File name:

2025-05-18_21bbc9373e9a8dbe16efec5f557ab807_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_hacktools_mimikatz_neshta

Full analysis: https://app.any.run/tasks/8e8cced1-e7e3-442b-8c6b-4871f6f2705f
Verdict: Malicious activity
Analysis date: May 18, 2025, 09:39:56
OS: Windows 10 Professional (build: 19044, 64 bit)
Tags:
neshta
Indicators:
MIME: application/vnd.microsoft.portable-executable
File info: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, 8 sections
MD5:

21BBC9373E9A8DBE16EFEC5F557AB807

SHA1:

3D2705BC7B5EB421EA9F7B596358E00F57EFF56F

SHA256:

77B4790A18E90E2702AB2038E01EFE7EAB76D451DBEB8D42B98E2997D5E24F5B

SSDEEP:

12288:95ak6v9P1kgEeliOPKfsEtjx/FgIzeRe6iRnFVJJcbAvV6skLGFw/wlYopTlfw6M:95Fk2gEy8XRHG6nFeb6ZY6PcRI2qq

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  • MALICIOUS

    • NESHTA mutex has been found

      • 2025-05-18_21bbc9373e9a8dbe16efec5f557ab807_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_hacktools_mimikatz_neshta.exe (PID: 7632)
      • FileCoAuth.exe (PID: 7972)

    • Executing a file with an untrusted certificate

      • FileCoAuth.exe (PID: 8032)

  • SUSPICIOUS

    • Reads security settings of Internet Explorer

      • 2025-05-18_21bbc9373e9a8dbe16efec5f557ab807_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_hacktools_mimikatz_neshta.exe (PID: 7632)
      • FileCoAuth.exe (PID: 7972)

    • Mutex name with non-standard characters

      • 2025-05-18_21bbc9373e9a8dbe16efec5f557ab807_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_hacktools_mimikatz_neshta.exe (PID: 7632)
      • FileCoAuth.exe (PID: 7972)

    • There is functionality for taking screenshot (YARA)

      • 2025-05-18_21bbc9373e9a8dbe16efec5f557ab807_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_hacktools_mimikatz_neshta.exe (PID: 7632)

    • Executable content was dropped or overwritten

      • 2025-05-18_21bbc9373e9a8dbe16efec5f557ab807_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_hacktools_mimikatz_neshta.exe (PID: 7632)
      • FileCoAuth.exe (PID: 7972)

    • Process drops legitimate windows executable

      • FileCoAuth.exe (PID: 7972)

    • Starts a Microsoft application from unusual location

      • FileCoAuth.exe (PID: 8032)

  • INFO

    • Reads the computer name

      • 2025-05-18_21bbc9373e9a8dbe16efec5f557ab807_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_hacktools_mimikatz_neshta.exe (PID: 7632)
      • FileCoAuth.exe (PID: 8032)

    • Create files in a temporary directory

      • 2025-05-18_21bbc9373e9a8dbe16efec5f557ab807_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_hacktools_mimikatz_neshta.exe (PID: 7632)
      • FileCoAuth.exe (PID: 8032)

    • Process checks computer location settings

      • 2025-05-18_21bbc9373e9a8dbe16efec5f557ab807_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_hacktools_mimikatz_neshta.exe (PID: 7632)
      • FileCoAuth.exe (PID: 7972)

    • Checks supported languages

      • 2025-05-18_21bbc9373e9a8dbe16efec5f557ab807_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_hacktools_mimikatz_neshta.exe (PID: 7632)
      • FileCoAuth.exe (PID: 8032)

    • The sample compiled with english language support

      • FileCoAuth.exe (PID: 7972)

    • Creates files or folders in the user directory

      • FileCoAuth.exe (PID: 8032)

    • Reads the machine GUID from the registry

      • FileCoAuth.exe (PID: 8032)
Find more information about signature artifacts and mapping to MITRE ATT&CK™ MATRIX at the full report
No Malware configuration.

TRiD

.exe | Win32 Executable Borland Delphi 6 (85.5)
.exe | Win32 Executable Delphi generic (4.6)
.scr | Windows screen saver (4.2)
.dll | Win32 Dynamic Link Library (generic) (2.1)
.exe | Win32 Executable (generic) (1.4)

EXIF

EXE

MachineType: Intel 386 or later, and compatibles
TimeStamp: 1992:06:19 22:22:17+00:00
ImageFileCharacteristics: Executable, No line numbers, No symbols, Bytes reversed lo, 32-bit, Bytes reversed hi
PEType: PE32
LinkerVersion: 2.25
CodeSize: 29696
InitializedDataSize: 10752
UninitializedDataSize: -
EntryPoint: 0x80e4
OSVersion: 4
ImageVersion: -
SubsystemVersion: 4
Subsystem: Windows GUI
No data.
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Total processes
126
Monitored processes
4
Malicious processes
2
Suspicious processes
1

Behavior graph

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start #NESHTA 2025-05-18_21bbc9373e9a8dbe16efec5f557ab807_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_hacktools_mimikatz_neshta.exe filecoauth.exe no specs filecoauth.exe no specs slui.exe

Process information

PID
CMD
Path
Indicators
Parent process
7632"C:\Users\admin\Desktop\2025-05-18_21bbc9373e9a8dbe16efec5f557ab807_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_hacktools_mimikatz_neshta.exe" C:\Users\admin\Desktop\2025-05-18_21bbc9373e9a8dbe16efec5f557ab807_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_hacktools_mimikatz_neshta.exe
explorer.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\desktop\2025-05-18_21bbc9373e9a8dbe16efec5f557ab807_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_hacktools_mimikatz_neshta.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64win.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64cpu.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\apphelp.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\user32.dll
7972C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\19.043.0304.0013\FileCoAuth.exe -EmbeddingC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\19.043.0304.0013\FileCoAuth.exe—svchost.exe
User:
admin
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Exit code:
0
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\microsoft\onedrive\19.043.0304.0013\filecoauth.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64win.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64cpu.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\user32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\win32u.dll
8032"C:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\FileCoAuth.exe" -EmbeddingC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\FileCoAuth.exe—FileCoAuth.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Microsoft OneDriveFile Co-Authoring Executable
Exit code:
0
Version:
19.043.0304.0013
Modules
Images
c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\3582-490\filecoauth.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64win.dll
c:\windows\system32\wow64cpu.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\user32.dll
c:\windows\syswow64\win32u.dll
8132C:\WINDOWS\System32\slui.exe -EmbeddingC:\Windows\System32\slui.exe
svchost.exe
User:
admin
Company:
Microsoft Corporation
Integrity Level:
MEDIUM
Description:
Windows Activation Client
Exit code:
0
Version:
10.0.19041.1 (WinBuild.160101.0800)
Modules
Images
c:\windows\system32\slui.exe
c:\windows\system32\ntdll.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernel32.dll
c:\windows\system32\kernelbase.dll
c:\windows\system32\advapi32.dll
c:\windows\system32\msvcrt.dll
c:\windows\system32\sechost.dll
c:\windows\system32\rpcrt4.dll
c:\windows\system32\bcrypt.dll
c:\windows\system32\user32.dll
Total events
3 979
Read events
3 979
Write events
0
Delete events
0

Modification events

No data
Executable files
8
Suspicious files
3
Text files
1
Unknown types
0

Dropped files

PID
Process
Filename
Type
76322025-05-18_21bbc9373e9a8dbe16efec5f557ab807_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_hacktools_mimikatz_neshta.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\19.043.0304.0013\FileSyncHelper.exeexecutable
MD5:1C0BE16E6ED8F5B6F0910650A25F4FA7
SHA256:3028F6A6A7A10DC5D63F256FEEB8275F3818BF3371EAF8B20A2D0BF2FCD5F4A9
76322025-05-18_21bbc9373e9a8dbe16efec5f557ab807_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_hacktools_mimikatz_neshta.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\19.043.0304.0013\FileSyncConfig.exeexecutable
MD5:0C5EC1AE9A301408AF26032B445FBB08
SHA256:3A8010F1E4E028782093877D969EB127B80AE48B7215A8D3F91E8AB9C165AC7A
76322025-05-18_21bbc9373e9a8dbe16efec5f557ab807_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_hacktools_mimikatz_neshta.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\19.043.0304.0013\OneDriveUpdaterService.exeexecutable
MD5:E73AC057B2CFEF016B8199389F0DF590
SHA256:20ABA9D6001E5CDC287CD5BD452D0F2D05980D83F851D2B309BF49E9D9A8AC4C
76322025-05-18_21bbc9373e9a8dbe16efec5f557ab807_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_hacktools_mimikatz_neshta.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\2025-05-18_21bbc9373e9a8dbe16efec5f557ab807_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_hacktools_mimikatz_neshta.exebinary
MD5:005C182B20A4E2AF33301EC0FFC0D106
SHA256:B5631D31F56E56C54A111614D5F7EF10AA7D2D8019AF647BE0CE1519C2AD436D
76322025-05-18_21bbc9373e9a8dbe16efec5f557ab807_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_hacktools_mimikatz_neshta.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\OneDrive.exeexecutable
MD5:178B773B3FB050FCE26E40A9E8C2EE9A
SHA256:1E03573733F25B44004049A535E7E79366FD86FE953F6DFEDAAD05513B46A6C5
76322025-05-18_21bbc9373e9a8dbe16efec5f557ab807_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_hacktools_mimikatz_neshta.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\OneDriveStandaloneUpdater.exeexecutable
MD5:A747FA4161FE3C00C3FBB4BF391D4D4E
SHA256:B7BA59428AF7AE08C5BF927B57E326D5259E6ED31BD4237AA6A44378177364C1
76322025-05-18_21bbc9373e9a8dbe16efec5f557ab807_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_hacktools_mimikatz_neshta.exeC:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\388\AdobeARMHelper.exeexecutable
MD5:85A67D34298E33D2D5A9EC789B6AB594
SHA256:1DEE143B4F88F2375B85C6271A58E2E78FED081BEAE4090678CB2DD7A37FB2D4
76322025-05-18_21bbc9373e9a8dbe16efec5f557ab807_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_hacktools_mimikatz_neshta.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\19.043.0304.0013\FileCoAuth.exeexecutable
MD5:13C2D5BF03C4A2B28E930F990CCC32DB
SHA256:12D24D0BC0E7CDC902E3540A3C6F7B755094F011A8EAD49A47A00563710B8F80
8032FileCoAuth.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\logs\Common\FileCoAuth-2025-05-18.0940.8032.1.aodlbinary
MD5:28DCA2FF4B34B5A52A2E59DF202A6ED3
SHA256:33BACCB7296F1ED1F995FC77A23049F261CF391AC0388F9E8DD161F8C17B7F94
7972FileCoAuth.exeC:\Users\admin\AppData\Local\Temp\3582-490\FileCoAuth.exeexecutable
MD5:394DEEEF3E5FFE6C77A9CDA1832361BB
SHA256:37DCEC7509B0803F2BBA453845ED67FDBAA15771F8A60FC11F9082FD2A64BD23
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HTTP(S) requests
2
TCP/UDP connections
23
DNS requests
6
Threats
0

HTTP requests

PID
Process
Method
HTTP Code
IP
URL
CN
Type
Size
Reputation
2104
svchost.exe
GET
200
2.23.246.101:80
http://www.microsoft.com/pkiops/crl/MicSecSerCA2011_2011-10-18.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
2104
svchost.exe
GET
200
23.216.77.39:80
http://crl.microsoft.com/pki/crl/products/MicRooCerAut2011_2011_03_22.crl
unknown
—
—
whitelisted
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Connections

PID
Process
IP
Domain
ASN
CN
Reputation
4
System
192.168.100.255:137
—
—
—
whitelisted
—
—
51.124.78.146:443
—
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
2104
svchost.exe
51.124.78.146:443
—
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
NL
whitelisted
4
System
192.168.100.255:138
—
—
—
whitelisted
2104
svchost.exe
23.216.77.39:80
crl.microsoft.com
Akamai International B.V.
DE
whitelisted
2104
svchost.exe
2.23.246.101:80
www.microsoft.com
Ooredoo Q.S.C.
QA
whitelisted
2104
svchost.exe
4.231.128.59:443
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
IE
whitelisted
7484
slui.exe
20.83.72.98:443
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
US
whitelisted
8132
slui.exe
20.83.72.98:443
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com
MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK
US
whitelisted

DNS requests

Domain
IP
Reputation
google.com
  • 216.58.206.46
whitelisted
crl.microsoft.com
  • 23.216.77.39
  • 23.216.77.31
  • 23.216.77.21
  • 23.216.77.4
  • 23.216.77.42
  • 23.216.77.28
  • 23.216.77.41
  • 23.216.77.25
  • 23.216.77.26
whitelisted
www.microsoft.com
  • 2.23.246.101
whitelisted
settings-win.data.microsoft.com
  • 4.231.128.59
whitelisted
activation-v2.sls.microsoft.com
  • 20.83.72.98
whitelisted

Threats

No threats detected
No debug info
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