Analysis
- max time kernel
115s - max time network
99s - platform
windows11-21h2_x64 - resource
win11-20260130-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows - submitted
02/05/2026, 12:45
Static task
static1
1 signatures
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-05-02_314180b1acc4233967c080f9ae3b6c1f_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_stop_wannacry.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260130-en
windows10-2004-x64
8 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-05-02_314180b1acc4233967c080f9ae3b6c1f_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_stop_wannacry.exe
Resource
win11-20260130-en
windows11-21h2-x64
9 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-05-02_314180b1acc4233967c080f9ae3b6c1f_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_stop_wannacry.exe
- Size 2.1MB
- Sample260502-py2f1af13s
- SHA256 833d9007a0929a333d7ab089c014616dc0185b290d3dce8a2a76fcc2e016004d
- MD5 314180b1acc4233967c080f9ae3b6c1f
- SHA1 85f5edda6c03cf43a7770ec0b0a1bc894c3e35bc
- SHA512 0cde68a6afe58a04d96f6adb4699ce4cc63b9034cca8033f82d09f85e4974e27335ee6f7613a119fe440167e383db168748951d231b696f0b0e4e81ae65af747
- SSDEEP 49152:N1vCWlIssZLi5lKr+XrGAmDta4IhKPgssSt2g:kGU+CYhv7St
- TLSH T126A57C12A7E58079F2B327709DB9E375567BBDB15935C50F33C42A5E0DB0A80AA32723
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 3180 patcher.exe - Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
- Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\WinFirewall = "C:\\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\\patcher.exe" 2026-05-02_314180b1acc4233967c080f9ae3b6c1f_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_stop_wannacry.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\WinFirewall = "C:\\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\\patcher.exe" patcher.exe - Drops autorun.inf file 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Malware can abuse Windows Autorun to spread further via attached volumes.
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\:\autorun.inf 2026-05-02_314180b1acc4233967c080f9ae3b6c1f_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_stop_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe - Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe - Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jsadebugd.exe 2026-05-02_314180b1acc4233967c080f9ae3b6c1f_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_stop_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\xjc.exe 2026-05-02_314180b1acc4233967c080f9ae3b6c1f_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_stop_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\ktab.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\orbd.exe$ 2026-05-02_314180b1acc4233967c080f9ae3b6c1f_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_stop_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\excelcnv.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\FullTrustNotifier.exe 2026-05-02_314180b1acc4233967c080f9ae3b6c1f_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_stop_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\Installer\setup.exe$ 2026-05-02_314180b1acc4233967c080f9ae3b6c1f_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_stop_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\wordicon.exe$ 2026-05-02_314180b1acc4233967c080f9ae3b6c1f_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_stop_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.BingWeather_1.0.6.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\WeatherStub.exe 2026-05-02_314180b1acc4233967c080f9ae3b6c1f_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_stop_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\Uninstall.exe 2026-05-02_314180b1acc4233967c080f9ae3b6c1f_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_stop_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\OFFICE16\LICLUA.EXE 2026-05-02_314180b1acc4233967c080f9ae3b6c1f_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_stop_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javah.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.143.57\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\AppVShNotify.exe$ 2026-05-02_314180b1acc4233967c080f9ae3b6c1f_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_stop_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOHTMED.EXE 2026-05-02_314180b1acc4233967c080f9ae3b6c1f_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_stop_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\updater.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javadoc.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\FullTrustNotifier.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe 2026-05-02_314180b1acc4233967c080f9ae3b6c1f_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_stop_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\setup.exe 2026-05-02_314180b1acc4233967c080f9ae3b6c1f_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_stop_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe 2026-05-02_314180b1acc4233967c080f9ae3b6c1f_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_stop_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe 2026-05-02_314180b1acc4233967c080f9ae3b6c1f_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_stop_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\BHO\ie_to_edge_stub.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\msedgewebview2.exe$ 2026-05-02_314180b1acc4233967c080f9ae3b6c1f_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_stop_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\MavInject32.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\xjc.exe$ 2026-05-02_314180b1acc4233967c080f9ae3b6c1f_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_stop_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\jabswitch.exe 2026-05-02_314180b1acc4233967c080f9ae3b6c1f_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_stop_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\keytool.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\LogTransport2.exe$ 2026-05-02_314180b1acc4233967c080f9ae3b6c1f_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_stop_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath\javaw.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\ExtExport.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe$ 2026-05-02_314180b1acc4233967c080f9ae3b6c1f_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_stop_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\klist.exe$ 2026-05-02_314180b1acc4233967c080f9ae3b6c1f_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_stop_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\ssvagent.exe$ 2026-05-02_314180b1acc4233967c080f9ae3b6c1f_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_stop_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\notification_helper.exe 2026-05-02_314180b1acc4233967c080f9ae3b6c1f_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_stop_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateSetup.exe 2026-05-02_314180b1acc4233967c080f9ae3b6c1f_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_stop_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\filecompare.exe$ 2026-05-02_314180b1acc4233967c080f9ae3b6c1f_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_stop_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\private_browsing.exe 2026-05-02_314180b1acc4233967c080f9ae3b6c1f_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_stop_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateOnDemand.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\GRAPH.EXE patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\ClientX64\OfficeClickToRun.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe$ 2026-05-02_314180b1acc4233967c080f9ae3b6c1f_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_stop_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\pwahelper.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WebpImageExtension_1.0.32731.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\codecpacks.webp.exe 2026-05-02_314180b1acc4233967c080f9ae3b6c1f_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_stop_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SETLANG.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\Common.DBConnection.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpnscfg.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge_proxy.exe$ 2026-05-02_314180b1acc4233967c080f9ae3b6c1f_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_stop_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.143.57\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateSetup.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\Installer\setup.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\OfficeC2RClient.exe 2026-05-02_314180b1acc4233967c080f9ae3b6c1f_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_stop_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ink\ShapeCollector.exe 2026-05-02_314180b1acc4233967c080f9ae3b6c1f_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_stop_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\SPREADSHEETCOMPARE.EXE 2026-05-02_314180b1acc4233967c080f9ae3b6c1f_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_stop_wannacry.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE 2026-05-02_314180b1acc4233967c080f9ae3b6c1f_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_stop_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Media Player\wmpshare.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jp2launcher.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\PerfBoost.exe 2026-05-02_314180b1acc4233967c080f9ae3b6c1f_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_stop_wannacry.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.MicrosoftOfficeHub_18.2104.12721.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalBridge.exe 2026-05-02_314180b1acc4233967c080f9ae3b6c1f_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_stop_wannacry.exe - 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.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-05-02_314180b1acc4233967c080f9ae3b6c1f_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_stop_wannacry.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language patcher.exe - NTFS ADS 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\:\autorun.inf 2026-05-02_314180b1acc4233967c080f9ae3b6c1f_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_stop_wannacry.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 2964 2026-05-02_314180b1acc4233967c080f9ae3b6c1f_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_stop_wannacry.exe 3180 patcher.exe
Processes
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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:2964
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C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exeC:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe1⤵
- 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:3180
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 2.1MB
- SHA256 833d9007a0929a333d7ab089c014616dc0185b290d3dce8a2a76fcc2e016004d
- MD5 314180b1acc4233967c080f9ae3b6c1f
- SHA1 85f5edda6c03cf43a7770ec0b0a1bc894c3e35bc
- SHA512 0cde68a6afe58a04d96f6adb4699ce4cc63b9034cca8033f82d09f85e4974e27335ee6f7613a119fe440167e383db168748951d231b696f0b0e4e81ae65af747
- SSDEEP 49152:N1vCWlIssZLi5lKr+XrGAmDta4IhKPgssSt2g:kGU+CYhv7St
- TLSH T126A57C12A7E58079F2B327709DB9E375567BBDB15935C50F33C42A5E0DB0A80AA32723
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrServicesUpdater.exe$
- Size 2.8MB
- SHA256 698351011b98facad7fbe81e49ab2d3aa4ea68ea920fe0b5a6e7c74d1523fe9d
- MD5 3d026e3efcc5901c1372e9f10220f960
- SHA1 68b62217005d85ee849dac27e2f91fea5cfe251a
- SHA512 327262bba0c7b787cf19dd5a9d6509064ab51146f9db45f73cd040dea8df04aca4cbd5bf98aeed98b239c2235e4bceb6ee3936dc0c4a64272b9e78ed1d655484
- SSDEEP 49152:N1vCWlIssZLi5lKr+XrGAmDta4IhKPgssSt2gDVk0QGTvntQb:kGU+CYhv7StIHaib
- TLSH T136D5AE1267E881B5F1B36330CDB6D266E676BC614B35C64F23D4560E0F72A90AE36723
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe$
- Size 2.2MB
- SHA256 297426786f37c9f30cf4489d13d5c88fa5fff3de562fcfb5d0c31974d9b4c2d3
- MD5 9065fdafb6c95b149147ec75265172ac
- SHA1 b1ba551bf2f783c1142b894288694eba8f6c7f6d
- SHA512 28ed7cf96f672e7367ec6f4cba15cbbb5622ae480f32ae71ef826255a10d1d3e909d3c030328e0ffa054a37b9895376e80b1386248fd76cde5fa665e90e23d0c
- SSDEEP 49152:N1vCWlIssZLi5lKr+XrGAmDta4IhKPgssSt2g6W:kGU+CYhv7StIW
- TLSH T15FB57C12A7E58079F2B327709DB5A375567BBDB15935C60F33C42A5E0DB0A80AE32723
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\Installer\setup.exe$
- Size 2.6MB
- SHA256 daf5d4eb9718b129ff648acb9bc8e93b3b168128db952a19668c6ac2fb09d0a7
- MD5 08b50f96282dcbe4ea7b4b0eaa196a9a
- SHA1 1ab33e5527b67da4b9e5b8c48b6f61288707c68a
- SHA512 9759053aea738e3d9ffceff9df7a07ab46a89d5a49ac8e7f72c55a2c426c42bee3b83a90e2cbe6ca1897e33b65558c54afb544c80a5aa7a01d5fd801416e20ce
- SSDEEP 49152:N1vCWlIssZLi5lKr+XrGAmDta4IhKPgssSt2gpT9t2:kGU+CYhv7StH2
- TLSH T1F0C57D02B7E48179F1B32730CDB69375967ABCA14E35C50F23D42A5E1E71A90AE36723
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 2.6MB
- SHA256 03ee5168b26759235dd8607da73461d0505cabb1780e7e6f5bc8d3d80cdc66f3
- MD5 ca363c97981e29a769542454b4e17517
- SHA1 622ba3433ed1e89d2a922631c6214a06e8cc0819
- SHA512 3eb8bf990e656f105ccfa11e6fda5acc48f993987526f1327cf04ed0a1174ceff88e282390c9e831c98b3dc6b0a4f8e77e358ef86cd7c6addae065e94d45a95d
- SSDEEP 49152:N1vCWlIssZLi5lKr+XrGAmDta4IhKPgssSt2gWPji0Aj:kGU+CYhv7StSjo
- TLSH T1D1D57D12B7F48235E1B36270CDF6E3A9AA767CA14B31C54F23C45A5D1E71A909A32733
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-001F-040C-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe$
- Size 2.2MB
- SHA256 21dd3c95fe04b9c5781042151c11dfb2e15611315a9dac07732ff26686d33f05
- MD5 1a275a35f828157435de5a83ee8a0e7a
- SHA1 21c6e89d12381c5234d99909ec2391cced5fae7d
- SHA512 28b16fd7638f2fe7b74d329347cb8fb0b41a75ff1896f87e0416d7eeeb201a8c304d0a70a770e10aae28f5adcc0ff1b38a4187c49f09aa5a42b542e1eddecf25
- SSDEEP 49152:N1vCWlIssZLi5lKr+XrGAmDta4IhKPgssSt2gu:kGU+CYhv7Stc
- TLSH T195A56B02A7E58176F6B32330DDB9A375567ABDB15D35C51F23C43A5E0DB0A80AA32723
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH