f22ed87bcdbf53bc3a7ac51762837e04614ecc3dcf7e7d92dc6430568d41b9b7

Analysis

max time kernel
149s
max time network
94s
platform
windows11-21h2_x64
resource
win11-20260130-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows
submitted
22/04/2026, 02:31

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General

Target
2026-04-22_1372a406b72cc36807958cc2faaedc26_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
Size 87KB
Sample260422-czzbtabv51
SHA256 f22ed87bcdbf53bc3a7ac51762837e04614ecc3dcf7e7d92dc6430568d41b9b7
MD5 1372a406b72cc36807958cc2faaedc26
SHA1 47dd91a7ba9603c54f5846db18a04a3662217dd1
SHA512 f6940c10ce26dfb655776003de24c263fdcd4be490be7cf921e112ef779343900bae6832bfc75bd207a6bbb6afdd4cc314a44894673415d83b4d10c11e5e5aa2
SSDEEP 1536:dToccCCSUacxmuhUOl210vjjODk0iRu5SMwXRTWxkwTl8YTi9:wCCSUacxmurlg0v4iRZCpC
TLSH
T10493282163E840B2E2761F3CC1B2A6D1062A7D527EF1F14F6E8475D94F736C0AAB1726
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

7^/10

discovery

Malware Config

Signatures

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1044	guzakbet.exe

Looks up external IP address via web service 1 IoCs

Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

flow	ioc
1	checkip.dyndns.org

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.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	2026-04-22_1372a406b72cc36807958cc2faaedc26_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	guzakbet.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1368 wrote to memory of 1044	1368	2026-04-22_1372a406b72cc36807958cc2faaedc26_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe	79

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-22_1372a406b72cc36807958cc2faaedc26_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-22_1372a406b72cc36807958cc2faaedc26_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1368
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\guzakbet.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\guzakbet.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:1044

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

guzakbet.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\guzakbet.exe
Size 87KB
SHA256 28a65936b8dff454fe76e6b33db153cf518134a6c324ba63c9745b9778690693
MD5 8d7fd033a4d3803a94635702856cf59c
SHA1 46781930301d09fe2cd31e970dede0c8eee78013
SHA512 5cf067532aef94e302bfb74dcb95a244d6745d4ffd22a042bff01c1dec70332ec0771daefd2ed3b6968a3f2d5d2fcaacdaa9ba63be4fda08b13d065dc7454a5b
SSDEEP 1536:dToccCCSUacxmuhUOl210vjjODk0iRu5SMwXRTWxkwTl8YTiK:wCCSUacxmurlg0v4iRZCpl
TLSH
T11C93282163E840B2E2765F3CC1B2A6D1062A7D527EF1F14F6E8471D94F736C0AAB1726
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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memory/1044-5-0x0000000001610000-0x00000000016EF000-memory.dmp

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memory/1368-4-0x0000000000A50000-0x0000000000B2F000-memory.dmp