Analysis
- max time kernel
150s - max time network
151s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
05/09/2026, 01:38
Static task
static1
1 signatures
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-09-04_a22b46caefdc1d05be9d9d5aaa991001_amadey_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
7 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-09-04_a22b46caefdc1d05be9d9d5aaa991001_amadey_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
6 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-09-04_a22b46caefdc1d05be9d9d5aaa991001_amadey_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe
- Size 2.5MB
- Sample260905-b2sflsbc93
- SHA256 48c0194a918bc78ae1d10cb6bfcee7b03f58b90d556bb8104d7c5f66c566d9b0
- MD5 a22b46caefdc1d05be9d9d5aaa991001
- SHA1 4b3d1f407e17ef202a0c5f5a28002e20daaf1ae8
- SHA512 ca81b345ee87bd4c561b78046e4c74ee192fa2667f5edde2439b3a2953f6952ba8caa617e703fde1dcab7028d84b226ac9fdb6a6485252e3ad7ebc40a73d5023
- SSDEEP 49152:4fl5c696VOSnhb5Igxgd9Ee+CDFxyEL1Cph70hNOTRzlMoA:OltQV95I9aCfJL1ah70hNUlM
- TLSH T172C529E23980C0F2CD120E335949EAFDB1AC7D7F4A39B18762D0BB2D7D7119E85245A6
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
pid Process 3148 SysHelper.exe 1088 SysHelper.exe - Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3989226554-2204910950-1522900112-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\WindowsSecurityHelper = "C:\\ProgramData\\WindowsSecurity\\SysHelper.exe" 2026-09-04_a22b46caefdc1d05be9d9d5aaa991001_amadey_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe - Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 3 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 2026-09-04_a22b46caefdc1d05be9d9d5aaa991001_amadey_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language SysHelper.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language SysHelper.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs
pid Process 4844 2026-09-04_a22b46caefdc1d05be9d9d5aaa991001_amadey_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe 3148 SysHelper.exe 1088 SysHelper.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 4844 wrote to memory of 3148 4844 2026-09-04_a22b46caefdc1d05be9d9d5aaa991001_amadey_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe 89
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-04_a22b46caefdc1d05be9d9d5aaa991001_amadey_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-04_a22b46caefdc1d05be9d9d5aaa991001_amadey_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe"1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4844 -
C:\ProgramData\WindowsSecurity\SysHelper.exe"C:\ProgramData\WindowsSecurity\SysHelper.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:3148
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C:\ProgramData\WindowsSecurity\SysHelper.exeC:\ProgramData\WindowsSecurity\SysHelper.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:1088
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\ProgramData\WindowsSecurity\SysHelper.exe
- Size 2.5MB
- SHA256 48c0194a918bc78ae1d10cb6bfcee7b03f58b90d556bb8104d7c5f66c566d9b0
- MD5 a22b46caefdc1d05be9d9d5aaa991001
- SHA1 4b3d1f407e17ef202a0c5f5a28002e20daaf1ae8
- SHA512 ca81b345ee87bd4c561b78046e4c74ee192fa2667f5edde2439b3a2953f6952ba8caa617e703fde1dcab7028d84b226ac9fdb6a6485252e3ad7ebc40a73d5023
- SSDEEP 49152:4fl5c696VOSnhb5Igxgd9Ee+CDFxyEL1Cph70hNOTRzlMoA:OltQV95I9aCfJL1ah70hNUlM
- TLSH T172C529E23980C0F2CD120E335949EAFDB1AC7D7F4A39B18762D0BB2D7D7119E85245A6
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH