Analysis
- max time kernel
150s - max time network
107s - platform
windows11-21h2_x64 - resource
win11-20260130-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows - submitted
11/04/2026, 14:28
Static task
static1
1 signatures
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-04-11_01cbc29147f1eefa2efd4b83ded106b8_darkgate_elex_karagany_manuscrypt_maze_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260130-en
windows10-2004-x64
11 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-04-11_01cbc29147f1eefa2efd4b83ded106b8_darkgate_elex_karagany_manuscrypt_maze_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Resource
win11-20260130-en
windows11-21h2-x64
12 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-04-11_01cbc29147f1eefa2efd4b83ded106b8_darkgate_elex_karagany_manuscrypt_maze_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
- Size 2.2MB
- Sample260411-rtbe5ady7x
- SHA256 76a59418c02a759bb723140cb795d41e7813ad027436ce76f0672bc589a59422
- MD5 01cbc29147f1eefa2efd4b83ded106b8
- SHA1 2e9a87e781551dba9be359c9c910fe156c7902dc
- SHA512 450ff636d3952dcbdc3fe14fbc7d12cffa0470bed309fbd89e4b8674da08ef715821487260c07206bcb0ca9918b6bcd1c47babf593d0658de70e26746780e4a9
- SSDEEP 49152:+WnPrMI0KFsI8VdYRQEx4eUyZ0NXiVv4znvVv4znglniK:+QV0pfNlnP
- TLSH T1E5B57B4377EC4618C4AF87B28472210C57B0F9062BB2EB5EA604967E2CE37115F56BE7
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Extracted
Family
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smokeloader
Botnet
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pub3
Extracted
Family
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smokeloader
Version
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2022
C2
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http://nidoe.org/tmp/index.php
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http://sodez.ru/tmp/index.php
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http://uama.com.ua/tmp/index.php
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http://talesofpirates.net/tmp/index.php
rc4.i32
rc4.i32
Signatures
- SmokeLoader
Modular backdoor trojan in use since 2014.
- Smokeloader family
- Deletes itself 1 IoCs
pid Process 3136 Process not Found - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 1284 fdwwfif - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-04-11_01cbc29147f1eefa2efd4b83ded106b8_darkgate_elex_karagany_manuscrypt_maze_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language fdwwfif - Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 6 IoCs
SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI 2026-04-11_01cbc29147f1eefa2efd4b83ded106b8_darkgate_elex_karagany_manuscrypt_maze_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe Key queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI 2026-04-11_01cbc29147f1eefa2efd4b83ded106b8_darkgate_elex_karagany_manuscrypt_maze_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe Key enumerated \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI 2026-04-11_01cbc29147f1eefa2efd4b83ded106b8_darkgate_elex_karagany_manuscrypt_maze_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI fdwwfif Key queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI fdwwfif Key enumerated \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\SCSI fdwwfif - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
pid Process 3652 2026-04-11_01cbc29147f1eefa2efd4b83ded106b8_darkgate_elex_karagany_manuscrypt_maze_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe 3652 2026-04-11_01cbc29147f1eefa2efd4b83ded106b8_darkgate_elex_karagany_manuscrypt_maze_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe 3136 Process not Found 3136 Process not Found 3136 Process not Found 3136 Process not Found 3136 Process not Found 3136 Process not Found 3136 Process not Found 3136 Process not Found 3136 Process not Found 3136 Process not Found 3136 Process not Found 3136 Process not Found 3136 Process not Found 3136 Process not Found 3136 Process not Found 3136 Process not Found 3136 Process not Found 3136 Process not Found 3136 Process not Found 3136 Process not Found 3136 Process not Found 3136 Process not Found 3136 Process not Found 3136 Process not Found 3136 Process not Found 3136 Process not Found 3136 Process not Found 3136 Process not Found 3136 Process not Found 3136 Process not Found 3136 Process not Found 3136 Process not Found 3136 Process not Found 3136 Process not Found 3136 Process not Found 3136 Process not Found 3136 Process not Found 3136 Process not Found 3136 Process not Found 3136 Process not Found 3136 Process not Found 3136 Process not Found 3136 Process not Found 3136 Process not Found 3136 Process not Found 3136 Process not Found 3136 Process not Found 3136 Process not Found 3136 Process not Found 3136 Process not Found 3136 Process not Found 3136 Process not Found 3136 Process not Found 3136 Process not Found 3136 Process not Found 3136 Process not Found 3136 Process not Found 3136 Process not Found 3136 Process not Found 3136 Process not Found 3136 Process not Found 3136 Process not Found - Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
pid Process 3136 Process not Found - Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection 2 IoCs
pid Process 3652 2026-04-11_01cbc29147f1eefa2efd4b83ded106b8_darkgate_elex_karagany_manuscrypt_maze_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe 1284 fdwwfif - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 3136 Process not Found Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 3136 Process not Found Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 3136 Process not Found Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 3136 Process not Found Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 3136 Process not Found Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 3136 Process not Found Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 3136 Process not Found Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 3136 Process not Found Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 3136 Process not Found Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 3136 Process not Found Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 3136 Process not Found Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 3136 Process not Found Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 3136 Process not Found Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 3136 Process not Found Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 3136 Process not Found Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 3136 Process not Found Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 3136 Process not Found Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 3136 Process not Found Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 3136 Process not Found Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 3136 Process not Found Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 3136 Process not Found Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 3136 Process not Found Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 3136 Process not Found Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 3136 Process not Found Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 3136 Process not Found Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 3136 Process not Found Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 3136 Process not Found Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 3136 Process not Found Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 3136 Process not Found Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 3136 Process not Found Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 3136 Process not Found Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 3136 Process not Found Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 3136 Process not Found Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 3136 Process not Found Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 3136 Process not Found Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 3136 Process not Found Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 3136 Process not Found Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 3136 Process not Found Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 3136 Process not Found Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 3136 Process not Found Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 3136 Process not Found Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 3136 Process not Found Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 3136 Process not Found Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 3136 Process not Found Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 3136 Process not Found Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 3136 Process not Found Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 3136 Process not Found Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 3136 Process not Found Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 3136 Process not Found Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 3136 Process not Found Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 3136 Process not Found Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 3136 Process not Found Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 3136 Process not Found Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 3136 Process not Found Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 3136 Process not Found Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 3136 Process not Found Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 3136 Process not Found Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 3136 Process not Found Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 3136 Process not Found Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 3136 Process not Found Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 3136 Process not Found Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 3136 Process not Found Token: SeShutdownPrivilege 3136 Process not Found Token: SeCreatePagefilePrivilege 3136 Process not Found - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs
description pid Process PID 3136 wrote to memory of 4656 3136 Process not Found - 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
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-11_01cbc29147f1eefa2efd4b83ded106b8_darkgate_elex_karagany_manuscrypt_maze_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-11_01cbc29147f1eefa2efd4b83ded106b8_darkgate_elex_karagany_manuscrypt_maze_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe"1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Checks SCSI registry key(s)
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
PID:3652
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\fdwwfifC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\fdwwfif1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Checks SCSI registry key(s)
- Suspicious behavior: MapViewOfSection
PID:1284
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\fdwwfif
- Size 2.2MB
- SHA256 76a59418c02a759bb723140cb795d41e7813ad027436ce76f0672bc589a59422
- MD5 01cbc29147f1eefa2efd4b83ded106b8
- SHA1 2e9a87e781551dba9be359c9c910fe156c7902dc
- SHA512 450ff636d3952dcbdc3fe14fbc7d12cffa0470bed309fbd89e4b8674da08ef715821487260c07206bcb0ca9918b6bcd1c47babf593d0658de70e26746780e4a9
- SSDEEP 49152:+WnPrMI0KFsI8VdYRQEx4eUyZ0NXiVv4znvVv4znglniK:+QV0pfNlnP
- TLSH T1E5B57B4377EC4618C4AF87B28472210C57B0F9062BB2EB5EA604967E2CE37115F56BE7
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH