Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    116s
  • 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, 07:04

General

  • Target
    2026-08-16_932995f5b4ad771373dd3147e7dd9f37_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe
  • Size 18.9MB
  • Sample260816-hv9vmssbkh
  • SHA256 a37e05db7105538a7777c1604cb8c0eb606557b87057d367718891db37f06d30
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
  • Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
  • 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 9 IoCs

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

  • 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 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 7 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-16_932995f5b4ad771373dd3147e7dd9f37_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-16_932995f5b4ad771373dd3147e7dd9f37_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_luca-stealer.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:3580
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_AACBBACACBCACBCAAAACCCACBCABCBAABCACCABABBCAACBBCBCABBAABCACAACBCBAAAACBCCCACBBCBACACBCAACBABCCBBCBACBB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CACABCBACBCCABBACBABCBAAAABCACCCACBCAAAABAACBBCABCABCCA.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:1760
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_AACBBACACBCACBCAAAACCCACBCABCBAABCACCABABBCAACBBCBCABBAABCACAACBCBAAAACBCCCACBBCBACACBCAACBABCCBBCBACBB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CACABCBACBCCABBACBABCBAAAABCACCCACBCAAAABAACBBCABCABCCA.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:4736
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_CBCABCBBACCBBBBAAABCCBACABBCABAAACACAAABCAABACCABBB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CACABCBACBCCABBACBABCBAAAABCACCCACBCAAAABAACBBCABCABCCA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CBCABCBBACCBBBBAAABCCBACABBCABAAACACAAABCAABACCABBB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1072
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_CBCABCBBACCBBBBAAABCCBACABBCABAAACACAAABCAABACCABBB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CACABCBACBCCABBACBABCBAAAABCACCCACBCAAAABAACBBCABCABCCA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CBCABCBBACCBBBBAAABCCBACABBCABAAACACAAABCAABACCABBB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:5800
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_CBCABCBBACCBBBBAAABCCBACABBCABAAACACAAABCAABACCABBB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3244
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_CBCABCBBACCBBBBAAABCCBACABBCABAAACACAAABCAABACCABBB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3160
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CACABCBACBCCABBACBABCBAAAABCACCCACBCAAAABAACBBCABCABCCA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CACABCBACBCCABBACBABCBAAAABCACCCACBCAAAABAACBBCABCABCCA.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:840
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:3844
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CACABCBACBCCABBACBABCBAAAABCACCCACBCAAAABAACBBCABCABCCA.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CACABCBACBCCABBACBABCBAAAABCACCCACBCAAAABAACBBCABCABCCA.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:4072
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AABBBCACCCCBBAABAAACCBABBBABAACCABCBBCCAACCABACBABCAAAB.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AABBBCACCCCBBAABAAACCBABBBABAACCABCBBCCAACCABACBABCAAAB.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:5216

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 25c099d325ae62f645fe92469a7a19d2d13da89de2d0c33d18519c6b6b4e8eb7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 c9dd47ad4421a18eed9a36bc2ec9a1f1021bb2752fa8c9d27b87f6d6e9611a7d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 237f5b6b57fd5d5a1572a2c08a883828e497fb9126be72113685fd737206c4eb
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 60a5adf11bc6092f8255280bec8702d798c829b002c580fa1685d834f61259eb
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          svchost_AABBBCACCCCBBAABAAACCBABBBABAACCABCBBCCAACCABACBABCAAAB.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AABBBCACCCCBBAABAAACCBABBBABAACCABCBBCCAACCABACBABCAAAB.exe
          • Size 16.0MB
          • SHA256 a868fef1fd1951346870b3feed9cfc54a6394f3f94ae77057f77f62def15b393
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          svchost_CACABCBACBCCABBACBABCBAAAABCACCCACBCAAAABAACBBCABCABCCA.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CACABCBACBCCABBACBABCBAAAABCACCCACBCAAAABAACBBCABCABCCA.exe
          • Size 18.9MB
          • SHA256 a37e05db7105538a7777c1604cb8c0eb606557b87057d367718891db37f06d30
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/840-24-0x0000000000580000-0x00000000005A1000-memory.dmp

          memory/840-37-0x0000000000580000-0x00000000005A1000-memory.dmp

          memory/3580-0-0x0000000000B60000-0x0000000000B81000-memory.dmp

          memory/3580-8-0x0000000000B60000-0x0000000000B81000-memory.dmp