Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    148s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-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 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\2026-09-07_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:2056
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BAABCCBAACAACCBCACACCCABCBBAABCAACBBACCBCAACCBAACCBACCAAAABAACCABBBAAABACBCAACBBBBCCACAACACACBBCBABBBAB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBABACABBAACAAABACCCBBACBCBCCBBACBACABACCCCCBAABBCBBBB.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:5444
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BAABCCBAACAACCBCACACCCABCBBAABCAACBBACCBCAACCBAACCBACCAAAABAACCABBBAAABACBCAACBBBBCCACAACACACBBCBABBBAB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBABACABBAACAAABACCCBBACBCBCCBBACBACABACCCCCBAABBCBBBB.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:3568
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_BAAABACABBBACABAACABACCBBBBACCBABACABABBBAACCCABBAC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBABACABBAACAAABACCCBBACBCBCCBBACBACABACCCCCBAABBCBBBB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BAAABACABBBACABAACABACCBBBBACCBABACABABBBAACCCABBAC"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3148
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_BAAABACABBBACABAACABACCBBBBACCBABACABABBBAACCCABBAC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBABACABBAACAAABACCCBBACBCBCCBBACBACABACCCCCBAABBCBBBB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BAAABACABBBACABAACABACCBBBBACCBABACABABBBAACCCABBAC"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3744
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_BAAABACABBBACABAACABACCBBBBACCBABACABABBBAACCCABBAC"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3408
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_BAAABACABBBACABAACABACCBBBBACCBABACABABBBAACCCABBAC"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1748
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBABACABBAACAAABACCCBBACBCBCCBBACBACABACCCCCBAABBCBBBB.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBABACABBAACAAABACCCBBACBCBCCBBACBACABACCCCCBAABBCBBBB.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:936
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:916
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCCBCCAACCABCCAAACAACCABAACCACBBBACCCBBCCACCCAAAABABAB.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCCBCCAACCABCCAAACAACCABAACCACBBBACCCBBCCACCCAAAABABAB.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2756
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBABACABBAACAAABACCCBBACBCBCCBBACBACABACCCCCBAABBCBBBB.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBABACABBAACAAABACCCBBACBCBCCBBACBACABACCCCCBAABBCBBBB.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:4500

    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 775175f05b587508073e58186ac8a9294cce6cd31a2e4a5cf3617d5d48d6d063
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 1e11149a67a4b9f8aea8b6cb3ea785945cc9371fe5753d9320b38f432c4d4efa
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 cdb4938108301690eff16a5519ced1a9fa3f730bea80ee6105c832d6a813c5e2
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 8a310b3c16cdfb6247a3bb0360f20935d3563e42097f5c0c0c9cd64cf310af51
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          memory/936-34-0x0000000000B80000-0x0000000000BA1000-memory.dmp

          memory/936-49-0x0000000000B80000-0x0000000000BA1000-memory.dmp

          memory/936-71-0x0000000000B80000-0x0000000000BA1000-memory.dmp

          memory/2056-0-0x0000000000290000-0x00000000002B1000-memory.dmp

          memory/2056-12-0x0000000000290000-0x00000000002B1000-memory.dmp

          memory/2056-23-0x0000000000290000-0x00000000002B1000-memory.dmp

          memory/2056-47-0x0000000000290000-0x00000000002B1000-memory.dmp

          memory/2056-61-0x0000000000290000-0x00000000002B1000-memory.dmp