Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    142s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    22/10/2026, 22:20

General

  • Target
    2026-10-21_6e4a6471354d272fd7463ff7af0ac3a3_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
  • Size 380KB
  • Sample261022-182ejaat8l
  • SHA256 6490984cfdc1790ba1c4694a9a998a47c30b24b8a6f3dfe81895bcce885dc51a
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 2 IoCs
  • Program crash 2 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Windows\explorer.exe
    explorer.exe /LOADSAVEDWINDOWS
    1⤵
      PID:6040
      • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-21_6e4a6471354d272fd7463ff7af0ac3a3_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
        "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-21_6e4a6471354d272fd7463ff7af0ac3a3_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe"
        2⤵
        • Drops file in Program Files directory
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4188
    • C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\lifsnji.exe
      "C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\lifsnji.exe" -uhtbuie
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1152
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 1152 -s 468
        2⤵
        • Program crash
        PID:1988
    • C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\lifsnji.exe
      C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\lifsnji.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:1564
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 436 -p 1152 -ip 1152
      1⤵
        PID:2748
      • C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\lifsnji.exe
        "C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\lifsnji.exe" -uhtbuie
        1⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4488
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
          C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4488 -s 512
          2⤵
          • Program crash
          PID:1476
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 452 -p 4488 -ip 4488
        1⤵
          PID:5692

        Network

              MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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              Downloads

              lifsnji.exe

              • Path C:\ProgramData\Mozilla\lifsnji.exe
              • Size 380KB
              • SHA256 cbb9e81a0640b178c95f4742c37e81f94d395557417a714bad488514f4a34115
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              lifsnji.exe

              • Path C:\ProgramData\Mozilla\lifsnji.exe
              • Size 380KB
              • SHA256 6dfe87ea1c0d2ec29ba86f3e3d5423d505fc7d8ed3a96dd9f6f2fa37fc23444f
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              memory/1152-4-0x0000000000148000-0x0000000000149000-memory.dmp

              memory/1564-9-0x0000000000140000-0x000000000019EF00-memory.dmp

              memory/4188-0-0x0000000000E78000-0x0000000000E79000-memory.dmp

              memory/6040-6-0x0000000003AC0000-0x0000000003ADC000-memory.dmp