669c51f596e6ee307e051b1dbc0c795bb28ef1abfbe146e5c737452b5d3092a6

Analysis

max time kernel
148s
max time network
115s
platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
submitted
09/08/2026, 07:00

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General

Target
2026-08-09_2a3a52ed5953a14fabd68b103de2a523_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
Size 379KB
Sample260809-hsrlaasgnh
SHA256 669c51f596e6ee307e051b1dbc0c795bb28ef1abfbe146e5c737452b5d3092a6
MD5 2a3a52ed5953a14fabd68b103de2a523
SHA1 a747863a17a2a7862ed6aa22b004882bc5fb2013
SHA512 91c8c9a86ae624d9f634e8b8133b95bdcad72261eddca575fec4b1c030ff5058bdfdc05becd80b484c171d39dbd8a318e60701b5fe41cbbdcfdfc90c0ada4b70
SSDEEP 3072:dO+a83/ExbyGsZI5eil+BC3K5eqU+BC3K5eqYroE:Iw3/ExWPIFK70K7I
TLSH
T1F0848D01B3D0CD66F5AC353194B386B20AB5FC0296B125AB17D83BAFDD702A05A76F07
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

7^/10

discovery

Malware Config

Signatures

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

pid	Process
984	khgbkgc.exe
3584	khgbkgc.exe
4268	khgbkgc.exe

Drops file in Program Files directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\khgbkgc.exe	2026-08-09_2a3a52ed5953a14fabd68b103de2a523_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
File created	C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\khgbkgc.exe	khgbkgc.exe

Program crash 2 IoCs

pid	pid_target	Process	procid_target
2944	984	WerFault.exe	89
6100	4268	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	2026-08-09_2a3a52ed5953a14fabd68b103de2a523_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	khgbkgc.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	khgbkgc.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	khgbkgc.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs

pid	Process
984	khgbkgc.exe
984	khgbkgc.exe
4268	khgbkgc.exe
4268	khgbkgc.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	984	khgbkgc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4268	khgbkgc.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 984 wrote to memory of 2872	984	khgbkgc.exe	80
PID 4268 wrote to memory of 2872	4268	khgbkgc.exe	80

C:\Windows\explorer.exe
explorer.exe /LOADSAVEDWINDOWS
1⤵
PID:2872
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-09_2a3a52ed5953a14fabd68b103de2a523_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-09_2a3a52ed5953a14fabd68b103de2a523_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe"
  2⤵
  - Drops file in Program Files directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:5800

C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\khgbkgc.exe
"C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\khgbkgc.exe" -apwicia
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:984
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 984 -s 528
  2⤵
  - Program crash
  PID:2944

C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\khgbkgc.exe
C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\khgbkgc.exe
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:3584

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 436 -p 984 -ip 984
1⤵
PID:476

C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\khgbkgc.exe
"C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\khgbkgc.exe" -apwicia
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4268
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4268 -s 512
  2⤵
  - Program crash
  PID:6100

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 468 -p 4268 -ip 4268
1⤵
PID:2688

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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khgbkgc.exe

Path C:\ProgramData\Mozilla\khgbkgc.exe
Size 379KB
SHA256 50962e54e0ea3b9e32e6e32293333c18ec3051e6922ec5d10ea46d416c98a409
MD5 93db0a5df1888c4043aa4a4fc48dc3c7
SHA1 cb9d6732972fb0e91342e192ad4ad51a12144067
SHA512 8aac8cdbd151c722af7d16df8c93b495f53a80371abf05cce9b9216b0ac0c96f54f23cd8643354addbd16b51ca3baa8508d577f31a214264371efc345a1bb387
SSDEEP 3072:dO+a83/ExbyGsZI5eil+BC3K5eqU+BC3K5eqYroJ:Iw3/ExWPIFK70K71
TLSH
T1DB848D01B3D0CD66F5AC353194B386B20AB5FC0296B125AB17D83BAFDD702A05A76F07
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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khgbkgc.exe

Path C:\ProgramData\Mozilla\khgbkgc.exe
Size 379KB
SHA256 5f3802e68d4fc87edbb13fd7170cb7f320a88b6fd552cd2d9fda3c14d9e036f2
MD5 fbf3bb9d894743cdb220efed8eed4429
SHA1 02cd4328a14e076225683b01a1b32efa3ce203c1
SHA512 3ac684ecc6539cd07e3d2affcc1a4ecfd4c19d460ed275d431434df5784e27883b1b68156ad11ac1a0ba4846d8bbace1a7560a516535f4b1542cfee399a01e83
SSDEEP 3072:dO+a83/ExbyGsZI5eil+BC3K5eqU+BC3K5eqYroH:Iw3/ExWPIFK70K7L
TLSH
T1FC848D01B3D0CD66F5AC353194B386B20AB5FC0696B125AB17D83BAFDD702A05A76F07
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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memory/2872-4-0x00000000035E0000-0x00000000035FC000-memory.dmp

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memory/3584-6-0x0000000000C90000-0x0000000000CEF000-memory.dmp

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