Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    120s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    20/10/2026, 22:18

General

  • Target
    2026-10-19_42523883fcdd6295165b782188fa5beb_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_luca-stealer_m.exe
  • Size 6.3MB
  • Sample261020-18aa2sax2k
  • SHA256 fb3e77172195f3475666084b23bb7053e9d104a0047308df33ac39c8fe3c87d7
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects JavaScript files used for persistence and executable or script execution 1 IoCs
  • UPX dump on OEP (original entry point) 2 IoCs
  • Badlisted process makes network request 3 IoCs

    Network request originating from process or tool commonly abused by malware.

  • Identifies Wine through registry keys 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Wine is a compatibility layer capable of running Windows applications, which can be used as sandboxing environment.

  • Looks up external IP address via web service 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

  • UPX packed file 2 IoCs

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

  • Command and Scripting Interpreter: JavaScript 1 TTPs
  • 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 6 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 5 IoCs

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

  • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Adversaries may check for Internet connectivity on compromised systems.

  • Modifies registry class 3 IoCs
  • Runs ping.exe 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-19_42523883fcdd6295165b782188fa5beb_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_luca-stealer_m.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-19_42523883fcdd6295165b782188fa5beb_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_luca-stealer_m.exe"
    1⤵
    • Identifies Wine through registry keys
    • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1508
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\mshta.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\mshta.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HYD5124.tmp.1792534728\HTA\index.hta?utorrent" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-19_42523883fcdd6295165b782188fa5beb_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_luca-stealer_m.exe" /LOG "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HYD5124.tmp.1792534728\index.hta.log" /PID "1508" /CID "I199g4GYER24QXUU" /VERSION "110274175" /BUCKET "0" /SSB "1" /COUNTRY "US" /OS "10.0" /BROWSERS "\"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe\",\"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe\",C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe,\"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe\"" /ARCHITECTURE "64" /LANG "en" /USERNAME "Admin" /SID "S-1-5-21-4280978039-528710165-233981602-1000" /CLIENT "utorrent"
      2⤵
      • Badlisted process makes network request
      • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3940
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cscript.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\cscript.exe" "shell_scripts/check_if_cscript_is_working.js"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2756
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\PING.EXE
        "C:\Windows\System32\PING.EXE" 8.8.8.8 -n 2 -w 500
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
        • Runs ping.exe
        PID:3440
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cscript.exe
        "C:\Windows\System32\cscript.exe" shell_scripts/shell_ping_after_close.js "http://i-50.b-000.XYZ.bench.utorrent.com/e?i=50&e=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"
        3⤵
        • Badlisted process makes network request
        • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • System Network Configuration Discovery: Internet Connection Discovery
        PID:1396

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        en.json

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HYD5124.tmp.1792534728\HTA\i18n\en.json
        • Size 5KB
        • SHA256 81639b0a15def13cd646efd2ba40442524a3dffae3acd218b812be9f12364cf9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        loading.gif

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HYD5124.tmp.1792534728\HTA\images\loading.gif
        • Size 5KB
        • SHA256 00c62ed42795f996b5f963c69ce918c2623d72896ebb628dfd9bc800514900ce
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        main_icon.png

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HYD5124.tmp.1792534728\HTA\images\main_icon.png
        • Size 3KB
        • SHA256 639bccb6ed0fce165cc979a2949d211ec8f1570133d644bf042a5400c3454c21
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        main_utorrent.ico

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HYD5124.tmp.1792534728\HTA\images\main_utorrent.ico
        • Size 104KB
        • SHA256 7c7279daebd88f6a34246603db9c0ecf9bbfa35ef820edd3278e5bc53f9e7680
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        index.hta

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HYD5124.tmp.1792534728\HTA\index.hta
        • Size 522B
        • SHA256 61acd6e7405fad348433f8de4b12ed97b42caccbcf28fe0e4ba4b4a5d2ea707e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        install.1792534728.zip

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HYD5124.tmp.1792534728\HTA\install.1792534728.zip
        • Size 1.1MB
        • SHA256 54a2e3d1c8a217d09b1b5116dc3a62eea60d2be27efb3d89eaef66221b5e3e43
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        common.js

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HYD5124.tmp.1792534728\HTA\scripts\common.js
        • Size 389KB
        • SHA256 bea98f89d9185d6a16b2c1e66aeed3d24c720382d32e75ad9b68ce5f95bff328
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        initialize.js

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HYD5124.tmp.1792534728\HTA\scripts\initialize.js
        • Size 978B
        • SHA256 e12037adeb71f62eb46ee77ded18cd226c1beba95b266a2e820cfc6eb0fe5fad
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        install.js

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HYD5124.tmp.1792534728\HTA\scripts\install.js
        • Size 18KB
        • SHA256 0edb18d7ed7cc3a784b28fbed91240f090a95beec8255c7a62660a0787887405
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        check_if_cscript_is_working.js

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HYD5124.tmp.1792534728\HTA\shell_scripts\check_if_cscript_is_working.js
        • Size 18B
        • SHA256 d1b9d32702d7d7a184ab4654c204e6d385a9499fde63e0b06bda60f8077a7862
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        shell_ping_after_close.js

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HYD5124.tmp.1792534728\HTA\shell_scripts\shell_ping_after_close.js
        • Size 312B
        • SHA256 5e872715109b381c99aa19e2435628640505794e09a1998de7b92c2a5aea38e1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        common.css

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HYD5124.tmp.1792534728\HTA\styles\common.css
        • Size 99KB
        • SHA256 879fc3da65370131d5363a724b969a23a1f6bb9963284b8418f1e98daf196845
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        index.hta.log

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\HYD5124.tmp.1792534728\index.hta.log
        • Size 57B
        • SHA256 89ce4e70588926415004b3c10357bdf9faa8afe705b2f71f597213aab8db5631
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        settings.dat

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\uTorrent\settings.dat
        • Size 7KB
        • SHA256 fedd9d17c6b77e9f70a6ff16b590b2e8db5fceb6ea60b8e02f555f8140d62706
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/1508-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000A4B000-memory.dmp

        memory/1508-99-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000A4B000-memory.dmp