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, 03:54
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-19_ee4d7e167a419931f0836bc510a17a2d_darkgate_elex_stop_vidar.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-08-19_ee4d7e167a419931f0836bc510a17a2d_darkgate_elex_stop_vidar.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
General
- Target 2026-08-19_ee4d7e167a419931f0836bc510a17a2d_darkgate_elex_stop_vidar.exe
- Size 6.8MB
- Sample260819-egg1xsch25
- SHA256 83667672fe20480e7f0e71e3788c329c264c4df975fa7d103c4e2957b9547823
- MD5 ee4d7e167a419931f0836bc510a17a2d
- SHA1 62c95ad39fa88313012ce43e418ffdd90b4ef701
- SHA512 9b17ee6b5379469d8cc8a3dd0939336dfa639170530a2cf6ae94a9b9d35b400f8f0e7d6066f7ebd4ecf8f5d427bd75bacd25fa3837c6d5061c68cb8a763327f3
- SSDEEP 49152:U+Ez8obnyMWmddjZ3+Ez8obnyMWmddjZD+Ez8obnyMWmddjZShOXLgVLKRWTQ6Z/:irHrTrqrKRuy5a1rHrTrqrKRuy5aep7b
- TLSH T1FF669E1F23E800B6D9BF9135D2968266D9B1B03127215ADF62A0C73D5F2BDC0A93DF25
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Signatures
- Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 5656 svchost_BCCBABCBABAACAAACACCBBABACBBBCAAACABBAACCCBAAABBCCABCAB.exe - Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3986082593-3624157295-3514260330-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Update_BACABCCCBAACCBAAABCBBBCAAAAAAACBBACBBCBAABABBABABCCBCBAA = "C:\\Users\\Public\\Documents\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Logs\\svchost_BCCBABCBABAACAAACACCBBABACBBBCAAACABBAACCCBAAABBCCABCAB.exe" 2026-08-19_ee4d7e167a419931f0836bc510a17a2d_darkgate_elex_stop_vidar.exe - Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Execution of a cmd.exe one-liner (/c "close" or /k "keep") is a common script/loader stage.
pid Process 704 cmd.exe 2496 cmd.exe - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 4 IoCs
Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-08-19_ee4d7e167a419931f0836bc510a17a2d_darkgate_elex_stop_vidar.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language svchost_BCCBABCBABAACAAACACCBBABACBBBCAAACABBAACCCBAAABBCCABCAB.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language cmd.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language schtasks.exe - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.
pid Process 2944 schtasks.exe - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 6 IoCs
pid Process 4728 2026-08-19_ee4d7e167a419931f0836bc510a17a2d_darkgate_elex_stop_vidar.exe 4728 2026-08-19_ee4d7e167a419931f0836bc510a17a2d_darkgate_elex_stop_vidar.exe 4728 2026-08-19_ee4d7e167a419931f0836bc510a17a2d_darkgate_elex_stop_vidar.exe 4728 2026-08-19_ee4d7e167a419931f0836bc510a17a2d_darkgate_elex_stop_vidar.exe 5656 svchost_BCCBABCBABAACAAACACCBBABACBBBCAAACABBAACCCBAAABBCCABCAB.exe 5656 svchost_BCCBABCBABAACAAACACCBBABACBBBCAAACABBAACCCBAAABBCCABCAB.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4728 2026-08-19_ee4d7e167a419931f0836bc510a17a2d_darkgate_elex_stop_vidar.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 5656 svchost_BCCBABCBABAACAAACACCBBABACBBBCAAACABBAACCCBAAABBCCABCAB.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 4728 wrote to memory of 704 4728 2026-08-19_ee4d7e167a419931f0836bc510a17a2d_darkgate_elex_stop_vidar.exe 92 PID 704 wrote to memory of 2944 704 cmd.exe 94 PID 4728 wrote to memory of 2496 4728 2026-08-19_ee4d7e167a419931f0836bc510a17a2d_darkgate_elex_stop_vidar.exe 95
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-19_ee4d7e167a419931f0836bc510a17a2d_darkgate_elex_stop_vidar.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-19_ee4d7e167a419931f0836bc510a17a2d_darkgate_elex_stop_vidar.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:4728 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CCBCAAACCBBABABCCBCAACCCBCBCBAAAACBAACBCAACABACCCCBACBCCAACCBCAABACCBBCBCBBCCCBABBBCBCCCABCCACBAAABBACA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCBABCBABAACAAACACCBBABACBBBCAAACABBAACCCBAAABBCCABCAB.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f2⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:704 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exeschtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CCBCAAACCBBABABCCBCAACCCBCBCBAAAACBAACBCAACABACCCCBACBCCAACCBCAABACCBBCBCBBCCCBABBBCBCCCABCCACBAAABBACA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCBABCBABAACAAACACCBBABACBBBCAAACABBAACCCBAAABBCCABCAB.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f3⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:2944
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_ABBBCCBABCACBCCABCCBCAABBCCABBBCBACACCCBCBBBBACBBCB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCBABCBABAACAAACACCBBABACBBBCAAACABBAACCCBAAABBCCABCAB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_ABBBCCBABCACBCCABCCBCAABBCCABBBCBACACCCBCBBBBACBBCB"2⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
PID:2496
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C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCBABCBABAACAAACACCBBABACBBBCAAACABBAACCCBAAABBCCABCAB.exeC:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCBABCBABAACAAACACCBBABACBBBCAAACABBAACCCBAAABBCCABCAB.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:5656
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Execution
Command and Scripting Interpreter
1Windows Command Shell
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
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Downloads
- Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
- Size 10B
- SHA256 bf583fad842f634156bd64cf38b9b680408be35a98faa3d5751dfd2cbb3e779c
- MD5 5e81f2c23583b3b199b9bcf5b7a05bec
- SHA1 2f6522d23ef66ec0f66cd0c5227563b8ff923335
- SHA512 c08b298143e7a4943088906a06f78cfe29f3e3da3c190cf38b58e66a2403acf6efea6a7e53429e76d99104d752d0997481f4df2ad26c86c3901757512e2067e1
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512
- Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
- Size 10B
- SHA256 9585ede5ccb12a23e0a2965c23367a3288f0d7d1873f911aa864cf5c8183b2d3
- MD5 947b77086ce99b33c619de2edb251c3c
- SHA1 ca52fddd54aa9cdc8b39d39836fa08b5f14a4b45
- SHA512 067ef4ae698b9777e5659c5dcbd2bbba19efd24977cd2e5c72384e0b89ec0d2b762dbda782b85c9400f0678f0ccf3d06335b39fbd3fa691ceecb4c62afc5a97b
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512
- Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
- Size 10B
- SHA256 fc18c22e0151a44435a535bd26cea05c461f522a5e31f71b0a97f348e67b02cb
- MD5 71027247c9e050a3d6f21afce2e7ce2d
- SHA1 ca998d35c8c2dbeb56e1f5c500af476f6d2b0c81
- SHA512 3d0710ace6b90178c0640270f0cb51129ac7339fa3f36f7ff38f51e8c7b6c8bc378ef59730fd93ef61edb13df3b3ef6d694223e0e9dc4f7f6daac0bc8915f534
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512
- Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
- Size 10B
- SHA256 dfdbd3e6b34e8e59516c4e873f0df0a001df96b7ce4d903e2d0416537ab7d30d
- MD5 5b8c89f611a65575f7749f8a6ab7d960
- SHA1 59b7719ee840e1cba12c884251ea2839c00c2946
- SHA512 4afabdbeb44ad96dca860bf788aa890da07b318b59a6f17ef6a33283c2fbaa64bb14c3972193b4796f91c39c8d3dce2c01e720600ea0cb5d2c4df895f4bde3c9
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512
- Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCBABCBABAACAAACACCBBABACBBBCAAACABBAACCCBAAABBCCABCAB.exe
- Size 6.8MB
- SHA256 83667672fe20480e7f0e71e3788c329c264c4df975fa7d103c4e2957b9547823
- MD5 ee4d7e167a419931f0836bc510a17a2d
- SHA1 62c95ad39fa88313012ce43e418ffdd90b4ef701
- SHA512 9b17ee6b5379469d8cc8a3dd0939336dfa639170530a2cf6ae94a9b9d35b400f8f0e7d6066f7ebd4ecf8f5d427bd75bacd25fa3837c6d5061c68cb8a763327f3
- SSDEEP 49152:U+Ez8obnyMWmddjZ3+Ez8obnyMWmddjZD+Ez8obnyMWmddjZShOXLgVLKRWTQ6Z/:irHrTrqrKRuy5a1rHrTrqrKRuy5aep7b
- TLSH T1FF669E1F23E800B6D9BF9135D2968266D9B1B03127215ADF62A0C73D5F2BDC0A93DF25
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH