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

General

  • Target
    2026-08-23_efcb918ffe74716a9f4f852adedcb8ab_amadey_darkgate_emotet_glassworm_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe
  • Size 4.0MB
  • Sample260823-tk7hbayanc
  • SHA256 aafc5b07ab611747cc349cfc431ea6207a989d151c1d121c1b428da0820cfc91
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • UAC bypass 3 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Detects executables embedding registry key / value combination indicative of disabling Windows Defen 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs
  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 32 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs
  • System policy modification 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

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.exe
        C:\Windows\vymnbdzz\btahgewwrp.exe
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3196
    • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\msiexec.exe
      msiexec /x {6444D213-9395-442A-A7D8-EAFEA7948BA7} /qn
      2⤵
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:2096
  • C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe /V
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:6080

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        Config.ini

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Config.ini
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 3843abcbee8ea6bd4402f2d6faae324ce697bbbe1b96009d7726022ba6b44b08
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        btahgewwrp.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\vymnbdzz\btahgewwrp.exe
        • Size 412KB
        • SHA256 e137edd71db9c4857e9381f7ae677a43cb2c0e522e1df10ef1f071238ee9eed9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH