Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260710-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260710-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    09/09/2026, 04:21

General

  • Target
    2026-09-07_30f746432ab593c81a7fa2967e463fad_amadey_darkgate_elex_stop_vidar.exe
  • Size 2.5MB
  • Sample260909-eyrxfsah34
  • SHA256 3e4e63dace460bf1d13e79799e85b51719d98c4157634baa1a7f8510b9c2ce50
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 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 4 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 3 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-07_30f746432ab593c81a7fa2967e463fad_amadey_darkgate_elex_stop_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-07_30f746432ab593c81a7fa2967e463fad_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:2444
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ACABBCBBAABBCAAABAABBBBCABBCAABBBCBBABBCACABACBBACBBBBCCBCBACABBCBBCBAACCACCABCCCCBCAABAACBAAAACBBABBCC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBAACBBBBCCBBAABBCCAAACBAAABCCABCAABACCAAACBABCCCACABCB.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:4324
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ACABBCBBAABBCAAABAABBBBCABBCAABBBCBBABBCACABACBBACBBBBCCBCBACABBCBBCBAACCACCABCCCCBCAABAACBAAAACBBABBCC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBAACBBBBCCBBAABBCCAAACBAAABCCABCAABACCAAACBABCCCACABCB.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:4216
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_CBCCCBCBCACBACABCCAABCCCABBACAABBCABACAABCACBACAACA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBAACBBBBCCBBAABBCCAAACBAAABCCABCAABACCAAACBABCCCACABCB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CBCCCBCBCACBACABCCAABCCCABBACAABBCABACAABCACBACAACA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      PID:2420
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_CBCCCBCBCACBACABCCAABCCCABBACAABBCABACAABCACBACAACA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBAACBBBBCCBBAABBCCAAACBAAABCCABCAABACCAAACBABCCCACABCB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CBCCCBCBCACBACABCCAABCCCABBACAABBCABACAABCACBACAACA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:1132
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_CBCCCBCBCACBACABCCAABCCCABBACAABBCABACAABCACBACAACA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      PID:2576
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_CBCCCBCBCACBACABCCAABCCCABBACAABBCABACAABCACBACAACA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:5176
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBAACBBBBCCBBAABBCCAAACBAAABCCABCAABACCAAACBABCCCACABCB.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBAACBBBBCCBBAABBCCAAACBAAABCCABCAABACCAAACBABCCCACABCB.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:6100
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:3988
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBAACBBBBCCBBAABBCCAAACBAAABCCABCAABACCAAACBABCCCACABCB.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBAACBBBBCCBBAABBCCAAACBAAABCCABCAABACCAAACBABCCCACABCB.exe
      1⤵
        PID:432

      Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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            Downloads

            UnlockRevoke.exe

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\UnlockRevoke.exe
            • Size 7.7MB
            • SHA256 c9e2b5e1cdcd946c3ad94eed3d06acec32eaf808731c7d768d93a0f765fd5280
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            UnlockRevoke.exe

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\UnlockRevoke.exe
            • Size 15.2MB
            • SHA256 f6849be3ba7a95088dd2d9af81dca74e3e7c7f367713d095426db557526e5936
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            UnlockRevoke.exe

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\UnlockRevoke.exe
            • Size 17.7MB
            • SHA256 114586417bb85e9f2a8bd48e331a3ea8c2e228887fa80ab877ea04f78c908560
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            UnlockRevoke.exe

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\UnlockRevoke.exe
            • Size 20.2MB
            • SHA256 253c317f073b3ee6909286f74178a3dca9240ec4d1c1f89f1dc6c089931aa2fb
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            UnlockRevoke.exe

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\UnlockRevoke.exe
            • Size 17.5MB
            • SHA256 9f3885ce5f57cb2ad39ea1db7c10cc31a83780ec8b2f6d480a37df132d227441
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            qap`g`v~dtlq

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
            • Size 10B
            • SHA256 31f5d5503cf8137be42ce619fbe5ec7b9f4099d1ddc254bb812f9b8609c98b34
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

            qap`g`v~dtlq

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
            • Size 10B
            • SHA256 ec4f01900b36b1f0883f76155d3201331b44ab3483b2ed8717ab1644ecbab5e6
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

            qap`g`v~dtlq

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
            • Size 10B
            • SHA256 1031ca6cbdbfc633fa5f9942f4ad9923785880720f66a050a2e18375ffd962fc
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

            qap`g`v~dtlq

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
            • Size 10B
            • SHA256 e014a8c42008c8825926c26e56f574fbb0ff05c208df23c66bfaf749b0a94474
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

            svchost_CBAACBBBBCCBBAABBCCAAACBAAABCCABCAABACCAAACBABCCCACABCB.exe

            • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBAACBBBBCCBBAABBCCAAACBAAABCCABCAABACCAAACBABCCCACABCB.exe
            • Size 2.5MB
            • SHA256 3e4e63dace460bf1d13e79799e85b51719d98c4157634baa1a7f8510b9c2ce50
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            memory/2444-35-0x0000000000D40000-0x0000000000D61000-memory.dmp

            memory/2444-60-0x0000000000D40000-0x0000000000D61000-memory.dmp

            memory/2444-0-0x0000000000D40000-0x0000000000D61000-memory.dmp

            memory/2444-23-0x0000000000D40000-0x0000000000D61000-memory.dmp

            memory/2444-12-0x0000000000D40000-0x0000000000D61000-memory.dmp

            memory/6100-53-0x00000000009E0000-0x0000000000A01000-memory.dmp

            memory/6100-34-0x00000000009E0000-0x0000000000A01000-memory.dmp

            memory/6100-73-0x00000000009E0000-0x0000000000A01000-memory.dmp