255726eeada1f4e729676d0830769b22ef1ef73cf72f2338c64d5740d43ef43a

Analysis

max time kernel
148s
max time network
154s
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, 17:44

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General

Target
2026-08-04_e439f62c32d521ca2c5241da43665a48_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Size 2.0MB
Sample260804-wbd6hstwhx
SHA256 255726eeada1f4e729676d0830769b22ef1ef73cf72f2338c64d5740d43ef43a
MD5 e439f62c32d521ca2c5241da43665a48
SHA1 604f56c4ad8a08ee0bf4e0d66ab72f1ffcdd8fe6
SHA512 7bb8ce2b93043622f4bffd3c9ed4a91388b7aa472183612a67bb3c5a0770092eb715acc9d324536ab91e86ed9665070993f116cc332fdccaa67e245d9ef523bb
SSDEEP 49152:XdlkVgOQgjXj7m4I6cJOHvWuIPCBw2sGnBIyhacOn:SgOQQj7mqHT5wGBI4O
TLSH
T16F95DF11D623902DDD6A08F2CE7D955CB138B9DA4B5500F393D85FFA2EA16E36B3210B
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

3^/10

defense_evasion discovery

Malware Config

Signatures

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 1 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_e439f62c32d521ca2c5241da43665a48_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe

Modifies Control Panel 1 IoCs

defense_evasion

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1079202589-886135813-2527035092-1000\Control Panel\Colors	2026-08-04_e439f62c32d521ca2c5241da43665a48_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe

