97765220727fde5b3d74ee2cb07e501618f68dd2e430f092315fda917fd94815

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
133s
platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
submitted
17/08/2026, 01:03

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General

Target
2026-08-16_06a304a0ebb96e677d5d41fad64b524e_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
Size 380KB
Sample260817-bemxls1vay
SHA256 97765220727fde5b3d74ee2cb07e501618f68dd2e430f092315fda917fd94815
MD5 06a304a0ebb96e677d5d41fad64b524e
SHA1 ea738ba714b049cb702a45ea6e93f48a2a01a87b
SHA512 5f9049c1999035561c22edd560f6ed7c7cd34f7a38d06724254de1f6324212a253cf1930740169edf1f96668c4ffc4eb2ee2eeb5ce933fd8c6191be0f682c898
SSDEEP 3072:ixaepXyBfk9D9+BC3K5eqU+BC3K5eqYroJ4:iX9yBfYK70K7N4
TLSH
T196848E00F3C0DD76E16C2535C4A346A20B79FD1697A165AB17982FAFDCB02A05A76F0B
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

7^/10

discovery

Malware Config

Signatures

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

pid	Process
2200	ggnrhdc.exe
1844	ggnrhdc.exe
1448	ggnrhdc.exe

Drops file in Program Files directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\ggnrhdc.exe	ggnrhdc.exe
File created	C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\ggnrhdc.exe	2026-08-16_06a304a0ebb96e677d5d41fad64b524e_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe

Program crash 2 IoCs

pid	pid_target	Process	procid_target
3808	2200	WerFault.exe	89
4792	1448	WerFault.exe	95

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.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	2026-08-16_06a304a0ebb96e677d5d41fad64b524e_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	ggnrhdc.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	ggnrhdc.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	ggnrhdc.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs

pid	Process
2200	ggnrhdc.exe
2200	ggnrhdc.exe
1448	ggnrhdc.exe
1448	ggnrhdc.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2200	ggnrhdc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1448	ggnrhdc.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 2200 wrote to memory of 2136	2200	ggnrhdc.exe	80
PID 1448 wrote to memory of 2136	1448	ggnrhdc.exe	80

C:\Windows\explorer.exe
explorer.exe /LOADSAVEDWINDOWS
1⤵
PID:2136
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-16_06a304a0ebb96e677d5d41fad64b524e_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-16_06a304a0ebb96e677d5d41fad64b524e_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe"
  2⤵
  - Drops file in Program Files directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:4344

C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\ggnrhdc.exe
"C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\ggnrhdc.exe" -iqdjgfd
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2200
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 2200 -s 528
  2⤵
  - Program crash
  PID:3808

C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\ggnrhdc.exe
C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\ggnrhdc.exe
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:1844

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 436 -p 2200 -ip 2200
1⤵
PID:4912

C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\ggnrhdc.exe
"C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\ggnrhdc.exe" -iqdjgfd
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1448
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1448 -s 508
  2⤵
  - Program crash
  PID:4792

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 508 -p 1448 -ip 1448
1⤵
PID:5104

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

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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ggnrhdc.exe

Path C:\ProgramData\Mozilla\ggnrhdc.exe
Size 380KB
SHA256 b1cc691622d18f6b9b67382c168867acec25c01af2f3695197a4a4175cb50987
MD5 5f2ede95fdafd00bc52ff76262f011d8
SHA1 0e0732303d7f63d9573c3456271f34a98ba6dc04
SHA512 6308453cda84f3b4d33b4e4fc1b78270e46955d302c6c254706c5990beca279a117f50e51889082dfb5f0ac2e700b35e11abe3068fb9864364202fbc8ba4c37f
SSDEEP 3072:ixaepXyBfk9D9+BC3K5eqU+BC3K5eqYroJS:iX9yBfYK70K7NS
TLSH
T1FB848E00F3C0DD76E16C2535C4A346720B79FD1697A165AB17982FAFDCB02A05A76F0B
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ggnrhdc.exe

Path C:\ProgramData\Mozilla\ggnrhdc.exe
Size 380KB
SHA256 4a46114f22d7fb2f49406a7728dabebaa10c28d51e704f6b6d392527add9f2df
MD5 077422d6cdef89d73cad816d5db68d55
SHA1 7ae2215cbff20df71978a97947eb037b7c546908
SHA512 ffe38b73dcdde666cbf7ec03fa0ea05a242cbcb6201b36d8d3352151b7ecfe7d7e451bdd154cebcbd4806d3d211797eaa4be206cfbe15056c8604e07aca5aeb8
SSDEEP 3072:ixaepXyBfk9D9+BC3K5eqU+BC3K5eqYroJP:iX9yBfYK70K7NP
TLSH
T156848E00F3C0DD76E16C2535C4A346720B79FD1697A165AB17982FAFDCB02A05A76F0B
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memory/1844-6-0x0000000000640000-0x000000000069F000-memory.dmp

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memory/2136-4-0x00000000031C0000-0x00000000031DC000-memory.dmp

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