Analysis
- max time kernel
150s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
12/10/2026, 15:55
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-10-11_924628e029f3d0166a232953530e62f6_coinminer_darkgate_elex_mespinoza.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260911-en
3 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-10-11_924628e029f3d0166a232953530e62f6_coinminer_darkgate_elex_mespinoza.exe
- Size 2.0MB
- Sample261012-tcr3naxyhz
- SHA256 0efa35aa99c20c4921ee6617c635b4e8879b2a5dcf37d82757742675d8f9c73f
- MD5 924628e029f3d0166a232953530e62f6
- SHA1 ab835670385e885dc24333e7f206713c9470367a
- SHA512 58865022b3c5b7b04de01e9a6e6854d6142ca67d24be38d88a5d58c7c5f3056cd35787df140aff9f1cb3146450da6aca80bfbd1c36e7c9bbff9037ed83421839
- SSDEEP 49152:Ipi/3dWfcUnx4x8EVepWxgRWGeTz+71iY:IspGix8EVyomWGe/eiY
- TLSH T1BBA5E111E74F80B2EB9601B583EA5BFF0D269E3703154DE796843A6D5C30DD23A3AA47
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Signatures
- Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\System32\alg.exe 2026-10-11_924628e029f3d0166a232953530e62f6_coinminer_darkgate_elex_mespinoza.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\system32\AppVClient.exe 2026-10-11_924628e029f3d0166a232953530e62f6_coinminer_darkgate_elex_mespinoza.exe -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/1284-0-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008A4000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/1284-22-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000008A4000-memory.dmp upx - 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.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-10-11_924628e029f3d0166a232953530e62f6_coinminer_darkgate_elex_mespinoza.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 1284 2026-10-11_924628e029f3d0166a232953530e62f6_coinminer_darkgate_elex_mespinoza.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-11_924628e029f3d0166a232953530e62f6_coinminer_darkgate_elex_mespinoza.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-11_924628e029f3d0166a232953530e62f6_coinminer_darkgate_elex_mespinoza.exe"1⤵
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:1284