Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    151s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    18/08/2026, 01:49

General

  • Target
    2026-08-18_d0325264320a5c5954c49fac65e52d82_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe
  • Size 11.4MB
  • Sample260818-b829dsteqa
  • SHA256 f4857da2eef0a8eda57859efc451d78b7210afed3846fc66aa55411bce371902
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
  • Executes dropped EXE 2 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 10 IoCs

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

  • Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
  • 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 SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-18_d0325264320a5c5954c49fac65e52d82_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-18_d0325264320a5c5954c49fac65e52d82_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:1908
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ACACBCCCACABABBACCABABBBCBABBBCACAABACBCBCCACBBABCBBAAAAAABABABAABCCCBBABACACAACBBABACAABACABABACABAACC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABABACACABCCABBABCBCBBBBBBBABABBACCBBABCCBACACCBBCABBAA.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:3096
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ACACBCCCACABABBACCABABBBCBABBBCACAABACBCBCCACBBABCBBAAAAAABABABAABCCCBBABACACAACBBABACAABACABABACABAACC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABABACACABCCABBABCBCBBBBBBBABABBACCBBABCCBACACCBBCABBAA.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:1236
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_AAACABAACBBBBCAAABBCABCABCAAACCBCCCAABBABCACACBACAB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABABACACABCCABBABCBCBBBBBBBABABBACCBBABCCBACACCBBCABBAA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_AAACABAACBBBBCAAABBCABCABCAAACCBCCCAABBABCACACBACAB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3988
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_AAACABAACBBBBCAAABBCABCABCAAACCBCCCAABBABCACACBACAB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABABACACABCCABBABCBCBBBBBBBABABBACCBBABCCBACACCBBCABBAA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_AAACABAACBBBBCAAABBCABCABCAAACCBCCCAABBABCACACBACAB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2112
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_AAACABAACBBBBCAAABBCABCABCAAACCBCCCAABBABCACACBACAB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1360
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_AAACABAACBBBBCAAABBCABCABCAAACCBCCCAABBABCACACBACAB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4084
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABABACACABCCABBABCBCBBBBBBBABABBACCBBABCCBACACCBBCABBAA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABABACACABCCABBABCBCBBBBBBBABABBACCBBABCCBACACCBBCABBAA.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:3764
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3788
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\calc.exe
        calc.exe
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies registry class
        PID:1664
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABABACACABCCABBABCBCBBBBBBBABABBACCBBABCCBACACCBBCABBAA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABABACACABCCABBABCBCBBBBBBBABABBACCBBABCCBACACCBBCABBAA.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:2628
  • C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe -Embedding
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:5116

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 8ff14816354ecd5638ebb840736027255f74e1f46109b2724c18e71ca42fe36c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 f63ff6afd45d03c87feece52d9691075a2e5be81a79a9012a96074ad42cc6e7b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 21d41c83360704d1cefcda60bf058d210fd9c2c79c872b6629b50974f37d22ae
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 fc88de39d3f5a4c14de089aa82d78df8185df0aee7bd16a0608b433b450b58f9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        svchost_ABABACACABCCABBABCBCBBBBBBBABABBACCBBABCCBACACCBBCABBAA.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABABACACABCCABBABCBCBBBBBBBABABBACCBBABCCBACACCBBCABBAA.exe
        • Size 11.4MB
        • SHA256 f4857da2eef0a8eda57859efc451d78b7210afed3846fc66aa55411bce371902
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/1908-0-0x00000000009B0000-0x00000000009D1000-memory.dmp

        memory/1908-8-0x00000000009B0000-0x00000000009D1000-memory.dmp

        memory/3764-27-0x0000000000860000-0x0000000000881000-memory.dmp

        memory/3764-40-0x0000000000860000-0x0000000000881000-memory.dmp

        memory/3788-68-0x00000000053A0000-0x00000000053A1000-memory.dmp