Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
142s - 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, 17:27
Static task
static1
1 signatures
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-02_9ef53782c42ce707599b5735951c2030_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
windows10-2004-x64
6 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-08-02_9ef53782c42ce707599b5735951c2030_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe
- Size 2.2MB
- Sample260802-v1rbpsxfpg
- SHA256 0e95fcc2f21edecfe63cf80e5e639ff55346ce00f9f803192dfd4dd4e5eba408
- MD5 9ef53782c42ce707599b5735951c2030
- SHA1 f5ec61d9891639131ca9d49681fc679bd59a30e4
- SHA512 41797320eb53cf947ecaf6b75931b6a525064855bc6cef5d2b3edfd6bc940e3bb791fd9cbf11d0b94596a2d90c568af3c10569640ada5b9b22d0edfa9b2c88e7
- SSDEEP 49152:pvMf/lLo51rBmmWOZO9SEmBCp2BDseKEebutmkO+wAOInO4XrztygxLHkJE4VBD:G/h4tZNLs+wE9XD8VBD
- TLSH T157B59D81B581C239E41162BDA9F83DE5A568A57203315DC3FFD03D52AA32BC36E36367
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Signatures
- Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 936 2026-08-02_9ef53782c42ce707599b5735951c2030_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.sho - Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
- Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Shohdi.hdi 2026-08-02_9ef53782c42ce707599b5735951c2030_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Shohdi.hdi 2026-08-02_9ef53782c42ce707599b5735951c2030_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe - Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\chrome_pwa_launcher.sho 2026-08-02_9ef53782c42ce707599b5735951c2030_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOHTMED.EXE 2026-08-02_9ef53782c42ce707599b5735951c2030_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroBroker.exe 2026-08-02_9ef53782c42ce707599b5735951c2030_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\notification_helper.sho 2026-08-02_9ef53782c42ce707599b5735951c2030_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\BHO\ie_to_edge_stub.sho 2026-08-02_9ef53782c42ce707599b5735951c2030_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javacpl.sho 2026-08-02_9ef53782c42ce707599b5735951c2030_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\misc.exe 2026-08-02_9ef53782c42ce707599b5735951c2030_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\VPREVIEW.sho 2026-08-02_9ef53782c42ce707599b5735951c2030_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\Source Engine\OSE.sho 2026-08-02_9ef53782c42ce707599b5735951c2030_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\DATABASECOMPARE.sho 2026-08-02_9ef53782c42ce707599b5735951c2030_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedge.sho 2026-08-02_9ef53782c42ce707599b5735951c2030_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\VSTO\10.0\VSTOInstaller.sho 2026-08-02_9ef53782c42ce707599b5735951c2030_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SCANPST.sho 2026-08-02_9ef53782c42ce707599b5735951c2030_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\Common.DBConnection64.sho 2026-08-02_9ef53782c42ce707599b5735951c2030_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\ADelRCP.sho 2026-08-02_9ef53782c42ce707599b5735951c2030_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\msedge_proxy.exe 2026-08-02_9ef53782c42ce707599b5735951c2030_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.exe 2026-08-02_9ef53782c42ce707599b5735951c2030_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\cookie_exporter.exe 2026-08-02_9ef53782c42ce707599b5735951c2030_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\FullTrustNotifier.exe 2026-08-02_9ef53782c42ce707599b5735951c2030_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Google\GoogleUpdater\141.0.7340.0\disabledupdater.exe 2026-08-02_9ef53782c42ce707599b5735951c2030_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\cookie_exporter.sho 2026-08-02_9ef53782c42ce707599b5735951c2030_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\msedge_proxy.exe 2026-08-02_9ef53782c42ce707599b5735951c2030_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\notification_helper.sho 2026-08-02_9ef53782c42ce707599b5735951c2030_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateOnDemand.exe 2026-08-02_9ef53782c42ce707599b5735951c2030_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javaws.sho 2026-08-02_9ef53782c42ce707599b5735951c2030_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoev.sho 2026-08-02_9ef53782c42ce707599b5735951c2030_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\private_browsing.sho 2026-08-02_9ef53782c42ce707599b5735951c2030_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\uninstall.exe 2026-08-02_9ef53782c42ce707599b5735951c2030_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateBroker.sho 2026-08-02_9ef53782c42ce707599b5735951c2030_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\identity_helper.sho 2026-08-02_9ef53782c42ce707599b5735951c2030_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\MavInject32.exe 2026-08-02_9ef53782c42ce707599b5735951c2030_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome_proxy.exe 2026-08-02_9ef53782c42ce707599b5735951c2030_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\notification_helper.exe 2026-08-02_9ef53782c42ce707599b5735951c2030_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\elevated_tracing_service.exe 2026-08-02_9ef53782c42ce707599b5735951c2030_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\msedgewebview2.exe 2026-08-02_9ef53782c42ce707599b5735951c2030_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOSYNC.sho 2026-08-02_9ef53782c42ce707599b5735951c2030_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\VPREVIEW.EXE 2026-08-02_9ef53782c42ce707599b5735951c2030_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\filecompare.exe 2026-08-02_9ef53782c42ce707599b5735951c2030_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\msedge_pwa_launcher.exe 2026-08-02_9ef53782c42ce707599b5735951c2030_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateSetup.sho 2026-08-02_9ef53782c42ce707599b5735951c2030_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedge.exe 2026-08-02_9ef53782c42ce707599b5735951c2030_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ADDINS\Microsoft Power Query for Excel Integrated\bin\Microsoft.Mashup.Container.sho 2026-08-02_9ef53782c42ce707599b5735951c2030_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\Installer\setup.exe 2026-08-02_9ef53782c42ce707599b5735951c2030_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\identity_helper.sho 2026-08-02_9ef53782c42ce707599b5735951c2030_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\msedge_pwa_launcher.exe 2026-08-02_9ef53782c42ce707599b5735951c2030_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateBroker.exe 2026-08-02_9ef53782c42ce707599b5735951c2030_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.sho 2026-08-02_9ef53782c42ce707599b5735951c2030_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\javacpl.sho 2026-08-02_9ef53782c42ce707599b5735951c2030_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\javaw.exe 2026-08-02_9ef53782c42ce707599b5735951c2030_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javacpl.exe 2026-08-02_9ef53782c42ce707599b5735951c2030_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\SPREADSHEETCOMPARE.EXE 2026-08-02_9ef53782c42ce707599b5735951c2030_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroTextExtractor.sho 2026-08-02_9ef53782c42ce707599b5735951c2030_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\BHO\ie_to_edge_stub.sho 2026-08-02_9ef53782c42ce707599b5735951c2030_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateComRegisterShell64.exe 2026-08-02_9ef53782c42ce707599b5735951c2030_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARMHelper.exe 2026-08-02_9ef53782c42ce707599b5735951c2030_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.sho 2026-08-02_9ef53782c42ce707599b5735951c2030_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE 2026-08-02_9ef53782c42ce707599b5735951c2030_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\javaws.sho 2026-08-02_9ef53782c42ce707599b5735951c2030_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\CLVIEW.sho 2026-08-02_9ef53782c42ce707599b5735951c2030_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ORGCHART.EXE 2026-08-02_9ef53782c42ce707599b5735951c2030_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\MSOXMLED.EXE 2026-08-02_9ef53782c42ce707599b5735951c2030_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\maintenanceservice.exe 2026-08-02_9ef53782c42ce707599b5735951c2030_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\XLICONS.EXE 2026-08-02_9ef53782c42ce707599b5735951c2030_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\DW\DWTRIG20.EXE 2026-08-02_9ef53782c42ce707599b5735951c2030_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe - 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_9ef53782c42ce707599b5735951c2030_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.sho Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-08-02_9ef53782c42ce707599b5735951c2030_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 1112 wrote to memory of 936 1112 2026-08-02_9ef53782c42ce707599b5735951c2030_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe 88
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-02_9ef53782c42ce707599b5735951c2030_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-02_9ef53782c42ce707599b5735951c2030_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.exe"1⤵
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1112 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-02_9ef53782c42ce707599b5735951c2030_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.shoC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-02_9ef53782c42ce707599b5735951c2030_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.sho2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:936
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-02_9ef53782c42ce707599b5735951c2030_darkgate_elex_nymaim_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader.sho
- Size 794KB
- SHA256 2435e1e50c097608e6157efb1036946cfdd02d86728e8e00a02b207bee36e60d
- MD5 c6d0721e9156eb2a40a04bb38be0b2a5
- SHA1 d0a3fcb3ad9f227a02d30abb767883b42fecc3a7
- SHA512 e254db10a7cffc4fe8c2d126dc4eb5029a84b2a931a67ad9ebfd04a8f3417e42a7dfb2e76d8911b2540bcf9eff9cbf92708b158dd8f53dbcbe7be51682ac3ad4
- SSDEEP 24576:F3LutmkEz+PAVV/OOInO4Xs2ztR4iegxLHgZpJE4VDd+:FbutmkO+wAOInO4XrztygxLHkJE4VB
- TLSH T1A505D022F3D0A536D7631331993A7231BBBE66301A128B136B541F957FA61E16F2C363
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Shohdi.hdi
- Size 2.2MB
- SHA256 0e95fcc2f21edecfe63cf80e5e639ff55346ce00f9f803192dfd4dd4e5eba408
- MD5 9ef53782c42ce707599b5735951c2030
- SHA1 f5ec61d9891639131ca9d49681fc679bd59a30e4
- SHA512 41797320eb53cf947ecaf6b75931b6a525064855bc6cef5d2b3edfd6bc940e3bb791fd9cbf11d0b94596a2d90c568af3c10569640ada5b9b22d0edfa9b2c88e7
- SSDEEP 49152:pvMf/lLo51rBmmWOZO9SEmBCp2BDseKEebutmkO+wAOInO4XrztygxLHkJE4VBD:G/h4tZNLs+wE9XD8VBD
- TLSH T157B59D81B581C239E41162BDA9F83DE5A568A57203315DC3FFD03D52AA32BC36E36367
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH