Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    145s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    20/08/2026, 01:24

General

  • Target
    2026-08-19_d60d30a7a3cc3c010f9d9ab5641e9e62_darkgate_elex_stop.exe
  • Size 3.7MB
  • Sample260820-bscc2axeqb
  • SHA256 3d2e307eacd5c2bd3d36466942a19160d1569bcd6bdd93b5db61fe398da40a2c
  • 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 11 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
  • 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 SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-19_d60d30a7a3cc3c010f9d9ab5641e9e62_darkgate_elex_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-19_d60d30a7a3cc3c010f9d9ab5641e9e62_darkgate_elex_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:908
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BBBACABACAACBBBABABACABBAABCACBBABCAABCCACABABCCAACBCCCBCABBCAACCACCBACCCCABAAABBCCCBCBBCCACBBBAACBBACB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCCCCCBACCCBBBABBCCCCAAABABBACCCCCCACAACCBABABCCABBACB.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:2456
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BBBACABACAACBBBABABACABBAABCACBBABCAABCCACABABCCAACBCCCBCABBCAACCACCBACCCCABAAABBCCCBCBBCCACBBBAACBBACB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCCCCCBACCCBBBABBCCCCAAABABBACCCCCCACAACCBABABCCABBACB.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:3032
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_CCACBBBBBCCBACACBCBCAABAAABACBABCAACBCBBACBACAABCAB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCCCCCBACCCBBBABBCCCCAAABABBACCCCCCACAACCBABABCCABBACB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CCACBBBBBCCBACACBCBCAABAAABACBABCAACBCBBACBACAABCAB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4740
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_CCACBBBBBCCBACACBCBCAABAAABACBABCAACBCBBACBACAABCAB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCCCCCBACCCBBBABBCCCCAAABABBACCCCCCACAACCBABABCCABBACB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CCACBBBBBCCBACACBCBCAABAAABACBABCAACBCBBACBACAABCAB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4812
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_CCACBBBBBCCBACACBCBCAABAAABACBABCAACBCBBACBACAABCAB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3416
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_CCACBBBBBCCBACACBCBCAABAAABACBABCAACBCBBACBACAABCAB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2848
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCCCCCBACCCBBBABBCCCCAAABABBACCCCCCACAACCBABABCCABBACB.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCCCCCBACCCBBBABBCCCCAAABABBACCCCCCACAACCBABABCCABBACB.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:5044
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4108
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\calc.exe
        calc.exe
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies registry class
        PID:1824
  • C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe -Embedding
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:2928
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABCBCCCAAACCACBBCCCABCABCAACABCCCBBCBAABBCCBCBAABCCCAAC.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABCBCCCAAACCACBBCCCABCABCAACABCCCBBCBAABBCCBCBAABCCCAAC.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2764
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCCCCCBACCCBBBABBCCCCAAABABBACCCCCCACAACCBABABCCABBACB.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCCCCCBACCCBBBABBCCCCAAABABBACCCCCCACAACCBABABCCABBACB.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:2488

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        PushJoin.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\PushJoin.exe
        • Size 7.8MB
        • SHA256 925849774fc9db4ee8cdf11262583c29f756cc71aab702423b85a583f79026eb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        PushJoin.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\PushJoin.exe
        • Size 30.1MB
        • SHA256 52cdf7566ab32ce9713e3e466a56cff1b8aeb44288452e4780cad8fe7e1b1761
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        PushJoin.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\PushJoin.exe
        • Size 19.0MB
        • SHA256 d50f72cb9c5df267f1c726daad1817672ea6962f4610fedc0dfa4f420f2906d7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        PushJoin.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\PushJoin.exe
        • Size 22.7MB
        • SHA256 b992468fd990a8caa6229cca4c268ecbff00bc914b153dd3d2946ca523591312
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        WaitRepair.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\WaitRepair.exe
        • Size 30.2MB
        • SHA256 0f01c29141c5da714509f3221f9f695aa9305e9aefc75bc64c48df4d9af98055
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        WaitRepair.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\WaitRepair.exe
        • Size 33.9MB
        • SHA256 33b834a233ac1f63c23357912e7c10a3c1162811a358d016d069ed615ea3402c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        WaitRepair.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\WaitRepair.exe
        • Size 19.0MB
        • SHA256 d8fad33cf063cc6aa7955d0a28b3bd0e9682848bc39ae770f88bc45c183b40b8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        WaitRepair.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\WaitRepair.exe
        • Size 26.5MB
        • SHA256 7f0f2189c82b59ae87ec28e6a446741feeb70ffe5bf1a55588724813114f3258
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 9c663e670dff69fac0663a785d5777913a3b9e03e827abf880a3d9fef25c7646
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 dd5e9aab7940508022cbd20e57c84a714e2d2cde4524fb57dd46e6ead27c8de5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 9acdd3b8283d8cd35ba59a743cbf72dbde3bc045ac17922eb38ed0e9c77f658c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 74952f4bca12827779eb68a4f03a72324c57b5864fbd0344783cfdab8b12362e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 3053ac47848a812af50d24f04d017ba93b7422992637933c6d11d10d71a7cf6c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 c02fd653d92fce322d3dbfbf1c5ff97a03cd536aac5fff9c43d090e39e4c9cc0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 8faf10f02fa05079036bfd7a86f42b13e72dd83daeb41ba148b8a3aeba0c854b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        svchost_BCCCCCCBACCCBBBABBCCCCAAABABBACCCCCCACAACCBABABCCABBACB.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCCCCCBACCCBBBABBCCCCAAABABBACCCCCCACAACCBABABCCABBACB.exe
        • Size 3.7MB
        • SHA256 3d2e307eacd5c2bd3d36466942a19160d1569bcd6bdd93b5db61fe398da40a2c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/908-32-0x0000000000210000-0x0000000000231000-memory.dmp

        memory/908-64-0x0000000000210000-0x0000000000231000-memory.dmp

        memory/908-92-0x0000000000210000-0x0000000000231000-memory.dmp

        memory/908-16-0x0000000000210000-0x0000000000231000-memory.dmp

        memory/908-0-0x0000000000210000-0x0000000000231000-memory.dmp

        memory/2764-103-0x0000000000FD0000-0x0000000000FF1000-memory.dmp

        memory/4108-94-0x00000000057D0000-0x00000000057D1000-memory.dmp

        memory/5044-87-0x0000000000D30000-0x0000000000D51000-memory.dmp

        memory/5044-93-0x0000000000D30000-0x0000000000D51000-memory.dmp

        memory/5044-63-0x0000000000D30000-0x0000000000D51000-memory.dmp