Analysis

  • max time kernel
    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, 07:46

General

  • Target
    2026-09-07_0743a1994d227a5f77b787d747598055_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_stop_vidar.exe
  • Size 3.6MB
  • Sample260909-jmdynsbe86
  • SHA256 ff36f73f5f1722f0a5d7a2ad2cab97ba892cc72702283bb605b228f6eab3ce71
  • 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 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 10 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 7 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-07_0743a1994d227a5f77b787d747598055_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_stop_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-07_0743a1994d227a5f77b787d747598055_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_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:4788
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BBAABAABCBAABCACBCCBCAABCBBCAABCBBBBCCCBACACCAAABBAAABBCCBABAAAAAAAACAACBACBBCBBACABAABBBBBACCBBBAABBBB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CACACACAABAAABCBBACCBBACCCCCCCAACAAACABBACACACABABBCAAA.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:1444
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BBAABAABCBAABCACBCCBCAABCBBCAABCBBBBCCCBACACCAAABBAAABBCCBABAAAAAAAACAACBACBBCBBACABAABBBBBACCBBBAABBBB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CACACACAABAAABCBBACCBBACCCCCCCAACAAACABBACACACABABBCAAA.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:5128
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_BCAAAABBCACCCABBABAAACCBAACCABBCCCACCAAAABCBACCACAB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CACACACAABAAABCBBACCBBACCCCCCCAACAAACABBACACACABABBCAAA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BCAAAABBCACCCABBABAAACCBAACCABBCCCACCAAAABCBACCACAB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2224
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_BCAAAABBCACCCABBABAAACCBAACCABBCCCACCAAAABCBACCACAB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CACACACAABAAABCBBACCBBACCCCCCCAACAAACABBACACACABABBCAAA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BCAAAABBCACCCABBABAAACCBAACCABBCCCACCAAAABCBACCACAB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3468
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_BCAAAABBCACCCABBABAAACCBAACCABBCCCACCAAAABCBACCACAB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5992
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_BCAAAABBCACCCABBABAAACCBAACCABBCCCACCAAAABCBACCACAB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4840
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CACACACAABAAABCBBACCBBACCCCCCCAACAAACABBACACACABABBCAAA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CACACACAABAAABCBBACCBBACCCCCCCAACAAACABBACACACABABBCAAA.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:5084
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:4412
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CACACACAABAAABCBBACCBBACCCCCCCAACAAACABBACACACABABBCAAA.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CACACACAABAAABCBBACCBBACCCCCCCAACAAACABBACACACABABBCAAA.exe
      1⤵
      • Creates a file in the Startup directory
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:6048
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AABAAABBBBABABCBCABCBACCBBAAACCAAACBABCCCBCBCCBBACCBBBA.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AABAAABBBBABABCBCABCBACCBBAAACCAAACBABCCCBCBCCBBACCBBBA.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:5656

    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 7c93c0e676c86ca1e31a22a740bb4a557ce091e27ec31d170e9cb021d6104d57
          • 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 4.2MB
          • SHA256 02948c3acf7493ee1bb136ba41664e29ae47f0e557ae22e5a81b959e4f50dc0a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{6DB765A8-05AF-49A1-A71D-6F645EE3CE41}v14.30.30704\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 cd9d47f981c7eb0e51e76949b73a7f8fd3006b6676e20227aad4ac1b7a1665e8
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{E30D8B21-D82D-3211-82CC-0F0A5D1495E8}v12.0.40660\packages\vcRuntimeMinimum_x86\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 bdf9f85acc634498e82ee551db22935de6f2d5c2a1834fd84495414ee1c75cf8
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Segmentation Platform\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 078d55dbdc418dd681cca95b60f268deba29ff05b24ed172f86fea97c26ff1f3
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Burn\Burn1\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 c439b4b638c60fea58cb8571a9432f4e1ff1ab7cd63bed69e843bfbe03394617
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge.Stable_8wekyb3d8bbwe\AC\INetHistory\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 7227bf3b69287940c5d9b86ae8605523d09c868d0157722d6a84ff87c6dcb5bf
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 cef00face9e0193875bf673517d1f8fc9995c9e292974c69df5a1ae50eb31629
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 45a0117e11f3befc08f49ec72b8d246757ff39b060f280b4075567c8adb39030
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 aa3a52cafccc3a8a75b8610ec71d24715f7da1cf832c2c45c1ac686d6a2ecde6
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 db6a5b3434f0eb5ba8d750119c233fee731683edfc6fd90ef4e1b4089a8259ea
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 5db7c9c56a8a82e26cea8d52429feaf6628a2c7a46d2986252ecbcaf342d3a09
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          svchost_CACACACAABAAABCBBACCBBACCCCCCCAACAAACABBACACACABABBCAAA.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CACACACAABAAABCBBACCBBACCCCCCCAACAAACABBACACACABABBCAAA.exe
          • Size 3.6MB
          • SHA256 ff36f73f5f1722f0a5d7a2ad2cab97ba892cc72702283bb605b228f6eab3ce71
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 834B
          • SHA256 5ac8a63ec6076f1acdc4742ed8d478c47742865baf83bdddd94f9bebd0d4676f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 787B
          • SHA256 a340f645a848107086f84a1803963bf0ae090e928848bb39a3ec309f28aaa7ec
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Libraries\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 e04e950669a6fc1381a550f043b0902452553d37fe302aa0ed2195e8c89ecd85
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          memory/4788-0-0x0000000000C70000-0x0000000000C91000-memory.dmp

          memory/4788-7-0x0000000000C70000-0x0000000000C91000-memory.dmp

          memory/5084-36-0x0000000000A10000-0x0000000000A31000-memory.dmp

          memory/5084-23-0x0000000000A10000-0x0000000000A31000-memory.dmp

          memory/6048-2958-0x0000000000A10000-0x0000000000A31000-memory.dmp