Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    126s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    11/10/2026, 04:25

General

  • Target
    2026-10-10_b821cd6dca45a8c86edb6de13bfe4428_amadey_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe
  • Size 9.7MB
  • Sample261011-e1xkqaez7x
  • SHA256 86910232c49929fcfc966d4be05074f7f12ec4d33f4a0f1d5264b4176a9aab49
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables packed with Babel 2 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 64 IoCs

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

  • Event Triggered Execution: Component Object Model Hijacking 1 TTPs

    Adversaries may establish persistence by executing malicious content triggered by hijacked references to Component Object Model (COM) objects.

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 25 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 39 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 6 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 39 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • Event Triggered Execution: Accessibility Features 1 TTPs

    Windows contains accessibility features that may be used by adversaries to establish persistence and/or elevate privileges.

  • Program crash 1 IoCs
  • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry 1 TTPs 6 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 11 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 5 IoCs

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

  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 26 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 39 IoCs
  • Modifies system certificate store 2 TTPs 9 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 13 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs
  • Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API

    The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-10_b821cd6dca45a8c86edb6de13bfe4428_amadey_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-10_b821cd6dca45a8c86edb6de13bfe4428_amadey_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe"
    1⤵
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Modifies system certificate store
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4228
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-10_b821cd6dca45a8c86edb6de13bfe4428_amadey_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-10_b821cd6dca45a8c86edb6de13bfe4428_amadey_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe" /i "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Origin Instruments, Corp\SofType 5.0.1105.0\install\A454EB3\SofTypeSetup.msi" /L*V "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Origin Instruments, Corp\SofType 5.0.1105.0\install\st.log" AI_EUIMSI=1 SHORTCUTDIR="C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\SofType" APPDIR="C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Instruments, Corp\SofType" SECONDSEQUENCE="1" CLIENTPROCESSID="4228" AI_MORE_CMD_LINE=1
      2⤵
      • Enumerates connected drives
      • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Modifies system certificate store
      PID:1724
  • C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe /V
    1⤵
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2920
    • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
      C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 62F49CDAC0E8B97EF582D33EB01D5DAF C
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:1752
    • C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\srtasks.exe ExecuteScopeRestorePoint /WaitForRestorePoint:2
      2⤵
        PID:1748
      • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
        C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 9BA09D4C622057B64F23522B7242904E
        2⤵
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:5536
      • C:\Windows\Installer\MSI66FF.tmp
        "C:\Windows\Installer\MSI66FF.tmp" SofTyperClass
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3228
      • C:\Windows\Installer\MSI678C.tmp
        "C:\Windows\Installer\MSI678C.tmp" OICLauncherClass
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:5556
      • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
        C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 7FC11E50BB4729FB8503653D2CCCB9A9 E Global\MSI0000
        2⤵
        • Drops file in Program Files directory
        • Drops file in Windows directory
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
        • Modifies registry class
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        PID:236
    • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
      1⤵
      • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
      PID:5224
    • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Instruments, Corp\Launcher\OICLauncher.exe
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Instruments, Corp\Launcher\OICLauncher.exe"
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:5508
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 5508 -s 764
        2⤵
        • Program crash
        PID:3196
    • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Instruments, Corp\Launcher\OICLauncher.exe
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Instruments, Corp\Launcher\OICLauncher.exe" stlaunch
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:1524
    • C:\Windows\system32\utilman.exe
      utilman.exe /debug
      1⤵
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3496
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Instruments, Corp\SofType\SofType.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Instruments, Corp\SofType\SofType.exe"
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • Loads dropped DLL
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious behavior: GetForegroundWindowSpam
        • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3620
        • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Instruments, Corp\SofType\License.exe
          "C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Instruments, Corp\SofType\License.exe" softype isactive
          3⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • Loads dropped DLL
          • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Modifies registry class
          • Modifies system certificate store
          • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
          PID:3448
    • C:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXE
      C:\Windows\system32\AUDIODG.EXE 0x00000000000004E8 0x00000000000004EC
      1⤵
        PID:2456
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 500 -p 5508 -ip 5508
        1⤵
          PID:2572

        Network

              MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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              Downloads

              e5a5b42.rbs

              • Path C:\Config.Msi\e5a5b42.rbs
              • Size 8.3MB
              • SHA256 6377709892e363e8ee2c657c8f0bf59b1ace552d519cb5001dc0df7034356297
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              e5a5b44.rbs

              • Path C:\Config.Msi\e5a5b44.rbs
              • Size 520B
              • SHA256 35a5151a1df0042e0a02173e71cc8451635639ad037c547f32b848c4fd1972d2
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

              Default.kys

              • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Instruments, Corp\SofType\STdata\Default.kys
              • Size 2KB
              • SHA256 d04b454bd18722dcf670d112d4f3cbead994db870e48bddfe58bc177507e63e0
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

              SofType.ini

              • Path C:\ProgramData\OIC\SofType.ini
              • Size 186B
              • SHA256 9b84db475227585d4a81eff16ddc6dedad2c97657baf4b2308a493e4a0c0f38a
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

              SofType.ini

              • Path C:\ProgramData\OIC\SofType.ini
              • Size 220B
              • SHA256 6154614efc29aac525041bb63382ea1f3c4b42a7323089305910c9b17b38750d
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

              SofType.ini

              • Path C:\ProgramData\OIC\SofType.ini
              • Size 327B
              • SHA256 1a576cd4738cb376c8bb8934cd1d63b126bbac6ec767ab8047233dc2ad633b89
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

              SofType.ini

              • Path C:\ProgramData\OIC\SofType.ini
              • Size 843B
              • SHA256 17d7cf5fda4aa5901cad6281c337be6f79933b8ea5586545cf10c4bb6a99e814
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

              SofType.ini

              • Path C:\ProgramData\OIC\SofType.ini
              • Size 892B
              • SHA256 4d94496b0be369d3b1cf74e932f187c728a2f29b191b8c22f21037f711a8baab
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

              515195B826B230146D00BC66A056A7F8

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\515195B826B230146D00BC66A056A7F8
              • Size 20KB
              • SHA256 b7b6ae54511d0195e5da37158686ec9bfe9c28dd985e51c1a637a40ec9e22dad
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              77003E887FC21E505B9E28CBA30E18ED_8ACE642DC0A43382FABA7AE806561A50

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\77003E887FC21E505B9E28CBA30E18ED_8ACE642DC0A43382FABA7AE806561A50
              • Size 2KB
              • SHA256 5732ffd807c4df869fabd7fdc37b72b447643ae6aa394a2e15e0d7b433ac5fff
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

              EF7234CDBB1649702229F955C785C39F

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\EF7234CDBB1649702229F955C785C39F
              • Size 785B
              • SHA256 9e153cc9331fb887cacd6f08cfa3dc5aac7b9b26b4b9cfa75d2ac57288e9142a
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

              515195B826B230146D00BC66A056A7F8

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\515195B826B230146D00BC66A056A7F8
              • Size 290B
              • SHA256 4801597a486c3e11c5115484ae70271bfa0ce4d87c3501a0fb6313f4a472e345
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

              77003E887FC21E505B9E28CBA30E18ED_8ACE642DC0A43382FABA7AE806561A50

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\77003E887FC21E505B9E28CBA30E18ED_8ACE642DC0A43382FABA7AE806561A50
              • Size 422B
              • SHA256 540a3e3b2a3947850ae6467b3313654b2b5830752f1be8362f8e4237255ef2d3
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

              EF7234CDBB1649702229F955C785C39F

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\EF7234CDBB1649702229F955C785C39F
              • Size 308B
              • SHA256 70a483d7b0e613dd294a9d889f87950f404082dfdb37efc7d7d84aab43943b68
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

              oic_banner.png

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AI_EXTUI_BIN_4228\oic_banner.png
              • Size 2KB
              • SHA256 b23dd8ac44e0fdc428a6bfbfb96f6fec82b1b4ceafc22d70198bc86fed16c917
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

              oic_dialog.png

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AI_EXTUI_BIN_4228\oic_dialog.png
              • Size 7KB
              • SHA256 6158334daa5ad10a416209deaee0cebb42ba8e0aa114c82a2cade9945a43d2cc
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              AiFilesRemoveImpers_24B92538_FF27_4FB0_97F0_96325A454EB3.bak

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AiFilesRemoveImpers_24B92538_FF27_4FB0_97F0_96325A454EB3.bak
              • Size 131B
              • SHA256 2021cf5d6f16ac1a8653f07b1c95f4db4a6123c33d7e99f6155f6936d9cacfbd
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

              MSIC877.tmp

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSIC877.tmp
              • Size 1.2MB
              • SHA256 1a2aea05933297955968db3f9d2cf4f6400cbc5129d8e1de40a02c4925bff931
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              MSICBE5.tmp

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSICBE5.tmp
              • Size 1.0MB
              • SHA256 54a340f49f84fef69fccaf3edee266ba524fefd21e1963e69643cd662691176a
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              MSID3DE.tmp

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSID3DE.tmp
              • Size 334KB
              • SHA256 92aec5c747cc07b22c501e1f9c7bf8a9feb2e4a19715b8db76a2540ea4c001ed
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              OICres.dll

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Origin Instruments, Corp\SofType 5.0.1105.0\install\A454EB3\CommonAppDataFolder\OIC\OICres.dll
              • Size 5KB
              • SHA256 2d29bb16935ab2cac44bc27fa198bc8a1edcc5517c07fa2ced39f631d915f2b6
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              Dood32.dll

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Origin Instruments, Corp\SofType 5.0.1105.0\install\A454EB3\Dood32.dll
              • Size 372KB
              • SHA256 5d952e15b9e21ef50b9686d50d0ea33a966ab75cc46fef879e7b58f0620acbb5
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              License.exe

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Origin Instruments, Corp\SofType 5.0.1105.0\install\A454EB3\License.exe
              • Size 3.4MB
              • SHA256 d0b4184d8f1d91bb0728f2f4dd763544ca1de49b41699ee245b3b72a4427d8fe
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              OICHlpr.exe

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Origin Instruments, Corp\SofType 5.0.1105.0\install\A454EB3\OICHlpr.exe
              • Size 3.3MB
              • SHA256 f6b712591bb71fb6161d10e8df269b3c46b6d72835f6e59089854a1126cde377
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              OICLauncher.exe

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Origin Instruments, Corp\SofType 5.0.1105.0\install\A454EB3\ProgramFilesFolder\Origin Instruments, Corp\Launcher\OICLauncher.exe
              • Size 266KB
              • SHA256 0059f8beaeffa81a589f19e51ba87db36aee8857d20a371e71e01249a22cb722
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              QlmLicenseLib.dll

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Origin Instruments, Corp\SofType 5.0.1105.0\install\A454EB3\QlmLicenseLib.dll
              • Size 2.6MB
              • SHA256 196775c83e3c721c11651db239a9a6af9609582ab779dd8f9824907a7a274497
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              AlphaKey.kys

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Origin Instruments, Corp\SofType 5.0.1105.0\install\A454EB3\STdata\AlphaKey.kys
              • Size 2KB
              • SHA256 38076d805c05f5118db87a314bd5b4c8e3b47841f98c99e852c039b13bde4f1e
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

              SofType.chm

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Origin Instruments, Corp\SofType 5.0.1105.0\install\A454EB3\SofType.chm
              • Size 846KB
              • SHA256 0a1bfbf057cd1227607bf1f0f084024bf6643e9c22a137b895dedb0379783c1b
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              SofType.exe

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Origin Instruments, Corp\SofType 5.0.1105.0\install\A454EB3\SofType.exe
              • Size 4.0MB
              • SHA256 d1bd2cde33400f54930b6491bb39325ca3143d58c884737df72bc0b3755932b2
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              SofTypeSetup.msi

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Origin Instruments, Corp\SofType 5.0.1105.0\install\A454EB3\SofTypeSetup.msi
              • Size 4.9MB
              • SHA256 fcd927f076797a442139bebe4be0fdeef0fe9f271a8517e46e29924b5168309e
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              st.log

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Origin Instruments, Corp\SofType 5.0.1105.0\install\st.log
              • Size 94KB
              • SHA256 f931c1389428262a058c4576d203621d183c9aecaf33b073116a0617812251e4
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              st.log

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Origin Instruments, Corp\SofType 5.0.1105.0\install\st.log
              • Size 125KB
              • SHA256 581db72ddf13204bd01fed220267734c4f1ba47166de531a02f0c16710f86d84
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              st.log

              • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Origin Instruments, Corp\SofType 5.0.1105.0\install\st.log
              • Size 433KB
              • SHA256 9e0383191118e51636cf16c24f0deddcbb746ce2cf48bdbfd6b44a99cf1d7a90
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              MSI66FF.tmp

              • Path C:\Windows\Installer\MSI66FF.tmp
              • Size 135KB
              • SHA256 981c3861319c5da587d729c24cbdc72505ce4cbda12f43adaccf5dff1dd58b8b
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              MSI6C51.tmp

              • Path C:\Windows\Installer\MSI6C51.tmp
              • Size 895KB
              • SHA256 44cb926c0944e4828470a4028ad2aa7ff34b382c00fdb8129a27a2fc63831533
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              MSI7727.tmp

              • Path C:\Windows\Installer\MSI7727.tmp
              • Size 915KB
              • SHA256 c1982c9da0c0750259ca4fa8fce0a5718450e5a71b43032b33328bc07732518b
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              memory/2920-146-0x000001F366550000-0x000001F366EF4000-memory.dmp

              memory/3448-333-0x00000000062B0000-0x0000000006544000-memory.dmp

              memory/3448-334-0x0000000006680000-0x00000000066E4000-memory.dmp

              memory/3448-335-0x00000000066E0000-0x0000000006A3B000-memory.dmp