982f89f930d561300a0e2498fa3b8e968d4acd077a4fcb4dcf63a93c0a45ceaf

Analysis

max time kernel
148s
max time network
124s
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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22/08/2026, 00:55

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General

Target
2026-08-21_de2ddb738a0ce5b64581c434e01837f7_amadey_darkgate_elex_karagany_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc.exe
Size 106KB
Sample260822-a94ceazdre
SHA256 982f89f930d561300a0e2498fa3b8e968d4acd077a4fcb4dcf63a93c0a45ceaf
MD5 de2ddb738a0ce5b64581c434e01837f7
SHA1 d921978d77fa8095b176574e9c78e71287da3068
SHA512 f4db9bfe379a2ea9e0414b3272dd5ca9bec1bbcfdee9af25a95678ef82a640168a2da7c77a22d8e9f6d777b9305de38152fe2b94e9025e4755b677e54f67e09f
SSDEEP 3072:mAayGHbc59ta5L+BC3K5eqU+BC3K5eqYroJf:mh7c54FK70K7Nf
TLSH
T191B38E41F3C0DD76E05C2531846346B20BB9ED1697B165AB17883BAFED702A05A7BF0B
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

7^/10

discovery

Malware Config

Signatures

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

pid	Process
6124	khgbkgc.exe
1948	khgbkgc.exe
1996	khgbkgc.exe

Drops file in Program Files directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\khgbkgc.exe	2026-08-21_de2ddb738a0ce5b64581c434e01837f7_amadey_darkgate_elex_karagany_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc.exe
File created	C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\khgbkgc.exe	khgbkgc.exe

Program crash 2 IoCs

pid	pid_target	Process	procid_target
1056	6124	WerFault.exe	90
1132	1996	WerFault.exe	96

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	khgbkgc.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	khgbkgc.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	2026-08-21_de2ddb738a0ce5b64581c434e01837f7_amadey_darkgate_elex_karagany_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	khgbkgc.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs

pid	Process
6124	khgbkgc.exe
6124	khgbkgc.exe
1996	khgbkgc.exe
1996	khgbkgc.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	6124	khgbkgc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1996	khgbkgc.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 6124 wrote to memory of 5340	6124	khgbkgc.exe	81
PID 1996 wrote to memory of 5340	1996	khgbkgc.exe	81

C:\Windows\explorer.exe
explorer.exe /LOADSAVEDWINDOWS
1⤵
PID:5340
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-21_de2ddb738a0ce5b64581c434e01837f7_amadey_darkgate_elex_karagany_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-21_de2ddb738a0ce5b64581c434e01837f7_amadey_darkgate_elex_karagany_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc.exe"
  2⤵
  - Drops file in Program Files directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:3588

C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\khgbkgc.exe
"C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\khgbkgc.exe" -apwicia
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:6124
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 6124 -s 528
  2⤵
  - Program crash
  PID:1056

C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\khgbkgc.exe
C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\khgbkgc.exe
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:1948

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 444 -p 6124 -ip 6124
1⤵
PID:5780

C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\khgbkgc.exe
"C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\khgbkgc.exe" -apwicia
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1996
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1996 -s 500
  2⤵
  - Program crash
  PID:1132

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 444 -p 1996 -ip 1996
1⤵
PID:2324

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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khgbkgc.exe

Path C:\ProgramData\Mozilla\khgbkgc.exe
Size 106KB
SHA256 a77e2c330c504c9e4281270ce41bc234aa2b3085e71be69ec2956407b8628005
MD5 4366e73c39a51af35b426b874a7233a5
SHA1 57dc6ecc3323c4661a43bf294236fa78a7afa893
SHA512 234244f3f0e7eb8a85ca5f951c67fe6bc5f22990dfc8d589fb325d94445b2549e1b3af79c252b6802b9267b12aec1533da2eaaa86f07441acdf0b9a5f06d9dae
SSDEEP 3072:mAayGHbc59ta5L+BC3K5eqU+BC3K5eqYroJm:mh7c54FK70K7Nm
TLSH
T146B38E41F3C0DD76E05C2531846346B20BB9ED1697B165AB17883BAFED702A05A7AF0B
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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khgbkgc.exe

Path C:\ProgramData\Mozilla\khgbkgc.exe
Size 106KB
SHA256 b9eb540c554ec22fc4e8254407eab4543393f42d2002c34d1ef177b1dd4de0d5
MD5 715d78fd4313b1d947c0a86a685a0f8b
SHA1 cf256165eacb8039dae9e5fa728fa35db516b258
SHA512 9530dd9d6121a0eb6a3cf8041bc0970b8f2b98ae0aa7aa529a9242cddb0edaf131519e0ad599bdcd0b63e6c5289d7d22c6b5c6d7d6863d14c4640c59d1565862
SSDEEP 3072:mAayGHbc59ta5L+BC3K5eqU+BC3K5eqYroJm:mh7c54FK70K7Nm
TLSH
T1C2B38E41F3C0DD76E05C2531846346B20BB9ED1697B165AB17883BAFED702A05A7AF0B
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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memory/1948-6-0x0000000000810000-0x000000000086F000-memory.dmp

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memory/5340-4-0x0000000000860000-0x000000000087C000-memory.dmp

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