Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    124s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    27/08/2026, 02:04

General

  • Target
    2026-08-26_f617235cef575cc187707ff3ede71d29_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_darpapox_elex_glassworm_manusc.exe
  • Size 2.7MB
  • Sample260827-chmaxswzds
  • SHA256 da156cceae349885d119cda1635f92bb9b86b46fc059b6135986cea58322e179
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects Reflective DLL injection artifacts 2 IoCs
  • Detects Windows exceutables bypassing UAC using CMSTP COM interfaces. MITRE (T1218.003) 2 IoCs
  • UPX dump on OEP (original entry point) 5 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 11 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Drops desktop.ini file(s) 2 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 48 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 9 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 4 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

  • Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs
  • Launches sc.exe 1 IoCs

    Sc.exe is a Windows utlilty to control services on the system.

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 5 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 15 IoCs

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

  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 30 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 27 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-26_f617235cef575cc187707ff3ede71d29_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_darpapox_elex_glassworm_manusc.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-26_f617235cef575cc187707ff3ede71d29_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_darpapox_elex_glassworm_manusc.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3644
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe
      explorer.exe
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5092
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@AE2C46.tmp.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@AE2C46.tmp.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4176
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Temp\Admin0.bat" "
          4⤵
          • Executes a command shell one-liner
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:1956
          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Messenger\Extension\WdExt.exe
            "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Messenger\Extension\WdExt.exe"
            5⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Loads dropped DLL
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:1948
            • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
              C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Temp\Admin1.bat" "
              6⤵
              • Executes a command shell one-liner
              • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
              • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
              PID:1332
              • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Defender\launch.exe
                "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Defender\launch.exe" /i 1948
                7⤵
                • Executes dropped EXE
                • Adds Run key to start application
                • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                PID:3804
                • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
                  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Temp\Admin2.bat" "
                  8⤵
                  • Executes a command shell one-liner
                  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                  PID:5920
                  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\wtmps.exe
                    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\wtmps.exe"
                    9⤵
                    • Executes dropped EXE
                    • Drops file in System32 directory
                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                    PID:3184
                    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mscaps.exe
                      "C:\Windows\system32\mscaps.exe" /C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\wtmps.exe
                      10⤵
                      • Executes dropped EXE
                      PID:1704
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Temp\Admin1.bat" "
          4⤵
          • Executes a command shell one-liner
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:5540
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-26_f617235cef575cc187707ff3ede71d29_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_darpapox_elex_glassworm_manusc.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-26_f617235cef575cc187707ff3ede71d29_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_darpapox_elex_glassworm_manusc.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3008
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ilfkvuzjmm.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ilfkvuzjmm.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ffiulzlilh.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-26_f617235cef575cc187707ff3ede71d29_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_darpapox_elex_glassworm_manusc.exe"
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:264
          • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-26_f617235cef575cc187707ff3ede71d29_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_darpapox_elex_glassworm_manusc.exe
            "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-26_f617235cef575cc187707ff3ede71d29_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_darpapox_elex_glassworm_manusc.exe"
            5⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Drops desktop.ini file(s)
            • Drops file in Windows directory
            PID:4160
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bdwrlmcymq.exe
          C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bdwrlmcymq.exe
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Drops file in System32 directory
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:5276
          • C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
            /c sc config msdtc obj= LocalSystem
            5⤵
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:1400
            • C:\Windows\system32\sc.exe
              sc config msdtc obj= LocalSystem
              6⤵
              • Launches sc.exe
              PID:3544
          • C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Z13CHHth.bat"
            5⤵
            • Executes a command shell one-liner
            PID:5204
          • C:\Windows\System32\bindsvc.exe
            "C:\Windows\System32\bindsvc.exe"
            5⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            PID:2084
  • C:\Windows\system32\SearchIndexer.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\SearchIndexer.exe /Embedding
    1⤵
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1988
    • C:\Windows\System32\SearchProtocolHost.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\SearchProtocolHost.exe" Global\UsGthrFltPipeMssGthrPipe1_ Global\UsGthrCtrlFltPipeMssGthrPipe1 1 -2147483646 "Software\Microsoft\Windows Search" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT; MS Search 4.0 Robot)" "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Data\Temp\usgthrsvc" "DownLevelDaemon"
      2⤵
      • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
      PID:1528
    • C:\Windows\System32\SearchProtocolHost.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\SearchProtocolHost.exe" Global\UsGthrFltPipeMssGthrPipe_S-1-5-21-3986082593-3624157295-3514260330-10002_ Global\UsGthrCtrlFltPipeMssGthrPipe_S-1-5-21-3986082593-3624157295-3514260330-10002 1 -2147483646 "Software\Microsoft\Windows Search" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT; MS Search 4.0 Robot)" "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Data\Temp\usgthrsvc" "DownLevelDaemon" "1"
      2⤵
        PID:5380
      • C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe" 836 2992 2988 820 {7FC3863B-7471-4B10-84E3-A5C2E0330618}
        2⤵
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        PID:1600
      • C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe" 836 2836 3016 820 {06DC0F6A-A3E7-4365-A8E8-F674FE2E6361}
        2⤵
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        PID:5440
      • C:\Windows\System32\SearchProtocolHost.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\SearchProtocolHost.exe" Global\UsGthrFltPipeMssGthrPipe3_ Global\UsGthrCtrlFltPipeMssGthrPipe3 1 -2147483646 "Software\Microsoft\Windows Search" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT; MS Search 4.0 Robot)" "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Data\Temp\usgthrsvc" "DownLevelDaemon"
        2⤵
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        PID:4100
      • C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe" 836 2836 3016 820 {06DC0F6A-A3E7-4365-A8E8-F674FE2E6361}
        2⤵
          PID:2576
        • C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe" 836 2992 2988 820 {7FC3863B-7471-4B10-84E3-A5C2E0330618}
          2⤵
            PID:2568
        • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Defender\launch.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Defender\launch.exe"
          1⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          PID:3608

        Network

              MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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              Downloads

              Windows.db

              • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Data\Applications\Windows\Windows.db
              • Size 1.1MB
              • SHA256 b4deb0fb164117a1dd99566ba30dff39a70b4cd57b5e5ede7f8423f75741274d
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              Windows.db-wal

              • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Data\Applications\Windows\Windows.db-wal
              • Size 1.3MB
              • SHA256 882e61cbb21f8d414df593a99096a4d34403dd34fa9c6f40ea90abd93c5db088
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              2026-08-26_f617235cef575cc187707ff3ede71d29_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_darpapox_elex_glassworm_manusc.exe

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-26_f617235cef575cc187707ff3ede71d29_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_darpapox_elex_glassworm_manusc.exe
              • Size 1002KB
              • SHA256 4642dc39fda57b1c52a81269e0bf22e5f2d1c0579395de0ab56feeef76a22b99
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              4EE1.tmp

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4EE1.tmp
              • Size 406B
              • SHA256 27e678bf5dc82219d6edd744f0b82567a26e40f8a9dcd6487205e13058e3ed1f
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

              @AE2C46.tmp.exe

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\@AE2C46.tmp.exe
              • Size 1.7MB
              • SHA256 546613a7ccdf919123124d67e14fd44b5f52c5be72c3ca5c9ab0ee5b7b3e1bcd
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              Z13CHHth.bat

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Z13CHHth.bat
              • Size 196B
              • SHA256 14e8cccdc87ce14d33ac020b4d46a9e367c5e8c5aca53ececfa31233d228f903
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

              bdwrlmcymq.exe

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bdwrlmcymq.exe
              • Size 580KB
              • SHA256 3ab288c47914e33cc61985e46502158400faa9d7187b55c19039b8795504a290
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              ffiulzlilh.exe

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ffiulzlilh.exe
              • Size 242KB
              • SHA256 a13b3fb01603237ff1a651721fdcf258c4c84af806ba9471be71e7b74654ce3f
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              ilfkvuzjmm.exe

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ilfkvuzjmm.exe
              • Size 51KB
              • SHA256 c25d90168fc2026d8ed2a69c066bd5a7e11004c3899928a7db24cb7636fc4d9e
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              tmp3493.tmp

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp3493.tmp
              • Size 1.0MB
              • SHA256 07ffcde2097d0af67464907fec6a4079b92da11583013bae7d3313fa32312fe8
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

              tmp34A4.tmp

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp34A4.tmp
              • Size 229KB
              • SHA256 70a392389aecd0f58251e72c3fd7e9159f481061d14209ff8708a0fd9ff584dc
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

              tmp34C4.tmp

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp34C4.tmp
              • Size 120KB
              • SHA256 01631353726dc51bcea311dbc012572cf96775e516b1c79a2de572ef15954b7a
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

              tmp34D5.tmp

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp34D5.tmp
              • Size 126KB
              • SHA256 ae5697f849fa48db6d3d13455c224fcf6ceb0602a1e8ac443e211dd0f32d50f4
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

              tmp34E5.tmp

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp34E5.tmp
              • Size 89KB
              • SHA256 63149ad45db380f5dd15f65d9ceb2611d53a0a66e022483bee4ce2ff7d2610e2
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

              tmp34E6.tmp

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp34E6.tmp
              • Size 99KB
              • SHA256 5ec8093ef5939d1abce1c576097b584fb600b94ad767c1da897f7cb7f0063d26
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

              tmp3506.tmp

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp3506.tmp
              • Size 172KB
              • SHA256 27c945ccb84aa024f1f063701327e829a7ef3a7ede4a43b2febbb1dddbdf8740
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

              tmp3517.tmp

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp3517.tmp
              • Size 276KB
              • SHA256 d2fa6f9686386a92253a9c5ea25ace702a111483540b60c1300789235cea7fdc
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP

              wtmps.exe

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\wtmps.exe
              • Size 276KB
              • SHA256 3b20c853d4ca23240cd338b8cab16f1027c540ddfe9c4ffdca1624d2f923b373
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              launch.exe

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Defender\launch.exe
              • Size 172KB
              • SHA256 6a7093440420306cf7de53421a67af8a1094771e0aab9535acbd748d08ed766c
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              WdExt.exe

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Messenger\Extension\WdExt.exe
              • Size 1.7MB
              • SHA256 a7bd043f65b1bcf79652d0ff2b0594f79deaed6eac6e5626d65e2b3ae75c0733
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              Admin0.bat

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Temp\Admin0.bat
              • Size 129B
              • SHA256 b3c704b1a728004fc5e25899d72930a7466d7628dd6ddd795b3000897dfa4020
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

              Admin1.bat

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Temp\Admin1.bat
              • Size 126B
              • SHA256 3885bd6bc702e2614a0b6861603485e26a0eaad8d64b41197eb02f5c689f18c7
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

              Admin1.bat

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Temp\Admin1.bat
              • Size 196B
              • SHA256 3519109befe7fea039665dac36e1be05ac9c34187c29f009b9b7ffacf8bd263c
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

              Admin2.bat

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Temp\Admin2.bat
              • Size 102B
              • SHA256 4e7d460b8dc9f2c01b4c5a16fb956aced10127bc940e8039a80c6455901ea1f0
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

              mydll.dll

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Temp\mydll.dll
              • Size 382KB
              • SHA256 f0a24c3d4e5f5948dd84a9db1206e07b904c6c12ff9e20de2a2ad7d6b04c6946
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              mscaps.exe

              • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mscaps.exe
              • Size 200KB
              • SHA256 2c4c9ec8e9291ba5c73f641af2e0c3e1bbd257ac40d9fb9d3faab7cebc978905
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              bindsvc.exe

              • Path C:\Windows\System32\bindsvc.exe
              • Size 291KB
              • SHA256 d032bdc64c9451bbb653b346c5bd6ac9f83a91edeb0155497f098c8d6182ddee
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              memory/1988-233-0x00000133DC780000-0x00000133DCA1E000-memory.dmp

              memory/4160-186-0x000000001CA40000-0x000000001CF0E000-memory.dmp

              memory/4160-192-0x00000000013B0000-0x00000000013B8000-memory.dmp

              memory/4160-187-0x000000001CF10000-0x000000001CFAC000-memory.dmp

              memory/4160-183-0x000000001B9A0000-0x000000001BA14000-memory.dmp

              memory/4176-19-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010015000-memory.dmp

              memory/5276-212-0x0000000000680000-0x00000000007FA000-memory.dmp

              memory/5276-222-0x0000000000680000-0x00000000007FA000-memory.dmp

              memory/5276-146-0x0000000000680000-0x00000000007FA000-memory.dmp