Overview

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Static

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2026-09-10...ar.exe

windows10-2004-x64

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2026-09-10...ar.exe

windows11-ltsc_2024-x64

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Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    128s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260710-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260710-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    10/09/2026, 18:29

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General

  • Target
    2026-09-10_2fbc163b20c717ea9d1c962ecc3b125d_darkgate_elex_stop_vidar.exe
  • Size 20.8MB
  • Sample260910-w494nathlc
  • SHA256 1e6da509855648266e1e541cf6406b63fd602347188f670820263cd0aaa24e56
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10
discoveryexecutionpersistence

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
    persistenceexecution
  • Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 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 9 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 7 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-10_2fbc163b20c717ea9d1c962ecc3b125d_darkgate_elex_stop_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-10_2fbc163b20c717ea9d1c962ecc3b125d_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:2804
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ABCBBCAACBACBCCAAAABACCBBACAACCABCCCBBCBCABCBBCABBBAACCBCACCABCAABBBABCACBABCBCBABBABBBABBAACCCBBACABAB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CACBCAAACBBBABBABABCBCCACACBBBBAABBCACACBACBACCCAACCCBC.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:4756
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ABCBBCAACBACBCCAAAABACCBBACAACCABCCCBBCBCABCBBCABBBAACCBCACCABCAABBBABCACBABCBCBABBABBBABBAACCCBBACABAB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CACBCAAACBBBABBABABCBCCACACBBBBAABBCACACBACBACCCAACCCBC.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:5608
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_CBCBABBCCACBBABCCABBBBBBCABAABACBAAABCABAAABCCACBCA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CACBCAAACBBBABBABABCBCCACACBBBBAABBCACACBACBACCCAACCCBC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CBCBABBCCACBBABCCABBBBBBCABAABACBAAABCABAAABCCACBCA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3740
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_CBCBABBCCACBBABCCABBBBBBCABAABACBAAABCABAAABCCACBCA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CACBCAAACBBBABBABABCBCCACACBBBBAABBCACACBACBACCCAACCCBC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CBCBABBCCACBBABCCABBBBBBCABAABACBAAABCABAAABCCACBCA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4616
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_CBCBABBCCACBBABCCABBBBBBCABAABACBAAABCABAAABCCACBCA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2596
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_CBCBABBCCACBBABCCABBBBBBCABAABACBAAABCABAAABCCACBCA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2492
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CACBCAAACBBBABBABABCBCCACACBBBBAABBCACACBACBACCCAACCCBC.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CACBCAAACBBBABBABABCBCCACACBBBBAABBCACACBACBACCCAACCCBC.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:5760
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:5568
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BABCACCBBCBACAACCCBCACCAACCCABABBCCBCACCCBCBACACCCBCACA.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BABCACCBBCBACAACCCBCACCAACCCABABBCCBCACCCBCBACACCCBCACA.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:456
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CACBCAAACBBBABBABABCBCCACACBBBBAABBCACACBACBACCCAACCCBC.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CACBCAAACBBBABBABABCBCCACACBBBBAABBCACACBACBACCCAACCCBC.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:3084

    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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          Downloads

          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 8adc444e46a52566ccd096dd1b58dfa1fd8b872faf8a59d868dc2f60d3c91c40
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 421d2e3a6c8eef9260220c6232e241550e819a30defd928df5be29c560e30934
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 e522522496f542e3897c36f0b93f7598e97cad2b2f47b5abfe0361ef3196498d
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 3bfb6c3bd433ff478a7db397bec82e666a974f5d406b81c5e356b24de8d2bebb
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 c0fcac7806808158955dbfe219f7bbf97ec910de463d5f571af29969f449be37
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 7cf2764b353d6f7b681e5c452257b38fe409fe9b53cc315cffc33b293dbbb32c
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512
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          svchost_CACBCAAACBBBABBABABCBCCACACBBBBAABBCACACBACBACCCAACCCBC.exe
          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CACBCAAACBBBABBABABCBCCACACBBBBAABBCACACBACBACCCAACCCBC.exe
          • Size 20.8MB
          • SHA256 1e6da509855648266e1e541cf6406b63fd602347188f670820263cd0aaa24e56
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
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          memory/456-65-0x0000000000370000-0x0000000000391000-memory.dmp
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          memory/2804-0-0x0000000000C00000-0x0000000000C21000-memory.dmp
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          memory/2804-8-0x0000000000C00000-0x0000000000C21000-memory.dmp
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          memory/5760-34-0x0000000000C40000-0x0000000000C61000-memory.dmp
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