Analysis
- max time kernel
148s - max time network
149s - 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, 12:20
Static task
static1
1 signatures
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-02_001ecca434cc5aedd4712c1359ecf612_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
4 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-08-02_001ecca434cc5aedd4712c1359ecf612_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
4 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-08-02_001ecca434cc5aedd4712c1359ecf612_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
- Size 88KB
- Sample260802-phra4azscv
- SHA256 c735d39b88a910d1fd2b04adca7caa0308e4f9af5130f5a6588e0a271c839309
- MD5 001ecca434cc5aedd4712c1359ecf612
- SHA1 37db5404a83369d05baa665497e71849c46fbdc6
- SHA512 c35aff04292dcfc56967b3be18306b00d35bc53da797ffd61dd38a9556078f3d50478a034156247ddbe367b5c3b8ebd3652a723356bb13680da668a7b0a563bf
- SSDEEP 1536:dToccCCSUacxmuhUOl210vjjODk0iRu5SMwXRTWxkwTl8YTiTY:wCCSUacxmurlg0v4iRZCpH
- TLSH T1DB93282163E840B2E2765F3CC1B2A6D1062A7D527EF1F14F6D8471D94F736C0AAB1B26
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 6028 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.
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.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-08-02_001ecca434cc5aedd4712c1359ecf612_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 2692 wrote to memory of 6028 2692 2026-08-02_001ecca434cc5aedd4712c1359ecf612_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe 89
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-02_001ecca434cc5aedd4712c1359ecf612_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-02_001ecca434cc5aedd4712c1359ecf612_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe"1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2692 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\guzakbet.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\guzakbet.exe2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:6028
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\guzakbet.exe
- Size 88KB
- SHA256 c6fa09a1de81d4835084b2fbb8bc8b0324a9c718433b3d11c1e316efc4552f30
- MD5 4a41eb96cd5f0c66702cbfd438284d3d
- SHA1 fdcf22a635b7a4dee0fb260790a0ddea043603e0
- SHA512 93c4c8717a2a9c7a77c039d752db2755c13992cf22e4e80ee207f7298ab9dff2adeb46e787f7891730c5e10b2d0e5afbff155a6b6b5cd319d040191463fa65fb
- SSDEEP 1536:dToccCCSUacxmuhUOl210vjjODk0iRu5SMwXRTWxkwTl8YTiTt:wCCSUacxmurlg0v4iRZCpe
- TLSH T12693182163E800B2E2765F3CC1B2A6D1062A7D527EF1F14F6D8471D94F736C0AAB1B26
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH