Overview

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Static

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2026-08-28...op.exe

windows10-2004-x64

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2026-08-28...op.exe

windows11-ltsc_2024-x64

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Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    117s
  • 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, 09:10

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General

  • Target
    2026-08-28_c382e1537a23e3e8a6c12c70b9486d6e_darkgate_elex_stop.exe
  • Size 3.0MB
  • Sample260828-k46kpaware
  • SHA256 8674968f0cca50c829050357d4482f225cf3c720cbc504ef261f405ec8ba8ed0
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10
discoveryexecutionpersistence

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
    persistenceexecution
  • Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
    persistence
  • 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.

    execution
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 9 IoCs

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

    discovery
  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

    persistenceexecution
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 7 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-28_c382e1537a23e3e8a6c12c70b9486d6e_darkgate_elex_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-28_c382e1537a23e3e8a6c12c70b9486d6e_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:4216
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BCACACCBCABBBABBABABBCBABAACCABBBBCCABBCCCBCBBACBBBBCACAABBBBBBCAAAACAABBAACACBACCABCBCCACBCABBBCCACBCC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCAAACAABCCCABBAACCBAABACAAACBCCCBACBACCACABACCCACCCAA.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:4804
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BCACACCBCABBBABBABABBCBABAACCABBBBCCABBCCCBCBBACBBBBCACAABBBBBBCAAAACAABBAACACBACCABCBCCACBCABBBCCACBCC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCAAACAABCCCABBAACCBAABACAAACBCCCBACBACCACABACCCACCCAA.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:1400
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_CCBCAACBBABACABBCBBACAACACCBCCACACABCBAABCCBCACCCAB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCAAACAABCCCABBAACCBAABACAAACBCCCBACBACCACABACCCACCCAA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CCBCAACBBABACABBCBBACAACACCBCCACACABCBAABCCBCACCCAB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2452
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_CCBCAACBBABACABBCBBACAACACCBCCACACABCBAABCCBCACCCAB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCAAACAABCCCABBAACCBAABACAAACBCCCBACBACCACABACCCACCCAA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CCBCAACBBABACABBCBBACAACACCBCCACACABCBAABCCBCACCCAB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4836
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_CCBCAACBBABACABBCBBACAACACCBCCACACABCBAABCCBCACCCAB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3340
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_CCBCAACBBABACABBCBBACAACACCBCCACACABCBAABCCBCACCCAB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:5620
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCAAACAABCCCABBAACCBAABACAAACBCCCBACBACCACABACCCACCCAA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCAAACAABCCCABBAACCBAABACAAACBCCCBACBACCACABACCCACCCAA.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:1656
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:5280
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBCACCAACABABBBBACBCCCCCAABBCCAACAAABABAAACBCCABBBAABCA.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBCACCAACABABBBBACBCCCCCAABBCCAACAAABABAAACBCCABBBAABCA.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:5072
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCAAACAABCCCABBAACCBAABACAAACBCCCBACBACCACABACCCACCCAA.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCAAACAABCCCABBAACCBAABACAAACBCCCBACBACCACABACCCACCCAA.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:4692

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

          Reconnaissance

          Resource Development

          Initial Access

          Execution

          Command and Scripting Interpreter

          1
          T1059

          Windows Command Shell

          1
          T1059.003

          Scheduled Task/Job

          1
          T1053

          Scheduled Task

          1
          T1053.005

          System Services

          1
          T1569

          Service Execution

          1
          T1569.002

          Persistence

          Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

          1
          T1547

          Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

          1
          T1547.001

          Create or Modify System Process

          1
          T1543

          Windows Service

          1
          T1543.003

          Scheduled Task/Job

          1
          T1053

          Scheduled Task

          1
          T1053.005

          Privilege Escalation

          Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

          1
          T1547

          Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

          1
          T1547.001

          Create or Modify System Process

          1
          T1543

          Windows Service

          1
          T1543.003

          Scheduled Task/Job

          1
          T1053

          Scheduled Task

          1
          T1053.005

          Defense Evasion

          Modify Registry

          1
          T1112

          Credential Access

          Discovery

          System Location Discovery

          1
          T1614

          System Language Discovery

          1
          T1614.001

          Lateral Movement

          Collection

          Command and Control

          Exfiltration

          Impact

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          Downloads

          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 a0c4cfeb613f451f53cd974ffd74ceb3e26b8ae8b0cfe6085c2c06e0ca5965b5
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 a0b9224238e0e4b96162442b257bcf4bf77ecf1bb2cd34d8ee1c6e4afaf58f20
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 58d0f68de3a9cea04e1f9e85b4fb24338dffcd2895171b184ab9d94733f0e23f
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 0236251de986ef2175be2cf120874094b627d51fb5816ea6095e44cb54f0df78
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512
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          svchost_BCCAAACAABCCCABBAACCBAABACAAACBCCCBACBACCACABACCCACCCAA.exe
          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCAAACAABCCCABBAACCBAABACAAACBCCCBACBACCACABACCCACCCAA.exe
          • Size 3.0MB
          • SHA256 8674968f0cca50c829050357d4482f225cf3c720cbc504ef261f405ec8ba8ed0
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
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          memory/1656-24-0x0000000000AB0000-0x0000000000AD1000-memory.dmp
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          memory/1656-34-0x0000000000AB0000-0x0000000000AD1000-memory.dmp
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          memory/4216-0-0x0000000000070000-0x0000000000091000-memory.dmp
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          memory/4216-8-0x0000000000070000-0x0000000000091000-memory.dmp
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