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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

8

Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • 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, 03:51

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General

  • Target
    2026-10-22_9744dd4d8a619b9d709e02a71b3f9446_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
  • Size 1.2MB
  • Sample261024-eef1vafw4s
  • SHA256 8eb17405387beaba3d7226f7eb2c8984637a3aceb7a407fed21967243d2cc511
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
8/10
discoveryexecutionpersistence

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Drops file in Drivers directory 1 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
    persistence
  • Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs
  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Execution of a cmd.exe one-liner (/c "close" or /k "keep") is a common script/loader stage.

    execution
  • 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.

    discovery
  • Runs net.exe
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 26 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-22_9744dd4d8a619b9d709e02a71b3f9446_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-22_9744dd4d8a619b9d709e02a71b3f9446_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Drivers directory
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4752
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
      net stop "Kingsoft AntiVirus Service"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3276
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop "Kingsoft AntiVirus Service"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4368
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\$$a9DE1.bat
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2056

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        $$a9DE1.bat
        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\$$a9DE1.bat
        • Size 830B
        • SHA256 1bcadc68eb57c5193ac5965536502051e68c452f6456003e4f6a13361d6a0109
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        2026-10-22_9744dd4d8a619b9d709e02a71b3f9446_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe.exe
        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-22_9744dd4d8a619b9d709e02a71b3f9446_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe.exe
        • Size 1.1MB
        • SHA256 f3b249a62948ec76b167607db617c8bc77c03e57487e0f9bd85b1ff156c277d1
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        memory/4752-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042A000-memory.dmp
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