Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
135s - 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, 03:51
Static task
static1
1 signatures
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-10-01_c0f2711f205a2cb857d1e5fcaf1d2fa3_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260911-en
4 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-10-01_c0f2711f205a2cb857d1e5fcaf1d2fa3_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
6 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-10-01_c0f2711f205a2cb857d1e5fcaf1d2fa3_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
- Size 3.3MB
- Sample261002-eexnlasw2n
- SHA256 491b4f02a29196105c8abd701048178408057f24e57f7c8dd11bb5536d350d6d
- MD5 c0f2711f205a2cb857d1e5fcaf1d2fa3
- SHA1 cef04c9255ae6c8de6cdf1a10adc720152160700
- SHA512 a65b092b2505f9703ea2fdedb68efc23b7adc2cb734ad38e8dea0074baa4a39c294b10d40272e114c6729213e7e5b331650b2b354dc9bb94931587cb09f6a064
- SSDEEP 98304:aApWIGOTW9Y3OqkWXNc3lfF5tH8rIy1cgD5jlU023W/DZxuSoqeZyq:N6UXN2F78rIyLjlp4WbZf6ZZ
- TLSH T105F5D0323690D0BBC1733631A55EA3B9B2B9AD704D75428B13943F396E70493992C7AF
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
5/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Drops file in System32 directory 4 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\System32\alg.exe 2026-10-01_c0f2711f205a2cb857d1e5fcaf1d2fa3_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\system32\AppVClient.exe 2026-10-01_c0f2711f205a2cb857d1e5fcaf1d2fa3_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\system32\DiagSvcs\DiagnosticsHub.StandardCollector.Service.exe 2026-10-01_c0f2711f205a2cb857d1e5fcaf1d2fa3_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\system32\fxssvc.exe 2026-10-01_c0f2711f205a2cb857d1e5fcaf1d2fa3_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe - Program crash 1 IoCs
pid pid_target Process procid_target 4348 1888 WerFault.exe 84 - 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.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-10-01_c0f2711f205a2cb857d1e5fcaf1d2fa3_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 1888 2026-10-01_c0f2711f205a2cb857d1e5fcaf1d2fa3_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-01_c0f2711f205a2cb857d1e5fcaf1d2fa3_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-01_c0f2711f205a2cb857d1e5fcaf1d2fa3_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe"1⤵
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:1888 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1888 -s 7522⤵
- Program crash
PID:4348
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 428 -p 1888 -ip 18881⤵PID:3780