Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    141s
  • 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, 14:06

General

  • Target
    2026-10-22_4a7d1b31e284e5ea329d0a6cb7a42909_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_smoke-loader_wapomi.exe
  • Size 538KB
  • Sample261024-rexptacs2q
  • SHA256 5f1cf3057b14cbf58792e275bc7b2fa684a3ffd7fa02420b933371b5e37b6fff
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Extracted

Family
  • bdaejec

C2
  • ddos.dnsnb8.net

Signatures

  • Family: Bdaejec

    Bdaejec is a backdoor written in C++.

  • Detects Bdaejec Backdoor. 1 IoCs

    Bdaejec is backdoor written in C++.

  • Detects executables packed with ASPack 3 IoCs
  • ASPack v2.12-2.42 1 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with ASPack v2.12-2.42

  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-22_4a7d1b31e284e5ea329d0a6cb7a42909_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_smoke-loader_wapomi.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-22_4a7d1b31e284e5ea329d0a6cb7a42909_darkgate_elex_gcleaner_smoke-loader_wapomi.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1672
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ETAMmhZd.exe
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ETAMmhZd.exe
      2⤵
      • Checks computer location settings
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2780
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\191c0d57.bat" "
        3⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:208

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        7zFM.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe
        • Size 538KB
        • SHA256 5f1cf3057b14cbf58792e275bc7b2fa684a3ffd7fa02420b933371b5e37b6fff
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Uninstall.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 31KB
        • SHA256 d39fc9ea6fe0bada3c668c1d085ca65e1155ee7a15968b82e07d83b3ee7438e3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        g7zG.ico

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\g7zG.ico
        • Size 4KB
        • SHA256 12974a2f4099c7f1bc3de5e21d66702bcfe65087a52d50a79808762a5c224007
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        gOfficeC2RClient.ico

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\gOfficeC2RClient.ico
        • Size 4KB
        • SHA256 a058bfd185fe714927e15642004866449bce425d34292a08af56d66cf03ebe6c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        gsetup.ico

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\gsetup.ico
        • Size 4KB
        • SHA256 7718d80734b00aebdd462541a6c305be9872d2219559dac681b0de12523668f3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        gjavaw.ico

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\gjavaw.ico
        • Size 4KB
        • SHA256 611f2cb2e03bd8dbcb584cd0a1c48accfba072dd3fc4e6d3144e2062553637f5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        gmisc.ico

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-001F-040C-1000-0000000FF1CE}\gmisc.ico
        • Size 4KB
        • SHA256 3cc5043caa157e5f9b1870527b8c323850bdae1e58d6760e4e895d2ab8a35a05
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        gmisc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-006E-0409-1000-0000000FF1CE}\gmisc.exe
        • Size 1014KB
        • SHA256 0f83b4e9f1c4cb2e017fd753f8735b27bace7f51e366ee6ed25fdd8df1e9e13c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        k1[1].rar

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\IE\0TVW3OXT\k1[1].rar
        • Size 1B
        • SHA256 01ba4719c80b6fe911b091a7c05124b64eeece964e09c058ef8f9805daca546b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        161C0E5E.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\161C0E5E.exe
        • Size 1B
        • SHA256 08f271887ce94707da822d5263bae19d5519cb3614e0daedc4c7ce5dab7473f1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        191c0d57.bat

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\191c0d57.bat
        • Size 191B
        • SHA256 d4594b28025265e8640bae014815d4ab3440a79cdddd8b9c19abc7031b2c503e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        ETAMmhZd.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ETAMmhZd.exe
        • Size 15KB
        • SHA256 4354970ccc7cd6bb16318f132c34f6a1b3d5c2ea7ff53e1c9271905527f2db07
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/1672-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000492000-memory.dmp

        memory/1672-7-0x000000000047B000-0x000000000047C000-memory.dmp

        memory/1672-317-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000492000-memory.dmp

        memory/1672-318-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000492000-memory.dmp

        memory/1672-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000492000-memory.dmp

        memory/2780-5-0x00000000001A0000-0x00000000001A9000-memory.dmp

        memory/2780-320-0x00000000001A0000-0x00000000001A9000-memory.dmp