Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • 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, 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 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 4 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.

  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 2 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 WriteProcessMemory 9 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:4144
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CAAABACBABBCBCBBBACCBABACACACBAAABBAAABACCBBCABCACAAAABBCCBBBBCAACCBABCACAAABBCCBBACABACAABCCCACBCCCCCA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCABCBCBCCACBAAACBBCBBCCABABCCBCACCCABBAACBCBABBACCBCCA.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:3624
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CAAABACBABBCBCBBBACCBABACACACBAAABBAAABACCBBCABCACAAAABBCCBBBBCAACCBABCACAAABBCCBBACABACAABCCCACBCCCCCA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCABCBCBCCACBAAACBBCBBCCABABCCBCACCCABBAACBCBABBACCBCCA.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:696
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_BCBBBBBACCABAAACABAABABAACAABBBBABCCBACBACCBCCCBBCA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCABCBCBCCACBAAACBBCBBCCABABCCBCACCCABBAACBCBABBACCBCCA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BCBBBBBACCABAAACABAABABAACAABBBBABCCBACBACCBCCCBBCA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3600
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_BCBBBBBACCABAAACABAABABAACAABBBBABCCBACBACCBCCCBBCA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCABCBCBCCACBAAACBBCBBCCABABCCBCACCCABBAACBCBABBACCBCCA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BCBBBBBACCABAAACABAABABAACAABBBBABCCBACBACCBCCCBBCA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:5196
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_BCBBBBBACCABAAACABAABABAACAABBBBABCCBACBACCBCCCBBCA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5284
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_BCBBBBBACCABAAACABAABABAACAABBBBABCCBACBACCBCCCBBCA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:6108
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCABCBCBCCACBAAACBBCBBCCABABCCBCACCCABBAACBCBABBACCBCCA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCABCBCBCCACBAAACBBCBBCCABABCCBCACCCABBAACBCBABBACCBCCA.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:5072
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:2784
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BACCBACBCCAAABBCBCCACACACCBBACBBACBABACBACABBBCBBCCACABBBCABCACABBCACCABCBBABBCAABAABBCCAACCCABABABBCBB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBCBAACBBBBAACCCABBCCABABAABCBCBAACCCCCBCBACBACCAAABACB.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:4928
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
          schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BACCBACBCCAAABBCBCCACACACCBBACBBACBABACBACABBBCBBCCACABBBCABCACABBCACCABCBBABBCAABAABBCCAACCCABABABBCBB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBCBAACBBBBAACCCABBCCABABAABCBCBAACCCCCBCBACBACCAAABACB.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
          3⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:3372
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBCBAACBBBBAACCCABBCCABABAABCBCBAACCCCCBCBACBACCAAABACB.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBCBAACBBBBAACCCABBCCABABAABCBCBAACCCCCBCBACBACCAAABACB.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:6096
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCABCBCBCCACBAAACBBCBBCCABABCCBCACCCABBAACBCBABBACCBCCA.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCABCBCBCCACBAAACBBCBBCCABABCCBCACCCABBAACBCBABBACCBCCA.exe
      1⤵
      • Creates a file in the Startup directory
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:5680

    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 1ef786ba771fd48d1b7b9b479c72359b0b5d64fafc09e5a79a46b68ae3d4ecf2
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Crypto\PCPKSP\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 01521edc2b5cd723235ecb0a067fded7bc1ccaf6fca3b3c9764527b966bfdb9a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Provisioning\AssetCache\CellularUx\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 c8e44444cb289237f17f88c38c348f9be6ffe0fd8b4a9b37288994ee21ec3396
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{4C903F19-B4C3-4D0C-8CC9-D444C511AF1C}v64.60.31149\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 596fd77e3d2a82946ccd88cdcf95cd3bba9df7d91b8c3d0f936e2b7a75d5c1f9
          • 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 21.6MB
          • SHA256 fef0ff40eaa0253047b6e103523027cc2fa4f7917c34d9e576fdd37e738c9cd1
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{61087a79-ac85-455c-934d-1fa22cc64f36}\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 0441a2c9537cbda2e175559776fadc03af3d405129e4acdd9241442e5d8f28c3
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{6DB765A8-05AF-49A1-A71D-6F645EE3CE41}v14.30.30704\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 3c8c72d4f22c83104b3dac55d1de034f833ecf43486ad211f7d30cc50e0b3ba9
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge.Stable_8wekyb3d8bbwe\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 c35e96d53701a7cc5556f5d8688fb05477c85748e8081c2d85d0d2d7aa0c2fee
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge.Stable_8wekyb3d8bbwe\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 bdf5e57cf18c6500bdb77ae9cb2a6b3978a68438eec9c15ceb5f9a65d64513b3
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge.Stable_8wekyb3d8bbwe\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 6c9a95babab78e6a27c173fbf3bcb9a7458314bbd81a28711d7a651acb3db6b9
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\18.151.0729.0013\platforms\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 49151bb4e3e94368b8e6d990db8f9b4912978dceb62cdfea165682ca1f22492f
          • 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 8458e2fdf12c2ee815d9cc564a242a7b880e0d1aefb44fea016bc9d2b0105a6b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 56ae101c534309174084a24d65b6d34f870046017ef7b2ecd3b35f754f551570
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 8de832c7cd08bf2c55496f5c3e3cd91ca9a347a745a90a2b88778013a4a12b03
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 a2081750263d0b355e3d4f5191e01c09e8a0427db8f47118ed47eca8e0cf60af
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 787a4cb7dadc5aeee59e24fc608bfb27aeeffc717230e5f0829c6725bbbbe17b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 a51585cfbda4e3e619802af85e06b8187d972e586700e15322bf92ac503a272d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 f677af9e81454ace8be144e82f383eb326477cd6803564caae1e56ac6f0a7d02
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 d81457c39946bf214df0e031118ab6acc8b390628dbf7d233f528cf88eec2814
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Default\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\SendTo\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 a4fb329d12a4af7a33e6566765bee4fa2911537a81e5f18759afa1e2e2f076d0
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          svchost_BCABCBCBCCACBAAACBBCBBCCABABCCBCACCCABBAACBCBABBACCBCCA.exe

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

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 b5db3c5b7ee5675e4c823a0b2cec8930657c1981c83e44ad2dde33a86a2f99f0
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 abae64af13624e608ffcc78c47e20e789f6c6a7f52bfc339ae9414d087a9fe5e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 926B
          • SHA256 2dbe028619a9807f649a5f0c7dade030d3ad183185e065c2edf7e54d179dfc79
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          memory/4144-6-0x00000000004E0000-0x0000000000501000-memory.dmp

          memory/5072-33-0x0000000000AE0000-0x0000000000B01000-memory.dmp

          memory/5680-1460-0x0000000000AE0000-0x0000000000B01000-memory.dmp

          memory/6096-68-0x0000000000110000-0x0000000000131000-memory.dmp

          memory/6096-3922-0x0000000000110000-0x0000000000131000-memory.dmp