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, 14:47
Static task
static1
1 signatures
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-09_21af0da4ee95068b87de464ecf64f91d_darkgate_elex_floxif_smoke-loader.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
13 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-08-09_21af0da4ee95068b87de464ecf64f91d_darkgate_elex_floxif_smoke-loader.exe
- Size 2.0MB
- Sample260809-r57byaah83
- SHA256 1ae991558588b73bdf212831a782c712b849d843c49d427a9283b1d48fbcb08f
- MD5 21af0da4ee95068b87de464ecf64f91d
- SHA1 a03298cc41529662c77e8e31c0bbb61b53f8d992
- SHA512 7e2bce9061fef85a92aec399cae499a16ebb29a49acf8d0544aad0d1663be84f7c290cc682504367ab815e5f5ea93ac736588f242c5c8e368ea40efc6b35dc32
- SSDEEP 49152:jio6pWgAw3G+ZDYolW9R3OqkWXNc3lfF9LLPODtBZ8rIy1cgD5jHmb:jApWIGOTW9R3OqkWXNc3lfF0tH8rIy1w
- TLSH T13FA59E323690D0BBC1733631A54EA3B9B2A9AD704D75428B13953F3D6E70493992C7AF
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects Floxif payload 1 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x0008000000016cdf-1.dat floxif - UPX dump on OEP (original entry point) 4 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x0008000000016cdf-1.dat UPX behavioral2/memory/1856-3-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010030000-memory.dmp UPX behavioral2/memory/1856-14-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010030000-memory.dmp UPX behavioral2/memory/1856-13-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010030000-memory.dmp UPX - ACProtect 1.3x - 1.4x DLL software 1 IoCs
Detects file using ACProtect software.
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x0008000000016cdf-1.dat acprotect - Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs
pid Process 1856 2026-08-09_21af0da4ee95068b87de464ecf64f91d_darkgate_elex_floxif_smoke-loader.exe - Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 1 IoCs
Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.
description ioc Process File opened (read-only) \??\d: 2026-08-09_21af0da4ee95068b87de464ecf64f91d_darkgate_elex_floxif_smoke-loader.exe -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x0008000000016cdf-1.dat upx behavioral2/memory/1856-3-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010030000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/1856-14-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010030000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/memory/1856-13-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010030000-memory.dmp upx - Drops file in Program Files directory 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\symsrv.dll 2026-08-09_21af0da4ee95068b87de464ecf64f91d_darkgate_elex_floxif_smoke-loader.exe - 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 2026-08-09_21af0da4ee95068b87de464ecf64f91d_darkgate_elex_floxif_smoke-loader.exe - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
pid Process 1856 2026-08-09_21af0da4ee95068b87de464ecf64f91d_darkgate_elex_floxif_smoke-loader.exe 1856 2026-08-09_21af0da4ee95068b87de464ecf64f91d_darkgate_elex_floxif_smoke-loader.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 1856 2026-08-09_21af0da4ee95068b87de464ecf64f91d_darkgate_elex_floxif_smoke-loader.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
pid Process 1856 2026-08-09_21af0da4ee95068b87de464ecf64f91d_darkgate_elex_floxif_smoke-loader.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-09_21af0da4ee95068b87de464ecf64f91d_darkgate_elex_floxif_smoke-loader.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-09_21af0da4ee95068b87de464ecf64f91d_darkgate_elex_floxif_smoke-loader.exe"1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Enumerates connected drives
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:1856
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\symsrv.dll
- Size 67KB
- SHA256 de055a89de246e629a8694bde18af2b1605e4b9b493c7e4aef669dd67acf5085
- MD5 7574cf2c64f35161ab1292e2f532aabf
- SHA1 14ba3fa927a06224dfe587014299e834def4644f
- SHA512 4db19f2d8d5bc1c7bbb812d3fa9c43b80fa22140b346d2760f090b73aed8a5177edb4bddc647a6ebd5a2db8565be5a1a36a602b0d759e38540d9a584ba5896ab
- SSDEEP 1536:YjV8y93KQpFQmPLRk7G50zy/riF12jvRyo0hQk7ZL:c8y93KQjy7G55riF1cMo03V
- TLSH T17863F1372AB5807DDD210D37949F835AB771E5A76C20643FC25907D988B8DD0E3239AE
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH