Overview

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Static

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2026-09-09...ar.exe

windows10-2004-x64

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2026-09-09...ar.exe

windows11-ltsc_2024-x64

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Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    128s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    10/09/2026, 22:28

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General

  • Target
    2026-09-09_e2081f35c4741755dc8d41e8899d6285_darkgate_elex_stop_vidar.exe
  • Size 17.9MB
  • Sample260910-2dpmxsyyfy
  • SHA256 0af9135fa84df14f2fdd6e18deb445b1c0b8e58c68c8aaa7a508b0464c5d090a
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10
discoveryexecutionpersistence

Malware Config

Signatures

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

    execution
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 7 IoCs

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

    discovery
  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

    persistenceexecution
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 5 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-09_e2081f35c4741755dc8d41e8899d6285_darkgate_elex_stop_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-09_e2081f35c4741755dc8d41e8899d6285_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:2448
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CBCBBBBBABAAACBBBAABACBCBABAABBACBCBCAABBBBACBBAAACABCBBBBCCBACACABACBCACCCAACBCACBBBCBCCBABCBCACAACCCA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCBAABBCBBBAAABCAABCBAABABACBABBCBBBCCCCBBBACBCCBBACAC.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:2604
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CBCBBBBBABAAACBBBAABACBCBABAABBACBCBCAABBBBACBBAAACABCBBBBCCBACACABACBCACCCAACBCACBBBCBCCBABCBCACAACCCA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCBAABBCBBBAAABCAABCBAABABACBABBCBBBCCCCBBBACBCCBBACAC.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:3864
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_BAABCBBBBCBCABBBACACBAAABCCACCACCACBCBAABAACCBBCBAB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCBAABBCBBBAAABCAABCBAABABACBABBCBBBCCCCBBBACBCCBBACAC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BAABCBBBBCBCABBBACACBAAABCCACCACCACBCBAABAACCBBCBAB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2192
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_BAABCBBBBCBCABBBACACBAAABCCACCACCACBCBAABAACCBBCBAB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCBAABBCBBBAAABCAABCBAABABACBABBCBBBCCCCBBBACBCCBBACAC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BAABCBBBBCBCABBBACACBAAABCCACCACCACBCBAABAACCBBCBAB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4536
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_BAABCBBBBCBCABBBACACBAAABCCACCACCACBCBAABAACCBBCBAB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:4236
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_BAABCBBBBCBCABBBACACBAAABCCACCACCACBCBAABAACCBBCBAB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:552
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCBAABBCBBBAAABCAABCBAABABACBABBCBBBCCCCBBBACBCCBBACAC.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCBAABBCBBBAAABCAABCBAABABACBABBCBBBCCCCBBBACBCCBBACAC.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:4896
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:1064
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCBAABBCBBBAAABCAABCBAABABACBABBCBBBCCCCBBBACBCCBBACAC.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCBAABBCBBBAAABCAABCBAABABACBABBCBBBCCCCBBBACBCCBBACAC.exe
      1⤵
        PID:3056

      Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

            Reconnaissance

            Resource Development

            Initial Access

            Execution

            Command and Scripting Interpreter

            1
            T1059

            Windows Command Shell

            1
            T1059.003

            Scheduled Task/Job

            1
            T1053

            Scheduled Task

            1
            T1053.005

            System Services

            1
            T1569

            Service Execution

            1
            T1569.002

            Persistence

            Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

            1
            T1547

            Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

            1
            T1547.001

            Create or Modify System Process

            1
            T1543

            Windows Service

            1
            T1543.003

            Scheduled Task/Job

            1
            T1053

            Scheduled Task

            1
            T1053.005

            Privilege Escalation

            Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

            1
            T1547

            Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

            1
            T1547.001

            Create or Modify System Process

            1
            T1543

            Windows Service

            1
            T1543.003

            Scheduled Task/Job

            1
            T1053

            Scheduled Task

            1
            T1053.005

            Defense Evasion

            Modify Registry

            1
            T1112

            Credential Access

            Discovery

            System Location Discovery

            1
            T1614

            System Language Discovery

            1
            T1614.001

            Lateral Movement

            Collection

            Command and Control

            Exfiltration

            Impact

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            qap`g`v~dtlq
            • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
            • Size 10B
            • SHA256 515dd3eb5ab9c6a7161f9582583497383cd53613eb2f3e7781cedf555eb214ac
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            qap`g`v~dtlq
            • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
            • Size 10B
            • SHA256 8b7163286b4df948b28f6c6396022a2a281aed38b3b7d8d5c9c51975681463b6
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            qap`g`v~dtlq
            • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
            • Size 10B
            • SHA256 c0099be67415d245759c5a0ee66cd001d8def78711a4e2bfbaa0172f2db17b66
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            qap`g`v~dtlq
            • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
            • Size 10B
            • SHA256 8616fee643c57f906e502b6a492ba67e2e9b373e42a495b78dfd24b3a97c5e4f
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            svchost_CCCBAABBCBBBAAABCAABCBAABABACBABBCBBBCCCCBBBACBCCBBACAC.exe
            • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCBAABBCBBBAAABCAABCBAABABACBABBCBBBCCCCBBBACBCCBBACAC.exe
            • Size 17.9MB
            • SHA256 0af9135fa84df14f2fdd6e18deb445b1c0b8e58c68c8aaa7a508b0464c5d090a
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            svchost_CCCBAABBCBBBAAABCAABCBAABABACBABBCBBBCCCCBBBACBCCBBACAC.exe
            • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCBAABBCBBBAAABCAABCBAABABACBABBCBBBCCCCBBBACBCCBBACAC.exe
            • Size 9.8MB
            • SHA256 fc3a5efbb1039cfa7cb225a44c7ecbb06f6493eee74b0ab50de458af64f962f5
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            memory/2448-0-0x00000000001B0000-0x00000000001D1000-memory.dmp
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            memory/2448-8-0x00000000001B0000-0x00000000001D1000-memory.dmp
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            memory/4896-24-0x0000000000020000-0x0000000000041000-memory.dmp
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            memory/4896-37-0x0000000000020000-0x0000000000041000-memory.dmp
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