Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    137s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    12/08/2026, 22:10

General

  • Target
    2026-08-12_999d8cde75fc1e16f0be89967c606547_amadey_darkgate_elex_karagany_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc.exe
  • Size 107KB
  • Sample260812-13mn7afa96
  • SHA256 19b538cbb2b3bee31c328a6740c5417057cf826b3b0891f1f58cd0ac49bcc327
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 2 IoCs
  • Program crash 2 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Windows\explorer.exe
    explorer.exe /LOADSAVEDWINDOWS
    1⤵
      PID:3540
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-12_999d8cde75fc1e16f0be89967c606547_amadey_darkgate_elex_karagany_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-12_999d8cde75fc1e16f0be89967c606547_amadey_darkgate_elex_karagany_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc.exe"
        2⤵
        • Drops file in Program Files directory
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:5344
    • C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\mqagayh.exe
      "C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\mqagayh.exe" -romcaej
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1196
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1196 -s 468
        2⤵
        • Program crash
        PID:1000
    • C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\mqagayh.exe
      C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\mqagayh.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:4552
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 444 -p 1196 -ip 1196
      1⤵
        PID:6124
      • C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\mqagayh.exe
        "C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\mqagayh.exe" -romcaej
        1⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3176
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 3176 -s 500
          2⤵
          • Program crash
          PID:5328
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 576 -p 3176 -ip 3176
        1⤵
          PID:4148

        Network

              MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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              Downloads

              mqagayh.exe

              • Path C:\ProgramData\Mozilla\mqagayh.exe
              • Size 107KB
              • SHA256 1e162bded964549fa23995d277463d0d5bf09d18c3993ec3aca39df022165ea7
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              mqagayh.exe

              • Path C:\ProgramData\Mozilla\mqagayh.exe
              • Size 107KB
              • SHA256 a83add4928a54cf214d426b4949c50df20c780e441d5e7b4cd574de7bee26ecc
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              memory/1196-4-0x00000000002E0000-0x0000000000340000-memory.dmp

              memory/1196-9-0x00000000002E0000-0x0000000000340000-memory.dmp

              memory/3176-14-0x0000000000E10000-0x0000000000E70000-memory.dmp

              memory/3176-16-0x0000000000E10000-0x0000000000E70000-memory.dmp

              memory/3540-8-0x00000000012A0000-0x00000000012BC000-memory.dmp

              memory/4552-7-0x00000000002E0000-0x0000000000340000-memory.dmp

              memory/4552-12-0x00000000002E0000-0x0000000000340000-memory.dmp

              memory/5344-0-0x00000000005E0000-0x0000000000640000-memory.dmp

              memory/5344-2-0x00000000005E0000-0x0000000000640000-memory.dmp