Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    108s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    14/10/2026, 03:39

General

  • Target
    2026-10-13_e0f78089dff62e2348fe201cd674aeaf_darkgate_elex_mafia_smoke-loader.exe
  • Size 2.3MB
  • Sample261014-d7zg8ae16w
  • SHA256 6c17eedb3ff42a1ab0d7ab2f78486c4cfa39386d06afafff1a4f12e35b95a335
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • UPX dump on OEP (original entry point) 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Loads dropped DLL 11 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs

    Looks up Uninstall key entries in the registry to enumerate software on the system.

  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 64 IoCs

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

  • Drops file in Windows directory 16 IoCs
  • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry 1 TTPs 4 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 7 IoCs

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

  • Kills process with taskkill 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 5 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-13_e0f78089dff62e2348fe201cd674aeaf_darkgate_elex_mafia_smoke-loader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-13_e0f78089dff62e2348fe201cd674aeaf_darkgate_elex_mafia_smoke-loader.exe"
    1⤵
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4820
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Msiexec.exe
      Msiexec /i "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ProductInstaller\Web Agent_C64.msi" /q REBOOT="ReallySuppress" PAYLOADINFO="https://www8.deepfreeze.com/|83cb4b5b-830a-457f-981c-fc5bf4859ddb|0|2|FWAWSEDFEFRC||1791826420|0|||"
      2⤵
      • Enumerates connected drives
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:5196
  • C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe /V
    1⤵
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3340
    • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
      C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 6AEAA4F13C7ABF658DFDB651395C4521
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2836
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\taskkill.exe
        taskkill /IM FWAInstallMonitor.exe /F
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Kills process with taskkill
        PID:2308
      • C:\ProgramData\FWAInstallMonitor.exe
        "C:\ProgramData\FWAInstallMonitor.exe" /StartMonitor /CreateStartUpMonitorTask /MsiPath "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ProductInstaller\Web Agent_C64.msi" /Pid 2836
        3⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4476
  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-13_e0f78089dff62e2348fe201cd674aeaf_darkgate_elex_mafia_smoke-loader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-13_e0f78089dff62e2348fe201cd674aeaf_darkgate_elex_mafia_smoke-loader.exe" -r
    1⤵
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5804
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Msiexec.exe
      Msiexec /i "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ProductInstaller\Web Agent_C64.msi" /q REBOOT="ReallySuppress" PAYLOADINFO="https://www8.deepfreeze.com/|83cb4b5b-830a-457f-981c-fc5bf4859ddb|0|2|FWAWSEDFEFRC||1791826420|0|||"
      2⤵
      • Enumerates connected drives
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:2880

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        CloudAgentCleanupHelper.LOG

        • Path C:\ProgramData\CloudAgentCleanupHelper.LOG
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 c478e9a2d499c65316a580adc28f3b9d8e3ae65eee1a1ab2cef23b7ccd437493
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        CloudAgentCleanupHelper.LOG

        • Path C:\ProgramData\CloudAgentCleanupHelper.LOG
        • Size 26KB
        • SHA256 b78013949e72109d6e20ed52cfcedbb53dcc7d48d21fa27e1c096cfd83a42fcf
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        FWAInstallMonitor.exe

        • Path C:\ProgramData\FWAInstallMonitor.exe
        • Size 612KB
        • SHA256 fecded4fe7f8b94c4e459a10077aae82022321abbc0a6f0eea0de5ec973d2e27
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        MSI9ad6d.LOG

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI9ad6d.LOG
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 9ca34ce4ef404a93fab8437bf6257d8098cf6702ae38c7a8e32540bb1102c1af
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        MSI9b5c9.LOG

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI9b5c9.LOG
        • Size 2KB
        • SHA256 e3c65125146f392523ab58f063032c42bd962cbba2d21e3a7561701c39cd4f37
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        Deep Freeze_C64.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ProductInstaller\Deep Freeze_C64.exe
        • Size 11.6MB
        • SHA256 0cd1e17641fa09ee04945ead0a789e7094406211b0d22bbf0d21ba4d8bfcba81
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        WIN-Select_C64.msi

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ProductInstaller\WIN-Select_C64.msi
        • Size 12.3MB
        • SHA256 c7e6bebe457dd9b867408294d7a5265072fbe133173f7e645873a27bb694db3d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Web Agent_C64.msi

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ProductInstaller\Web Agent_C64.msi
        • Size 8.4MB
        • SHA256 8fd2fa8b53230b568c2f866f2b29149e4f10ffdc0323bb00842e0ca0a54badb2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        MSIB200.tmp

        • Path C:\Windows\Installer\MSIB200.tmp
        • Size 57KB
        • SHA256 e1076225eafe4cca82c39a4a7db820e0fd44dd293c9847564346e4bb047214b3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        MSIB7DD.tmp

        • Path C:\Windows\Installer\MSIB7DD.tmp
        • Size 138KB
        • SHA256 69bdcb8dbad5145459bc64ee749e84d9e92171aeff5eea37f2145319c99bdf3e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        MSIB89A.tmp

        • Path C:\Windows\Installer\MSIB89A.tmp
        • Size 1.1MB
        • SHA256 db907ab7cd5e98c1d7b9cd78773b26e986cce70078d376de0b08ceb5e24e769d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Products.ini

        • Path C:\Windows\Products.ini
        • Size 40B
        • SHA256 78fb5c1929c1077fe9fe7f56ddfa6cdcd652d0952ad2fbf5cb028be1e3409997
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        Products.ini

        • Path C:\Windows\Products.ini
        • Size 381B
        • SHA256 814753dd308f1d0134508032fd4108abd02802f0228c8114827d76f0ca9d31b2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        Products.ini

        • Path C:\Windows\Products.ini
        • Size 391B
        • SHA256 86676d324456f0906b30b5e51899f1a0014cca05b3741d117f6e29c0556cdca9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        FWAInstaller_2026-10-14-04-39-45.LOG

        • Path C:\Windows\Temp\FWAInstaller_2026-10-14-04-39-45.LOG
        • Size 2KB
        • SHA256 303b248e5b85032ff8d118a2a4669e1d182f197c00c5d85942ca42f13b70d46d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        FWAInstaller_2026-10-14-04-39-45.LOG

        • Path C:\Windows\Temp\FWAInstaller_2026-10-14-04-39-45.LOG
        • Size 265B
        • SHA256 bf943f85a24ed27bc97efb6a0341e9757a2513713459532333c5e81af46cf096
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        FWAInstaller_2026-10-14-04-39-45.LOG

        • Path C:\Windows\Temp\FWAInstaller_2026-10-14-04-39-45.LOG
        • Size 2KB
        • SHA256 2dab75f21afde7c907e16705fad5882f8d3cde021449055adb0f8b1625ad3b9f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        FWAInstaller_2026-10-14-04-39-45.LOG

        • Path C:\Windows\Temp\FWAInstaller_2026-10-14-04-39-45.LOG
        • Size 3KB
        • SHA256 efe4541a24570ebb6ccf4d7a22149da40428cc4e5d06054746c8a247676de3f7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        FWAInstaller_2026-10-14-04-40-02.LOG

        • Path C:\Windows\Temp\FWAInstaller_2026-10-14-04-40-02.LOG
        • Size 2KB
        • SHA256 e6b7af4de42e3c41ae48884b2af11930d7c76520d145eb55e18abefdf17ba351
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        FWAInstaller_2026-10-14-04-40-02.LOG

        • Path C:\Windows\Temp\FWAInstaller_2026-10-14-04-40-02.LOG
        • Size 3KB
        • SHA256 453a552ffadf292ef8383f1ac8e337022c9d6d2cf17162aed0c55700e5956666
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        FWAInstaller_2026-10-14-04-40-02.LOG

        • Path C:\Windows\Temp\FWAInstaller_2026-10-14-04-40-02.LOG
        • Size 907B
        • SHA256 a092b414a6a3302a16a389aeb5a79167a9e0370a2fb58db683d4945bf5940116
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        FWAInstaller_2026-10-14-04-40-02.LOG

        • Path C:\Windows\Temp\FWAInstaller_2026-10-14-04-40-02.LOG
        • Size 2KB
        • SHA256 3a50a19547ee4c8ba55032f48295e6f9a3d41e27b5bd575c6b4626b43e6c626f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH