Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
150s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260130-en - resource tags
- submitted
22/04/2026, 00:11
General
- Target 2026-04-21_3a57ce51aed6915d008f1320fe0a0e10_amadey_bandook_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_smoke-loader_stop.exe
- Size 3.8MB
- Sample260422-agxddset6k
- SHA256 053f666ae4cefcec75e6b08b1f87adf9e23a868ca03a0adaed72574a80de50b3
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with VMProtect. 7 IoCs
- UPX dump on OEP (original entry point) 2 IoCs
- Sets service image path in registry 3 TTPs 1 IoCs
This determines the executable launched when a service starts. It can be used to establish persistence.
- ACProtect 1.3x - 1.4x DLL software 1 IoCs
Detects file using ACProtect software.
- Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
- Loads dropped DLL 5 IoCs
- UPX packed file 2 IoCs
Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.
- Drops file in Program Files directory 2 IoCs
- Drops file in Windows directory 12 IoCs
- Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- 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.
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 8 IoCs
- Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 1 IoCs
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-21_3a57ce51aed6915d008f1320fe0a0e10_amadey_bandook_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_smoke-loader_stop.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-21_3a57ce51aed6915d008f1320fe0a0e10_amadey_bandook_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_smoke-loader_stop.exe"1⤵
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\LJngNW\2026-04-21_3a57ce51aed6915d008f1320fe0a0e10_amadey_bandook_darkgate_elex_gcleanr_smoke-loader_stop.exe"C:\Windows\LJngNW\2026-04-21_3a57ce51aed6915d008f1320fe0a0e10_amadey_bandook_darkgate_elex_gcleanr_smoke-loader_stop.exe"2⤵
- Sets service image path in registry
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Create or Modify System Process
1Windows Service
1Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Create or Modify System Process
1Windows Service
1Replay Monitor
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Downloads
SIBguGcU.dll
uXLceUn.dll
2026-04-21_3a57ce51aed6915d008f1320fe0a0e10_amadey_bandook_darkgate_elex_gcleanr_smoke-loader_stop.exe
HyJNHoBU.dll
XtHbPJCQ.dll
memory/4168-68-0x0000000002D90000-0x0000000002D93000-memory.dmp
memory/4168-66-0x0000000002F20000-0x00000000030BB000-memory.dmp
memory/4168-12-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000007CF000-memory.dmp
memory/4168-15-0x00000000024B0000-0x000000000250F000-memory.dmp
memory/4168-14-0x0000000000B40000-0x0000000000BC7000-memory.dmp
memory/4168-16-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000007CF000-memory.dmp
memory/4168-85-0x0000000002D90000-0x0000000002D93000-memory.dmp
memory/4168-84-0x0000000002F20000-0x00000000030BB000-memory.dmp
memory/4168-9-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000007CF000-memory.dmp
memory/4168-82-0x0000000002F20000-0x00000000030BB000-memory.dmp
memory/4168-81-0x00000000024B0000-0x000000000250F000-memory.dmp
memory/4168-69-0x0000000077510000-0x0000000077511000-memory.dmp
memory/4168-79-0x0000000073D30000-0x0000000073DC1000-memory.dmp
memory/4180-1-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000007CF000-memory.dmp
memory/4180-0-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000007CF000-memory.dmp
memory/4180-11-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000007CF000-memory.dmp
memory/4180-7-0x0000000000DC0000-0x0000000000E47000-memory.dmp
memory/4180-10-0x00000000025F0000-0x000000000264F000-memory.dmp