Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    143s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    06/09/2026, 23:30

General

  • Target
    2026-09-06_85cd1cf3419d79ea503952c1f9f825d9_amadey_darkgate_elex_stop.exe
  • Size 4.5MB
  • Sample260906-3hlx9sswb1
  • SHA256 20246fc834038fd1c5e9fdf6a0abc806bd1256c90af228478664b600f97badb5
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
  • Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
  • 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 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 7 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-06_85cd1cf3419d79ea503952c1f9f825d9_amadey_darkgate_elex_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-06_85cd1cf3419d79ea503952c1f9f825d9_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:3576
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BCBCCBBCAABACABBACAACBACAAACCCACAACACBBCABBBABCBAACACBBACBACCBAABBAAACBCCBAABCBCACBCBBBABCBABACBBACCBBB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AACBCBCBCABBBBACCBAACCCCBBCCBAACBCCBBCBBABBABCBBBCCBACC.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:4488
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BCBCCBBCAABACABBACAACBACAAACCCACAACACBBCABBBABCBAACACBBACBACCBAABBAAACBCCBAABCBCACBCBBBABCBABACBBACCBBB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AACBCBCBCABBBBACCBAACCCCBBCCBAACBCCBBCBBABBABCBBBCCBACC.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:3200
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_CACCCBCCBCACCCCABCCAAABBCBCBCCBBCACAACACAAACCBAACCB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AACBCBCBCABBBBACCBAACCCCBBCCBAACBCCBBCBBABBABCBBBCCBACC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CACCCBCCBCACCCCABCCAAABBCBCBCCBBCACAACACAAACCBAACCB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2796
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_CACCCBCCBCACCCCABCCAAABBCBCBCCBBCACAACACAAACCBAACCB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AACBCBCBCABBBBACCBAACCCCBBCCBAACBCCBBCBBABBABCBBBCCBACC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CACCCBCCBCACCCCABCCAAABBCBCBCCBBCACAACACAAACCBAACCB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1828
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_CACCCBCCBCACCCCABCCAAABBCBCBCCBBCACAACACAAACCBAACCB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3976
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_CACCCBCCBCACCCCABCCAAABBCBCBCCBBCACAACACAAACCBAACCB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3120
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AACBCBCBCABBBBACCBAACCCCBBCCBAACBCCBBCBBABBABCBBBCCBACC.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AACBCBCBCABBBBACCBAACCCCBBCCBAACBCCBBCBBABBABCBBBCCBACC.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:1832
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:4940
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CAAABACCCAABBACABBCCCCBBCCABABABCBCCAAAACBBBCBBBAACCBCC.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CAAABACCCAABBACABBCCCCBBCCABABABCBCCAAAACBBBCBBBAACCBCC.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:1060
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AACBCBCBCABBBBACCBAACCCCBBCCBAACBCCBBCBBABBABCBBBCCBACC.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AACBCBCBCABBBBACCBAACCCCBBCCBAACBCCBBCBBABBABCBBBCCBACC.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:2580

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 2c491363dd233cdb4dca22a39ad20dad8821a6e05c28b16c37ba97412e6db055
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 45a60347b6532d29475ea15673a389222e94653abd58a4354e8a82ba353d3b5e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 3f18fd8f7682faaefeecab836f38d82e2a651106ea52d4563565b6be939c0f1f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 ad06a637488d09cca545fcdadcab4acd39ef35af3f744916553859735a2b114b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 21e692fe74e96cd446682b6a719422899729c9eb3fb5024779318e0746968b03
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 c2cf09a72ea29be25f292579196831e65d671cc7de3d6a3d7013b45a6bc0eaf9
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          PingSync.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\PingSync.exe
          • Size 14.2MB
          • SHA256 cec3f974155fcc587994ae7e9e7ecb5de1e9f2b8647f450ebfc61bbd779b6414
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          PingSync.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\PingSync.exe
          • Size 1.3MB
          • SHA256 4fea03fffd04e7dc835cfb4cdc1f219c042ec95741b057ad74cedb835bc8fb78
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          PingSync.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\PingSync.exe
          • Size 448KB
          • SHA256 f44c7d060a0414a9b296223cde3c0ca702083cebb46c383fa05a2c5b9dbb0fa4
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          PingSync.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\PingSync.exe
          • Size 192KB
          • SHA256 e138601899a1a70f0b784da64138e0bbb89708f97b5b15f8c9f064ca5c4b9ef9
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          PingSync.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\PingSync.exe
          • Size 36.6MB
          • SHA256 ed845b41118956785a14aea7d7f343a5dd8e3de3205599a4a8fc4667dfc56640
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          PingSync.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\PingSync.exe
          • Size 512KB
          • SHA256 10165ac3a2fbada359fd26c6b9a9d49826db6d40147fd24cab4404667dfdf7ed
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          PingSync.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\PingSync.exe
          • Size 45.5MB
          • SHA256 65ae3a6530d67bed9784835e5e90b5b9959f8a8f241fddbc0048a85bef24d1ee
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          svchost_AACBCBCBCABBBBACCBAACCCCBBCCBAACBCCBBCBBABBABCBBBCCBACC.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AACBCBCBCABBBBACCBAACCCCBBCCBAACBCCBBCBBABBABCBBBCCBACC.exe
          • Size 4.5MB
          • SHA256 20246fc834038fd1c5e9fdf6a0abc806bd1256c90af228478664b600f97badb5
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/1060-85-0x00000000006A0000-0x00000000006C1000-memory.dmp

          memory/1832-70-0x0000000000650000-0x0000000000671000-memory.dmp

          memory/1832-48-0x0000000000650000-0x0000000000671000-memory.dmp

          memory/1832-94-0x0000000000650000-0x0000000000671000-memory.dmp

          memory/3576-71-0x00000000007F0000-0x0000000000811000-memory.dmp

          memory/3576-0-0x00000000007F0000-0x0000000000811000-memory.dmp

          memory/3576-49-0x00000000007F0000-0x0000000000811000-memory.dmp

          memory/3576-23-0x00000000007F0000-0x0000000000811000-memory.dmp

          memory/3576-12-0x00000000007F0000-0x0000000000811000-memory.dmp