Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    154s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    30/09/2026, 03:38

General

  • Target
    2026-09-29_2e888e097907790ecb7ba2d0cdf59aa9_darkgate_elex_glassworm_luca-stealer_medusalocker_mespinoza_njrat.exe
  • Size 4.1MB
  • Sample260930-d7estathqc
  • SHA256 03b49ecfa19a76d34242d50849ec222cfbea1d7bf67e7bcf44dcc29d3619e894
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Suspicious Office macro 7 IoCs

    Office document equipped with macros.

  • Executes dropped EXE 8 IoCs
  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs

    Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 50 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 42 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 20 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 2 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 1 IoCs

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

  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 36 IoCs

    SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 63 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 14 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-29_2e888e097907790ecb7ba2d0cdf59aa9_darkgate_elex_glassworm_luca-stealer_medusalocker_mespinoza_njrat.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-29_2e888e097907790ecb7ba2d0cdf59aa9_darkgate_elex_glassworm_luca-stealer_medusalocker_mespinoza_njrat.exe"
    1⤵
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:5392
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\elevation_service.exe
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\elevation_service.exe"
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:252
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\maintenanceservice.exe
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\maintenanceservice.exe"
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:5496
  • \??\c:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE
    "c:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE"
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:3452
  • C:\Windows\system32\PerceptionSimulation\PerceptionSimulationService.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\PerceptionSimulation\PerceptionSimulationService.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:3804
  • C:\Windows\System32\SensorDataService.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\SensorDataService.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
    PID:1140
  • C:\Windows\System32\OpenSSH\ssh-agent.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\OpenSSH\ssh-agent.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:4528
  • C:\Windows\system32\AgentService.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\AgentService.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:3388
  • C:\Windows\system32\SearchIndexer.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\SearchIndexer.exe /Embedding
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2960
    • C:\Windows\System32\SearchProtocolHost.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\SearchProtocolHost.exe" Global\UsGthrFltPipeMssGthrPipe1_ Global\UsGthrCtrlFltPipeMssGthrPipe1 1 -2147483646 "Software\Microsoft\Windows Search" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT; MS Search 4.0 Robot)" "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Data\Temp\usgthrsvc" "DownLevelDaemon"
      2⤵
      • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
      PID:2232
    • C:\Windows\System32\SearchProtocolHost.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\SearchProtocolHost.exe" Global\UsGthrFltPipeMssGthrPipe_S-1-5-21-461973139-3212354679-1508698038-10002_ Global\UsGthrCtrlFltPipeMssGthrPipe_S-1-5-21-461973139-3212354679-1508698038-10002 1 -2147483646 "Software\Microsoft\Windows Search" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT; MS Search 4.0 Robot)" "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Data\Temp\usgthrsvc" "DownLevelDaemon" "1"
      2⤵
        PID:3956
      • C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe" 944 2324 2336 928 {7FC3863B-7471-4B10-84E3-A5C2E0330618}
        2⤵
          PID:4408
        • C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe" 944 2856 2872 928 {06DC0F6A-A3E7-4365-A8E8-F674FE2E6361}
          2⤵
          • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
          PID:3468

      Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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            Downloads

            elevation_service.exe

            • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\elevation_service.exe
            • Size 2.7MB
            • SHA256 afacb037d992d6c483e940db5f20b63fb83af3a4b48289a468899acbe7a9235e
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            maintenanceservice.exe

            • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\maintenanceservice.exe
            • Size 1.5MB
            • SHA256 ccda89db259dd1e2d7baed12589bb03c0479c2a9c3618bf2ad7b593a4db30599
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            maintenanceservice.exe

            • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\maintenanceservice.exe
            • Size 826KB
            • SHA256 a46781853998f29ec94ebb601901db7c837cfaa12f3de0fe3b20916c39303eed
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            OSE.EXE

            • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE
            • Size 805KB
            • SHA256 663ce9fc2cfd41db1751a955bfa8a75c7cd3c4b375879e0939aaec97749f1072
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            elevation_service.exe

            • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe
            • Size 3.0MB
            • SHA256 fdbae8c22c7240d084d8d02cb64538fcd2a13c2bf282f6c228af4186c1db2946
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            MsSense.exe

            • Path C:\Program Files\Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection\MsSense.exe
            • Size 1.8MB
            • SHA256 2a785a339365d30b1b5c5d7cca184d612e520b3aa90844b571266745c2fa8016
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            NisSrv.exe

            • Path C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\NisSrv.exe
            • Size 4.3MB
            • SHA256 ee576636f2f2b018dca54cfd23b8f70f4cb09deb7bcd0c362f2169d6e48cd556
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            wmpnetwk.exe

            • Path C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpnetwk.exe
            • Size 2.2MB
            • SHA256 162005120c14c88080400775684576fa957bc1b68454eff9dd79ef523cbe1cff
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            Windows.db

            • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Data\Applications\Windows\Windows.db
            • Size 1.1MB
            • SHA256 32fff209e1020d7b836845c26224a59c33221912a90749658e426011f58a75e2
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            Windows.db-wal

            • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Data\Applications\Windows\Windows.db-wal
            • Size 378KB
            • SHA256 a1b5571436a405faafa99520549bc7ab9dd487e0144652e9a96aff82b6692ea8
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            huya-installer-5392.log

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\huya-installer-5392.log
            • Size 948B
            • SHA256 bfc2fdd177365e82a702301593d5d28dfe1a763cc5aa8e560c50c269a454f505
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            BackupDismount.docm

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\BackupDismount.docm
            • Size 774KB
            • SHA256 f2613f3d7909ad5673ea843fafd14064763ca7509042b66aab066daf8ec1d1fa
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            ExportReset.docm

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\ExportReset.docm
            • Size 774KB
            • SHA256 7d46b388a8307f4ab379fb0b936e973b7327afd8a3e968f1d803230461adfc7b
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            PopWait.docm

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\PopWait.docm
            • Size 777KB
            • SHA256 8e004962a436197865000bf3bb61ea3864596429c5d1758ea9e2961695f8fbcf
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            SuspendSave.docm

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\SuspendSave.docm
            • Size 776KB
            • SHA256 214f04c760f9b661814bdd6b5c966823afa8ef316f8589eb33148af391a1c425
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            UnprotectRemove.docm

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\UnprotectRemove.docm
            • Size 775KB
            • SHA256 00ccf98620f14d6dafc6b04ba7896e3d5feee60f9b2e7fab63318233d4f5f8cb
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            UnregisterExport.docm

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\UnregisterExport.docm
            • Size 775KB
            • SHA256 f1d9cf658e3c47e93d7716ce15644b581df0aec6919b0ef556635423e03b4e6b
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            PopConvertTo.docm

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\Documents\PopConvertTo.docm
            • Size 773KB
            • SHA256 eba299395ecddd536ed8fc595453bc7adc7d645003e5d69686c5dedb1f629303
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            perfhost.exe

            • Path C:\Windows\SysWow64\perfhost.exe
            • Size 778KB
            • SHA256 0da72df06dcca981419f104ef9d2f0af6c1765ecc59bae5b27b90f96c8535717
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            AgentService.exe

            • Path C:\Windows\System32\AgentService.exe
            • Size 1.4MB
            • SHA256 cd1d0aeb7d99e15d3b84eaf26a774fa3d30a3e027f15f3121f11b436dcf0b360
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            GameInputSvc.exe

            • Path C:\Windows\System32\GameInputSvc.exe
            • Size 828KB
            • SHA256 b3ccf0de25bd1768e3fba8e4a736eb6c168843c7b4c49d76604d0a04dec6e90c
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            ssh-agent.exe

            • Path C:\Windows\System32\OpenSSH\ssh-agent.exe
            • Size 1.1MB
            • SHA256 d915700ac6972f4887fdd00daae794dbc783f859c7d7f7ebf764d8b68e391b0a
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            PerceptionSimulationService.exe

            • Path C:\Windows\System32\PerceptionSimulation\PerceptionSimulationService.exe
            • Size 804KB
            • SHA256 6111f34d978dbbd09960e7d6fb7025717ea67390af82384ba07476a71cfebaad
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            ReFsDedupSvc.exe

            • Path C:\Windows\System32\ReFsDedupSvc.exe
            • Size 3.4MB
            • SHA256 87d6fca7a427dc82e791fbf43fc2cc8731eee529453401c94e645d75f3e30860
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            SearchIndexer.exe

            • Path C:\Windows\System32\SearchIndexer.exe
            • Size 1.4MB
            • SHA256 fe3ce2dafc103ef9b04b8d47bf228f061317240bdf0edcb18b43809130349fcb
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            SensorDataService.exe

            • Path C:\Windows\System32\SensorDataService.exe
            • Size 1.7MB
            • SHA256 edf1f73e65a27b212f7aaa4cbd1187b6156131e50dd628b31849c968bc031865
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            alg.exe

            • Path C:\Windows\System32\alg.exe
            • Size 944KB
            • SHA256 86e47a0e5738d34502bd9ee4a447287f64ab8aa5f743b58efa68868a558fa8d2
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            msdtc.exe

            • Path C:\Windows\System32\msdtc.exe
            • Size 928KB
            • SHA256 7e0f68eb36617d93560396827ff3e8a69d521f7bb03c1dc4a34888e799a688cf
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            snmptrap.exe

            • Path C:\Windows\System32\snmptrap.exe
            • Size 800KB
            • SHA256 ae3d3a4750af619c990b65c6ea4aa8d9fdddd318a475653ead5ab9a7ebd69029
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            vds.exe

            • Path C:\Windows\System32\vds.exe
            • Size 1.4MB
            • SHA256 2767df15584a367ef9e47271aa0f8d7552e2639a5f9894c76290295ab03d531a
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            AgentService.exe

            • Path C:\Windows\system32\AgentService.exe
            • Size 2.1MB
            • SHA256 5b43a3d5f45d26b787653c8d980b23ba73ab84ec99ab23c05c1436797794b88f
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            AppVClient.exe

            • Path C:\Windows\system32\AppVClient.exe
            • Size 1.5MB
            • SHA256 55e3df04371ca9e063cfce007f3f209036224c8286f3489799c1bd20e4346525
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            SgrmBroker.exe

            • Path C:\Windows\system32\Sgrm\SgrmBroker.exe
            • Size 1.7MB
            • SHA256 9cb77023a9387e679447504024bbd372fc803b438eff4b0d272e76292ac87daa
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            TieringEngineService.exe

            • Path C:\Windows\system32\TieringEngineService.exe
            • Size 1.1MB
            • SHA256 6f62bf7c4da6d5667fdf0be7e8f43235624563617c47244b8c9e2c382a3bcfbd
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            locator.exe

            • Path C:\Windows\system32\locator.exe
            • Size 792KB
            • SHA256 e9dfcfe91ab5900424956435bd8651e3b918e000618a32b6b4bae8916420b620
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            msiexec.exe

            • Path C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe
            • Size 936KB
            • SHA256 cc7e21850dcceb8b40ecc87e14e13d70c9dc22441662a050e6a6fe2c5a0f16f6
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            vssvc.exe

            • Path C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
            • Size 2.1MB
            • SHA256 4788b84c151ae8a9a81df9b702ba9639432d67f4245a8060c59e959d5b8800d1
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            WmiApSrv.exe

            • Path C:\Windows\system32\wbem\WmiApSrv.exe
            • Size 960KB
            • SHA256 5404c87aed9903adc8fff2c722332ffc5d82259033cae27a736e141f137c1d8d
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            wbengine.exe

            • Path C:\Windows\system32\wbengine.exe
            • Size 2.2MB
            • SHA256 f80dd1815b4f8e768b55df1a08f614a78ad73b3b4d1cf75199296123485c19ad
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            memory/252-42-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001402D4000-memory.dmp

            memory/252-51-0x00000000006E0000-0x0000000000740000-memory.dmp

            memory/252-43-0x00000000006E0000-0x0000000000740000-memory.dmp

            memory/252-307-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001402D4000-memory.dmp

            memory/1140-109-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401BA000-memory.dmp

            memory/1140-116-0x00000000006E0000-0x0000000000740000-memory.dmp

            memory/1140-308-0x00000000006E0000-0x0000000000740000-memory.dmp

            memory/1140-337-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401BA000-memory.dmp

            memory/2960-165-0x0000000000620000-0x0000000000680000-memory.dmp

            memory/2960-159-0x0000000000620000-0x0000000000680000-memory.dmp

            memory/2960-158-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140172000-memory.dmp

            memory/2960-358-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140172000-memory.dmp

            memory/3388-140-0x0000000000C90000-0x0000000000CF0000-memory.dmp

            memory/3388-156-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140168000-memory.dmp

            memory/3388-154-0x0000000000C90000-0x0000000000CF0000-memory.dmp

            memory/3388-146-0x0000000000C90000-0x0000000000CF0000-memory.dmp

            memory/3388-139-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140168000-memory.dmp

            memory/3452-341-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001400CF000-memory.dmp

            memory/3452-84-0x00000000008A0000-0x0000000000900000-memory.dmp

            memory/3452-78-0x00000000008A0000-0x0000000000900000-memory.dmp

            memory/3452-77-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001400CF000-memory.dmp

            memory/3804-343-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001400CB000-memory.dmp

            memory/3804-101-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001400CB000-memory.dmp

            memory/3804-98-0x0000000000820000-0x0000000000880000-memory.dmp

            memory/3804-90-0x0000000000820000-0x0000000000880000-memory.dmp

            memory/4528-134-0x00000000007D0000-0x0000000000830000-memory.dmp

            memory/4528-128-0x00000000007D0000-0x0000000000830000-memory.dmp

            memory/4528-126-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014013E000-memory.dmp

            memory/4528-351-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014013E000-memory.dmp

            memory/5392-1-0x0000000002D60000-0x0000000002F10000-memory.dmp

            memory/5392-15-0x0000000003D00000-0x0000000003D67000-memory.dmp

            memory/5392-100-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000EFB000-memory.dmp

            memory/5392-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000EFB000-memory.dmp

            memory/5392-2-0x0000000003030000-0x00000000030B5000-memory.dmp

            memory/5392-9-0x0000000003030000-0x00000000030B5000-memory.dmp

            memory/5392-19-0x0000000003D00000-0x0000000003D67000-memory.dmp

            memory/5392-20-0x0000000003D00000-0x0000000003D67000-memory.dmp

            memory/5496-75-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001400D5000-memory.dmp

            memory/5496-64-0x0000000001680000-0x00000000016E0000-memory.dmp

            memory/5496-56-0x0000000001680000-0x00000000016E0000-memory.dmp

            memory/5496-73-0x0000000001680000-0x00000000016E0000-memory.dmp

            memory/5496-55-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001400D5000-memory.dmp