Overview

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2026-08-19...op.exe

windows10-2004-x64

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2026-08-19...op.exe

windows11-ltsc_2024-x64

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Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    140s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260710-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260710-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    19/08/2026, 13:27

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General

  • Target
    2026-08-19_5b398b2d3afea4c8c49e222a12e70970_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
  • Size 1.9MB
  • Sample260819-qqfp1axtet
  • SHA256 a1634e59ccf30ec9fd5e5259a34fe9f356dafdadb82dcdabb8dee8a898976189
  • 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\2026-08-19_5b398b2d3afea4c8c49e222a12e70970_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-19_5b398b2d3afea4c8c49e222a12e70970_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:1132
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-19_5b398b2d3afea4c8c49e222a12e70970_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp/2026-08-19_5b398b2d3afea4c8c49e222a12e70970_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:3000
      • 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:3284

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          identity_helper.exe
          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\identity_helper.exe
          • Size 1.9MB
          • SHA256 06cc938d5a06ae71f51580dd66d0900aad2e6318b2f7ddb426d471ad70b74d5d
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          msedge.exe
          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\msedge.exe
          • Size 4.7MB
          • SHA256 7027cc62528ef49b044185c32baf5e489297ada8aec28eb83f174d7da3799c8f
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          msedge_pwa_launcher.exe
          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\msedge_pwa_launcher.exe
          • Size 2.6MB
          • SHA256 a41fdc1f21b34f2efb9b83afd28ac14a83126287a4ec3738a79c5978a1663568
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          pwahelper.exe
          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\pwahelper.exe
          • Size 2.2MB
          • SHA256 41ef15f27776173815ebd353874081fdd2bfb32507472d72f9e7692a6ddb085f
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          MicrosoftEdgeUpdateComRegisterShell64.exe
          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateComRegisterShell64.exe
          • Size 1016KB
          • SHA256 012677c7a55178dcbc7d2bd83a00b84068d6e012e4a3acf53430ac3f715f8361
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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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          ie_to_edge_stub.exe
          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\BHO\ie_to_edge_stub.exe
          • Size 1.3MB
          • SHA256 db5c58027da7fc1830591358068a23842a612fad0156124d0173b779d6ce0ff0
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          msedgewebview2.exe
          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedgewebview2.exe
          • Size 4.2MB
          • SHA256 e27ee0fbb51801ea410d7344344f829aefdd7f89733f9768ad4b76fb4c35c451
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          pwahelper.exe
          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\pwahelper.exe
          • Size 1.9MB
          • SHA256 2bf39ce21b4656d49ab5d3fe099b2b6e9a39b23172e6991866e86e60d56c0726
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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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          msedge_proxy.exe
          • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\msedge_proxy.exe
          • Size 2.2MB
          • SHA256 66e2f970f33612c5f86ecf021ceef31fbea616a684ba8a4dc85067b2c5e807cf
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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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          RCX9B7B.tmp
          • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\RCX9B7B.tmp
          • Size 796KB
          • SHA256 e66e66a911da39e0df57a48a6e9ad2f7eef9cfb366800503d5cb4c2f2eda7f67
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          AppVShNotify.exe.ico
          • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\AppVShNotify.exe.ico
          • Size 3KB
          • SHA256 463b6e99198762de39ea3c9156504527673355f452c17063d0fcc34caa3cfded
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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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          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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          lyncicon.exe
          • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\lyncicon.exe
          • Size 1.6MB
          • SHA256 e466acfea74149e155777f94805472b2a40d5cbf134ac88cf1013ce566caa254
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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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          maintenanceservice.exe
          • Path C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\maintenanceservice.exe
          • Size 1.0MB
          • SHA256 27ba397cb652845de92e4e10c52d0f1a49429cb7653bb7558abc644d653d0b02
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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 526B
          • SHA256 a288c717f9a3e269315833c506071f8b6073b258b246c2dee5cd85973c3fbdbe
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          ArmReport.ini
          • Path C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\ArmReport.ini
          • Size 782B
          • SHA256 8395f93b0e0240f5c79ce70bc2257f9cb0d92227b15f7724ba65b1c5c0b19625
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          AdobeARMHelper.exe.ico
          • Path C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\20843\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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          vcredist_x86.exe
          • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{33d1fd90-4274-48a1-9bc1-97e33d9c2d6f}\vcredist_x86.exe
          • Size 1.2MB
          • SHA256 f6f54aaeec612f5b632b5267673821865f07e241a91089edf957c21d4fa7a818
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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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          windowsdesktop-runtime-6.0.27-win-x64.exe
          • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{d87ae0f4-64a6-4b94-859a-530b9c313c27}\windowsdesktop-runtime-6.0.27-win-x64.exe
          • Size 1.4MB
          • SHA256 d7aca2b0c81fb48a9cacc381688fce1db3aef5eed904323d8e7284dce8123fe4
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          FileSyncConfig.exe
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\18.151.0729.0013\FileSyncConfig.exe
          • Size 1.0MB
          • SHA256 4836a6cf96d9a9b5a66066fa71ec767eb4035fc79c0f5d69ed44206bafdc46c2
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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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          2026-08-19_5b398b2d3afea4c8c49e222a12e70970_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe.exe
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-19_5b398b2d3afea4c8c49e222a12e70970_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe.exe
          • Size 1.1MB
          • SHA256 9d833df20ac6cd5b473cc4f44a1a95e0c8e23a418c8a78c5e412c117493559ab
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          ArmUI.ini
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ArmUI.ini
          • Size 251KB
          • SHA256 b4d4dcd9594d372d7c0c975d80ef5802c88502895ed4b8a26ca62e225f2f18b0
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          TmpD121.tmp
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TmpD121.tmp
          • Size 3KB
          • SHA256 ff9b4cf04e3202f150f19c1711767361343935da7841c98b876c42fd2cabce9b
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          TmpF70A.tmp
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TmpF70A.tmp
          • Size 3KB
          • SHA256 19fe53c801ad7edc635f61e9e28d07da31780c2480e6f37ecfc63fffe1b250fe
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          TmpF73A.tmp
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TmpF73A.tmp
          • Size 3KB
          • SHA256 dcc9d2695125406282ba990fec39403c44b12964acf51b5e0dc7f2080d714398
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          memory/1132-922-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004E9000-memory.dmp
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          memory/1132-0-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004E9000-memory.dmp
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