Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    143s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    19/09/2026, 22:24

General

  • Target
    2026-09-19_a3178525264754e4e92aa0649ab9e060_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_luca-stealer_nj.exe
  • Size 5.6MB
  • Sample260919-2bwcpafq21
  • SHA256 2d6ebfa0a0589a1fc47a834c820a1254cc48ba4a4e073a528eac541f2383c783
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Modifies visibility of hidden/system files in Explorer 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Executes dropped EXE 6 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 4 IoCs
  • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR) 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Bootkits write to the MBR to gain persistence at a level below the operating system.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 5 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 7 IoCs

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

  • Modifies system certificate store 2 TTPs 36 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 12 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-19_a3178525264754e4e92aa0649ab9e060_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_luca-stealer_nj.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-19_a3178525264754e4e92aa0649ab9e060_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_luca-stealer_nj.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4796
    • \??\c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\2026-09-19_a3178525264754e4e92aa0649ab9e060_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_luca-stealer_nj.exe 
      c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\2026-09-19_a3178525264754e4e92aa0649ab9e060_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_luca-stealer_nj.exe 
      2⤵
      • Checks computer location settings
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Modifies system certificate store
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      PID:4812
    • C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\icsys.icn.exe
      C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\icsys.icn.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Drops file in Windows directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4740
      • \??\c:\windows\resources\themes\explorer.exe
        c:\windows\resources\themes\explorer.exe
        3⤵
        • Modifies visibility of hidden/system files in Explorer
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Adds Run key to start application
        • Drops file in System32 directory
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3384
        • \??\c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe
          c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe SE
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Drops file in Windows directory
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:1628
          • \??\c:\windows\resources\svchost.exe
            c:\windows\resources\svchost.exe
            5⤵
            • Modifies visibility of hidden/system files in Explorer
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Adds Run key to start application
            • Drops file in System32 directory
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
            • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:1516
            • \??\c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe
              c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe PR
              6⤵
              • Executes dropped EXE
              • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
              • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
              PID:2756

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        2026-09-19_a3178525264754e4e92aa0649ab9e060_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_luca-stealer_nj.exe 

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-19_a3178525264754e4e92aa0649ab9e060_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_luca-stealer_nj.exe 
        • Size 5.5MB
        • SHA256 d531208afcdca33d67bce48685dc75c637ad1fbec8876c05b9d1741737205f11
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        explorer.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\explorer.exe
        • Size 135KB
        • SHA256 20c2abcd3c10bff57082cccb3882143ac85e13bb1bf6aa1ba966b6d15e707115
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        icsys.icn.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\icsys.icn.exe
        • Size 135KB
        • SHA256 cf8697b2a7b2834c0b714ab46ad43d2510fa5f5cdfd87eb2da13347edfbc6983
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        spoolsv.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\Resources\spoolsv.exe
        • Size 135KB
        • SHA256 448a61d341b483403427c0767727bb9be545552528b5b4243bbc078132183ebe
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        svchost.exe

        • Path \??\c:\windows\resources\svchost.exe
        • Size 135KB
        • SHA256 34fe234891c818a873ac6308c997ece264e0984362983c6422ee2069740eb0d2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/1516-49-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

        memory/1628-30-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

        memory/1628-45-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

        memory/2756-44-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

        memory/3384-48-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

        memory/3384-19-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

        memory/4740-46-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

        memory/4796-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

        memory/4796-47-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp