12f0042b2e085cd2d0bd45be6dafd1fb390a20bea1096f16c8ebfb569883acfa

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
144s
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, 03:06

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General

Target
2026-08-17_95aba0513a69d17e13d34be7856fbcb6_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_mespinoza_njrat.exe
Size 18.0MB
Sample260818-dlvl5svdrf
SHA256 12f0042b2e085cd2d0bd45be6dafd1fb390a20bea1096f16c8ebfb569883acfa
MD5 95aba0513a69d17e13d34be7856fbcb6
SHA1 fa12572713a75ca78b9f7154e2037ba49d2fd533
SHA512 0c709d61745efe6095c4667c05e203e5849d19d0947e876537f62fb21a40ccec16705b2b80460ce34c1c207e60988974104deea49b7729430f1ef3ac85411591
SSDEEP 393216:2lFyfLPHiRE5bxqNSG/lVrl3KExL3JzATzC8WfeIRVlFvlQCcv6QaAu5Sb:AUbxuhpKOxk6lFiPvQY
TLSH
T1CB17330AB792D865C8305B7C20286317813E1D434F65AAEF5F927B5D4A78AF1CAB3533
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

7^/10

discovery execution

Malware Config

Signatures

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2120	f89Ptakfd.exe

Contacts third-party web service commonly abused for C2 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

Legitimate web (hosting) services can be abused by malware authors to host malware or C2s.

Web Service

T1102

flow	ioc
1	pastebin.com
5	pastebin.com

Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Execution of a cmd.exe one-liner (/c "close" or /k "keep") is a common script/loader stage.

execution

Windows Command Shell

T1059.003

pid	Process
5204	cmd.exe

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

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

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	2026-08-17_95aba0513a69d17e13d34be7856fbcb6_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_mespinoza_njrat.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	f89Ptakfd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2060 wrote to memory of 2120	2060	2026-08-17_95aba0513a69d17e13d34be7856fbcb6_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_mespinoza_njrat.exe	89
PID 2060 wrote to memory of 5204	2060	2026-08-17_95aba0513a69d17e13d34be7856fbcb6_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_mespinoza_njrat.exe	90

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-17_95aba0513a69d17e13d34be7856fbcb6_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_mespinoza_njrat.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-17_95aba0513a69d17e13d34be7856fbcb6_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_mespinoza_njrat.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2060
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f89Ptakfd.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f89Ptakfd.exe" /i
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2120
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\del_.bat
  2⤵
  - Executes a command shell one-liner
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:5204

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1059

Windows Command Shell

T1059.003

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Web Service

T1102

Exfiltration

Impact

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del_.bat

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\del_.bat
Size 337B
SHA256 96cc1bee412b5a7f13c23d6173d6d76b3a110a41a56b6710744e1322561cf478
MD5 c2486de287ee67370773cb89340fc78b
SHA1 a88343fd4e07f94d6fd03d67f0b17a8428b9326f
SHA512 e695ff6ae035d4b85c7ebb2b358216a58bcc23da86afd8b18649fe141f09d2a8fa4685cb042a93194e2c938d474bfd03770026f81e6ba3520b7b9f53e1d11645
TLSH
T163E0208B55E586024D05205FC3FF265BDE14548B1B51BAC54350521D65C308C75F9694
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

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f89Ptakfd.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\f89Ptakfd.exe
Size 13.0MB
SHA256 521b768230eda1b5f9c4ea1eac38b20fcbda9268a53ed9016e38c001f61f2cb9
MD5 94283559eaa4629dad71d225814c6c36
SHA1 9a2673d253ca7f11f6b4f13271ec90b1e80d2961
SHA512 581754fda5c53b5bb0c0f33ac95ad8fd70a2621150487116cb170fea583b0b5dc33cc9c146aad42a88784e637a3964bdced59e44550ce5a37039b2b2164d1d04
SSDEEP 393216:2lFyfLPHiRE5bxK6QaAu5SVDMTNSG/lVrl3KExL3JzATzCr:AUbxKPvQ6yhpKOxj
TLSH
T1A2D62305B792DDA5C8301B7C2068A313813A1D038F556AEF5F967B5D4E78AF1CAB3632
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH