Overview

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2026-08-21...op.exe

windows10-2004-x64

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2026-08-21...op.exe

windows11-ltsc_2024-x64

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Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    146s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    22/08/2026, 09:00

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General

  • Target
    2026-08-21_a2cbe786195264d34b84675d3816a4b6_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
  • Size 1.2MB
  • Sample260822-kysfwasgpg
  • SHA256 995d07c3d69a35e8a6b48d725728ea166d9626b64128713eed7979bed902f815
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
8/10
discoveryexecutionpersistence

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Drops file in Drivers directory 1 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
    persistence
  • Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs
  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Execution of a cmd.exe one-liner (/c "close" or /k "keep") is a common script/loader stage.

    execution
  • 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
  • Runs net.exe
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 26 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-21_a2cbe786195264d34b84675d3816a4b6_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-21_a2cbe786195264d34b84675d3816a4b6_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Drivers directory
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4468
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
      net stop "Kingsoft AntiVirus Service"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4324
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop "Kingsoft AntiVirus Service"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3512
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\$$a3BD6.bat
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:1724

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        $$a3BD6.bat
        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\$$a3BD6.bat
        • Size 830B
        • SHA256 65ea1eeab13fe424b89a631277c35688c220073e752ba7dddb52297cf7f8cf9b
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        2026-08-21_a2cbe786195264d34b84675d3816a4b6_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe.exe
        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-21_a2cbe786195264d34b84675d3816a4b6_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe.exe
        • Size 1.1MB
        • SHA256 07784b4dca09474a928ef22e717187c0b747c39380981cd80b9c313170b789c3
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        memory/4468-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042A000-memory.dmp
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        memory/4468-10-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042A000-memory.dmp
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