Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    16/09/2026, 20:16

General

  • Target
    2026-09-16_7979da4b42539b1646e2717e1a198ece_darkgate_elex_mafia_ramnit_smoke-loader.exe
  • Size 2.0MB
  • Sample260916-y2maxsfl4y
  • SHA256 44c9d8c1d459aad0d3ce213401ee171b85539bdea97e3cd21d17aa41a067a8df
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Family: Ramnit

    Ramnit is a versatile family that holds viruses, worms, and Trojans.

  • UPX dump on OEP (original entry point) 2 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 1 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

  • Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs
  • Program crash 1 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.

  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 12 IoCs

    SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-16_7979da4b42539b1646e2717e1a198ece_darkgate_elex_mafia_ramnit_smoke-loader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-16_7979da4b42539b1646e2717e1a198ece_darkgate_elex_mafia_ramnit_smoke-loader.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4364
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-16_7979da4b42539b1646e2717e1a198ece_darkgate_elex_mafia_ramnit_smoke-loadermgr.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-16_7979da4b42539b1646e2717e1a198ece_darkgate_elex_mafia_ramnit_smoke-loadermgr.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3884
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 3884 -s 556
        3⤵
        • Program crash
        PID:4116
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 504 -p 3884 -ip 3884
    1⤵
      PID:5000

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          2026-09-16_7979da4b42539b1646e2717e1a198ece_darkgate_elex_mafia_ramnit_smoke-loadermgr.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-16_7979da4b42539b1646e2717e1a198ece_darkgate_elex_mafia_ramnit_smoke-loadermgr.exe
          • Size 354KB
          • SHA256 7bf945e4d87567106bfe8980b4fe1e6482578ab91fa9d82426c804ae5c3f2546
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ~TM1AA2.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\~TM1AA2.tmp
          • Size 1.7MB
          • SHA256 45369a39532d605353ca49d2c2c901853cd5181e84b64fbfbfdb19d5fe60539d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/3884-5-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045C000-memory.dmp

          memory/3884-9-0x0000000077AF8000-0x0000000077AF9000-memory.dmp

          memory/3884-8-0x00000000021E0000-0x000000000223C000-memory.dmp

          memory/3884-12-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000045C000-memory.dmp

          memory/4364-0-0x0000000000440000-0x0000000000640000-memory.dmp

          memory/4364-11-0x0000000000440000-0x0000000000640000-memory.dmp