Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    147s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    10/09/2026, 00:47

General

  • Target
    2026-09-09_074f1b05a8f2bcba47df34ce31ec5aa8_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_vidar.exe
  • Size 21.1MB
  • Sample260910-a498rsed98
  • SHA256 233a0ec276f3218f28371b80eb7ad30378504fc23aa30035b18c2d2519b5d26d
  • 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 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 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-09_074f1b05a8f2bcba47df34ce31ec5aa8_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-09_074f1b05a8f2bcba47df34ce31ec5aa8_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_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:4704
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CBABCACCABBABABAACACBBCBBCCCCBBCACBCABACCBBABCCABCCCACCCACCAABBBCBABCCACABAACAABCAABABBCBABAAABCCCABBAC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCBBBACACCBCABAAABBABAACCBCBBBCACCACAAAACACCACAACBCBBAC.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:4020
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CBABCACCABBABABAACACBBCBBCCCCBBCACBCABACCBBABCCABCCCACCCACCAABBBCBABCCACABAACAABCAABABBCBABAAABCCCABBAC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCBBBACACCBCABAAABBABAACCBCBBBCACCACAAAACACCACAACBCBBAC.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:1344
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_CBACACABBACABACAACABACABAACBCCBBAABBACCCACCBCBBCBAA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCBBBACACCBCABAAABBABAACCBCBBBCACCACAAAACACCACAACBCBBAC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CBACACABBACABACAACABACABAACBCCBBAABBACCCACCBCBBCBAA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1976
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_CBACACABBACABACAACABACABAACBCCBBAABBACCCACCBCBBCBAA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCBBBACACCBCABAAABBABAACCBCBBBCACCACAAAACACCACAACBCBBAC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CBACACABBACABACAACABACABAACBCCBBAABBACCCACCBCBBCBAA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4612
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_CBACACABBACABACAACABACABAACBCCBBAABBACCCACCBCBBCBAA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1212
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_CBACACABBACABACAACABACABAACBCCBBAABBACCCACCBCBBCBAA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4524
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCBBBACACCBCABAAABBABAACCBCBBBCACCACAAAACACCACAACBCBBAC.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCBBBACACCBCABAAABBABAACCBCBBBCACCACAAAACACCACAACBCBBAC.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:204
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3660
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\calc.exe
        calc.exe
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies registry class
        PID:3952
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCBBBACACCBCABAAABBABAACCBCBBBCACCACAAAACACCACAACBCBBAC.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCBBBACACCBCABAAABBABAACCBCBBBCACCACAAAACACCACAACBCBBAC.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:1892
  • C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe -Embedding
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:4468
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACCABACACAAABBABCCCACCCCABCBCABCCAAAACBCCBCABCABAACCCCB.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACCABACACAAABBABCCCACCCCABCBCABCCAAAACBCCBCABCABAACCCCB.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:3312

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 0017d75cb8ee4d5054f80ac026fc7e3cfa1ddf112c955e8f0132fe8d70cded0c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 e3fdead9e106c52990e83b4dd756f4f3a23014178ca4e7bf015c8a674fc71cc6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 dab6af1e8c7abf8cbfd57b7bc265f540fb18dbc171e69f09a275039e6f7f21e9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 4699babc86ee872c8f9d3b593e0c199b85d637b7e8053b6d1d2453878d81e106
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        svchost_CCBBBACACCBCABAAABBABAACCBCBBBCACCACAAAACACCACAACBCBBAC.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCBBBACACCBCABAAABBABAACCBCBBBCACCACAAAACACCACAACBCBBAC.exe
        • Size 21.1MB
        • SHA256 233a0ec276f3218f28371b80eb7ad30378504fc23aa30035b18c2d2519b5d26d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/204-26-0x0000000000740000-0x0000000000761000-memory.dmp

        memory/204-39-0x0000000000740000-0x0000000000761000-memory.dmp

        memory/1892-75-0x0000000000740000-0x0000000000761000-memory.dmp

        memory/3660-68-0x0000000005420000-0x0000000005421000-memory.dmp

        memory/4704-0-0x0000000000930000-0x0000000000951000-memory.dmp

        memory/4704-7-0x0000000000930000-0x0000000000951000-memory.dmp