Analysis

  • max time kernel
    121s
  • max time network
    153s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260617-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260617-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    28/06/2026, 18:43

General

  • Target
    2026-06-28_d7feea3a1a72fe7d710c08442ae40ae7_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe
  • Size 1.8MB
  • Sample260628-xc563act6r
  • SHA256 8c1c10f0c540b0d036081e2cd67e2d284efe8deb02339e592fb991f2ead6f5f5
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Adversaries may achieve persistence by adding a Registry key to the Active Setup of the local machine.

  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs

    Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 28 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.

  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 62 IoCs

    SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 38 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 28 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 54 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 41 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs
  • Uses Task Scheduler COM API 1 TTPs

    The Task Scheduler COM API can be used to schedule applications to run on boot or at set times.

  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy WMI provider

    The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-28_d7feea3a1a72fe7d710c08442ae40ae7_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-28_d7feea3a1a72fe7d710c08442ae40ae7_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    PID:5648
  • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
    sihost.exe
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2408
    • C:\Windows\explorer.exe
      explorer.exe /LOADSAVEDWINDOWS
      2⤵
      • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup
      • Enumerates connected drives
      • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
      • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:5796
  • C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchHost.exe
    "C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchHost.exe" -ServerName:CortanaUI.AppXstmwaab17q5s3y22tp6apqz7a45vwv65.mca
    1⤵
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:3504
  • C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe
    "C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXywbrabmsek0gm3tkwpr5kwzbs55tkqay.mca
    1⤵
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:3808

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        prep_Activatable Class_Hermes_perf.cache

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\TempState\prep_Activatable Class_Hermes_perf.cache
        • Size 599B
        • SHA256 b536a3dae9ea5c69081f0491eed829e3b57e32401fdf49a63031bcd6b20e6fdb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        memory/3504-25-0x000002CB83710000-0x000002CB83730000-memory.dmp

        memory/3504-7-0x000002CBD4BE0000-0x000002CBD4CE0000-memory.dmp

        memory/3504-8-0x000002CBD4BE0000-0x000002CBD4CE0000-memory.dmp

        memory/3504-6-0x000002CBD4BE0000-0x000002CBD4CE0000-memory.dmp

        memory/3504-14-0x000002CB83460000-0x000002CB83480000-memory.dmp

        memory/3504-52-0x000002CB93C90000-0x000002CB93CB0000-memory.dmp

        memory/3504-17-0x000002CB838F0000-0x000002CB839F0000-memory.dmp

        memory/5648-189-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005D5000-memory.dmp

        memory/5648-193-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005D5000-memory.dmp

        memory/5648-4-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005D5000-memory.dmp

        memory/5648-2-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005D5000-memory.dmp

        memory/5648-3-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005D5000-memory.dmp

        memory/5648-0-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005D5000-memory.dmp

        memory/5648-111-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005D5000-memory.dmp

        memory/5648-202-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005D5000-memory.dmp

        memory/5648-1-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005D5000-memory.dmp

        memory/5648-191-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005D5000-memory.dmp

        memory/5648-187-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005D5000-memory.dmp

        memory/5648-195-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005D5000-memory.dmp

        memory/5648-198-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005D5000-memory.dmp

        memory/5648-200-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005D5000-memory.dmp

        memory/5796-186-0x000000000E910000-0x000000000EA7C000-memory.dmp