Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    94s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20260130-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-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:3084
      • 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:4832
    • C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\gnrvbyg.exe
      C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\gnrvbyg.exe -neumybf
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5460
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 5460 -s 516
        2⤵
        • Program crash
        PID:1572
    • C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\gnrvbyg.exe
      C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\gnrvbyg.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:1932
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 412 -p 5460 -ip 5460
      1⤵
        PID:3732
      • C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\gnrvbyg.exe
        C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\gnrvbyg.exe -neumybf
        1⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3428
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 3428 -s 488
          2⤵
          • Program crash
          PID:5144
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 364 -p 3428 -ip 3428
        1⤵
          PID:5664

        Network

              MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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              Downloads

              gnrvbyg.exe

              • Path C:\ProgramData\Mozilla\gnrvbyg.exe
              • Size 380KB
              • SHA256 be242fa607e96b8aac1928804c21d13db026b9e69535254af08bfda70f039d94
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              gnrvbyg.exe

              • Path C:\ProgramData\Mozilla\gnrvbyg.exe
              • Size 380KB
              • SHA256 76cee9eb93d5041f4031292eeda57bf793b04e0467f9ab61e5635593247f384a
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              memory/1932-10-0x0000000000F20000-0x0000000000F7EF00-memory.dmp

              memory/1932-11-0x0000000003D20000-0x0000000003D84000-memory.dmp

              memory/3084-7-0x0000000002F60000-0x0000000002F7C000-memory.dmp

              memory/4832-0-0x0000000000D38000-0x0000000000D39000-memory.dmp

              memory/4832-4-0x0000000002ED0000-0x0000000002F34000-memory.dmp

              memory/5460-5-0x0000000000F28000-0x0000000000F29000-memory.dmp