Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    136s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    14/10/2026, 20:14

General

  • Target
    2026-10-14_642e4224f78f6f3be35cf500af87264e_amadey_avoslocker_darkgate_elex_glassworm_helldown_hijac.exe
  • Size 14.0MB
  • Sample261014-yz43ysht3l
  • SHA256 a662943e7ecbaead33a8a9b1d6a7ac724ddefb6125c39429a679b43403b182eb
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 5 IoCs
  • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry 1 TTPs 8 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 6 IoCs

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

  • Modifies registry class 46 IoCs
  • Modifies system certificate store 2 TTPs 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 14 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 5 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-14_642e4224f78f6f3be35cf500af87264e_amadey_avoslocker_darkgate_elex_glassworm_helldown_hijac.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-14_642e4224f78f6f3be35cf500af87264e_amadey_avoslocker_darkgate_elex_glassworm_helldown_hijac.exe"
    1⤵
    • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1300
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PDFSuite20\20.0.10.3169\EED023E4-70D0-4065-8CAD-1A9066F6E4F8\PDFSuite20.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PDFSuite20\20.0.10.3169\EED023E4-70D0-4065-8CAD-1A9066F6E4F8\PDFSuite20.exe" /update=start /welcome
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Modifies registry class
      • Modifies system certificate store
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1780
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PDFSuite20\20.0.52.3306\BBBAFACC-6AED-4FE4-87DF-20F8970F3D87\PDFSuite20.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PDFSuite20\20.0.52.3306\BBBAFACC-6AED-4FE4-87DF-20F8970F3D87\PDFSuite20.exe" /update=finish /welcome
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:704
        • C:\ProgramData\PDF Suite 20\Installation\PDFSuite20.exe
          "C:\ProgramData\PDF Suite 20\Installation\PDFSuite20.exe" /RegServer
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Modifies registry class
          PID:4140
        • C:\ProgramData\PDF Suite 20\Installation\PDFSuite20.exe
          "C:\ProgramData\PDF Suite 20\Installation\PDFSuite20.exe" /welcome /no-check-updates
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Modifies registry class
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
          PID:2384
        • C:\ProgramData\PDF Suite 20\Installation\PDFSuite20.exe
          "C:\ProgramData\PDF Suite 20\Installation\PDFSuite20.exe" /CleanupTempFolder /ParentProcessId=704
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:1880

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        2026.10.14_21.14.27_2026-10-14_642e4224f78f6f3be35cf500af87264e_amadey_avoslocker_darkgate_elex_glassworm_helldown_hijac_1300.txt

        • Path C:\ProgramData\PDF Suite 20\Installation\logs\2026.10.14_21.14.27_2026-10-14_642e4224f78f6f3be35cf500af87264e_amadey_avoslocker_darkgate_elex_glassworm_helldown_hijac_1300.txt
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 7b2d28b5ba405b62c3a4fb535d7d202882a39915166031f36282033d7c94153b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        2026.10.14_21.14.30_PDFSuite20_1780.txt

        • Path C:\ProgramData\PDF Suite 20\Installation\logs\2026.10.14_21.14.30_PDFSuite20_1780.txt
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 a28a5b1c2087c3727c0cf3c62882a832f1804fbc528bf7053c52e4ae3549fa04
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        2026.10.14_21.14.38_PDFSuite20_704.txt

        • Path C:\ProgramData\PDF Suite 20\Installation\logs\2026.10.14_21.14.38_PDFSuite20_704.txt
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 4b044bfac4364abaa8899c20eb7cab4711e90566bd41d29e8dcce34e8ef62b12
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        updates-info.json

        • Path C:\ProgramData\PDF Suite 20\Installation\updates-info.json
        • Size 2KB
        • SHA256 0f801fd56f57cc7418584c561322399a7e00bf41e9ba5488b8b7f9de35e6fb60
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        698460A0B6E60F2F602361424D832905_8BB23D43DE574E82F2BEE0DF0EC47EEB

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\698460A0B6E60F2F602361424D832905_8BB23D43DE574E82F2BEE0DF0EC47EEB
        • Size 471B
        • SHA256 b6ee29e2257f344fd859e326a17e80a16690fc13cbd2c9a1fd2f75a2257a2cca
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        8B2B9A00839EED1DFDCCC3BFC2F5DF12

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\8B2B9A00839EED1DFDCCC3BFC2F5DF12
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 791735e52af30a1c6a750df3837784a34cfe763332e5b45acfd731ddaa159b83
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        8C7F1D8619347684DFBCB844964213E1

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\8C7F1D8619347684DFBCB844964213E1
        • Size 310B
        • SHA256 8bac41c9ce88ea0d2cc60d94ec6be0239a84b809df5aab4d517b400e6bfe833e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_627195D761F7715D3B72D0DCB397B7C9

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_627195D761F7715D3B72D0DCB397B7C9
        • Size 727B
        • SHA256 1e65d4f35fc657278c12f62b559c3f866753d748ad3489773d0b52e4858ddc0c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        B46811C17859FFB409CF0E904A4AA8F8

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\B46811C17859FFB409CF0E904A4AA8F8
        • Size 529B
        • SHA256 39c727d70b8bdf5fc324233d0823555eb66ce846119609a22d1cebedbc3cf80c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141
        • Size 727B
        • SHA256 6cffa6aafff2185baf6aaafe651f52e8718763f51e76217fa3242a4ea5a47c7e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        698460A0B6E60F2F602361424D832905_8BB23D43DE574E82F2BEE0DF0EC47EEB

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\698460A0B6E60F2F602361424D832905_8BB23D43DE574E82F2BEE0DF0EC47EEB
        • Size 400B
        • SHA256 d6802fdbb372d4af08a9e85432258d5f3aa03b91e3cea44f42a6606f5398e8ff
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        8B2B9A00839EED1DFDCCC3BFC2F5DF12

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\8B2B9A00839EED1DFDCCC3BFC2F5DF12
        • Size 174B
        • SHA256 dfb5840f67e9a20bad6c55e491ab1a9c77788d51cbbe3c167237d6a9f9a615ae
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        8C7F1D8619347684DFBCB844964213E1

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\8C7F1D8619347684DFBCB844964213E1
        • Size 192B
        • SHA256 e83ec0b792e56f270ee861d2e3560274694068c1332548440d909cbf8f949bcd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_627195D761F7715D3B72D0DCB397B7C9

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_627195D761F7715D3B72D0DCB397B7C9
        • Size 404B
        • SHA256 e4f9a478eb5d87a38661c912272814731351a2baf15f12343ffc9d61cc508754
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        B46811C17859FFB409CF0E904A4AA8F8

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\B46811C17859FFB409CF0E904A4AA8F8
        • Size 170B
        • SHA256 c85edfa728fdc0c5c866ad89e7eac566e04e717f91d5c7c3cf5bf9c0712960e9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141
        • Size 412B
        • SHA256 8ddeabf0992c4d3e8794dc1058445ff66c747e4dc33955857dc742be92ea1702
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        PDFSuite20.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PDFSuite20\20.0.10.3169\EED023E4-70D0-4065-8CAD-1A9066F6E4F8\PDFSuite20.exe
        • Size 14.0MB
        • SHA256 a662943e7ecbaead33a8a9b1d6a7ac724ddefb6125c39429a679b43403b182eb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        PDFSuite20.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\PDFSuite20\20.0.52.3306\BBBAFACC-6AED-4FE4-87DF-20F8970F3D87\PDFSuite20.exe
        • Size 12.4MB
        • SHA256 17e3552e611d1d8f6c9121ec74c26a8ffc67ec3ac8f5ca83088624fb76cd0af6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH