Analysis
- max time kernel
93s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
27/08/2026, 09:57
Static task
static1
2 signatures
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-27_b74a427095c8fb7192ba496095c78afd_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader_vidar.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
windows10-2004-x64
10 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-08-27_b74a427095c8fb7192ba496095c78afd_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader_vidar.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
windows11-ltsc_2024-x64
10 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-08-27_b74a427095c8fb7192ba496095c78afd_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader_vidar.exe
- Size 1.6MB
- Sample260827-ly2j8a1xev
- SHA256 a8c7bf8d2279dffcce69f4de65e42d2355a4ec23b2d95e6689993b8d18dac319
- MD5 b74a427095c8fb7192ba496095c78afd
- SHA1 3e1353ab447144c087dbfb65ea9443dfea6c6ccf
- SHA512 00a59409d750bf6221a0aa888fe22871044b338bda60aa7058d5b4eef75de65bf91af7cfdcf18f5d49e2cb25107ffe1a1bcd00005b1bacd590b04121de1767ac
- SSDEEP 12288:c9Hg3A+JFo8PT5vilAwSfxL/2Dc3jDLLmt0LDQewsAjREoLUeDuUlIx6x81gL5pv:QHg3nFoAAGaewsAju0UG/5jcAkSYqyE
- TLSH T1FA753911B7B48171D0B285748AA2964EDA317811CB238FCF52849EEDBFE27D19E35732
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 5 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/4712-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c587-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000300000001b305-11.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/4712-1989-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/3308-2014-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 3308 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" patcher.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\WinFirewall = "C:\\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\\patcher.exe" 2026-08-27_b74a427095c8fb7192ba496095c78afd_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader_vidar.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 2026-08-27_b74a427095c8fb7192ba496095c78afd_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe - Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\excelcnv.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\PPTICO.EXE patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE 2026-08-27_b74a427095c8fb7192ba496095c78afd_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\SPREADSHEETCOMPARE.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32Info.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\jabswitch.exe$ 2026-08-27_b74a427095c8fb7192ba496095c78afd_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\OUTLOOK.EXE 2026-08-27_b74a427095c8fb7192ba496095c78afd_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\XLICONS.EXE$ 2026-08-27_b74a427095c8fb7192ba496095c78afd_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\lyncicon.exe$ 2026-08-27_b74a427095c8fb7192ba496095c78afd_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\maintenanceservice.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\identity_helper.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ADDINS\Microsoft Power Query for Excel Integrated\bin\Microsoft.Mashup.Container.exe 2026-08-27_b74a427095c8fb7192ba496095c78afd_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOSREC.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SCANPST.EXE 2026-08-27_b74a427095c8fb7192ba496095c78afd_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-001F-0409-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc-cache-gen.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Media Player\wmlaunch.exe 2026-08-27_b74a427095c8fb7192ba496095c78afd_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javadoc.exe 2026-08-27_b74a427095c8fb7192ba496095c78afd_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javap.exe$ 2026-08-27_b74a427095c8fb7192ba496095c78afd_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SkypeSrv\SKYPESERVER.EXE$ 2026-08-27_b74a427095c8fb7192ba496095c78afd_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Analysis Services\AS OLEDB\140\SQLDumper.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\wow_helper.exe 2026-08-27_b74a427095c8fb7192ba496095c78afd_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\msedge_pwa_launcher.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.16\createdump.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\rmid.exe$ 2026-08-27_b74a427095c8fb7192ba496095c78afd_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\java.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Integration\Addons\OneDriveSetup.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSQRY32.EXE$ 2026-08-27_b74a427095c8fb7192ba496095c78afd_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ORGCHART.EXE$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\VSTO\10.0\VSTOInstaller.exe 2026-08-27_b74a427095c8fb7192ba496095c78afd_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe$ 2026-08-27_b74a427095c8fb7192ba496095c78afd_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\outicon.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedge.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\MSInfo\msinfo32.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE$ 2026-08-27_b74a427095c8fb7192ba496095c78afd_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\WORDICON.EXE 2026-08-27_b74a427095c8fb7192ba496095c78afd_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe$ 2026-08-27_b74a427095c8fb7192ba496095c78afd_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\java-rmi.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\osmclienticon.exe$ 2026-08-27_b74a427095c8fb7192ba496095c78afd_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\helper.exe 2026-08-27_b74a427095c8fb7192ba496095c78afd_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\officeappguardwin32.exe$ 2026-08-27_b74a427095c8fb7192ba496095c78afd_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-001F-040C-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\javaw.exe 2026-08-27_b74a427095c8fb7192ba496095c78afd_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VSTO\10.0\VSTOInstaller.