Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    134s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    21/08/2026, 04:42

General

  • Target
    2026-08-21_3947fd508117cb4528ba7c809fcabdd1_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_swisyn.exe
  • Size 186KB
  • Sample260821-fb2zkshf73
  • SHA256 7cec0851e902c554098b338feb42bf1722ae43a6c65936f247525263b9cc50a5
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Modifies visibility of hidden/system files in Explorer 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 6 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 4 IoCs
  • Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 5 IoCs
  • 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.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 12 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs

Processes

  • 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:1324
    • \??\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 
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:1184
    • C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\icsys.icn.exe
      C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\icsys.icn.exe
      2⤵
      • 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:236
      • \??\c:\windows\resources\themes\explorer.exe
        c:\windows\resources\themes\explorer.exe
        3⤵
        • 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:6028
        • \??\c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe
          c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe SE
          4⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Drops file in Windows directory
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:2892
          • \??\c:\windows\resources\svchost.exe
            c:\windows\resources\svchost.exe
            5⤵
            • 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:4140
            • \??\c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe
              c:\windows\resources\spoolsv.exe PR
              6⤵
              • Executes dropped EXE
              • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
              • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
              PID:2844

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 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        explorer.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\explorer.exe
        • Size 135KB
        • SHA256 7f8c6b229c223c327c016dc156d54459ca4b6b9fb451cc1b5a49397e70d5d71a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        icsys.icn.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\Resources\Themes\icsys.icn.exe
        • Size 135KB
        • SHA256 cf883febe6497eff08da6f21b59c2b8ee08176c5a0adb265a48c9c5b81b2e239
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        spoolsv.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\Resources\spoolsv.exe
        • Size 135KB
        • SHA256 4f104f199937d9b932c30951efb45225d847bae42292d99319834ca9c168bd46
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        svchost.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\Resources\svchost.exe
        • Size 135KB
        • SHA256 5ba64ad357a6a03b285c4011ebab6c92245b982629231e2b494081780c553cad
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/236-50-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

        memory/1324-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

        memory/1324-51-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

        memory/2844-48-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

        memory/2892-49-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

        memory/4140-53-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp

        memory/6028-52-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000041F000-memory.dmp