Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    152s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    02/08/2026, 04:13

General

  • Target
    2026-08-01_51751e340134bc9b1a46dd020fa8d9f7_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
  • Size 88KB
  • Sample260802-etefkadj5t
  • SHA256 6f623b79246e03913ffaff2dbd3cbf91fd813f86e3796f4ec3c468f4d7e639c5
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Looks up external IP address via web service 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-01_51751e340134bc9b1a46dd020fa8d9f7_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-01_51751e340134bc9b1a46dd020fa8d9f7_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4316
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\guzakbet.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\guzakbet.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2224

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        guzakbet.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\guzakbet.exe
        • Size 88KB
        • SHA256 2a3e67a3d30ef6a148341cf3fc12f1540605daaf1283e6b535dd3f267c8231f7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH