2561ba21d24da489d650305d3a98fc9d7a376acedb4f1c17aa7d1eb65d8a6ca4

Analysis

max time kernel
149s
max time network
93s
platform
windows11-21h2_x64
resource
win11-20260130-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows
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21/04/2026, 09:48

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Target
2026-04-21_0efcfa0532031b03005fa823db3342ea_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
Size 547KB
Sample260421-ls4sdsct7p
SHA256 2561ba21d24da489d650305d3a98fc9d7a376acedb4f1c17aa7d1eb65d8a6ca4
MD5 0efcfa0532031b03005fa823db3342ea
SHA1 18b9cafd645a1d37d5895a4e1f6979dd1b016d13
SHA512 43dfb82e8f92cf19a38df58545afcd5575430d2a7704438d498e4a08599a874e63e51a4a4378184820152c5ec1ec73f97c789eee7c4feab673102b32c74d1009
SSDEEP 12288:p4fmuV/2SlI1MCAHab5I0WozQsmknY87Z1EPclMkc9A7Z2J:p42DMCA6b5fWQmknY87LEPcl9nlk
TLSH
T19EC47D2BB255E277D46308B25F9BA33704799B32A52D9502B3542E1FEB703E0A72435F
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

3^/10

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Malware Config

Signatures

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	2026-04-21_0efcfa0532031b03005fa823db3342ea_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe

Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

adware spyware

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2397528088-2630719772-1129911217-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch	2026-04-21_0efcfa0532031b03005fa823db3342ea_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2397528088-2630719772-1129911217-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\WindowsSearch\Version = "WS not running"	2026-04-21_0efcfa0532031b03005fa823db3342ea_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2397528088-2630719772-1129911217-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main	2026-04-21_0efcfa0532031b03005fa823db3342ea_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2397528088-2630719772-1129911217-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\DisableFirstRunCustomize = "1"	2026-04-21_0efcfa0532031b03005fa823db3342ea_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

pid	Process
3684	2026-04-21_0efcfa0532031b03005fa823db3342ea_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
3684	2026-04-21_0efcfa0532031b03005fa823db3342ea_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-21_0efcfa0532031b03005fa823db3342ea_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-21_0efcfa0532031b03005fa823db3342ea_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies Internet Explorer settings
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:3684

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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noconnection.html

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\DLG\initWindow\noconnection.html
Size 2KB
SHA256 b4508b7dcc08b2b93cd64bee68bd5174fe48f48280e59f9a81d4861c3ef0431d
MD5 a0ee32dc4ffc79fdef2dc0467da538c5
SHA1 15d78592ac2c313a52d3c22783aae9bb4c787182
SHA512 e7c02d6211878466d1fb77d2d96a79615f3e85cc9579fb6f54001639902eaa106d734a9c7ef07278c5014e7dc8d28d7b2ee28f677f362d80dfd3d26e59a976e8
TLSH
T13D513359358F2172C13B133B4ABA920CEE2180271242D684F9ACA0B51FFD559C5F3FC4
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

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memory/3684-0-0x0000000000BA0000-0x0000000000BA1000-memory.dmp

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memory/3684-16-0x0000000000DB0000-0x0000000000E2A000-memory.dmp

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memory/3684-17-0x0000000000BA0000-0x0000000000BA1000-memory.dmp

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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