Overview

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Static

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2026-10-22...op.exe

windows10-2004-x64

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2026-10-22...op.exe

windows11-ltsc_2024-x64

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Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    144s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    23/10/2026, 23:30

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General

  • Target
    2026-10-22_b6973d0a45ab76b42912f12afc684a7e_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
  • Size 1.9MB
  • Sample261023-3g8qmsew21
  • SHA256 66079e4aad3a2229ec50b813291b0ccea060fba6894c2c4de32412d6c749164f
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
8/10
defense_evasiondiscoverytrojan

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Downloads MZ/PE file 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
    defense_evasiontrojan
  • Drops file in System32 directory 20 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 19 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • 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.

    discovery
  • 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.

    discovery
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 10 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-22_b6973d0a45ab76b42912f12afc684a7e_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-22_b6973d0a45ab76b42912f12afc684a7e_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe"
    1⤵
    • Checks whether UAC is enabled
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • 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 AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3488
    • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Reader_sl.exe
      "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Reader_sl.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:5892
      • C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\30013\AdobeARMHelper.exe
        "C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\30013\AdobeARMHelper.exe" /ArmUpdate /MSI FOLDER:"C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\30013" /MODE:3 /PRODUCT:{291AA914-A987-4CE9-BD63-AC0A92D435E5} /VERSION:19.0 /LANG:ENU
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:5572
        • C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe
          "C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe" /ArmUpdate /MSI FOLDER:"C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\30013" /MODE:3 /PRODUCT:{291AA914-A987-4CE9-BD63-AC0A92D435E5} /VERSION:19.0 /LANG:ENU
          3⤵
          • Drops file in Program Files directory
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
          PID:5996

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          ArmReport.ini
          • Path C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\ArmReport.ini
          • Size 102B
          • SHA256 e1be6c6777630139171e4e3e74eaf0f8c0ea3a9fb92e1c76b64fc2ff18a8f1a6
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
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          ArmReport.ini
          • Path C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\ArmReport.ini
          • Size 824B
          • SHA256 c62557ca2d044a3b9ebd39042dcf529c783de02b64e466462aa6cb35d24135a9
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
          Submit Download

          ArmReport.ini
          • Path C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\ArmReport.ini
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 2c8d35898a2e5b97b6dc302899af975039141275f8738bd30ff035cb4b8ae61a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
          Submit Download

          AdobeARMHelper.exe
          • Path C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\30013\AdobeARMHelper.exe
          • Size 413KB
          • SHA256 fd115ae8ebd2f37cf1ef72f75242206cf1331c7cb258305011302e981137ee5e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
          Submit Download

          698460A0B6E60F2F602361424D832905_8BB23D43DE574E82F2BEE0DF0EC47EEB
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\698460A0B6E60F2F602361424D832905_8BB23D43DE574E82F2BEE0DF0EC47EEB
          • Size 471B
          • SHA256 835e9be2b8d2d214a2702f3a8d5b7612724a634004e528d5d0b8287fc68913dd
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
          Submit Download

          8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_54359052731E413C60F1C59EABAD4E05
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_54359052731E413C60F1C59EABAD4E05
          • Size 727B
          • SHA256 e36948ac5c805fdbbbf88f78865e9d48c28c40375ff21fc218a4891e29ca69b8
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
          Submit Download

          8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_5809FDAACC125718B26BC11DC8E8116A
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_5809FDAACC125718B26BC11DC8E8116A
          • Size 727B
          • SHA256 b51701db140a49a1f34afe0dc424f393ac4f9e40d19d0ef22f8bf96fb3cfe7fb
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
          Submit Download

          C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141
          • Size 727B
          • SHA256 bd76d6729ade01c2f3f2c1b03ee9b9b877521e73a668a58cfac63e7684aad19f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
          Submit Download

          698460A0B6E60F2F602361424D832905_8BB23D43DE574E82F2BEE0DF0EC47EEB
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\698460A0B6E60F2F602361424D832905_8BB23D43DE574E82F2BEE0DF0EC47EEB
          • Size 400B
          • SHA256 a4d1c0a2c6f6233b9af77a7b32eec2f03284b6a23cac8c09912be260ca592cf1
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
          Submit Download

          8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_54359052731E413C60F1C59EABAD4E05
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_54359052731E413C60F1C59EABAD4E05
          • Size 404B
          • SHA256 09845286ed191987cf324bbada81b0c89c2487797110f48a4af62bef89206bfe
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
          Submit Download

          8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_5809FDAACC125718B26BC11DC8E8116A
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_5809FDAACC125718B26BC11DC8E8116A
          • Size 404B
          • SHA256 628124f984e386f3778bec528f6a4beadbc60c8a120336311c79f610ac1b1fce
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
          Submit Download

          C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141
          • Size 412B
          • SHA256 abe408d7943e7035e987768c8134cf3ef21bd1aa0d2c803ac229fbce873b2c00
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
          Submit Download

          AdobeARM.log
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AdobeARM.log
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 ab31b1cfb1d184c790438177ba250ff25c3112c24d36453f145e87a324d58a35
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
          Submit Download

          AdobeARM.log
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AdobeARM.log
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 b0ed5842867c1349976aa75644f92735564b871472decca85af4b53ad04e606f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
          Submit Download

          ArmUI.ini
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ArmUI.ini
          • Size 251KB
          • SHA256 b4d4dcd9594d372d7c0c975d80ef5802c88502895ed4b8a26ca62e225f2f18b0
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
          Submit Download

          Tmp5E91.tmp
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Tmp5E91.tmp
          • Size 5KB
          • SHA256 b2e41f3d236f5418f702111b610f382663c8893d82d5284462d2133f0e0c0fdf
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
          Submit Download

          Tmp7C4C.tmp
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Tmp7C4C.tmp
          • Size 5KB
          • SHA256 512146b59d21f56f01882290e8b1e93e0553b85435b4d31e4c51d3d9ccd14df5
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
          Submit Download

          Tmp7D28.tmp
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Tmp7D28.tmp
          • Size 3KB
          • SHA256 dcc9d2695125406282ba990fec39403c44b12964acf51b5e0dc7f2080d714398
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
          Submit Download

          Tmp840F.tmp
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Tmp840F.tmp
          • Size 5KB
          • SHA256 e6bcbcb70401d63ff0746fcbcc63230269058736f7644151393edfdcec8b8765
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
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          TmpBBFB.tmp
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TmpBBFB.tmp
          • Size 5KB
          • SHA256 a86ac1b119a6653e0c3fc24c2c40e44a7bfdc435fd81c4442af9d5526ef64e85
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
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          memory/3488-2-0x00000000034A0000-0x0000000003525000-memory.dmp
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          memory/3488-7-0x00000000034A0000-0x0000000003525000-memory.dmp
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          memory/3488-1-0x00000000031D0000-0x00000000032E4000-memory.dmp
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