Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    152s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260130-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    15/04/2026, 11:34

General

  • Target
    2026-04-15_9e9217d03832fa2b9b43742068e09e1d_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
  • Size 380KB
  • Sample260415-npsxtscy2k
  • SHA256 4e0ac325852ae44ffd9149c54691d750d8cf476e936801fb957d77c794b00a49
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 2 IoCs
  • Program crash 2 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
    C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
    1⤵
      PID:3240
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-15_9e9217d03832fa2b9b43742068e09e1d_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-15_9e9217d03832fa2b9b43742068e09e1d_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe"
        2⤵
        • Drops file in Program Files directory
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4712
    • C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\fhfifvb.exe
      C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\fhfifvb.exe -zgfokjc
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1216
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1216 -s 504
        2⤵
        • Program crash
        PID:4348
    • C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\fhfifvb.exe
      C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\fhfifvb.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2396
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 408 -p 1216 -ip 1216
      1⤵
        PID:4248
      • C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\fhfifvb.exe
        C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\fhfifvb.exe -zgfokjc
        1⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3960
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 3960 -s 480
          2⤵
          • Program crash
          PID:3824
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 404 -p 3960 -ip 3960
        1⤵
          PID:3812

        Network

              MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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              Downloads

              fhfifvb.exe

              • Path C:\ProgramData\Mozilla\fhfifvb.exe
              • Size 380KB
              • SHA256 4b9423cc38513eb55d50cb7bc6e08fa3c26388833ad1b3abdf4df93fddcfc7a0
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              fhfifvb.exe

              • Path C:\ProgramData\Mozilla\fhfifvb.exe
              • Size 380KB
              • SHA256 83c4e5b7912cc76d0175716ed77b6e87e8908004636c35cf7991b92237dacb44
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              memory/1216-4-0x0000000000928000-0x0000000000929000-memory.dmp

              memory/2396-9-0x0000000000920000-0x000000000097EF00-memory.dmp

              memory/3240-6-0x0000000002AA0000-0x0000000002ABC000-memory.dmp

              memory/4712-0-0x0000000000058000-0x0000000000059000-memory.dmp