Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    128s
  • 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, 03:21

General

  • Target
    2026-08-17_56f8db9d43a145dbb4b24f12c6cdb636_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe
  • Size 12.7MB
  • Sample260818-dwry1awvbx
  • SHA256 113f01048892ee17641101f61888f043978343ec4bc4774fe82e7298c413be88
  • 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 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 7 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-17_56f8db9d43a145dbb4b24f12c6cdb636_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-17_56f8db9d43a145dbb4b24f12c6cdb636_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:4568
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ACABCAACCACACCACCAABCCACBBBBCCACAABBBBBBABCACCBAABCBBACCBAAACCACBCBACCBBAABCACBCCBBACACCCCCAABBCBBBBACB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACACBAABBACBBCBACBCCCCBACABACABACBAACBBCBCBCBABCCACAAAA.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:2396
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ACABCAACCACACCACCAABCCACBBBBCCACAABBBBBBABCACCBAABCBBACCBAAACCACBCBACCBBAABCACBCCBBACACCCCCAABBCBBBBACB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACACBAABBACBBCBACBCCCCBACABACABACBAACBBCBCBCBABCCACAAAA.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:2376
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_CACBACBCCCBBBBAACBBCBCACCABBAABCBCCCACCABABCBABCAAA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACACBAABBACBBCBACBCCCCBACABACABACBAACBBCBCBCBABCCACAAAA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CACBACBCCCBBBBAACBBCBCACCABBAABCBCCCACCABABCBABCAAA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:716
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_CACBACBCCCBBBBAACBBCBCACCABBAABCBCCCACCABABCBABCAAA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACACBAABBACBBCBACBCCCCBACABACABACBAACBBCBCBCBABCCACAAAA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CACBACBCCCBBBBAACBBCBCACCABBAABCBCCCACCABABCBABCAAA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1572
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_CACBACBCCCBBBBAACBBCBCACCABBAABCBCCCACCABABCBABCAAA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:6100
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_CACBACBCCCBBBBAACBBCBCACCABBAABCBCCCACCABABCBABCAAA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:5932
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACACBAABBACBBCBACBCCCCBACABACABACBAACBBCBCBCBABCCACAAAA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACACBAABBACBBCBACBCCCCBACABACABACBAACBBCBCBCBABCCACAAAA.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:3240
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:1536
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCABBBACCACCBCCCBBBABABACABBBCCCBCBACBAACCCACABACBBCBAC.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCABBBACCACCBCCCBBBABABACABBBCCCBCBACBAACCCACABACBBCBAC.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3008
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACACBAABBACBBCBACBCCCCBACABACABACBAACBBCBCBCBABCCACAAAA.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACACBAABBACBBCBACBCCCCBACABACABACBAACBBCBCBCBABCCACAAAA.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:2328

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          DebugAssert.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\DebugAssert.exe
          • Size 38.2MB
          • SHA256 67b604497ca92624af6b67420cab7db204be4a28b46df6cab42276ecc9369546
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 1013e8a9e63b1bc69a97bb6f2c9c2c419330c014d83b69d3eb5aae00c1b4dd0f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 b27e172a93238c9a19e11c112b06b21653ca2f743023e563c94e0896db78bdfd
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 36f3d4d87dc2fa1d100b786dc9dc93166c356b0d863c9f4266c1dea7090ae3b2
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 d62d5477ea250b28eded086b1a00bb5ab1411416d2308ce6c51afc17a2cd2347
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 9928108a332678cf7527a2b22efbcdeb81a15dadea4d7ef4ba344dc462cd1b2c
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 abe50ab63a4ec813d1a3b9e064b2610f28d24f90e2026f762020178b4beccfea
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 7851398b8d190e28bc8cb776c44cf553f4eb13dcfc57ee02c7d940b49dc4bd38
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          svchost_ACACBAABBACBBCBACBCCCCBACABACABACBAACBBCBCBCBABCCACAAAA.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACACBAABBACBBCBACBCCCCBACABACABACBAACBBCBCBCBABCCACAAAA.exe
          • Size 12.7MB
          • SHA256 113f01048892ee17641101f61888f043978343ec4bc4774fe82e7298c413be88
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/2328-95-0x00000000000E0000-0x0000000000101000-memory.dmp

          memory/3008-94-0x00000000006B0000-0x00000000006D1000-memory.dmp

          memory/3240-48-0x00000000000E0000-0x0000000000101000-memory.dmp

          memory/3240-70-0x00000000000E0000-0x0000000000101000-memory.dmp

          memory/3240-93-0x00000000000E0000-0x0000000000101000-memory.dmp

          memory/3240-33-0x00000000000E0000-0x0000000000101000-memory.dmp

          memory/4568-60-0x0000000000260000-0x0000000000281000-memory.dmp

          memory/4568-86-0x0000000000260000-0x0000000000281000-memory.dmp

          memory/4568-0-0x0000000000260000-0x0000000000281000-memory.dmp

          memory/4568-34-0x0000000000260000-0x0000000000281000-memory.dmp

          memory/4568-22-0x0000000000260000-0x0000000000281000-memory.dmp

          memory/4568-11-0x0000000000260000-0x0000000000281000-memory.dmp