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
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-30_0a78b3eb1c6b3b2b63bbc4444c12beaa_darkgate_elex_hawkeye_icedid_remcos.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-08-30_0a78b3eb1c6b3b2b63bbc4444c12beaa_darkgate_elex_hawkeye_icedid_remcos.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
General
- Target 2026-08-30_0a78b3eb1c6b3b2b63bbc4444c12beaa_darkgate_elex_hawkeye_icedid_remcos.exe
- Size 5.3MB
- Sample260830-1ya5lade77
- SHA256 8945fa408a8dbe50f386f1ed71fea627d8afe54b7ad6b56167c106650b25d871
- MD5 0a78b3eb1c6b3b2b63bbc4444c12beaa
- SHA1 cecfdbbe4c33495c2eb8865fd08f2b2c1e77d4e3
- SHA512 1e23ff7e98ab13d44b11fdcfb61e743cda9c79c9b556d30523b291a8cc1cff4fe0c2fa0d6050a5a825bfea7f69b2d220e0c80ba3f4b8937aaf964342332a3830
- SSDEEP 49152:U+ES+EAh+ES+ES+ES+EAh+ES+ES+ES+EAnLgVLKRWTQ6Zs5DhgP9+ES+EAh+ES+x:6RRaKRuy5aZRRaKRuy5aa7pv
- TLSH T108465C02FA8240B1E5721970499BE37E5B75BA11C5238E9BA3444EDFFFF2A905D24336
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Signatures
- Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
- Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
pid Process 5932 svchost_AAAACBCABCAACAAACCACACCAAABCCACBABAABBBACCBBACABACCAAAB.exe 1400 svchost_AACCBBABBACCBBAACABCBBCCBACCBBACACCABBCCAABACAAABBABACA.exe 3260 svchost_AAAACBCABCAACAAACCACACCAAABCCACBABAABBBACCBBACABACCAAAB.exe - 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
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3611646547-550105268-947503007-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Update_ACCBBACAAACCABAAAAAABBCBBCCCBACBBCAAAABABABABCBABAAACCAC = "C:\\Users\\Public\\Documents\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Logs\\svchost_AAAACBCABCAACAAACCACACCAAABCCACBABAABBBACCBBACABACCAAAB.exe" 2026-08-30_0a78b3eb1c6b3b2b63bbc4444c12beaa_darkgate_elex_hawkeye_icedid_remcos.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3611646547-550105268-947503007-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Update_BABACAAACBCBAACCBBACBBCCCCBABABACCBBABCACAAABCAACBCABBBA = "C:\\Users\\Public\\Documents\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Logs\\svchost_AACCBBABBACCBBAACABCBBCCBACCBBACACCABBCCAABACAAABBABACA.exe" svchost_AAAACBCABCAACAAACCACACCAAABCCACBABAABBBACCBBACABACCAAAB.exe - Launches sc.exe 2 IoCs
Sc.exe is a Windows utlilty to control services on the system.
pid Process 6072 sc.exe 2444 sc.exe - 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.
pid Process 2664 cmd.exe 3372 cmd.exe 560 cmd.exe - 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.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-08-30_0a78b3eb1c6b3b2b63bbc4444c12beaa_darkgate_elex_hawkeye_icedid_remcos.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language svchost_AAAACBCABCAACAAACCACACCAAABCCACBABAABBBACCBBACABACCAAAB.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language schtasks.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language sc.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language sc.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language cmd.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language svchost_AACCBBABBACCBBAACABCBBCCBACCBBACACCABBCCAABACAAABBABACA.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language cmd.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language cmd.exe - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.
pid Process 5700 schtasks.exe - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 10 IoCs
pid Process 4328 2026-08-30_0a78b3eb1c6b3b2b63bbc4444c12beaa_darkgate_elex_hawkeye_icedid_remcos.exe 4328 2026-08-30_0a78b3eb1c6b3b2b63bbc4444c12beaa_darkgate_elex_hawkeye_icedid_remcos.exe 4328 2026-08-30_0a78b3eb1c6b3b2b63bbc4444c12beaa_darkgate_elex_hawkeye_icedid_remcos.exe 4328 2026-08-30_0a78b3eb1c6b3b2b63bbc4444c12beaa_darkgate_elex_hawkeye_icedid_remcos.exe 5932 svchost_AAAACBCABCAACAAACCACACCAAABCCACBABAABBBACCBBACABACCAAAB.exe 5932 svchost_AAAACBCABCAACAAACCACACCAAABCCACBABAABBBACCBBACABACCAAAB.exe 5932 svchost_AAAACBCABCAACAAACCACACCAAABCCACBABAABBBACCBBACABACCAAAB.exe 5932 svchost_AAAACBCABCAACAAACCACACCAAABCCACBABAABBBACCBBACABACCAAAB.exe 3260 svchost_AAAACBCABCAACAAACCACACCAAABCCACBABAABBBACCBBACABACCAAAB.exe 3260 svchost_AAAACBCABCAACAAACCACACCAAABCCACBABAABBBACCBBACABACCAAAB.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4328 2026-08-30_0a78b3eb1c6b3b2b63bbc4444c12beaa_darkgate_elex_hawkeye_icedid_remcos.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 5932 svchost_AAAACBCABCAACAAACCACACCAAABCCACBABAABBBACCBBACABACCAAAB.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 3260 svchost_AAAACBCABCAACAAACCACACCAAABCCACBABAABBBACCBBACABACCAAAB.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 7 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 4328 wrote to memory of 2664 4328 2026-08-30_0a78b3eb1c6b3b2b63bbc4444c12beaa_darkgate_elex_hawkeye_icedid_remcos.exe 92 PID 2664 wrote to memory of 5700 2664 cmd.exe 94 PID 5932 wrote to memory of 1924 5932 svchost_AAAACBCABCAACAAACCACACCAAABCCACBABAABBBACCBBACABACCAAAB.exe 95 PID 4328 wrote to memory of 3372 4328 2026-08-30_0a78b3eb1c6b3b2b63bbc4444c12beaa_darkgate_elex_hawkeye_icedid_remcos.exe 98 PID 3372 wrote to memory of 6072 3372 cmd.exe 100 PID 4328 wrote to memory of 560 4328 2026-08-30_0a78b3eb1c6b3b2b63bbc4444c12beaa_darkgate_elex_hawkeye_icedid_remcos.exe 101 PID 560 wrote to memory of 2444 560 cmd.exe 103
Processes
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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.exeC:\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 /f2⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2664 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exeschtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BCABABBCCCABCCBAABBABCACAABBBBBAAACABBBBCAACAAAABCCBCABBBBCCACACCCBCBBBBACABACAABCACABABBAACCABBCCBCBBC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AAAACBCABCAACAAACCACACCAAABCCACBABAABBBACCBBACABACCAAAB.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f3⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:5700
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exeC:\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.exesc 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
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exeC:\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.exesc start "UserDataSvc_BBABBBABACCCCBBCABAAACABBBBBAACAAABBCCACBAAABAACBCA"3⤵
- Launches sc.exe
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:2444
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C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AAAACBCABCAACAAACCACACCAAABCCACBABAABBBACCBBACABACCAAAB.exeC:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AAAACBCABCAACAAACCACACCAAABCCACBABAABBBACCBBACABACCAAAB.exe1⤵
- 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
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C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AACCBBABBACCBBAACABCBBCCBACCBBACACCABBCCAABACAAABBABACA.exeC:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AACCBBABBACCBBAACABCBBCCBACCBBACACCABBCCAABACAAABBABACA.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:1400
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C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AAAACBCABCAACAAACCACACCAAABCCACBABAABBBACCBBACABACCAAAB.exeC:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AAAACBCABCAACAAACCACACCAAABCCACBABAABBBACCBBACABACCAAAB.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:3260
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Execution
Command and Scripting Interpreter
1Windows Command Shell
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1System Services
1Service Execution
1Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Create or Modify System Process
1Windows Service
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Create or Modify System Process
1Windows Service
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Replay Monitor
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Downloads
- Path C:\PerfLogs\qap`g`v~dtlq
- Size 10B
- SHA256 4c73a96526801d106bd301f5a142fd8c2cd0bfb1f120461523b5d5b315e286d4
- MD5 59fbc569c22f053c2b902d1a95168453
- SHA1 e03f99f3237d45afc4c9da7233a114994c9badc8
- SHA512 473c0f323f3a6a1a49455b760fec369525d8161d0357d0020866066432325304d7883bc7b24e8431aa26c77201974b4b9e5a01c77ec638f005d0860817790939
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512
- Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Crypto\RSA\MachineKeys\qap`g`v~dtlq
- Size 10B
- SHA256 275bddcdd0a89b9c871ee20a286569a11ecc7863d302e1bdd4f6798863b56928
- MD5 c5438909e025833ed51f25739fca5bf1
- SHA1 a89806021f130ee97e250e5c01f93205c34b2229
- SHA512 ee476d86024e3a19b215b534f07e42af03559271decfdfa518640ef066cb7d3bcef3662958713fc1508d183c72954007db245ed7264b299f03a37d00ff9eb7e9
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512
- Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{5625bb48-295c-4113-bc92-d6a69b19b04c}\windowsdesktop-runtime-8.0.15-win-x64.exe
- Size 5.9MB
- SHA256 2ce176af6e82eecbfb9d37b8f5659cd53430c9898f6cdf551f0cfd429026bec7
- MD5 b4541c141380280a9f7c35c163b16d4a
- SHA1 1abf5f174264ba5fdf633d348c3ebd0ad826ad83
- SHA512 3bd3d0976e32d980782e75ac945eacfc141bf606cafe64cb499c19a415537dcebd6fb3e4febd4282d6ec576672ea099fab4e45b0ed22ea520de76f38e5ce779c
- SSDEEP 98304:6RRaKRuy5aZRRaKRuy5aa7pigZ2Hb9t+2x5:6RRaq6RRaqkgZ2j5
- TLSH T1E8567D12F68240B1E5721570499AE37E5B39BA20C5238E9BE3845EDFFFF1A805D25336
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- 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 8e6a88c5e3122462938489612b89cf3a
- SHA1 f6cd67dc4d4d89a993d0623e4b12f8c20dfdd8fb
- SHA512 c2f3d2be787f3fe51dda5f2b959e92f83553d17d5b7a816b80ca19b4715bd7c5ef04a6571fc4e6bd654b2dc9d2a8568b1877260293dc6b592b3ed243fe7df213
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512
- Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
- Size 10B
- SHA256 d50028ede52427437ceaf8b7267fcbc5c32fb3c9342181ac68a07bc9752921ba
- MD5 33d6f32872b1cb23ee55c22c32a1e940
- SHA1 75317c3b0e65df02569601da77bd23a7cc6b426d
- SHA512 8afd106c1097753d39a8f6f6273246a10fe272c8fc15463c032dc9ca46449f6546b6708a9059fb57eda43d4297785b1cdf84aead22ede6b8f8f7d537802d8e17
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512
- Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
- Size 10B
- SHA256 02b08c08d26bdeda1c32fb569ecefc1e1c8d2e93c40512dc7cb74ba119e0a304
- MD5 ac0408389f7614668e4c21ed4248b0db
- SHA1 1f0a4c3f320c952da12b516440c46dbe11cc6925
- SHA512 21809a53d1243292f8483d624a6a8d162d2864f0e4aa249365ddb29d0b19b5aeb1c383850d86177f6e4e4a1cff1e01ac31a7720bfaac76e3705ab744b7530168
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512
- Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
- Size 10B
- SHA256 3b310ba714d1fc6bff5fc56a6e4147ed7c51aa4933b5047cb5ad51a845de2158
- MD5 5e2de3ba5417a346db288b986a878ba7
- SHA1 593d951f9eed57ba8bfd245a040ef2a126f63c84
- SHA512 1680b2873f485fe1598d8323f18b32b605a3ec2a1848f98545f28be99c0f5a0e162ebe1a0a16441c9fe213a6b3993c736dbb1926e4a9f1553f1192b85236bbd8
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512
- Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
- Size 10B
- SHA256 c9490bc093fa1bcb0d838f01cc08874cb6a20638953bc06412f6ec7d529103d8
- MD5 017680958a191a85c767f6805258c6a1
- SHA1 53047ffb42bcbf058c90e34367fcaa48106753c9
- SHA512 4fd30465989bdf9ff7c285ba9cb66656859eedaa9ae79fad969d0eccc4b85f4a8772baf0593906851771dd8803746ef63f156e324788b3dd63b95593f78a10bf
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512
- Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
- Size 10B
- SHA256 5f5315e34ab04fe4f914fa4abc7bbbe554fbfe57f64f06085499a6b113d0982d
- MD5 1ac050afd1dca7e08a08605d1a6d3c10
- SHA1 1905a1cd3bd1f087c26e3f3aa608fc41c144c20b
- SHA512 1cd917a7e610c500185cca5fd081792af3d56bdd3197555502bbed32434ac7d2dd7efd9d92eb8b9a2fa67c61109aedee3d72db89691891ef95035c30c553c148
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512
- Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AAAACBCABCAACAAACCACACCAAABCCACBABAABBBACCBBACABACCAAAB.exe
- Size 5.3MB
- SHA256 8945fa408a8dbe50f386f1ed71fea627d8afe54b7ad6b56167c106650b25d871
- MD5 0a78b3eb1c6b3b2b63bbc4444c12beaa
- SHA1 cecfdbbe4c33495c2eb8865fd08f2b2c1e77d4e3
- SHA512 1e23ff7e98ab13d44b11fdcfb61e743cda9c79c9b556d30523b291a8cc1cff4fe0c2fa0d6050a5a825bfea7f69b2d220e0c80ba3f4b8937aaf964342332a3830
- SSDEEP 49152:U+ES+EAh+ES+ES+ES+EAh+ES+ES+ES+EAnLgVLKRWTQ6Zs5DhgP9+ES+EAh+ES+x:6RRaKRuy5aZRRaKRuy5aa7pv
- TLSH T108465C02FA8240B1E5721970499BE37E5B75BA11C5238E9BA3444EDFFFF2A905D24336
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
- Size 926B
- SHA256 4560e0f5d9339c6601c11691cf987dc84cc8106a3970e039585eeff224c9dd0d
- MD5 6e89423578bb7a0de1178cfdb2df7018
- SHA1 40b0e9d5f7ef675c334bdbd85e918b4ea07fbada
- SHA512 725de4efead52ae17fcbc75efc31598b43e51f1d9a751b55e06333b05fec7f0fb41f9986f380d7d571f1682995732c834065717eb6e34f908a2362b9ed1bcdc4
- TLSH T18911C860C0F9D853FA3728CE9639DB5B4CF4369F9C5C6A14239843287B85CB2CD564D2
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH