9b7839526f99618cb847752379a5ff889611e41140c713d165f03f5e8365243d

Analysis

max time kernel
148s
max time network
151s
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, 21:09

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Target
2026-08-05_5f676bf16bfcb702f8cc6ece5a55a819_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
Size 88KB
Sample260805-zzvd7aea49
SHA256 9b7839526f99618cb847752379a5ff889611e41140c713d165f03f5e8365243d
MD5 5f676bf16bfcb702f8cc6ece5a55a819
SHA1 5fe899a785910bfee91e4ced7c6fa469ff964059
SHA512 c00b0af37fa9885048a8d059f397c15a456a048545356090162d64ad1fd1c23a8aec4008eb008653493639a4e2ccae464480f2cf36dfdaed2279df8a251faeab
SSDEEP 1536:dToccCCSUacxmuhUOl210vjjODk0iRu5SMwXRTWxkwTl8YTij:wCCSUacxmurlg0v4iRZCpA
TLSH
T12193182163E840B2E2765F3CC1B2A6D1062A7D527EF1F14F6D8471D94F736C0AAB1B26
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

7^/10

discovery

Malware Config

Signatures

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1668	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	2026-08-05_5f676bf16bfcb702f8cc6ece5a55a819_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 3728 wrote to memory of 1668	3728	2026-08-05_5f676bf16bfcb702f8cc6ece5a55a819_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe	89

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-05_5f676bf16bfcb702f8cc6ece5a55a819_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-05_5f676bf16bfcb702f8cc6ece5a55a819_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3728
- 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:1668

C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup
1⤵
PID:2388

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 acb521b1e869c71f7e14f9db00dba7c369378e10a538b7fd9c082cd0041dd250
MD5 1bc98f982dd6ec1c7ceda69acf735453
SHA1 6b7e767d8befdc419e9675c0327fbddbbf4c13e0
SHA512 4108b1b5f769634dbfd7673cf7b071c7ec6e1c3aed600b2f3f7301159c5789eefe0084f46f76a01840ee2d7efc77af3d81822bf7864df496b06320453d71be7d
SSDEEP 1536:dToccCCSUacxmuhUOl210vjjODk0iRu5SMwXRTWxkwTl8YTiN:wCCSUacxmurlg0v4iRZCpa
TLSH
T13093182163E840B2E2765F3CC1B2A6D1062A7D527EF1F14F6D8471D94F736C0AAB1B26
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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General

Malware Config

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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