Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    09/09/2026, 06:21

General

  • Target
    2026-09-07_18b924c57989f5806e9b9f319567369e_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hijackloader_luca.exe
  • Size 50.9MB
  • Sample260909-g4algaserc
  • SHA256 7fc415f7c79eb8cb2729b2b6249aa5126f3e276036f963bb90dbce4310aff52e
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Creates a file in the Startup directory 1 TTPs 2 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 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 11 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
  • 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 12 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-07_18b924c57989f5806e9b9f319567369e_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hijackloader_luca.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-07_18b924c57989f5806e9b9f319567369e_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_hijackloader_luca.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:4252
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_AAACBBCCBAABCBAABCABCACBCCBABCBBBAAACBCCBBAABCCACCCABACABACABBBBACACACBCABCACABBAAACCBBCACCBAACBACCCCCA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BABBCCCBAACCCCAABBACAACACCAAABCABBCABBCBAAACCABBBABCAAA.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:3828
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_AAACBBCCBAABCBAABCABCACBCCBABCBBBAAACBCCBBAABCCACCCABACABACABBBBACACACBCABCACABBAAACCBBCACCBAACBACCCCCA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BABBCCCBAACCCCAABBACAACACCAAABCABBCABBCBAAACCABBBABCAAA.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:3808
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_CCBACACCCCCBBABCCAACABAAAACBBBAACABBCBBCABABBBBAAAA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BABBCCCBAACCCCAABBACAACACCAAABCABBCABBCBAAACCABBBABCAAA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CCBACACCCCCBBABCCAACABAAAACBBBAACABBCBBCABABBBBAAAA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:404
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_CCBACACCCCCBBABCCAACABAAAACBBBAACABBCBBCABABBBBAAAA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BABBCCCBAACCCCAABBACAACACCAAABCABBCABBCBAAACCABBBABCAAA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CCBACACCCCCBBABCCAACABAAAACBBBAACABBCBBCABABBBBAAAA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:5076
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_CCBACACCCCCBBABCCAACABAAAACBBBAACABBCBBCABABBBBAAAA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3916
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_CCBACACCCCCBBABCCAACABAAAACBBBAACABBCBBCABABBBBAAAA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:976
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BABBCCCBAACCCCAABBACAACACCAAABCABBCABBCBAAACCABBBABCAAA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BABBCCCBAACCCCAABBACAACACCAAABCABBCABBCBAAACCABBBABCAAA.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:2516
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3172
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\calc.exe
        calc.exe
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies registry class
        PID:1172
  • C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe -Embedding
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:4536
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABBBACBBCBBBBBBBBBBCCACAABCBBCCACCCAACACCBAABACACCBBBBB.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABBBACBBCBBBBBBBBBBCCACAABCBBCCACCCAACACCBAABACACCBBBBB.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:2504
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BABBCCCBAACCCCAABBACAACACCAAABCABBCABBCBAAACCABBBABCAAA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BABBCCCBAACCCCAABBACAACACCAAABCABBCABBCBAAACCABBBABCAAA.exe
    1⤵
    • Creates a file in the Startup directory
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:1472

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 bf0304e822b40ee29219f9a6e4d61f826c747a31b0be1e46af7b02aa42549df3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\AppRepository\Packages\Microsoft.LockApp_10.0.19041.1023_neutral__cw5n1h2txyewy\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 460781b9694c3db21fecbaf44e86776cbbf30ef39afedd99ec52147af15e9071
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\wfp\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 d8c379579719d15e934a0bd93857f6bda3c48f2699fe339c993d71e987c9a2b3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{CF2BEA3C-26EA-32F8-AA9B-331F7E34BA97}v11.0.61030\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 9b660b9bdaac3a15e021339000b2fa7d21c3b25dd71b497d3ab4e6c25dae3a01
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Sun\Java\Deployment\cache\6.0\63\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 ecc37c3a98a04c6367c48a5d21a82c38745743916ec9e06bdef177132bd6f460
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\EADPData Component\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 e685c806d36d38f7f8eee44d8019a28e1edd15dbb22f7617181b93af4f79f944
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneNote\16.0\Backup\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 69505669c14b0aee81b37b17997b929649ff8322c305986482fe69cf06b8bfef
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Advertising.Xaml_8wekyb3d8bbwe\AC\INetCookies\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 df570d3c23c2febb3f3245aca5ae28caebf4fb7df3d1e1d941b9c7946ddca7cf
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 af83fe5d79f0d65def9f6a18598b48135dbb39b561933112b6e2ac338864b538
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 c6165047e6f5641e7f96176dd27faaa11c26b43cf9eb1824349aa2b8d9fb5cca
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 7a0015b8dab02f16cb5ad85d927ae0dc0bd734ee0975cf47ee09a2184a34f982
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 67063d3fd77de314ee8b87395d24a3d77d02b472b4ece2075793a8b4448b57a0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 9689a247b5a4ce42c0d7732dff3efe3b4da470ce08c038bc84f3b28c9fa0f6a9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 08d5d61a2f33418491e9cec901ce33751d971651fed9977af2b58b986268c413
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        virus_log.txt

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
        • Size 934B
        • SHA256 b3b1e9c86ed233aebafe63d9e8279d29c12427e2a4083c7ae6c368e4f6d6461f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        virus_log.txt

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 f3c9106711c198023738214382b67ed5ee65709d829dde035818d1f1758d2311
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        memory/1472-89-0x0000000000040000-0x0000000000061000-memory.dmp

        memory/2504-421-0x0000000000BF0000-0x0000000000C11000-memory.dmp

        memory/2504-77-0x0000000000BF0000-0x0000000000C11000-memory.dmp

        memory/2516-36-0x0000000000040000-0x0000000000061000-memory.dmp

        memory/2516-26-0x0000000000040000-0x0000000000061000-memory.dmp

        memory/3172-57-0x0000000002EC0000-0x0000000002EC1000-memory.dmp

        memory/4252-6-0x00000000003A0000-0x00000000003C1000-memory.dmp