Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
152s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260513-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows - submitted
13/08/2026, 15:36
Static task
static1
1 signatures
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-13_0ef74a68edea222e4664ea9c09b3e201_darkgate_elex_floxif_mafia_smoke-loader.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
13 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-08-13_0ef74a68edea222e4664ea9c09b3e201_darkgate_elex_floxif_mafia_smoke-loader.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
13 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-08-13_0ef74a68edea222e4664ea9c09b3e201_darkgate_elex_floxif_mafia_smoke-loader.exe
- Size 2.2MB
- Sample260813-s1612stbme
- SHA256 5544a977fb83cff4f82002f791c9cc30fdee5bfeb009991787dff439dfb0d112
- MD5 0ef74a68edea222e4664ea9c09b3e201
- SHA1 f5401d0a4eb676ea69c10639256eea9f98b549c8
- SHA512 7cdc76b4b27fd2990d24f4fc6f15296af8a4dfa2c7a40c62a5408cd45b2bef4ecdea8e5b017dab7562d382fc7a5cbdef447a26ac21b339c031a113b4f26a6322
- SSDEEP 49152:Kc6tJFd5lBtMp9B1ZP7gg50r0n5/znbX7PJDz3pVO6pBfLP8rIdhOMRL5wyOKSex:6tJFd5lBtMp9B1ZP7gg50r0n5/znbX7L
- TLSH T1E1B5AE313AA080BAD5333730995DA378B6E9F9304A75424776DC1E3C6F78992991CB2F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects Floxif payload 1 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral1/files/0x000a000000024429-1.dat floxif - UPX dump on OEP (original entry point) 3 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral1/memory/2172-4-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010030000-memory.dmp UPX behavioral1/files/0x000a000000024429-1.dat UPX behavioral1/memory/2172-15-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010030000-memory.dmp UPX - Event Triggered Execution: AppInit DLLs 1 TTPs
Adversaries may establish persistence and/or elevate privileges by executing malicious content triggered by AppInit DLLs loaded into processes.
- ACProtect 1.3x - 1.4x DLL software 1 IoCs
Detects file using ACProtect software.
resource yara_rule behavioral1/files/0x000a000000024429-1.dat acprotect - Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs
pid Process 2172 2026-08-13_0ef74a68edea222e4664ea9c09b3e201_darkgate_elex_floxif_mafia_smoke-loader.exe - Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 1 IoCs
Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.
description ioc Process File opened (read-only) \??\e: 2026-08-13_0ef74a68edea222e4664ea9c09b3e201_darkgate_elex_floxif_mafia_smoke-loader.exe -
resource yara_rule behavioral1/memory/2172-4-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010030000-memory.dmp upx behavioral1/files/0x000a000000024429-1.dat upx behavioral1/memory/2172-15-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010030000-memory.dmp upx - Drops file in Program Files directory 2 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\symsrv.dll 2026-08-13_0ef74a68edea222e4664ea9c09b3e201_darkgate_elex_floxif_mafia_smoke-loader.exe File created \??\c:\program files\common files\system\symsrv.dll.000 2026-08-13_0ef74a68edea222e4664ea9c09b3e201_darkgate_elex_floxif_mafia_smoke-loader.exe - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 1 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 2026-08-13_0ef74a68edea222e4664ea9c09b3e201_darkgate_elex_floxif_mafia_smoke-loader.exe - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
pid Process 2172 2026-08-13_0ef74a68edea222e4664ea9c09b3e201_darkgate_elex_floxif_mafia_smoke-loader.exe 2172 2026-08-13_0ef74a68edea222e4664ea9c09b3e201_darkgate_elex_floxif_mafia_smoke-loader.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2172 2026-08-13_0ef74a68edea222e4664ea9c09b3e201_darkgate_elex_floxif_mafia_smoke-loader.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 2172 2026-08-13_0ef74a68edea222e4664ea9c09b3e201_darkgate_elex_floxif_mafia_smoke-loader.exe 2172 2026-08-13_0ef74a68edea222e4664ea9c09b3e201_darkgate_elex_floxif_mafia_smoke-loader.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-13_0ef74a68edea222e4664ea9c09b3e201_darkgate_elex_floxif_mafia_smoke-loader.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-13_0ef74a68edea222e4664ea9c09b3e201_darkgate_elex_floxif_mafia_smoke-loader.exe"1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- Enumerates connected drives
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:2172
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\symsrv.dll
- Size 67KB
- SHA256 de055a89de246e629a8694bde18af2b1605e4b9b493c7e4aef669dd67acf5085
- MD5 7574cf2c64f35161ab1292e2f532aabf
- SHA1 14ba3fa927a06224dfe587014299e834def4644f
- SHA512 4db19f2d8d5bc1c7bbb812d3fa9c43b80fa22140b346d2760f090b73aed8a5177edb4bddc647a6ebd5a2db8565be5a1a36a602b0d759e38540d9a584ba5896ab
- SSDEEP 1536:YjV8y93KQpFQmPLRk7G50zy/riF12jvRyo0hQk7ZL:c8y93KQjy7G55riF1cMo03V
- TLSH T17863F1372AB5807DDD210D37949F835AB771E5A76C20643FC25907D988B8DD0E3239AE
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH