af72237adb39aac6edf71948a6c4f489a8baa474c0b1f5bce0829a3105d6ff48

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
128s
platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
submitted
10/11/2026, 22:27

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General

Target
2026-11-09_39cd39866b3f8607a5243faa554d356a_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_mespinoza_njrat.exe
Size 16.0MB
Sample261110-2c9lpsss8m
SHA256 af72237adb39aac6edf71948a6c4f489a8baa474c0b1f5bce0829a3105d6ff48
MD5 39cd39866b3f8607a5243faa554d356a
SHA1 cce4da815347ac4c9e75ea09aea407c10c1952f3
SHA512 6173169f457e395e15c4393d8443e06e175dfdbed21e46add7a2e0a8f005b5bbe5620472104fdbaf68886ef87695eb7e2fabad6247198dc28e85edffc87fae0d
SSDEEP 393216:JK6HiRE5bxQJzATzC8WfeIRVlFvlQCcv6QaAu5SVs:AUbxik6lFiPvQ6s
TLSH
T1FCF63312B79158A2DCB49F3C04196303413F2E87DE98AFEF2ADA3B694A715F08977543
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

7^/10

discovery execution

Malware Config

Signatures

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4848	bt5ZVRJ1T1xI.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
1	pastebin.com
7	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
6128	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	bt5ZVRJ1T1xI.exe
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Domain	bt5ZVRJ1T1xI.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	bt5ZVRJ1T1xI.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	2026-11-09_39cd39866b3f8607a5243faa554d356a_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_mespinoza_njrat.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3284 wrote to memory of 4848	3284	2026-11-09_39cd39866b3f8607a5243faa554d356a_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_mespinoza_njrat.exe	89
PID 3284 wrote to memory of 6128	3284	2026-11-09_39cd39866b3f8607a5243faa554d356a_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_mespinoza_njrat.exe	90

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-11-09_39cd39866b3f8607a5243faa554d356a_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_mespinoza_njrat.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-11-09_39cd39866b3f8607a5243faa554d356a_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_mespinoza_njrat.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3284
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bt5ZVRJ1T1xI.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bt5ZVRJ1T1xI.exe" /i
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:4848
- 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:6128

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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bt5ZVRJ1T1xI.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\bt5ZVRJ1T1xI.exe
Size 17.0MB
SHA256 2efee36b56dbe1933bc10af092a39b16ea7b076efe1f21a93e3db7be8f55809f
MD5 69e6b4d3d66e09397687b93ccf076f0b
SHA1 9aa9af1318ab33ebfbbdfd297d1d6916eae67eed
SHA512 c56c146849f861faf3144796d787bb79d7400c33ff45d3f8e801aec56f16f16bcb5e9059af465b374218ec68d5bda25f53fba809b0849eda62a0de7982e03e4c
SSDEEP 393216:JK6HiRE5bx3JzATzC8WfeIRVlFvlQCcv6QaAu5SVDMTN7:AUbxxk6lFiPvQ6y7
TLSH
T12F073312F79158A6DCB49F3C0419A303403E2E87DE98AFEF2BDA37694A715F08977542
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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del_.bat

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\del_.bat
Size 337B
SHA256 94516febc4534a16b67c0e46e91bcb0c04b0278aabcaad863a8b6ac82cf570cd
MD5 d4cc42deb3018e80e47f8b7f64a03892
SHA1 c02b0f002884534be873721c9865edbb5d2925de
SHA512 a89debfbf39e20291cd39b092d508077efb853ebeb9b0f7ff06b842c53658c13b0c93012b1689f20116afbf02a16b6a23b3950cd91803e1020feaaf7821f2797
TLSH
T1CBE0264B002986800906705702FF364DD8660AD72E68BFC08335C2DA24D385E7BF1B9E
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH