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
    19/04/2026, 12:57

General

  • Target
    2026-04-19_eee5599c4d7025cf795cc899162d478c_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
  • Size 380KB
  • Sample260419-p7ch8sa13j
  • SHA256 ae85ecf52dd80675beb96044bbf4b6c2768d9f100f1dae223012bdf696f7ddfd
  • 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:3268
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-19_eee5599c4d7025cf795cc899162d478c_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-19_eee5599c4d7025cf795cc899162d478c_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe"
        2⤵
        • Drops file in Program Files directory
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4388
    • 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:552
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 552 -s 504
        2⤵
        • Program crash
        PID:4300
    • 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:4168
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 424 -p 552 -ip 552
      1⤵
        PID:3400
      • 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:4968
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4968 -s 476
          2⤵
          • Program crash
          PID:3796
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 404 -p 4968 -ip 4968
        1⤵
          PID:1728

        Network

              MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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              Downloads

              fhfifvb.exe

              • Path C:\ProgramData\Mozilla\fhfifvb.exe
              • Size 380KB
              • SHA256 c50be55386617679c6ff8ed6122ee9a177106ce6757cc42a25f4fe80054081c2
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              fhfifvb.exe

              • Path C:\ProgramData\Mozilla\fhfifvb.exe
              • Size 380KB
              • SHA256 0e210366e6117340ee71fef6b35372f16f0a0da0b13c9987596fd2bfcc569529
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              memory/3268-4-0x0000000001430000-0x000000000144C000-memory.dmp

              memory/4168-7-0x0000000000540000-0x000000000059F000-memory.dmp