Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    128s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    30/08/2026, 22:03

General

  • Target
    2026-08-30_0a78b3eb1c6b3b2b63bbc4444c12beaa_darkgate_elex_hawkeye_icedid_remcos.exe
  • Size 5.3MB
  • Sample260830-1ya5lade77
  • SHA256 8945fa408a8dbe50f386f1ed71fea627d8afe54b7ad6b56167c106650b25d871
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • 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 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 10 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 7 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-30_0a78b3eb1c6b3b2b63bbc4444c12beaa_darkgate_elex_hawkeye_icedid_remcos.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-30_0a78b3eb1c6b3b2b63bbc4444c12beaa_darkgate_elex_hawkeye_icedid_remcos.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:4328
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BCABABBCCCABCCBAABBABCACAABBBBBAAACABBBBCAACAAAABCCBCABBBBCCACACCCBCBBBBACABACAABCACABABBAACCABBCCBCBBC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AAAACBCABCAACAAACCACACCAAABCCACBABAABBBACCBBACABACCAAAB.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:2664
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BCABABBCCCABCCBAABBABCACAABBBBBAAACABBBBCAACAAAABCCBCABBBBCCACACCCBCBBBBACABACAABCACABABBAACCABBCCBCBBC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AAAACBCABCAACAAACCACACCAAABCCACBABAABBBACCBBACABACCAAAB.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:5700
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_BBABBBABACCCCBBCABAAACABBBBBAACAAABBCCACBAAABAACBCA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AAAACBCABCAACAAACCACACCAAABCCACBABAABBBACCBBACABACCAAAB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BBABBBABACCCCBBCABAAACABBBBBAACAAABBCCACBAAABAACBCA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3372
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_BBABBBABACCCCBBCABAAACABBBBBAACAAABBCCACBAAABAACBCA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AAAACBCABCAACAAACCACACCAAABCCACBABAABBBACCBBACABACCAAAB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BBABBBABACCCCBBCABAAACABBBBBAACAAABBCCACBAAABAACBCA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:6072
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_BBABBBABACCCCBBCABAAACABBBBBAACAAABBCCACBAAABAACBCA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:560
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_BBABBBABACCCCBBCABAAACABBBBBAACAAABBCCACBAAABAACBCA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2444
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AAAACBCABCAACAAACCACACCAAABCCACBABAABBBACCBBACABACCAAAB.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AAAACBCABCAACAAACCACACCAAABCCACBABAABBBACCBBACABACCAAAB.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:5932
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:1924
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AACCBBABBACCBBAACABCBBCCBACCBBACACCABBCCAABACAAABBABACA.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AACCBBABBACCBBAACABCBBCCBACCBBACACCABBCCAABACAAABBABACA.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:1400
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AAAACBCABCAACAAACCACACCAAABCCACBABAABBBACCBBACABACCAAAB.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AAAACBCABCAACAAACCACACCAAABCCACBABAABBBACCBBACABACCAAAB.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3260

    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 4c73a96526801d106bd301f5a142fd8c2cd0bfb1f120461523b5d5b315e286d4
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Crypto\RSA\MachineKeys\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 275bddcdd0a89b9c871ee20a286569a11ecc7863d302e1bdd4f6798863b56928
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          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 5.9MB
          • SHA256 2ce176af6e82eecbfb9d37b8f5659cd53430c9898f6cdf551f0cfd429026bec7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Extensions\ghbmnnjooekpmoecnnnilnnbdlolhkhi\1.107.1_0\_locales\hy\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 eae4f6b82e34688ee88c6face7be3cb397fac29154d0b8b379e6178571d58be1
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 d50028ede52427437ceaf8b7267fcbc5c32fb3c9342181ac68a07bc9752921ba
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 02b08c08d26bdeda1c32fb569ecefc1e1c8d2e93c40512dc7cb74ba119e0a304
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 3b310ba714d1fc6bff5fc56a6e4147ed7c51aa4933b5047cb5ad51a845de2158
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 c9490bc093fa1bcb0d838f01cc08874cb6a20638953bc06412f6ec7d529103d8
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 5f5315e34ab04fe4f914fa4abc7bbbe554fbfe57f64f06085499a6b113d0982d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          svchost_AAAACBCABCAACAAACCACACCAAABCCACBABAABBBACCBBACABACCAAAB.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AAAACBCABCAACAAACCACACCAAABCCACBABAABBBACCBBACABACCAAAB.exe
          • Size 5.3MB
          • SHA256 8945fa408a8dbe50f386f1ed71fea627d8afe54b7ad6b56167c106650b25d871
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 926B
          • SHA256 4560e0f5d9339c6601c11691cf987dc84cc8106a3970e039585eeff224c9dd0d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          memory/1400-69-0x0000000000F60000-0x0000000000F81000-memory.dmp

          memory/3260-72-0x0000000000D40000-0x0000000000D61000-memory.dmp

          memory/4328-0-0x0000000000DA0000-0x0000000000DC1000-memory.dmp

          memory/4328-7-0x0000000000DA0000-0x0000000000DC1000-memory.dmp

          memory/5932-33-0x0000000000D40000-0x0000000000D61000-memory.dmp

          memory/5932-23-0x0000000000D40000-0x0000000000D61000-memory.dmp