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
    18/10/2026, 19:41

General

  • Target
    2026-10-17_c60767178b2f2ce5ee59068627f4ad88_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
  • Size 1.7MB
  • Sample261018-yefvmass9j
  • SHA256 c1de7a4dd2d4a4ee177d516157f6c1fb75ecadcaee161a791ae317616af92a87
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Stops running service(s) 4 TTPs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Checks installed software on the system 1 TTPs

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

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs
  • Launches sc.exe 2 IoCs

    Sc.exe is a Windows utlilty to control services on the system.

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 3 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 12 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-17_c60767178b2f2ce5ee59068627f4ad88_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-17_c60767178b2f2ce5ee59068627f4ad88_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe"
    1⤵
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:252
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" STOP TabletInputService
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:4928
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\sc.exe" START TabletInputService
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2680
  • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup
    1⤵
      PID:844

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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