6333419fcf18c29472cac13c4f63995f57ff16263710b5bed7950e1a54f09f0b

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
127s
platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
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24/10/2026, 11:40

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General

Target
2026-10-22_5e845d442919bec6c09ef5fadc00e322_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
Size 379KB
Sample261024-ntdcyabv6k
SHA256 6333419fcf18c29472cac13c4f63995f57ff16263710b5bed7950e1a54f09f0b
MD5 5e845d442919bec6c09ef5fadc00e322
SHA1 d1551b6f5039fedb45bb5182e7a35e421f8d1ab6
SHA512 f9d3c65355c8acbb9921f2636a872c971e9101dd99ce08a526e7c9fb52b08e4bd3b71b61c4b8ae871e52bf9bb458d728a32a05f95f70f2d1e0eb5931dd4583a4
SSDEEP 3072:nmkabDhKwWYZI5e5d+BC3K5eqU+BC3K5eqYroZ:mtDhKwbIwK70K7F
TLSH
T1A7848D00B3D0DD36F06C353184A786B30AB5FC0596B125AB17987BAFDDB02A15A76F4B
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

7^/10

discovery

Malware Config

Signatures

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

pid	Process
5604	vkngczf.exe
252	vkngczf.exe
4468	vkngczf.exe

Drops file in Program Files directory 2 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
File created	C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\vkngczf.exe	2026-10-22_5e845d442919bec6c09ef5fadc00e322_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
File created	C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\vkngczf.exe	vkngczf.exe

Program crash 2 IoCs

pid	pid_target	Process	procid_target
4716	5604	WerFault.exe	89
2432	4468	WerFault.exe	95

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

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	2026-10-22_5e845d442919bec6c09ef5fadc00e322_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	vkngczf.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	vkngczf.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	vkngczf.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs

pid	Process
5604	vkngczf.exe
5604	vkngczf.exe
4468	vkngczf.exe
4468	vkngczf.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	5604	vkngczf.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4468	vkngczf.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 5604 wrote to memory of 5764	5604	vkngczf.exe	80
PID 4468 wrote to memory of 5764	4468	vkngczf.exe	80

C:\Windows\explorer.exe
explorer.exe /LOADSAVEDWINDOWS
1⤵
PID:5764
- C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-22_5e845d442919bec6c09ef5fadc00e322_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
  "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-22_5e845d442919bec6c09ef5fadc00e322_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe"
  2⤵
  - Drops file in Program Files directory
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  PID:1192

C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\vkngczf.exe
"C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\vkngczf.exe" -vzgplfa
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5604
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 5604 -s 528
  2⤵
  - Program crash
  PID:4716

C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\vkngczf.exe
C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\vkngczf.exe
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:252

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 444 -p 5604 -ip 5604
1⤵
PID:4524

C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\vkngczf.exe
"C:\PROGRA~3\Mozilla\vkngczf.exe" -vzgplfa
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4468
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
  C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4468 -s 512
  2⤵
  - Program crash
  PID:2432

C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 588 -p 4468 -ip 4468
1⤵
PID:2308

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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vkngczf.exe

Path C:\ProgramData\Mozilla\vkngczf.exe
Size 379KB
SHA256 c98d00b059b2237d8218e36b80f5ce56989948885340fc9352bec7cb38427e1e
MD5 45df31e3d9edeb6630829adcb9a51ade
SHA1 e1d213a0cebc41b6ff07d7ffdb5b6c0526825613
SHA512 b59d0eb4875c062ad2edee6e3916b1335d99d9ff83f59e53fbe10c40d347871606770a55d4382002725035920f19e97281d73bca9ab55922a12165d0fe9057f5
SSDEEP 3072:nmkabDhKwWYZI5e5d+BC3K5eqU+BC3K5eqYrof:mtDhKwbIwK70K7L
TLSH
T1AC848D00B3D0DD36E06C353184A786B30AB5FC0596B125AB17987BAFDDB02A15A76F4B
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vkngczf.exe

Path C:\ProgramData\Mozilla\vkngczf.exe
Size 379KB
SHA256 8728a872f9faa8166bbc15c5026ecd9046559cd4e17548877e104fb19a52e391
MD5 7d22ba39a2c3ed89bed65afa8015b8ee
SHA1 15120961941b435f29be66c16f62afeaf54a93ae
SHA512 b69872f17e69a29d827f33853fa17c896c1447295c93c972b27a50e67ffb37e06513fe678155f1564d82faf865580cd18192e1dd66826cbf0d56a55fab95aef7
SSDEEP 3072:nmkabDhKwWYZI5e5d+BC3K5eqU+BC3K5eqYro7:mtDhKwbIwK70K7P
TLSH
T164848D00B3D0DD36E06C353184A786B30AB5FC0596B125AB17987BAFDDB02A15A76F4B
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memory/252-7-0x00000000002F0000-0x000000000034F000-memory.dmp

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memory/5764-4-0x0000000002D00000-0x0000000002D1C000-memory.dmp

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