Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    113s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    12/09/2026, 09:19

General

  • Target
    2026-09-11_69c7d3497e2aca7ab2d7896908c8a7ae_amadey_darkgate_elex_stop_vidar.exe
  • Size 3.6MB
  • Sample260912-laf9datakh
  • SHA256 c2876cae841bc43183d6ec715b9b3c2e258594379639a28ef16d1d98ef2a93ed
  • 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 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 9 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 1 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 7 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-11_69c7d3497e2aca7ab2d7896908c8a7ae_amadey_darkgate_elex_stop_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-11_69c7d3497e2aca7ab2d7896908c8a7ae_amadey_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:832
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CBCCABAABABABCACBAAACAAAABACCBCAABCCBAABBBABCCCCBBBBACCBBCCBBCBCACBBAABAACCCCCACCABBCBABBCCAACCACBCBCBA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABCCBACABACCBAACABCBBBCABBAABCCACBBCAAAAABCCACBAACAACBA.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:2552
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CBCCABAABABABCACBAAACAAAABACCBCAABCCBAABBBABCCCCBBBBACCBBCCBBCBCACBBAABAACCCCCACCABBCBABBCCAACCACBCBCBA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABCCBACABACCBAACABCBBBCABBAABCCACBBCAAAAABCCACBAACAACBA.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:5764
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_CABCCBBBCBAAAABCCAABCCCCCABCBCBCAACABCBACAAACCCABBA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABCCBACABACCBAACABCBBBCABBAABCCACBBCAAAAABCCACBAACAACBA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CABCCBBBCBAAAABCCAABCCCCCABCBCBCAACABCBACAAACCCABBA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5628
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_CABCCBBBCBAAAABCCAABCCCCCABCBCBCAACABCBACAAACCCABBA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABCCBACABACCBAACABCBBBCABBAABCCACBBCAAAAABCCACBAACAACBA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CABCCBBBCBAAAABCCAABCCCCCABCBCBCAACABCBACAAACCCABBA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:5984
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_CABCCBBBCBAAAABCCAABCCCCCABCBCBCAACABCBACAAACCCABBA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2500
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_CABCCBBBCBAAAABCCAABCCCCCABCBCBCAACABCBACAAACCCABBA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3564
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABCCBACABACCBAACABCBBBCABBAABCCACBBCAAAAABCCACBAACAACBA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABCCBACABACCBAACABCBBBCABBAABCCACBBCAAAAABCCACBAACAACBA.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:2420
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:5272
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACCCBCACBCAAABACCBCABBAABCACCBCBABACACBCACAACCABCCBCCCC.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACCCBCACBCAAABACCBCABBAABCACCBCBABACACBCACAACCABCCBCCCC.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_ABCCBACABACCBAACABCBBBCABBAABCCACBBCAAAAABCCACBAACAACBA.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABCCBACABACCBAACABCBBBCABBAABCCACBBCAAAAABCCACBAACAACBA.exe
      1⤵
      • Creates a file in the Startup directory
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2084

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\AppV\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 3864867daf4cd63fe0cea439dd17b0a3eb62003d6ff97a5d884d7773f7680b73
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{6DB765A8-05AF-49A1-A71D-6F645EE3CE41}v14.30.30704\packages\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 151e026b9cdd05800ce2a12b87728e07f4bf79fa38a36a0b393d1b54cfcd3439
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 daeb88aeac5d4233692b1b73faba30d2d36c5c270f3ed7933de8de568f6e4923
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Sun\Java\Deployment\cache\6.0\4\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 14af667a6a9f370337a51d07dc13bb9742e4ebae08df9b159a614da17ae8af23
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Office\16.0\WebServiceCache\AllUsers\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 014f2e1314bd84d360bde47c727afdceb4499c78a5a67bf90b0d4af8534e23ce
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 262bef48bbf192e3e29adc1864b1eab8b01845cb85c66635204524b06bf79d15
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 23e7f0f5d57daa700d93e4c27d80b6c0e30e0c066786145888a07cf7b1daa347
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 dced658101a8800cb577f5a0ff508cdd6056ed0df3582eb72ba762ebbc064a80
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          SwitchSet.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\SwitchSet.exe
          • Size 25.6MB
          • SHA256 40b64da4ec49824dd301ff8a0a2e0de94a82871d0c11ad9bce83dc59107eff54
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          SwitchSet.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\SwitchSet.exe
          • Size 11.6MB
          • SHA256 5ef5aa596df91673e31523819ad2cab857b2c8a7521fa1a9124cbeb8ef795988
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          SwitchSet.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\SwitchSet.exe
          • Size 22.4MB
          • SHA256 5c1b16f9fe2b2c1f53a7071363bc8e68e36f6a50e919eb551fb15962a9967fe7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          SwitchSet.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\SwitchSet.exe
          • Size 256KB
          • SHA256 7b28fd3a56807fe6de19cd9f10ddc98dafc3b01def3eb72f8c922c6f92f1c91d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          SwitchSet.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\SwitchSet.exe
          • Size 192KB
          • SHA256 d64c17c057f0ee829b500749efc3d120aabb1e17f4038bbd5815e602748da5fd
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          SwitchSet.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\SwitchSet.exe
          • Size 960KB
          • SHA256 7084d1a616de7ccfbb6e515bcb2986fff21f88ac2847bb62b0e363b817187007
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          SwitchSet.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\SwitchSet.exe
          • Size 36.8MB
          • SHA256 35dd3648d0d87d3c364510b62ecd7f5203009ff7dcab2ea42834c76eab03c85a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 7628db27bfbb081d34dc980bed7a120c0b64956389522de592c8cc100fb8121a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 6db7753468572b9a67a599df3505286dbb3798a6d51cefc06b3c8d81405b163d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Music\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 8d08256129fabfa196f6315c31471db3d480b59ea0a533dea05ef93830e74559
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Default\Documents\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 648128ce0a4021c33a11d63de195fc9212484213142e0787845b07f73fbb8985
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          svchost_ABCCBACABACCBAACABCBBBCABBAABCCACBBCAAAAABCCACBAACAACBA.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABCCBACABACCBAACABCBBBCABBAABCCACBBCAAAAABCCACBAACAACBA.exe
          • Size 3.6MB
          • SHA256 c2876cae841bc43183d6ec715b9b3c2e258594379639a28ef16d1d98ef2a93ed
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 966B
          • SHA256 8d739a1f1a7044ff9eccbe6c64039dc8507dedcda31a590803dbf3bb22ff58bf
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 926B
          • SHA256 8f7fd52b9b706888fb67ddfcd822714e7b73e76ec2ff0c5a5097fcdc5291002a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          memory/832-104-0x0000000000440000-0x0000000000461000-memory.dmp

          memory/832-0-0x0000000000440000-0x0000000000461000-memory.dmp

          memory/832-69-0x0000000000440000-0x0000000000461000-memory.dmp

          memory/832-47-0x0000000000440000-0x0000000000461000-memory.dmp

          memory/832-22-0x0000000000440000-0x0000000000461000-memory.dmp

          memory/832-11-0x0000000000440000-0x0000000000461000-memory.dmp

          memory/2084-107-0x0000000000E80000-0x0000000000EA1000-memory.dmp

          memory/2420-100-0x0000000000E80000-0x0000000000EA1000-memory.dmp

          memory/2420-68-0x0000000000E80000-0x0000000000EA1000-memory.dmp

          memory/2420-46-0x0000000000E80000-0x0000000000EA1000-memory.dmp

          memory/6096-101-0x0000000000EF0000-0x0000000000F11000-memory.dmp