Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    153s
  • 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, 23:28

General

  • Target
    2026-11-09_2f824b3cac5fb2c75f18e18e445838f1_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_luca-stealer_lynx_njrat.exe
  • Size 6.5MB
  • Sample261110-3gfd4acd63
  • SHA256 f406620b257c82d3758ae645ad2eeb26483664ef3dd7be27ffac2653695d0887
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Family: xmrig

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

  • XMRig Miner payload 1 IoCs
  • Downloads MZ/PE file 1 IoCs
  • Sets service image path in registry 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Event Triggered Execution: Component Object Model Hijacking 1 TTPs

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

  • Executes dropped EXE 6 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs
  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs

    Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Contacts third-party web service commonly abused for C2 1 TTPs 6 IoCs

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

  • Drops file in System32 directory 20 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs
  • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry 1 TTPs 10 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 1 IoCs

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

  • Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 2 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 48 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 30 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 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.

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-11-09_2f824b3cac5fb2c75f18e18e445838f1_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_luca-stealer_lynx_njrat.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-11-09_2f824b3cac5fb2c75f18e18e445838f1_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_luca-stealer_lynx_njrat.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5376
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\240760687.tmp
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\240760687.tmp"
      2⤵
      • Downloads MZ/PE file
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2208
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nbixpcwu.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nbixpcwu.exe"
        3⤵
        • Sets service image path in registry
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Adds Run key to start application
        • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
        • Modifies registry class
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4708
        • C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks.exe /Delete /TN "MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTaskMachineb8525fe6" /F
          4⤵
            PID:3384
          • C:\ProgramData\2b971ed546ee0a39\FD3AFA8AB8525FE6\FD3AFA8AB8525FE6.exe
            "C:\ProgramData\2b971ed546ee0a39\FD3AFA8AB8525FE6\FD3AFA8AB8525FE6.exe" --host
            4⤵
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
            • Checks processor information in registry
            PID:4768
    • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup
      1⤵
        PID:3956
      • C:\ProgramData\2b971ed546ee0a39\FD3AFA8AB8525FE6\FD3AFA8AB8525FE6.exe
        "C:\ProgramData\2b971ed546ee0a39\FD3AFA8AB8525FE6\FD3AFA8AB8525FE6.exe"
        1⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
        PID:5092
      • C:\ProgramData\2b971ed546ee0a39\FD3AFA8AB8525FE6\FD3AFA8AB8525FE6.exe
        C:\ProgramData\2b971ed546ee0a39\FD3AFA8AB8525FE6\FD3AFA8AB8525FE6.exe
        1⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
        PID:1316
      • C:\ProgramData\2b971ed546ee0a39\FD3AFA8AB8525FE6\FD3AFA8AB8525FE6.exe
        "C:\ProgramData\2b971ed546ee0a39\FD3AFA8AB8525FE6\FD3AFA8AB8525FE6.exe"
        1⤵
        • Sets service image path in registry
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        • Modifies registry class
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1296
        • C:\Windows\system32\schtasks.exe
          schtasks.exe /Query /TN "MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTaskMachineb8525fe6"
          2⤵
            PID:5976

        Network

              MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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              Downloads

              FD3AFA8AB8525FE6.dll

              • Path C:\ProgramData\2b971ed546ee0a39\FD3AFA8AB8525FE6\FD3AFA8AB8525FE6.dll
              • Size 3.4MB
              • SHA256 361a4277fb4fd7f7fa02d16de2db5cf8583b510be99a8138b76a005ab3d26080
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              vh

              • Path C:\ProgramData\2b971ed546ee0a39\FD3AFA8AB8525FE6\vh
              • Size 16B
              • SHA256 54c50c402fc5ca107f341116cc29a7ee4a1df37beb6f8eb006357f4355c6a8fa
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

              e4a504480d19779f

              • Path C:\ProgramData\2b971ed546ee0a39\e4a504480d19779f
              • Size 17B
              • SHA256 56ae6a0dcf6e3ee427642c8b7777c2d7f762e4580efc2672a06b9b15fe975ee9
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

              nbixpcwu.exe

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\nbixpcwu.exe
              • Size 3.9MB
              • SHA256 96c38f706d0dbf6d7c4f63784f326c9119e2ff9cd6d0dd73c086fbebc639b683
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              240760687.tmp

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\240760687.tmp
              • Size 4KB
              • SHA256 51bb056e70a295d38b11e94711505e585989e987726652529c0327b1bb48d4bf
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

              memory/4708-28-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140404000-memory.dmp

              memory/4768-56-0x0000000000C80000-0x0000000000CA0000-memory.dmp

              memory/4768-48-0x0000000000D30000-0x00000000010A2000-memory.dmp

              memory/4768-49-0x0000000001890000-0x0000000001C9F000-memory.dmp

              memory/4768-58-0x0000000000D30000-0x00000000010A2000-memory.dmp

              memory/5376-22-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000A8F000-memory.dmp

              memory/5376-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000A8F000-memory.dmp

              memory/5376-8-0x0000000002A00000-0x0000000002A85000-memory.dmp

              memory/5376-2-0x0000000002A00000-0x0000000002A85000-memory.dmp

              memory/5376-1-0x0000000002AD0000-0x0000000002C64000-memory.dmp