Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    126s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260710-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260710-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    28/08/2026, 11:42

General

  • Target
    2026-08-28_96c1c63bd244d7ef5d605b55b1b6699f_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe
  • Size 5.5MB
  • Sample260828-nt85lsxaph
  • SHA256 6455f9a8ce7d8bc738e2d3c806c78343ed245e9b57aaf93793de7afbe610879b
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
  • Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
  • 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 9 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 1 IoCs

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

  • 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_96c1c63bd244d7ef5d605b55b1b6699f_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-28_96c1c63bd244d7ef5d605b55b1b6699f_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_luca-stealer.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:3344
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BABBAAAAAABCCACCBAAAACCBAACCBBBAABAACBABCCAABBBBACACCBABCCABAACBBABBCACCCBBBABABABABBACABACBCACBBCACAAB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBAABABAAACCAABABBACACAABCACBAAACACBCBBCBBBCCABBCBAACC.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:1352
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BABBAAAAAABCCACCBAAAACCBAACCBBBAABAACBABCCAABBBBACACCBABCCABAACBBABBCACCCBBBABABABABBACABACBCACBBCACAAB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBAABABAAACCAABABBACACAABCACBAAACACBCBBCBBBCCABBCBAACC.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:5520
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_ABBBCCBCBAAAABCBACACBACBCBCACBACCABCCCAABAAAABBCCBA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBAABABAAACCAABABBACACAABCACBAAACACBCBBCBBBCCABBCBAACC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_ABBBCCBCBAAAABCBACACBACBCBCACBACCABCCCAABAAAABBCCBA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2000
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_ABBBCCBCBAAAABCBACACBACBCBCACBACCABCCCAABAAAABBCCBA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBAABABAAACCAABABBACACAABCACBAAACACBCBBCBBBCCABBCBAACC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_ABBBCCBCBAAAABCBACACBACBCBCACBACCABCCCAABAAAABBCCBA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1488
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_ABBBCCBCBAAAABCBACACBACBCBCACBACCABCCCAABAAAABBCCBA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5760
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_ABBBCCBCBAAAABCBACACBACBCBCACBACCABCCCAABAAAABBCCBA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2588
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBAABABAAACCAABABBACACAABCACBAAACACBCBBCBBBCCABBCBAACC.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBAABABAAACCAABABBACACAABCACBAAACACBCBBCBBBCCABBCBAACC.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:1504
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:508
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AAAAACBAABCCAABBBABAABCCCCBBCBCBBCCCCBCACABCCACBAABBABA.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AAAAACBAABCCAABBBABAABCCCCBBCBCBBCCCCBCACABCCACBAABBABA.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:4912
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBAABABAAACCAABABBACACAABCACBAAACACBCBBCBBBCCABBCBAACC.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBAABABAAACCAABABBACACAABCACBAAACACBCBBCBBBCCABBCBAACC.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:4660

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

          Replay Monitor

          Loading Replay Monitor...

          Downloads

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 936604df4fc532be3566c96d85d2bb50a72553b98f35c0e9d5a610d72c380e42
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 e09f30d70ea60c76222522bd59bdabd5670169b833d9c1aa6546a5e6d4ac85de
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 7325d9a87b612f937e226602045b410e781981742cd13fcca84328005d3a01a1
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 988d65d4740f9c679c13c2fa22ab40008ff01bf810ca403d96848e2b72f92062
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          svchost_ACBAABABAAACCAABABBACACAABCACBAAACACBCBBCBBBCCABBCBAACC.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBAABABAAACCAABABBACACAABCACBAAACACBCBBCBBBCCABBCBAACC.exe
          • Size 5.5MB
          • SHA256 6455f9a8ce7d8bc738e2d3c806c78343ed245e9b57aaf93793de7afbe610879b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/1504-24-0x00000000007A0000-0x00000000007C1000-memory.dmp

          memory/1504-34-0x00000000007A0000-0x00000000007C1000-memory.dmp

          memory/3344-0-0x00000000004F0000-0x0000000000511000-memory.dmp

          memory/3344-8-0x00000000004F0000-0x0000000000511000-memory.dmp