Analysis

  • max time kernel
    96s
  • max time network
    96s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20260130-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    23/04/2026, 14:07

General

  • Target
    2026-04-23_43467af15cbf59a9e80afc90739f2b00_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
  • Size 2.7MB
  • Sample260423-rfaxfaev8q
  • SHA256 c81182fc5cd1bfbb2a91e6a3fd40daeffe7b7478c927aeb640e1fc4c6535d86c
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Drops autorun.inf file 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Malware can abuse Windows Autorun to spread further via attached volumes.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • 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.

  • NTFS ADS 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-23_43467af15cbf59a9e80afc90739f2b00_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-23_43467af15cbf59a9e80afc90739f2b00_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hijackloader_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe"
    1⤵
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops autorun.inf file
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • NTFS ADS
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:4292
  • C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
    C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops autorun.inf file
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:4160

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        patcher.exe

        • Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
        • Size 2.7MB
        • SHA256 c81182fc5cd1bfbb2a91e6a3fd40daeffe7b7478c927aeb640e1fc4c6535d86c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        RdrCEF.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe$
        • Size 3.4MB
        • SHA256 c4368dc1e8916c629b3ee8128b26d43bda6e915cef1baceb8760936201f78ec9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        disabledupdater.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\GoogleUpdater\141.0.7340.0\disabledupdater.exe$
        • Size 3.2MB
        • SHA256 8df410ae70c33bf6051907a55c53f47e939cde353b02b9413abdbf27afb13cea
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7z.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
        • Size 3.2MB
        • SHA256 0029aeb9d7956ca4a2bbee6a48e15e9d49d61900c1234e1c2b45003b50f27ab2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        DW20.EXE$

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\DW\DW20.EXE$
        • Size 3.3MB
        • SHA256 a109a76fae20fc4b1d02e231cfed9d1ecb0f0a6846178cfc85da1e765d9cc973
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        misc.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-001F-0409-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe$
        • Size 2.8MB
        • SHA256 5d5bfc468a8ede0c7ce94a8a716557abc83093a50d9b863205e5dd7f191f57e8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        integrator.exe$

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\ClickToRun\{9AC08E99-230B-47e8-9721-4577B7F124EA}\integrator.exe$
        • Size 3.1MB
        • SHA256 0036beb004ac16ccae944f1082c677a7bd3cbd85c9fe65c9b6998cbfd692ca6d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        MicrosoftEdge.exe$

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\MicrosoftEdge.exe$
        • Size 3.0MB
        • SHA256 9a2d296a206cf173e080705ce22c713b8fa890a8c01babf265dac0abba51b01e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        integrator.exe

        • Path C:\Users\All Users\Microsoft\ClickToRun\{9AC08E99-230B-47e8-9721-4577B7F124EA}\integrator.exe
        • Size 3.2MB
        • SHA256 e5c0f69af03b8013fe0603727d2fd5e34fbf1ef32919d4f315c3fdb5289a1ed6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        integrator.exe$

        • Path C:\Users\All Users\Microsoft\ClickToRun\{9AC08E99-230B-47e8-9721-4577B7F124EA}\integrator.exe$
        • Size 5.7MB
        • SHA256 4c0a62518e17667570d652f0c41243d0b066a7018dcf0ef1afaeb2b9287039cf
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/4160-73-0x0000000000830000-0x00000000008CC000-memory.dmp

        memory/4160-74-0x0000000002080000-0x0000000002083000-memory.dmp

        memory/4292-72-0x0000000000960000-0x00000000009FC000-memory.dmp

        memory/4292-59-0x00000000021C0000-0x00000000021C3000-memory.dmp

        memory/4292-1-0x00000000021C0000-0x00000000021C3000-memory.dmp

        memory/4292-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040E000-memory.dmp