Overview

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Static

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2026-08-28...ar.exe

windows10-2004-x64

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2026-08-28...ar.exe

windows11-ltsc_2024-x64

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Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    113s
  • 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, 13:32

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General

  • Target
    2026-08-28_7e4d777074a4cbcb13fa97fa5a0d38dc_amadey_darkgate_elex_stop_vidar.exe
  • Size 5.6MB
  • Sample260828-qtcshsysds
  • SHA256 923684b89c096310a8197bd6ec4aeaab0efa117ca28068b1d08b8b0b7fe4a0fb
  • 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 10 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 7 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-28_7e4d777074a4cbcb13fa97fa5a0d38dc_amadey_darkgate_elex_stop_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-28_7e4d777074a4cbcb13fa97fa5a0d38dc_amadey_darkgate_elex_stop_vidar.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:4284
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CCBBACCBACACAAAACAAABAACBBBABBACBAAABCBACCBBABABCABACBBAACACBBCAABBAABABCCBAAACBCBBBCBAABACBCBBBACACABA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBAAAABABABAABCCBBCAAAACCCBBABBBAACCACAABCACCBBCCCBAAAC.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:4056
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CCBBACCBACACAAAACAAABAACBBBABBACBAAABCBACCBBABABCABACBBAACACBBCAABBAABABCCBAAACBCBBBCBAABACBCBBBACACABA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBAAAABABABAABCCBBCAAAACCCBBABBBAACCACAABCACCBBCCCBAAAC.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:4024
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_AAABCABCBBBACCACBABBABBCACCBCCABAABAABCCCABABACACBC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBAAAABABABAABCCBBCAAAACCCBBABBBAACCACAABCACCBBCCCBAAAC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_AAABCABCBBBACCACBABBABBCACCBCCABAABAABCCCABABACACBC"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5696
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_AAABCABCBBBACCACBABBABBCACCBCCABAABAABCCCABABACACBC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBAAAABABABAABCCBBCAAAACCCBBABBBAACCACAABCACCBBCCCBAAAC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_AAABCABCBBBACCACBABBABBCACCBCCABAABAABCCCABABACACBC"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3856
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_AAABCABCBBBACCACBABBABBCACCBCCABAABAABCCCABABACACBC"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5904
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_AAABCABCBBBACCACBABBABBCACCBCCABAABAABCCCABABACACBC"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4000
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBAAAABABABAABCCBBCAAAACCCBBABBBAACCACAABCACCBBCCCBAAAC.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBAAAABABABAABCCBBCAAAACCCBBABBBAACCACAABCACCBBCCCBAAAC.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:3232
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:3836
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AAAAACBBACACBAABBCAAABCCABBAACBBABCCACBACACAACAACBCBBBA.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AAAAACBBACACBAABBCAAABCCABBAACBBABCCACBACACAACAACBCBBBA.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1820
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBAAAABABABAABCCBBCAAAACCCBBABBBAACCACAABCACCBBCCCBAAAC.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBAAAABABABAABCCBBCAAAACCCBBABBBAACCACAABCACCBBCCCBAAAC.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:2852

    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 ac297ea185931a241a025ba8ef581323d9f757e5bb0560912ade85696a925cbf
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 e6f314edbe7ffaddc57ed7ec01a247b4ee6d15f49989b39eaeb0217c7b2ae0fd
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 17536b4e4a81737a210ced521f3f4a4de6391fb3022bde88fe749882d6a4cf2a
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 7c69811db1d429311955883975d7423a72917d84a136356724542a1cceef6280
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 ebfd109510101748ee4c36a7f493c3d2420b549b6f16a9f8f5474f082ef37048
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 ad5323b6f1671ccf8faf02c521186e9add64f29ec415cf8206ccf14211402981
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512
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          svchost_CBAAAABABABAABCCBBCAAAACCCBBABBBAACCACAABCACCBBCCCBAAAC.exe
          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBAAAABABABAABCCBBCAAAACCCBBABBBAACCACAABCACCBBCCCBAAAC.exe
          • Size 5.6MB
          • SHA256 923684b89c096310a8197bd6ec4aeaab0efa117ca28068b1d08b8b0b7fe4a0fb
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
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          virus_log.txt
          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 926B
          • SHA256 6db39823676e5d12519688eba7549cc09016e040152090f2c565b368355e76c0
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
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          memory/1820-79-0x00000000006B0000-0x00000000006D1000-memory.dmp
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          memory/3232-34-0x0000000000250000-0x0000000000271000-memory.dmp
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          memory/3232-24-0x0000000000250000-0x0000000000271000-memory.dmp
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          memory/4284-0-0x0000000000CF0000-0x0000000000D11000-memory.dmp
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          memory/4284-8-0x0000000000CF0000-0x0000000000D11000-memory.dmp
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