Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    141s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    27/08/2026, 05:15

General

  • Target
    2026-08-27_fcda91b4f9b15438760a4b68c12adfdf_amadey_darkgate_elex_stop.exe
  • Size 1.1MB
  • Sample260827-fxvsdsdm2z
  • SHA256 a51501912e7470e8a86baf9d4ed3c57bf7d83c5de130574d7446be18e0f0bfb8
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
  • Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs

    Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Launches sc.exe 2 IoCs

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

  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 3 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 11 IoCs

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

  • Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 12 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-27_fcda91b4f9b15438760a4b68c12adfdf_amadey_darkgate_elex_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-27_fcda91b4f9b15438760a4b68c12adfdf_amadey_darkgate_elex_stop.exe"
    1⤵
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1388
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BABBABBBBACABBBAAABCACACACBCBBCABCAAAACBAAABBABBCBAAAAAABABBAAAAABBCBCBCCBBABCCBABCABBACAABBCACBACACCBA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CABAABAACCCCBBACBBAACCACABBAACCACCCBBBBBAAABBBAACACABAC.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4052
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BABBABBBBACABBBAAABCACACACBCBBCABCAAAACBAAABBABBCBAAAAAABABBAAAAABBCBCBCCBBABCCBABCABBACAABBCACBACACCBA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CABAABAACCCCBBACBBAACCACABBAACCACCCBBBBBAAABBBAACACABAC.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:1328
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_BCABABAACCACCBBBCCAACCAACCAABBCAAACBBBCACABABCABCAA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CABAABAACCCCBBACBBAACCACABBAACCACCCBBBBBAAABBBAACACABAC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BCABABAACCACCBBBCCAACCAACCAABBCAAACBBBCACABABCABCAA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2012
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_BCABABAACCACCBBBCCAACCAACCAABBCAAACBBBCACABABCABCAA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CABAABAACCCCBBACBBAACCACABBAACCACCCBBBBBAAABBBAACACABAC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BCABABAACCACCBBBCCAACCAACCAABBCAAACBBBCACABABCABCAA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4060
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_BCABABAACCACCBBBCCAACCAACCAABBCAAACBBBCACABABCABCAA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:640
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_BCABABAACCACCBBBCCAACCAACCAABBCAAACBBBCACABABCABCAA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3364
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CABAABAACCCCBBACBBAACCACABBAACCACCCBBBBBAAABBBAACACABAC.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CABAABAACCCCBBACBBAACCACABBAACCACCCBBBBBAAABBBAACACABAC.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2484
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:536
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\calc.exe
        calc.exe
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies registry class
        PID:612
  • C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe -Embedding
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:436
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCABAACBCBCABCCBABBBCBACBBBBCCCBCAAACABABABBBAABBACABC.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCABAACBCBCABCCBABBBCBACBBBBCCCBCAAACABABABBBAABBACABC.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:4344
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CABAABAACCCCBBACBBAACCACABBAACCACCCBBBBBAAABBBAACACABAC.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CABAABAACCCCBBACBBAACCACABBAACCACCCBBBBBAAABBBAACACABAC.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:2528

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\PerfLogs\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 0164a610758d434376516a1b28f16af0deb5cffe6ab3d1b87fd96d4709fa7798
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        setup.exe

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Adobe\Setup\{AC76BA86-7AD7-1033-7B44-AC0F074E4100}\setup.exe
        • Size 1.5MB
        • SHA256 881c00e6ed94d58e15f300de6fda34fe34bbbe6dd911dc8cfa9899822d6a6d94
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Feeds Cache\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 c67a202fbb1511c23e2f2659b080ec4e0e874860f4f516838ef3e08302776bb5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\AC\INetHistory\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 9ff855b8572938b02aa5361ccbdb8019bcc556a4c07979203fea7c1e55c1fc79
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 fd518a0e78856064ef2e4c094bd631de9ce47f43ca5a1aa050d1a8bd9a93886e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 b06ac5deb033a7bfadc40f36d4f00a6d2e09a817ca5509a60b9b955b0f2956f0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 be1e3b84b695deb3c0b93d70a07a5a1b643d93918f169d97eaa04c693585da64
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 846dc401284526e90e85c863381094490d147758d2da705527c5665c938dc5c0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 49b536039da1575378f1e63ef9530dc3d4087c4af794e3932a9d389560e5a848
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 3180a05b331ead488aec9c763ec658d49eb4320984dbcc7a90dc2c8aa21b717d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        svchost_CABAABAACCCCBBACBBAACCACABBAACCACCCBBBBBAAABBBAACACABAC.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CABAABAACCCCBBACBBAACCACABBAACCACCCBBBBBAAABBBAACACABAC.exe
        • Size 1.1MB
        • SHA256 a51501912e7470e8a86baf9d4ed3c57bf7d83c5de130574d7446be18e0f0bfb8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        virus_log.txt

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
        • Size 930B
        • SHA256 7a2e127a28558942115d8e857bf8eeab2310b0d75f88dcbb6283f3e784afacac
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        virus_log.txt

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 7f3f616bbca15a52a2c5dd0ded2e8ecd41cbaaaaaf1dfec25bfe0d3083d47b1d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        memory/536-58-0x0000000005340000-0x0000000005341000-memory.dmp

        memory/1388-0-0x0000000000C50000-0x0000000000C71000-memory.dmp

        memory/1388-7-0x0000000000C50000-0x0000000000C71000-memory.dmp

        memory/2484-34-0x0000000000E10000-0x0000000000E31000-memory.dmp

        memory/2528-696-0x0000000000E10000-0x0000000000E31000-memory.dmp

        memory/4344-77-0x00000000007D0000-0x00000000007F1000-memory.dmp

        memory/4344-1466-0x00000000007D0000-0x00000000007F1000-memory.dmp