Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    151s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    12/06/2026, 15:17

General

  • Target
    2026-06-12_e42bb785fea459c66fb3f390cc049a4d_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
  • Size 1.0MB
  • Sample260612-sn73kshx8j
  • SHA256 f75946c5c47e189797d77dfbc6f71a9250badae7585222a08dca411aab460593
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • sality

C2
  • http://89.119.67.154/testo5/

  • http://kukutrustnet777.info/home.gif

  • http://kukutrustnet888.info/home.gif

  • http://kukutrustnet987.info/home.gif

Signatures

  • Family: Sality

    Sality is backdoor written in C++, first discovered in 2003.

  • Modifies firewall policy service 3 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • UAC bypass 3 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 12 IoCs
  • Detects executables packed with Sality Polymorphic Code Generator or Simple Poly Engine or Sality 35 IoCs
  • UPX dump on OEP (original entry point) 38 IoCs
  • Windows security modification 2 TTPs 13 IoCs
  • Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 18 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • UPX packed file 35 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 6 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

  • Modifies system certificate store 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 45 IoCs
  • System policy modification 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Windows\system32\fontdrvhost.exe
    "fontdrvhost.exe"
    1⤵
      PID:820
    • C:\Windows\system32\fontdrvhost.exe
      "fontdrvhost.exe"
      1⤵
        PID:828
      • C:\Windows\system32\dwm.exe
        "dwm.exe"
        1⤵
          PID:904
        • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
          sihost.exe
          1⤵
            PID:2568
          • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k UnistackSvcGroup -s CDPUserSvc
            1⤵
              PID:2948
            • C:\Windows\system32\taskhostw.exe
              taskhostw.exe {222A245B-E637-4AE9-A93F-A59CA119A75E}
              1⤵
                PID:704
              • C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
                C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
                1⤵
                  PID:3172
                  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-12_e42bb785fea459c66fb3f390cc049a4d_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
                    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-12_e42bb785fea459c66fb3f390cc049a4d_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe"
                    2⤵
                    • Modifies firewall policy service
                    • UAC bypass
                    • Windows security bypass
                    • Windows security modification
                    • Checks whether UAC is enabled
                    • Enumerates connected drives
                    • Drops file in Program Files directory
                    • Drops file in Windows directory
                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                    • Modifies system certificate store
                    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
                    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                    • System policy modification
                    PID:1328
                • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
                  C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k ClipboardSvcGroup -p -s cbdhsvc
                  1⤵
                    PID:3300
                  • C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchHost.exe
                    "C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchHost.exe" -ServerName:CortanaUI.AppXstmwaab17q5s3y22tp6apqz7a45vwv65.mca
                    1⤵
                      PID:3580
                    • C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe
                      "C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXywbrabmsek0gm3tkwpr5kwzbs55tkqay.mca
                      1⤵
                        PID:3600
                      • C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe
                        C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe -Embedding
                        1⤵
                          PID:3684
                        • C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe
                          C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe -Embedding
                          1⤵
                            PID:3736
                          • C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
                            C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
                            1⤵
                              PID:3808
                            • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
                              C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k UdkSvcGroup -s UdkUserSvc
                              1⤵
                                PID:3844
                              • C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
                                C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{973D20D7-562D-44B9-B70B-5A0F49CCDF3F}
                                1⤵
                                  PID:4212

                                Network

                                      MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                                      Downloads

                                      ArmReport.ini

                                      • Path C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\ArmReport.ini
                                      • Size 782B
                                      • SHA256 d07699f0b523af43c79955dcde796f50f6b2b9289772c4442f05d28d6e8b1866
                                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

                                      ArmUI.ini

                                      • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ArmUI.ini
                                      • Size 185KB
                                      • SHA256 fd8fa0a723aad8c6f74e05662bb3962a11f16acb13195cf73ea330100a90144e
                                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                      memory/1328-18-0x0000000002540000-0x00000000035FA000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1328-13-0x0000000003700000-0x0000000003702000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1328-17-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000511000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1328-15-0x0000000000463000-0x0000000000464000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1328-6-0x0000000002540000-0x00000000035FA000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1328-12-0x0000000002540000-0x00000000035FA000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1328-20-0x0000000002540000-0x00000000035FA000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1328-19-0x0000000002540000-0x00000000035FA000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1328-21-0x0000000002540000-0x00000000035FA000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1328-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000511000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1328-16-0x0000000003700000-0x0000000003702000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1328-5-0x0000000002540000-0x00000000035FA000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1328-11-0x0000000002540000-0x00000000035FA000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1328-4-0x0000000002540000-0x00000000035FA000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1328-1-0x0000000002540000-0x00000000035FA000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1328-22-0x0000000002540000-0x00000000035FA000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1328-23-0x0000000002540000-0x00000000035FA000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1328-24-0x0000000002540000-0x00000000035FA000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1328-25-0x0000000002540000-0x00000000035FA000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1328-26-0x0000000002540000-0x00000000035FA000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1328-30-0x0000000002540000-0x00000000035FA000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1328-28-0x0000000002540000-0x00000000035FA000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1328-29-0x0000000002540000-0x00000000035FA000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1328-32-0x0000000002540000-0x00000000035FA000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1328-33-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000511000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1328-34-0x0000000002540000-0x00000000035FA000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1328-37-0x0000000002540000-0x00000000035FA000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1328-38-0x0000000002540000-0x00000000035FA000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1328-41-0x0000000002540000-0x00000000035FA000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1328-43-0x0000000002540000-0x00000000035FA000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1328-45-0x0000000002540000-0x00000000035FA000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1328-14-0x0000000003820000-0x0000000003821000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1328-116-0x0000000002540000-0x00000000035FA000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1328-117-0x0000000002540000-0x00000000035FA000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1328-121-0x0000000002540000-0x00000000035FA000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1328-122-0x0000000002540000-0x00000000035FA000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1328-124-0x0000000002540000-0x00000000035FA000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1328-126-0x0000000002540000-0x00000000035FA000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1328-128-0x0000000002540000-0x00000000035FA000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1328-3-0x0000000002540000-0x00000000035FA000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1328-148-0x0000000002540000-0x00000000035FA000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1328-170-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000511000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1328-152-0x0000000002540000-0x00000000035FA000-memory.dmp

                                      memory/1328-162-0x0000000003700000-0x0000000003702000-memory.dmp