Analysis

  • max time kernel
    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, 11:58

General

  • Target
    2026-08-02_2b07e71e5e0f16c466a2e53b49382e13_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
  • Size 380KB
  • Sample260802-n456pssdkc
  • SHA256 5738210b3c670546676bb1c96449e0d1916d9f3ecec6fa3b2ab7e3306c42f0cc
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 2 IoCs
  • Program crash 2 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Windows\explorer.exe
    explorer.exe /LOADSAVEDWINDOWS
    1⤵
      PID:5316
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-02_2b07e71e5e0f16c466a2e53b49382e13_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-02_2b07e71e5e0f16c466a2e53b49382e13_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe"
        2⤵
        • Drops file in Program Files directory
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:992
    • C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\oqqlevi.exe
      "C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\oqqlevi.exe" -adorpjm
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4160
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4160 -s 528
        2⤵
        • Program crash
        PID:2076
    • C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\oqqlevi.exe
      C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\oqqlevi.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3636
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 436 -p 4160 -ip 4160
      1⤵
        PID:3624
      • C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\oqqlevi.exe
        "C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\oqqlevi.exe" -adorpjm
        1⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1908
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1908 -s 512
          2⤵
          • Program crash
          PID:4460
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 588 -p 1908 -ip 1908
        1⤵
          PID:5520

        Network

              MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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              Downloads

              oqqlevi.exe

              • Path C:\ProgramData\Mozilla\oqqlevi.exe
              • Size 380KB
              • SHA256 cff8fcf62a902df6d20a87628bae466a1d7f5d9ee9199385e5bd3b88a5c49560
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              oqqlevi.exe

              • Path C:\ProgramData\Mozilla\oqqlevi.exe
              • Size 380KB
              • SHA256 86fba8da3db18b50e29e4206adbb3a0a4211a940d794926e75da6e47cbc95eec
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              memory/992-0-0x0000000000F78000-0x0000000000F79000-memory.dmp

              memory/3636-8-0x00000000007D0000-0x000000000082EF1C-memory.dmp

              memory/4160-4-0x00000000007D8000-0x00000000007D9000-memory.dmp

              memory/5316-6-0x0000000002250000-0x000000000226C000-memory.dmp