Analysis
- max time kernel
150s - max time network
153s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260911-en - resource tags
- submitted
28/09/2026, 04:34
General
- Target 2026-09-27_74752978dcc510091cfccf1de64806b2_akira_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_icedid_luc.exe
- Size 35.5MB
- Sample260928-e6931awvdw
- SHA256 9489fd5e3c2459ed6d0ef78171dea72a8fc983fd6ffe4d34d1947b11c84d293b
Malware Config
Signatures
- Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
- Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
- Loads dropped DLL 14 IoCs
- Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
- Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs
Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.
- Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 2 IoCs
Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.
- Drops file in System32 directory 3 IoCs
- Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry 1 TTPs 4 IoCs
The configured hostname and DNS domain identify the machine and are commonly collected to profile a host before it reports in.
- 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.
- Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 11 IoCs
- Modifies registry class 18 IoCs
- NTFS ADS 2 IoCs
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 12 IoCs
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 11 IoCs
- Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 11 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-27_74752978dcc510091cfccf1de64806b2_akira_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_icedid_luc.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-27_74752978dcc510091cfccf1de64806b2_akira_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_icedid_luc.exe"1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- NTFS ADS
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\GameCenter\GameCenter.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\GameCenter\GameCenter.exe" -startedbysetup "installer=C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-27_74752978dcc510091cfccf1de64806b2_akira_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_icedid_luc.exe" game=13.2000009 -removeifinstallcanceled2⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Adds Run key to start application
- Enumerates connected drives
- Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies Internet Explorer settings
- Modifies registry class
- NTFS ADS
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
- Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\GameCenter\GameCenter.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\GameCenter\GameCenter.exe" -autostart1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Enumerates connected drives
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
- Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Replay Monitor
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Downloads
7zxa.dll
map.json
GameCenter.exe
GameCenter.ini
GameCenter.ini
SkiAcc.dll
bigup2.dll
chromeresources17.trnt
configBigGmbhGames.xml
configMainRepository.xml
libcurl.dll
lightupdate.dll
main.log
main.log
preinstall.brs
pxd.dll
writefiletest_928
zlib1.dll
Armored Warfare.url
memory/928-174-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000E20000-memory.dmp
memory/928-162-0x0000000002EE0000-0x0000000002EE1000-memory.dmp
memory/928-168-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000E20000-memory.dmp
memory/928-159-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000E20000-memory.dmp
memory/928-180-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000E20000-memory.dmp
memory/928-82-0x0000000002EE0000-0x0000000002EE1000-memory.dmp
memory/928-58-0x000000006FAA0000-0x000000006FAB0000-memory.dmp
memory/2564-57-0x0000000000870000-0x0000000002BF7000-memory.dmp
memory/4204-167-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000E20000-memory.dmp
memory/4204-173-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000E20000-memory.dmp
memory/4204-184-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000E20000-memory.dmp
memory/4204-185-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000E20000-memory.dmp
memory/4204-188-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000E20000-memory.dmp