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

General

  • Target
    2026-08-19_ee4d7e167a419931f0836bc510a17a2d_darkgate_elex_stop_vidar.exe
  • Size 6.8MB
  • Sample260819-egg1xsch25
  • SHA256 83667672fe20480e7f0e71e3788c329c264c4df975fa7d103c4e2957b9547823
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

Processes

  • 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.exe
      C:\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 /f
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:704
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        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 /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:2944
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\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
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCBABCBABAACAAACACCBBABACBBBCAAACABBAACCCBAAABBCCABCAB.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCBABCBABAACAAACACCBBABACBBBCAAACABBAACCCBAAABBCCABCAB.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:5656

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 bf583fad842f634156bd64cf38b9b680408be35a98faa3d5751dfd2cbb3e779c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 9585ede5ccb12a23e0a2965c23367a3288f0d7d1873f911aa864cf5c8183b2d3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 fc18c22e0151a44435a535bd26cea05c461f522a5e31f71b0a97f348e67b02cb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 dfdbd3e6b34e8e59516c4e873f0df0a001df96b7ce4d903e2d0416537ab7d30d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        svchost_BCCBABCBABAACAAACACCBBABACBBBCAAACABBAACCCBAAABBCCABCAB.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCBABCBABAACAAACACCBBABACBBBCAAACABBAACCCBAAABBCCABCAB.exe
        • Size 6.8MB
        • SHA256 83667672fe20480e7f0e71e3788c329c264c4df975fa7d103c4e2957b9547823
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/4728-0-0x0000000000FD0000-0x0000000000FF1000-memory.dmp

        memory/4728-8-0x0000000000FD0000-0x0000000000FF1000-memory.dmp

        memory/5656-25-0x0000000000370000-0x0000000000391000-memory.dmp

        memory/5656-38-0x0000000000370000-0x0000000000391000-memory.dmp