Analysis

  • max time kernel
    106s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260710-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260710-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    26/08/2026, 07:44

General

  • Target
    2026-08-25_d3ce642982f787eee7c9ee35627f827c_amadey_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader_stop.exe
  • Size 4.0MB
  • Sample260826-jk5cvaal21
  • SHA256 684732a938580eacebc4af11d85232cef3ce3f5525b33f440e733bab244b7d56
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • 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
  • Drops autorun.inf file 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Malware can abuse Windows Autorun to spread further via attached volumes.

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 30 IoCs
  • 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.

  • NTFS ADS 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-25_d3ce642982f787eee7c9ee35627f827c_amadey_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-25_d3ce642982f787eee7c9ee35627f827c_amadey_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader_stop.exe"
    1⤵
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops autorun.inf file
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • NTFS ADS
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:4144
  • C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
    C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops autorun.inf file
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • NTFS ADS
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:5732

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        patcher.exe

        • Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
        • Size 4.0MB
        • SHA256 684732a938580eacebc4af11d85232cef3ce3f5525b33f440e733bab244b7d56
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jaureg.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Java\Java Update\jaureg.exe$
        • Size 4.5MB
        • SHA256 2de67d184ac165b0e53eb343481b394234d624977be0382fd4f8adf40f65f5a0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7z.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
        • Size 4.5MB
        • SHA256 41aba15d4df258f2b150811e39551e5af5bc379c77284510c23debeadd06cd4c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        keytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\keytool.exe
        • Size 4.0MB
        • SHA256 ea31de2bd73b993f62b005d1c40e0af713b4e8e6fc8d61585440381623f394e1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        keytool.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\keytool.exe$
        • Size 4.1MB
        • SHA256 61a334a1643b467f05e959335b9764704bda41acfc69c1874e9efb03f1513f60
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        IntegratedOffice.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\ClientX64\IntegratedOffice.exe$
        • Size 4.1MB
        • SHA256 a21b2ab84231a898f6227d0a4c28b9be544e8ceaaef074a2194e7ab9ddd884e4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        DW20.EXE$

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\DW\DW20.EXE$
        • Size 4.0MB
        • SHA256 6ec20fd526dcbb3c10e7602b62cf7bdeeb285f0ed80075207040851490fb63ed
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/4144-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040E000-memory.dmp

        memory/4144-1-0x0000000002180000-0x0000000002183000-memory.dmp

        memory/4144-18-0x0000000002180000-0x0000000002183000-memory.dmp

        memory/5732-11-0x0000000002050000-0x0000000002090000-memory.dmp

        memory/5732-19-0x0000000002050000-0x0000000002090000-memory.dmp