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Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
152s
platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
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20/08/2026, 17:39

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Target
2026-08-20_792bfed2dac492d5d86cfad2debc0224_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
Size 87KB
Sample260820-v8hdrssdlb
SHA256 e8ed70f7ac70b7c638d2b142a27b6c785d014ae4c6bf4f4f052fa4fd8708542a
MD5 792bfed2dac492d5d86cfad2debc0224
SHA1 cae7f1d6dcdbdb15f522fba8a127179a7f761d3b
SHA512 3f75bf719d1b11d1f9bf59b49dedeb1643c82b43c87b307db85c313dc4f848f8753671339aae76018e9243da3117f271f18aad3f6d31c73355a6cb5e9fd5c36e
SSDEEP 1536:dToccCCSUacxmuhUOl210vjjODk0iRu5SMwXRTWxkwTl8YTi2:wCCSUacxmurlg0v4iRZCpR
TLSH
T1A493282263E840B2E6761F3CC1B2A6D1062A7D517EF4F14F6E8475D94F732C0AAB1726
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

7^/10

discovery

Malware Config

Signatures

Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1840	guzakbet.exe

Looks up external IP address via web service 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Uses a legitimate IP lookup service to find the infected system's external IP.

discovery

Internet Connection Discovery

T1016.001

flow	ioc
1	checkip.dyndns.org

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

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	2026-08-20_792bfed2dac492d5d86cfad2debc0224_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	guzakbet.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4540 wrote to memory of 1840	4540	2026-08-20_792bfed2dac492d5d86cfad2debc0224_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe	89

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-20_792bfed2dac492d5d86cfad2debc0224_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-20_792bfed2dac492d5d86cfad2debc0224_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4540
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\guzakbet.exe
  C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\guzakbet.exe
  2⤵
  - Executes dropped EXE
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:1840

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

System Network Configuration Discovery

T1016

Internet Connection Discovery

T1016.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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guzakbet.exe

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\guzakbet.exe
Size 87KB
SHA256 5411c34b9cb518292c2ccaa1905c6cde79bd5f9841c8bc4ae45c484526e47bfd
MD5 1b86b414ef474201a708365feef9ce67
SHA1 a331f0dafe9191fdb593e63e4d627e6af25a3652
SHA512 ae85431897b64bcf7ae7277d3a98d332ade81ccd791f03237abe6723c4020a895d6fbd853a0fd06ebe6e027e97f6966620419213c856309690c79df851de2b6b
SSDEEP 1536:dToccCCSUacxmuhUOl210vjjODk0iRu5SMwXRTWxkwTl8YTiH:wCCSUacxmurlg0v4iRZCpc
TLSH
T11993282263E840B2E6761F3CC1B2A6D1062A7D517EF4F14F6E8475D94F732C0AAB1726
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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