Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    140s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    28/08/2026, 07:56

General

  • Target
    2026-08-28_d7d04a96ff29314798a67f20c5f9bf31_amadey_darkgate_elex_stop.exe
  • Size 991KB
  • Sample260828-jswexavemc
  • SHA256 291f143fa3710824fa008970a915c7cd74676962488030bd4e0d14e7352dfda7
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Creates a file in the Startup directory 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

    A file was written to a Windows startup folder. Files in these directories are executed automatically when a user logs on or an application initializes.

  • 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 4 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.

  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 2 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 WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-28_d7d04a96ff29314798a67f20c5f9bf31_amadey_darkgate_elex_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-28_d7d04a96ff29314798a67f20c5f9bf31_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:3340
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CBCBBAAAAABBAABAACACACCAAAAABBCBCCACBBACABCCCBCBCCBAABBBBCCBCCBCCACABACAABAACABACCABCBACACACCBCACBAACBA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBCCABCBBBAACACBABCABBBACBABBBCCACACCBAACBBBCCCBBAAACAB.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:2816
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CBCBBAAAAABBAABAACACACCAAAAABBCBCCACBBACABCCCBCBCCBAABBBBCCBCCBCCACABACAABAACABACCABCBACACACCBCACBAACBA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBCCABCBBBAACACBABCABBBACBABBBCCACACCBAACBBBCCCBBAAACAB.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:2756
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_BCCBBBCBCBCAAAACAACBACCBAACCCBBACABBBBCBAAAABAABCCA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBCCABCBBBAACACBABCABBBACBABBBCCACACCBAACBBBCCCBBAAACAB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BCCBBBCBCBCAAAACAACBACCBAACCCBBACABBBBCBAAAABAABCCA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1716
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_BCCBBBCBCBCAAAACAACBACCBAACCCBBACABBBBCBAAAABAABCCA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBCCABCBBBAACACBABCABBBACBABBBCCACACCBAACBBBCCCBBAAACAB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BCCBBBCBCBCAAAACAACBACCBAACCCBBACABBBBCBAAAABAABCCA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:5904
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_BCCBBBCBCBCAAAACAACBACCBAACCCBBACABBBBCBAAAABAABCCA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4104
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_BCCBBBCBCBCAAAACAACBACCBAACCCBBACABBBBCBAAAABAABCCA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2276
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBCCABCBBBAACACBABCABBBACBABBBCCACACCBAACBBBCCCBBAAACAB.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBCCABCBBBAACACBABCABBBACBABBBCCACACCBAACBBBCCCBBAAACAB.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:5544
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:5796
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BABCABBCAABCCBBCACACCBABCBAAACABAACCABAACBBAACACBBACCCBBBBBABACCBBABBACAABCBBBBAABACBBCABABACBACACBABCA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CACACACBABBBCACCBABBCBCCCCCCCCABBBABCBCAAABCCACCBACCCCA.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:4980
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
          schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BABCABBCAABCCBBCACACCBABCBAAACABAACCABAACBBAACACBBACCCBBBBBABACCBBABBACAABCBBBBAABACBBCABABACBACACBABCA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CACACACBABBBCACCBABBCBCCCCCCCCABBBABCBCAAABCCACCBACCCCA.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
          3⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:3580
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CACACACBABBBCACCBABBCBCCCCCCCCABBBABCBCAAABCCACCBACCCCA.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CACACACBABBBCACCBABBCBCCCCCCCCABBBABCBCAAABCCACCBACCCCA.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4256
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBCCABCBBBAACACBABCABBBACBABBBCCACACCBAACBBBCCCBBAAACAB.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBCCABCBBBAACACBABCABBBACBABBBCCACACCBAACBBBCCCBBAAACAB.exe
      1⤵
      • Creates a file in the Startup directory
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3492

    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 008521f5927e0b24b880708c41df46e6aafc51c6bd105872f23ec0d6b6953f2e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Crypto\PCPKSP\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 7798cac9c421113e1dc0eb9b1412fa4c49bc7f57d33e2ff2494ad149c279fc41
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{1B690A4C-381A-40D4-BA4A-3F8ACD5CE797}v56.64.8781\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 d0d15e739b3a7cb9feffc7434b0b1ca722c1ecb83dcb97fa288bf9cbe6f9406f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          windowsdesktop-runtime-8.0.15-win-x64.exe

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{5625bb48-295c-4113-bc92-d6a69b19b04c}\windowsdesktop-runtime-8.0.15-win-x64.exe
          • Size 1.6MB
          • SHA256 2c154beab76ea2e7ef6325ea90ab5d2282c8e2e2b81f08fa4e6d7c37f1b412ae
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.AAD.BrokerPlugin_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 761cf8c900326e19bb55bc18e7f341145d369fe22cef121518076f2a53b07daf
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.NarratorQuickStart_8wekyb3d8bbwe\AC\INetHistory\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 108b1365073004241deb0726dc6856c8eee8c0cf078d65eae97258837ffc5d20
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Background Tasks Profiles\zgn7oo5w.MozillaBackgroundTask-308046B0AF4A39CB-defaultagent\crashes\events\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 eb217c7351df522c38333693376490c25ec4f859fb9af92ca25d05a7055499f4
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 040bedcca4b2cf1d1b6f34af6574717a62cadb7f7f29453166335388698e4235
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 41921416749d1bad5c7ebae0ceb9ef7562c2f581fcdf10a4286813e653cd7018
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 b87bcf29503948fdad07b249b02206c7c4598243156e7f01c804f7b75dcbf122
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 4269298d535c422da8a30885232b30af59981737fa811a337aedb185e511f923
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 1fb5752e32b614fd3603b3e58683451885c1fd392c0e40e033793fbabe489fc9
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          svchost_CBCCABCBBBAACACBABCABBBACBABBBCCACACCBAACBBBCCCBBAAACAB.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBCCABCBBBAACACBABCABBBACBABBBCCACACCBAACBBBCCCBBAAACAB.exe
          • Size 991KB
          • SHA256 291f143fa3710824fa008970a915c7cd74676962488030bd4e0d14e7352dfda7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 20f294bf67245116fa25ca7046f9c673b0cf7b0ceb60f4a9120c9f00966c9515
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 926B
          • SHA256 0a65af12a3820d0d0270074cdd9947e94e4bd17679fd1c7bd2046eae04a96cdc
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 1a44e6543e92254266b1038e82932a85ad9e1c6d602de03b744d1f94a9fab67f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          memory/3340-6-0x0000000000210000-0x0000000000231000-memory.dmp

          memory/3492-1466-0x0000000000940000-0x0000000000961000-memory.dmp

          memory/3492-4032-0x0000000000940000-0x0000000000961000-memory.dmp

          memory/4256-72-0x0000000000170000-0x0000000000191000-memory.dmp

          memory/5544-32-0x0000000000940000-0x0000000000961000-memory.dmp