Analysis
- max time kernel
150s - max time network
124s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
24/10/2026, 21:02
Static task
static1
1 signatures
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-10-22_143ff2ae8a32c319040425471e9f1bca_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260911-en
4 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-10-22_143ff2ae8a32c319040425471e9f1bca_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
4 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-10-22_143ff2ae8a32c319040425471e9f1bca_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
- Size 3.2MB
- Sample261024-zvtxvsd18l
- SHA256 78cc823a8f36e9384b5ebf6f073a743c41e2ec910d07194edd456f66b9d5c733
- MD5 143ff2ae8a32c319040425471e9f1bca
- SHA1 57aeada354bca0a86942d785a2eb984b20c78efe
- SHA512 8e064b7197459b72ab92318fa2a5abb5db7ad46c22e500360746fbeb1223fcba49405af73a6dd094a745809f7f164412b818f161b69a90fe8fb2ddf4ffe761a6
- SSDEEP 98304:p3+/ux249h5h0LjbZsbo08s6LMFm4j8rEhFg0mYGYfV9YUaQFp:0uBUad84j8rErgHu7YUjP
- TLSH T10FF5D0313AA1C1B6D2723231DD5EA37EB2A99A711F7812C757912D3C3E345C3993829B
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Custom signatureDetects executables packed with VMProtect. 1 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c585-175.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_VMProtect - Loads dropped DLL 3 IoCs
pid Process 4104 2026-10-22_143ff2ae8a32c319040425471e9f1bca_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe 4104 2026-10-22_143ff2ae8a32c319040425471e9f1bca_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe 4104 2026-10-22_143ff2ae8a32c319040425471e9f1bca_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 1 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_143ff2ae8a32c319040425471e9f1bca_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs
pid Process 4104 2026-10-22_143ff2ae8a32c319040425471e9f1bca_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe 4104 2026-10-22_143ff2ae8a32c319040425471e9f1bca_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe 4104 2026-10-22_143ff2ae8a32c319040425471e9f1bca_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-22_143ff2ae8a32c319040425471e9f1bca_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-22_143ff2ae8a32c319040425471e9f1bca_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe"1⤵
- Loads dropped DLL
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:4104
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4104e590b7f\47______.bmp
- Size 2KB
- SHA256 9e280f7db83afd801ae68a2fdf9948e869e7ff18f9512dc58d2c870b714995a7
- MD5 095b4e4d4ac6247d417db205e1ab49fd
- SHA1 d644e9e9af63ce55c2fb385948f645997adaa4ec
- SHA512 ce8809de08e8c78b09b2e8381a82d052176c593232ddd00cad8a8b4948d82b85536230a7624b3a290155792f5c14ba7c783f5366b8d2026abc785a1ac3af845a
- TLSH T12B41BC1A9610098EEF4EE1B4F3EFC82CD337BCE967F7228B15069DD359D61808A15A43
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4104e590b7f\4a.bmp
- Size 1KB
- SHA256 bd87f3b2fba2762e382f7dcc9ea5955042f6fe984a4eda499c40686319668092
- MD5 0e92a0a7b7822595883226f5bbee963f
- SHA1 fdc3d7c4ae04cf6f708fe334717c36b63eb153f6
- SHA512 2a121a5d6e9df915ef8cf3d7c04d4613e214557393039c6d0bce535c760e63875c1380d7d509cf3509b31fe9dcae3a26333576cd67c16bebb9c410608b660d44
- TLSH T1D021D4AA9108087DCD1DA2BAF38FD10DC923BCD412B3821B9B0562D39FF94414D09DE7
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4104e590b7f\4b.bmp
- Size 1KB
- SHA256 7e9a0080c03b6a694b3ea71767d34d7b7004e935c46600385735cab46f078eac
- MD5 699087589f0b008787e925b8c7425f61
- SHA1 6c5dc245dae9b0a1f196132ac4e1d8959c0af229
- SHA512 42a161ef33f81e45dd8cfdd5c1d59a83fad87a3eeaff0dec0a8377649a29d61b99e5c4ed2ecf7ad5db77181a55503207d35160aa4a5e43cf7a495e716627cabb
- TLSH T17F2121292F7C02D4CE2A70FB59E09329F5058C7626BB0885238F3681DC7AF260EA3117
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4104e590b7f\53______.bmp
- Size 2KB
- SHA256 acc10d29643e6d76a603ddfac05cd3a535f3a7ab054437d7abf4b88609dad4ac
- MD5 668cd47015e6645a89651465b355bab6
- SHA1 b7364997937819fad7f068fa7b52364cfb8dd222
- SHA512 23f43874af2bc8ebe06b33074e931b626f4d44203992a133fdcc01ca1194ffc9cff1e4383824e2c5a0e3474034d9a25cfb06c834f95db227f1edf3669d08480e
- TLSH T1C4419C665641585DCE0CA772F3AFDD1CC237BCD9B2E381072A11AAD36DE7A801D54A43
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4104e590b7f\55______.bmp
- Size 1KB
- SHA256 9824a7c99bf11ac19872df87e6ab9125bb96633ef5d65e1e3b45dea710845759
- MD5 d325fd309b66dcfaba0133639aa9f094
- SHA1 83503debf705cdbbd22579c962d78a20f47ba44c
- SHA512 2eb50a9e8ad2fbad1204ee9de9ec2d622f55ec36d27400eef6746da296714c0f85151910d1baacc156efbf58356d4e4b0fe4d0cb16f29c1c5eb55d6fc95bdc10
- TLSH T15321E8229246589DCE0E8171F3EFCC2CD33B7CC666F2400B1A125DD362E16809248A13
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4104e590b7f\71____.bmp
- Size 1KB
- SHA256 b4d69055896e6d0903af39932a97d855d83c24a752875a7a019da13331890e00
- MD5 dbb5142d0e0165d05d5ce06e5702169b
- SHA1 e971c40413a0024511f3cc5345571564f2035785
- SHA512 e2c51cfbe5348707c470f8f2adefc71ebbe5b1ce65b0cd3f48aa6164e552e91bf39a47d10a89d8cdb7405ee31defbd2e589c65fe218ee5f39adbe6bd00d52f76
- TLSH T100215E16197CA9DAEC09F2F398D51359F03ACFB4497ACD44C3CEB161D5F0E0E01660A9
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4104e590b7f\71_____.bmp
- Size 1KB
- SHA256 5283364d49ac7962f7edbdf74838e43922781d71ae2ecbd597021baa3008e764
- MD5 a88eab4489bbed1d591982c752243138
- SHA1 cd5087dc1b6b958bc64afaf09059ba5c04d72c5f
- SHA512 555c6fbff81bf5226ddcd0d89de572df7a882b4382e806538ea9995125961526feff017a163a74a0dca4cd22d93769f1ffee8ad65c1f7ac3d1ceaaef7887c2df
- TLSH T16F2192FA5C62A781D1EA2BB3DB1D4ECF26E93D4975805327170D1D5386334C3A9D0141
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4104e590b7f\TApi.dll
- Size 1.8MB
- SHA256 e3a682bc9ab15846da7105c819b138c9aee29fbf43ab4c9d349ea9bac9ed6773
- MD5 20a87544961d0189b6f180fb330e96bd
- SHA1 4eb6d4edecad1472ede74989753043704b754300
- SHA512 239034fc0c7544556508f6a4c56697c1ed2b36a1c025c2429e1600c8b8497c82a10db9cb4093be3a74e597084c7397b576021b764173bb1a04c8de9a41fc59a6
- SSDEEP 49152:zpqt05Rp4dTA56+KEr/rkrmPblHtImQJfvJ1FRJJMBLCGdZO36P3ouNk8B/qZQvK:7rkrmPblHtImQJfvJxMBLCGdOU37RSPn
- TLSH T107857D11F6828035F4E60171ABBD5BAB482CBA7107E480CBA7E05DD8D9B25EB753D327
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4104e590b7f\TLib.dll
- Size 707KB
- SHA256 b8ab64b00c2cb719d7dabdacf17187ff75e053aad1aeae7298b4e596a6edf354
- MD5 84d18da644ec2559aa8a9f5cdc3948c0
- SHA1 660c10a221ace21b418e526de45453ef972e66c1
- SHA512 5d9e3e639995a921d0ec4fe591ceda6541895e07987644d7fdd039289e828564bb918a4ed0f6c6304ef8a89013b8dd05ddfa09ce51049e0ea1f45899e294c864
- SSDEEP 12288:2Xy3qmE8T7+E3CraIYXgDTqYON+lP5YbLAV81p8PW/ZBm2OkK6:2Xy3qmWE36aIYXgDTq5iP5YbMV8QoZHP
- TLSH T133F45B11F384C876E1EB05345939D72B1C3DB9313B74A4CBE7949A6EE9B1AD09A3031B
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4104e590b7f\__.bmp
- Size 1KB
- SHA256 6a7e110866c9f733db41be2e515cfdc666d438ca8766747fa170bd214090def4
- MD5 59eb4339a08ac77e0f275b8dd2acb49f
- SHA1 2b039404b31f76abfbe19d797b5060b475342472
- SHA512 0134fd7502e6ab796db847204a526f2e7330800e31fb80505a6d6679ac5d910ecacb71dada67a1c870241a41482dcad1fea8ee8b8bc4cb7a127d109dac65811c
- TLSH T1CF31062D6FFDB6E0E90CB8E355C89A6BF03D4D30812A8C4883DD6974D5E9C0D086C174
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4104e590b7f\___.bmp
- Size 1KB
- SHA256 b5f6e7e30f60e25d104ae5a5596e5c0837d57c339af07ed30dbe948e2f7d707a
- MD5 f636c6793d29e064d69991e2311f32e0
- SHA1 5b7721e222899a82336db600a78a253cb09157e6
- SHA512 78207d11b08da77ccd2551f614b58cde4ddf142946bbb1c7cfcec6c14f394cb60d3b07081ae0523c3f521e0e2b84165e771decfbc42c7c4ed6ade0280239393b
- TLSH T1323104263541AEEFDF3A327DF70C8669C213FCE592510303860527EBA1E658916265E2
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4104e590b7f\____.bmp
- Size 1KB
- SHA256 dd2faa8f571e25af67fc439bc127cad14fbd5d8ab2492d16eafe2f1738597371
- MD5 e5155c05ee269aec7e067988b0e525ad
- SHA1 b35127fb45ce94aac700743f95839c3bd82e5425
- SHA512 3895d84e65f7c438801517fc2e8ea03fb63a45b96fe8eb182298cb720be46ae355a8416533bb9294d6f72f495e8b517a2db06ed6f50f1bca369716023ccd5223
- TLSH T10E411F29823E46E1D7793EFF52C6C61F3B61223161175939A3892A09FA5BCED660920C
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4104e590b7f\____1.bmp
- Size 1KB
- SHA256 e984c0747ea5ba4a4cb220507a4e96cfe0addff2a8da3665ee95fedba427e0c0
- MD5 9214d48a87c1dd9a9b3385acfe8e75dd
- SHA1 16309508133720973df3bd87e749b90352db485f
- SHA512 a731c1238c3af51cf22bb5cb8bdcf4970dc8870305672cff28486f1e623ecb8dd066369e630b0dee0ef1c4759930f85a28e08b1f70e5645079e8853477f0ae9c
- TLSH T1FA31B602DB3D91D3E75EF6F304CB81A671E4D5F959B8ADC48BA9DE24D840E9B02C4447
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\4104e590b7f\t_baibaoyun_win32.dll
- Size 1.2MB
- SHA256 960fdf8a31e985b7c69b934ad3f19b55f4d52804113401060a7b7a7cf79391df
- MD5 22fb4088016272b0284a927187d89808
- SHA1 ced1857001bb07529f3e4d5d66a00fca586081a3
- SHA512 6c195991a47694885acc429e192c29056e056ee3fb8d2dfa45cbb977cc129c80e1f8718ceba6686e47144dfa60515bf45cd2eee008cbfc0df5a7ea706758b116
- SSDEEP 24576:Xybf1tSl87l5pWXv1SDpg6UjaePfwuT+ayux8Eugw+a/HPfmSsVHxeGMSC25n9oP:Xa1glWk9ke3VjIwm6V2
- TLSH T16F557DA2B796C172C99E25F0493CEA9F205DB496072089D3F7DC6B9EBE740D3053168B
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH