Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    136s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    02/10/2026, 04:24

General

  • Target
    2026-10-01_bbc2374c465c7d9e6bc66d92ab5d3932_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
  • Size 1.5MB
  • Sample261002-e1rdpsxwdt
  • SHA256 f13cd3621267c6525554add0ba696ca5b77b5aa858aaa42c04e6f4869fd91c47
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs

    Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    The configured hostname and DNS domain identify the machine and are commonly collected to profile a host before it reports in.

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 5 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 13 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-01_bbc2374c465c7d9e6bc66d92ab5d3932_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-01_bbc2374c465c7d9e6bc66d92ab5d3932_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe"
    1⤵
    • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:4940

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        deprecated.cookie

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCookies\deprecated.cookie
        • Size 91B
        • SHA256 d07311acf641866e7e84823d2962f593bb655792301dc61ad6f0c6869d9c5937
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        memory/4940-0-0x0000000000340000-0x00000000004C3000-memory.dmp