Analysis
- max time kernel
89s - max time network
130s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260513-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows - submitted
25/08/2026, 00:47
Static task
static1
1 signatures
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-24_ce3467f068d00ed37a7ebf884fe7bf10_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
windows10-2004-x64
9 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-08-24_ce3467f068d00ed37a7ebf884fe7bf10_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
windows11-ltsc_2024-x64
9 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-08-24_ce3467f068d00ed37a7ebf884fe7bf10_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader.exe
- Size 3.1MB
- Sample260825-a5b3csvhrb
- SHA256 df44ac758babdb1959c3a6acebb34e7b2863eadea2314e3c50f9c1ff8a9b2ab3
- MD5 ce3467f068d00ed37a7ebf884fe7bf10
- SHA1 1f417b62ae41119f5ca07bc2c05fd8d44260e8e8
- SHA512 91f85f39f64da4e36b8b8b623586c1d9a7ab6757919044196fe0b058751b7f098acf4bbe47247db0eb9ec01af7255671c9014abc56bdf9c6242cd20f1b6a7719
- SSDEEP 49152:/Ovljkv9MNbtL2tLzDkYOMwwnMb4PmyVamUi6AjW/MUSdGRf3/gPji0Aj:P9AV2V8YOXwnS4rVjjxAZejo
- TLSH T1A1E58D11FAA4C131D06381758EA5A31D9636B8518B338EC763946FDDBFF26C19A36332
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 4864 patcher.exe - Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
- Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\WinFirewall = "C:\\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\\patcher.exe" 2026-08-24_ce3467f068d00ed37a7ebf884fe7bf10_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\WinFirewall = "C:\\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\\patcher.exe" patcher.exe - Drops autorun.inf file 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Malware can abuse Windows Autorun to spread further via attached volumes.
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\:\autorun.inf 2026-08-24_ce3467f068d00ed37a7ebf884fe7bf10_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe - Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe - Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\pwahelper.exe 2026-08-24_ce3467f068d00ed37a7ebf884fe7bf10_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe$ 2026-08-24_ce3467f068d00ed37a7ebf884fe7bf10_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe 2026-08-24_ce3467f068d00ed37a7ebf884fe7bf10_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Browser\WCChromeExtn\WCChromeNativeMessagingHost.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\unpack200.exe 2026-08-24_ce3467f068d00ed37a7ebf884fe7bf10_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\orbd.exe 2026-08-24_ce3467f068d00ed37a7ebf884fe7bf10_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Analysis Services\AS OLEDB\140\SQLDumper.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.549981C3F5F10_1.1911.21713.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Win32Bridge.Server.exe 2026-08-24_ce3467f068d00ed37a7ebf884fe7bf10_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.HEIFImageExtension_1.0.22742.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\codecpacks.heif.exe 2026-08-24_ce3467f068d00ed37a7ebf884fe7bf10_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\VPREVIEW.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.SkypeApp_14.53.77.0_x64__kzf8qxf38zg5c\SkypeBridge\SkypeBridge.exe 2026-08-24_ce3467f068d00ed37a7ebf884fe7bf10_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroBroker.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\chrmstp.exe 2026-08-24_ce3467f068d00ed37a7ebf884fe7bf10_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\extcheck.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jar.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe 2026-08-24_ce3467f068d00ed37a7ebf884fe7bf10_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\ADelRCP.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\msedge_proxy.exe$ 2026-08-24_ce3467f068d00ed37a7ebf884fe7bf10_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$ 2026-08-24_ce3467f068d00ed37a7ebf884fe7bf10_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\Common.DBConnection.exe$ 2026-08-24_ce3467f068d00ed37a7ebf884fe7bf10_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\updater.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\plug_ins\pi_brokers\64BitMAPIBroker.exe 2026-08-24_ce3467f068d00ed37a7ebf884fe7bf10_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Media Player\wmpconfig.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\uninstall.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javacpl.exe$ 2026-08-24_ce3467f068d00ed37a7ebf884fe7bf10_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\helper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.WindowsFeedbackHub_1.1907.3152.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\PilotshubApp.exe 2026-08-24_ce3467f068d00ed37a7ebf884fe7bf10_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath\javaws.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\msedgewebview2.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateOnDemand.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\rmiregistry.exe 2026-08-24_ce3467f068d00ed37a7ebf884fe7bf10_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\orbd.exe 2026-08-24_ce3467f068d00ed37a7ebf884fe7bf10_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpshare.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\LogTransport2.exe 2026-08-24_ce3467f068d00ed37a7ebf884fe7bf10_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\BHO\ie_to_edge_stub.exe 2026-08-24_ce3467f068d00ed37a7ebf884fe7bf10_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe 2026-08-24_ce3467f068d00ed37a7ebf884fe7bf10_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\cookie_exporter.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ADDINS\Microsoft Power Query for Excel Integrated\bin\Microsoft.Mashup.Container.NetFX40.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpconfig.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\msedge_proxy.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\unpack200.exe 2026-08-24_ce3467f068d00ed37a7ebf884fe7bf10_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Integration\Integrator.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\elevation_service.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\msedge_proxy.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ink\ShapeCollector.exe 2026-08-24_ce3467f068d00ed37a7ebf884fe7bf10_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\os_update_handler.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msotd.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\msedge_pwa_launcher.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\jp2launcher.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\IEContentService.exe 2026-08-24_ce3467f068d00ed37a7ebf884fe7bf10_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\crashreporter.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpnetwk.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe$ 2026-08-24_ce3467f068d00ed37a7ebf884fe7bf10_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\BHO\ie_to_edge_stub.exe 2026-08-24_ce3467f068d00ed37a7ebf884fe7bf10_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\BHO\ie_to_edge_stub.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe 2026-08-24_ce3467f068d00ed37a7ebf884fe7bf10_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\FLTLDR.EXE patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-006E-0409-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\default-browser-agent.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\msedge_proxy.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\servertool.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\unpack200.exe 2026-08-24_ce3467f068d00ed37a7ebf884fe7bf10_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader.exe - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 2 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 2026-08-24_ce3467f068d00ed37a7ebf884fe7bf10_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language patcher.exe - NTFS ADS 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\:\autorun.inf 2026-08-24_ce3467f068d00ed37a7ebf884fe7bf10_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 2040 2026-08-24_ce3467f068d00ed37a7ebf884fe7bf10_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader.exe 4864 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-24_ce3467f068d00ed37a7ebf884fe7bf10_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-24_ce3467f068d00ed37a7ebf884fe7bf10_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader.exe"1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops autorun.inf file
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- NTFS ADS
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:2040
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C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exeC:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops autorun.inf file
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:4864
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 3.1MB
- SHA256 df44ac758babdb1959c3a6acebb34e7b2863eadea2314e3c50f9c1ff8a9b2ab3
- MD5 ce3467f068d00ed37a7ebf884fe7bf10
- SHA1 1f417b62ae41119f5ca07bc2c05fd8d44260e8e8
- SHA512 91f85f39f64da4e36b8b8b623586c1d9a7ab6757919044196fe0b058751b7f098acf4bbe47247db0eb9ec01af7255671c9014abc56bdf9c6242cd20f1b6a7719
- SSDEEP 49152:/Ovljkv9MNbtL2tLzDkYOMwwnMb4PmyVamUi6AjW/MUSdGRf3/gPji0Aj:P9AV2V8YOXwnS4rVjjxAZejo
- TLSH T1A1E58D11FAA4C131D06381758EA5A31D9636B8518B338EC763946FDDBFF26C19A36332
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VSTO\10.0\VSTOInstaller.exe
- Size 3.2MB
- SHA256 3f094bd3076af1e9b5a4c59c6049996ea7876e55e097f456464dc0934940b8cb
- MD5 440ce6040a2fed4dd50be98903a1d97c
- SHA1 8ba7be4f6baf55f2b10d375671bcfbbbedbeca5e
- SHA512 9dc085455001b562ab16499a89c932d465c62d58b160bb7b599fcfdeae2b8c350f0b530d2befd8e080afeb8841dbe09d64aa34046dc9d08199798b03c003acbb
- SSDEEP 49152:/Ovljkv9MNbtL2tLzDkYOMwwnMb4PmyVamUi6AjW/MUSdGRf3/gPji0Aj2sDOL:P9AV2V8YOXwnS4rVjjxAZejo6sDOL
- TLSH T179F58D11FAA4C131D06381758EA5A31D9636B8518B338EC763946FDDBFF26C19A36332
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\Install\{87EB8AE8-DCC9-4923-8C88-7CEABF61AB19}\MicrosoftEdge_X64_139.0.3405.125.exe$
- Size 3.2MB
- SHA256 f74a231bec6a11adcb473b9ebfd2879ef1a325ee5b5d862c4432931602c90294
- MD5 70e3740eb44115bef74be06aaede1329
- SHA1 e4ae85c622dcb3edbb51c7a67260064d54b94511
- SHA512 16cbe7cee5e0af4936c8030919bc56cb42c99b5d188a19e8f212fc09f9764d2af7a3f8a83af2e54dcc4746e77539f0190b35fce2dba94228032189753f81a66a
- SSDEEP 49152:/Ovljkv9MNbtL2tLzDkYOMwwnMb4PmyVamUi6AjW/MUSdGRf3/gPji0Aj+BPVAU:P9AV2V8YOXwnS4rVjjxAZejoSBPVl
- TLSH T1ABF58D11FAA4C131D07381758EA5E31D9636B8518B228EC763946FDDBFF26C19A36332
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 3.7MB
- SHA256 a917dcfb5333c5748338ba052cb43bbe7ad80cd62f884d1d93e8b09990a26125
- MD5 606881d5b6e176c816c0ddec59b62fd1
- SHA1 37854d1245324980cde1598838cd7a9f4b9a6798
- SHA512 fa0b672211febc54ab514f321e616590188d2784285e2cb5f2ac10a9f4726930b796c8df278d88bd1e2d0b071052496cede750c6a2fa031acd1ba511fb6ec94b
- SSDEEP 49152:/Ovljkv9MNbtL2tLzDkYOMwwnMb4PmyVamUi6AjW/MUSdGRf3/gPji0AjKPji0Aj:P9AV2V8YOXwnS4rVjjxAZejo0jo
- TLSH T128067D11FAA4C131D0738175C9A2A75DEA3278518B328EC753949FAD7FB36D18A36332
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v3.0\Windows Communication Foundation\ComSvcConfig.exe$
- Size 3.3MB
- SHA256 e0a5d794fd0019284ce47a83ba48d3bbdcb094df335feeddf7aca16809f53cf6
- MD5 d41e7fbf5e86fa8e20534f7b5caadc1a
- SHA1 f340372b69d11bf8c360a4efa02de7839bbc1e04
- SHA512 76046e5e8d7ee22b2dccf6c7742e40c6e3d53d146350492b85e06d4c2c12d94be00a5e177d150f088329ea05a28c5c9a65859d5f83f6b6bf63ddbfbf579995ca
- SSDEEP 49152:/Ovljkv9MNbtL2tLzDkYOMwwnMb4PmyVamUi6AjW/MUSdGRf3/gPji0AjuIiGQ:P9AV2V8YOXwnS4rVjjxAZejoO
- TLSH T186F58D11BBA4C135D07381758DA5A31D9636B9118B238ECB63946FDDBFF26C18A36332
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH