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

General

  • Target
    2026-07-04_33ac28a1a441abd5ad94f411d474df12_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
  • Size 380KB
  • Sample260704-mpmkdaat7l
  • SHA256 a8d8f75b085d4c59a5021d8e5b4aa8781bfa1f036b3b246ed76a41667ececefd
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 2 IoCs
  • Program crash 2 IoCs
  • 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.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
    C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
    1⤵
      PID:3256
      • 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
    • C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\drcjejk.exe
      C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\drcjejk.exe -tjxmsua
      1⤵
      • 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.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 3924 -s 504
        2⤵
        • Program crash
        PID:1844
    • C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\drcjejk.exe
      C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\drcjejk.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2768
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 424 -p 3924 -ip 3924
      1⤵
        PID:4424
      • C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\drcjejk.exe
        C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\drcjejk.exe -tjxmsua
        1⤵
        • 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.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4336 -s 484
          2⤵
          • Program crash
          PID:3352
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 524 -p 4336 -ip 4336
        1⤵
          PID:4012

        Network

              MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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              Downloads

              drcjejk.exe

              • Path C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\drcjejk.exe
              • Size 380KB
              • SHA256 28795c4f9b98b4b671c5bee3e0427bc4956074a59afd05ba29bc7931d68c8dd0
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              drcjejk.exe

              • Path C:\ProgramData\Mozilla\drcjejk.exe
              • Size 380KB
              • SHA256 c855d00acc48c9ca75bd9c909db95bd673ef8cae38a693be2f1e8c136cba6226
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              memory/2768-10-0x0000000000560000-0x00000000005BEF1C-memory.dmp

              memory/2856-0-0x00007FFB6B890000-0x00007FFB6BA85000-memory.dmp

              memory/2856-5-0x00007FFB6B890000-0x00007FFB6BA85000-memory.dmp

              memory/3256-7-0x00000000028B0000-0x00000000028CC000-memory.dmp

              memory/3924-4-0x00007FFB6B890000-0x00007FFB6BA85000-memory.dmp