cf4e5aa3c3b5d339b25d4ca6fa513779cb3b9019ec1910d95eb5eb880993c3ca

Analysis

max time kernel
149s
max time network
150s
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, 02:52

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General

Target
2026-09-08_c59a0a6ed3b1c88ed158adcd08b2699c_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_mespinoza_njrat.exe
Size 11.0MB
Sample260910-dc2n4axsdt
SHA256 cf4e5aa3c3b5d339b25d4ca6fa513779cb3b9019ec1910d95eb5eb880993c3ca
MD5 c59a0a6ed3b1c88ed158adcd08b2699c
SHA1 1d9da79c340661cf63962e2a58f6e0d3e0b0c9d1
SHA512 ce6b7e9755f210a221cb437022b0c3a3d5f80d821a9fb44969b462c1989e5641547b92d781ced0087e6d4e6c693acbdbc0c09fee1359bdd47ed62487f4260d51
SSDEEP 196608:2lF9gfXLaAeAi2KOld5bxkQvQaT0u5SHvOYDMVByQyVG/uzGNVyAl3K8K:2lFyfLPHiRE5bxk6QaAu5SVDMTNSG/lq
TLSH
T1ABC62305B7929CB5C8305B7C2064A313813E1D034F55AAEF5F967B594E78AF1CAB3632
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

7^/10

discovery execution

Malware Config

Signatures

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
2452	y9QlnKwfAhDfP.exe

Contacts third-party web service commonly abused for C2 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

Legitimate web (hosting) services can be abused by malware authors to host malware or C2s.

Web Service

T1102

flow	ioc
5	pastebin.com
18	pastebin.com

Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Execution of a cmd.exe one-liner (/c "close" or /k "keep") is a common script/loader stage.

execution

Windows Command Shell

T1059.003

pid	Process
1804	cmd.exe

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

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

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	2026-09-08_c59a0a6ed3b1c88ed158adcd08b2699c_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_mespinoza_njrat.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	y9QlnKwfAhDfP.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1572 wrote to memory of 2452	1572	2026-09-08_c59a0a6ed3b1c88ed158adcd08b2699c_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_mespinoza_njrat.exe	86
PID 1572 wrote to memory of 1804	1572	2026-09-08_c59a0a6ed3b1c88ed158adcd08b2699c_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_mespinoza_njrat.exe	87

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-08_c59a0a6ed3b1c88ed158adcd08b2699c_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_mespinoza_njrat.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-08_c59a0a6ed3b1c88ed158adcd08b2699c_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_mespinoza_njrat.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1572
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\y9QlnKwfAhDfP.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\y9QlnKwfAhDfP.exe" /i
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2452
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\del_.bat
  2⤵
  - Executes a command shell one-liner
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:1804

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1059

Windows Command Shell

T1059.003

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Web Service

T1102

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

del_.bat

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\del_.bat
Size 337B
SHA256 a749b6d064440ce454117ad6e361a5331bb3fe2671a705fee20b1fb839b724ed
MD5 58f89ff6fd69cad07b603b91a9964db9
SHA1 afaa6007cf7066ba76ec0ac2792316ec9099c417
SHA512 524bdf2cfb4a343b97bea8af29e831a168ec3381439c0369ff2131c55affa5b6da0ad4c153dda14ed90a9009d51efe1a3bbfe8c4bcf05b8b1b20158ca857e534
TLSH
T184E07D4F1674C5440907B06703F73AA9D81969479E61FBC0C79C8A3A29D380CA1F6386
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

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y9QlnKwfAhDfP.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\y9QlnKwfAhDfP.exe
Size 23.0MB
SHA256 e5382629f7d3737d808b6c986c7daa9264087b31eceeb229b31a30e85897d754
MD5 c97146052227e5b33e855363d651cfbf
SHA1 e3aad43c39fc47cdedd390cb4b8c4a56963f177c
SHA512 5469b269b49ec1a35f1bc84b7f847c56fd60af80eb074c96b7e2bdf38d4d323a2f128c8a608ae2fe508343bb70dc796796b02943b13dfda4970474a4cba79505
SSDEEP 393216:2lFyfLPHiRE5bxSaAu5SVDMTNSG/lVrl3KExL3JzATzC8WfeIRVlFvlQCcv6QaAF:AUbxSvQ6yhpKOxk6lFiPvQ6b
TLSH
T1E8373305B7929CA5C8305B7C20286313813E1E434F55AAEF5E967B5D4E78AF1CAB3633
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH