43a8f90b2d151e07771709c0a602963ec49bf8742ccfcd3d0e0e54992ae3e0e2

Analysis

max time kernel
148s
max time network
151s
platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
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arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
submitted
09/08/2026, 09:07

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Target
2026-08-09_87c249e15dfec4c0d8c61d6f4caeb537_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
Size 84KB
Sample260809-k3ka3avaqc
SHA256 43a8f90b2d151e07771709c0a602963ec49bf8742ccfcd3d0e0e54992ae3e0e2
MD5 87c249e15dfec4c0d8c61d6f4caeb537
SHA1 1163a77dfeb7d38ecf1ea4814d01621adbcff738
SHA512 6232bf20f93db3a441e97f05f5021e83e14bddbbe1f910b7989d30849f9258439aa513f5680d861783bbedd65a105219b061658ec48df56e3b2ff5b7fb19419e
SSDEEP 1536:fTw3gWhUelqxsvLjCXk0GPW5SMwXRTWxkwTl8YTiU:8gWjlEsvkGPBCpP
TLSH
T1C883496272984072E5611F3CC0B2A6C21A6B7D127EF0F44F6E8875E95F732C06AB9753
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

7^/10

discovery

Malware Config

Signatures

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
3700	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	2026-08-09_87c249e15dfec4c0d8c61d6f4caeb537_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 908 wrote to memory of 3700	908	2026-08-09_87c249e15dfec4c0d8c61d6f4caeb537_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe	89

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-09_87c249e15dfec4c0d8c61d6f4caeb537_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-09_87c249e15dfec4c0d8c61d6f4caeb537_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:908
- 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:3700

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 85KB
SHA256 606ba0b83438ec19424bd59d2014f5695d66de8d5593d79dd94729211a287358
MD5 e71da30399a94811d167b690af20fbc2
SHA1 902813ec82016ef3b38d9a85c3c6036bcd554fa6
SHA512 eba4ee38c051e91f32fbfb4fc04618fd1a3a86f93a06aa3932868055b81e0d885be0998139a8182bfe67c2a7cec2d2961537f3e858d1d3b0e24fb6980037ba9c
SSDEEP 1536:fTw3gWhUelqxsvLjCXk0GPW5SMwXRTWxkwTl8YTiu:8gWjlEsvkGPBCp5
TLSH
T19683496272D84072E5611F3CC0B2A6C21A6A7D117EF0F44F6E8875E95F732C06AB9B53
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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