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Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
151s
platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
resource
win11ltsc2024-20260710-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260710-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
submitted
16/08/2026, 06:33

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General

Target
2026-08-16_c253a691a67e10db37ee1c467f9b33de_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_mespinoza_njrat.exe
Size 17.0MB
Sample260816-hbfgpabf86
SHA256 e6c84fb70887960a43d9eaecefd85f8a85041243971c1d96482f2cd89c606217
MD5 c253a691a67e10db37ee1c467f9b33de
SHA1 27a144aec88ab84a639cb70f07652d1049a5e030
SHA512 9790527357335ac0e0dbb1a8f0d0df04dfe3b29d9f00913f63bb9d1b7aed305a1e79d36cd6a6e19a44736534ccd1cbd05ebd1ddbacd887d6d0edfd6948d74a79
SSDEEP 393216:JK6HiRE5bxUSVDMTNSG/lVrl3KExL3JzATzC8WfeIRVlFv5:AUbxU6yhpKOxk6lFB
TLSH
T131073322B79158A6DC749F7C04196303403F2E47DE98ABEF3BD637AD4A715F089B6842
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

7^/10

discovery execution

Malware Config

Signatures

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
5060	TQmmSLIAOjk.exe

Contacts third-party web service commonly abused for C2 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

Legitimate web (hosting) services can be abused by malware authors to host malware or C2s.

Web Service

T1102

flow	ioc
1	pastebin.com
3	pastebin.com

Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 1 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
3524	cmd.exe

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 3 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	2026-08-16_c253a691a67e10db37ee1c467f9b33de_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_mespinoza_njrat.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	TQmmSLIAOjk.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4564 wrote to memory of 5060	4564	2026-08-16_c253a691a67e10db37ee1c467f9b33de_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_mespinoza_njrat.exe	89
PID 4564 wrote to memory of 3524	4564	2026-08-16_c253a691a67e10db37ee1c467f9b33de_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_mespinoza_njrat.exe	90

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-16_c253a691a67e10db37ee1c467f9b33de_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_mespinoza_njrat.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-16_c253a691a67e10db37ee1c467f9b33de_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_mespinoza_njrat.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4564
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TQmmSLIAOjk.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TQmmSLIAOjk.exe" /i
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:5060
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\del_.bat
  2⤵
  - Executes a command shell one-liner
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:3524

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1059

Windows Command Shell

T1059.003

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Web Service

T1102

Exfiltration

Impact

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TQmmSLIAOjk.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TQmmSLIAOjk.exe
Size 20.0MB
SHA256 abc14306c0f90ba36ad30e31fb5d789a9d7f2db95195462e9cfaf881845d23d4
MD5 aa0e9cbdd5c01ebe0f3f76cb6a9351b0
SHA1 4e80de1397efed09e152baec2de8bd3e7bc451cc
SHA512 9d675267b6795e811761ef75f3e3bdbf10b3fac939a24b60ffea3d11f6d6cdc783d70f9e5d3b35718f27aaff298e7a9891e45cb9aa0d6b951ceb98e6a6603314
SSDEEP 393216:JK6HiRE5bxf3KExL3JzATzC8WfeIRVlFvlQCcv6QaAu5SVDMTNSG/lVc:AUbx/KOxk6lFiPvQ6ym
TLSH
T1B4273322B79258A6DC749F3C04196303403F2E47DE98AFEF3BD637694A715F089B6942
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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del_.bat

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\del_.bat
Size 337B
SHA256 ca6f3b9154ee48d9fc7d49cb1857062687ad4a188f9b449d1a02a0cb58a81e80
MD5 35468d97191214ef790cc917835945ab
SHA1 d52b98dd12b54238dbe820f043fb084b0d2185b9
SHA512 b27b830beae38b1db9b409f8e2a718f0ef2bfb063a26ea870b7b15a5bec89912c5490cafb783541e4092b553257d783e5d9898c8243bf72f118e849ec1b89769
TLSH
T195E026474A658D400C0BA09F52EB1A87DD2526C7AB15BFC08350559979C2A4CF3F2285
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH