ed980abeedc97b7c16c1b9a5f2ce8b46de083147c36c955ffd88e9c23d91d625

Analysis

max time kernel
149s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
submitted
16/05/2026, 17:23

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General

Target
2026-05-16_0d4d22e4b23af316950c680861a459f7_amadey_darkgate_elex_karagany_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc.exe
Size 107KB
Sample260516-vx752sbs4k
SHA256 ed980abeedc97b7c16c1b9a5f2ce8b46de083147c36c955ffd88e9c23d91d625
MD5 0d4d22e4b23af316950c680861a459f7
SHA1 7497fb795558655647159c4d960524ec1bbe9da4
SHA512 1697844cde1d757aae639c628d0ed42b4817fd9dd7dd4c6542217496e55652d462a0b87d932b3c54aca390e3ff7ca0a0925fec39ee721aafc5756a49c7c15ed3
SSDEEP 3072:l+Oa8AFGTsZI5e+Mp+BC3K5eqU+BC3K5eqYroD:gIAFGWIaDK70K7P
TLSH
T12BB38D41F3D0DD66E05C253184A746B20BB5EC1197B135AB27983BAFED702A05A7AF0B
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

7^/10

discovery

Malware Config

Signatures

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

pid	Process
2228	vcgxqhd.exe
4308	vcgxqhd.exe
4140	vcgxqhd.exe

Drops file in Program Files directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\vcgxqhd.exe	2026-05-16_0d4d22e4b23af316950c680861a459f7_amadey_darkgate_elex_karagany_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc.exe
File created	C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\vcgxqhd.exe	vcgxqhd.exe

Program crash 2 IoCs

pid	pid_target	Process	procid_target
4000	2228	WerFault.exe	84
4576	4140	WerFault.exe	90

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 4 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	vcgxqhd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	vcgxqhd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	vcgxqhd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	2026-05-16_0d4d22e4b23af316950c680861a459f7_amadey_darkgate_elex_karagany_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs

pid	Process
2228	vcgxqhd.exe
2228	vcgxqhd.exe
4140	vcgxqhd.exe
4140	vcgxqhd.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2228	vcgxqhd.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4140	vcgxqhd.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2228 wrote to memory of 3136	2228	vcgxqhd.exe	56
PID 4140 wrote to memory of 3136	4140	vcgxqhd.exe	56

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:3136
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-16_0d4d22e4b23af316950c680861a459f7_amadey_darkgate_elex_karagany_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-16_0d4d22e4b23af316950c680861a459f7_amadey_darkgate_elex_karagany_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc.exe"
  2⤵
  - Drops file in Program Files directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:2168

C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\vcgxqhd.exe
C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\vcgxqhd.exe -zoiucwg
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2228
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 2228 -s 504
  2⤵
  - Program crash
  PID:4000

C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\vcgxqhd.exe
C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\vcgxqhd.exe
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:4308

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 408 -p 2228 -ip 2228
1⤵
PID:1732

C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\vcgxqhd.exe
C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\vcgxqhd.exe -zoiucwg
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4140
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4140 -s 484
  2⤵
  - Program crash
  PID:4576

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 532 -p 4140 -ip 4140
1⤵
PID:4816

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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vcgxqhd.exe

Path C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\vcgxqhd.exe
Size 107KB
SHA256 efbcaff1f9a2b82184f897da15fdc26c8648a2d04f244bc721d3ac0f012100bf
MD5 d9e4ba758e299a828d5ce0358f3b8568
SHA1 2c30d113f8359943b090a75e545f83dd5a526c6a
SHA512 149455fd501ea208efac2949e668b2db5184bada16c860d0e60d4c6444d32d6bfa7d4e4518c1133fdb6c09917cb26842637bcba2344654d7ccb1e4de15c7d120
SSDEEP 3072:l+Oa8AFGTsZI5e+Mp+BC3K5eqU+BC3K5eqYro2:gIAFGWIaDK70K7K
TLSH
T1B5B38D41F3D0DD66E05C253184A746B20BB5EC1197B135AB27983BAFED702A05A7AF0B
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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vcgxqhd.exe

Path C:\ProgramData\Mozilla\vcgxqhd.exe
Size 107KB
SHA256 e8d9b1d3cea3cfad9e62deb8df4a6a2f9ab254dcaeaaf657027a87832445a5dd
MD5 f36200f48a978a97c526fc2e20266631
SHA1 4055917a247058766416eb9f6bf740dafa6f29cf
SHA512 495b215a05e6586b0e43a58985f34ed5c286beb755f91ddfd3e00947d6cd3f84122d0685da3d22e4f70ba257ff385eaa59f5556b661ad67421aa9d0d66d924f1
SSDEEP 3072:l+Oa8AFGTsZI5e+Mp+BC3K5eqU+BC3K5eqYro7:gIAFGWIaDK70K7P
TLSH
T13FB38D41F3D0DD66E05C253184A746B20BB5EC1197B135AB27983BAFED702A05A7AF0B
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memory/2168-0-0x00000000007E0000-0x0000000000840000-memory.dmp

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memory/2168-3-0x00000000007E0000-0x0000000000840000-memory.dmp

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memory/2228-4-0x0000000000440000-0x00000000004A0000-memory.dmp

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memory/2228-8-0x0000000000440000-0x00000000004A0000-memory.dmp

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memory/3136-7-0x0000000002770000-0x000000000278C000-memory.dmp

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memory/4140-11-0x00000000008A0000-0x0000000000900000-memory.dmp

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memory/4140-14-0x00000000008A0000-0x0000000000900000-memory.dmp

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memory/4308-12-0x0000000000440000-0x00000000004A0000-memory.dmp

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