Analysis

  • max time kernel
    85s
  • max time network
    116s
  • 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, 15:22

General

  • Target
    2026-04-15_372a0c22f315b3269705853c31e4fd4c_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_smoke-loader_stop.exe
  • Size 3.6MB
  • Sample260415-srxe9ady9t
  • SHA256 da9b1c7e54e2d8cc93f00105e83dac51803bfd120359f70b3d048e15fb93a54d
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Drops autorun.inf file 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Malware can abuse Windows Autorun to spread further via attached volumes.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • 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.

  • NTFS ADS 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-15_372a0c22f315b3269705853c31e4fd4c_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_smoke-loader_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-15_372a0c22f315b3269705853c31e4fd4c_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_smoke-loader_stop.exe"
    1⤵
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops autorun.inf file
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • NTFS ADS
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:3236
  • C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
    C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops autorun.inf file
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:1236

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        patcher.exe

        • Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
        • Size 3.6MB
        • SHA256 da9b1c7e54e2d8cc93f00105e83dac51803bfd120359f70b3d048e15fb93a54d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        AdobeCollabSync.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AdobeCollabSync.exe
        • Size 3.8MB
        • SHA256 fe262c8d16312273d3de1dd2a0845917fabe4de18cec662abef25b6827ad112c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        msedge_pwa_launcher.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\msedge_pwa_launcher.exe
        • Size 3.8MB
        • SHA256 267287c7673c882994fe1914c5a9000102ffec40d583272e4b973d1ee1080fd2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        notification_helper.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\notification_helper.exe
        • Size 3.8MB
        • SHA256 efaebc4e134c7cde5dc8dca2854d3da4396b54a06f43406b639b37d114e39bf1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7z.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
        • Size 4.2MB
        • SHA256 0cfd33accc48e017c2f7bf71657b515829124802ee2f89d8ae286abb9008c519
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        os_update_handler.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\os_update_handler.exe
        • Size 3.8MB
        • SHA256 c538c1e2076b651ae0330ce8cb27d1b9db17ca4511b57284eb53504a676ef8d8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        misc.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-001F-0C0A-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe$
        • Size 3.7MB
        • SHA256 bc55b344f81acf91a9d6db9e3517430e0687cae5893924dfab483df0c9836fb0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        MicrosoftEdge.exe$

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\MicrosoftEdge.exe$
        • Size 3.9MB
        • SHA256 72983a1c452e630c47ed0a11d5a21ab9c25377313f88ff18d5ddd19bc504cc00
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/1236-9-0x0000000000450000-0x0000000000490000-memory.dmp

        memory/1236-26-0x00000000028F0000-0x00000000029C3000-memory.dmp

        memory/1236-27-0x0000000000450000-0x0000000000490000-memory.dmp

        memory/3236-25-0x0000000002190000-0x0000000002263000-memory.dmp

        memory/3236-18-0x0000000002150000-0x0000000002153000-memory.dmp

        memory/3236-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040E000-memory.dmp

        memory/3236-1-0x0000000002150000-0x0000000002153000-memory.dmp