCCAACCACACACCBBACBCACAABACB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3896
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_CCAACCBBCBABABCCBBCCABBCCCAACCACACACCBBACBCACAABACB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCABCBABCACACBACBCBAAAABCCCCCBBCABCCABBAACACACBBCBABCB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CCAACCBBCBABABCCBBCCABBCCCAACCACACACCBBACBCACAABACB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4336
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_CCAACCBBCBABABCCBBCCABBCCCAACCACACACCBBACBCACAABACB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4688
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_CCAACCBBCBABABCCBBCCABBCCCAACCACACACCBBACBCACAABACB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3380
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCABCBABCACACBACBCBAAAABCCCCCBBCABCCABBAACACACBBCBABCB.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCABCBABCACACBACBCBAAAABCCCCCBBCABCCABBAACACACBBCBABCB.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:2428
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2556
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\calc.exe
        calc.exe
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies registry class
        PID:4024
  • C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe -Embedding
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:4368
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CAACBACAABCCCBBCCCAABCAACAAACABCABBBABCCCACBBBBCCABCBAC.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CAACBACAABCCCBBCCCAABCAACAAACABCABBBABCCCACBBBBCCABCBAC.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:5052
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCABCBABCACACBACBCBAAAABCCCCCBBCABCCABBAACACACBBCBABCB.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCABCBABCACACBACBCBAAAABCCCCCBBCABCCABBAACACACBBCBABCB.exe
    1⤵
    • Creates a file in the Startup directory
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:4064

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 3be42f7a2a44cbb1808c6409563b6463b2ad214d9752626556200702c9b2e135
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        setup.exe

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Adobe\Setup\{AC76BA86-7AD7-1033-7B44-AC0F074E4100}\setup.exe
        • Size 2.3MB
        • SHA256 d48254ff9930e9117864588154899ace64a1aec4d77295d70c57b2945fc3533e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{BF08E976-B92E-4336-B56F-2171179476C4}v14.30.30704\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 47d2b9997657a73bcfe5b4e4bf0c5a2d996c3b24d2f32db6bc964da19c6efb44
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\18.151.0729.0013\vi\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 1de3d86705874049d01f392a2283473c46cf1356881cf21af9cc1d14615e080c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.OOBENetworkConnectionFlow_cw5n1h2txyewy\AC\INetHistory\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 20cce2b4a0273677f92b21aff0791e2bdb9ab895d35c3e4a31d70d98bc292f91
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Templates\LiveContent\16\Managed\SmartArt Graphics\1033\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 eac8eb613c1f5fa6be85117093d8eb55ad8a62f8c41f66fa122424948afc8c07
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 a7f043fcfe62477e2054e61bd91658460a153f0398ad253425b1485cd0a74327
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 21e8455a9dfe7e03791adb0b0b65a297025c5973b88606ff521e96ae78043b2a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 85b012611fbd0a019b451e6c2ced98a8ea2ec2e81487d0fba112a6e5df9267ee
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 6f130b717f1adc1ab570fa5fac4cadbf811117cd161f6003dc361796d8569791
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 0c1adca94c8a462b92e185572819edf852eb6652e97935b9f0e45041e91f8757
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 63ad59cbd59e47ff2e3a8a99a8b7e3d1e016f356e3edb80be9fec0758f379264
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 9b8a94732085de88927dcaf690f20019314d011beb536d544743f4e396cf123a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        svchost_CCCABCBABCACACBACBCBAAAABCCCCCBBCABCCABBAACACACBBCBABCB.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCABCBABCACACBACBCBAAAABCCCCCBBCABCCABBAACACACBBCBABCB.exe
        • Size 1.8MB
        • SHA256 415eed4fa369ce588a76c5e5cf1a7af15f7a17be43990f77709f11acaff2fbcd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        virus_log.txt

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
        • Size 934B
        • SHA256 9021169a5d12429bd937cbbba822b893c7707079deba45f3a011c8c68744da2e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        virus_log.txt

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 d936c821f2e89c89c912262ad6f57ce63b127564bf10d5c9b06b3b9a73772e29
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        memory/2220-0-0x00000000000B0000-0x00000000000D1000-memory.dmp

        memory/2220-7-0x00000000000B0000-0x00000000000D1000-memory.dmp

        memory/2428-36-0x0000000000D00000-0x0000000000D21000-memory.dmp

        memory/2556-60-0x0000000005280000-0x0000000005281000-memory.dmp

        memory/4064-2178-0x0000000000D00000-0x0000000000D21000-memory.dmp

        memory/5052-81-0x0000000000F20000-0x0000000000F41000-memory.dmp