Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    123s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    26/10/2026, 15:19

General

  • Target
    2026-10-25_b4532e7b0040aa0d8f1a8d1f42ec54b4_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
  • Size 333KB
  • Sample261026-sqaj4abd43
  • SHA256 52d5897bed1ac5a3c399fc2e70b73d27afde00cd2b2daebb75648d5f13cb3b03
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • 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 2 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 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-25_b4532e7b0040aa0d8f1a8d1f42ec54b4_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-25_b4532e7b0040aa0d8f1a8d1f42ec54b4_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe"
    1⤵
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1352
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-25_b4532e7b0040aa0d8f1a8d1f42ec54b4_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe.back
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-25_b4532e7b0040aa0d8f1a8d1f42ec54b4_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe.back"
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:4724

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        2026-10-25_b4532e7b0040aa0d8f1a8d1f42ec54b4_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe.back

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-25_b4532e7b0040aa0d8f1a8d1f42ec54b4_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe.back
        • Size 333KB
        • SHA256 1fe8ca9675bd7d3ac08afccf3ea445539e6c2ddab9950ee2505e168310b8a162
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH