Overview

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Static

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2026-09-04...op.exe

windows10-2004-x64

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2026-09-04...op.exe

windows11-ltsc_2024-x64

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Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    125s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    05/09/2026, 10:43

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General

  • Target
    2026-09-04_5286e919ad17b5e630afc942f0a79351_darkgate_elex_stop.exe
  • Size 1.5MB
  • Sample260905-msd3eazsds
  • SHA256 f767686a89b5ac37f7afcec9654086dbef7174f331d7537975e493f5bd69200b
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10
discoveryexecutionpersistencespywarestealer

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
    persistenceexecution
  • 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.

    spywarestealer
  • 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\2026-09-04_5286e919ad17b5e630afc942f0a79351_darkgate_elex_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-04_5286e919ad17b5e630afc942f0a79351_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:4904
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CCBACCACABBABBCCBBBCAAAACBBCAAAAACCCBBABAABCBACBCCCBCAAACBCCCCAABCACCACBCBACBCBCCCCBACBCBCABABCCCCCCABA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBAACBCABCBABACCCAACBCBCACCAABCCBAACCAACAABCCABCCBBCCAB.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:4200
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CCBACCACABBABBCCBBBCAAAACBBCAAAAACCCBBABAABCBACBCCCBCAAACBCCCCAABCACCACBCBACBCBCCCCBACBCBCABABCCCCCCABA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBAACBCABCBABACCCAACBCBCACCAABCCBAACCAACAABCCABCCBBCCAB.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:4628
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_BACCACAAABCBBBCCCCAABBBBABAACBBCCBAACBBCABCBAACACCA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBAACBCABCBABACCCAACBCBCACCAABCCBAACCAACAABCCABCCBBCCAB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BACCACAAABCBBBCCCCAABBBBABAACBBCCBAACBBCABCBAACACCA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4264
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_BACCACAAABCBBBCCCCAABBBBABAACBBCCBAACBBCABCBAACACCA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBAACBCABCBABACCCAACBCBCACCAABCCBAACCAACAABCCABCCBBCCAB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BACCACAAABCBBBCCCCAABBBBABAACBBCCBAACBBCABCBAACACCA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2768
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_BACCACAAABCBBBCCCCAABBBBABAACBBCCBAACBBCABCBAACACCA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:6116
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_BACCACAAABCBBBCCCCAABBBBABAACBBCCBAACBBCABCBAACACCA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1252
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBAACBCABCBABACCCAACBCBCACCAABCCBAACCAACAABCCABCCBBCCAB.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBAACBCABCBABACCCAACBCBCACCAABCCBAACCAACAABCCABCCBBCCAB.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:5928
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:4256
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCACCCAABACACAABCABCBCCABBABAACAAAAABCABBCBBBCCCBBCBABC.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCACCCAABACACAABCABCBCCABBABAACAAAAABCABBCBBBCCCBBCBABC.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1716
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBAACBCABCBABACCCAACBCBCACCAABCCBAACCAACAABCCABCCBBCCAB.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBAACBCABCBABACCCAACBCBCACCAABCCBAACCAACAABCCABCCBBCCAB.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4712

    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

          Credentials from Password Stores

          1
          T1555

          Credentials from Web Browsers

          1
          T1555.003

          Unsecured Credentials

          1
          T1552

          Credentials In Files

          1
          T1552.001

          Discovery

          System Location Discovery

          1
          T1614

          System Language Discovery

          1
          T1614.001

          Lateral Movement

          Collection

          Data from Local System

          1
          T1005

          Command and Control

          Exfiltration

          Impact

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          Downloads

          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\PerfLogs\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 970eef441ad7879ecc3b44066d07e81610d5e9e395bf150c751378d404a036bd
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\AppRepository\Packages\Windows.CBSPreview_10.0.19580.1000_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 7936c3abc43e5ccfc27c42b4b4b4c392d188aa1427c3f19dbecdaaca16c4f8fc
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512
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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 2.1MB
          • SHA256 fd2db9cd6c9f1c5e545645cdca6e776b508b0e879321585d70e6036d8f187e8f
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\18.151.0729.0013\platforms\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 e3408a54a53f0fc8ebfe0b5ced3f185ccd4f3fd39bd970fa2a0e1d377d2b9fc6
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 9ddefa2ac772142d1c6dc1c14e8b7620a5d6af3c7ea51fd1d0d74f3eef1e965f
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 f6cc581fc3758f8fe7727595733449e26995806a9f39952d06b3172439bead59
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 292ec588f6b3e8850f6bfda10b27e39a76d742f4d6a654bfb7f3405aa2c246a1
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 a48827c803c8b8aa7c06663fbb66fb53bd99ad954dee4449c542e3a3b3a4bd49
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 dc91ab81dd989df189a387ad810a69d24ce9307c7c6a566ce5a331e289dd71f8
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 348e1581611a923045d3dd68ae3d55d9a9208b393bfb6ec8e1aa3f029e5a0516
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512
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          svchost_CBAACBCABCBABACCCAACBCBCACCAABCCBAACCAACAABCCABCCBBCCAB.exe
          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBAACBCABCBABACCCAACBCBCACCAABCCBAACCAACAABCCABCCBBCCAB.exe
          • Size 1.5MB
          • SHA256 f767686a89b5ac37f7afcec9654086dbef7174f331d7537975e493f5bd69200b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
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          virus_log.txt
          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 82b2bc0902a11357251b427be165ec09e505db7f74a01fb1fc7d0f2619a99892
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
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          virus_log.txt
          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 926B
          • SHA256 7cb3eb305b092147293847ed83ab4266274648a982cd602624ed635e15130fd1
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
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          memory/1716-64-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000421000-memory.dmp
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          memory/4712-75-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000421000-memory.dmp
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          memory/4904-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000421000-memory.dmp
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          memory/4904-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000421000-memory.dmp
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          memory/5928-33-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000421000-memory.dmp
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