Overview

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2026-11-01...op.exe

windows10-2004-x64

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2026-11-01...op.exe

windows11-ltsc_2024-x64

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Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    143s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    02/11/2026, 13:29

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General

  • Target
    2026-11-01_9e4053992f8c530863a67f1dc3d4598b_coinminer_darkgate_elex_stop.exe
  • Size 1.4MB
  • Sample261102-qrf26atxhv
  • SHA256 9a4fe664a32b07ab15d15524d45d70ef297d4d6d1676ccfad2274f64c426aaf7
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10
discoveryexecution

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 21 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 4 IoCs
  • 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
  • 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 Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 6 IoCs

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

    discovery
  • Runs net.exe
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 20 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 5 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-11-01_9e4053992f8c530863a67f1dc3d4598b_coinminer_darkgate_elex_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-11-01_9e4053992f8c530863a67f1dc3d4598b_coinminer_darkgate_elex_stop.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4176
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\$$a2FE0.bat
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2748
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-11-01_9e4053992f8c530863a67f1dc3d4598b_coinminer_darkgate_elex_stop.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-11-01_9e4053992f8c530863a67f1dc3d4598b_coinminer_darkgate_elex_stop.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
        • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
        PID:3640
    • C:\Windows\Logo1_.exe
      C:\Windows\Logo1_.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Enumerates connected drives
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • Drops file in Windows directory
      • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4932
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net stop "Kingsoft AntiVirus Service"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3144
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop "Kingsoft AntiVirus Service"
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:2476

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe
        • Size 230KB
        • SHA256 678ee0590b5ea7d871e2983b91ca23269e2046a4d8f55688d3cccb8188288f65
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        VC_redist.x64.exe
        • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{57a73df6-4ba9-4c1d-bbbb-517289ff6c13}\VC_redist.x64.exe
        • Size 663KB
        • SHA256 0cbd29104e15741f840ad51d67488bc540434dc67ed1d37ef274a9d88fe6250d
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        $$a2FE0.bat
        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\$$a2FE0.bat
        • Size 770B
        • SHA256 07912af6c9064f661bfc5793206b410fd8a8f09ea1926fb0b4648eedcfc3c94b
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        2026-11-01_9e4053992f8c530863a67f1dc3d4598b_coinminer_darkgate_elex_stop.exe.exe
        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-11-01_9e4053992f8c530863a67f1dc3d4598b_coinminer_darkgate_elex_stop.exe.exe
        • Size 1.4MB
        • SHA256 31926b16861f9408811d6b3de30558b60ef58d5e71ee6eb9cb31222b7ced2053
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        Logo1_.exe
        • Path C:\Windows\Logo1_.exe
        • Size 29KB
        • SHA256 5c9a1e2526783e8a167c7bbcb2c57d459ca3640de6598dc7ad92934e1bfb1084
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        _desktop.ini
        • Path F:\$RECYCLE.BIN\_desktop.ini
        • Size 9B
        • SHA256 0af15a3ce4f4d2fbbfae5716a07dfabaa2abd7fa0ea35841b3beb25101cf56b2
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        memory/4176-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000436000-memory.dmp
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        memory/4176-13-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000436000-memory.dmp
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        memory/4932-24-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000436000-memory.dmp
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        memory/4932-31-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000436000-memory.dmp
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        memory/4932-36-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000436000-memory.dmp
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        memory/4932-40-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000436000-memory.dmp
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        memory/4932-46-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000436000-memory.dmp
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        memory/4932-1247-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000436000-memory.dmp
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        memory/4932-23-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000436000-memory.dmp
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        memory/4932-5044-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000436000-memory.dmp
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        memory/4932-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000436000-memory.dmp
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        memory/4932-5517-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000436000-memory.dmp
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