Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    144s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    10/08/2026, 17:06

General

  • Target
    2026-08-10_d4f59e2df7465131efc91285facd16ca_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
  • Size 935KB
  • Sample260810-vmpkystdmg
  • SHA256 3b17713c33923e8a95d67a1bae59db81b1bb406b88902d2148b2dc3c6694c3f1
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • ACProtect 1.3x - 1.4x DLL software 1 IoCs

    Detects file using ACProtect software.

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 17 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.

  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-10_d4f59e2df7465131efc91285facd16ca_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-10_d4f59e2df7465131efc91285facd16ca_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe"
    1⤵
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2120
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-10_d4f59e2df7465131efc91285facd16ca_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.~01
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-10_d4f59e2df7465131efc91285facd16ca_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.~01
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:5012

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        2026-08-10_d4f59e2df7465131efc91285facd16ca_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.~01

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-10_d4f59e2df7465131efc91285facd16ca_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.~01
        • Size 905KB
        • SHA256 98d9926152fda45705f5e208d7236e467caeef83d756a14b4104ebf804644b29
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ArmUI.ini

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ArmUI.ini
        • Size 166KB
        • SHA256 aa7589969f7ab2d949ca218f543877be72787f62a9de11b840854845a7d93c39
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        SYSLIB32.DLL

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\SYSLIB32.DLL
        • Size 2KB
        • SHA256 86c37d531bdec92247c60d88a836074249f45a0f3b124f0ac03df8214779d701
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        memory/2120-103-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000437BE6-memory.dmp

        memory/2120-110-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000437BE6-memory.dmp

        memory/2120-73-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000437BE6-memory.dmp

        memory/2120-74-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000437BE6-memory.dmp

        memory/2120-82-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000437BE6-memory.dmp

        memory/2120-87-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000437BE6-memory.dmp

        memory/2120-95-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000437BE6-memory.dmp

        memory/2120-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000437BE6-memory.dmp

        memory/2120-108-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000437BE6-memory.dmp

        memory/2120-11-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010008000-memory.dmp

        memory/2120-112-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000437BE6-memory.dmp

        memory/2120-114-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000437BE6-memory.dmp

        memory/2120-119-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000437BE6-memory.dmp

        memory/2120-124-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000437BE6-memory.dmp

        memory/2120-129-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000437BE6-memory.dmp

        memory/2120-131-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000437BE6-memory.dmp

        memory/2120-133-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000437BE6-memory.dmp