Analysis
- max time kernel
150s - max time network
117s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
18/08/2026, 17:22
Static task
static1
1 signatures
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-18_90e3d2875f567b70f958cf4ff6251f75_darkgate_elex_floxif_smoke-loader.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
13 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-08-18_90e3d2875f567b70f958cf4ff6251f75_darkgate_elex_floxif_smoke-loader.exe
- Size 2.0MB
- Sample260818-vxmt4sem9t
- SHA256 989c67dac50a41e1754db0633b6bdf875e03cb18c7ed1badb0e8efc35933437b
- MD5 90e3d2875f567b70f958cf4ff6251f75
- SHA1 b2ea867e5b1b1d6908cbf34407f4b550fec4dcc9
- SHA512 d4966e3e7bfee41ab49b9e12851ee90c8fd56a5710013f09bdd8d8fb989f635c381415663e98cc4e438bd2411661cfc6fd07a553748732483855cc74f073e398
- SSDEEP 49152:jio6pWgAGG+ZDYolW9Y3OqkWXNc3lfF9LLPOwtBZ8rIy1cgD5jHmRS:jApWgGOTW9Y3OqkWXNc3lfFrtH8rIy1b
- TLSH T162A59F323690D0BBC1733631A54EA3B9B2A9AD704D75428B13953F3D6E70493992C7AF
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects Floxif payload 1 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x00160000000115f1-1.dat floxif - UPX dump on OEP (original entry point) 3 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/3008-3-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010030000-memory.dmp UPX behavioral2/files/0x00160000000115f1-1.dat UPX behavioral2/memory/3008-15-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010030000-memory.dmp UPX - ACProtect 1.3x - 1.4x DLL software 1 IoCs
Detects file using ACProtect software.
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x00160000000115f1-1.dat acprotect - Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs
pid Process 3008 2026-08-18_90e3d2875f567b70f958cf4ff6251f75_darkgate_elex_floxif_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) \??\d: 2026-08-18_90e3d2875f567b70f958cf4ff6251f75_darkgate_elex_floxif_smoke-loader.exe -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/3008-3-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010030000-memory.dmp upx behavioral2/files/0x00160000000115f1-1.dat upx behavioral2/memory/3008-15-0x0000000010000000-0x0000000010030000-memory.dmp upx - Drops file in Program Files directory 2 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\System\symsrv.dll 2026-08-18_90e3d2875f567b70f958cf4ff6251f75_darkgate_elex_floxif_smoke-loader.exe File created \??\c:\program files\common files\system\symsrv.dll.000 2026-08-18_90e3d2875f567b70f958cf4ff6251f75_darkgate_elex_floxif_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 2026-08-18_90e3d2875f567b70f958cf4ff6251f75_darkgate_elex_floxif_smoke-loader.exe - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
pid Process 3008 2026-08-18_90e3d2875f567b70f958cf4ff6251f75_darkgate_elex_floxif_smoke-loader.exe 3008 2026-08-18_90e3d2875f567b70f958cf4ff6251f75_darkgate_elex_floxif_smoke-loader.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 3008 2026-08-18_90e3d2875f567b70f958cf4ff6251f75_darkgate_elex_floxif_smoke-loader.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
pid Process 3008 2026-08-18_90e3d2875f567b70f958cf4ff6251f75_darkgate_elex_floxif_smoke-loader.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-18_90e3d2875f567b70f958cf4ff6251f75_darkgate_elex_floxif_smoke-loader.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-18_90e3d2875f567b70f958cf4ff6251f75_darkgate_elex_floxif_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:3008
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