Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    130s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-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 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\2026-08-18_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:4496
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_AACABBBACCCCBCBAACBCCABAABCAABBACCCBACCACCCCBBCABCCABCCCACCBBBACABAABBBCABCCAAAACABBACBACBBCBCAACBACCAB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CAAABCACBCBBBAABBAACAACCBABCAACCAACCCABCACABBCBCBABBABB.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:5584
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_AACABBBACCCCBCBAACBCCABAABCAABBACCCBACCACCCCBBCABCCABCCCACCBBBACABAABBBCABCCAAAACABBACBACBBCBCAACBACCAB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CAAABCACBCBBBAABBAACAACCBABCAACCAACCCABCACABBCBCBABBABB.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:756
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_AACAACCABCCCCBBACBCBABABCBCBBAACCABCACCACBAACCCBAAA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CAAABCACBCBBBAABBAACAACCBABCAACCAACCCABCACABBCBCBABBABB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_AACAACCABCCCCBBACBCBABABCBCBBAACCABCACCACBAACCCBAAA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1492
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_AACAACCABCCCCBBACBCBABABCBCBBAACCABCACCACBAACCCBAAA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CAAABCACBCBBBAABBAACAACCBABCAACCAACCCABCACABBCBCBABBABB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_AACAACCABCCCCBBACBCBABABCBCBBAACCABCACCACBAACCCBAAA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2952
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_AACAACCABCCCCBBACBCBABABCBCBBAACCABCACCACBAACCCBAAA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2200
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_AACAACCABCCCCBBACBCBABABCBCBBAACCABCACCACBAACCCBAAA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2568
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CAAABCACBCBBBAABBAACAACCBABCAACCAACCCABCACABBCBCBABBABB.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CAAABCACBCBBBAABBAACAACCBABCAACCAACCCABCACABBCBCBABBABB.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:1648
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:1140
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCACCAACAAACCBCAABAABBBBCABACAABACBCCBABACBBAABACCCCCCA.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCACCAACAAACCBCAABAABBBBCABACAABACBCCBABACBBAABACCCCCCA.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3976
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CAAABCACBCBBBAABBAACAACCBABCAACCAACCCABCACABBCBCBABBABB.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CAAABCACBCBBBAABBAACAACCBABCAACCAACCCABCACABBCBCBABBABB.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:4748

    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 80e1e5dc134a3d7cdf922b605f344205cf183daeea01948fe31d187038e693da
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 6fb9e1c39065e721661f46e0b64dcb3e5c74bf736cdd0ee55553ec6c99e27167
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 55f42ff4937161f5aa928a83003e27e9c071ad492cfb08ced28b0186c8e37db5
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 a32386c0728c45a03f69669b85eede082676b3979b82667a9c91ca6b3ad379c8
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 3887854e0980cdd05f764d694d33ae3b4f2ba4427c8b1e219e360f93cc99337a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          svchost_CAAABCACBCBBBAABBAACAACCBABCAACCAACCCABCACABBCBCBABBABB.exe

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

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 926B
          • SHA256 60af5ef4e20ea1acf4fd3b9a37749b783a482de37e0e7d2284dde78849e34689
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          memory/1648-32-0x00000000009D0000-0x00000000009F1000-memory.dmp

          memory/3976-79-0x00000000003F0000-0x0000000000411000-memory.dmp

          memory/4496-0-0x00000000002E0000-0x0000000000301000-memory.dmp

          memory/4496-8-0x00000000002E0000-0x0000000000301000-memory.dmp