Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    143s
  • 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, 02:53

General

  • Target
    2026-08-17_be73899785e423bdee5b532c1c34c9dc_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe
  • Size 27.0MB
  • Sample260818-ddp2pavcka
  • SHA256 09b939440d48d653bd6f43685e333c3206b03dcc6996ea47e5546f89232ebfbe
  • 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 10 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 7 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-17_be73899785e423bdee5b532c1c34c9dc_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-17_be73899785e423bdee5b532c1c34c9dc_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:5960
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BACCABAACAABBCBACABCAACCCBBCCABCCABCACABBCABCBCACCCBAAABBBCCABAAABCBABACBACAAABAACBBACAACACAAABCACBBBCA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AABBCAAACAAACBAAABAABCCBBBAACABABCABBCCBCCBCAABCBCACCCA.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:1272
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BACCABAACAABBCBACABCAACCCBBCCABCCABCACABBCABCBCACCCBAAABBBCCABAAABCBABACBACAAABAACBBACAACACAAABCACBBBCA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AABBCAAACAAACBAAABAABCCBBBAACABABCABBCCBCCBCAABCBCACCCA.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:5324
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_CBBBBBABCACBAAABBABBABCAABABCBACCACACBBCBBBBABCABCA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AABBCAAACAAACBAAABAABCCBBBAACABABCABBCCBCCBCAABCBCACCCA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CBBBBBABCACBAAABBABBABCAABABCBACCACACBBCBBBBABCABCA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:684
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_CBBBBBABCACBAAABBABBABCAABABCBACCACACBBCBBBBABCABCA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AABBCAAACAAACBAAABAABCCBBBAACABABCABBCCBCCBCAABCBCACCCA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CBBBBBABCACBAAABBABBABCAABABCBACCACACBBCBBBBABCABCA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3076
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_CBBBBBABCACBAAABBABBABCAABABCBACCACACBBCBBBBABCABCA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1912
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_CBBBBBABCACBAAABBABBABCAABABCBACCACACBBCBBBBABCABCA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3284
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AABBCAAACAAACBAAABAABCCBBBAACABABCABBCCBCCBCAABCBCACCCA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AABBCAAACAAACBAAABAABCCBBBAACABABCABBCCBCCBCAABCBCACCCA.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:4320
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:4064
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AABBCAAACAAACBAAABAABCCBBBAACABABCABBCCBCCBCAABCBCACCCA.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AABBCAAACAAACBAAABAABCCBBBAACABABCABBCCBCCBCAABCBCACCCA.exe
      1⤵
      • Creates a file in the Startup directory
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1248
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BAABCBBCBBCACACCCBCACCABCACAACCABACCBACBACBBBACAACACAAB.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BAABCBBCBBCACACCCBCACCABCACAACCABACCBACBACBBBACAACACAAB.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2848

    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 d8000c16ee976ceeddded0236d956d28025337a3c1b7ee4a062155075b8e65b8
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Definition Updates\NisBackup\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 716a35076da93f204f624227e6da5b7cd92f29032c2934eeb6cde2f5e4ba6ea7
          • 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 27.6MB
          • SHA256 ea6eaac30c03e88ea09c530f918b863ff8dc3f1ca20944118e5e45a3e270e4d0
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{ef5af41f-d68c-48f7-bfb0-5055718601fc}\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 5480c069594864bf5b29548ed7241771292b18b0852a433ead13146e6a1b7b52
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Edge Cloud Config\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 d12f9eefe1842faac2306ec018577c8907b4d0c20e3cced6b8615bde60a52996
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\18.151.0729.0013\qml\QtQuick\Controls\Styles\Flat\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 adbeb59c24a77530a80859b4c0e8e70c61a6f2bd718aaba334eb1c26edce347d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\scoped_dir4868_1004143992\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 c39d5f650ca97354f225a89812cccbbc294e32cb3ac820c780caeef138afef36
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 b0bd6f1de92cc8a7d7bfd88ce4e949f69618af05800ad9a5dd3519b899d0a4cf
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 22e21512b6f3fe57ac0062921f50b3852e79421312c7dbc88f8dcb49ccf01f49
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 3c97764f56c37d70e18b57da6aaa6bceafae71817a6a12174718338612e1db79
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 30b4e2407d6d4e2db8ba77eb0bdd671fafec631ad295977ea0a9bfcd0aca29bb
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 185e32cff316e7dae3d3b25e6abe6c7da4b71c79dcb6ba1278a870d2db5f8f46
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          svchost_AABBCAAACAAACBAAABAABCCBBBAACABABCABBCCBCCBCAABCBCACCCA.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AABBCAAACAAACBAAABAABCCBBBAACABABCABBCCBCCBCAABCBCACCCA.exe
          • Size 27.0MB
          • SHA256 09b939440d48d653bd6f43685e333c3206b03dcc6996ea47e5546f89232ebfbe
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 926B
          • SHA256 2a55990d3565a27f0413a7e84eb0cb131541e11667c02f7041719f1f7017613e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          memory/1248-65-0x0000000000E70000-0x0000000000E91000-memory.dmp

          memory/1248-758-0x0000000000E70000-0x0000000000E91000-memory.dmp

          memory/2848-71-0x0000000000700000-0x0000000000721000-memory.dmp

          memory/4320-32-0x0000000000E70000-0x0000000000E91000-memory.dmp

          memory/4320-22-0x0000000000E70000-0x0000000000E91000-memory.dmp

          memory/5960-6-0x00000000001E0000-0x0000000000201000-memory.dmp