8c8faae6c14f247908c7533ed612058a6bcc1d4a3aff4930121d685409c785ab

Analysis

max time kernel
148s
max time network
142s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20260911-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
submitted
30/09/2026, 15:19

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General

Target
2026-09-29_ee498f90723aea1658e7eb31d62503e9_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_mespinoza_njrat.exe
Size 15.0MB
Sample260930-sp6wxavybs
SHA256 8c8faae6c14f247908c7533ed612058a6bcc1d4a3aff4930121d685409c785ab
MD5 ee498f90723aea1658e7eb31d62503e9
SHA1 484b3c1c5578e66be00abf5d23995b29fe0849af
SHA512 a140c5f14c3c1b8790341e5af457955461145f33e9346880ef98e2a597e747b3f0dde8daed18e60967ef21678bdf22171a1a9cc21c7e4ad006a0664a607b860e
SSDEEP 393216:JK6HiRE5bxL6QaAu5SVDMTNSG/lVrl3KExL3JzATzC8Wfem:AUbxLPvQ6yhpKOxka
TLSH
T17EF62312B79258A6DC749F3C0419A303403F2E47CE98ABEF3FDA37694A715F18976942
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

7^/10

discovery execution

Malware Config

Signatures

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4640	9CEhZZge5KEM.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
6	pastebin.com
5	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
2964	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	9CEhZZge5KEM.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Domain	9CEhZZge5KEM.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	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	2026-09-29_ee498f90723aea1658e7eb31d62503e9_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_mespinoza_njrat.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	9CEhZZge5KEM.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 436 wrote to memory of 4640	436	2026-09-29_ee498f90723aea1658e7eb31d62503e9_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_mespinoza_njrat.exe	87
PID 436 wrote to memory of 2964	436	2026-09-29_ee498f90723aea1658e7eb31d62503e9_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_mespinoza_njrat.exe	88

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-29_ee498f90723aea1658e7eb31d62503e9_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_mespinoza_njrat.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-29_ee498f90723aea1658e7eb31d62503e9_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_mespinoza_njrat.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:436
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9CEhZZge5KEM.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9CEhZZge5KEM.exe" /i
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:4640
- 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:2964

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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9CEhZZge5KEM.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\9CEhZZge5KEM.exe
Size 21.0MB
SHA256 c6e8e5d273e33776ba974f8e4476ade73c4665a03b3738aab9e4bbfca3aca04a
MD5 5e4bdfa2689467a4877d1951744ffa31
SHA1 d5e0be2abf7e031ebc18fd27ceb2696f0cdbb0b6
SHA512 8439770cf05a3102b81fcb8d1895a3da75555427120cdfbe8538c53068600e2957d9fd522ad3625aa33578c0b2d72781b2e9faed5be72fbb2b3b0af1204c869b
SSDEEP 393216:JK6HiRE5bx8IRVlFvlQCcv6QaAu5SVDMTNSG/lVrl3KExL3JzATzC8WfeIRVy:AUbxflFiPvQ6yhpKOxk6y
TLSH
T170273322B79158A2DC749F7C04196303403F2E47DE98AFEF3BD637A94AB15F08976852
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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del_.bat

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\del_.bat
Size 337B
SHA256 5082dc73786134ca9bf85ecd174c054bccb375d802cedccaa4521bf9f9ba6f18
MD5 b6309ad035996f82afff35bb1a842f4d
SHA1 2ee7a711f518738ebd7810b40add5c40afae868e
SHA512 cb26487eedadb3d790c23e132bed362b84d7da1243774831f434cc0b75d30ccce53bc9b9807786ac3e94cfc5bceb4b75285f99cd70254c25934023ec460a565e
TLSH
T141E0264705A88A55040A705F03FB5A5BD85C16872A91FFC163259A19A9C304DA7F2BE4
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH