Analysis

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

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    12/10/2026, 20:25

General

  • Target
    2026-10-11_5fe3af6f85c9a5b21665e72f4c15c4a5_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
  • Size 333KB
  • Sample261012-y7g86aey91
  • SHA256 5daf7e86dd4ffc22afa0b4991b65df27924323df25cd80040effba3f1f1234d8
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • 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 2 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-11_5fe3af6f85c9a5b21665e72f4c15c4a5_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-11_5fe3af6f85c9a5b21665e72f4c15c4a5_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:972
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-11_5fe3af6f85c9a5b21665e72f4c15c4a5_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe.back
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-11_5fe3af6f85c9a5b21665e72f4c15c4a5_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe.back"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:1084
  • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup
    1⤵
      PID:568

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          2026-10-11_5fe3af6f85c9a5b21665e72f4c15c4a5_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe.back

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-11_5fe3af6f85c9a5b21665e72f4c15c4a5_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe.back
          • Size 333KB
          • SHA256 c191f82acb169d5cf807422facd2c4062bdfc6055c2410dc67a5775004bb3d3d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH