Analysis
- max time kernel
148s - max time network
149s - 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, 10:24
Static task
static1
1 signatures
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-09_0bc2793ce461d5a451edb68017b985c2_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
4 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-08-09_0bc2793ce461d5a451edb68017b985c2_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
4 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-08-09_0bc2793ce461d5a451edb68017b985c2_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
- Size 85KB
- Sample260809-mfpy5sy1f1
- SHA256 1c6ed667e9cf3beb66570787f94110b85de3cbab2e25fbc9873f22da526e690e
- MD5 0bc2793ce461d5a451edb68017b985c2
- SHA1 f309f60b3239f0c515caa7dd9a7b9914eca280dc
- SHA512 cd0576a85e06d8926c88c828c0e0dbf444193779206da9d3836cb2bb987f82ccad0171b644618ac70c40061f4b3519f684bda5621966d295bef92d2a973584cd
- SSDEEP 1536:fTw3gWhUelqxsvLjCXk0GPW5SMwXRTWxkwTl8YTij:8gWjlEsvkGPBCp4
- TLSH T1C183496272D84072D5611F3CC0B2A6C21A6A7D127EF0F44F6E8875E95F732C06AB9B53
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 4296 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.
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.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-08-09_0bc2793ce461d5a451edb68017b985c2_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 1324 wrote to memory of 4296 1324 2026-08-09_0bc2793ce461d5a451edb68017b985c2_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe 88
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-09_0bc2793ce461d5a451edb68017b985c2_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-09_0bc2793ce461d5a451edb68017b985c2_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe"1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1324 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\guzakbet.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\guzakbet.exe2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:4296
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\guzakbet.exe
- Size 85KB
- SHA256 1f5d0c53b367082f70258ab56bf1b0a2c5e88bfd6d94d9614e6c295dfd976869
- MD5 8c82b1355937c3dca73e9cf3ec8ea448
- SHA1 701ab7ccad0487b3d2a975229590a6b9ad02df6e
- SHA512 7940e71a187a4601cfddcf0bcdbe5cc627a277c70299e4e33b89319c805b4e6dc431da2837711cfa0babfb56c292f6f6ca3b23fd96f527af3a20169f123ed64f
- SSDEEP 1536:fTw3gWhUelqxsvLjCXk0GPW5SMwXRTWxkwTl8YTiwW:8gWjlEsvkGPBCps
- TLSH T1EE834A6272D84172E5611F3CC0B2A6C21A6A7D117EF0F44F6E8875E94F732C06AB9B53
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH