Analysis
- max time kernel
150s - max time network
151s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260130-en - resource tags
- submitted
11/05/2026, 15:46
General
- Target 2026-05-11_68216902e4b42fb4bce567f020b4685b_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader.exe
- Size 411KB
- Sample260511-s75fssdx31
- SHA256 e49935f844e3dd87a0453a7ded0409a2507cee15d18681f980b690433fe903b2
Malware Config
Signatures
- Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
- Deletes itself 1 IoCs
- Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs
- 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 1 IoCs
- Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 25 IoCs
Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.
- Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs
- Drops file in Program Files directory 6 IoCs
- Drops file in Windows directory 9 IoCs
- Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 5 IoCs
Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-11_68216902e4b42fb4bce567f020b4685b_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-11_68216902e4b42fb4bce567f020b4685b_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader.exe"1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\temp0a1.exe"C:\Windows\temp0a1.exe" ejecuta2⤵
- Deletes itself
- Executes dropped EXE
- Adds Run key to start application
- Enumerates connected drives
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-11_68216902e4b42fb4bce567f020b4685b_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-11_68216902e4b42fb4bce567f020b4685b_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader.exe3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
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C:\Windows\exeexe.exeC:\Windows\exeexe.exe1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\temp0a1.exe"C:\Windows\temp0a1.exe" ejecuta2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Enumerates connected drives
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Credential Access
Credentials from Password Stores
1Credentials from Web Browsers
1Unsecured Credentials
1Credentials In Files
1Replay Monitor
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Downloads
2026-05-11_68216902e4b42fb4bce567f020b4685b_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader.exe
bb.ico
exeexe.exe
file0a0.dat
file0a0.dat
temp0a1.exe
memory/444-35-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000413000-memory.dmp
memory/444-36-0x0000000000420000-0x0000000000495000-memory.dmp
memory/444-37-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000413000-memory.dmp
memory/444-68-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000413000-memory.dmp
memory/1256-31-0x0000000000740000-0x00000000007B5000-memory.dmp
memory/1256-30-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000413000-memory.dmp
memory/2092-21-0x00000000004F0000-0x0000000000565000-memory.dmp
memory/2092-20-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000413000-memory.dmp
memory/2612-10-0x0000000000530000-0x00000000005A5000-memory.dmp
memory/2612-9-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000413000-memory.dmp
memory/5800-15-0x0000000000D90000-0x0000000000E05000-memory.dmp