05223995b0c72424efa961294b7b6387e99d692f2a170a7fc306c44a8d6a44a0

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
142s
platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
submitted
14/10/2026, 12:18

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General

Target
2026-10-14_c7e5682919a5492f7249b4abf5341f07_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_mespinoza_njrat.exe
Size 14.0MB
Sample261014-pg3yhaga53
SHA256 05223995b0c72424efa961294b7b6387e99d692f2a170a7fc306c44a8d6a44a0
MD5 c7e5682919a5492f7249b4abf5341f07
SHA1 639888b61fbc0b202cd9f80ce4e4ea2c0e5c0344
SHA512 9bba6bf967b9069985cf04d2cb7580b70bdae6b9079bf461bd918db3525ef36b44c888d2a5c3d06a629f08c7c6cb407ae64491883e630be19dd23e5a680ca151
SSDEEP 393216:2lFyfLPHiRE5bxAvlQCcv6QaAu5SVDMTNSG/lVrl3KEW:AUbxAiPvQ6yhpKV
TLSH
T1CEE62305B79298B4C8301B7C2024A313813E1E435F65AAEF5F967B594E78AF1C6B3637
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

7^/10

discovery execution

Malware Config

Signatures

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3860	vPKaRbKNl.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
1	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
1304	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	vPKaRbKNl.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Domain	vPKaRbKNl.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	2026-10-14_c7e5682919a5492f7249b4abf5341f07_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_mespinoza_njrat.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	vPKaRbKNl.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4892 wrote to memory of 3860	4892	2026-10-14_c7e5682919a5492f7249b4abf5341f07_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_mespinoza_njrat.exe	89
PID 4892 wrote to memory of 1304	4892	2026-10-14_c7e5682919a5492f7249b4abf5341f07_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_mespinoza_njrat.exe	90

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-14_c7e5682919a5492f7249b4abf5341f07_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_mespinoza_njrat.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-14_c7e5682919a5492f7249b4abf5341f07_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_mespinoza_njrat.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4892
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vPKaRbKNl.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vPKaRbKNl.exe" /i
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:3860
- 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:1304

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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del_.bat

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\del_.bat
Size 337B
SHA256 73b0ea7a5ea2f16c5acfec5bde7c42c7625ebe574ebf580a23f64b86d968c572
MD5 1037dedcd02a3569469eccfe2ad609fe
SHA1 7d8de1e11d6377f29a11bb77ff0fc077d83df67e
SHA512 8a9e61ef5e635da6b698ab8b91fffe2ae23673f1b1ce24267fdae9e89d2d83464a2c81ccba2795bc728717e5ee46cc3e1222ca9b3104e727fe9c9bb69cf6b2dc
TLSH
T105E0264764A9C5401806202702FB364ADAA4486F2A28BBD1535A822E2CC76CC65F1380
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

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vPKaRbKNl.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\vPKaRbKNl.exe
Size 10.0MB
SHA256 22bcaa0131958dbdda9ada2cd913bc391cd376572f1546a2dfc9ee578ac22dd8
MD5 dabbd8c0aac0b6b25a6f05b2e09d1322
SHA1 62e59c773d1c13b83e6e3237eba682d49d497c2f
SHA512 3410e057afeef76bbc64c67d8ad64be170060af756f9230744de8e59ef93d64e6b423f7462d06388cf5001419b810e0ce4979beb53c6b44eb477501f6fc65713
SSDEEP 196608:2lF9gfXLaAeAi2KOld5bxszLlQCcHsJcQvQaT0u5SHvOW:2lFyfLPHiRE5bxsvlQCcv6QaAu5SD
TLSH
T162B6230AB79299B5C8301B7C2024A313813E1D435F65AEEB5E967B1D4E78AF1C5B3633
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH