Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    141s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    13/08/2026, 01:57

General

  • Target
    2026-08-12_06907a592d436d237cf7cfdb6e3e5862_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
  • Size 380KB
  • Sample260813-cdarbszbre
  • SHA256 6edfcc1c4d09708d346dfba95c82d867ff04b073863120284c2a56c955324ee8
  • 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:1708
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-12_06907a592d436d237cf7cfdb6e3e5862_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-12_06907a592d436d237cf7cfdb6e3e5862_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe"
        2⤵
        • Drops file in Program Files directory
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2060
    • C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\yfyouyb.exe
      "C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\yfyouyb.exe" -vvzltsn
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:256
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 256 -s 528
        2⤵
        • Program crash
        PID:2112
    • C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\yfyouyb.exe
      C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\yfyouyb.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3712
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 440 -p 256 -ip 256
      1⤵
        PID:6120
      • C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\yfyouyb.exe
        "C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\yfyouyb.exe" -vvzltsn
        1⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3340
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 3340 -s 440
          2⤵
          • Program crash
          PID:5496
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 448 -p 3340 -ip 3340
        1⤵
          PID:2944

        Network

              MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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              Downloads

              yfyouyb.exe

              • Path C:\ProgramData\Mozilla\yfyouyb.exe
              • Size 380KB
              • SHA256 4f05674ec94fc5f17b0abb87f40f22050aef2c2e4b6f31ca5ea0ed0bbe2d32ea
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              yfyouyb.exe

              • Path C:\ProgramData\Mozilla\yfyouyb.exe
              • Size 380KB
              • SHA256 a1e05180c14776359bdef3a0b2bd1f955ca6bd21bcf54dda4caeb65fd56354df
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              memory/1708-4-0x0000000004260000-0x000000000427C000-memory.dmp

              memory/3712-6-0x00000000004E0000-0x000000000053F000-memory.dmp