Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
127s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260710-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260710-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
29/07/2026, 19:51
Static task
static1
1 signatures
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-07-29_a940375c15a5f1b4dff6a6ab3cafb570_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
17 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-07-29_a940375c15a5f1b4dff6a6ab3cafb570_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260710-en
6 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-07-29_a940375c15a5f1b4dff6a6ab3cafb570_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_smoke-loader_stop.exe
- Size 2.3MB
- Sample260729-yk2z2stxes
- SHA256 f5907632451bcc65af923bf851748d05b57663268067bffc37f489b801327c69
- MD5 a940375c15a5f1b4dff6a6ab3cafb570
- SHA1 af6cf617f04de3564d849245b4eb69901b3e3b0f
- SHA512 c314f6150c5201bb552a0b42294d22fbafec88310cfdb63548268c3fb4cb75b5802e6df0d805f6548d82e2640a52ca1ebf3050c4cf0053c1dcd3ea72e91f7cc1
- SSDEEP 49152:kRpL/bC/9R8z1mKvzcDtgdtoOmufNCOmOG9frTfJaYz8C1s4emS830ddl:kRpLbC/o57chQtZmufNCOrG9frDJFzAP
- TLSH T178B5AE2276818477C2373635990EA3B9E2B9FE305E3455876BD01E3C6F741D26E3826B
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
pid Process 4512 ._cache_2026-07-29_a940375c15a5f1b4dff6a6ab3cafb570_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_smoke-loader_stop.exe 5536 chromehelper.exe - Drops file in Program Files directory 4 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Google Chrome Helper 2026-07-29_a940375c15a5f1b4dff6a6ab3cafb570_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_smoke-loader_stop.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Google Chrome Helper\chromehelper.exe 2026-07-29_a940375c15a5f1b4dff6a6ab3cafb570_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Google Chrome Helper\chromehelper.exe 2026-07-29_a940375c15a5f1b4dff6a6ab3cafb570_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Google Chrome Helper\RCXD826.tmp 2026-07-29_a940375c15a5f1b4dff6a6ab3cafb570_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_smoke-loader_stop.exe - Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 3 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 2026-07-29_a940375c15a5f1b4dff6a6ab3cafb570_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_smoke-loader_stop.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language ._cache_2026-07-29_a940375c15a5f1b4dff6a6ab3cafb570_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_smoke-loader_stop.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language chromehelper.exe - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs
pid Process 3164 2026-07-29_a940375c15a5f1b4dff6a6ab3cafb570_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_smoke-loader_stop.exe 3164 2026-07-29_a940375c15a5f1b4dff6a6ab3cafb570_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_smoke-loader_stop.exe 5536 chromehelper.exe 5536 chromehelper.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 3164 wrote to memory of 4512 3164 2026-07-29_a940375c15a5f1b4dff6a6ab3cafb570_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_smoke-loader_stop.exe 89 PID 3164 wrote to memory of 5536 3164 2026-07-29_a940375c15a5f1b4dff6a6ab3cafb570_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_smoke-loader_stop.exe 91
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-29_a940375c15a5f1b4dff6a6ab3cafb570_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_smoke-loader_stop.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-29_a940375c15a5f1b4dff6a6ab3cafb570_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_smoke-loader_stop.exe"1⤵
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3164 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-07-29_a940375c15a5f1b4dff6a6ab3cafb570_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_smoke-loader_stop.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-07-29_a940375c15a5f1b4dff6a6ab3cafb570_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_smoke-loader_stop.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:4512
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C:\Program Files (x86)\Google Chrome Helper\chromehelper.exe"C:\Program Files (x86)\Google Chrome Helper\chromehelper.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
PID:5536
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Google Chrome Helper\chromehelper.exe
- Size 2.3MB
- SHA256 f5907632451bcc65af923bf851748d05b57663268067bffc37f489b801327c69
- MD5 a940375c15a5f1b4dff6a6ab3cafb570
- SHA1 af6cf617f04de3564d849245b4eb69901b3e3b0f
- SHA512 c314f6150c5201bb552a0b42294d22fbafec88310cfdb63548268c3fb4cb75b5802e6df0d805f6548d82e2640a52ca1ebf3050c4cf0053c1dcd3ea72e91f7cc1
- SSDEEP 49152:kRpL/bC/9R8z1mKvzcDtgdtoOmufNCOmOG9frTfJaYz8C1s4emS830ddl:kRpLbC/o57chQtZmufNCOrG9frDJFzAP
- TLSH T178B5AE2276818477C2373635990EA3B9E2B9FE305E3455876BD01E3C6F741D26E3826B
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
._cache_2026-07-29_a940375c15a5f1b4dff6a6ab3cafb570_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_smoke-loader_stop.exe
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\._cache_2026-07-29_a940375c15a5f1b4dff6a6ab3cafb570_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_smoke-loader_stop.exe
- Size 1.6MB
- SHA256 552c2a29409d0b57472f5d63d074fb68fa0f9fa1063406d25d41d52c97a137cb
- MD5 a690d0239683bfcc921fe681f7676190
- SHA1 4542a224e3eb41281580cb876c414a6aba65d6ca
- SHA512 14fbe1867f04950402a011f50fd5a7e07defe5024ea3b378d5c2c46ce3b5472abe84e639e4a822773677693a1251a8cb4b86d09bbc2dfc1ae14cbec3e9b967a2
- SSDEEP 49152:uz1mKvzcDtgdtoOmufNCOmOG9frTfJaYz8C1s4emS830d:u57chQtZmufNCOrG9frDJFzAw
- TLSH T122858E227A918077C22B3135550EA379E2FDE9305E3456876BD02E392EB45D39E3C62F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH