Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
151s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260513-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows - submitted
03/08/2026, 02:11
Static task
static1
1 signatures
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-03_cbd2de8c15cdd4561a6180fc4d67b892_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
7 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-08-03_cbd2de8c15cdd4561a6180fc4d67b892_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
7 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-08-03_cbd2de8c15cdd4561a6180fc4d67b892_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
- Size 380KB
- Sample260803-cmpa3swflg
- SHA256 566521cd353301e46960708fdb1468a1f05da949af6b7043894bc3f93d1a0683
- MD5 cbd2de8c15cdd4561a6180fc4d67b892
- SHA1 765493d4a7d78056d510b81726fb6199a0648452
- SHA512 7d7fe6eab05a2a805d6641b5db31c11224f27aab0062b42647e4bc4491b83ca75c57b01e0095d853ebcb9824b28bc9109ff62ef396abc6a96f4049da6c8cbd0b
- SSDEEP 3072:leMavBuAq9SZI5e9d+BC3K5eqU+BC3K5eqYroR:ARBuA6AIIK70K7V
- TLSH T1DB848D41B3D0DD76F06C253180A386720BB9EC0597B125AB279C3BAFDDB02A15A76F17
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
pid Process 880 rlgwbqe.exe 5692 rlgwbqe.exe 2960 rlgwbqe.exe - Drops file in Program Files directory 2 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\rlgwbqe.exe 2026-08-03_cbd2de8c15cdd4561a6180fc4d67b892_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe File created C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\rlgwbqe.exe rlgwbqe.exe - Program crash 2 IoCs
pid pid_target Process procid_target 1200 880 WerFault.exe 88 1444 2960 WerFault.exe 96 - 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.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-08-03_cbd2de8c15cdd4561a6180fc4d67b892_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language rlgwbqe.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language rlgwbqe.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language rlgwbqe.exe - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs
pid Process 880 rlgwbqe.exe 880 rlgwbqe.exe 2960 rlgwbqe.exe 2960 rlgwbqe.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 880 rlgwbqe.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2960 rlgwbqe.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 880 wrote to memory of 3224 880 rlgwbqe.exe 55 PID 2960 wrote to memory of 3224 2960 rlgwbqe.exe 55
Processes
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C:\Windows\Explorer.EXEC:\Windows\Explorer.EXE1⤵PID:3224
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-03_cbd2de8c15cdd4561a6180fc4d67b892_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-03_cbd2de8c15cdd4561a6180fc4d67b892_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe"2⤵
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:5636
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C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\rlgwbqe.exeC:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\rlgwbqe.exe -gehdxpf1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:880 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 880 -s 5042⤵
- Program crash
PID:1200
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C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\rlgwbqe.exeC:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\rlgwbqe.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:5692
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 428 -p 880 -ip 8801⤵PID:3784
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C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\rlgwbqe.exeC:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\rlgwbqe.exe -gehdxpf1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2960 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 2960 -s 4842⤵
- Program crash
PID:1444
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 432 -p 2960 -ip 29601⤵PID:904
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\ProgramData\Mozilla\rlgwbqe.exe
- Size 380KB
- SHA256 803302a177f14896d7e10a02efcf4080fe1a55f919ec4855ec6c0172ce17cb5a
- MD5 ae3b752af6b363fa4b48985e33a3c210
- SHA1 5b95bc66c223f138f52c70532eff6987d558574b
- SHA512 74c4f17d7215b29c1ee5115f8c4cb1be0dc3e5c1849d9f1b2dbe2224399ff78528f95838e66234862d0fd9c36d7b393ea225f1e44ce6e0805d6230963c9d8c23
- SSDEEP 3072:leMavBuAq9SZI5e9d+BC3K5eqU+BC3K5eqYrod:ARBuA6AIIK70K7Z
- TLSH T10A848D41B3D0DD76F06C253180A386720BB9EC0597B125AB279C3BAFDDB02A15A76F17
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\ProgramData\Mozilla\rlgwbqe.exe
- Size 380KB
- SHA256 962d56b7202b13982a688f9ae6b2a1371e1d13c58ca5a05a56e35016f49c6a90
- MD5 6a18ab53da7254f3f4360fe901ac5190
- SHA1 4942528ae04a7c9f40d6a698a51c4ec8f3498679
- SHA512 4e6083e337632b86fff87bdc9e84f832bdebe622319acf9cafe8539237e08458692914c5da8f66d665d9877f93739c56bb61b7d29478f1d250600b5713bbdeb8
- SSDEEP 3072:leMavBuAq9SZI5e9d+BC3K5eqU+BC3K5eqYrow:ARBuA6AIIK70K7k
- TLSH T119848D41B3D0DD76F06C253180A386720BB9EC0597B125AB279C3BAFDDB02A15A76F17
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH