Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    147s
  • 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, 01:52

General

  • Target
    2026-09-08_edee962040d466b9910e8426ea40b94a_darkgate_elex_emotet_mafia.exe
  • Size 2.2MB
  • Sample260910-cat1ssv1fv
  • SHA256 68686069654d4b62e271c1b902a630ab1790c4e78d25da16bdaac46b0372177e
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 2 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 5 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-08_edee962040d466b9910e8426ea40b94a_darkgate_elex_emotet_mafia.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-08_edee962040d466b9910e8426ea40b94a_darkgate_elex_emotet_mafia.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1588
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\expand.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\expand.exe" C:\ProgramData\BaiduNetdiskXCE58F6DE -F:*.* C:\ProgramData\BaiduNetdisk
      2⤵
      • Drops file in Windows directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:4080
    • C:\ProgramData\BaiduNetdisk\hpqhvind.exe
      C:\ProgramData\BaiduNetdisk\hpqhvind.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • Adds Run key to start application
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:4568
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\240713046.bat
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:4660
  • C:\ProgramData\BaiduNetdisk\hpqhvind.exe
    C:\ProgramData\BaiduNetdisk\hpqhvind.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:1608

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        1.ldf

        • Path C:\ProgramData\BaiduNetdisk\1.ldf
        • Size 114KB
        • SHA256 943343ed466b6af506540f654371a2bcbf11689966de3c21298b6b74939b4ddc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        1.mdf

        • Path C:\ProgramData\BaiduNetdisk\1.mdf
        • Size 6KB
        • SHA256 ddfa41046ae454e3c8fc98bedb3d16c7b82aff6de9529b94ca581611ca4709db
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        1.ndf

        • Path C:\ProgramData\BaiduNetdisk\1.ndf
        • Size 5KB
        • SHA256 80f23e2822a020a584c2e0981ad5a69cb8f2dee5c2e5e0ef83b615429f342cd5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        fszwd.dat

        • Path C:\ProgramData\BaiduNetdisk\fszwd.dat
        • Size 67KB
        • SHA256 1823aafa35a6bbdefa50b1002436c9bfe4ec74b103d5583c54f55c0a7db5f046
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        hpqhvind.exe

        • Path C:\ProgramData\BaiduNetdisk\hpqhvind.exe
        • Size 810KB
        • SHA256 1dc5d8ba74d2ff1cdfe7b857b6fa9e3c02a38c758a597fbaca546c8bd6063521
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        240713046.bat

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\240713046.bat
        • Size 191B
        • SHA256 a90129385d15bbebb35493f7db26714829c1e00dab459ec78f90c7914a60161d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        baidunetdiskxce58f6de

        • Path \??\c:\programdata\baidunetdiskxce58f6de
        • Size 531KB
        • SHA256 defba502da53a12bd057707d31fa62be5c1788ad3f8d1aa8b4bc594957b0cb9b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/4568-38-0x0000000074C90000-0x0000000074CA5000-memory.dmp

        memory/4568-34-0x0000000074C9F000-0x0000000074CA0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4568-29-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010023000-memory.dmp

        memory/4568-98-0x0000000074C90000-0x0000000074CA5000-memory.dmp

        memory/4568-97-0x0000000074C9F000-0x0000000074CA0000-memory.dmp