8cdfea454775b146cc273f7f09bbe2bac853a397a52ef2aaf7bd80cd93a23bfa

Analysis

max time kernel
148s
max time network
149s
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, 09:47

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Target
2026-08-12_bf3ec55ceee325c5fedc9c90aa610358_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
Size 88KB
Sample260812-lsf2bs1vat
SHA256 8cdfea454775b146cc273f7f09bbe2bac853a397a52ef2aaf7bd80cd93a23bfa
MD5 bf3ec55ceee325c5fedc9c90aa610358
SHA1 9a5093dec07c06cd1b1dc0bca18403a6260e9034
SHA512 b04c536dd851afce014c9303ade05fb48b5e3fc8a0ef2d0d04eb874c69a4881192ceb7f441889b547962ceaa69355ce4807c4a31b69ad5964adcca53f1c4ed04
SSDEEP 1536:dToccCCSUacxmuhUOl210vjjODk0iRu5SMwXRTWxkwTl8YTiw4:wCCSUacxmurlg0v4iRZCpS
TLSH
T1BA93282163E800B2E2765F3CC1B2A6D1062A7D527EF1F54F6D8431D94F736C0AAB1B26
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

7^/10

discovery

Malware Config

Signatures

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
840	guzakbet.exe

Looks up external IP address via web service 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

discovery

Internet Connection Discovery

T1016.001

flow	ioc
1	checkip.dyndns.org

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.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	2026-08-12_bf3ec55ceee325c5fedc9c90aa610358_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	guzakbet.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 3412 wrote to memory of 840	3412	2026-08-12_bf3ec55ceee325c5fedc9c90aa610358_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe	88

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-12_bf3ec55ceee325c5fedc9c90aa610358_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-12_bf3ec55ceee325c5fedc9c90aa610358_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3412
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\guzakbet.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\guzakbet.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:840

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

System Network Configuration Discovery

T1016

Internet Connection Discovery

T1016.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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guzakbet.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\guzakbet.exe
Size 88KB
SHA256 72edf0e0f684e43c1e6a51308ce869d48c75058dcbac61ed6f6666fb203ba886
MD5 407acf2b904256ac75f98bde04577e4f
SHA1 fd069a06c11841228ef003e0ed3338714a08f210
SHA512 473dd1cd46d968a4fe2db80a520553b9e533d456946d1c4066a7fd0b1b48645723da1bf711cd2469f035f5461e9cd789168beb7c9d0e82b81007142ccc3bf4b0
SSDEEP 1536:dToccCCSUacxmuhUOl210vjjODk0iRu5SMwXRTWxkwTl8YTiwG:wCCSUacxmurlg0v4iRZCp0
TLSH
T1F293282163E800B2E2765F3CC1B2A6D1062A7D527EF1F54F6D8471D94F736C0AAB1B26
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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