Analysis

  • max time kernel
    80s
  • max time network
    109s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260130-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    02/05/2026, 12:45

General

  • Target
    2026-05-02_314180b1acc4233967c080f9ae3b6c1f_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_stop_wannacry.exe
  • Size 2.1MB
  • Sample260502-py2f1af13s
  • SHA256 833d9007a0929a333d7ab089c014616dc0185b290d3dce8a2a76fcc2e016004d
  • 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\2026-05-02_314180b1acc4233967c080f9ae3b6c1f_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_stop_wannacry.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-02_314180b1acc4233967c080f9ae3b6c1f_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_stop_wannacry.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:2192
  • 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:1744

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        patcher.exe

        • Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
        • Size 2.1MB
        • SHA256 833d9007a0929a333d7ab089c014616dc0185b290d3dce8a2a76fcc2e016004d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        RdrServicesUpdater.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrServicesUpdater.exe$
        • Size 2.4MB
        • SHA256 1af016b44ff09d526f0df0f5d2e09fe96e1701d1c5ccab6067bc8750f8c42e3b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        msedge_proxy.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge_proxy.exe
        • Size 2.2MB
        • SHA256 8104dd52cff56d4aa729f6552e3d51b272a920e6160028ae8cfb85b84b01a57f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7z.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
        • Size 2.6MB
        • SHA256 03ee5168b26759235dd8607da73461d0505cabb1780e7e6f5bc8d3d80cdc66f3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrome_proxy.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome_proxy.exe
        • Size 2.2MB
        • SHA256 cb426e3ee28c99b21a2dedef6c9a7631f3cec5027e894ec57abecb96869bfa93
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ktab.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe
        • Size 2.1MB
        • SHA256 384f896a86f660be16552975a00aedad5871fcf14d4e7f972bf00d72e3da0b2c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        helper.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\helper.exe$
        • Size 2.2MB
        • SHA256 21dd3c95fe04b9c5781042151c11dfb2e15611315a9dac07732ff26686d33f05
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        MicrosoftEdge.exe$

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\MicrosoftEdge.exe$
        • Size 2.3MB
        • SHA256 d36b02c5ff58f067cc536a58f4258a7f1d7c09a4a7e149947e14316ba3d6f340
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        MSBuild.exe$

        • Path C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_32\MSBuild\3.5.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe$
        • Size 2.2MB
        • SHA256 6bb24a94e18d59a1ef33aaad046a13d19cec6f14574ab2b21cb8706f06ce080c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/1744-71-0x0000000000830000-0x0000000000AB1000-memory.dmp

        memory/1744-1479-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/1744-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/1744-2208-0x0000000000830000-0x0000000000AB1000-memory.dmp

        memory/2192-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/2192-70-0x0000000000870000-0x0000000000AF1000-memory.dmp

        memory/2192-1441-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/2192-2207-0x0000000000870000-0x0000000000AF1000-memory.dmp