Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    132s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    22/09/2026, 10:57

General

  • Target
    2026-09-21_a8970ad795320f1c3d6ed99a6f4c0dd2_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_mespinoza_njrat.exe
  • Size 14.0MB
  • Sample260922-m2a24scf38
  • SHA256 9c53dd5783c24d0b0dbc77a2d3d8de8aefc2e543323db297e1cdc62fdd619124
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-21_a8970ad795320f1c3d6ed99a6f4c0dd2_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_mespinoza_njrat.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-21_a8970ad795320f1c3d6ed99a6f4c0dd2_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_mespinoza_njrat.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5488
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EgXr6ipRS0.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EgXr6ipRS0.exe" /i
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2304
    • 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:4684
  • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup
    1⤵
      PID:2180

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          EgXr6ipRS0.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\EgXr6ipRS0.exe
          • Size 19.0MB
          • SHA256 f0687db937c54f690bd11faf9539433afb23775e50ed2d5e9d4ec2cf12066cef
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          del_.bat

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\del_.bat
          • Size 337B
          • SHA256 b96be431ef965bc5d7e36493d01306a77021e3b8e78281c5c2d77dfa4c7401e3
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH