Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20260130-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    16/04/2026, 14:16

General

  • Target
    2026-04-16_08edc69cfe0e9e9b275dc6a5b97e0e98_amadey_darkgate_dridex_elex_gcleaner_smoke-loader_surtr.exe
  • Size 4.7MB
  • Sample260416-rlgbeac13s
  • SHA256 cf8ac436c123618c052f4f3e84a6e3d321019ddfe7d4a4ced2146dc0fe628928
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Family: Stihat

    Stihat is a worm written in Delphi.

  • Detects Stihat payload 10 IoCs
  • Modifies WinLogon for persistence 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Detects executables packed with ASPack 10 IoCs
  • Drops startup file 4 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 64 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • Drops autorun.inf file 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

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

  • Drops file in System32 directory 3 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

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

  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 4 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 21 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-16_08edc69cfe0e9e9b275dc6a5b97e0e98_amadey_darkgate_dridex_elex_gcleaner_smoke-loader_surtr.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-16_08edc69cfe0e9e9b275dc6a5b97e0e98_amadey_darkgate_dridex_elex_gcleaner_smoke-loader_surtr.exe"
    1⤵
    • Modifies WinLogon for persistence
    • Drops startup file
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Drops autorun.inf file
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1432
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\HelpMe.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\HelpMe.exe
      2⤵
      • Modifies WinLogon for persistence
      • Drops startup file
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Enumerates connected drives
      • Drops autorun.inf file
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2412
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\HelpMe.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\HelpMe.exe
    1⤵
    • Modifies WinLogon for persistence
    • Drops startup file
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Drops autorun.inf file
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:3420
  • C:\Windows\explorer.exe
    Explorer.exe HelpMe.exe
    1⤵
      PID:3008
    • C:\Windows\explorer.exe
      C:\Windows\explorer.exe /factory,{75dff2b7-6936-4c06-a8bb-676a7b00b24b} -Embedding
      1⤵
      • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
      • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:2244

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1023B
          • SHA256 b7bf6ea1477d5f5c97fb979f6976081bb497029ef087cb189e11ce2b5589cfdb
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 5f3cef3cb3277024b7699193588c841e3005ceac82ecc02524b5ad3c2449276c
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1023B
          • SHA256 0d427ebf467065b178485c46136b38f62ba6cae91c76a6b5d3bb75249b4c2161
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1023B
          • SHA256 ba19bda67e564f8fc401f38269e529cbf321a8a1681ab3d3872990f1c6f3c2f1
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 5445932f736e4a9d7bd70393485f509d857c2551ab27ca3c478c30258b956809
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1023B
          • SHA256 0d44adbcbac4a81f829cf880a7f278e41995a285236419db2c1275a37fa9e846
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1023B
          • SHA256 ea8330ec4c2225207cec17d43bdc8235da214443fa555a21fa4008af4c07d8c0
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 994e30cc294e31a8bac568f9f9e4f441b5518bf91fb253e3c26b9b8e32edffbf
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1023B
          • SHA256 11caa8129c3ece43d44dbddb8a12cfcccd73a79366bc6ecba24fab4ae3d267fd
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 0b285aca26d4ce56aeb79c71fe5ec59dfac72bb71deed18df57d0f1929bb6cd5
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1023B
          • SHA256 75e61c65cf4a25f52b2409ab2b52598a78c98f393e65f16fa75db40446feed8b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1023B
          • SHA256 1dc775677d0d7add4e5fa7dedb425874ca4535a2310318d8eaf686fd8812af1f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 9dfa3e786f36b0f93d2cea8af124a04252d71c118b41192b6907bef3306d749c
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1023B
          • SHA256 fa8e9a0a8c11a67b41c9e94c4ac73f287dce35140f90d94637256ff436458ceb
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 601e0a69f4fbd740ca25a2171d8b0497f6164172de5269832b4ea76c749cb612
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1023B
          • SHA256 2a04e940f288e862003e767eebf181142f285e072271096dbd60f94929714d4b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1023B
          • SHA256 a03de751c2bca8086cc38fbe5dfb3f2a1188342c23511d7ab08a2d52010becd5
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 e92d5f795ebebb9218d42c6781da6f386bd39a09196b3ba6e232e39f5747498c
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1023B
          • SHA256 ca98a95b4b830fb34e30ab3baeb1dae3ba73621c0f38cc52961d7ec019fbcd5f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1023B
          • SHA256 13eeaae6c20c95dd6c40fb2d7aa05621245034128b3cfe20ed4aeab4357fa7f7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1023B
          • SHA256 f3bc122d3b043fd161f8afd92492b764bf80fb97b0fced085c6d8bfe81a9cb19
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 b03fd184c2044bf50e229e774ceb7ec8251ff62342cc6e51c138590146e88473
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1023B
          • SHA256 f4b1fc7f31e40be0bf048e7a98afbbcf25b7c0685115a87a6ed8d202bdadec91
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1023B
          • SHA256 d45743bbf0fa6c80b857468aa36eda0590ad6869641b190c72ffbfe72e35080d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 e396bb480f53fbcd9070f0754f8f195a6e499077819d24f086c4cf3a2df9dae4
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1023B
          • SHA256 67c1d47ee01f0f227ac194556e465719ec3ec43b8259ed1bbe667b7a90e5b7f1
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 1c5245a113c26805e7de283435b043a2b413683169dd4972d61514c27753b644
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1023B
          • SHA256 2f067a94c3fde796ba57212ba8d3040d921ccd9b0ba4767b56a1601d0f4e545c
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1023B
          • SHA256 3e97af0578713a71ae4a9ae63eaac65d8bcd18ab1d1e31d71939e165828430b2
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 67e863364222e3a674bf10b2f980b556d4a3d920f48b6d571cc7438a4b49f34a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1023B
          • SHA256 6b2939c862edfd7dc44672e15c14ad69eb68d5b0a99bc7e9d33dc057051f4d8d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1023B
          • SHA256 fddca62f093f9f6a74ac166de8ba88da5de1fc13bb05480788243994818d4af9
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 c48a489e5be5370f97aa17955ab24ce6e98945495b9baadc704ef8f80097dad6
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1023B
          • SHA256 fdbb5bee78e708735f2a2d51cc5d1cc69f0a8656550d634c6498a6e0b3fc2fbd
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 2e72e507d6fc306730841971f2d07fad050230abe61b57aa5a8694ed36cf5320
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 aab3c76bf1d951dd1a0c5f1ff95cb89482b2c9c30110d0ef73a17d22ea80b03f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1023B
          • SHA256 3567116deff5466fc430c12679947150d22b5ab55f7a3a2328714920294bd2df
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 bb703d4d41accd248c30ba5d3776518237f292d89d55341a88cad7b7fb13c43e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1023B
          • SHA256 0ad9074d3c3176c9353381079f7bf5356bd2f2d8cdaa2c68297b127ddb955a99
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1023B
          • SHA256 e9a490731b0f6d800224832fb694a055ce5e249b76ccc42106edadeee837e0ac
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 66b05e8ee318377e5bf752550cf581f99e7e73bda7e071151a9815c3104f72ed
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1023B
          • SHA256 9d5616f99d789bebed109fc5ea32f424293db62d08180a057f91a2d818b1482a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1023B
          • SHA256 ef3db341b0c72b494f7e26c9dc213cf70969da4305bb710c81c278205719661b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 d41ce4f3312bbd4b534707046cb99e505d45d4a2107b211c7dc061933a2bad58
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1023B
          • SHA256 01b4ff5e0924b0214e088287f77ff7f60a42b146e7781719187725ee6e94d0ef
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1023B
          • SHA256 3eeab47940665262556ba9067c65cb454d3757f96fd8d200fdd2214f0e82b973
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 846fc5b3f600880923b4a98f0600b44c9b25552a3670f1236546cbf4d6d2532f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1023B
          • SHA256 a0701764972b745b66cac67bf5a4aa2d8843c7a064f22d8a3c342f9f1ef82fb1
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1023B
          • SHA256 c471c7e83213fe5d95d9953709a86d6abaf40fed6d67006e196d4492c2f47bab
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1023B
          • SHA256 a9aaaca9b4cb5f6a251b01ca1dbe2ac63948dc665e365b8b5e3cc7d62c2b0e0f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Soft.lnk

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\Soft.lnk
          • Size 1023B
          • SHA256 50c0dc77c9aad47346ee5615b3036fcae44e3a57e2dfe0345d3cb1a746bbea97
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          HelpMe.exe

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\HelpMe.exe
          • Size 4.7MB
          • SHA256 e561eda4bb1b13f36abe7fb8b03d73e975aa396535847e13808c59012834fa32
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          desktop.ini.exe

          • Path F:\$RECYCLE.BIN\S-1-5-21-3847269522-1618051987-1942096715-1000\desktop.ini.exe
          • Size 4.7MB
          • SHA256 426002cd98259664bb63dd5bdace71a84760074db03f33abaf37d10e072d57d4
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          AUTORUN.INF

          • Path F:\AUTORUN.INF
          • Size 145B
          • SHA256 cfe448b4506a95b33b529efa88f1ac704d8bdf98a941c065650ead27609318ae
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          AutoRun.exe

          • Path F:\AutoRun.exe
          • Size 4.7MB
          • SHA256 cf8ac436c123618c052f4f3e84a6e3d321019ddfe7d4a4ced2146dc0fe628928
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/1432-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000478000-memory.dmp

          memory/1432-1-0x0000000002260000-0x0000000002261000-memory.dmp

          memory/1432-2-0x0000000000460000-0x0000000000461000-memory.dmp

          memory/1432-57-0x00000000009E0000-0x0000000000A5B000-memory.dmp

          memory/1432-52-0x0000000002260000-0x0000000002261000-memory.dmp

          memory/1432-49-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000478000-memory.dmp

          memory/2244-68-0x00000000027B0000-0x000000000285F000-memory.dmp

          memory/2412-58-0x00000000008C0000-0x000000000093B000-memory.dmp

          memory/2412-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000478000-memory.dmp

          memory/2412-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000478000-memory.dmp

          memory/2412-53-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000478000-memory.dmp

          memory/3008-51-0x00000000030D0000-0x000000000317F000-memory.dmp

          memory/3420-50-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000478000-memory.dmp

          memory/3420-67-0x0000000000930000-0x00000000009AB000-memory.dmp

          memory/3420-69-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000478000-memory.dmp