Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
144s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260513-en - resource tags
- submitted
15/08/2026, 14:00
General
- Target 2026-08-15_fe1f15063dc4fc36728d4832eafb4d79_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
- Size 1.1MB
- Sample260815-ra3p9sysfv
- SHA256 9774699700082ec5295bd1726044d0758e0b00bbe7b49cecdc52836259323d31
Score
7/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
- Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
- Drops file in Program Files directory 2 IoCs
- Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- 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.
- Modifies system certificate store 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-15_fe1f15063dc4fc36728d4832eafb4d79_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-15_fe1f15063dc4fc36728d4832eafb4d79_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe"1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Checks whether UAC is enabled
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies system certificate store
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Reader_sl.exe"C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Reader_sl.exe"2⤵
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
ArmReport.ini
RdrManifest2.msi
ArmUI.ini
TmpBCFD.tmp
TmpD45F.tmp
TmpD470.tmp