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
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-1-5-21-2049790993-2338060321-149346055-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\ShowSuperHidden = "0" explorer.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2049790993-2338060321-149346055-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\ShowSuperHidden = "0" svchost.exe - Executes dropped EXE 6 IoCs
pid Process 3276 2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 3956 icsys.icn.exe 1096 explorer.exe 3328 spoolsv.exe 3152 svchost.exe 1216 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 svchost.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe explorer.exe - Drops file in Windows directory 5 IoCs
description ioc Process 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 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 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 Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
pid Process 5896 2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 5896 2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 5896 2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 5896 2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 5896 2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 5896 2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 5896 2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 5896 2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 5896 2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 5896 2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 5896 2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 5896 2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 5896 2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 5896 2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 5896 2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 5896 2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 5896 2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 5896 2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 5896 2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 5896 2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 5896 2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 5896 2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 5896 2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 5896 2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 5896 2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 5896 2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 5896 2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 5896 2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 5896 2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 5896 2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 5896 2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 5896 2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 3956 icsys.icn.exe 3956 icsys.icn.exe 3956 icsys.icn.exe 3956 icsys.icn.exe 3956 icsys.icn.exe 3956 icsys.icn.exe 3956 icsys.icn.exe 3956 icsys.icn.exe 3956 icsys.icn.exe 3956 icsys.icn.exe 3956 icsys.icn.exe 3956 icsys.icn.exe 3956 icsys.icn.exe 3956 icsys.icn.exe 3956 icsys.icn.exe 3956 icsys.icn.exe 3956 icsys.icn.exe 3956 icsys.icn.exe 3956 icsys.icn.exe 3956 icsys.icn.exe 3956 icsys.icn.exe 3956 icsys.icn.exe 3956 icsys.icn.exe 3956 icsys.icn.exe 3956 icsys.icn.exe 3956 icsys.icn.exe 3956 icsys.icn.exe 3956 icsys.icn.exe 3956 icsys.icn.exe 3956 icsys.icn.exe 3956 icsys.icn.exe 3956 icsys.icn.exe - Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 2 IoCs
pid Process 3152 svchost.exe 1096 explorer.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 14 IoCs
pid Process 5896 2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 5896 2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 3276 2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 3276 2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 3956 icsys.icn.exe 3956 icsys.icn.exe 1096 explorer.exe 1096 explorer.exe 3328 spoolsv.exe 3328 spoolsv.exe 3152 svchost.exe 3152 svchost.exe 1216 spoolsv.exe 1216 spoolsv.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 5896 wrote to memory of 3276 5896 2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 88 PID 5896 wrote to memory of 3956 5896 2026-07-09_146983fca44e33a70ab40271e4eb49ee_amadey_darkgate_elex_remcos_smoke-loader_stop_swisyn.exe 89 PID 3956 wrote to memory of 1096 3956 icsys.icn.exe 90 PID 1096 wrote to memory of 3328 1096 explorer.exe 91 PID 3328 wrote to memory of 3152 3328 spoolsv.exe 92 PID 3152 wrote to memory of 1216 3152 svchost.exe 93
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:5896 -
\??\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:3276
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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:3956 -
\??\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:1096 -
\??\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:3328 -
\??\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:3152 -
\??\c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exec:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe PR6⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:1216
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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 abf644f417874ff1464ebd3adf56b011d458131e9f4ae42baa762d2fbb6ec67d
- MD5 a5879287c7f51a25c9c61b1287a0ce37
- SHA1 3fe7ef62b264e0ddc146dcac0cc77d5e3e41039a
- SHA512 602af54f61fb7fdf3cda044649bba09d6ce5f2fd46341942987f4dc87df302730c8c91885e4068262e35be663963505955c1e911eed51b8d1212386e56398870
- SSDEEP 1536:4fsEqouTRcG/Mzvgf7xEuvnXNTRdUzwTekUOisZ1yDDajtXbVx4yx:4VqoCl/YgjxEufVU0TbTyDDalrJx
- TLSH T183D3F923BF50542FD8228AF028F4DA2DFB155E660BB0DE5B72A6BB00717624375F521B
- 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 73ae1ae06b7aec5d1fa7834ff44b56f53e226b5333a599c84887c51ac8ba9ec2
- MD5 a92096834b5be23dcfe755cd9d67a1bf
- SHA1 4f7acd1c8d111789bfe4880097606f5f8e1cc237
- SHA512 b47b1be197c2b1fd5efba356fbdabecb2d9ec8a59b463584a99d27911847681feb89d563d02f6326c5f58a9031bd53e69dabd1088ccb1b1014334d24e74010cb
- SSDEEP 1536:4fsEqouTRcG/Mzvgf7xEuvnXNTRdUzwTekUOisZ1yDDajtXbVx4yo:4VqoCl/YgjxEufVU0TbTyDDalrJo
- TLSH T15ED31923AE50943FC421C5F268A5D76DBE266E390F91AD5B7361BF0529B122372F120F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Windows\Resources\svchost.exe
- Size 135KB
- SHA256 af8b4587ee3bb9c1cab16bb755cdd3cbf8a9234d67b4352aaa213080a0ffa751
- MD5 fdb7186f66dcd996acf1240def801e20
- SHA1 6bbe79fc41e95eb72de01d7989c17a7d45187d04
- SHA512 086fac75642ec9578d8720709dbd97571097fd1bd1d20004dfbd3e79ed7da372cd16490d14b1de491487cf03221c30c679f4ec958ef22f7ebb9967f4c6f2e09d
- SSDEEP 1536:4fsEqouTRcG/Mzvgf7xEuvnXNTRdUzwTekUOisZ1yDDajtXbVx4yV:4VqoCl/YgjxEufVU0TbTyDDalrJV
- TLSH T16ED3FA137E60585FD40185F268B8EB6AFA275E3A1BE06D0B62E6FB04297164371F131F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH