55e4b16a82d0f1e4cfc0f30d9d9b41fd78afd7411a4b3df1eedca34eeb36aef2

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
145s
platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
submitted
04/08/2026, 16:37

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Target
2026-08-04_155e9bbb58e3dca86653618bf23c7341_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
Size 88KB
Sample260804-t48jqaam5v
SHA256 55e4b16a82d0f1e4cfc0f30d9d9b41fd78afd7411a4b3df1eedca34eeb36aef2
MD5 155e9bbb58e3dca86653618bf23c7341
SHA1 89c72ea1084c0bde13b20fee2131ba30107ca38c
SHA512 fc1a368cd41404d14b1953737b30f04387f4208af26dc6f9204a49fabbfdb46ab9850e7b48241ee4a84296ef0e74418e510bb3c8c941bbc417af8526edceaeb9
SSDEEP 1536:dToccCCSUacxmuhUOl210vjjODk0iRu5SMwXRTWxkwTl8YTip:wCCSUacxmurlg0v4iRZCp+
TLSH
T17793282163E840B2E2765F3CC1B2A6D1062A7D527EF1F14F6D8435D94F736C0AAB1B26
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

7^/10

discovery

Malware Config

Signatures

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1828	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	2026-08-04_155e9bbb58e3dca86653618bf23c7341_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 5052 wrote to memory of 1828	5052	2026-08-04_155e9bbb58e3dca86653618bf23c7341_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe	89

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-04_155e9bbb58e3dca86653618bf23c7341_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-04_155e9bbb58e3dca86653618bf23c7341_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5052
- 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:1828

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 2232efcbda23d9470392412c50c8065fafcdd636195ca1c534f3d55884aa2e96
MD5 8749d1e14d497d42dd2e74edcc6ab8ba
SHA1 e1b1938a047dce5589dbed0c8c81008bb5f0f28c
SHA512 33118d876e3a6cac6230b7847600bbbcdcba1efdd7f1865c84e76b802b6454ee597dc769c8560f9435c2438e52449e943aa5d9ebd8acbb99ab5cd63b381c301d
SSDEEP 1536:dToccCCSUacxmuhUOl210vjjODk0iRu5SMwXRTWxkwTl8YTib:wCCSUacxmurlg0v4iRZCpQ
TLSH
T14893172163E800B2E2765F3CC1B2A6D1062A7D527EF1F14F6D8475D94F736C0AAB1B26
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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