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
Static task
static1
1 signatures
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-07-05_5f0af2c8ce59b4f3bc785c2bda8739cc_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_swisyn.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
10 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-07-05_5f0af2c8ce59b4f3bc785c2bda8739cc_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_swisyn.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260629-en
10 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-07-05_5f0af2c8ce59b4f3bc785c2bda8739cc_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_swisyn.exe
- Size 642KB
- Sample260705-ntvxzsb17v
- SHA256 022be988847a39fe31aa15226d27c6853df50e6848eab9c2c00357b17061829e
- MD5 5f0af2c8ce59b4f3bc785c2bda8739cc
- SHA1 b44d2f988391019e0d988e537a2e5ba7ebc61d32
- SHA512 e7838064cd2608ac9f55db7d84d970f115dc34e1c8f6b98e8670e03e53ca5657dc3149ba4bf57b96eac0439d373f46bd8bea55cdab76b24164f88a5fdf44a1bc
- SSDEEP 12288:cFUNDaDKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK+:cFOaDKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKy
- TLSH T186E49E12BB80D436C16265B01EA6E7B97A7ABE311B749AC373943B7D2E311C2753470B
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
10/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Modifies visibility of hidden/system files in Explorer 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3047816590-610495838-277027736-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\ShowSuperHidden = "0" svchost.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3047816590-610495838-277027736-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\ShowSuperHidden = "0" explorer.exe - Executes dropped EXE 6 IoCs
pid Process 2308 2026-07-05_5f0af2c8ce59b4f3bc785c2bda8739cc_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_swisyn.exe 4968 icsys.icn.exe 2580 explorer.exe 2616 spoolsv.exe 5524 svchost.exe 3132 spoolsv.exe - Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 4 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\Explorer = "c:\\windows\\resources\\themes\\explorer.exe RO" explorer.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\Svchost = "c:\\windows\\resources\\svchost.exe RO" explorer.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\Explorer = "c:\\windows\\resources\\themes\\explorer.exe RO" svchost.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\Svchost = "c:\\windows\\resources\\svchost.exe RO" svchost.exe - Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe explorer.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe svchost.exe - Drops file in Windows directory 5 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\icsys.icn.exe 2026-07-05_5f0af2c8ce59b4f3bc785c2bda8739cc_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_swisyn.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\resources\themes\explorer.exe icsys.icn.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe explorer.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\resources\svchost.exe spoolsv.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Resources\tjud.exe explorer.exe - 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.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language explorer.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language spoolsv.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language svchost.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language spoolsv.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-07-05_5f0af2c8ce59b4f3bc785c2bda8739cc_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_swisyn.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-07-05_5f0af2c8ce59b4f3bc785c2bda8739cc_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_swisyn.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language icsys.icn.exe - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
pid Process 2420 2026-07-05_5f0af2c8ce59b4f3bc785c2bda8739cc_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_swisyn.exe 2420 2026-07-05_5f0af2c8ce59b4f3bc785c2bda8739cc_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_swisyn.exe 2420 2026-07-05_5f0af2c8ce59b4f3bc785c2bda8739cc_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_swisyn.exe 2420 2026-07-05_5f0af2c8ce59b4f3bc785c2bda8739cc_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_swisyn.exe 2420 2026-07-05_5f0af2c8ce59b4f3bc785c2bda8739cc_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_swisyn.exe 2420 2026-07-05_5f0af2c8ce59b4f3bc785c2bda8739cc_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_swisyn.exe 2420 2026-07-05_5f0af2c8ce59b4f3bc785c2bda8739cc_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_swisyn.exe 2420 2026-07-05_5f0af2c8ce59b4f3bc785c2bda8739cc_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_swisyn.exe 2420 2026-07-05_5f0af2c8ce59b4f3bc785c2bda8739cc_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_swisyn.exe 2420 2026-07-05_5f0af2c8ce59b4f3bc785c2bda8739cc_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_swisyn.exe 2420 2026-07-05_5f0af2c8ce59b4f3bc785c2bda8739cc_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_swisyn.exe 2420 2026-07-05_5f0af2c8ce59b4f3bc785c2bda8739cc_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_swisyn.exe 2420 2026-07-05_5f0af2c8ce59b4f3bc785c2bda8739cc_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_swisyn.exe 2420 2026-07-05_5f0af2c8ce59b4f3bc785c2bda8739cc_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_swisyn.exe 2420 2026-07-05_5f0af2c8ce59b4f3bc785c2bda8739cc_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_swisyn.exe 2420 2026-07-05_5f0af2c8ce59b4f3bc785c2bda8739cc_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_swisyn.exe 2420 2026-07-05_5f0af2c8ce59b4f3bc785c2bda8739cc_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_swisyn.exe 2420 2026-07-05_5f0af2c8ce59b4f3bc785c2bda8739cc_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_swisyn.exe 2420 2026-07-05_5f0af2c8ce59b4f3bc785c2bda8739cc_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_swisyn.exe 2420 2026-07-05_5f0af2c8ce59b4f3bc785c2bda8739cc_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_swisyn.exe 2420 2026-07-05_5f0af2c8ce59b4f3bc785c2bda8739cc_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_swisyn.exe 2420 2026-07-05_5f0af2c8ce59b4f3bc785c2bda8739cc_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_swisyn.exe 2420 2026-07-05_5f0af2c8ce59b4f3bc785c2bda8739cc_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_swisyn.exe 2420 2026-07-05_5f0af2c8ce59b4f3bc785c2bda8739cc_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_swisyn.exe 2420 2026-07-05_5f0af2c8ce59b4f3bc785c2bda8739cc_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_swisyn.exe 2420 2026-07-05_5f0af2c8ce59b4f3bc785c2bda8739cc_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_swisyn.exe 2420 2026-07-05_5f0af2c8ce59b4f3bc785c2bda8739cc_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_swisyn.exe 2420 2026-07-05_5f0af2c8ce59b4f3bc785c2bda8739cc_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_swisyn.exe 2420 2026-07-05_5f0af2c8ce59b4f3bc785c2bda8739cc_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_swisyn.exe 2420 2026-07-05_5f0af2c8ce59b4f3bc785c2bda8739cc_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_swisyn.exe 2420 2026-07-05_5f0af2c8ce59b4f3bc785c2bda8739cc_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_swisyn.exe 2420 2026-07-05_5f0af2c8ce59b4f3bc785c2bda8739cc_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_swisyn.exe 4968 icsys.icn.exe 4968 icsys.icn.exe 4968 icsys.icn.exe 4968 icsys.icn.exe 4968 icsys.icn.exe 4968 icsys.icn.exe 4968 icsys.icn.exe 4968 icsys.icn.exe 4968 icsys.icn.exe 4968 icsys.icn.exe 4968 icsys.icn.exe 4968 icsys.icn.exe 4968 icsys.icn.exe 4968 icsys.icn.exe 4968 icsys.icn.exe 4968 icsys.icn.exe 4968 icsys.icn.exe 4968 icsys.icn.exe 4968 icsys.icn.exe 4968 icsys.icn.exe 4968 icsys.icn.exe 4968 icsys.icn.exe 4968 icsys.icn.exe 4968 icsys.icn.exe 4968 icsys.icn.exe 4968 icsys.icn.exe 4968 icsys.icn.exe 4968 icsys.icn.exe 4968 icsys.icn.exe 4968 icsys.icn.exe 4968 icsys.icn.exe 4968 icsys.icn.exe - Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 2 IoCs
pid Process 2580 explorer.exe 5524 svchost.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 15 IoCs
pid Process 2420 2026-07-05_5f0af2c8ce59b4f3bc785c2bda8739cc_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_swisyn.exe 2420 2026-07-05_5f0af2c8ce59b4f3bc785c2bda8739cc_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_swisyn.exe 2308 2026-07-05_5f0af2c8ce59b4f3bc785c2bda8739cc_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_swisyn.exe 2308 2026-07-05_5f0af2c8ce59b4f3bc785c2bda8739cc_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_swisyn.exe 2308 2026-07-05_5f0af2c8ce59b4f3bc785c2bda8739cc_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_swisyn.exe 4968 icsys.icn.exe 4968 icsys.icn.exe 2580 explorer.exe 2580 explorer.exe 2616 spoolsv.exe 2616 spoolsv.exe 5524 svchost.exe 5524 svchost.exe 3132 spoolsv.exe 3132 spoolsv.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 2420 wrote to memory of 2308 2420 2026-07-05_5f0af2c8ce59b4f3bc785c2bda8739cc_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_swisyn.exe 88 PID 2420 wrote to memory of 4968 2420 2026-07-05_5f0af2c8ce59b4f3bc785c2bda8739cc_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_swisyn.exe 89 PID 4968 wrote to memory of 2580 4968 icsys.icn.exe 90 PID 2580 wrote to memory of 2616 2580 explorer.exe 91 PID 2616 wrote to memory of 5524 2616 spoolsv.exe 92 PID 5524 wrote to memory of 3132 5524 svchost.exe 93
Processes
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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.exec:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\2026-07-05_5f0af2c8ce59b4f3bc785c2bda8739cc_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_swisyn.exe2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:2308
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C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\icsys.icn.exeC:\Windows\Resources\Themes\icsys.icn.exe2⤵
- 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.exec:\windows\resources\themes\explorer.exe3⤵
- 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.exec:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe SE4⤵
- 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.exec:\windows\resources\svchost.exe5⤵
- 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.exec:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe PR6⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:3132
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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 17b96559486f6d9194a4fbee84248257
- SHA1 f112c3beda5f6ed5debcc9d1dd117623c77384fb
- SHA512 a16f778f95cc39aa55760b72cd3a37a515a3d04f040f12ef865f8ba1cec3bb574bca97eb6ebd86f78d8235dad27a858e7e3fd6c9b3b87075ab220f6e581c3fd0
- SSDEEP 12288:B5j7m7bY95bVvxuWxrrv3bE2Xaq78vODPFagF6:3OQvxuWxrfE2Xa9vODdagF6
- TLSH T180B49D11B784E032C2A231745B66E7B966BDBE706B3593C373D42B7E2E311C15938B1A
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\explorer.exe
- Size 135KB
- SHA256 20e574932656bd94a46abd27360ba4caf2beb207fedd9b092daaa38eca17c6cf
- MD5 74cffdf944670c97c148cfaf6a710dab
- SHA1 1a0fa2a4b708e9d6f19c77049e6218aea2acf855
- SHA512 df27151f0914485ca269daf1b54e71277252108220b1b0d79f428b11c82f2355505b2b559ea4612946843dd102c3b4f21753a8b5b00fedee77109cfbd1f304bd
- SSDEEP 1536:XfsEqouTRcG/Mzvgf7xEuvnXNTRdUzwTekUOisZ1yDDajtXbg78c+:XVqoCl/YgjxEufVU0TbTyDDalQ8c+
- TLSH T19ED3F823BF01143ED811CAF168A5DA6EBD265F2A1BD16D07B2A6B7083975103B6F434F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\icsys.icn.exe
- Size 135KB
- SHA256 06bb31ca21e51775c5436f84f509560fa55a8061bbefe2aa346b9a0d5829f2d5
- MD5 d87f4a7b43776eea52b24dc1479bd790
- SHA1 e38c7d511017bda95803e1093067a9c452f5a244
- SHA512 aa608b07df399d92241070131d6941fe02224f33478ca17bbb7e17d6608eb4d835b9e74c6274cce69c70a3035070c8c18716011155fd4c4a8ee731e45f885ade
- SSDEEP 3072:XVqoCl/YgjxEufVU0TbTyDDalQ8c2KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKO:XsLqdufVUNDaHjKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK9
- TLSH T17ED31A17AF10582FE851C8F17CA5AA9FBA779E3A0B90ED43B255B714297124772F020F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Windows\Resources\spoolsv.exe
- Size 135KB
- SHA256 282c3962e9f6bce80d44a89136d2ce316538a86283e56605025bb49e8f286395
- MD5 bf5551257904028f076ac26ce71a3691
- SHA1 51eede4cf9085533bfc2784760635245196443e1
- SHA512 cfd300c6ebf8bb3a7ef77dec6ff644ecaf830f5992934f940fd91f7c6ef5868537e834ea899c7fb68deb99dacfa749847e1732d2f65c25b0d293e2dea5cd566c
- SSDEEP 1536:XfsEqouTRcG/Mzvgf7xEuvnXNTRdUzwTekUOisZ1yDDajtXbg78cQ:XVqoCl/YgjxEufVU0TbTyDDalQ8cQ
- TLSH T1EED3F8236E50611FE4218AF26CA5DB2EBA215E250FB17C077367BB143576A83B1F421F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path \??\c:\windows\resources\svchost.exe
- Size 135KB
- SHA256 41429f7652b99ad9b7e6eeb4f9ddca8ebb8715f4f49a22df4b3be89c9254b403
- MD5 0bb19c5fc20e8f9f59537b114974262d
- SHA1 2666821ed01a6a79e63d9c8a317e5986f5444bc1
- SHA512 f0c1ca706e6fbd0bbd0d80d074fc45d3ef9a50d5b4733e8a30d23e1f3145f3c4c45ce06733bd26751c772650a4c17c8654700f863a810e70a5720675da10cde3
- SSDEEP 1536:XfsEqouTRcG/Mzvgf7xEuvnXNTRdUzwTekUOisZ1yDDajtXbg78cU:XVqoCl/YgjxEufVU0TbTyDDalQ8cU
- TLSH T16ED3E827BE61146AD661CDF068E9D67ABD210E3A1BE1AC0733A6FB4435B520371F421F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH