Analysis
- max time kernel
148s - max time network
149s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
23/08/2026, 16:08
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-23_efcb918ffe74716a9f4f852adedcb8ab_amadey_darkgate_emotet_glassworm_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-08-23_efcb918ffe74716a9f4f852adedcb8ab_amadey_darkgate_emotet_glassworm_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
General
- Target 2026-08-23_efcb918ffe74716a9f4f852adedcb8ab_amadey_darkgate_emotet_glassworm_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe
- Size 4.0MB
- Sample260823-tk7hbayanc
- SHA256 aafc5b07ab611747cc349cfc431ea6207a989d151c1d121c1b428da0820cfc91
- MD5 efcb918ffe74716a9f4f852adedcb8ab
- SHA1 702ade95c9ad125c4a35a33af25dab91f1ecff1e
- SHA512 e017b771125b90b53252ce07200d4536ffd8bd563444ddfd410b0444006948e67af61865b674219371c848f3d0b7178677f65ed20a1a69aea176d654d7d06fd9
- SSDEEP 49152:mq2qZqNitnkT/lMaUgqPncwB8Lwh7egA/ZBEqNo+41GesIXO58Eyzj0WsPTg/H:muZqQuOazqkwph7et/Z3No+47sbSqm
- TLSH T187168D22BBD2C076C5AB027289E9971D93F6B5604B3086C366D42B1E5F306D27E3F752
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Signatures
- UAC bypass 3 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0" 2026-08-23_efcb918ffe74716a9f4f852adedcb8ab_amadey_darkgate_emotet_glassworm_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe - Detects executables embedding registry key / value combination indicative of disabling Windows Defen 1 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000c00000001c53f-17.dat INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_RegKeyComb_DisableWinDefender - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 3196 btahgewwrp.exe - Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0" 2026-08-23_efcb918ffe74716a9f4f852adedcb8ab_amadey_darkgate_emotet_glassworm_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe - Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\vymnbdzz 2026-08-23_efcb918ffe74716a9f4f852adedcb8ab_amadey_darkgate_emotet_glassworm_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File created C:\Windows\vymnbdzz\btahgewwrp.exe 2026-08-23_efcb918ffe74716a9f4f852adedcb8ab_amadey_darkgate_emotet_glassworm_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe - Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- 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.
pid Process 3008 cmd.exe - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language btahgewwrp.exe - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
pid Process 720 2026-08-23_efcb918ffe74716a9f4f852adedcb8ab_amadey_darkgate_emotet_glassworm_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe 720 2026-08-23_efcb918ffe74716a9f4f852adedcb8ab_amadey_darkgate_emotet_glassworm_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 32 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 2096 msiexec.exe Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege 2096 msiexec.exe Token: SeSecurityPrivilege 6080 msiexec.exe Token: SeCreateTokenPrivilege 2096 msiexec.exe Token: SeAssignPrimaryTokenPrivilege 2096 msiexec.exe Token: SeLockMemoryPrivilege 2096 msiexec.exe Token: SeIncreaseQuotaPrivilege 2096 msiexec.exe Token: SeMachineAccountPrivilege 2096 msiexec.exe Token: SeTcbPrivilege 2096 msiexec.exe Token: SeSecurityPrivilege 2096 msiexec.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 2096 msiexec.exe Token: SeLoadDriverPrivilege 2096 msiexec.exe Token: SeSystemProfilePrivilege 2096 msiexec.exe Token: SeSystemtimePrivilege 2096 msiexec.exe Token: SeProfSingleProcessPrivilege 2096 msiexec.exe Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 2096 msiexec.exe Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 2096 msiexec.exe Token: SeCreatePermanentPrivilege 2096 msiexec.exe Token: SeBackupPrivilege 2096 msiexec.exe Token: SeRestorePrivilege 2096 msiexec.exe Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 2096 msiexec.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2096 msiexec.exe Token: SeAuditPrivilege 2096 msiexec.exe Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege 2096 msiexec.exe Token: SeChangeNotifyPrivilege 2096 msiexec.exe Token: SeRemoteShutdownPrivilege 2096 msiexec.exe Token: SeUndockPrivilege 2096 msiexec.exe Token: SeSyncAgentPrivilege 2096 msiexec.exe Token: SeEnableDelegationPrivilege 2096 msiexec.exe Token: SeManageVolumePrivilege 2096 msiexec.exe Token: SeImpersonatePrivilege 2096 msiexec.exe Token: SeCreateGlobalPrivilege 2096 msiexec.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 2096 msiexec.exe 6080 msiexec.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 720 wrote to memory of 3008 720 2026-08-23_efcb918ffe74716a9f4f852adedcb8ab_amadey_darkgate_emotet_glassworm_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe 89 PID 720 wrote to memory of 2096 720 2026-08-23_efcb918ffe74716a9f4f852adedcb8ab_amadey_darkgate_emotet_glassworm_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe 91 PID 3008 wrote to memory of 3196 3008 cmd.exe 93 - System policy modification 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
description ioc Process Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System 2026-08-23_efcb918ffe74716a9f4f852adedcb8ab_amadey_darkgate_emotet_glassworm_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA = "0" 2026-08-23_efcb918ffe74716a9f4f852adedcb8ab_amadey_darkgate_emotet_glassworm_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Processes
-
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-23_efcb918ffe74716a9f4f852adedcb8ab_amadey_darkgate_emotet_glassworm_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-23_efcb918ffe74716a9f4f852adedcb8ab_amadey_darkgate_emotet_glassworm_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe"1⤵
- UAC bypass
- Checks whether UAC is enabled
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
- System policy modification
PID:720 -
C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe"C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe" /c "C:\Windows\vymnbdzz\btahgewwrp.exe"2⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3008 -
C:\Windows\vymnbdzz\btahgewwrp.exeC:\Windows\vymnbdzz\btahgewwrp.exe3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:3196
-
-
-
C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\msiexec.exemsiexec /x {6444D213-9395-442A-A7D8-EAFEA7948BA7} /qn2⤵
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:2096
-
-
C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exeC:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe /V1⤵
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:6080
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Privilege Escalation
Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism
1Bypass User Account Control
1Defense Evasion
Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism
1Bypass User Account Control
1Impair Defenses
1Disable or Modify Tools
1Modify Registry
2Replay Monitor
Loading Replay Monitor...
Downloads
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Config.ini
- Size 1KB
- SHA256 3843abcbee8ea6bd4402f2d6faae324ce697bbbe1b96009d7726022ba6b44b08
- MD5 255fcc40ee96564a35bdffc272567139
- SHA1 b3f2025ffde40b6096f00d60fe313db91b307ebd
- SHA512 7195070dd54941acba508be09014924b6ff7520738042ee04f698ef6339a11f7e3d4c071bd34b46cc955cfefab171c9bd9ad209e91e30ca77589cad7ad754e47
- TLSH T1A611FC2FC10B12540BF83F0BB42A2CCA3D4F6291F688D6243481230759FD2B903DA9EC
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Windows\vymnbdzz\btahgewwrp.exe
- Size 412KB
- SHA256 e137edd71db9c4857e9381f7ae677a43cb2c0e522e1df10ef1f071238ee9eed9
- MD5 78d685c4bceb2f0fdde80b2b079fccfc
- SHA1 e2304ae9d02d3b4a538915eccf0269ba7f8cb843
- SHA512 0a198ec342539cc607f8fc25051dbc63c7d630b2ff749025ab94b940dab163042739792c3fc82ecbee785b9017520a480b87587e5fe6ad3ddb5a9451ac347a29
- SSDEEP 6144:NDRrnM+1hwYC4mMM1YOt09elgBCwHBZpjtrg4yB2TdmPl9TBt44uVcyb:c+1hU4mf1YO2BZpjthy0st9Tk41yb
- TLSH T1EA945B20F652C03BE5A310B6CEAED7796A6CAA304B2450C7B3C41FB95B355D36A3534B
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH