Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    117s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    20/08/2026, 00:25

General

  • Target
    2026-08-19_478b6cce86055f162365372be3657eea_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_mespinoza_njrat.exe
  • Size 10.0MB
  • Sample260820-aqtzmaxaje
  • SHA256 9b06daaed5d66e97fbf8a7359295f269f9d21adad32705ffcd6e66fd06003264
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-19_478b6cce86055f162365372be3657eea_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_mespinoza_njrat.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-19_478b6cce86055f162365372be3657eea_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_mespinoza_njrat.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2936
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\m5bANiWXngGs.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\m5bANiWXngGs.exe" /i
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3680
    • 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:3252

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        del_.bat

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\del_.bat
        • Size 337B
        • SHA256 3e674fc82c7811b6a0222085ab14a45774c41507a3439c0ae4dd3f988c9feacb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        m5bANiWXngGs.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\m5bANiWXngGs.exe
        • Size 12.0MB
        • SHA256 e3bd66b48dbb08915ed4754c5bc6beeb4e25aa34098657fc4ae3254b665d6d9d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH