Analysis
- max time kernel
150s - max time network
149s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260513-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows - submitted
09/07/2026, 03:52
Static task
static1
1 signatures
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
10 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260706-en
10 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe
- Size 510KB
- Sample260709-efdbcacv3p
- SHA256 577013f055e5d9c75a9f3e401a9a0808107e9f82fbf1a1b7814f6d8d48e6e0a0
- MD5 146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee
- SHA1 225747309fe41e6dbb78569efa1bc1b599586e41
- SHA512 8264a3364b476b2fa8e85f5164356b58fefe58e3b4580c4ced863eb99dbda9f5f0689b7c6132f08071c26b03b0ac19e0beb24807a6d535b209b2dc25923f0902
- SSDEEP 12288:zFUNDaaSFMlkXTWpvmaMByhopIaCbiTdbGFa:zFOaasYmkmaMj1Cb8NGFa
- TLSH T1C3B48E227790D03BC26225B109A6D779BABD7D315F609A8777D07B2C6E30183BA7431B
- 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-1-5-21-540052884-2969440504-464782435-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\ShowSuperHidden = "0" explorer.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-540052884-2969440504-464782435-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\ShowSuperHidden = "0" svchost.exe - Executes dropped EXE 6 IoCs
pid Process 2972 2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 2532 icsys.icn.exe 544 explorer.exe 4720 spoolsv.exe 3604 svchost.exe 2384 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\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 Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\Explorer = "c:\\windows\\resources\\themes\\explorer.exe RO" explorer.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\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 File opened for modification C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\icsys.icn.exe 2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\resources\themes\explorer.exe icsys.icn.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 2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language icsys.icn.exe 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 - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
pid Process 4304 2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 4304 2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 4304 2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 4304 2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 4304 2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 4304 2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 4304 2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 4304 2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 4304 2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 4304 2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 4304 2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 4304 2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 4304 2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 4304 2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 4304 2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 4304 2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 4304 2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 4304 2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 4304 2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 4304 2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 4304 2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 4304 2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 4304 2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 4304 2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 4304 2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 4304 2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 4304 2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 4304 2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 4304 2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 4304 2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 4304 2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 4304 2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 2532 icsys.icn.exe 2532 icsys.icn.exe 2532 icsys.icn.exe 2532 icsys.icn.exe 2532 icsys.icn.exe 2532 icsys.icn.exe 2532 icsys.icn.exe 2532 icsys.icn.exe 2532 icsys.icn.exe 2532 icsys.icn.exe 2532 icsys.icn.exe 2532 icsys.icn.exe 2532 icsys.icn.exe 2532 icsys.icn.exe 2532 icsys.icn.exe 2532 icsys.icn.exe 2532 icsys.icn.exe 2532 icsys.icn.exe 2532 icsys.icn.exe 2532 icsys.icn.exe 2532 icsys.icn.exe 2532 icsys.icn.exe 2532 icsys.icn.exe 2532 icsys.icn.exe 2532 icsys.icn.exe 2532 icsys.icn.exe 2532 icsys.icn.exe 2532 icsys.icn.exe 2532 icsys.icn.exe 2532 icsys.icn.exe 2532 icsys.icn.exe 2532 icsys.icn.exe - Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 2 IoCs
pid Process 3604 svchost.exe 544 explorer.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 14 IoCs
pid Process 4304 2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 4304 2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 2972 2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 2972 2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 2532 icsys.icn.exe 2532 icsys.icn.exe 544 explorer.exe 544 explorer.exe 4720 spoolsv.exe 4720 spoolsv.exe 3604 svchost.exe 3604 svchost.exe 2384 spoolsv.exe 2384 spoolsv.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 4304 wrote to memory of 2972 4304 2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 84 PID 4304 wrote to memory of 2532 4304 2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 85 PID 2532 wrote to memory of 544 2532 icsys.icn.exe 86 PID 544 wrote to memory of 4720 544 explorer.exe 87 PID 4720 wrote to memory of 3604 4720 spoolsv.exe 88 PID 3604 wrote to memory of 2384 3604 svchost.exe 89
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_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:4304 -
\??\c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exec:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:2972
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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:2532 -
\??\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:544 -
\??\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:4720 -
\??\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:3604 -
\??\c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exec:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe PR6⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:2384
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe
- Size 375KB
- SHA256 c8fd8860e9a05cc61684ca7a4fea22eda721e701ee717dc039f52312d8d21be6
- MD5 7631c33878c331d7396679b0c391fca8
- SHA1 77ac7d3e4d50a67751b7577b4e284aaa7245733d
- SHA512 4f7ca574794fcd5eddb1bb94919e63fb9ddf35dbd451b25ed30db0ba1b3ab3c373fd7f7d99794456c1ca0532a3b494c5ff85c1906936b504c787172326860892
- SSDEEP 6144:1jBIBdVp4/GMlkkcTWponHXVRO2vaMByhCjFp5aapeVbDWTdhqMQaPRGugx:1SFMlkXTWpvmaMByhopIaCbiTdbGF
- TLSH T129846C1277D0D432C2B231714AA6E3756ABEBC715E35838B77D02B7D9E302D19A3871A
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\explorer.exe
- Size 135KB
- SHA256 cc07e98732f1ecf5a6b43aeb23b5a293c0540df30a4cb6b61ff45921a240f9d0
- MD5 95e3ea4fdf2596db6242cdd4d893795a
- SHA1 4e579551d98399c6a26c891936317e969d137ca1
- SHA512 5f166e88a0f71b864e7adbe4eb58951da84d52547318c069ca4ffe75e84aad1a5c382ae0f7d2165c678716c1b8bf8f405e0e3998e97cbb36490b131913a897df
- SSDEEP 1536:4fsEqouTRcG/Mzvgf7xEuvnXNTRdUzwTekUOisZ1yDDajtXbVx4yw:4VqoCl/YgjxEufVU0TbTyDDalrJw
- TLSH T1EAD31A13BE10142FD46288F168B5EB6DBA235E352F91AE077697FB4066B2103B5F520F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\icsys.icn.exe
- Size 135KB
- SHA256 b68983f4b9fa4377ba99ae3a1a8fcf3f5962806108a23c7bbf8c630e730588cd
- MD5 f3282036d7db6e49522f1afd282fb951
- SHA1 0b4341d6cfa037ef98fbf462de2b29f8b2cc8916
- SHA512 b4eebd91de02950b2b14af832f9ecefe84497313a46b26c02cb66b709a95a91e7337a6f93cc18f855407232ebdbadb4697358b7278796bde04b4a1419cfff7e4
- SSDEEP 1536:4fsEqouTRcG/Mzvgf7xEuvnXNTRdUzwTekUOisZ1yDDajtXbVx4y4:4VqoCl/YgjxEufVU0TbTyDDalrJ4
- TLSH T1A3D3F823BE10602FD91185F15C99DB2EFAA55E3B17D0AC5763A6FB00257A2037AF131B
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Windows\Resources\spoolsv.exe
- Size 135KB
- SHA256 83181b31ffd2fedfa41e49ab9f5271e67d7d13625c6f43d81b2889b828333ea1
- MD5 6af2f07e65f248e84a77a531ffad0048
- SHA1 d741b772714a257f1e2485152d8fd3b1b0611be3
- SHA512 eb597cdd00b0f974ca7edeaec9f479a182f402c5d1769f722d1f0c09a2485614c511719b807fd0ee1842d777accfe5b15477e3e98682049fafbc92803ee46710
- SSDEEP 1536:4fsEqouTRcG/Mzvgf7xEuvnXNTRdUzwTekUOisZ1yDDajtXbVx4yT:4VqoCl/YgjxEufVU0TbTyDDalrJT
- TLSH T108D3FA237D20602FD82289F06C69DA7BF5251F7A1BA06D1BB267FB04697224375F421F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Windows\Resources\svchost.exe
- Size 135KB
- SHA256 ab12e9582d422d38b9ff67d14db14aa1a9edea1a3b77695cc9d4bd4d0a9e0c35
- MD5 1a7c89051ceed4801ee27aef58e096f3
- SHA1 eecfedcc2ed86d5a5d6fe57d9a32c9ef9d7c8f4f
- SHA512 36d3b8f24358ebfebbedb7e48530b287b86e616b3e114f7509f45e178289b9ed49d718eae487b9bf174637480384b3322b7cf1950016415c030e3fc2eea8fa52
- SSDEEP 1536:4fsEqouTRcG/Mzvgf7xEuvnXNTRdUzwTekUOisZ1yDDajtXbVx4yy:4VqoCl/YgjxEufVU0TbTyDDalrJy
- TLSH T188D3E823AE44446FC45186F13CE5EB2A7A561E3A07E1AD0B73A2BB103D76603B5F171B
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH