Overview

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Static

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2026-08-15...op.exe

windows10-2004-x64

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2026-08-15...op.exe

windows11-ltsc_2024-x64

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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
    15/08/2026, 03:11

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General

  • Target
    2026-08-15_dcd5dfb75ffd7df38f738457fb10bd0d_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
  • Size 1.9MB
  • Sample260815-dplteaxfqb
  • SHA256 0b28853815d2fc22099ba19faa6f6d19315cbe64e996fdfd5dbe48039dc653a6
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10
defense_evasiondiscoveryspywarestealertrojan

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs

    Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

    spywarestealer
  • Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
    defense_evasiontrojan
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • 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
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-15_dcd5dfb75ffd7df38f738457fb10bd0d_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-15_dcd5dfb75ffd7df38f738457fb10bd0d_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3656
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-15_dcd5dfb75ffd7df38f738457fb10bd0d_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp/2026-08-15_dcd5dfb75ffd7df38f738457fb10bd0d_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Checks whether UAC is enabled
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3028
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Reader_sl.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Reader_sl.exe"
        3⤵
          PID:3896
    • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup
      1⤵
        PID:6020

      Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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            Downloads

            AdobeARM.exe
            • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe
            • Size 1.9MB
            • SHA256 29e1fd4efbeeee773e161563cbf1b2d4fe1fecd5a3bf492848414f0f817c86f4
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            pwahelper.exe
            • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\pwahelper.exe
            • Size 1.9MB
            • SHA256 90f2b21a49a09b5e2370c53eb7f57c788ceeb95553820a750cd95fdfedd3e7b0
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            cookie_exporter.exe
            • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\cookie_exporter.exe
            • Size 886KB
            • SHA256 76b5dc00fff9ed8d4afd5cc73fb7fdd647ef759738155a46f97eb483f0ec7e22
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            msedge_proxy.exe
            • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\msedge_proxy.exe
            • Size 2.2MB
            • SHA256 d61871a18c0d00386922c916c1ac87363402b7e4a49a2afb618c536d7a8e343b
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            MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe
            • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe
            • Size 973KB
            • SHA256 b52e76a4336ec7b1945156fd692ae1c14af477e9deffe1d48cc995dd14720a8e
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            MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe.ico
            • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe.ico
            • Size 3KB
            • SHA256 2e039a7ce5af3783a3d522d27112bfe7a1dac319ed5061de3bef89790d5ad63e
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            setup.exe.ico
            • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\Installer\setup.exe.ico
            • Size 3KB
            • SHA256 3d275500cf3ebda5e878d81dcbbaa53528397ccbe631aae8fae60de1ffefccf7
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            elevated_tracing_service.exe
            • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\elevated_tracing_service.exe
            • Size 4.5MB
            • SHA256 7924ef62990df167fd5c05756589737a534617080450641a350b7cfbd982cbf9
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            msedge.exe
            • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\msedge.exe
            • Size 4.7MB
            • SHA256 db5c3a3f2fe3e84cd4a591259512463193fcb897f01ffb6b5037cb5db2efc824
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            msedge_pwa_launcher.exe.ico
            • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\msedge_pwa_launcher.exe.ico
            • Size 3KB
            • SHA256 4785d266a2c476e0948100ea80f927d16389f7718b540daf0488457ba01958b0
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            Uninstall.exe.ico
            • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\Uninstall.exe.ico
            • Size 3KB
            • SHA256 44ae793c391e8578709e181e83cb820caaa10c08844440885d969a6c839b8a2b
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            MpCmdRun.exe.ico
            • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Defender\MpCmdRun.exe.ico
            • Size 3KB
            • SHA256 02221d573edefa486ba8fe5aee3c8a10c8c7e3188914c0f22df06bb1338db790
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            OfficeClickToRun.exe.ico
            • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\OfficeClickToRun.exe.ico
            • Size 3KB
            • SHA256 19306f3f899e8bae15a744924f1ebf2ce88624f5dd297e3993645fe8453adaa9
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            appvcleaner.exe.ico
            • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\appvcleaner.exe.ico
            • Size 3KB
            • SHA256 463b6e99198762de39ea3c9156504527673355f452c17063d0fcc34caa3cfded
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            iexplore.exe.ico
            • Path C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe.ico
            • Size 3KB
            • SHA256 dd8074940b2a1e8d0ad513e7c6e2a0d0b11a857893f11dc77387800ca272e970
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            javaws.exe.ico
            • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javaws.exe.ico
            • Size 3KB
            • SHA256 6c3d33a5119708abbf19b802f0908183037cd57a6394e45b7b234a76ef4b46c5
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            XLICONS.EXE.ico
            • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\XLICONS.EXE.ico
            • Size 3KB
            • SHA256 6454633b8c6a69aad48c3fc556c5e81cb5362db0c449b3f543bddfa41eba8d6b
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            joticon.exe
            • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\joticon.exe
            • Size 1.4MB
            • SHA256 6eb793e9f11fb3f775fd9994546783c284d3b13209feab7ec6b6ed0c854d3a38
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            misc.exe.ico
            • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe.ico
            • Size 3KB
            • SHA256 df2cca9b322f9432b3f3aa7b91a12dd5f22fd50e589e3107e066d99bdb071176
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            ohub32.exe.ico
            • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\ohub32.exe.ico
            • Size 3KB
            • SHA256 063c8f44d23e1ebbe390ea320eee672c449f47333120b7abbd4a78094c613113
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            pptico.exe.ico
            • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\pptico.exe.ico
            • Size 3KB
            • SHA256 3b07d1aaa1c9c27082d7811d694aae3d422d5d965a91b2d4b8ecda3a79f760a2
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            sscicons.exe.ico
            • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\sscicons.exe.ico
            • Size 3KB
            • SHA256 b2a350ffac5074add67fe974467351777915de5a319be7879ba15d1f6915a092
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            wordicon.exe.ico
            • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\wordicon.exe.ico
            • Size 3KB
            • SHA256 5bd706a18e0cf54197df7f1d5239f3e058652bfde372afcab230ee9b95ba14a5
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            RCXB22F.tmp
            • Path C:\Program Files\RCXB22F.tmp
            • Size 768KB
            • SHA256 3ec3cb96445b3fd7d275f499207644a24d889268268a7e0325a1fa1b269b5a3d
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            vlc.exe.ico
            • Path C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe.ico
            • Size 3KB
            • SHA256 3b17b29b6c4e39fc36571f8e0795eae6559637529602ae7a37d5f8f6254d0500
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            OfflineScannerShell.exe.ico
            • Path C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\Offline\OfflineScannerShell.exe.ico
            • Size 3KB
            • SHA256 9e3f1f8e5166514df44b02a1e0bf7474708dafba161e263cff087af62ba89ae5
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            wmplayer.exe.ico
            • Path C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe.ico
            • Size 3KB
            • SHA256 a32208cf5c16d7223999e6ecf1c185bc88d519483ff56ad5ca5f2cc00e677307
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            ArmReport.ini
            • Path C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\ArmReport.ini
            • Size 782B
            • SHA256 8395f93b0e0240f5c79ce70bc2257f9cb0d92227b15f7724ba65b1c5c0b19625
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            AdobeARMHelper.exe
            • Path C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\16639\AdobeARMHelper.exe
            • Size 1.2MB
            • SHA256 2e49aa3f2e069d5e1bdfef0823fc7dcbac1e7ebc839ba2d89d0fda5fd5e1691f
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            AdobeARMHelper.exe.ico
            • Path C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\16639\AdobeARMHelper.exe.ico
            • Size 3KB
            • SHA256 2f33dacaebb8bdf6d2d88550cce349c09b51dfeb4f499796f32bd30e14aab86c
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            RdrManifest2.msi
            • Path C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\{291AA914-A987-4CE9-BD63-AC0A92D435E5}\RdrManifest2.msi
            • Size 18KB
            • SHA256 0abcb8b7c0bda3128316b3e4f4a5857e9c8194105043a0c0e9801a1a96105d01
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            VC_redist.x86.exe
            • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{4d8dcf8c-a72a-43e1-9833-c12724db736e}\VC_redist.x86.exe
            • Size 1.4MB
            • SHA256 e84cce2cb21bb3238233dbfe50bf40b41aee6b4a2b0e1646f98669cdc531ed99
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            VC_redist.x86.exe.ico
            • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{4d8dcf8c-a72a-43e1-9833-c12724db736e}\VC_redist.x86.exe.ico
            • Size 3KB
            • SHA256 6ed1664d7718a68084ea1a4abb1d9621a6ae8da8e19db35cfca13aaa4c05eb33
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            vcredist_x86.exe
            • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{61087a79-ac85-455c-934d-1fa22cc64f36}\vcredist_x86.exe
            • Size 1.2MB
            • SHA256 955f79a8a5b5adadafbcd6381dd36813372daeb075c3a1916facc6fe5c7ef612
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            OneDriveSetup.exe.ico
            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\18.151.0729.0013\OneDriveSetup.exe.ico
            • Size 3KB
            • SHA256 3a2d7fd9799178af58fbd08a2fffc56398cbf289c7ddd5c5f0fb2e241395261e
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            2026-08-15_dcd5dfb75ffd7df38f738457fb10bd0d_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe.exe
            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-15_dcd5dfb75ffd7df38f738457fb10bd0d_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe.exe
            • Size 1.1MB
            • SHA256 51dc4cfd5810603798ff487053daece57d857246e53e814bb5480b13c4e5a9e0
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            ArmUI.ini
            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ArmUI.ini
            • Size 251KB
            • SHA256 b4d4dcd9594d372d7c0c975d80ef5802c88502895ed4b8a26ca62e225f2f18b0
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            Tmp1495.tmp
            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Tmp1495.tmp
            • Size 3KB
            • SHA256 19fe53c801ad7edc635f61e9e28d07da31780c2480e6f37ecfc63fffe1b250fe
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            Tmp14B5.tmp
            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Tmp14B5.tmp
            • Size 3KB
            • SHA256 dcc9d2695125406282ba990fec39403c44b12964acf51b5e0dc7f2080d714398
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            TmpE99B.tmp
            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TmpE99B.tmp
            • Size 3KB
            • SHA256 ff9b4cf04e3202f150f19c1711767361343935da7841c98b876c42fd2cabce9b
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            memory/3656-994-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004E2000-memory.dmp
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            memory/3656-0-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004E2000-memory.dmp
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