Analysis
- max time kernel
150s - max time network
150s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260513-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows - submitted
21/08/2026, 04:42
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-21_3947fd508117cb4528ba7c809fcabdd1_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_swisyn.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
10 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-08-21_3947fd508117cb4528ba7c809fcabdd1_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_swisyn.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
10 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-08-21_3947fd508117cb4528ba7c809fcabdd1_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_swisyn.exe
- Size 186KB
- Sample260821-fb2zkshf73
- SHA256 7cec0851e902c554098b338feb42bf1722ae43a6c65936f247525263b9cc50a5
- MD5 3947fd508117cb4528ba7c809fcabdd1
- SHA1 01e4246195fc88ff28a2159b8a658f80b11dd67e
- SHA512 fcde43318968f812bc4f6f1caf4b61d365959199066716b9bdb9a9d4b74694c238aafb8d0464d13e2458bb122fa4f99d82ab3d3a83f6380991a1d764d6d7507f
- SSDEEP 3072:UVqoCl/YgjxEufVU0TbTyDDalRJXbeFK2JSGOu0:UsLqdufVUNDaNXb0K2Jsb
- TLSH T12B144C237F50D43BDC6284F068B5E25ABA2A2D320BA49E07B755BB152A71743B5F430F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
10/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Modifies visibility of hidden/system files in Explorer 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2370214745-1838013427-2987045292-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\ShowSuperHidden = "0" explorer.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2370214745-1838013427-2987045292-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced\ShowSuperHidden = "0" svchost.exe - Executes dropped EXE 6 IoCs
pid Process 1420 2026-08-21_3947fd508117cb4528ba7c809fcabdd1_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_swisyn.exe 3852 icsys.icn.exe 4220 explorer.exe 1756 spoolsv.exe 364 svchost.exe 636 spoolsv.exe - Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 4 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\Explorer = "c:\\windows\\resources\\themes\\explorer.exe RO" explorer.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\Svchost = "c:\\windows\\resources\\svchost.exe RO" explorer.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\Explorer = "c:\\windows\\resources\\themes\\explorer.exe RO" svchost.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\Svchost = "c:\\windows\\resources\\svchost.exe RO" svchost.exe - Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe explorer.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\explorer.exe svchost.exe - Drops file in Windows directory 5 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\resources\svchost.exe spoolsv.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Resources\tjud.exe explorer.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\icsys.icn.exe 2026-08-21_3947fd508117cb4528ba7c809fcabdd1_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_swisyn.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\resources\themes\explorer.exe icsys.icn.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe explorer.exe - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 7 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 explorer.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language spoolsv.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language svchost.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language spoolsv.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-08-21_3947fd508117cb4528ba7c809fcabdd1_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_swisyn.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-08-21_3947fd508117cb4528ba7c809fcabdd1_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_swisyn.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language icsys.icn.exe - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
pid Process 2088 2026-08-21_3947fd508117cb4528ba7c809fcabdd1_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_swisyn.exe 2088 2026-08-21_3947fd508117cb4528ba7c809fcabdd1_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_swisyn.exe 2088 2026-08-21_3947fd508117cb4528ba7c809fcabdd1_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_swisyn.exe 2088 2026-08-21_3947fd508117cb4528ba7c809fcabdd1_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_swisyn.exe 2088 2026-08-21_3947fd508117cb4528ba7c809fcabdd1_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_swisyn.exe 2088 2026-08-21_3947fd508117cb4528ba7c809fcabdd1_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_swisyn.exe 2088 2026-08-21_3947fd508117cb4528ba7c809fcabdd1_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_swisyn.exe 2088 2026-08-21_3947fd508117cb4528ba7c809fcabdd1_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_swisyn.exe 2088 2026-08-21_3947fd508117cb4528ba7c809fcabdd1_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_swisyn.exe 2088 2026-08-21_3947fd508117cb4528ba7c809fcabdd1_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_swisyn.exe 2088 2026-08-21_3947fd508117cb4528ba7c809fcabdd1_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_swisyn.exe 2088 2026-08-21_3947fd508117cb4528ba7c809fcabdd1_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_swisyn.exe 2088 2026-08-21_3947fd508117cb4528ba7c809fcabdd1_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_swisyn.exe 2088 2026-08-21_3947fd508117cb4528ba7c809fcabdd1_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_swisyn.exe 2088 2026-08-21_3947fd508117cb4528ba7c809fcabdd1_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_swisyn.exe 2088 2026-08-21_3947fd508117cb4528ba7c809fcabdd1_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_swisyn.exe 2088 2026-08-21_3947fd508117cb4528ba7c809fcabdd1_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_swisyn.exe 2088 2026-08-21_3947fd508117cb4528ba7c809fcabdd1_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_swisyn.exe 2088 2026-08-21_3947fd508117cb4528ba7c809fcabdd1_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_swisyn.exe 2088 2026-08-21_3947fd508117cb4528ba7c809fcabdd1_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_swisyn.exe 2088 2026-08-21_3947fd508117cb4528ba7c809fcabdd1_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_swisyn.exe 2088 2026-08-21_3947fd508117cb4528ba7c809fcabdd1_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_swisyn.exe 2088 2026-08-21_3947fd508117cb4528ba7c809fcabdd1_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_swisyn.exe 2088 2026-08-21_3947fd508117cb4528ba7c809fcabdd1_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_swisyn.exe 2088 2026-08-21_3947fd508117cb4528ba7c809fcabdd1_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_swisyn.exe 2088 2026-08-21_3947fd508117cb4528ba7c809fcabdd1_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_swisyn.exe 2088 2026-08-21_3947fd508117cb4528ba7c809fcabdd1_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_swisyn.exe 2088 2026-08-21_3947fd508117cb4528ba7c809fcabdd1_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_swisyn.exe 2088 2026-08-21_3947fd508117cb4528ba7c809fcabdd1_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_swisyn.exe 2088 2026-08-21_3947fd508117cb4528ba7c809fcabdd1_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_swisyn.exe 2088 2026-08-21_3947fd508117cb4528ba7c809fcabdd1_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_swisyn.exe 2088 2026-08-21_3947fd508117cb4528ba7c809fcabdd1_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_swisyn.exe 3852 icsys.icn.exe 3852 icsys.icn.exe 3852 icsys.icn.exe 3852 icsys.icn.exe 3852 icsys.icn.exe 3852 icsys.icn.exe 3852 icsys.icn.exe 3852 icsys.icn.exe 3852 icsys.icn.exe 3852 icsys.icn.exe 3852 icsys.icn.exe 3852 icsys.icn.exe 3852 icsys.icn.exe 3852 icsys.icn.exe 3852 icsys.icn.exe 3852 icsys.icn.exe 3852 icsys.icn.exe 3852 icsys.icn.exe 3852 icsys.icn.exe 3852 icsys.icn.exe 3852 icsys.icn.exe 3852 icsys.icn.exe 3852 icsys.icn.exe 3852 icsys.icn.exe 3852 icsys.icn.exe 3852 icsys.icn.exe 3852 icsys.icn.exe 3852 icsys.icn.exe 3852 icsys.icn.exe 3852 icsys.icn.exe 3852 icsys.icn.exe 3852 icsys.icn.exe - Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 2 IoCs
pid Process 4220 explorer.exe 364 svchost.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 12 IoCs
pid Process 2088 2026-08-21_3947fd508117cb4528ba7c809fcabdd1_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_swisyn.exe 2088 2026-08-21_3947fd508117cb4528ba7c809fcabdd1_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_swisyn.exe 3852 icsys.icn.exe 3852 icsys.icn.exe 4220 explorer.exe 4220 explorer.exe 1756 spoolsv.exe 1756 spoolsv.exe 364 svchost.exe 364 svchost.exe 636 spoolsv.exe 636 spoolsv.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 2088 wrote to memory of 1420 2088 2026-08-21_3947fd508117cb4528ba7c809fcabdd1_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_swisyn.exe 86 PID 2088 wrote to memory of 3852 2088 2026-08-21_3947fd508117cb4528ba7c809fcabdd1_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_swisyn.exe 87 PID 3852 wrote to memory of 4220 3852 icsys.icn.exe 88 PID 4220 wrote to memory of 1756 4220 explorer.exe 89 PID 1756 wrote to memory of 364 1756 spoolsv.exe 90 PID 364 wrote to memory of 636 364 svchost.exe 91
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-21_3947fd508117cb4528ba7c809fcabdd1_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_swisyn.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-21_3947fd508117cb4528ba7c809fcabdd1_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_swisyn.exe"1⤵
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2088 -
\??\c:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\2026-08-21_3947fd508117cb4528ba7c809fcabdd1_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_swisyn.exec:\users\admin\appdata\local\temp\2026-08-21_3947fd508117cb4528ba7c809fcabdd1_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_swisyn.exe2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:1420
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C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\icsys.icn.exeC:\Windows\Resources\Themes\icsys.icn.exe2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3852 -
\??\c:\windows\resources\themes\explorer.exec:\windows\resources\themes\explorer.exe3⤵
- Modifies visibility of hidden/system files in Explorer
- Executes dropped EXE
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4220 -
\??\c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exec:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe SE4⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1756 -
\??\c:\windows\resources\svchost.exec:\windows\resources\svchost.exe5⤵
- Modifies visibility of hidden/system files in Explorer
- Executes dropped EXE
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:364 -
\??\c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exec:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe PR6⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:636
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
2026-08-21_3947fd508117cb4528ba7c809fcabdd1_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_swisyn.exe
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-21_3947fd508117cb4528ba7c809fcabdd1_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_swisyn.exe
- Size 51KB
- SHA256 70639c195430afb92799d711ed784406bfdfd04c648d5f3e4d9873da0063660b
- MD5 3d47586c62bf61dac639d8cc1bf43ee7
- SHA1 36f605e1fb7cae972c6723ded6a5f126f36a8d01
- SHA512 638a75c0159de8553e8071a68b5a4355bfc002489d9ed62bfbb1019d287073a555133bd4a55abd68c51b3e2a1616f586a26998ce32ade322cd72ffeab5ffe105
- SSDEEP 768:Jd0XBRNU+hV81e14G8xGvMhBmqVHhc6ZrLy01fA5Egt2rHNZAEDFn27DQNE5B:b0XbeQ8xG0Kqjc6lLFfSortZBMDu8
- TLSH T1C1335D12B7D1C033E4A229344975C2629A7F38325A78D68F379416AD5FB07D3EE38366
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\explorer.exe
- Size 135KB
- SHA256 b6a81f7f8b1b8bab39340b1eada2273cacccc9abac1ef48886011deddb1ee6fc
- MD5 77741f037508a66f08a750ade8facda9
- SHA1 d269618c9cab19015d62954d3360ddc4aea3f75b
- SHA512 25b8c85df75f91484363301f4edd5f8fa47568c8480f4800e886d81ccf693eaf20447a81913748160f3a167de4a1dbde005ae848b887a4b2ab18436ef6b69d9e
- SSDEEP 1536:UfsEqouTRcG/Mzvgf7xEuvnXNTRdUzwTekUOisZ1yDDajtXbVXd:UVqoCl/YgjxEufVU0TbTyDDalRd
- TLSH T15DD3E927BE64443FD812C5F064B5E659B9622E3A1FA56D4733B6BB002976243B6F030F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\icsys.icn.exe
- Size 135KB
- SHA256 cf883febe6497eff08da6f21b59c2b8ee08176c5a0adb265a48c9c5b81b2e239
- MD5 02a630a6fe42df80202031b93bd1981f
- SHA1 60f6cb8f4bd60501dcddbb976de55cbbb8d6de97
- SHA512 b3548861da04f1e750d1f9e68f649801b3d7a7a93132f519cc0159846716b72fb5878e7c5601363fa2c69e01647ea41bc05dd27322ae06852dae2288b92d5185
- SSDEEP 1536:UfsEqouTRcG/Mzvgf7xEuvnXNTRdUzwTekUOisZ1yDDajtXbVXY:UVqoCl/YgjxEufVU0TbTyDDalRY
- TLSH T1A2D31A277E50952FDC6284F168B9B65E7A261E360B91AD03B766FF042A71603B5F030F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Windows\Resources\spoolsv.exe
- Size 135KB
- SHA256 4a13385f3e63d0beca128259c69978cd89e25da3a866511d62cc7596c6a15d35
- MD5 b23a09d06f90a868db806712b2b8a62c
- SHA1 9b23726e6a849b5e248527cd97124c14bf5fcee6
- SHA512 20086e852b1b5ee82d0110947a5466cf638a1cf2d8d3ea5655115d4ef947dc7dea8153f84a92c35618fabd52fac09dad70c8d7ed511a39dc8b76bc277c2453f6
- SSDEEP 1536:UfsEqouTRcG/Mzvgf7xEuvnXNTRdUzwTekUOisZ1yDDajtXbVXj:UVqoCl/YgjxEufVU0TbTyDDalRj
- TLSH T1FED30A276D10202DD861CAF028A9EB7EBD124E351BF09D436697BF546976287B2F130F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Windows\Resources\svchost.exe
- Size 135KB
- SHA256 6ec9896789ad0df366eb2f2a612b3a244bad00827ad959b5d8999e02a7c71c57
- MD5 a170ee8aabc12db2df40051de215f7c4
- SHA1 40d9ece560debcee83037a74de877e0add0f9983
- SHA512 d4750cbc1456a1eb1e7944ca2ee769bc0fe877de6366d9ff74ead25ec7a2593097e026916ae3ac163c80a6935bf81711a76aaaaf0c6fe6b1e0d256c389fd1e5a
- SSDEEP 1536:UfsEqouTRcG/Mzvgf7xEuvnXNTRdUzwTekUOisZ1yDDajtXbVX5:UVqoCl/YgjxEufVU0TbTyDDalR5
- TLSH T11ED3F8177E91243FE821C9F028A9DA6F79625F361B919D1333A2BB0426B624775F031F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH