Overview

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Static

static

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2026-10-28...op.exe

windows10-2004-x64

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2026-10-28...op.exe

windows11-ltsc_2024-x64

10

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General

  • Target
    2026-10-28_05578132aaacbf454a890276aabc1976_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_stop
  • Size 1.9MB
  • Sample261030-ncppmsysds
  • SHA256 6ac111b80764224914ca4fd2ab59675008839efc667403dd1dc395e7b7cf5c37
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
10/10
xmrigdefense_evasiondiscoveryminerpersistenceprivilege_escalationspywaretrojan

Malware Config

Targets

    • Target
      2026-10-28_05578132aaacbf454a890276aabc1976_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_stop
    • Size 1.9MB
    • SHA256 6ac111b80764224914ca4fd2ab59675008839efc667403dd1dc395e7b7cf5c37
    • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
    Score
    10/10
    defense_evasiondiscoveryspywaretrojanxmrigminerpersistenceprivilege_escalation

    • Family: xmrig

      XMRig is a high performance, open source, cross platform CPU/GPU miner.

      minerxmrig

    • XMRig Miner payload

      miner

    • Downloads MZ/PE file

    • Sets service image path in registry

      This determines the executable launched when a service starts. It can be used to establish persistence.

      persistence

    • Checks computer location settings

      Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

    • Event Triggered Execution: Component Object Model Hijacking

      Adversaries may establish persistence by executing malicious content triggered by hijacked references to Component Object Model (COM) objects.

      persistenceprivilege_escalation

    • Executes dropped EXE

    • Loads dropped DLL

    • Checks whether UAC is enabled

      defense_evasiontrojan

    • Contacts third-party web service commonly abused for C2

      Legitimate web (hosting) services can be abused by malware authors to host malware or C2s.

    • Drops file in System32 directory

    behavioral1behavioral2

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1
T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1
T1547.001

Create or Modify System Process

1
T1543

Windows Service

1
T1543.003

Event Triggered Execution

1
T1546

Component Object Model Hijacking

1
T1546.015

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

1
T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

1
T1547.001

Create or Modify System Process

1
T1543

Windows Service

1
T1543.003

Event Triggered Execution

1
T1546

Component Object Model Hijacking

1
T1546.015

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

2
T1112

Subvert Trust Controls

1
T1553

Install Root Certificate

1
T1553.004

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

1
T1012

System Information Discovery

3
T1082

System Location Discovery

1
T1614

System Language Discovery

1
T1614.001

System Network Configuration Discovery

1
T1016

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Web Service

1
T1102

Exfiltration

Impact

Tasks