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
    149s
  • max time network
    114s
  • 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, 04:17

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General

  • Target
    2026-08-16_7792c208c1d6770d693a909407be8637_darkgate_elex_stop_vidar.exe
  • Size 5.8MB
  • Sample260816-ewtchazyb1
  • SHA256 f34fbaf91c506dbf358d98a18b35d783ce1ee093f9ba008cf72adafb1934c6d7
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10
discoveryexecutionpersistence

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
    persistenceexecution
  • Executes dropped EXE 2 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 8 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 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 7 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-16_7792c208c1d6770d693a909407be8637_darkgate_elex_stop_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-16_7792c208c1d6770d693a909407be8637_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:3276
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BBCCBAACCAAACCCAABBCACCBACCABCABAACAABAAAACBBCABCBCAABCAAAABBBBCBBBABBABACCACABAAACBCACABBABBCCACCAAABA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACAABBABABAACBCACACAABBACCCBBAABCBBCCCBACBBCCBACAACACBA.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:5004
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BBCCBAACCAAACCCAABBCACCBACCABCABAACAABAAAACBBCABCBCAABCAAAABBBBCBBBABBABACCACABAAACBCACABBABBCCACCAAABA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACAABBABABAACBCACACAABBACCCBBAABCBBCCCBACBBCCBACAACACBA.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:3928
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_ABCCBBBBBACBBCBCBBACBACACACBBCBACBBCAABBCABAACBABBA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACAABBABABAACBCACACAABBACCCBBAABCBBCCCBACBBCCBACAACACBA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_ABCCBBBBBACBBCBCBBACBACACACBBCBACBBCAABBCABAACBABBA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3968
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_ABCCBBBBBACBBCBCBBACBACACACBBCBACBBCAABBCABAACBABBA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACAABBABABAACBCACACAABBACCCBBAABCBBCCCBACBBCCBACAACACBA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_ABCCBBBBBACBBCBCBBACBACACACBBCBACBBCAABBCABAACBABBA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3684
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_ABCCBBBBBACBBCBCBBACBACACACBBCBACBBCAABBCABAACBABBA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4788
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_ABCCBBBBBACBBCBCBBACBACACACBBCBACBBCAABBCABAACBABBA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1620
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACAABBABABAACBCACACAABBACCCBBAABCBBCCCBACBBCCBACAACACBA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACAABBABABAACBCACACAABBACCCBBAABCBBCCCBACBBCCBACAACACBA.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:1192
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:5584
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACAABBABABAACBCACACAABBACCCBBAABCBBCCCBACBBCCBACAACACBA.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACAABBABABAACBCACACAABBACCCBBAABCBBCCCBACBBCCBACAACACBA.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:2932

    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:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 cfc89948d3827ac8f7bb12a84833855778b26b21ced3376d1a4c8d0526fe08e9
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 a5ba5ea80d97506475a53f5fba55f8311f29737671a7e7575401aa01a9a0b9eb
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 d16916666a9331856e79a1edcf54199857cae29d65133b1872f13bc809af01c3
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 d2e1c1dd56cdae0186ddc1168599f574d84991b99d3932e2818f3afc1528f511
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          svchost_ACAABBABABAACBCACACAABBACCCBBAABCBBCCCBACBBCCBACAACACBA.exe
          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACAABBABABAACBCACACAABBACCCBBAABCBBCCCBACBBCCBACAACACBA.exe
          • Size 5.8MB
          • SHA256 f34fbaf91c506dbf358d98a18b35d783ce1ee093f9ba008cf72adafb1934c6d7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
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          memory/1192-24-0x0000000000E90000-0x0000000000EB1000-memory.dmp
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          memory/1192-37-0x0000000000E90000-0x0000000000EB1000-memory.dmp
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          memory/3276-0-0x0000000000AE0000-0x0000000000B01000-memory.dmp
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          memory/3276-8-0x0000000000AE0000-0x0000000000B01000-memory.dmp
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