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

General

  • Target
    2026-08-03_cbd2de8c15cdd4561a6180fc4d67b892_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
  • Size 380KB
  • Sample260803-cmpa3swflg
  • SHA256 566521cd353301e46960708fdb1468a1f05da949af6b7043894bc3f93d1a0683
  • 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
    C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
    1⤵
      PID:3224
      • 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
    • C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\rlgwbqe.exe
      C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\rlgwbqe.exe -gehdxpf
      1⤵
      • 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.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 880 -s 504
        2⤵
        • Program crash
        PID:1200
    • C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\rlgwbqe.exe
      C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\rlgwbqe.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:5692
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 428 -p 880 -ip 880
      1⤵
        PID:3784
      • C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\rlgwbqe.exe
        C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\rlgwbqe.exe -gehdxpf
        1⤵
        • 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.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 2960 -s 484
          2⤵
          • Program crash
          PID:1444
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 432 -p 2960 -ip 2960
        1⤵
          PID:904

        Network

              MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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              Downloads

              rlgwbqe.exe

              • Path C:\ProgramData\Mozilla\rlgwbqe.exe
              • Size 380KB
              • SHA256 803302a177f14896d7e10a02efcf4080fe1a55f919ec4855ec6c0172ce17cb5a
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              rlgwbqe.exe

              • Path C:\ProgramData\Mozilla\rlgwbqe.exe
              • Size 380KB
              • SHA256 962d56b7202b13982a688f9ae6b2a1371e1d13c58ca5a05a56e35016f49c6a90
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              memory/880-4-0x0000000000EA8000-0x0000000000EA9000-memory.dmp

              memory/3224-6-0x00000000012E0000-0x00000000012FC000-memory.dmp

              memory/5636-0-0x00000000002C8000-0x00000000002C9000-memory.dmp

              memory/5692-9-0x0000000000EA0000-0x0000000000EFEF1C-memory.dmp