fdf311623454219af3c5ddcdcc0960c4dac37fa7e2344f88b22e7290135eeb78

Analysis

max time kernel
151s
max time network
147s
platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
resource
win11ltsc2024-20260710-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260710-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
submitted
21/08/2026, 02:37

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General

Target
2026-08-20_a7dc8125caf2c9437f9cc58182767005_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_mespinoza_njrat.exe
Size 23.0MB
Sample260821-c4kn8a1ejd
SHA256 fdf311623454219af3c5ddcdcc0960c4dac37fa7e2344f88b22e7290135eeb78
MD5 a7dc8125caf2c9437f9cc58182767005
SHA1 7308fbe807cd2c6181c9a1955732918e65b784f3
SHA512 1189ddb6528e7fe573380a9c5d3d452876e241ec809200444254b53f1a514b7ca8fff99316fd95fed2d1f28c6c58520c1790e26c55e430eb3a7f2bc2dc03f9f1
SSDEEP 393216:2lFyfLPHiRE5bxKQCcv6QaAu5SVDMTNSG/lVrl3KExL3JzATzC8WfeIRVlFvlQC+:AUbxnPvQ6yhpKOxk6lFiPv3
TLSH
T1B0373309F79298A5C8305B7C20286313813E1D434F69AAEF5F967B594E78AF1C5B3633
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

7^/10

discovery execution

Malware Config

Signatures

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4068	GPhruigW.exe

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.

Web Service

T1102

flow	ioc
1	pastebin.com
4	pastebin.com

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.

execution

Windows Command Shell

T1059.003

pid	Process
2044	cmd.exe

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.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	2026-08-20_a7dc8125caf2c9437f9cc58182767005_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_mespinoza_njrat.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	GPhruigW.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4104 wrote to memory of 4068	4104	2026-08-20_a7dc8125caf2c9437f9cc58182767005_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_mespinoza_njrat.exe	89
PID 4104 wrote to memory of 2044	4104	2026-08-20_a7dc8125caf2c9437f9cc58182767005_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_mespinoza_njrat.exe	90

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-20_a7dc8125caf2c9437f9cc58182767005_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_mespinoza_njrat.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-20_a7dc8125caf2c9437f9cc58182767005_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_mespinoza_njrat.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4104
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\GPhruigW.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\GPhruigW.exe" /i
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:4068
- 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:2044

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1059

Windows Command Shell

T1059.003

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Web Service

T1102

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

GPhruigW.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\GPhruigW.exe
Size 22.0MB
SHA256 57bee8eb94384fb43b86e52b91c7a2d631504a7f96f7119e8a2ca78e092ab743
MD5 e83b311f487809d12e0261c41a3ea1e1
SHA1 b3c1516cd6e0b295123a693ed8f0b8d9312a219b
SHA512 d3efb1f6d01a9cb807749e7c1ff750023e0b396993a0238ac67c3c6b6aa7176113f8c766debb97f71dc527c725547e8d297a363d9b6329e0a312d5e17bd25900
SSDEEP 393216:2lFyfLPHiRE5bx/L3JzATzC8WfeIRVlFvlQCcv6QaAu5SVDMTNSG/lVrl3KExL3o:AUbxzxk6lFiPvQ6yhpKOxkZ
TLSH
T1C4373309B792D865C8301B7C20686313813E1D434F65AAEF5E927B5D4E78AF1CAB3637
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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del_.bat

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\del_.bat
Size 337B
SHA256 8558be1d41f39c58e50375bcf298b719a17a141bb88213fa07b55ccd630a0f6a
MD5 3b498dbbe72123e6cd6ba6c3c96e4ce9
SHA1 8922c68c15c7ea14e482a43bcacf6430a1134fd7
SHA512 2b6bd8d68014a07a1ac7a9949b4b1c6875fb13bbc7283c4067edfc628015f1b7e115f5d717866592b5b307f6e8cff349b8af78d82c2afbfee5234a1de1125c46
TLSH
T105E0264B84B889000D0A303B86EB6A9BF86828562B55BED143544A1939C32CCA5F6790
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH