Analysis
- max time kernel
148s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260629-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260629-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
03/07/2026, 18:45
Static task
static1
1 signatures
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-07-03_e2c9fe9b78fa09c2c6eb52cf31e8f610_amadey_darkgate_elex_jeefo_smoke-loader.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
windows10-2004-x64
6 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-07-03_e2c9fe9b78fa09c2c6eb52cf31e8f610_amadey_darkgate_elex_jeefo_smoke-loader.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260629-en
windows11-ltsc_2024-x64
6 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-07-03_e2c9fe9b78fa09c2c6eb52cf31e8f610_amadey_darkgate_elex_jeefo_smoke-loader.exe
- Size 1.6MB
- Sample260703-xecmjaev31
- SHA256 22aa7066cd4f51c8d6765f5204c2adc415ac39806f6102f4471d761883474e6f
- MD5 e2c9fe9b78fa09c2c6eb52cf31e8f610
- SHA1 4ef65c22455eee88e61a194f93d8f39bae3b90fa
- SHA512 b62d26206e8592af0b7d569eeceb0e394552810ad04ac6109d239d97ea110cac7bcef753eeffcca4e99adb4c7bdce82de45700df3332a2625cf482c5be4f7c00
- SSDEEP 49152:oU0SG5xOII4BuRczuwXJLpRH0d1H8XyZvLQC+eMe1dQJbEcdp:eScOItBuRczuwXJd+d1H8XKQC+ze1dQz
- TLSH T163759D3A3AA18077D6733630598DB3B9F3BD95304E39564727910E3C3F254A2992C6AF
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
pid Process 6096 svchost.exe 6496 2026-07-03_e2c9fe9b78fa09c2c6eb52cf31e8f610_amadey_darkgate_elex_jeefo_smoke-loader.exe 2452 svchost.exe - Drops file in Program Files directory 54 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javah.exe svchost.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe svchost.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe svchost.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe svchost.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe svchost.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe svchost.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\6.0.27\createdump.exe svchost.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome_proxy.exe svchost.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\notification_helper.exe svchost.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe svchost.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javapackager.exe svchost.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\InspectorOfficeGadget.exe svchost.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\OfficeC2RClient.exe svchost.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe svchost.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\setup.exe svchost.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe svchost.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javadoc.exe svchost.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javaws.exe svchost.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jcmd.exe svchost.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe svchost.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\AppVShNotify.exe svchost.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\VSTO\10.0\VSTOInstaller.exe svchost.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.16\createdump.exe svchost.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevated_tracing_service.exe svchost.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java.exe svchost.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javafxpackager.exe svchost.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javaw.exe svchost.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\OFFICE16\LICLUA.EXE svchost.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE svchost.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javac.exe svchost.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe svchost.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jsadebugd.exe svchost.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe svchost.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\chrome_pwa_launcher.exe svchost.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jarsigner.exe svchost.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdeps.exe svchost.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe svchost.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe svchost.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe svchost.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\os_update_handler.exe svchost.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\appletviewer.exe svchost.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\idlj.exe svchost.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdb.exe svchost.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\IntegratedOffice.exe svchost.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\chrmstp.exe svchost.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\extcheck.exe svchost.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jar.exe svchost.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javap.exe svchost.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe svchost.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe svchost.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\appvcleaner.exe svchost.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\MavInject32.exe svchost.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\OfficeClickToRun.exe svchost.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\8.0.15\createdump.exe svchost.exe - Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Windows\svchost.exe 2026-07-03_e2c9fe9b78fa09c2c6eb52cf31e8f610_amadey_darkgate_elex_jeefo_smoke-loader.exe - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 3 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 2026-07-03_e2c9fe9b78fa09c2c6eb52cf31e8f610_amadey_darkgate_elex_jeefo_smoke-loader.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-07-03_e2c9fe9b78fa09c2c6eb52cf31e8f610_amadey_darkgate_elex_jeefo_smoke-loader.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language svchost.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
pid Process 6496 2026-07-03_e2c9fe9b78fa09c2c6eb52cf31e8f610_amadey_darkgate_elex_jeefo_smoke-loader.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 5872 wrote to memory of 6096 5872 2026-07-03_e2c9fe9b78fa09c2c6eb52cf31e8f610_amadey_darkgate_elex_jeefo_smoke-loader.exe 89 PID 6096 wrote to memory of 6496 6096 svchost.exe 90
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-03_e2c9fe9b78fa09c2c6eb52cf31e8f610_amadey_darkgate_elex_jeefo_smoke-loader.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-03_e2c9fe9b78fa09c2c6eb52cf31e8f610_amadey_darkgate_elex_jeefo_smoke-loader.exe"1⤵
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5872 -
C:\Windows\svchost.exe"C:\Windows\svchost.exe" "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-03_e2c9fe9b78fa09c2c6eb52cf31e8f610_amadey_darkgate_elex_jeefo_smoke-loader.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:6096 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-03_e2c9fe9b78fa09c2c6eb52cf31e8f610_amadey_darkgate_elex_jeefo_smoke-loader.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-03_e2c9fe9b78fa09c2c6eb52cf31e8f610_amadey_darkgate_elex_jeefo_smoke-loader.exe"3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:6496
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C:\Windows\svchost.exeC:\Windows\svchost.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in Program Files directory
PID:2452
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-03_e2c9fe9b78fa09c2c6eb52cf31e8f610_amadey_darkgate_elex_jeefo_smoke-loader.exe
- Size 1.6MB
- SHA256 2981e383a5c533d66c125143ad1f6e65ef033c1143e4a1a90b4d22b261d9e254
- MD5 afa006ef743be0323ef4b704a22d342a
- SHA1 5b6b7a546624ab1195ae8f4e0cfcf57639eff060
- SHA512 6b6e7ab4c964c1d208210a2faaf84299077cf2d073c9c5daa2b673605b30d05085edffd01ca8e3f954aab3d48e3e83a89f9b1f78f4a226798f8c424facd88235
- SSDEEP 49152:SU0SG5xOII4BuRczuwXJLpRH0d1H8XyZvLQC+eMe1dQJKEW:UScOItBuRczuwXJd+d1H8XKQC+ze1dQE
- TLSH T1CD759D3A3AA18077D6733630598DB3B9F3BD95314E39564723910E3C3F254A2992C6AF
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Windows\svchost.exe
- Size 35KB
- SHA256 20af03add533a6870d524a7c4753b42bfceb56cddd46016c051e23581ba743f8
- MD5 9e3c13b6556d5636b745d3e466d47467
- SHA1 2ac1c19e268c49bc508f83fe3d20f495deb3e538
- SHA512 5a07ba8a7fcb15f64b129fada2621252b8bc37eb34d4f614c075c064f8ac0d367301eba0c32c5e28b8aa633f6ab604f0dfcc363b34734ce0207ef0d4e8817c4b
- SSDEEP 768:tkOumaoDu3hAyN95/KTSZsOTb/Kc6H0anc6HEvT66vlm3GWBk5hr2C56r:SmaoDu3BN95/g4byc6H5c6HcT66vlm3j
- TLSH T122F2F72B5491EC7AC8A212F026BD0F26C376C9B0B854E58ADBC42D6B75A11D2F1B431F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH