f817c43318bab606d955b86edba433785e8430b5dae094e5f30b3532ccc6b59d

Analysis

max time kernel
148s
max time network
150s
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, 08:20

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Target
2026-08-02_8d9c388ad1ae9c6cd75be9a9027e2fbb_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
Size 88KB
Sample260802-j8pmasfl4s
SHA256 f817c43318bab606d955b86edba433785e8430b5dae094e5f30b3532ccc6b59d
MD5 8d9c388ad1ae9c6cd75be9a9027e2fbb
SHA1 a39f9f02f80f559ca54f0dc03171330eaf0f9190
SHA512 4a4a1bb8bc19a45b3f2e6ffa62186ba84ae4a22561cbd02b1ba2e88814cf978590c89afb33de90c549183fa244d4242e87b32617822d95372171f5b181709b29
SSDEEP 1536:dToccCCSUacxmuhUOl210vjjODk0iRu5SMwXRTWxkwTl8YTiP:wCCSUacxmurlg0v4iRZCpc
TLSH
T1C793172163E840B2E2765F3CC1B2A6D1062A7D527EF1F14F6E8471D94F736C0AAB1726
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

7^/10

discovery

Malware Config

Signatures

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3212	guzakbet.exe

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.

discovery

Internet Connection Discovery

T1016.001

flow	ioc
1	checkip.dyndns.org

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.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	2026-08-02_8d9c388ad1ae9c6cd75be9a9027e2fbb_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	guzakbet.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2652 wrote to memory of 3212	2652	2026-08-02_8d9c388ad1ae9c6cd75be9a9027e2fbb_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe	89

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-02_8d9c388ad1ae9c6cd75be9a9027e2fbb_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-02_8d9c388ad1ae9c6cd75be9a9027e2fbb_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2652
- 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:3212

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

System Network Configuration Discovery

T1016

Internet Connection Discovery

T1016.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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guzakbet.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\guzakbet.exe
Size 88KB
SHA256 661608afdd1a014ed6aea9234b7668b1df15624ca3385405a7bc3a37e7efe715
MD5 4d565b2d23838059af35cdb7198d3de5
SHA1 e0ab3510c43e835575cbb3900f8e5ba30e3cb8bb
SHA512 a84914d3791362c6e698bf6945c45e919b6b59f2b7650079dc1ea59228ac33423d9783d822657a7df0acb35d13f0e3055430843d2f143b65aa9cd2beff874a03
SSDEEP 1536:dToccCCSUacxmuhUOl210vjjODk0iRu5SMwXRTWxkwTl8YTiY0:wCCSUacxmurlg0v4iRZCpO
TLSH
T18293182163E840B2E2765F3CC1B2A6D1062A7D527EF1F14F6E8471D94F736C0AAB1726
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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