Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    125s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    04/10/2026, 03:51

General

  • Target
    2026-10-03_b4080f1d89cfb09d78ffea57fe84d729_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe
  • Size 277KB
  • Sample261004-eezsysyfqd
  • SHA256 ae011b2761bfc42e127b36d5da8490bab8cab2071857b98003674804b60e5869
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • sality

C2
  • http://89.119.67.154/testo5/

  • http://kukutrustnet777.info/home.gif

  • http://kukutrustnet888.info/home.gif

  • http://kukutrustnet987.info/home.gif

Signatures

  • Family: Sality

    Sality is backdoor written in C++, first discovered in 2003.

  • Modifies firewall policy service 3 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • UAC bypass 3 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Windows security bypass 2 TTPs 6 IoCs
  • Detects executables packed with Sality Polymorphic Code Generator or Simple Poly Engine or Sality 24 IoCs
  • UPX dump on OEP (original entry point) 26 IoCs
  • Windows security modification 2 TTPs 7 IoCs
  • Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 15 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • UPX packed file 25 IoCs

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

  • Drops file in Windows directory 2 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 behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 51 IoCs
  • System policy modification 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Windows\system32\dwm.exe
    "dwm.exe"
    1⤵
      PID:1176
    • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k UnistackSvcGroup -s CDPUserSvc
      1⤵
        PID:3144
      • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalSystemNetworkRestricted -p -s webthreatdefusersvc
        1⤵
          PID:3240
        • C:\Windows\System32\ShellHost.exe
          "C:\Windows\System32\ShellHost.exe"
          1⤵
            PID:3504
          • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k ClipboardSvcGroup -p -s cbdhsvc
            1⤵
              PID:1104
            • C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe
              C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe -Embedding
              1⤵
                PID:4404
              • C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe
                C:\Windows\System32\RuntimeBroker.exe -Embedding
                1⤵
                  PID:4460
                • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
                  C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k UdkSvcGroup -s UdkUserSvc
                  1⤵
                    PID:4528
                  • C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
                    C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{3EB3C877-1F16-487C-9050-104DBCD66683}
                    1⤵
                      PID:4256
                    • C:\Windows\system32\ctfmon.exe
                      /QuitInfo:0000000000000268;000000000000026C;
                      1⤵
                        PID:5064
                      • C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe
                        C:\Windows\system32\DllHost.exe /Processid:{973D20D7-562D-44B9-B70B-5A0F49CCDF3F}
                        1⤵
                          PID:5152
                        • C:\Windows\System32\SecurityHealthSystray.exe
                          "C:\Windows\System32\SecurityHealthSystray.exe"
                          1⤵
                            PID:5256
                          • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
                            sihost.exe
                            1⤵
                              PID:6028
                              • C:\Windows\explorer.exe
                                explorer.exe /LOADSAVEDWINDOWS
                                2⤵
                                  PID:712
                                  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-03_b4080f1d89cfb09d78ffea57fe84d729_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe
                                    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-03_b4080f1d89cfb09d78ffea57fe84d729_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stealc_stop_tofsee.exe"
                                    3⤵
                                    • Modifies firewall policy service
                                    • UAC bypass
                                    • Windows security bypass
                                    • Windows security modification
                                    • Checks whether UAC is enabled
                                    • Enumerates connected drives
                                    • Drops file in Windows directory
                                    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
                                    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
                                    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
                                    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
                                    • System policy modification
                                    PID:1336
                              • C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchHost.exe
                                "C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchHost.exe" -ServerName:CortanaUI.AppXstmwaab17q5s3y22tp6apqz7a45vwv65.mca
                                1⤵
                                  PID:5892
                                • C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe
                                  "C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXywbrabmsek0gm3tkwpr5kwzbs55tkqay.mca
                                  1⤵
                                    PID:4812
                                  • C:\Windows\System32\smartscreen.exe
                                    C:\Windows\System32\smartscreen.exe -Embedding
                                    1⤵
                                      PID:3628

                                    Network

                                          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                                          Downloads

                                          orep.exe

                                          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\orep.exe
                                          • Size 65KB
                                          • SHA256 dfc0e64891c7c7620e9a9536c51bf54eeb25faef7ab8cf3750e53dfa7e27f7ad
                                          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                                          memory/1336-22-0x00000000023D0000-0x000000000348A000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/1336-25-0x0000000004E50000-0x0000000004E51000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/1336-6-0x00000000023D0000-0x000000000348A000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/1336-10-0x00000000023D0000-0x000000000348A000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/1336-11-0x00000000023D0000-0x000000000348A000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/1336-20-0x0000000003590000-0x0000000003592000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/1336-19-0x0000000003590000-0x0000000003592000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/1336-18-0x0000000004530000-0x0000000004531000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/1336-17-0x0000000003590000-0x0000000003592000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/1336-26-0x0000000004D00000-0x0000000004D02000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/1336-12-0x00000000023D0000-0x000000000348A000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/1336-9-0x00000000023D0000-0x000000000348A000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/1336-5-0x00000000023D0000-0x000000000348A000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/1336-8-0x00000000023D0000-0x000000000348A000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/1336-4-0x00000000023D0000-0x000000000348A000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/1336-1-0x00000000023D0000-0x000000000348A000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/1336-21-0x00000000023D0000-0x000000000348A000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/1336-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000454000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/1336-3-0x00000000023D0000-0x000000000348A000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/1336-23-0x00000000023D0000-0x000000000348A000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/1336-7-0x00000000023D0000-0x000000000348A000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/1336-27-0x0000000004D00000-0x0000000004D02000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/1336-28-0x00000000023D0000-0x000000000348A000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/1336-29-0x00000000023D0000-0x000000000348A000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/1336-30-0x00000000023D0000-0x000000000348A000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/1336-32-0x00000000023D0000-0x000000000348A000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/1336-34-0x00000000023D0000-0x000000000348A000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/1336-35-0x0000000003590000-0x0000000003592000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/1336-36-0x00000000023D0000-0x000000000348A000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/1336-37-0x00000000023D0000-0x000000000348A000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/1336-39-0x00000000023D0000-0x000000000348A000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/1336-42-0x00000000023D0000-0x000000000348A000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/1336-48-0x0000000004D00000-0x0000000004D02000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/1336-49-0x00000000023D0000-0x000000000348A000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/1336-61-0x0000000003590000-0x0000000003592000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/1336-51-0x00000000023D0000-0x000000000348A000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/1336-55-0x0000000004D00000-0x0000000004D02000-memory.dmp

                                          memory/1336-72-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000454000-memory.dmp