Analysis
- max time kernel
150s - max time network
136s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260911-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows - submitted
24/10/2026, 03:20
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260911-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
General
- Target 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe
- Size 2.5MB
- Sample261024-dv4leafv3v
- SHA256 5c59bb1b12b369b5cf0acd8b2539252adf362e77467c0b8e521095747b49ddb7
- MD5 9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329
- SHA1 d94a7665955e8db40b9f5e3fea2b9c77c3d6478a
- SHA512 cac0d889d3b731b6c456b76060772ba2a75379b7bda194051c630a19772f935b5a5cded27b6a4948dcd4b27cf4caee1b7f35838e29e24564f42cb44aa55ff283
- SSDEEP 49152:9yG1KPzvoS7hIsJ63+bElMpW14O6uZNjiqXZbCT1TRx:4LzwshIsJ63+bEddZZtM5
- TLSH T16FC59E1177E88035F5F31B30A879AB650ABAFC229B3581CF3394791D1EB19C29672763
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Signatures
- Creates a file in the Startup directory 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
A file was written to a Windows startup folder. Files in these directories are executed automatically when a user logs on or an application initializes.
description ioc Process File created C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Word\STARTUP\_desktop.ini 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Word\STARTUP\_desktop.ini 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe - Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
- Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 21 IoCs
Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.
description ioc Process File opened (read-only) \??\X: 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened (read-only) \??\T: 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened (read-only) \??\N: 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened (read-only) \??\K: 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened (read-only) \??\J: 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened (read-only) \??\H: 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened (read-only) \??\Z: 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened (read-only) \??\R: 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened (read-only) \??\O: 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened (read-only) \??\I: 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened (read-only) \??\G: 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened (read-only) \??\E: 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened (read-only) \??\V: 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened (read-only) \??\U: 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened (read-only) \??\S: 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened (read-only) \??\Q: 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened (read-only) \??\P: 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened (read-only) \??\M: 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened (read-only) \??\L: 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened (read-only) \??\Y: 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened (read-only) \??\W: 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe - Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Resource\TypeSupport\Unicode\Mappings\_desktop.ini 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File created C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\Microsoft.PowerShell.Operation.Validation\1.0.1\Diagnostics\_desktop.ini 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\combinepdf\js\nls\ar-ae\_desktop.ini 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\uss-search\js\nls\ro-ro\_desktop.ini 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\Trust Protection Lists\Mu\_desktop.ini 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\PackageManagement\1.0.0.1\DSCResources\_desktop.ini 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ODBC Drivers\Salesforce\lib\LibCurl64.DllA\_desktop.ini 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\THEMES16\REFINED\_desktop.ini 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Reference Assemblies\Microsoft\Framework\v3.5\it\_desktop.ini 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\plugins\keystore\_desktop.ini 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\my-computer\js\nls\fi-fi\_desktop.ini 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\unified-share\js\nls\zh-cn\_desktop.ini 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\uss-search\js\nls\nb-no\_desktop.ini 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Resource\TypeSupport\Unicode\Mappings\win\_desktop.ini 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Update\_desktop.ini 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\ResiliencyLinks\AdSelectionAttestationsPreloaded\_desktop.ini 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\PackageManagement\1.0.0.1\DSCResources\MSFT_PackageManagement\es-ES\_desktop.ini 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\core\dev\nls\fr-fr\_desktop.ini 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\tracked-send\js\plugins\tracked-send\js\nls\es-es\_desktop.ini 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\uss-search\js\nls\ca-es\_desktop.ini 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\combinepdf\js\nls\_desktop.ini 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\digsig\_desktop.ini 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\editpdf\js\nls\cs-cz\_desktop.ini 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\exportpdfupsell-app\js\nls\hu-hu\_desktop.ini 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\ob-preview\js\nls\nb-no\_desktop.ini 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\reviews\js\nls\ro-ro\_desktop.ini 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\my-computer\js\nls\pt-br\_desktop.ini 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\reviews\js\nls\sl-sl\_desktop.ini 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\tracked-send\js\viewer\nls\ja-jp\_desktop.ini 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\gmp-clearkey\_desktop.ini 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\PSReadline\2.0.0\es\_desktop.ini 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\on-boarding\js\nls\ja-jp\_desktop.ini 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\PdfPreview\_desktop.ini 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\be\_desktop.ini 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\PackageManagement\1.0.0.1\_desktop.ini 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\my-computer\js\nls\hr-hr\_desktop.ini 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\my-computer-select\js\nls\tr-tr\_desktop.ini 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\unified-share\js\nls\root\_desktop.ini 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\_desktop.ini 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\core\dev\nls\en-gb\_desktop.ini 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\app-center\images\themeless\_desktop.ini 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\Reader\DC\Linguistics\Providers\Plugins2\AdobeHunspellPlugin\Dictionaries\en_US\_desktop.ini 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\SetupMetrics\_desktop.ini 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\my-computer-select\js\nls\cs-cz\_desktop.ini 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\scan-files\js\nls\en-ae\_desktop.ini 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VC\_desktop.ini 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSIPC\es\_desktop.ini 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\app\dev\nls\fr-ma\_desktop.ini 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\app-center\js\nls\zh-cn\_desktop.ini 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\home\js\nls\fi-fi\_desktop.ini 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\my-recent-files\js\nls\ko-kr\_desktop.ini 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VC\_desktop.ini 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File created C:\Program Files\dotnet\host\fxr\6.0.27\_desktop.ini 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\core\dev\nls\zh-tw\_desktop.ini 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\aicuc\images\themes\dark\_desktop.ini 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\combinepdf\css\_desktop.ini 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\combinepdf\js\plugins\rhp\_desktop.ini 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\digsig\images\themes\_desktop.ini 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\on-boarding\images\_desktop.ini 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\signatures\js\nls\fr-ma\_desktop.ini 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Updates\Apply\_desktop.ini 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\add-account\images\themes\_desktop.ini 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\WebResources\Resource0\static\js\plugins\sign-services-auth\js\nls\en-il\_desktop.ini 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.WindowsDesktop.App\8.0.15\pl\_desktop.ini 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe - Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Windows\rundl132.exe 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe File created C:\Windows\Dll.dll 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe - 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.
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Hostname 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Domain 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe - 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.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language net.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language net1.exe - Runs net.exe
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 44 IoCs
pid Process 4836 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe 4836 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe 4836 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe 4836 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe 4836 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe 4836 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe 4836 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe 4836 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe 4836 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe 4836 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe 4836 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe 4836 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe 4836 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe 4836 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe 4836 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe 4836 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe 4836 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe 4836 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe 4836 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe 4836 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe 4836 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe 4836 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe 4836 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe 4836 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe 4836 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe 4836 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe 4836 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe 4836 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe 4836 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe 4836 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe 4836 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe 4836 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe 4836 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe 4836 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe 4836 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe 4836 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe 4836 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe 4836 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe 4836 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe 4836 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe 4836 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe 4836 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe 4836 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe 4836 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 4836 wrote to memory of 4456 4836 2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe 83 PID 4456 wrote to memory of 1604 4456 net.exe 85
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-22_9b3385f94f5eb6cc44464f950534e329_amadey_darkgate_elex_emotet_luca-stealer_njrat_remcos_smoke-loader_stop.exe"1⤵
- Creates a file in the Startup directory
- Enumerates connected drives
- 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 behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4836 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exenet stop "Kingsoft AntiVirus Service"2⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4456 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exeC:\Windows\system32\net1 stop "Kingsoft AntiVirus Service"3⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:1604
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Credential Access
Credentials from Password Stores
1Credentials from Web Browsers
1Unsecured Credentials
1Credentials In Files
1Replay Monitor
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Downloads
- Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\Installer\setup.exe
- Size 12.0MB
- SHA256 27eee6011e3af93523e8c1cbc94e6568fbfd2940f8f6f3dfa03d88e117f9b36c
- MD5 9a51e4a394bf9c60f7382a9feb385289
- SHA1 75367b3152646d7de3a827470f0d64c1778e62d2
- SHA512 7e2510a89459db2654692fd0d6b8b3604984d73e20fbc2d7ea4ef5c57a3b8778fb87a7ccca37db61e680594262d905684a215d523be57ec2c26069d8b34034fe
- SSDEEP 196608:4Lb+ddfCgCZetaEMG/CZetaEMGIG5xVqzRdDX:Ob+rCgC6aET/C6aETxqddDX
- TLSH T18FD69D07E2E640A8E46ED9B0CB3A9631DA357C494774A2EF138476A41E72FD47B38F11
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path F:\$RECYCLE.BIN\_desktop.ini
- Size 10B
- SHA256 5bd1fb38dbf27cf3c851f9d892ab1bb32d2f67d8d37fcbd5c814af16efe958d8
- MD5 b18a9cb0f77cef2548df6543b80d61bc
- SHA1 5cafb7e65bb0065933b150eaa255b3bad17838e3
- SHA512 f7a11dff5c6f6f9763adf8b0672074eed3616d9fdf223b00c34a8710fe63154ce01221992ff60d0d6b109dfa070e799dd4b391a987e4fb84077a163c32888cee
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512