Overview

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Static

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2026-08-16...ar.exe

windows10-2004-x64

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2026-08-16...ar.exe

windows11-ltsc_2024-x64

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Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    140s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    16/08/2026, 04:39

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General

  • Target
    2026-08-16_4e76c20098be27138783f428f6dd147c_amadey_darkgate_elex_stop_vidar.exe
  • Size 1.8MB
  • Sample260816-e9199sbc55
  • SHA256 415eed4fa369ce588a76c5e5cf1a7af15f7a17be43990f77709f11acaff2fbcd
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10
discoveryexecutionpersistence

Malware Config

Signatures

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

    execution
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 9 IoCs

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

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

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

    persistenceexecution
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 12 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 7 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:4880
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CCABACCACABCBBABAABBABBBBCCABBBAACABCCCBBACCAAABCACBBCABAACBCBAABAACCBCCBCCACACBBBCABCBBACCBCCABCCCCAAB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABAAACAACABBABCABCBABACACBAAABABAABACABABACBCABBBCCBCCA.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:1580
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CCABACCACABCBBABAABBABBBBCCABBBAACABCCCBBACCAAABCACBBCABAACBCBAABAACCBCCBCCACACBBBCABCBBACCBCCABCCCCAAB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABAAACAACABBABCABCBABACACBAAABABAABACABABACBCABBBCCBCCA.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:3320
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_CCBCACACBCCCBBCCAABBBBCCCAAAACACBCBBBBACABACBBABBAA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABAAACAACABBABCABCBABACACBAAABABAABACABABACBCABBBCCBCCA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CCBCACACBCCCBBCCAABBBBCCCAAAACACBCBBBBACABACBBABBAA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4532
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_CCBCACACBCCCBBCCAABBBBCCCAAAACACBCBBBBACABACBBABBAA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABAAACAACABBABCABCBABACACBAAABABAABACABABACBCABBBCCBCCA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CCBCACACBCCCBBCCAABBBBCCCAAAACACBCBBBBACABACBBABBAA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:5104
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_CCBCACACBCCCBBCCAABBBBCCCAAAACACBCBBBBACABACBBABBAA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2596
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_CCBCACACBCCCBBCCAABBBBCCCAAAACACBCBBBBACABACBBABBAA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3340
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABAAACAACABBABCABCBABACACBAAABABAABACABABACBCABBBCCBCCA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABAAACAACABBABCABCBABACACBAAABABAABACABABACBCABBBCCBCCA.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:5732
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:1768
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CAACABACCBAAABAAACAABBCBCAABABBBAABBBBABAACACBAACABBCBA.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CAACABACCBAAABAAACAABBCBCAABABBBAABBBBABAACACBAACABBCBA.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1744
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABAAACAACABBABCABCBABACACBAAABABAABACABABACBCABBBCCBCCA.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABAAACAACABBABCABCBABACACBAAABABAABACABABACBCABBBCCBCCA.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:6052

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

          Reconnaissance

          Resource Development

          Initial Access

          Execution

          Command and Scripting Interpreter

          1
          T1059

          Windows Command Shell

          1
          T1059.003

          Scheduled Task/Job

          1
          T1053

          Scheduled Task

          1
          T1053.005

          System Services

          1
          T1569

          Service Execution

          1
          T1569.002

          Persistence

          Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

          1
          T1547

          Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

          1
          T1547.001

          Create or Modify System Process

          1
          T1543

          Windows Service

          1
          T1543.003

          Scheduled Task/Job

          1
          T1053

          Scheduled Task

          1
          T1053.005

          Privilege Escalation

          Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

          1
          T1547

          Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

          1
          T1547.001

          Create or Modify System Process

          1
          T1543

          Windows Service

          1
          T1543.003

          Scheduled Task/Job

          1
          T1053

          Scheduled Task

          1
          T1053.005

          Defense Evasion

          Modify Registry

          1
          T1112

          Credential Access

          Discovery

          System Location Discovery

          1
          T1614

          System Language Discovery

          1
          T1614.001

          Lateral Movement

          Collection

          Command and Control

          Exfiltration

          Impact

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          Downloads

          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\PerfLogs\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 8fa355a54403d7fd49c3c0633c273522477ac81f1f8feba537d4456ceaf8a7a7
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          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 256KB
          • SHA256 732482b7dedc4c17ebe46b562e747b1dfeedc05f31e81149aa03ed378c88126f
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 405ae45b9d8a27e0a88626e3baa04297af1dd6d4f4e422c4a50d296590319b42
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 f372afc976746ae88b12100f0b79e6cbe9a16e3e4fc3d4912446784b3d47b5cc
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 6f53ba7790e4f6ea5e81d4d3de851606eef8907d7c9b83369498dfec4721971c
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 153f18eabcd80b6ace81e2f60240750a961113845ae1d513790dfd2bde46ae0f
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 fe88346663f25a3e6b4b8a1c73c6e59a71d76e008d069b55b363f437ba7b7568
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 47d2b9997657a73bcfe5b4e4bf0c5a2d996c3b24d2f32db6bc964da19c6efb44
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512
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          svchost_ABAAACAACABBABCABCBABACACBAAABABAABACABABACBCABBBCCBCCA.exe
          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABAAACAACABBABCABCBABACACBAAABABAABACABABACBCABBBCCBCCA.exe
          • Size 1.8MB
          • SHA256 415eed4fa369ce588a76c5e5cf1a7af15f7a17be43990f77709f11acaff2fbcd
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
          Submit Download

          virus_log.txt
          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 926B
          • SHA256 e4034a116850c0fb9d6011648880b42461dcca7541d121b589e75b1adba17403
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
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          virus_log.txt
          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 ed80f966a775ac8f853e33ab897581b03e7f08d6c50ba62c64c23e9a852404a1
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
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          memory/1744-70-0x0000000000440000-0x0000000000461000-memory.dmp
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          memory/4880-0-0x0000000000C60000-0x0000000000C81000-memory.dmp
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          memory/4880-7-0x0000000000C60000-0x0000000000C81000-memory.dmp
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          memory/5732-33-0x00000000008F0000-0x0000000000911000-memory.dmp
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          memory/5732-23-0x00000000008F0000-0x0000000000911000-memory.dmp
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          memory/6052-72-0x00000000008F0000-0x0000000000911000-memory.dmp
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