Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    127s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    30/10/2026, 01:58

General

  • Target
    2026-10-28_73d8f588eb381f242d03fb35cc951f9e_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_mespinoza_njrat.exe
  • Size 22.0MB
  • Sample261030-cd5ayavvg1
  • SHA256 b9025c55a5c5795a35c28908d90f3d0b8203162eedfe1460be5d5cc4069d5e43
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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 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.

  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-28_73d8f588eb381f242d03fb35cc951f9e_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_mespinoza_njrat.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-28_73d8f588eb381f242d03fb35cc951f9e_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_mespinoza_njrat.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4316
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fAW5e1kscs8B5.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fAW5e1kscs8B5.exe" /i
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:5004
    • 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:4204

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        del_.bat

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\del_.bat
        • Size 337B
        • SHA256 99d68e7b667451653614b902d4cd632e109cbc2016a646afec517d79ad3aedb7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        fAW5e1kscs8B5.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\fAW5e1kscs8B5.exe
        • Size 23.0MB
        • SHA256 fbbb25e119d6caa1928b712d6f2a31206f95fa8dc8a25dc55ec4f682457bbab2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH