8023ebecb1d3225013a661fd9fd5c7e6720462c1879092c6ebcf737e27178f65

Analysis

max time kernel
149s
max time network
151s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
submitted
20/08/2026, 23:16

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General

Target
2026-08-20_d62e8475b112cb24bd1930686598aaef_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
Size 380KB
Sample260820-28974sxbpc
SHA256 8023ebecb1d3225013a661fd9fd5c7e6720462c1879092c6ebcf737e27178f65
MD5 d62e8475b112cb24bd1930686598aaef
SHA1 52d9582b33edbde167b72b52efe04f6829dc4f77
SHA512 4f5247b30cea0cbad7b4e57ae161ca58c482efca8f947aac4c164ca11ded21c3bcaf6ff13b29bac188374a4bdb2ed177ecbb95296f511ce0ce4f253fbb546b4d
SSDEEP 3072:ixaepXyBfk9D9+BC3K5eqU+BC3K5eqYroJe:iX9yBfYK70K7Ne
TLSH
T1CC848E00F3C0DD76E16C2535C4A346720B79FD1697A165AB17982FAFDCB02A05A76F0B
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

7^/10

discovery

Malware Config

Signatures

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

pid	Process
4852	vgzojki.exe
440	vgzojki.exe
880	vgzojki.exe

Drops file in Program Files directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\vgzojki.exe	2026-08-20_d62e8475b112cb24bd1930686598aaef_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
File created	C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\vgzojki.exe	vgzojki.exe

Program crash 2 IoCs

pid	pid_target	Process	procid_target
2300	4852	WerFault.exe	85
2096	880	WerFault.exe	93

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	vgzojki.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	vgzojki.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	2026-08-20_d62e8475b112cb24bd1930686598aaef_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	vgzojki.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs

pid	Process
4852	vgzojki.exe
4852	vgzojki.exe
880	vgzojki.exe
880	vgzojki.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4852	vgzojki.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	880	vgzojki.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4852 wrote to memory of 3280	4852	vgzojki.exe	56
PID 880 wrote to memory of 3280	880	vgzojki.exe	56

C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
C:\Windows\Explorer.EXE
1⤵
PID:3280
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-20_d62e8475b112cb24bd1930686598aaef_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-20_d62e8475b112cb24bd1930686598aaef_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe"
  2⤵
  - Drops file in Program Files directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:5080

C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\vgzojki.exe
C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\vgzojki.exe -wcjixde
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4852
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4852 -s 504
  2⤵
  - Program crash
  PID:2300

C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\vgzojki.exe
C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\vgzojki.exe
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:440

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 408 -p 4852 -ip 4852
1⤵
PID:1264

C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\vgzojki.exe
C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\vgzojki.exe -wcjixde
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:880
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 880 -s 476
  2⤵
  - Program crash
  PID:2096

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 420 -p 880 -ip 880
1⤵
PID:4160

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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vgzojki.exe

Path C:\ProgramData\Mozilla\vgzojki.exe
Size 380KB
SHA256 f16f67ca86163b4c5d1441b70b1dae0849f1321276e806c33ff21a71dc121de1
MD5 a6c01a7705e3425ce2406c520934c5d1
SHA1 15fcebd555a5d5778d69b646b964c788b51c5feb
SHA512 fafdc70966b94c05cddb005a0f9a6a79302854798fe1f5e7e67ebda7f22af957b02b43dfa2d0e83e902ae7a96e913327cb26e8d133b1201c73f0cbcc10964495
SSDEEP 3072:ixaepXyBfk9D9+BC3K5eqU+BC3K5eqYroJP:iX9yBfYK70K7NP
TLSH
T10B848E00F3C0DD76E16C2535C4A346B20B79FD1697A165AB17982FAFDCB02A05A76F0B
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vgzojki.exe

Path C:\ProgramData\Mozilla\vgzojki.exe
Size 380KB
SHA256 cb77e265c769ab321f3653337b38fd65bf0c349eb26dfa5df7bd2d022e410a35
MD5 080b8182042ce548730a1d145ccedc99
SHA1 b1f079a89474af66d683c013ca400b89771cb429
SHA512 914a70be60671bf68a9e17c0e8e6c4ad4744da040087041566f86f09701b4fa4551d9ebf7e3ab3acc370c672ee1046af119c6441a8d60067fc364af92cb8a3e5
SSDEEP 3072:ixaepXyBfk9D9+BC3K5eqU+BC3K5eqYroJO:iX9yBfYK70K7NO
TLSH
T19C848E00F3C0DD76E16C2535C4A346B20B79FD1697A165AB17982FAFDCB02A05A76F0B
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memory/440-6-0x0000000000E70000-0x0000000000ECF000-memory.dmp

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memory/3280-4-0x0000000002210000-0x000000000222C000-memory.dmp

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