Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    132s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    08/09/2026, 04:43

General

  • Target
    2026-09-07_d6958e6cd474a1741c2192c9e9956883_amadey_darkgate_elex_stop_vidar.exe
  • Size 3.5MB
  • Sample260908-fb76lada53
  • SHA256 dea35584b0f77a6ed69e38e3877635e561793c90d41be0264536628cb3824760
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Creates a file in the Startup directory 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

    A file was written to a Windows startup folder. Files in these directories are executed automatically when a user logs on or an application initializes.

  • 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 4 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 11 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 2 IoCs

    Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 12 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-07_d6958e6cd474a1741c2192c9e9956883_amadey_darkgate_elex_stop_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-07_d6958e6cd474a1741c2192c9e9956883_amadey_darkgate_elex_stop_vidar.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:4664
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CABCBCBACABCABBAABACCBBBCBACCABAACABACAAAAACACABCBCCBCCBCCBBBAABCACACCBBBBBBCBCBCBAABABACABCCCABCBBBBAA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BABACBCCCBABBBBBAABACCBBAABABCABBCBAABAACBBBCCAABBABABC.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:4464
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CABCBCBACABCABBAABACCBBBCBACCABAACABACAAAAACACABCBCCBCCBCCBBBAABCACACCBBBBBBCBCBCBAABABACABCCCABCBBBBAA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BABACBCCCBABBBBBAABACCBBAABABCABBCBAABAACBBBCCAABBABABC.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:672
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_ABBBBCCCCAABCBBAACACABCBBCCABBCCABCBACCBAAABABBCCAA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BABACBCCCBABBBBBAABACCBBAABABCABBCBAABAACBBBCCAABBABABC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_ABBBBCCCCAABCBBAACACABCBBCCABBCCABCBACCBAAABABBCCAA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2640
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_ABBBBCCCCAABCBBAACACABCBBCCABBCCABCBACCBAAABABBCCAA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BABACBCCCBABBBBBAABACCBBAABABCABBCBAABAACBBBCCAABBABABC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_ABBBBCCCCAABCBBAACACABCBBCCABBCCABCBACCBAAABABBCCAA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4348
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_ABBBBCCCCAABCBBAACACABCBBCCABBCCABCBACCBAAABABBCCAA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4684
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_ABBBBCCCCAABCBBAACACABCBBCCABBCCABCBACCBAAABABBCCAA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1440
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BABACBCCCBABBBBBAABACCBBAABABCABBCBAABAACBBBCCAABBABABC.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BABACBCCCBABBBBBAABACCBBAABABCABBCBAABAACBBBCCAABBABABC.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:3716
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:5004
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CABBACABBCBCACCBCABABCCABBBACCCACCCCAAAABCBACBBBACCCCCCCACABBBABCCCAACBCCAAACCACACCBAAACBCCACBBCABBBCAB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACAABAACBACABBCACBAABBBBABBABCABAACBCCBBCBAAAABACBABCBA.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:5364
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
          schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CABBACABBCBCACCBCABABCCABBBACCCACCCCAAAABCBACBBBACCCCCCCACABBBABCCCAACBCCAAACCACACCBAAACBCCACBBCABBBCAB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACAABAACBACABBCACBAABBBBABBABCABAACBCCBBCBAAAABACBABCBA.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
          3⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:1532
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACAABAACBACABBCACBAABBBBABBABCABAACBCCBBCBAAAABACBABCBA.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACAABAACBACABBCACBAABBBBABBABCABAACBCCBBCBAAAABACBABCBA.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:900
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BABACBCCCBABBBBBAABACCBBAABABCABBCBAABAACBBBCCAABBABABC.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BABACBCCCBABBBBBAABACCBBAABABCABBCBAABAACBBBCCAABBABABC.exe
      1⤵
      • Creates a file in the Startup directory
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:6104

    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 0635c69974d85ab4ead79e23e0cae6af3864c83760b22a05e84fe665d0b75f6f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\PerfLogs\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 ebf116419d445f1fb40c8bffc21014ae347bdff6179c85564769969f63a3d52d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{11CCC9F6-77AA-4421-9EAC-BAEC36D96817}v64.60.31149\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 df6591e55bc83478bfa3a9fc1d4aa17248ecc91e3b4eec40b015de3a52045cae
          • 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 4.0MB
          • SHA256 07cfb8e7d7c9f58a4b634bfeae9b9afc36eab9fe7392bf61ae8b696df6ddface
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\AssistanceHome\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 4ae1a2292ea7b769304fb1a4edab2c07dc91389207fada366f68ae8bb5b39760
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\18.151.0729.0013\bn-BD\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 194dae499d1c64ed4fe74b741d2270a11c25d4b2d1610a23b3c73504dbd85f0d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\windows.immersivecontrolpanel_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalCache\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 dee02991e5ce421b4f0e7b7c748e0fbdaa8474c7aa5c84f9e046e59f17e119cb
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 5664ba13f5b732c953e226d6dfe6745be51527f0b4bc86af1c8804eab55c2ee5
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 6071ffbad8345478ad65d185c82b0227003a3ea7ab29250fcc36286f303b6646
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 bb896eafaafa1e7ba8180832b5509e5af6eeecb0decf3c46f62c066400a43c95
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 74e6034340b49786241a3c7f6ac877623a41aa62cca952dde3a79915a1e13f1a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 b9f5325032aed7bc2acf0425cc19c0df7e6b52dd969830f236441d7e63464f8e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 daa43032f44e6de030368ecc5e9bac56c06cad3749302747eeb0957f0d1baf9b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 2def5f858677371a5412b00ff25d9f858928c728befed877ef5a402091582daf
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          svchost_BABACBCCCBABBBBBAABACCBBAABABCABBCBAABAACBBBCCAABBABABC.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BABACBCCCBABBBBBAABACCBBAABABCABBCBAABAACBBBCCAABBABABC.exe
          • Size 3.5MB
          • SHA256 dea35584b0f77a6ed69e38e3877635e561793c90d41be0264536628cb3824760
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 bae3c424dbda96478fb816beb58321076e4ea1041a09c2e4e90831f29bf53fc7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 3d90aa6b6e3f759f8231f3c850ccb2bd6a3a34fb5c4e6febf515a22a59c6655b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 926B
          • SHA256 e845c7fba7cedb57e31ca1b27bbce838466d5d684c489b2db5d7f00e7c98541f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          memory/900-71-0x0000000000210000-0x0000000000231000-memory.dmp

          memory/900-3923-0x0000000000210000-0x0000000000231000-memory.dmp

          memory/3716-33-0x00000000007A0000-0x00000000007C1000-memory.dmp

          memory/4664-6-0x0000000000EE0000-0x0000000000F01000-memory.dmp

          memory/6104-3624-0x00000000007A0000-0x00000000007C1000-memory.dmp