Modifies registry class 37 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1079202589-886135813-2527035092-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\1\MRUListEx = 00000000ffffffff	2026-08-04_e439f62c32d521ca2c5241da43665a48_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1079202589-886135813-2527035092-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\1\0\0 = 5000310000000000e95c347514004c6f63616c003c0009000400efbee95c3072e95c35752e000000920000000000020000000000000000000000000000005c4f45004c006f00630061006c00000014000000	2026-08-04_e439f62c32d521ca2c5241da43665a48_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1079202589-886135813-2527035092-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\2\Shell	2026-08-04_e439f62c32d521ca2c5241da43665a48_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1079202589-886135813-2527035092-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\2\Shell\SniffedFolderType = "Generic"	2026-08-04_e439f62c32d521ca2c5241da43665a48_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1079202589-886135813-2527035092-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell	2026-08-04_e439f62c32d521ca2c5241da43665a48_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1079202589-886135813-2527035092-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\NodeSlots = 02	2026-08-04_e439f62c32d521ca2c5241da43665a48_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1079202589-886135813-2527035092-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\1\0\0\0	2026-08-04_e439f62c32d521ca2c5241da43665a48_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{B4BFCC3A-DB2C-424C-B029-7FE99A87C641}\Instance\	2026-08-04_e439f62c32d521ca2c5241da43665a48_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{3dfdf296-dbec-4fb4-81d1-6a3438bcf4de}\Instance\	2026-08-04_e439f62c32d521ca2c5241da43665a48_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1079202589-886135813-2527035092-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\1	2026-08-04_e439f62c32d521ca2c5241da43665a48_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1079202589-886135813-2527035092-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\1\0\0\0 = 4e00310000000000045d938d100054656d7000003a0009000400efbee95c3072045d938d2e00000093000000000002000000000000000000000000000000ee131401540065006d007000000014000000	2026-08-04_e439f62c32d521ca2c5241da43665a48_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1079202589-886135813-2527035092-1000_Classes\NotificationData	2026-08-04_e439f62c32d521ca2c5241da43665a48_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{374DE290-123F-4565-9164-39C4925E467B}\Instance\	2026-08-04_e439f62c32d521ca2c5241da43665a48_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{4336a54d-038b-4685-ab02-99bb52d3fb8b}\Instance\	2026-08-04_e439f62c32d521ca2c5241da43665a48_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{A8CDFF1C-4878-43be-B5FD-F8091C1C60D0}\Instance\	2026-08-04_e439f62c32d521ca2c5241da43665a48_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1079202589-886135813-2527035092-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU	2026-08-04_e439f62c32d521ca2c5241da43665a48_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1079202589-886135813-2527035092-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\1\0 = 820074001c00434653461600310000000000e95c3072120041707044617461000000741a595e96dfd3488d671733bcee28bac5cdfadf9f6756418947c5c76bc0b67f400009000400efbee95c3072e95cca722e0000007e000000000002000000000000000000000000000000d9bb02014100700070004400610074006100000042000000	2026-08-04_e439f62c32d521ca2c5241da43665a48_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{1CF1260C-4DD0-4ebb-811F-33C572699FDE}\Instance\	2026-08-04_e439f62c32d521ca2c5241da43665a48_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1079202589-886135813-2527035092-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\NodeSlots = 0202	2026-08-04_e439f62c32d521ca2c5241da43665a48_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1079202589-886135813-2527035092-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags	2026-08-04_e439f62c32d521ca2c5241da43665a48_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{d3162b92-9365-467a-956b-92703aca08af}\Instance\	2026-08-04_e439f62c32d521ca2c5241da43665a48_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{088e3905-0323-4b02-9826-5d99428e115f}\Instance\	2026-08-04_e439f62c32d521ca2c5241da43665a48_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1079202589-886135813-2527035092-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\1\0\0\MRUListEx = 00000000ffffffff	2026-08-04_e439f62c32d521ca2c5241da43665a48_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Set value (int)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1079202589-886135813-2527035092-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\1\0\0\0\NodeSlot = "2"	2026-08-04_e439f62c32d521ca2c5241da43665a48_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1079202589-886135813-2527035092-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\1\0\0\0\MRUListEx = ffffffff	2026-08-04_e439f62c32d521ca2c5241da43665a48_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1079202589-886135813-2527035092-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\2	2026-08-04_e439f62c32d521ca2c5241da43665a48_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1079202589-886135813-2527035092-1000_Classes\Local Settings	2026-08-04_e439f62c32d521ca2c5241da43665a48_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1079202589-886135813-2527035092-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\1 = 14001f49471a0359723fa74489c55595fe6b30ee0000	2026-08-04_e439f62c32d521ca2c5241da43665a48_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1079202589-886135813-2527035092-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\1\0\MRUListEx = 00000000ffffffff	2026-08-04_e439f62c32d521ca2c5241da43665a48_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{f86fa3ab-70d2-4fc7-9c99-fcbf05467f3a}\Instance\	2026-08-04_e439f62c32d521ca2c5241da43665a48_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{24ad3ad4-a569-4530-98e1-ab02f9417aa8}\Instance\	2026-08-04_e439f62c32d521ca2c5241da43665a48_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1079202589-886135813-2527035092-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\1\0	2026-08-04_e439f62c32d521ca2c5241da43665a48_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1079202589-886135813-2527035092-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\1\0\0	2026-08-04_e439f62c32d521ca2c5241da43665a48_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{3ADD1653-EB32-4cb0-BBD7-DFA0ABB5ACCA}\Instance\	2026-08-04_e439f62c32d521ca2c5241da43665a48_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Key created	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{A0953C92-50DC-43bf-BE83-3742FED03C9C}\Instance\	2026-08-04_e439f62c32d521ca2c5241da43665a48_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1079202589-886135813-2527035092-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\MRUListEx = 00000000ffffffff	2026-08-04_e439f62c32d521ca2c5241da43665a48_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Set value (data)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1079202589-886135813-2527035092-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\MRUListEx = 0100000000000000ffffffff	2026-08-04_e439f62c32d521ca2c5241da43665a48_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe

Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4424	2026-08-04_e439f62c32d521ca2c5241da43665a48_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4424	2026-08-04_e439f62c32d521ca2c5241da43665a48_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-04_e439f62c32d521ca2c5241da43665a48_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-04_e439f62c32d521ca2c5241da43665a48_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies Control Panel
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:4424

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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