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\ieinstal.exe 2026-08-27_b74a427095c8fb7192ba496095c78afd_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\pack200.exe 2026-08-27_b74a427095c8fb7192ba496095c78afd_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoev.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOSREC.EXE 2026-08-27_b74a427095c8fb7192ba496095c78afd_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\filecompare.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\pj11icon.exe 2026-08-27_b74a427095c8fb7192ba496095c78afd_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Edge.GameAssist_1.0.3456.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\EdgeGameAssist.exe 2026-08-27_b74a427095c8fb7192ba496095c78afd_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\FullTrustNotifier.exe$ 2026-08-27_b74a427095c8fb7192ba496095c78afd_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\keytool.exe$ 2026-08-27_b74a427095c8fb7192ba496095c78afd_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\joticon.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\Installer\setup.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe 2026-08-27_b74a427095c8fb7192ba496095c78afd_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\java-rmi.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Update\DisabledGoogleUpdate.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdeps.exe 2026-08-27_b74a427095c8fb7192ba496095c78afd_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\klist.exe$ 2026-08-27_b74a427095c8fb7192ba496095c78afd_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jp2launcher.exe 2026-08-27_b74a427095c8fb7192ba496095c78afd_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader_vidar.exe - Drops file in Windows directory 64 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\SMSvcHost\3.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\SMSvcHost.exe 2026-08-27_b74a427095c8fb7192ba496095c78afd_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\WsatConfig\3.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\WsatConfig.exe 2026-08-27_b74a427095c8fb7192ba496095c78afd_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\AdobeCollabSync.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\wow_helper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_MSIL\dfsvc\v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\dfsvc.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_64\MSBuild\3.5.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe 2026-08-27_b74a427095c8fb7192ba496095c78afd_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File created C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\dfsvc\2.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\dfsvc.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\PresentationFontCache\3.0.0.0__31bf3856ad364e35\PresentationFontCache.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\reader_sl.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_64\MSBuild\3.5.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\ComSvcConfig\3.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\ComSvcConfig.exe 2026-08-27_b74a427095c8fb7192ba496095c78afd_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\SMSvcHost\3.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\SMSvcHost.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\SMSvcHost\3.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\SMSvcHost.exe$ 2026-08-27_b74a427095c8fb7192ba496095c78afd_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\_4bitmapibroker.exe 2026-08-27_b74a427095c8fb7192ba496095c78afd_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File created C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_64\MSBuild\v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_MSIL\Microsoft.Workflow.Compiler\v4.0_4.0.0.0__31bf3856ad364e35\Microsoft.Workflow.Compiler.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\ComSvcConfig\3.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\ComSvcConfig.exe 2026-08-27_b74a427095c8fb7192ba496095c78afd_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\_4bitmapibroker.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\WsatConfig\3.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\WsatConfig.exe 2026-08-27_b74a427095c8fb7192ba496095c78afd_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\acrotextextractor.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\adelrcp.exe 2026-08-27_b74a427095c8fb7192ba496095c78afd_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_32\MSBuild\v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_64\MSBuild\v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_MSIL\SMSvcHost\v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\SMSvcHost.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\dfsvc\2.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\dfsvc.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\WsatConfig\3.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\WsatConfig.exe$ 2026-08-27_b74a427095c8fb7192ba496095c78afd_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\ImmersiveControlPanel\SystemSettings.exe 2026-08-27_b74a427095c8fb7192ba496095c78afd_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\acrobroker.exe 2026-08-27_b74a427095c8fb7192ba496095c78afd_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\acrotextextractor.exe 2026-08-27_b74a427095c8fb7192ba496095c78afd_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\eula.exe 2026-08-27_b74a427095c8fb7192ba496095c78afd_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File created C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_32\MSBuild\3.5.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\ComSvcConfig\3.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\ComSvcConfig.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\PresentationFontCache\3.0.0.0__31bf3856ad364e35\PresentationFontCache.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\logtransport2.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_MSIL\ComSvcConfig\v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\ComSvcConfig.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_32\MSBuild\3.5.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe 2026-08-27_b74a427095c8fb7192ba496095c78afd_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File created C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\PresentationFontCache\3.0.0.0__31bf3856ad364e35\PresentationFontCache.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\WsatConfig\3.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\WsatConfig.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\AdobeCollabSync.exe 2026-08-27_b74a427095c8fb7192ba496095c78afd_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_32\MSBuild\v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\BrowserCore\BrowserCore.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\adelrcp.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_64\MSBuild\v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_32\MSBuild\3.5.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_64\MSBuild\3.5.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe 2026-08-27_b74a427095c8fb7192ba496095c78afd_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\dfsvc\2.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\dfsvc.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\ImmersiveControlPanel\SystemSettings.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\AcroRd32Info.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\AcroRd32Info.exe 2026-08-27_b74a427095c8fb7192ba496095c78afd_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_64\MSBuild\3.5.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe$ 2026-08-27_b74a427095c8fb7192ba496095c78afd_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File created C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\SMSvcHost\3.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\SMSvcHost.exe 2026-08-27_b74a427095c8fb7192ba496095c78afd_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\acrobroker.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\eula.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_32\MSBuild\v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\logtransport2.exe 2026-08-27_b74a427095c8fb7192ba496095c78afd_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_MSIL\dfsvc\v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\dfsvc.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_MSIL\Microsoft.Workflow.Compiler\v4.0_4.0.0.0__31bf3856ad364e35\Microsoft.Workflow.Compiler.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_32\MSBuild\3.5.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_MSIL\dfsvc\v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\dfsvc.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\wow_helper.exe 2026-08-27_b74a427095c8fb7192ba496095c78afd_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_MSIL\Microsoft.Workflow.Compiler\v4.0_4.0.0.0__31bf3856ad364e35\Microsoft.Workflow.Compiler.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_MSIL\SMSvcHost\v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\SMSvcHost.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_MSIL\SMSvcHost\v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\SMSvcHost.exe$ patcher.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 2026-08-27_b74a427095c8fb7192ba496095c78afd_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader_vidar.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language patcher.exe - NTFS ADS 2 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\:\autorun.inf 2026-08-27_b74a427095c8fb7192ba496095c78afd_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 4712 2026-08-27_b74a427095c8fb7192ba496095c78afd_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader_vidar.exe 3308 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-27_b74a427095c8fb7192ba496095c78afd_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader_vidar.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-27_b74a427095c8fb7192ba496095c78afd_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader_vidar.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:4712
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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 Program Files directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- NTFS ADS
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:3308
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 1.6MB
- SHA256 a8c7bf8d2279dffcce69f4de65e42d2355a4ec23b2d95e6689993b8d18dac319
- MD5 b74a427095c8fb7192ba496095c78afd
- SHA1 3e1353ab447144c087dbfb65ea9443dfea6c6ccf
- SHA512 00a59409d750bf6221a0aa888fe22871044b338bda60aa7058d5b4eef75de65bf91af7cfdcf18f5d49e2cb25107ffe1a1bcd00005b1bacd590b04121de1767ac
- SSDEEP 12288:c9Hg3A+JFo8PT5vilAwSfxL/2Dc3jDLLmt0LDQewsAjREoLUeDuUlIx6x81gL5pv:QHg3nFoAAGaewsAju0UG/5jcAkSYqyE
- TLSH T1FA753911B7B48171D0B285748AA2964EDA317811CB238FCF52849EEDBFE27D19E35732
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 2.1MB
- SHA256 3bbb3ab2a4ae8c68e76805e0ac03a4fa5b5a14f16b5ddb500e3dc88467140aa5
- MD5 95a32bed7a29158c901a68e97da49633
- SHA1 ab9746c221351de0dd170d399f5cdad40c02fc16
- SHA512 30535b9b7adf23b1acea727fe05fd64ba664a0297cf5b87349c06b7fe4f8658da9beb7de696c9dbf04b5cbec4a24b4890fb9fb98c55f433c71c5c5a7d9e70ac8
- SSDEEP 24576:QHg3nFoAAGaewsAju0UG/5jcAkSYqyED0Le5ji0hmxNrM:gFljX/NpYqjPji0Aj
- TLSH T1DFA53915F6B48271D0738575C5A2964EEA3134418B338ECB52849EEDBFE3BD18A36732
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH