Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    96s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    05/06/2026, 12:12

General

  • Target
    2026-06-05_3fb3ec298e4018dc94abec860aac4134_darkgate_datper_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
  • Size 3.0MB
  • Sample260605-pddjfaew5s
  • SHA256 14635fa0948b03d6ffb4e86446fe413848803a4fd193298a96974a02dd1915ec
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Modifies WinLogon for persistence 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Modifies visibility of hidden/system files in Explorer 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • UAC bypass 3 TTPs 15 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 7 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 10 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 8 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 8 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs
  • System policy modification 1 TTPs 15 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-05_3fb3ec298e4018dc94abec860aac4134_darkgate_datper_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-05_3fb3ec298e4018dc94abec860aac4134_darkgate_datper_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe"
    1⤵
    • UAC bypass
    • Checks whether UAC is enabled
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    • System policy modification
    PID:4872
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\icsys.ico.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\icsys.ico.exe
      2⤵
      • Modifies WinLogon for persistence
      • UAC bypass
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Adds Run key to start application
      • Checks whether UAC is enabled
      • Drops file in Windows directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      • System policy modification
      PID:5316
      • C:\windows\wininit.exe
        "C:\windows\wininit.exe"
        3⤵
        • Modifies WinLogon for persistence
        • Modifies visibility of hidden/system files in Explorer
        • UAC bypass
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Checks whether UAC is enabled
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        • System policy modification
        PID:4268
        • C:\Users\Admin\appdata\roaming\spoolsv.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\appdata\roaming\spoolsv.exe" /SE
          4⤵
          • UAC bypass
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Checks whether UAC is enabled
          • Drops file in Windows directory
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          • System policy modification
          PID:4216
          • C:\windows\svchost.exe
            "C:\windows\svchost.exe"
            5⤵
            • Modifies WinLogon for persistence
            • Modifies visibility of hidden/system files in Explorer
            • UAC bypass
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Checks whether UAC is enabled
            • Drops file in Windows directory
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
            • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
            • System policy modification
            PID:3212
        • C:\Users\Admin\appdata\roaming\spoolsv.exe
          "C:\Users\Admin\appdata\roaming\spoolsv.exe" /SE
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:5400
    • \??\c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\2026-06-05_3fb3ec298e4018dc94abec860aac4134_darkgate_datper_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe 
      c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\2026-06-05_3fb3ec298e4018dc94abec860aac4134_darkgate_datper_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe 
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2308
  • \??\c:\windows\wininit.exe
    c:\windows\wininit.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:5932

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        2026-06-05_3fb3ec298e4018dc94abec860aac4134_darkgate_datper_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe 

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-05_3fb3ec298e4018dc94abec860aac4134_darkgate_datper_elex_gcleaner_glassworm_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe 
        • Size 155KB
        • SHA256 81ba64a836bcc83edfe22c0bd5a7aabc0d0412e06d585477bb46dc7ec829b9c6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        icsys.ico.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\icsys.ico.exe
        • Size 2.9MB
        • SHA256 75ebaa1eecc0370cb7fa03d9badf3654710e5b2aef20581ade760c9e163ab973
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Wininit

        • Path C:\Windows\Wininit
        • Size 17B
        • SHA256 764df4d37a31be29b4d87041c66c520cf72260d05b22c92df5f61e1eb67ef728
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        memory/3212-66-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000768000-memory.dmp

        memory/4216-63-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000768000-memory.dmp

        memory/4268-79-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000768000-memory.dmp

        memory/4268-87-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000768000-memory.dmp

        memory/4268-93-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000768000-memory.dmp

        memory/4268-33-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000768000-memory.dmp

        memory/4268-91-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000768000-memory.dmp

        memory/4268-36-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000768000-memory.dmp

        memory/4268-89-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000768000-memory.dmp

        memory/4268-76-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000768000-memory.dmp

        memory/4268-83-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000768000-memory.dmp

        memory/4268-64-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000768000-memory.dmp

        memory/4268-81-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000768000-memory.dmp

        memory/4268-67-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000768000-memory.dmp

        memory/4268-69-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000768000-memory.dmp

        memory/4268-71-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000768000-memory.dmp

        memory/4268-73-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000768000-memory.dmp

        memory/4872-0-0x00000000006F0000-0x00000000006F2000-memory.dmp

        memory/4872-1-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000768000-memory.dmp

        memory/4872-19-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000768000-memory.dmp

        memory/5316-13-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000768000-memory.dmp

        memory/5316-10-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000768000-memory.dmp

        memory/5316-32-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000768000-memory.dmp

        memory/5400-52-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000768000-memory.dmp

        memory/5932-45-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000768000-memory.dmp