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
  • 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, 18:51

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General

  • Target
    2026-08-28_34fbb67853fb5bbfe624ddccf8dc6375_amadey_darkgate_elex_stop.exe
  • Size 4.9MB
  • Sample260828-xhksbasdkd
  • SHA256 9b20fd6013c30fd6da209561978155efb1a5396a396bf29b6247fb2a147434b1
  • 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 12 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 7 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-28_34fbb67853fb5bbfe624ddccf8dc6375_amadey_darkgate_elex_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-28_34fbb67853fb5bbfe624ddccf8dc6375_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:4284
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BABACCAACAAABBBABCAAABCBAABACACBBAACCBACACCBCBBBCBBABCBACCBABBAAAACABBBBACBBBBCCABACCCABABAACCBBBABCCCC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BACACBAACACACBAACCABABBCCCACCBAAABCCCCABAACBACBACCBACCC.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:3556
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BABACCAACAAABBBABCAAABCBAABACACBBAACCBACACCBCBBBCBBABCBACCBABBAAAACABBBBACBBBBCCABACCCABABAACCBBBABCCCC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BACACBAACACACBAACCABABBCCCACCBAAABCCCCABAACBACBACCBACCC.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:4544
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_ABCBAABCBCACABCBBAABCBAABACCABBABCAABABBABABAABBBAC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BACACBAACACACBAACCABABBCCCACCBAAABCCCCABAACBACBACCBACCC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_ABCBAABCBCACABCBBAABCBAABACCABBABCAABABBABABAABBBAC"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2312
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_ABCBAABCBCACABCBBAABCBAABACCABBABCAABABBABABAABBBAC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BACACBAACACACBAACCABABBCCCACCBAAABCCCCABAACBACBACCBACCC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_ABCBAABCBCACABCBBAABCBAABACCABBABCAABABBABABAABBBAC"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2544
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_ABCBAABCBCACABCBBAABCBAABACCABBABCAABABBABABAABBBAC"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1876
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_ABCBAABCBCACABCBBAABCBAABACCABBABCAABABBABABAABBBAC"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2884
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BACACBAACACACBAACCABABBCCCACCBAAABCCCCABAACBACBACCBACCC.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BACACBAACACACBAACCABABBCCCACCBAAABCCCCABAACBACBACCBACCC.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:5500
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:4720
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BACACBAACACACBAACCABABBCCCACCBAAABCCCCABAACBACBACCBACCC.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BACACBAACACACBAACCABABBCCCACCBAAABCCCCABAACBACBACCBACCC.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2520
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CACBBCCBAABBBAABABBACAABABCACCCACBCCBBBAACBCBACABCBBCBC.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CACBBCCBAABBBAABABBACAABABCACCCACBCCBBBAACBCBACABCBBCBC.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2352

    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:\PerfLogs\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 b2836c9ef2e1110630e21e01f67b49b3df045e43cb42bdbaf5ff017fff248f0e
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Network\Connections\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 092ad7edd2c529dd823df1a89ec24a4f310ce609bb3c3ac78f5a706330d7f169
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          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 5.5MB
          • SHA256 c0a2bb8bcdc44423681c653d2c2ce2b90d4cfc3b85dbee8896c35d8e892b7413
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 20d7f0b54b2f49a77182ec4c5b6ae7ee2639d464ddcb036212907a32c13de946
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 477955489f9fa3bfa90c7c59b5159495be07564ee23d9382040ba6c71fc16991
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 e6ad4004aa0a2c61248f1f5796c24f2d5e1a229e9c48a5ccab4fd7ff162ebece
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 33f56c1d870c5c558dd8fe6f970e78d9bd5ab61591405e6e174327f12f817fe2
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 033f431d809e58ce6a37c61ac417ae4941f85f97b8399747e4ae7a0afcc60122
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 d4d8bdde6874564d0021788a50e5636e7e429105249c80e2465629f1a64117a6
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          svchost_BACACBAACACACBAACCABABBCCCACCBAAABCCCCABAACBACBACCBACCC.exe
          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BACACBAACACACBAACCABABBCCCACCBAAABCCCCABAACBACBACCBACCC.exe
          • Size 4.9MB
          • SHA256 9b20fd6013c30fd6da209561978155efb1a5396a396bf29b6247fb2a147434b1
          • 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 369e067e9b68b1d3320e88930f14887c4d446a21e7efef83268aa9f21db5bc09
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
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          virus_log.txt
          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 52753d817f647b5faf350ed24ef6246ae56882d03ced0b5944f4af3506ed0395
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
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          memory/2352-732-0x0000000000070000-0x0000000000091000-memory.dmp
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          memory/2352-72-0x0000000000070000-0x0000000000091000-memory.dmp
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          memory/2520-66-0x0000000000600000-0x0000000000621000-memory.dmp
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          memory/4284-6-0x0000000000E30000-0x0000000000E51000-memory.dmp
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          memory/5500-35-0x0000000000600000-0x0000000000621000-memory.dmp
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          memory/5500-22-0x0000000000600000-0x0000000000621000-memory.dmp
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