d1c15de303e6c2b4aaaab490832e9ac8ad13d38c75b50cf866422a7a4a84b7d2

Analysis

max time kernel
149s
max time network
141s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20260911-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
submitted
28/09/2026, 02:44

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General

Target
2026-09-27_950fcc6459208ad8627d8c15561a2297_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_mespinoza_njrat.exe
Size 19.0MB
Sample260928-c8bl4stcle
SHA256 d1c15de303e6c2b4aaaab490832e9ac8ad13d38c75b50cf866422a7a4a84b7d2
MD5 950fcc6459208ad8627d8c15561a2297
SHA1 83f766fa4f2b9201f3af65fa62ca47f8cbd8c82c
SHA512 4eb251ab647f22134e08ef5f76e5142570343e937def64695595d9484ddf0128039228318e3d32ecad50f55165208d2b201aeeadc48daee99df11ee32c3685e5
SSDEEP 393216:JK6HiRE5bxqCcv6QaAu5SVDMTNSG/lVrl3KExL3JzATzC8WfeIRVlFW:AUbx2PvQ6yhpKOxk6lFW
TLSH
T120173322B79258A2DC749F7C041D6303403F2E47DE98ABEF3BDA37694A715F08976942
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

7^/10

discovery execution

Malware Config

Signatures

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3944	Qxjbe9VG.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
5	pastebin.com
6	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
2536	cmd.exe

Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

The configured hostname and DNS domain identify the machine and are commonly collected to profile a host before it reports in.

discovery

System Network Configuration Discovery

T1016

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Hostname	Qxjbe9VG.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Domain	Qxjbe9VG.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	2026-09-27_950fcc6459208ad8627d8c15561a2297_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_mespinoza_njrat.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	Qxjbe9VG.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1512 wrote to memory of 3944	1512	2026-09-27_950fcc6459208ad8627d8c15561a2297_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_mespinoza_njrat.exe	85
PID 1512 wrote to memory of 2536	1512	2026-09-27_950fcc6459208ad8627d8c15561a2297_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_mespinoza_njrat.exe	86

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-27_950fcc6459208ad8627d8c15561a2297_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_mespinoza_njrat.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-27_950fcc6459208ad8627d8c15561a2297_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_mespinoza_njrat.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1512
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Qxjbe9VG.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Qxjbe9VG.exe" /i
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:3944
- 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:2536

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

System Network Configuration Discovery

T1016

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Web Service

T1102

Exfiltration

Impact

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Qxjbe9VG.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Qxjbe9VG.exe
Size 12.0MB
SHA256 48be7e9fb6870bf3933d932cd631814532513914668ea9fd720808628cccc230
MD5 0b3f9831f518e65c746c50d038d85d7e
SHA1 9012609a0362000bc66a95254e3da3ffaf359829
SHA512 b2cd641216730d460d3476fcb96252b3f60cebb1e99be5cc491b18e2dc292870094f52e280265b63fcd47e9e5d8e95f0ec103827e1f64fac16cff7468913fddf
SSDEEP 196608:JZ872k1AeAi2KOld5bxRcATC4C8WfszNpiRVxK65DzLlQCcHsJL:JK6HiRE5bxGATzC8WfeIRVlFvlQCcW
TLSH
T1B1C62322B79258A2DC74AF7C04196303413F2E87DE98AFEF3AD63B6949715F08977442
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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del_.bat

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\del_.bat
Size 337B
SHA256 3b9b150cb4e819874583c0eb3981de68b640a0ca19fea80a083344e7f4bb676e
MD5 96a32e1d24b708ab2a521ca2df7c1d1b
SHA1 b8a25611d43d2c227aaa36b7957da4c99e67636d
SHA512 2d6952790f75924e44082ddc28892c804af117ae956a880910d421a059bad8dbed9a5483ab62f88f7e4c476b75c177229489f6206489995871fdf7ba06d6f15c
TLSH
T14BE0268B5569C590080620A753FF5EABD978444B5B00FBC14351411E6CC244D69F1781
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH