Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    148s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    28/08/2026, 14:00

General

  • Target
    2026-08-28_780d42c420a92f1d2a26fbc28b52d114_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe
  • Size 9.5MB
  • Sample260828-rbfbcsdb65
  • SHA256 c583a8920f7950f92648042d14ce5a0172cd0abb6346862f92ae32acef5be388
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Creates a file in the Startup directory 1 TTPs 2 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 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\2026-08-28_780d42c420a92f1d2a26fbc28b52d114_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_luca-stealer.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-28_780d42c420a92f1d2a26fbc28b52d114_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:4108
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ACCAACBBABBAABBAABBBCCBCABBCCCCCCBACAABBAAACACCBCCCBBBCAACCABBABBABACBAABBACBBCBBACCAACCBAABCAABBAABCBB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBBAAAAABCCCAABBCCAABCAACCCBCACABBCABCBCBBCAABCACBBACAC.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:4044
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ACCAACBBABBAABBAABBBCCBCABBCCCCCCBACAABBAAACACCBCCCBBBCAACCABBABBABACBAABBACBBCBBACCAACCBAABCAABBAABCBB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBBAAAAABCCCAABBCCAABCAACCCBCACABBCABCBCBBCAABCACBBACAC.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:1340
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_CBBAAABACBCCBBCCCAAABABCAACBCBBACBAABCACBCCCBBCCABC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBBAAAAABCCCAABBCCAABCAACCCBCACABBCABCBCBBCAABCACBBACAC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CBBAAABACBCCBBCCCAAABABCAACBCBBACBAABCACBCCCBBCCABC"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4844
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_CBBAAABACBCCBBCCCAAABABCAACBCBBACBAABCACBCCCBBCCABC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBBAAAAABCCCAABBCCAABCAACCCBCACABBCABCBCBBCAABCACBBACAC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CBBAAABACBCCBBCCCAAABABCAACBCBBACBAABCACBCCCBBCCABC"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2240
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_CBBAAABACBCCBBCCCAAABABCAACBCBBACBAABCACBCCCBBCCABC"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4996
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_CBBAAABACBCCBBCCCAAABABCAACBCBBACBAABCACBCCCBBCCABC"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4432
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBBAAAAABCCCAABBCCAABCAACCCBCACABBCABCBCBBCAABCACBBACAC.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBBAAAAABCCCAABBCCAABCAACCCBCACABBCABCBCBBCAABCACBBACAC.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:2352
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1032
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\calc.exe
        calc.exe
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies registry class
        PID:3044
  • C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe -Embedding
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:1204
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBCBCBBABBCBABCCABAABBCCACABCBACBBBCCBBCABCBBABACBBACAB.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBCBCBBABBCBABCCABAABBCCACABCBACBBBCCBBCABCBBABACBBACAB.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:4292
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBBAAAAABCCCAABBCCAABCAACCCBCACABBCABCBCBBCAABCACBBACAC.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBBAAAAABCCCAABBCCAABCAACCCBCACABBCABCBCBBCAABCACBBACAC.exe
    1⤵
    • Creates a file in the Startup directory
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:2452

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 51995b98bb1cf31eae5f6d8c42fe3a754e08ad88d14ab89910ac42272dc4f090
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        setup.exe

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Adobe\Setup\{AC76BA86-7AD7-1033-7B44-AC0F074E4100}\setup.exe
        • Size 9.9MB
        • SHA256 d604c835da031344a504c21ca41a58fdc17035de1a1194f20f3e3a2838f3de60
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Device Stage\Task\{07deb856-fc6e-4fb9-8add-d8f2cf8722c9}\it-IT\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 55edc3b89d535b8c8b02f32b4e24139ceca741f7325f3c4d39d344bf4d7b34be
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{ef5af41f-d68c-48f7-bfb0-5055718601fc}\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 dacd78e5e9390eae95fbf183b62626f828220978b93b2f2d39b68de7d0981f0c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\ghbmnnjooekpmoecnnnilnnbdlolhkhi\1.104.1_0\_locales\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 2e67e7b3796fc0d52a5b3fca2ecb80e435f593975628de97edb7cb2f5333c0c1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\ho495kqa.default-release\cache2\entries\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 13536a79ebf44e9932c580c12452527f9fbf98c544a0b3b9b622903de43f268a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\Settings\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 5bb2d650c2ceb8798337f46b2dcf4cefeee817495d3b4581ba9bcff749d5354b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 3a6ba2b25e497a9b1ceb40075aacf704f72cd2bf4702f06435e95b4218a9b12a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 f9e968aecf6db3d75d317c92952135e3f6e78ad8187c305fe37332932d819e8a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 2bb6ce1917884d61d07e2d753f22378895b77af6a13b19132e3f8c3c310e0bda
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 dc6de640e4c32bd94e99be148978e45bdbd9dd23dcec8af8160726f52d42fdf0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 3fc083a6c7906879200b848dfb4700e7c02caa4d96fbc0118ef6aab1a110540a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 807b434344781bf8ce27eac3bd7ad45d0ee35e690ac3644194712ccd1ef85954
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        svchost_BBBAAAAABCCCAABBCCAABCAACCCBCACABBCABCBCBBCAABCACBBACAC.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBBAAAAABCCCAABBCCAABCAACCCBCACABBCABCBCBBCAABCACBBACAC.exe
        • Size 9.5MB
        • SHA256 c583a8920f7950f92648042d14ce5a0172cd0abb6346862f92ae32acef5be388
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        virus_log.txt

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
        • Size 934B
        • SHA256 3844ed45b2f817b9af6c3a35d19ac1a93f3c9147187a09cc0cbcc26218ab6625
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        virus_log.txt

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 943fb3ddb53db3f3e55cd700cf8ad741eb1b627d242d27f372909fdc29e294ea
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        memory/1032-57-0x0000000000CF0000-0x0000000000CF1000-memory.dmp

        memory/2352-35-0x00000000008B0000-0x00000000008D1000-memory.dmp

        memory/2352-25-0x00000000008B0000-0x00000000008D1000-memory.dmp

        memory/2452-88-0x00000000008B0000-0x00000000008D1000-memory.dmp

        memory/2452-2756-0x00000000008B0000-0x00000000008D1000-memory.dmp

        memory/4108-6-0x00000000000F0000-0x0000000000111000-memory.dmp

        memory/4292-77-0x0000000000F80000-0x0000000000FA1000-memory.dmp

        memory/4292-769-0x0000000000F80000-0x0000000000FA1000-memory.dmp