Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    127s
  • 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, 01:57

General

  • Target
    2026-08-18_ab9333b0d252b623ee833604a887897a_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe
  • Size 19.0MB
  • Sample260818-cdmqwstfna
  • SHA256 a25177726f5896577b8bbdf017c936a821c5418737bbc1d806de662b2287a024
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Creates a file in the Startup directory 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    A file was written to a Windows startup folder. Files in these directories are executed automatically when a user logs on or an application initializes.

  • Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
  • Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs

    Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

  • 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 12 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 7 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-18_ab9333b0d252b623ee833604a887897a_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-18_ab9333b0d252b623ee833604a887897a_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:4228
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CBABACAABCCBBBACAACBAACBBCAAAACAACABBABBCBCBCBABACACCAAACABABBBCBABBCBABCABCBBCCBCBCACAABCCABABCBABABCC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBCBCBBBABBCCABACCACCCACACCAAACCBCCCBBABBCACCBACCABACBA.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:5604
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CBABACAABCCBBBACAACBAACBBCAAAACAACABBABBCBCBCBABACACCAAACABABBBCBABBCBABCABCBBCCBCBCACAABCCABABCBABABCC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBCBCBBBABBCCABACCACCCACACCAAACCBCCCBBABBCACCBACCABACBA.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:964
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_BCAAACCAABBACAACCBAAABBBBAABAABBAAACACBCAACAAABCAAC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBCBCBBBABBCCABACCACCCACACCAAACCBCCCBBABBCACCBACCABACBA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BCAAACCAABBACAACCBAAABBBBAABAABBAAACACBCAACAAABCAAC"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3536
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_BCAAACCAABBACAACCBAAABBBBAABAABBAAACACBCAACAAABCAAC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBCBCBBBABBCCABACCACCCACACCAAACCBCCCBBABBCACCBACCABACBA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BCAAACCAABBACAACCBAAABBBBAABAABBAAACACBCAACAAABCAAC"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:984
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_BCAAACCAABBACAACCBAAABBBBAABAABBAAACACBCAACAAABCAAC"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1076
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_BCAAACCAABBACAACCBAAABBBBAABAABBAAACACBCAACAAABCAAC"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2812
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBCBCBBBABBCCABACCACCCACACCAAACCBCCCBBABBCACCBACCABACBA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBCBCBBBABBCCABACCACCCACACCAAACCBCCCBBABBCACCBACCABACBA.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:2424
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:5756
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCCACCCBACCBACBABCCACCCCAABBBCACBBCBBBACBACABAAAAACCAA.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCCACCCBACCBACBABCCACCCCAABBBCACBBCBBBACBACABAAAAACCAA.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3920
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBCBCBBBABBCCABACCACCCACACCAAACCBCCCBBABBCACCBACCABACBA.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBCBCBBBABBCCABACCACCCACACCAAACCBCCCBBABBCACCBACCABACBA.exe
      1⤵
      • Creates a file in the Startup directory
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4816

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\PerfLogs\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 3731b5ed2f126cf63284177eacfe1ae6aed7a95e115677308c15faceb0be09fb
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Crypto\PCPKSP\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 991a8d1795742925862926a8c898a06368b871295126737a91cd9746639fe5c8
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{4C903F19-B4C3-4D0C-8CC9-D444C511AF1C}v64.60.31149\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 a91c35e4d7272078711708a88fe2a3b8f8f82351e3a21b895f9b0f90b9a5e8e6
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          windowsdesktop-runtime-8.0.15-win-x64.exe

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{5625bb48-295c-4113-bc92-d6a69b19b04c}\windowsdesktop-runtime-8.0.15-win-x64.exe
          • Size 19.6MB
          • SHA256 04aaa52bf27b83aa4c1afaaffbd4fceb86d488bd2f8106e0e90b9032d45310f8
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Packages\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 84f95ae0af4083c803866bb38ee67f5104d9538050aa3317239e34d68eb6e270
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\18.151.0729.0013\gu\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 ce1bfcb61fbc09d07adb471e48c3f4bb1f75a37a5579d7920cefed78dfde6884
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TCDC5D7.tmp\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 28f1eb97eaa12f29418426cd86eba214042c38c7dce1f0d9061c0ae414371d73
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 b9535b2ad9f363707de94cb4526e36b16daa9cf0968078550328918f51a83ae2
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 69e95f0d995e34b1ef3552e254cd42bc03f14e8e72e9310612e5748d1682c91d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 497ba38d3b8cbadd3e6cf70eea68675e6bbe59c7a20fff670acb617bbc5dde3a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 2f49508a8c2deb04e1fc5de375bff88a863c6d761f70c6b933502a07d3a194dc
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 a41c631c02d46ebdfc6277495b4e752c81af1f0c97d4eb6e2bf036ac37845f35
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 439f34451100077a6b37f540b73e96b832bb91fe2ea46d75b07b6ed80994d456
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          svchost_CBCBCBBBABBCCABACCACCCACACCAAACCBCCCBBABBCACCBACCABACBA.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBCBCBBBABBCCABACCACCCACACCAAACCBCCCBBABBCACCBACCABACBA.exe
          • Size 19.0MB
          • SHA256 a25177726f5896577b8bbdf017c936a821c5418737bbc1d806de662b2287a024
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 926B
          • SHA256 bdfda1c040bb43defa39586d62668c5df3ff5024ad6f73dcc721c7fca35d377d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 9eabe41f7901122b70502201a8301991c7f9c6e2fae17ffb03334f1604d081cd
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          memory/2424-33-0x00000000000A0000-0x00000000000C1000-memory.dmp

          memory/2424-23-0x00000000000A0000-0x00000000000C1000-memory.dmp

          memory/3920-78-0x0000000000E40000-0x0000000000E61000-memory.dmp

          memory/4228-0-0x0000000000650000-0x0000000000671000-memory.dmp

          memory/4228-7-0x0000000000650000-0x0000000000671000-memory.dmp

          memory/4816-80-0x00000000000A0000-0x00000000000C1000-memory.dmp