Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    09/08/2026, 16:21

General

  • Target
    2026-08-09_92e7e1389a7932aeb360eb49e554cd27_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
  • Size 1.9MB
  • Sample260809-tttyksvsay
  • SHA256 7e24831e963e5f52211b26d1d945f39d88bc8572a474cc4eadc994e92be55323
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 11 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Program crash 1 IoCs
  • 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.

  • Modifies system certificate store 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-09_92e7e1389a7932aeb360eb49e554cd27_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-09_92e7e1389a7932aeb360eb49e554cd27_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1592
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-09_92e7e1389a7932aeb360eb49e554cd27_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp/2026-08-09_92e7e1389a7932aeb360eb49e554cd27_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe.exe
      2⤵
      • Checks computer location settings
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Checks whether UAC is enabled
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Modifies system certificate store
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3412
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Reader_sl.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Reader_sl.exe"
        3⤵
          PID:4192
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1592 -s 1840
        2⤵
        • Program crash
        PID:4704
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 408 -p 1592 -ip 1592
      1⤵
        PID:3192

      Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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            Downloads

            RCX6741.tmp

            • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\RCX6741.tmp
            • Size 812KB
            • SHA256 b115da27efba2a3dd2b7a91d1b15ebb845d49165dd3f2957aa9fe5e1c1eabbe3
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            ArmReport.ini

            • Path C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\ArmReport.ini
            • Size 782B
            • SHA256 8395f93b0e0240f5c79ce70bc2257f9cb0d92227b15f7724ba65b1c5c0b19625
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            RdrManifest2.msi

            • Path C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\{291AA914-A987-4CE9-BD63-AC0A92D435E5}\RdrManifest2.msi
            • Size 18KB
            • SHA256 0abcb8b7c0bda3128316b3e4f4a5857e9c8194105043a0c0e9801a1a96105d01
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            2026-08-09_92e7e1389a7932aeb360eb49e554cd27_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe.exe

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-09_92e7e1389a7932aeb360eb49e554cd27_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe.exe
            • Size 1.1MB
            • SHA256 5049336556fa92b84a14707e09a4a4bc69ce4af46a8130ec266371431eeaab3f
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            ArmUI.ini

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ArmUI.ini
            • Size 251KB
            • SHA256 b4d4dcd9594d372d7c0c975d80ef5802c88502895ed4b8a26ca62e225f2f18b0
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            TmpD3F5.tmp

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TmpD3F5.tmp
            • Size 3KB
            • SHA256 ff9b4cf04e3202f150f19c1711767361343935da7841c98b876c42fd2cabce9b
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            TmpF588.tmp

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TmpF588.tmp
            • Size 3KB
            • SHA256 19fe53c801ad7edc635f61e9e28d07da31780c2480e6f37ecfc63fffe1b250fe
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            TmpF5A9.tmp

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TmpF5A9.tmp
            • Size 3KB
            • SHA256 dcc9d2695125406282ba990fec39403c44b12964acf51b5e0dc7f2080d714398
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            memory/1592-0-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004ED000-memory.dmp

            memory/1592-110-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004ED000-memory.dmp