Analysis
- max time kernel
150s - max time network
125s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260629-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260629-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
01/07/2026, 00:01
Static task
static1
1 signatures
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-06-30_267bc6d2f9aa64a9092d31fd9babaaff_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
5 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-06-30_267bc6d2f9aa64a9092d31fd9babaaff_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
- Size 3.2MB
- Sample260701-abcf2acs4w
- SHA256 a4160f4056aa1df82bf652f8a86c38524aebac67217919983c18d90f36240ad9
- MD5 267bc6d2f9aa64a9092d31fd9babaaff
- SHA1 383bc19ee0061d611b82cc9f5d359f540b47cfc2
- SHA512 29ea665eac141da944952078b9a4d9e3e8af9eda41374b51eb2b66a0f1f9078db87c2192fc0ec776a99f49baab5a78d290d02ac53867678743fd64a41ce37431
- SSDEEP 98304:v3+/ux249h5h0LjbZsbo08s6LMFm4j8rEh/xg0mYGYfV9YUaQFp:auBUad84j8rEpxgHu7YUjP
- TLSH T1E6F5D0313AA1C1B6D2723231DD5EA37EB2A99A711F7812C753912D3C3E355C3993829B
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with VMProtect. 1 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000c00000001c688-13.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_VMProtect - Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs
pid Process 2696 2026-06-30_267bc6d2f9aa64a9092d31fd9babaaff_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe 2696 2026-06-30_267bc6d2f9aa64a9092d31fd9babaaff_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe 2696 2026-06-30_267bc6d2f9aa64a9092d31fd9babaaff_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe - 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.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-06-30_267bc6d2f9aa64a9092d31fd9babaaff_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe -
description ioc Process Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-759331733-200834466-1207319849-1000\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main\FeatureControl\FEATURE_BROWSER_EMULATION\2026-06-30_267bc6d2f9aa64a9092d31fd9babaaff_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe = "10000" 2026-06-30_267bc6d2f9aa64a9092d31fd9babaaff_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs
pid Process 2696 2026-06-30_267bc6d2f9aa64a9092d31fd9babaaff_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe 2696 2026-06-30_267bc6d2f9aa64a9092d31fd9babaaff_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe 2696 2026-06-30_267bc6d2f9aa64a9092d31fd9babaaff_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-30_267bc6d2f9aa64a9092d31fd9babaaff_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-30_267bc6d2f9aa64a9092d31fd9babaaff_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe"1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies Internet Explorer settings
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:2696
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2696e589ae3\TApi.dll
- Size 1.8MB
- SHA256 e3a682bc9ab15846da7105c819b138c9aee29fbf43ab4c9d349ea9bac9ed6773
- MD5 20a87544961d0189b6f180fb330e96bd
- SHA1 4eb6d4edecad1472ede74989753043704b754300
- SHA512 239034fc0c7544556508f6a4c56697c1ed2b36a1c025c2429e1600c8b8497c82a10db9cb4093be3a74e597084c7397b576021b764173bb1a04c8de9a41fc59a6
- SSDEEP 49152:zpqt05Rp4dTA56+KEr/rkrmPblHtImQJfvJ1FRJJMBLCGdZO36P3ouNk8B/qZQvK:7rkrmPblHtImQJfvJxMBLCGdOU37RSPn
- TLSH T107857D11F6828035F4E60171ABBD5BAB482CBA7107E480CBA7E05DD8D9B25EB753D327
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2696e589ae3\TLib.dll
- Size 707KB
- SHA256 b8ab64b00c2cb719d7dabdacf17187ff75e053aad1aeae7298b4e596a6edf354
- MD5 84d18da644ec2559aa8a9f5cdc3948c0
- SHA1 660c10a221ace21b418e526de45453ef972e66c1
- SHA512 5d9e3e639995a921d0ec4fe591ceda6541895e07987644d7fdd039289e828564bb918a4ed0f6c6304ef8a89013b8dd05ddfa09ce51049e0ea1f45899e294c864
- SSDEEP 12288:2Xy3qmE8T7+E3CraIYXgDTqYON+lP5YbLAV81p8PW/ZBm2OkK6:2Xy3qmWE36aIYXgDTq5iP5YbMV8QoZHP
- TLSH T133F45B11F384C876E1EB05345939D72B1C3DB9313B74A4CBE7949A6EE9B1AD09A3031B
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2696e589ae3\t_baibaoyun_win32.dll
- Size 1.2MB
- SHA256 960fdf8a31e985b7c69b934ad3f19b55f4d52804113401060a7b7a7cf79391df
- MD5 22fb4088016272b0284a927187d89808
- SHA1 ced1857001bb07529f3e4d5d66a00fca586081a3
- SHA512 6c195991a47694885acc429e192c29056e056ee3fb8d2dfa45cbb977cc129c80e1f8718ceba6686e47144dfa60515bf45cd2eee008cbfc0df5a7ea706758b116
- SSDEEP 24576:Xybf1tSl87l5pWXv1SDpg6UjaePfwuT+ayux8Eugw+a/HPfmSsVHxeGMSC25n9oP:Xa1glWk9ke3VjIwm6V2
- TLSH T16F557DA2B796C172C99E25F0493CEA9F205DB496072089D3F7DC6B9EBE740D3053168B
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH