Analysis

  • max time kernel
    151s
  • max time network
    139s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    17/08/2026, 07:56

General

  • Target
    2026-08-17_387206e7d223c411dc2edef74647498d_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hijackloader_r.exe
  • Size 72.9MB
  • Sample260817-js3tzswdkf
  • SHA256 7f80ce1bbfbcaca9a3e1762b3f3043df5eaf7e924d146119e3d56118705d6b7f
  • 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 10 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 7 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-17_387206e7d223c411dc2edef74647498d_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hijackloader_r.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-17_387206e7d223c411dc2edef74647498d_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hijackloader_r.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:5236
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ACABACBAABCCCACCACBCBACCBBCBBACAAACBCBCCBBAABBABABCABBBAABBBBBCBBBBCBCCAABACCBACAABBBCCBAABBBACABBABAAA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BACBCAAAABCCBACABCABAABCBBAABCBACBAAAABAABBAACCCBCAABAB.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:2308
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ACABACBAABCCCACCACBCBACCBBCBBACAAACBCBCCBBAABBABABCABBBAABBBBBCBBBBCBCCAABACCBACAABBBCCBAABBBACABBABAAA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BACBCAAAABCCBACABCABAABCBBAABCBACBAAAABAABBAACCCBCAABAB.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:5568
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_ABABABCAACCBABBBCBAAAABBBAABCACBBCCCACAAACBBCCBCBBA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BACBCAAAABCCBACABCABAABCBBAABCBACBAAAABAABBAACCCBCAABAB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_ABABABCAACCBABBBCBAAAABBBAABCACBBCCCACAAACBBCCBCBBA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1340
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_ABABABCAACCBABBBCBAAAABBBAABCACBBCCCACAAACBBCCBCBBA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BACBCAAAABCCBACABCABAABCBBAABCBACBAAAABAABBAACCCBCAABAB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_ABABABCAACCBABBBCBAAAABBBAABCACBBCCCACAAACBBCCBCBBA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1360
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_ABABABCAACCBABBBCBAAAABBBAABCACBBCCCACAAACBBCCBCBBA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5464
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_ABABABCAACCBABBBCBAAAABBBAABCACBBCCCACAAACBBCCBCBBA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2288
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BACBCAAAABCCBACABCABAABCBBAABCBACBAAAABAABBAACCCBCAABAB.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BACBCAAAABCCBACABCABAABCBBAABCBACBAAAABAABBAACCCBCAABAB.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:4728
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:2664
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BACBCAAAABCCBACABCABAABCBBAABCBACBAAAABAABBAACCCBCAABAB.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BACBCAAAABCCBACABCABAABCBBAABCBACBAAAABAABBAACCCBCAABAB.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:5200
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCBCABBABCBBBACBBAAACCCCBBCCCBBBBCACAABCCAACAAAABCABCA.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCBCABBABCBBBACBBAAACCCCBBCCCBBBBCACAABCCAACAAAABCABCA.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3428

    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 d5355e464fb5aa63ddc17ccb97e02c6091519ed5f0e3feb8f2c70c54f258ff97
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 908f18f9c9a7a02a50fb94addb31610b6a01717355da58750e0173773fd615d2
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 487f6b238effb16447e72527c9703c44376fbcab548a330eb273dafa971028fb
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 60bf507350756350869e193845a10712c9b071f1e0b5e190b6cd2dc5d937eb59
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 0917a26ce2707ae42fc2ca5d0c7b0f43d9ab3ddbac79438650c78a8e9f0507f9
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 926B
          • SHA256 16b13f6bc8d10b26b575b6e0f5eedba724df4cf334b599593ae305bdd1e9d5d4
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          memory/4728-24-0x0000000000420000-0x0000000000441000-memory.dmp

          memory/4728-37-0x0000000000420000-0x0000000000441000-memory.dmp

          memory/5236-0-0x0000000000AA0000-0x0000000000AC1000-memory.dmp

          memory/5236-7-0x0000000000AA0000-0x0000000000AC1000-memory.dmp