Analysis
- max time kernel
150s - max time network
144s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260513-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows - submitted
04/07/2026, 10:38
Static task
static1
1 signatures
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-07-04_33ac28a1a441abd5ad94f411d474df12_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
7 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-07-04_33ac28a1a441abd5ad94f411d474df12_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260629-en
7 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-07-04_33ac28a1a441abd5ad94f411d474df12_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
- Size 380KB
- Sample260704-mpmkdaat7l
- SHA256 a8d8f75b085d4c59a5021d8e5b4aa8781bfa1f036b3b246ed76a41667ececefd
- MD5 33ac28a1a441abd5ad94f411d474df12
- SHA1 6b19edbe8081ffc2a4b8d7cca6ec4952f0d852b8
- SHA512 34fad3f9eb91b32b0d8bb46dc07bed55b1aecd2f4192a941610c316e05ec459af98d94e5876a3188341c6490f33e43af3999a286673c1e4998c4a17379b7cafe
- SSDEEP 3072:leMavBuAq9SZI5e9d+BC3K5eqU+BC3K5eqYro+:ARBuA6AIIK70K7q
- TLSH T1B4848D41B3D0DD76F06C253180A386720BB9EC0597B125AB279C3BAFDDB02A15A76F17
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
pid Process 3924 drcjejk.exe 2768 drcjejk.exe 4336 drcjejk.exe - Drops file in Program Files directory 2 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\drcjejk.exe 2026-07-04_33ac28a1a441abd5ad94f411d474df12_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe File created C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\drcjejk.exe drcjejk.exe - Program crash 2 IoCs
pid pid_target Process procid_target 1844 3924 WerFault.exe 85 3352 4336 WerFault.exe 92 - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 4 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 2026-07-04_33ac28a1a441abd5ad94f411d474df12_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language drcjejk.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language drcjejk.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language drcjejk.exe - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs
pid Process 3924 drcjejk.exe 3924 drcjejk.exe 4336 drcjejk.exe 4336 drcjejk.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 3924 drcjejk.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4336 drcjejk.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 3924 wrote to memory of 3256 3924 drcjejk.exe 56 PID 4336 wrote to memory of 3256 4336 drcjejk.exe 56
Processes
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C:\Windows\Explorer.EXEC:\Windows\Explorer.EXE1⤵PID:3256
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-04_33ac28a1a441abd5ad94f411d474df12_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-04_33ac28a1a441abd5ad94f411d474df12_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe"2⤵
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:2856
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C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\drcjejk.exeC:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\drcjejk.exe -tjxmsua1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3924 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 3924 -s 5042⤵
- Program crash
PID:1844
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C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\drcjejk.exeC:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\drcjejk.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:2768
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 424 -p 3924 -ip 39241⤵PID:4424
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C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\drcjejk.exeC:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\drcjejk.exe -tjxmsua1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4336 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4336 -s 4842⤵
- Program crash
PID:3352
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 524 -p 4336 -ip 43361⤵PID:4012
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\drcjejk.exe
- Size 380KB
- SHA256 28795c4f9b98b4b671c5bee3e0427bc4956074a59afd05ba29bc7931d68c8dd0
- MD5 df2a86afa6deaaf00c17e280916a5bb7
- SHA1 055b3c9b8b14ea6403c483ad5a9cff12710d2b8e
- SHA512 90082d0adf48ccf8823650b040f187a5f8d57b1ed8396d32e335ee59a9c7e25c57f93124d1c33882b622d63e4ddf3965ef5da336c5c0032a96e6394e8128d92c
- SSDEEP 3072:leMavBuAq9SZI5e9d+BC3K5eqU+BC3K5eqYroH:ARBuA6AIIK70K7j
- TLSH T101848D41B3D0DD76F06C253180A386720BB9EC0597B125AB279C3BAFDDB02A15A76F17
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\ProgramData\Mozilla\drcjejk.exe
- Size 380KB
- SHA256 c855d00acc48c9ca75bd9c909db95bd673ef8cae38a693be2f1e8c136cba6226
- MD5 4b6b8e8fb1a9c7bd92b3f1ab04c7e9b4
- SHA1 4c754aea34f744add6241c0aa2fe490cd385c9af
- SHA512 b350c2e281771ac6d908f8938866f9438e5caf29a028f17955d0b63a79ca85cf469942271b8d730f457470f0e3300215fd91a9f28be4ea4c80fe4fdb5591cd13
- SSDEEP 3072:leMavBuAq9SZI5e9d+BC3K5eqU+BC3K5eqYroT:ARBuA6AIIK70K73
- TLSH T1FE848D41B3D0DD76F06C253180A386720BB9EC0597B125AB279C3BAFDDB02A15A76F17
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH