Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    132s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    02/10/2026, 03:51

General

  • Target
    2026-10-01_c0f2711f205a2cb857d1e5fcaf1d2fa3_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
  • Size 3.3MB
  • Sample261002-eexnlasw2n
  • SHA256 491b4f02a29196105c8abd701048178408057f24e57f7c8dd11bb5536d350d6d
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
5/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Drops file in System32 directory 3 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs
  • Program crash 1 IoCs
  • 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.

  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs

Processes

  • 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
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:3328
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 3328 -s 816
      2⤵
      • Program crash
      PID:3464
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 436 -p 3328 -ip 3328
    1⤵
      PID:4848

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          memory/3328-0-0x0000000002BA0000-0x0000000002D51000-memory.dmp

          memory/3328-1-0x0000000002AA0000-0x0000000002B25000-memory.dmp

          memory/3328-7-0x0000000002AA0000-0x0000000002B25000-memory.dmp