Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
150s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260513-en - resource tags
- submitted
22/08/2026, 12:14
General
- Target 2026-08-21_798e2e1242556049b43c3e656b1b6eff_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
- Size 2.3MB
- Sample260822-pellfatfpf
- SHA256 926e2dee803c5919c54050fe94c88d59489986d5c6cc63d53fa2de4ab29dff5c
Score
7/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
- Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-21_798e2e1242556049b43c3e656b1b6eff_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-21_798e2e1242556049b43c3e656b1b6eff_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe"1⤵
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
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C:\Windows\System32\alg.exeC:\Windows\System32\alg.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
alg.exe
memory/728-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000661000-memory.dmp
memory/728-2-0x0000000000B50000-0x0000000000BB7000-memory.dmp
memory/728-8-0x0000000000B50000-0x0000000000BB7000-memory.dmp
memory/728-13-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000661000-memory.dmp
memory/2676-15-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001400AA000-memory.dmp
memory/2676-16-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001400AA000-memory.dmp