dfe5918b9494f8b98b8c5895a3f416cc8c746c124ce727585e42b10f5d3bc4ce

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
151s
platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
submitted
16/09/2026, 08:37

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General

Target
2026-09-16_dbc8307b562f6444bf33824917332fcc_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_mespinoza_njrat.exe
Size 23.0MB
Sample260916-kh6cssss7p
SHA256 dfe5918b9494f8b98b8c5895a3f416cc8c746c124ce727585e42b10f5d3bc4ce
MD5 dbc8307b562f6444bf33824917332fcc
SHA1 132d1aefbc1dbd122617dd4d410beeb7a702bc5b
SHA512 e08bf0d917a1873e2d46e9c119fea51b96cb1e96fd4d7d969b628115872f4844f6e9eca1e19db6b9407e53992b3f668ecb821a0e5f437b764cec021f13e8d2f0
SSDEEP 393216:2lFyfLPHiRE5bxd6QaAu5SVDMTNSG/lVrl3KExL3JzATzC8WfeIRVlFvlQCcv6Qb:AUbxdPvQ6yhpKOxk6lFiPvQI
TLSH
T1F7373305B792D8A5C8305B7C20286313813E1D434F65AAEF5F967B594E78AF1CAB3633
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

7^/10

discovery execution

Malware Config

Signatures

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4552	m3RfUPGKAYE.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
1	pastebin.com
2	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
6120	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	2026-09-16_dbc8307b562f6444bf33824917332fcc_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_mespinoza_njrat.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	m3RfUPGKAYE.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 5712 wrote to memory of 4552	5712	2026-09-16_dbc8307b562f6444bf33824917332fcc_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_mespinoza_njrat.exe	88
PID 5712 wrote to memory of 6120	5712	2026-09-16_dbc8307b562f6444bf33824917332fcc_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_mespinoza_njrat.exe	89

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-16_dbc8307b562f6444bf33824917332fcc_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_mespinoza_njrat.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-16_dbc8307b562f6444bf33824917332fcc_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_mespinoza_njrat.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5712
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\m3RfUPGKAYE.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\m3RfUPGKAYE.exe" /i
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:4552
- 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:6120

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 16ac46a29fb2566284e81a6821ddf6165e40464fc8d9d0f20dd703972f841717
MD5 22f800de21a6e6504742e768531b4dd8
SHA1 7d026ab779ed4d14dd82b492f6ef25b0e516cdd8
SHA512 4f92460ed1c294059510687fd2419f60a1d56694edfab0de79363e3c885d6d2a51a0b2505efe830c34d836578ff6993491c87516589a2f8b8efb942c78e70da7
TLSH
T14FE0260B25E98B00012E612F03F73A89F8581A5B5A14BFD163109A2A79D711FAAFD2A1
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

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m3RfUPGKAYE.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\m3RfUPGKAYE.exe
Size 18.0MB
SHA256 0d53328191194a3b6ede80991c18375faa59c400275f70ec9530d106a93b40db
MD5 88beef09dcec27f34dfd9e75ef6da852
SHA1 652c8f256a0ff30893f7215be9713d6ce4cd4c2c
SHA512 e3177b76c72d3164035bdf0d60d2b099a3fe405088d8cd592ad240dd7de9374537066bd0cd9639236eec68137d8a05ae530d14e56ad938a31e11d2bc112526c4
SSDEEP 393216:2lFyfLPHiRE5bxzxL3JzATzC8WfeIRVlFvlQCcv6QaAu5SVDMTo:AUbx9xk6lFiPvQ6Z
TLSH
T12C17330AF79298A5C8301B7C20286313813E1E434F55AAEF5E967B5D4E78AF1C5B3637
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH