a7a30273ee6aa4a7cffc0384512ef2112f4d62c57265228ed93c16ebc2ec9597

Analysis

max time kernel
148s
max time network
138s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20260911-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
submitted
26/10/2026, 18:48

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General

Target
2026-10-25_9ac5a7ad928ebce3940e106f8afa4842_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_mespinoza_njrat.exe
Size 12.0MB
Sample261026-xf8flafy21
SHA256 a7a30273ee6aa4a7cffc0384512ef2112f4d62c57265228ed93c16ebc2ec9597
MD5 9ac5a7ad928ebce3940e106f8afa4842
SHA1 e2bd3bfe287376750a2179b63396043fa8fbe25d
SHA512 9871a1af39f141ee2ea2bf53ef45c39c961c2d89774314732f66b16328f46d723a49d96f3061512cced6b77f989332150d5bbf6a7c9505631a4605265fbf9f3a
SSDEEP 196608:JZ872k1AeAi2KOld5bxR5RVxK65DzLlQCcHsJcQvQaT0u5SHvOe:JK6HiRE5bxbRVlFvlQCcv6QaAu5Sd
TLSH
T176C62322B79158A2D8B49F7C00199303403F2E87DE98AFEF2BDA376D4A715F08977552
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

7^/10

discovery execution

Malware Config

Signatures

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3884	mIqvmjuLK.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
5	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
1488	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	mIqvmjuLK.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Domain	mIqvmjuLK.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	2026-10-25_9ac5a7ad928ebce3940e106f8afa4842_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_mespinoza_njrat.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	mIqvmjuLK.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2704 wrote to memory of 3884	2704	2026-10-25_9ac5a7ad928ebce3940e106f8afa4842_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_mespinoza_njrat.exe	87
PID 2704 wrote to memory of 1488	2704	2026-10-25_9ac5a7ad928ebce3940e106f8afa4842_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_mespinoza_njrat.exe	88

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-25_9ac5a7ad928ebce3940e106f8afa4842_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_mespinoza_njrat.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-25_9ac5a7ad928ebce3940e106f8afa4842_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_mespinoza_njrat.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2704
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mIqvmjuLK.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mIqvmjuLK.exe" /i
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:3884
- 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:1488

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 7bd67e63ab952b8f7fe4ee25213d41bd74bdefe93b3bd1f7762eee448286288d
MD5 152af8af4b70166bbb8f33587aa88f9b
SHA1 dc6ed05d80cf716275339e5415cd40430d20e351
SHA512 8b852567205ced250617a3c26c72664b3f117886063acebb0d206ddf5902b7140d31d5c1a36c8cf0b4b248cb06b95fdd8aaf8cb3c04cb55aa2a1875825f43d34
TLSH
T1D8E07D0B057AD90A040D701703FB16DBFD2C08972A16FFC68760A23B2ECA54CA6F9781
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

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mIqvmjuLK.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\mIqvmjuLK.exe
Size 19.0MB
SHA256 c73e4f20f18bc0410072d504df5082a51a2344df143f3757f10f9e4289ffe6d5
MD5 16e3b5ae6496abd267b0a26ac0231cb8
SHA1 69c1de160ecdc204c88eac5cc3b9225dfb4e2e4b
SHA512 f73c3573ca528d85d2146b8c8b688369b66d80819170723217e59957eb960874460488ca7f0ca2fdc3c946a10649f0cfabb34fc04ef1ae724f2efc9ec8d8fe1a
SSDEEP 393216:JK6HiRE5bx+DMTNSG/lVrl3KExL3JzATzC8WfeIRVlFvlQCcv6B:AUbx+yhpKOxk6lFim
TLSH
T162173322B79258A2DC749F7C04196303403F2E47DE98AFEF3BD637694A715F089B6942
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH