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
Static task
static1
1 signatures
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-12_999d8cde75fc1e16f0be89967c606547_amadey_darkgate_elex_karagany_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
7 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-08-12_999d8cde75fc1e16f0be89967c606547_amadey_darkgate_elex_karagany_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
7 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-08-12_999d8cde75fc1e16f0be89967c606547_amadey_darkgate_elex_karagany_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc.exe
- Size 107KB
- Sample260812-13mn7afa96
- SHA256 19b538cbb2b3bee31c328a6740c5417057cf826b3b0891f1f58cd0ac49bcc327
- MD5 999d8cde75fc1e16f0be89967c606547
- SHA1 9520afb26ebad85538ebfc5c48d9be7b9b7a5731
- SHA512 89e2f1aca0296a7325e1a8432d143eddfd93f81506f714f900330dbb58af3fd0444589163dd3d01dc04179706be8a02a05e25b216dc3ca463ba78d636424419d
- SSDEEP 3072:l+Oa8AFGTsZI5e+Mp+BC3K5eqU+BC3K5eqYror:gIAFGWIaDK70K7P
- TLSH T10AB38D41B3D0DD66E05C253184A746B20BB5EC1597B135AB27883BAFED702A05A7AF0B
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
pid Process 1196 mqagayh.exe 4552 mqagayh.exe 3176 mqagayh.exe - Drops file in Program Files directory 2 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\mqagayh.exe 2026-08-12_999d8cde75fc1e16f0be89967c606547_amadey_darkgate_elex_karagany_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc.exe File created C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\mqagayh.exe mqagayh.exe - Program crash 2 IoCs
pid pid_target Process procid_target 1000 1196 WerFault.exe 89 5328 3176 WerFault.exe 95 - 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.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language mqagayh.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language mqagayh.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-08-12_999d8cde75fc1e16f0be89967c606547_amadey_darkgate_elex_karagany_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language mqagayh.exe - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs
pid Process 1196 mqagayh.exe 1196 mqagayh.exe 3176 mqagayh.exe 3176 mqagayh.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 1196 mqagayh.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 3176 mqagayh.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 1196 wrote to memory of 3540 1196 mqagayh.exe 80 PID 3176 wrote to memory of 3540 3176 mqagayh.exe 80
Processes
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C:\Windows\explorer.exeexplorer.exe /LOADSAVEDWINDOWS1⤵PID:3540
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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
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C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\mqagayh.exe"C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\mqagayh.exe" -romcaej1⤵
- 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.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1196 -s 4682⤵
- Program crash
PID:1000
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C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\mqagayh.exeC:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\mqagayh.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:4552
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 444 -p 1196 -ip 11961⤵PID:6124
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C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\mqagayh.exe"C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\mqagayh.exe" -romcaej1⤵
- 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.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 3176 -s 5002⤵
- Program crash
PID:5328
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 576 -p 3176 -ip 31761⤵PID:4148
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\ProgramData\Mozilla\mqagayh.exe
- Size 107KB
- SHA256 1e162bded964549fa23995d277463d0d5bf09d18c3993ec3aca39df022165ea7
- MD5 4f5ec465f927a27bd757f79c41256b5b
- SHA1 3972847d920cb58c26fc5e587d6262e15209c320
- SHA512 ba148d50506559a0c6bce5db3539f7b9a5feda36338573df848ddae3e488a20be9cf5e09e324fc49f863f0509b70a96546de00254a69fad6a9f0e5902c527a20
- SSDEEP 3072:l+Oa8AFGTsZI5e+Mp+BC3K5eqU+BC3K5eqYrog:gIAFGWIaDK70K70
- TLSH T1B0B38D41B3D0DD66F05C253184A746B30BB5EC1597B135AB27883BAFED702A05A7AF0B
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\ProgramData\Mozilla\mqagayh.exe
- Size 107KB
- SHA256 a83add4928a54cf214d426b4949c50df20c780e441d5e7b4cd574de7bee26ecc
- MD5 a4f3186eb11b9b07d41a5f9c47c6545e
- SHA1 320ac52748c95b66f8b621e7a8264a98701fe524
- SHA512 02825b98b923ff5ca510d79cc7c03636f7715737417e4fce632ae64b15bed09ed0979a13fb3b895ede2b84cb87c077ae620488af6c4945284b9eb561dde723bb
- SSDEEP 3072:l+Oa8AFGTsZI5e+Mp+BC3K5eqU+BC3K5eqYroy:gIAFGWIaDK70K7u
- TLSH T127B38D41B3D0DD66F05C253184A746B30BB5EC1597B135AB27883BAFED702A05A7AF0B
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH