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2026-10-28...op.exe

windows10-2004-x64

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2026-10-28...op.exe

windows11-ltsc_2024-x64

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Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    135s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    29/10/2026, 23:09

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General

  • Target
    2026-10-28_96911728f37adc3406ee04261d328bde_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
  • Size 1.2MB
  • Sample261029-25exsscf75
  • SHA256 c52265928931012041c0085bf820075303b1b74977d34251842d919be06c2995
  • 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\2026-10-28_96911728f37adc3406ee04261d328bde_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-28_96911728f37adc3406ee04261d328bde_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:2964
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
      net stop "Kingsoft AntiVirus Service"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1092
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop "Kingsoft AntiVirus Service"
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4792
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\$$a2272.bat
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2812

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        $$a2272.bat
        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\$$a2272.bat
        • Size 830B
        • SHA256 9731a0c6adc6557920712fc91f2ef6f4cb3370ec558f3230f2876fda4f454848
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        2026-10-28_96911728f37adc3406ee04261d328bde_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe.exe
        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-28_96911728f37adc3406ee04261d328bde_amadey_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader_stop.exe.exe
        • Size 1.1MB
        • SHA256 b7136f23209362d5e206cd593d2bd5f72b5174d822819dcec6a039117e8ffcbf
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        memory/2964-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000042A000-memory.dmp
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