Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • 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, 08:39

General

  • Target
    2026-08-16_09ad6e21ffa1829607c13319479c8def_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe
  • Size 12.0MB
  • Sample260816-kkpg3acc93
  • SHA256 a8363513479f98435ac3c7796f0c377edad78fb12bbc6fc9b2241c21df1c340e
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • 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.

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 5 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 3 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-16_09ad6e21ffa1829607c13319479c8def_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-16_09ad6e21ffa1829607c13319479c8def_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:3236
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CCCCAAABACACABAACBACBABACAACCBACCCBABCBBAAAACACBBBCBBCCACAABAACACBBCCAABABCBBBABCCBCBBABBAABCCBAACCACCB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABAACCCCBCBAAABBBACCBCBBAACACBCCAACBABABBABBBBBBAACACBA.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:6096
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CCCCAAABACACABAACBACBABACAACCBACCCBABCBBAAAACACBBBCBBCCACAABAACACBBCCAABABCBBBABCCBCBBABBAABCCBAACCACCB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABAACCCCBCBAAABBBACCBCBBAACACBCCAACBABABBABBBBBBAACACBA.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:5512
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABAACCCCBCBAAABBBACCBCBBAACACBCCAACBABABBABBBBBBAACACBA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABAACCCCBCBAAABBBACCBCBBAACACBCCAACBABABBABBBBBBAACACBA.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:2896
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:5924
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBCAABABCACBABCCAACAAACABAAACBBCBBACACBAAABAACCBACCCACA.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBCAABABCACBABCCAACAAACABAAACBBCBBACACBAAABAACCBACCCACA.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:952

    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 e5b0763c6a97fc66ec6c1cca57ac7a5d843cf895ab22c8c42b820dc26ab818d1
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 eb9def458cadb6b3790105713a3716a343cbb25b0615bdf229f87d5c7cca6cf6
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 237bb659d2abd331ceadc91a0953dc6647d9ca84bcf8c6ad8f781c8495c2a437
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 1dd658526484df1cabca3344436cf4de9e24c91e7a976e668d6c06691e6d2020
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 ccbbf07127712f7459f1ee1e243e3021c476f7b91f98cd566e2dad01267e607f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          svchost_ABAACCCCBCBAAABBBACCBCBBAACACBCCAACBABABBABBBBBBAACACBA.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABAACCCCBCBAAABBBACCBCBBAACACBCCAACBABABBABBBBBBAACACBA.exe
          • Size 12.0MB
          • SHA256 a8363513479f98435ac3c7796f0c377edad78fb12bbc6fc9b2241c21df1c340e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/952-65-0x0000000001000000-0x0000000001021000-memory.dmp

          memory/2896-35-0x0000000000190000-0x00000000001B1000-memory.dmp

          memory/3236-0-0x0000000000FA0000-0x0000000000FC1000-memory.dmp

          memory/3236-8-0x0000000000FA0000-0x0000000000FC1000-memory.dmp