840341a6fa50872cd12e7912abad9894d0ab6a392ac6f4b59d7597ba612f2469

Analysis

max time kernel
149s
max time network
153s
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, 14:08

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Target
2026-08-02_833dfb03594fd08f92810f5a63245b55_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
Size 88KB
Sample260802-rfq9esvaqc
SHA256 840341a6fa50872cd12e7912abad9894d0ab6a392ac6f4b59d7597ba612f2469
MD5 833dfb03594fd08f92810f5a63245b55
SHA1 a691404732ed046a7b906d5fec5248fc6f3edcbc
SHA512 f5a76cedeadf9564a86ad2e82931e166b6ed4b5c08e0fdffdd0db9cbe022aa3f1acd2940960d39126b6b85eef874a2be7505e1c71e3dec8245e4608e855701a4
SSDEEP 1536:dToccCCSUacxmuhUOl210vjjODk0iRu5SMwXRTWxkwTl8YTij:wCCSUacxmurlg0v4iRZCp4
TLSH
T15293182163E840B2E2765F3CC1B2A6D1062A7D527EF1F14F6D8471D94F736C0AAB1B26
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

7^/10

discovery

Malware Config

Signatures

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
412	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_833dfb03594fd08f92810f5a63245b55_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 3248 wrote to memory of 412	3248	2026-08-02_833dfb03594fd08f92810f5a63245b55_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe	89

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-02_833dfb03594fd08f92810f5a63245b55_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-02_833dfb03594fd08f92810f5a63245b55_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3248
- 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:412

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 efa17e61cc3c1f9168409e26464f370f6b86b075d92b9863aeaf5cc98c93483d
MD5 dce1ce2b6d7191fcd9ee71ddac79d7cc
SHA1 bc8f5c3cfb57960d3def71385a5da1c32064364c
SHA512 86a0e5457e2160d351dfeb2d16b81fd0a9788c3bc359e38f2eff0e15ec38ad86cdcc8f031b4c10c029b2a359df3830f3af0f3dacab17081e7962444e5c8a4ed8
SSDEEP 1536:dToccCCSUacxmuhUOl210vjjODk0iRu5SMwXRTWxkwTl8YTim:wCCSUacxmurlg0v4iRZCpB
TLSH
T12E93172163E840B2E2765F3CC1B2A6D1062A7D527EF1F14F6D8471D94F736C0AAB1B26
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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