566521cd353301e46960708fdb1468a1f05da949af6b7043894bc3f93d1a0683

Analysis

max time kernel
148s
max time network
134s
platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
submitted
03/08/2026, 02:11

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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

discovery

Malware Config

Signatures

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

pid	Process
1592	ggnrhdc.exe
2328	ggnrhdc.exe
476	ggnrhdc.exe

Drops file in Program Files directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\ggnrhdc.exe	2026-08-03_cbd2de8c15cdd4561a6180fc4d67b892_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
File created	C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\ggnrhdc.exe	ggnrhdc.exe

Program crash 2 IoCs

pid	pid_target	Process	procid_target
4604	1592	WerFault.exe	89
2608	476	WerFault.exe	95

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.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	ggnrhdc.exe
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	ggnrhdc.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	ggnrhdc.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs

pid	Process
1592	ggnrhdc.exe
1592	ggnrhdc.exe
476	ggnrhdc.exe
476	ggnrhdc.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1592	ggnrhdc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	476	ggnrhdc.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1592 wrote to memory of 3620	1592	ggnrhdc.exe	81
PID 476 wrote to memory of 3620	476	ggnrhdc.exe	81

C:\Windows\explorer.exe
explorer.exe /LOADSAVEDWINDOWS
1⤵
PID:3620
- 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:5552

C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\ggnrhdc.exe
"C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\ggnrhdc.exe" -iqdjgfd
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1592
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1592 -s 468
  2⤵
  - Program crash
  PID:4604

C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\ggnrhdc.exe
C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\ggnrhdc.exe
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:2328

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 436 -p 1592 -ip 1592
1⤵
PID:2940

C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\ggnrhdc.exe
"C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\ggnrhdc.exe" -iqdjgfd
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:476
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 476 -s 440
  2⤵
  - Program crash
  PID:2608

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 540 -p 476 -ip 476
1⤵
PID:3900

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

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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ggnrhdc.exe

Path C:\ProgramData\Mozilla\ggnrhdc.exe
Size 380KB
SHA256 b2f09750715acfed96306d04002248daffa63c9b7201db39f115a6fe9cb77e55
MD5 b45f4d8cbbacf061bdb3e281d4ecf420
SHA1 63885f7354f7e4bafd7d6f0b94524c4733b141d2
SHA512 175bb108f143bf8d4d0efb447643f488b620ab5033c85bfb8231f94eb3e8de26bf63e284a4801c05bff423478035a0576f7163db9ccde14af0a8a749e4b036d3
SSDEEP 3072:leMavBuAq9SZI5e9d+BC3K5eqU+BC3K5eqYrog:ARBuA6AIIK70K78
TLSH
T1A6848D41B3D0DD76F06C253180A386720BB9EC0597B125AB279C3BAFDDB02A15A76F17
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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ggnrhdc.exe

Path C:\ProgramData\Mozilla\ggnrhdc.exe
Size 380KB
SHA256 fc0aac1d45e880d02f25069709ef0b905a336094e9ea8985fceb23c0140c38f2
MD5 5257c5128968d6e51c99387378b1d309
SHA1 162a1994210447d28a60e0b1feee0832ab83daa5
SHA512 738a02b485c3afe904f920203d69e245742a93d6dbfe6462a805bed9f4619428b4eab763d465c405b705f54fec413daaec4db2ee9ebcef9f0bd6158dcaaec0c2
SSDEEP 3072:leMavBuAq9SZI5e9d+BC3K5eqU+BC3K5eqYroF:ARBuA6AIIK70K7J
TLSH
T170848D41B3D0DD76F06C253180A386720BB9EC0597B125AB279C3BAFDDB02A15A76F17
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memory/1592-4-0x0000000000DD8000-0x0000000000DD9000-memory.dmp

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memory/2328-8-0x0000000000DD0000-0x0000000000E2EF1C-memory.dmp

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memory/3620-6-0x0000000001440000-0x000000000145C000-memory.dmp

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memory/5552-0-0x00000000001B8000-0x00000000001B9000-memory.dmp

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