Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260629-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260629-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    05/07/2026, 11:41

General

  • Target
    2026-07-05_5f0af2c8ce59b4f3bc785c2bda8739cc_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_swisyn.exe
  • Size 642KB
  • Sample260705-ntvxzsb17v
  • SHA256 022be988847a39fe31aa15226d27c6853df50e6848eab9c2c00357b17061829e
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Modifies visibility of hidden/system files in Explorer 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 6 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 4 IoCs
  • Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 5 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 7 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 15 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-05_5f0af2c8ce59b4f3bc785c2bda8739cc_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_swisyn.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-05_5f0af2c8ce59b4f3bc785c2bda8739cc_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_swisyn.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2420
    • \??\c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\2026-07-05_5f0af2c8ce59b4f3bc785c2bda8739cc_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_swisyn.exe 
      c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\2026-07-05_5f0af2c8ce59b4f3bc785c2bda8739cc_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_swisyn.exe 
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:2308
    • C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\icsys.icn.exe
      C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\icsys.icn.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Drops file in Windows directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4968
      • \??\c:\windows\resources\themes\explorer.exe
        c:\windows\resources\themes\explorer.exe
        3⤵
        • Modifies visibility of hidden/system files in Explorer
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Adds Run key to start application
        • Drops file in System32 directory
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2580
        • \??\c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe
          c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe SE
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Drops file in Windows directory
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:2616
          • \??\c:\windows\resources\svchost.exe
            c:\windows\resources\svchost.exe
            5⤵
            • Modifies visibility of hidden/system files in Explorer
            • Executes dropped EXE
            • Adds Run key to start application
            • Drops file in System32 directory
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
            • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
            • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
            PID:5524
            • \??\c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe
              c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe PR
              6⤵
              • Executes dropped EXE
              • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
              • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
              PID:3132

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        2026-07-05_5f0af2c8ce59b4f3bc785c2bda8739cc_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_swisyn.exe 

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-05_5f0af2c8ce59b4f3bc785c2bda8739cc_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_swisyn.exe 
        • Size 507KB
        • SHA256 b3b6281ea820eae8192e50b30698cf4c3b8bc3d4376c978403bc9e18e5857c23
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        explorer.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\explorer.exe
        • Size 135KB
        • SHA256 20e574932656bd94a46abd27360ba4caf2beb207fedd9b092daaa38eca17c6cf
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        icsys.icn.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\icsys.icn.exe
        • Size 135KB
        • SHA256 06bb31ca21e51775c5436f84f509560fa55a8061bbefe2aa346b9a0d5829f2d5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        spoolsv.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\Resources\spoolsv.exe
        • Size 135KB
        • SHA256 282c3962e9f6bce80d44a89136d2ce316538a86283e56605025bb49e8f286395
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        svchost.exe

        • Path \??\c:\windows\resources\svchost.exe
        • Size 135KB
        • SHA256 41429f7652b99ad9b7e6eeb4f9ddca8ebb8715f4f49a22df4b3be89c9254b403
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/2420-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

        memory/2420-50-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

        memory/2580-52-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

        memory/2616-49-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

        memory/3132-48-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

        memory/4968-51-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

        memory/5524-53-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp