Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    120s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260706-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260706-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    09/07/2026, 03:52

General

  • Target
    2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe
  • Size 510KB
  • Sample260709-efdbcacv3p
  • SHA256 577013f055e5d9c75a9f3e401a9a0808107e9f82fbf1a1b7814f6d8d48e6e0a0
  • 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 14 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs

Processes

  • 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:5896
    • \??\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 
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:3276
    • 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:3956
      • \??\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:1096
        • \??\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:3328
          • \??\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:3152
            • \??\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:1216

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 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        explorer.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\explorer.exe
        • Size 135KB
        • SHA256 abf644f417874ff1464ebd3adf56b011d458131e9f4ae42baa762d2fbb6ec67d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        icsys.icn.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\icsys.icn.exe
        • Size 135KB
        • SHA256 b68983f4b9fa4377ba99ae3a1a8fcf3f5962806108a23c7bbf8c630e730588cd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        spoolsv.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\Resources\spoolsv.exe
        • Size 135KB
        • SHA256 73ae1ae06b7aec5d1fa7834ff44b56f53e226b5333a599c84887c51ac8ba9ec2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        svchost.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\Resources\svchost.exe
        • Size 135KB
        • SHA256 af8b4587ee3bb9c1cab16bb755cdd3cbf8a9234d67b4352aaa213080a0ffa751
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/1096-52-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

        memory/1216-48-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

        memory/3152-53-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

        memory/3328-49-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

        memory/3956-50-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

        memory/5896-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

        memory/5896-51-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp