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
    19/08/2026, 03:47

General

  • Target
    2026-08-19_f638f4faedfea750461c49737cec170e_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hawkeye_hijackloader_remcos_stop.exe
  • Size 18.1MB
  • Sample260819-eb7pdswcnf
  • SHA256 033c5094aefae373c103c55a8de88431ba2353299ecec9f4cedceca4c1bac0a5
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • UPX dump on OEP (original entry point) 2 IoCs
  • 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\2026-08-19_f638f4faedfea750461c49737cec170e_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hawkeye_hijackloader_remcos_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-19_f638f4faedfea750461c49737cec170e_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hawkeye_hijackloader_remcos_stop.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:4904
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CCCCAACBBABBCBACCBABBACAABABCABCCCCACAACBABCCBCBCAACAAACCCAABAABABCCBBBAAACACCABCBBABBABCAAABCBABCBBAAC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBBBCCBABBACACBCBCBACBACABCBBBCACACABBBBCAAAACAACCCCCBA.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:2972
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CCCCAACBBABBCBACCBABBACAABABCABCCCCACAACBABCCBCBCAACAAACCCAABAABABCCBBBAAACACCABCBBABBABCAAABCBABCBBAAC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBBBCCBABBACACBCBCBACBACABCBBBCACACABBBBCAAAACAACCCCCBA.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:4620
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_BCACABCBAACCBBBCBBCCBAABBACBBBABACCAAAABBAAABBBABCA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBBBCCBABBACACBCBCBACBACABCBBBCACACABBBBCAAAACAACCCCCBA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BCACABCBAACCBBBCBBCCBAABBACBBBABACCAAAABBAAABBBABCA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:712
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_BCACABCBAACCBBBCBBCCBAABBACBBBABACCAAAABBAAABBBABCA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBBBCCBABBACACBCBCBACBACABCBBBCACACABBBBCAAAACAACCCCCBA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BCACABCBAACCBBBCBBCCBAABBACBBBABACCAAAABBAAABBBABCA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2912
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_BCACABCBAACCBBBCBBCCBAABBACBBBABACCAAAABBAAABBBABCA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2444
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_BCACABCBAACCBBBCBBCCBAABBACBBBABACCAAAABBAAABBBABCA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1176
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBBBCCBABBACACBCBCBACBACABCBBBCACACABBBBCAAAACAACCCCCBA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBBBCCBABBACACBCBCBACBACABCBBBCACACABBBBCAAAACAACCCCCBA.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:1320
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:4544
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBCBABBCCCACCBBBACABACCBCBACBABBABABBBCABCCBBABCCBCBAAA.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBCBABBCCCACCBBBACABACCBCBACBABBABABBBCABCCBBABCCBCBAAA.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:5972
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBBBCCBABBACACBCBCBACBACABCBBBCACACABBBBCAAAACAACCCCCBA.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBBBCCBABBACACBCBCBACBACABCBBBCACACABBBBCAAAACAACCCCCBA.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3240

    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 160c25031e9130a404bce9f6ef145d000da0248b5811e3634f3e5127d2d40415
          • 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 4.3MB
          • SHA256 34b78456e67afc4d84ba17d37c198cb4483cffcbead8f5dc0c1a8dd7fd58a9eb
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 e7c81d4e7ef6a5a89b6484580fe5869b3746be9d1171aab156c9e266e7835c24
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 bccf3fd5f4483e509cb821938079decd7906b0a42d20aba9b622aac8212eafb3
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 4f7a18dee8ab8da065093110301b8e412fb6a59d35abfd3a6a1d1104d8d53f90
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 46b00fe46f63ead61adf280c2cd906abac3566ef8735ff4c5bb8f47bfb59b39a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 8a3cc00fdf0e99994ceb8e7e0c3af664c7602c02dade876a2182efdbd153196f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 e6d4aa732b2692e1cb656393a3bcc1bb30364c0f8527bf0aa9a33ddc7d53b7c3
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          svchost_BBBBCCBABBACACBCBCBACBACABCBBBCACACABBBBCAAAACAACCCCCBA.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBBBCCBABBACACBCBCBACBACABCBBBCACACABBBBCAAAACAACCCCCBA.exe
          • Size 18.1MB
          • SHA256 033c5094aefae373c103c55a8de88431ba2353299ecec9f4cedceca4c1bac0a5
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 926B
          • SHA256 5017f9016add863e80b02ea17a30a6d841831094a42180ba8dc222be79ba5c2b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          memory/1320-34-0x0000000000CA0000-0x0000000000CC1000-memory.dmp

          memory/4904-0-0x00000000002B0000-0x00000000002D1000-memory.dmp

          memory/4904-8-0x00000000002B0000-0x00000000002D1000-memory.dmp

          memory/5972-65-0x0000000000260000-0x0000000000281000-memory.dmp