Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • 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
    19/04/2026, 16:00

General

  • Target
    2026-04-19_b42b2709223505a205fc9ca94617b439_amadey_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe
  • Size 2.1MB
  • Sample260419-tfx33set7l
  • SHA256 d60574cece32b1eeedd82ce39230fb0e813d31948c1c2839782d47755e077e46
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 21 IoCs

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

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 4 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 6 IoCs

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

  • Runs net.exe
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 24 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 5 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-19_b42b2709223505a205fc9ca94617b439_amadey_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-19_b42b2709223505a205fc9ca94617b439_amadey_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1820
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\$$aD31F.bat
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1912
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-19_b42b2709223505a205fc9ca94617b439_amadey_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-19_b42b2709223505a205fc9ca94617b439_amadey_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe"
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        PID:3976
    • C:\Windows\Logo1_.exe
      C:\Windows\Logo1_.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Enumerates connected drives
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • Drops file in Windows directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3992
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net stop "Kingsoft AntiVirus Service"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2220
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop "Kingsoft AntiVirus Service"
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:2980

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        MicrosoftEdgeUpdateBroker.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.143.57\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateBroker.exe
        • Size 125KB
        • SHA256 3f7e3edccbe7e66bfa912d4e8f8c8555f842908971bf0ad214a8c74d37103e32
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7z.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe
        • Size 575KB
        • SHA256 1449233962572ecd8129cfd298743500bbb9a5c7c898267b40f073aef35995a7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        vcredist_x86.exe

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{61087a79-ac85-455c-934d-1fa22cc64f36}\vcredist_x86.exe
        • Size 481KB
        • SHA256 297984cb1c691abf3614c0c64ed3ed1b8cbf2e2f2efae02e5392e110a717394c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        $$aD31F.bat

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\$$aD31F.bat
        • Size 914B
        • SHA256 d3154d356f7779c1e69b97d4fd810b649b9c579f2cb2f42d1088e721ac45e5fc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        2026-04-19_b42b2709223505a205fc9ca94617b439_amadey_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-19_b42b2709223505a205fc9ca94617b439_amadey_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe.exe
        • Size 2.1MB
        • SHA256 6edc79a68d42c09cf81a929c4a2820c116c8abbac8807a40ecd7155d0aec0028
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Logo1_.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\Logo1_.exe
        • Size 26KB
        • SHA256 0d75046e4d26c6b1980c038a31742917431020c1887341757abd1def2eebde44
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        _desktop.ini

        • Path F:\$RECYCLE.BIN\S-1-5-21-2122505878-652277452-2375749442-1000\_desktop.ini
        • Size 9B
        • SHA256 d69b4dd6bcf240546c9346e3a5b155ba851969e32a14653797847dca95c2d058
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        memory/1820-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/1820-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/3992-28-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/3992-38-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/3992-34-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/3992-272-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/3992-1225-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/3992-21-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/3992-5006-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/3992-11-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp

        memory/3992-5509-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000434000-memory.dmp