Analysis
- max time kernel
150s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260630-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260630-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
30/06/2026, 11:40
Static task
static1
1 signatures
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-06-29_2950434dfe5c9d7b5aea4a5185b4cc5d_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
6 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-06-29_2950434dfe5c9d7b5aea4a5185b4cc5d_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
- Size 1.5MB
- Sample260630-ntcfmsd15p
- SHA256 95c88df51793f936ca5d4703dd06da6f61f8c8dd84dcbf2df3aea0f31a4fa57f
- MD5 2950434dfe5c9d7b5aea4a5185b4cc5d
- SHA1 f121a335a0f486fa6b13fed815e4f56c80e6bed8
- SHA512 25754047c31d466dc3054e275baef6251bf7b2ec33bb1957d255810cd7fdbea4e196813129327fc76e3f7de46570e0d753753e81fe9e565a05a92e6d9167cb7b
- SSDEEP 24576:qgG+RaYFKrDA+ouZ/K0tbKMLmz3LutmkEz+PAVV/OOInO4Xs2ztR4iegxLHgZpJm:qgHRaYSDA+ouZ/K0tDmzbutmkO+wAOIN
- TLSH T10665BE13F6C150B9D01BC235875A7232FA7AB4310B21AADB1B909B552F77AE06F3D712
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Signatures
- Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 1728 2026-06-29_2950434dfe5c9d7b5aea4a5185b4cc5d_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.sho - Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
- Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Shohdi.hdi 2026-06-29_2950434dfe5c9d7b5aea4a5185b4cc5d_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Shohdi.hdi 2026-06-29_2950434dfe5c9d7b5aea4a5185b4cc5d_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe - Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\filecompare.sho 2026-06-29_2950434dfe5c9d7b5aea4a5185b4cc5d_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\cookie_exporter.sho 2026-06-29_2950434dfe5c9d7b5aea4a5185b4cc5d_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\BHO\ie_to_edge_stub.sho 2026-06-29_2950434dfe5c9d7b5aea4a5185b4cc5d_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\msedge_proxy.exe 2026-06-29_2950434dfe5c9d7b5aea4a5185b4cc5d_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\notification_click_helper.sho 2026-06-29_2950434dfe5c9d7b5aea4a5185b4cc5d_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\VPREVIEW.EXE 2026-06-29_2950434dfe5c9d7b5aea4a5185b4cc5d_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\BHO\ie_to_edge_stub.exe 2026-06-29_2950434dfe5c9d7b5aea4a5185b4cc5d_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\updater.sho 2026-06-29_2950434dfe5c9d7b5aea4a5185b4cc5d_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge_proxy.exe 2026-06-29_2950434dfe5c9d7b5aea4a5185b4cc5d_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateComRegisterShell64.sho 2026-06-29_2950434dfe5c9d7b5aea4a5185b4cc5d_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\javacpl.exe 2026-06-29_2950434dfe5c9d7b5aea4a5185b4cc5d_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\BHO\ie_to_edge_stub.exe 2026-06-29_2950434dfe5c9d7b5aea4a5185b4cc5d_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\notification_helper.sho 2026-06-29_2950434dfe5c9d7b5aea4a5185b4cc5d_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.exe 2026-06-29_2950434dfe5c9d7b5aea4a5185b4cc5d_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedge.exe 2026-06-29_2950434dfe5c9d7b5aea4a5185b4cc5d_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\notification_helper.sho 2026-06-29_2950434dfe5c9d7b5aea4a5185b4cc5d_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\pwahelper.exe 2026-06-29_2950434dfe5c9d7b5aea4a5185b4cc5d_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\chrmstp.exe 2026-06-29_2950434dfe5c9d7b5aea4a5185b4cc5d_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javaws.exe 2026-06-29_2950434dfe5c9d7b5aea4a5185b4cc5d_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\maintenanceservice_installer.exe 2026-06-29_2950434dfe5c9d7b5aea4a5185b4cc5d_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\identity_helper.exe 2026-06-29_2950434dfe5c9d7b5aea4a5185b4cc5d_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\cookie_exporter.sho 2026-06-29_2950434dfe5c9d7b5aea4a5185b4cc5d_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\javaw.exe 2026-06-29_2950434dfe5c9d7b5aea4a5185b4cc5d_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msotd.exe 2026-06-29_2950434dfe5c9d7b5aea4a5185b4cc5d_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedge_pwa_launcher.exe 2026-06-29_2950434dfe5c9d7b5aea4a5185b4cc5d_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoia.exe 2026-06-29_2950434dfe5c9d7b5aea4a5185b4cc5d_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\PPTICO.EXE 2026-06-29_2950434dfe5c9d7b5aea4a5185b4cc5d_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\notification_helper.sho 2026-06-29_2950434dfe5c9d7b5aea4a5185b4cc5d_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOHTMED.sho 2026-06-29_2950434dfe5c9d7b5aea4a5185b4cc5d_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\WORDICON.EXE 2026-06-29_2950434dfe5c9d7b5aea4a5185b4cc5d_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARMHelper.sho 2026-06-29_2950434dfe5c9d7b5aea4a5185b4cc5d_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\identity_helper.sho 2026-06-29_2950434dfe5c9d7b5aea4a5185b4cc5d_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\elevation_service.exe 2026-06-29_2950434dfe5c9d7b5aea4a5185b4cc5d_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe 2026-06-29_2950434dfe5c9d7b5aea4a5185b4cc5d_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javaw.sho 2026-06-29_2950434dfe5c9d7b5aea4a5185b4cc5d_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ADDINS\Microsoft Power Query for Excel Integrated\bin\Microsoft.Mashup.Container.NetFX45.exe 2026-06-29_2950434dfe5c9d7b5aea4a5185b4cc5d_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\ClientX64\OfficeClickToRun.exe 2026-06-29_2950434dfe5c9d7b5aea4a5185b4cc5d_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VSTO\10.0\VSTOInstaller.exe 2026-06-29_2950434dfe5c9d7b5aea4a5185b4cc5d_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome_proxy.exe 2026-06-29_2950434dfe5c9d7b5aea4a5185b4cc5d_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome_proxy.sho 2026-06-29_2950434dfe5c9d7b5aea4a5185b4cc5d_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.sho 2026-06-29_2950434dfe5c9d7b5aea4a5185b4cc5d_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoadfsb.exe 2026-06-29_2950434dfe5c9d7b5aea4a5185b4cc5d_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\Common.DBConnection64.exe 2026-06-29_2950434dfe5c9d7b5aea4a5185b4cc5d_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\ClientX64\IntegratedOffice.sho 2026-06-29_2950434dfe5c9d7b5aea4a5185b4cc5d_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\crashreporter.sho 2026-06-29_2950434dfe5c9d7b5aea4a5185b4cc5d_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\cookie_exporter.exe 2026-06-29_2950434dfe5c9d7b5aea4a5185b4cc5d_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msotd.sho 2026-06-29_2950434dfe5c9d7b5aea4a5185b4cc5d_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32Info.exe 2026-06-29_2950434dfe5c9d7b5aea4a5185b4cc5d_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARMHelper.exe 2026-06-29_2950434dfe5c9d7b5aea4a5185b4cc5d_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VSTO\10.0\VSTOInstaller.sho 2026-06-29_2950434dfe5c9d7b5aea4a5185b4cc5d_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\pwahelper.sho 2026-06-29_2950434dfe5c9d7b5aea4a5185b4cc5d_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\elevation_service.exe 2026-06-29_2950434dfe5c9d7b5aea4a5185b4cc5d_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\msedge_pwa_launcher.sho 2026-06-29_2950434dfe5c9d7b5aea4a5185b4cc5d_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\notification_helper.exe 2026-06-29_2950434dfe5c9d7b5aea4a5185b4cc5d_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\OFFICE16\LICLUA.sho 2026-06-29_2950434dfe5c9d7b5aea4a5185b4cc5d_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVLP.sho 2026-06-29_2950434dfe5c9d7b5aea4a5185b4cc5d_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOSREC.EXE 2026-06-29_2950434dfe5c9d7b5aea4a5185b4cc5d_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\POWERPNT.EXE 2026-06-29_2950434dfe5c9d7b5aea4a5185b4cc5d_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ADDINS\Microsoft Power Query for Excel Integrated\bin\Microsoft.Mashup.Container.NetFX40.exe 2026-06-29_2950434dfe5c9d7b5aea4a5185b4cc5d_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\elevated_tracing_service.exe 2026-06-29_2950434dfe5c9d7b5aea4a5185b4cc5d_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\BHO\ie_to_edge_stub.sho 2026-06-29_2950434dfe5c9d7b5aea4a5185b4cc5d_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateOnDemand.sho 2026-06-29_2950434dfe5c9d7b5aea4a5185b4cc5d_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\plug_ins\pi_brokers\32BitMAPIBroker.sho 2026-06-29_2950434dfe5c9d7b5aea4a5185b4cc5d_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\notification_click_helper.sho 2026-06-29_2950434dfe5c9d7b5aea4a5185b4cc5d_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-06-29_2950434dfe5c9d7b5aea4a5185b4cc5d_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-06-29_2950434dfe5c9d7b5aea4a5185b4cc5d_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.sho - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 4084 wrote to memory of 1728 4084 2026-06-29_2950434dfe5c9d7b5aea4a5185b4cc5d_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe 88
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-29_2950434dfe5c9d7b5aea4a5185b4cc5d_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-29_2950434dfe5c9d7b5aea4a5185b4cc5d_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe"1⤵
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4084 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-29_2950434dfe5c9d7b5aea4a5185b4cc5d_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.shoC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-29_2950434dfe5c9d7b5aea4a5185b4cc5d_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.sho2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:1728
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-29_2950434dfe5c9d7b5aea4a5185b4cc5d_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.sho
- Size 794KB
- SHA256 2435e1e50c097608e6157efb1036946cfdd02d86728e8e00a02b207bee36e60d
- MD5 c6d0721e9156eb2a40a04bb38be0b2a5
- SHA1 d0a3fcb3ad9f227a02d30abb767883b42fecc3a7
- SHA512 e254db10a7cffc4fe8c2d126dc4eb5029a84b2a931a67ad9ebfd04a8f3417e42a7dfb2e76d8911b2540bcf9eff9cbf92708b158dd8f53dbcbe7be51682ac3ad4
- SSDEEP 24576:F3LutmkEz+PAVV/OOInO4Xs2ztR4iegxLHgZpJE4VDd+:FbutmkO+wAOInO4XrztygxLHkJE4VB
- TLSH T1A505D022F3D0A536D7631331993A7231BBBE66301A128B136B541F957FA61E16F2C363
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Shohdi.hdi
- Size 1.5MB
- SHA256 06927ec4541b653b8d8c3c62adb08a63ff525c4ffe3e51acf81a7c1ff167900d
- MD5 083b5cccad728dd0132248661fccda27
- SHA1 f2570b015697a4c00f7dc9514cd213a72f04b2f6
- SHA512 6639507f3f2565f14ed5274606ff810ef67f73328a8192acb8e0674070a7316547a52fce59622a982cd6148ab029a2ee448fecaf5208c4d458d142796c5087b6
- SSDEEP 24576:pG+RaYFKrDA+ouZ/K0tbKMLmz3LutmkEz+PAVV/OOInO4Xs2ztR4iegxLHgZpJEB:pHRaYSDA+ouZ/K0tDmzbutmkO+wAOInN
- TLSH T1BD65BE13F6C150B9D01BC235875A7232FA7AB4311B21AADB1B909B552F77AE06F3C712
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH