Analysis
- max time kernel
148s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
05/08/2026, 09:03
Static task
static1
1 signatures
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-05_c0593fab87f8b12449a3d3f3afddcb8d_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
6 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-08-05_c0593fab87f8b12449a3d3f3afddcb8d_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
7 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-08-05_c0593fab87f8b12449a3d3f3afddcb8d_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_smoke-loader_stop.exe
- Size 2.4MB
- Sample260805-kz4kjayvdx
- SHA256 c693a77594e20014c53bc9992dcc76da660462b5c1cb82fb192018a609981e93
- MD5 c0593fab87f8b12449a3d3f3afddcb8d
- SHA1 11efaed76bbed50c1a0877789d6d22412e73a218
- SHA512 d397a2164ff9635ac2883808cbc8d2ec8fd2761f1dbb92042b4909695991d4666f524d50d4849782d74584003465b281116da71aaf28462687b180bcba1aca24
- SSDEEP 49152:okLvWlT+7CZ1k+1T0RSkXDE+QO6oP4DQ4E7U+:okCZ1bad4+QOJgDQI
- TLSH T138C5D062F2818437C51729345D17D7A9A925BF201F285C877BF93E0CAF362D278396A3
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs
pid Process 5080 2026-08-05_c0593fab87f8b12449a3d3f3afddcb8d_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_smoke-loader_stop.exe - Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- 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.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-08-05_c0593fab87f8b12449a3d3f3afddcb8d_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_smoke-loader_stop.exe - Modifies registry class 37 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3989226554-2204910950-1522900112-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\2\ComDlgLegacy\{5C4F28B5-F869-4E84-8E60-F11DB97C5CC7}\GroupByDirection = "1" 2026-08-05_c0593fab87f8b12449a3d3f3afddcb8d_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_smoke-loader_stop.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3989226554-2204910950-1522900112-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\1\0\0\MRUListEx = 00000000ffffffff 2026-08-05_c0593fab87f8b12449a3d3f3afddcb8d_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_smoke-loader_stop.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3989226554-2204910950-1522900112-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\2\ComDlgLegacy\{5C4F28B5-F869-4E84-8E60-F11DB97C5CC7}\Mode = "4" 2026-08-05_c0593fab87f8b12449a3d3f3afddcb8d_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_smoke-loader_stop.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3989226554-2204910950-1522900112-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\2\ComDlgLegacy\{5C4F28B5-F869-4E84-8E60-F11DB97C5CC7}\Sort = 000000000000000000000000000000000100000030f125b7ef471a10a5f102608c9eebac0a00000001000000 2026-08-05_c0593fab87f8b12449a3d3f3afddcb8d_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_smoke-loader_stop.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3989226554-2204910950-1522900112-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\1\0\0 = 5000310000000000e95cfd7414004c6f63616c003c0009000400efbee95c2b72055d6a482e000000720000000000020000000000000000000000000000004893ea004c006f00630061006c00000014000000 2026-08-05_c0593fab87f8b12449a3d3f3afddcb8d_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_smoke-loader_stop.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3989226554-2204910950-1522900112-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\1\0\0\0\NodeSlot = "2" 2026-08-05_c0593fab87f8b12449a3d3f3afddcb8d_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_smoke-loader_stop.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3989226554-2204910950-1522900112-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\NodeSlots = 02 2026-08-05_c0593fab87f8b12449a3d3f3afddcb8d_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_smoke-loader_stop.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3989226554-2204910950-1522900112-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\MRUListEx = 0100000000000000ffffffff 2026-08-05_c0593fab87f8b12449a3d3f3afddcb8d_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_smoke-loader_stop.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3989226554-2204910950-1522900112-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\1\MRUListEx = 00000000ffffffff 2026-08-05_c0593fab87f8b12449a3d3f3afddcb8d_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_smoke-loader_stop.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3989226554-2204910950-1522900112-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\1\0\0 2026-08-05_c0593fab87f8b12449a3d3f3afddcb8d_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_smoke-loader_stop.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3989226554-2204910950-1522900112-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\NodeSlots = 0202 2026-08-05_c0593fab87f8b12449a3d3f3afddcb8d_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_smoke-loader_stop.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3989226554-2204910950-1522900112-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\2\ComDlgLegacy\{5C4F28B5-F869-4E84-8E60-F11DB97C5CC7}\GroupView = "0" 2026-08-05_c0593fab87f8b12449a3d3f3afddcb8d_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_smoke-loader_stop.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3989226554-2204910950-1522900112-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\1 = 14001f49471a0359723fa74489c55595fe6b30ee0000 2026-08-05_c0593fab87f8b12449a3d3f3afddcb8d_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_smoke-loader_stop.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3989226554-2204910950-1522900112-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\1\0 = 820074001c00434653461600310000000000e95c2b72120041707044617461000000741a595e96dfd3488d671733bcee28bac5cdfadf9f6756418947c5c76bc0b67f400009000400efbee95c2b72055d6a482e0000005e0000000000020000000000000000000000000000001be40e004100700070004400610074006100000042000000 2026-08-05_c0593fab87f8b12449a3d3f3afddcb8d_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_smoke-loader_stop.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3989226554-2204910950-1522900112-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\1\0\MRUListEx = 00000000ffffffff 2026-08-05_c0593fab87f8b12449a3d3f3afddcb8d_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_smoke-loader_stop.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3989226554-2204910950-1522900112-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\1\0\0\0 = 4e00310000000000055d6948100054656d7000003a0009000400efbee95c2b72055d69482e0000007300000000000200000000000000000000000000000042d07c00540065006d007000000014000000 2026-08-05_c0593fab87f8b12449a3d3f3afddcb8d_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_smoke-loader_stop.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3989226554-2204910950-1522900112-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\1\0\0\0 2026-08-05_c0593fab87f8b12449a3d3f3afddcb8d_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_smoke-loader_stop.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3989226554-2204910950-1522900112-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\2\ComDlgLegacy\{5C4F28B5-F869-4E84-8E60-F11DB97C5CC7}\LogicalViewMode = "1" 2026-08-05_c0593fab87f8b12449a3d3f3afddcb8d_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_smoke-loader_stop.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3989226554-2204910950-1522900112-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\2\ComDlgLegacy\{5C4F28B5-F869-4E84-8E60-F11DB97C5CC7}\FFlags = "1092616257" 2026-08-05_c0593fab87f8b12449a3d3f3afddcb8d_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_smoke-loader_stop.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3989226554-2204910950-1522900112-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell 2026-08-05_c0593fab87f8b12449a3d3f3afddcb8d_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_smoke-loader_stop.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3989226554-2204910950-1522900112-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\1 2026-08-05_c0593fab87f8b12449a3d3f3afddcb8d_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_smoke-loader_stop.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3989226554-2204910950-1522900112-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\2\Shell 2026-08-05_c0593fab87f8b12449a3d3f3afddcb8d_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_smoke-loader_stop.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3989226554-2204910950-1522900112-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags 2026-08-05_c0593fab87f8b12449a3d3f3afddcb8d_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_smoke-loader_stop.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3989226554-2204910950-1522900112-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\2\Shell\SniffedFolderType = "Generic" 2026-08-05_c0593fab87f8b12449a3d3f3afddcb8d_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_smoke-loader_stop.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3989226554-2204910950-1522900112-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\2\ComDlgLegacy\{5C4F28B5-F869-4E84-8E60-F11DB97C5CC7} 2026-08-05_c0593fab87f8b12449a3d3f3afddcb8d_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_smoke-loader_stop.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3989226554-2204910950-1522900112-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\2\ComDlgLegacy\{5C4F28B5-F869-4E84-8E60-F11DB97C5CC7}\ColInfo = 00000000000000000000000000000000fddfdffd100000000000000000000000040000001800000030f125b7ef471a10a5f102608c9eebac0a0000001001000030f125b7ef471a10a5f102608c9eebac0e0000009000000030f125b7ef471a10a5f102608c9eebac040000007800000030f125b7ef471a10a5f102608c9eebac0c00000050000000 2026-08-05_c0593fab87f8b12449a3d3f3afddcb8d_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_smoke-loader_stop.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3989226554-2204910950-1522900112-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\2\ComDlgLegacy\{5C4F28B5-F869-4E84-8E60-F11DB97C5CC7}\GroupByKey:PID = "0" 2026-08-05_c0593fab87f8b12449a3d3f3afddcb8d_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_smoke-loader_stop.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3989226554-2204910950-1522900112-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\MRUListEx = 00000000ffffffff 2026-08-05_c0593fab87f8b12449a3d3f3afddcb8d_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_smoke-loader_stop.exe Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\WOW6432Node\CLSID\{A8CDFF1C-4878-43be-B5FD-F8091C1C60D0}\Instance\ 2026-08-05_c0593fab87f8b12449a3d3f3afddcb8d_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_smoke-loader_stop.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3989226554-2204910950-1522900112-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\2\ComDlgLegacy\{5C4F28B5-F869-4E84-8E60-F11DB97C5CC7}\IconSize = "16" 2026-08-05_c0593fab87f8b12449a3d3f3afddcb8d_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_smoke-loader_stop.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3989226554-2204910950-1522900112-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU 2026-08-05_c0593fab87f8b12449a3d3f3afddcb8d_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_smoke-loader_stop.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3989226554-2204910950-1522900112-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\1\0 2026-08-05_c0593fab87f8b12449a3d3f3afddcb8d_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_smoke-loader_stop.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3989226554-2204910950-1522900112-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\2 2026-08-05_c0593fab87f8b12449a3d3f3afddcb8d_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_smoke-loader_stop.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3989226554-2204910950-1522900112-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\2\ComDlgLegacy\{5C4F28B5-F869-4E84-8E60-F11DB97C5CC7}\GroupByKey:FMTID = "{00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}" 2026-08-05_c0593fab87f8b12449a3d3f3afddcb8d_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_smoke-loader_stop.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3989226554-2204910950-1522900112-1000_Classes\Local Settings 2026-08-05_c0593fab87f8b12449a3d3f3afddcb8d_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_smoke-loader_stop.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3989226554-2204910950-1522900112-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\BagMRU\1\0\0\0\MRUListEx = ffffffff 2026-08-05_c0593fab87f8b12449a3d3f3afddcb8d_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_smoke-loader_stop.exe Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3989226554-2204910950-1522900112-1000_Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Bags\2\ComDlgLegacy 2026-08-05_c0593fab87f8b12449a3d3f3afddcb8d_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_smoke-loader_stop.exe - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
pid Process 5080 2026-08-05_c0593fab87f8b12449a3d3f3afddcb8d_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_smoke-loader_stop.exe 5080 2026-08-05_c0593fab87f8b12449a3d3f3afddcb8d_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_smoke-loader_stop.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
description pid Process Token: 33 3152 AUDIODG.EXE Token: SeIncBasePriorityPrivilege 3152 AUDIODG.EXE - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 5080 2026-08-05_c0593fab87f8b12449a3d3f3afddcb8d_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_smoke-loader_stop.exe 5080 2026-08-05_c0593fab87f8b12449a3d3f3afddcb8d_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-05_c0593fab87f8b12449a3d3f3afddcb8d_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_smoke-loader_stop.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-05_c0593fab87f8b12449a3d3f3afddcb8d_amadey_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_smoke-loader_stop.exe"1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies registry class
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:5080
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C:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXEC:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXE 0x00000000000004C8 0x00000000000004CC1⤵
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:3152
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\spc_player.dll
- Size 31KB
- SHA256 50d30b7aa7b9858f91f33165314c7cf7f2acc97157091676c7e7925e018fd387
- MD5 41afbf49ba7f6ee164f31faa2cd38e15
- SHA1 4a9aeebf6e2a3c459629662b4e3d72fe210da63f
- SHA512 a323705e7e286f2e1cb821cccf1f24812020ef1b788f51e13176afaa04cb008899a32270bad7757204cbf9fce1a9887071fa84d353af2e5a667cba003c7f1efe
- SSDEEP 384:9u6Kgy8G+ZrDg1WSNf28bH1ha8MR68j4x0VIfOjDLjQRUoPbGMD43yn1LdI0S6OJ:puj+NN2HHWglKY2ub/1lShFs0aeFc
- TLSH T108E24A027A4385B9D4964736EBBF5B7B4A3C4E0223DC55CF9FB829192E11BC07A71227
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH