Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    148s
  • 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, 12:17

General

  • Target
    2026-08-20_8a059027fec7324a1d4d8dbef785498c_amadey_avoslocker_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_luca-steale.exe
  • Size 1.6MB
  • Sample260820-pgaxqazves
  • SHA256 c57c0d650462e8f582dd22a873be5287da4f58ad0b21db18b5854ecc12b2166f
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
8/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Downloads MZ/PE file 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 2 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • 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 behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 10 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-20_8a059027fec7324a1d4d8dbef785498c_amadey_avoslocker_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_luca-steale.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-20_8a059027fec7324a1d4d8dbef785498c_amadey_avoslocker_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_luca-steale.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4452
    • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Reader_sl.exe
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Reader_sl.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:5100
      • C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\27156\AdobeARMHelper.exe
        "C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\27156\AdobeARMHelper.exe" /ArmUpdate /MSI FOLDER:"C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\27156" /MODE:3 /UpdateSelection:1 /PRODUCT:{291AA914-A987-4CE9-BD63-AC0A92D435E5} /VERSION:19.0 /LANG:ENU
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:6044
        • C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe
          "C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe" /ArmUpdate /MSI FOLDER:"C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\27156" /MODE:3 /UpdateSelection:1 /PRODUCT:{291AA914-A987-4CE9-BD63-AC0A92D435E5} /VERSION:19.0 /LANG:ENU
          3⤵
          • Drops file in Program Files directory
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
          PID:1380

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          ArmReport.ini

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\ArmReport.ini
          • Size 82B
          • SHA256 5a1e0a0216dd3893a738efdfc9c1bc5445e68d3939840578341f6cd08b14d815
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          AdobeARMHelper.exe

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\27156\AdobeARMHelper.exe
          • Size 413KB
          • SHA256 fd115ae8ebd2f37cf1ef72f75242206cf1331c7cb258305011302e981137ee5e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          1A374813EDB1A6631387E414D3E73232

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\1A374813EDB1A6631387E414D3E73232
          • Size 177KB
          • SHA256 d15d32e7089ebdc479b16b4e264fd35830326aac5ebb85535e38d68a529fc480
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          698460A0B6E60F2F602361424D832905_8BB23D43DE574E82F2BEE0DF0EC47EEB

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\698460A0B6E60F2F602361424D832905_8BB23D43DE574E82F2BEE0DF0EC47EEB
          • Size 471B
          • SHA256 7035207346eb2eaa56217d264417f07f088775aa45c4708215dd3d47224a628a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          BA74182F76F15A9CF514DEF352303C95

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\BA74182F76F15A9CF514DEF352303C95
          • Size 737B
          • SHA256 fb76c37ab5c997bfae0e354411f260682e9f2a9c533a1969dbcc999b3ad34142
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          1A374813EDB1A6631387E414D3E73232

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\1A374813EDB1A6631387E414D3E73232
          • Size 306B
          • SHA256 692859bd7610c50965bf9fddaf74f2bcaf737ccdf0e8a99d184caebd3feedcfe
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          698460A0B6E60F2F602361424D832905_8BB23D43DE574E82F2BEE0DF0EC47EEB

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\698460A0B6E60F2F602361424D832905_8BB23D43DE574E82F2BEE0DF0EC47EEB
          • Size 400B
          • SHA256 4f60936176c702351c15ca92fbb7b4df76d18992b53c117c537603b60264b794
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          BA74182F76F15A9CF514DEF352303C95

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\BA74182F76F15A9CF514DEF352303C95
          • Size 248B
          • SHA256 be05eb60eddf16ba81c7d3635815869f8420712414bb1162015851a25d8b1b04
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          AdobeARM.log

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AdobeARM.log
          • Size 334B
          • SHA256 3c9d052b0b83f00ba03b68d06e6dcdfb1b9208e2a39c933293372d376b5199e9
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          ArmUI.ini

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ArmUI.ini
          • Size 251KB
          • SHA256 b4d4dcd9594d372d7c0c975d80ef5802c88502895ed4b8a26ca62e225f2f18b0
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          Tmp1BF5.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Tmp1BF5.tmp
          • Size 5KB
          • SHA256 aaaced351a90b2029c44c6ebb68084a331f296a0ace8115d9889f549d596564b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          Tmp37BD.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Tmp37BD.tmp
          • Size 5KB
          • SHA256 27ead591d4c7f8fadd0d9e5d32eb6c9bf8830f83fddf83ddd47e6b3b413f5b75
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          Tmp38A8.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Tmp38A8.tmp
          • Size 3KB
          • SHA256 dcc9d2695125406282ba990fec39403c44b12964acf51b5e0dc7f2080d714398
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Tmp3F7F.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Tmp3F7F.tmp
          • Size 5KB
          • SHA256 e6bcbcb70401d63ff0746fcbcc63230269058736f7644151393edfdcec8b8765
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          Tmp70B3.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Tmp70B3.tmp
          • Size 5KB
          • SHA256 a86ac1b119a6653e0c3fc24c2c40e44a7bfdc435fd81c4442af9d5526ef64e85
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ArmReport.ini

          • Path C:\Windows\Temp\ArmReport.ini
          • Size 472B
          • SHA256 9d7407b8bcd4af6820eae7da00db7598246d0f58dc502ef3c89aacbd9cc8a104
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          ArmReport.ini

          • Path C:\Windows\Temp\ArmReport.ini
          • Size 594B
          • SHA256 6b1bed1fa21d7c0e263368370908c45833a12819d8133a2ad14c8b74972c675a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          ArmUI.ini

          • Path C:\Windows\Temp\ArmUI.ini
          • Size 234KB
          • SHA256 790b06745f32e0f56a7af24c871ffce225ba05ebf0d8f8a71a00c727c97dcf09
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH