Analysis
- max time kernel
150s - max time network
137s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260911-en - resource tags
- submitted
29/10/2026, 22:25
General
- Target 2026-10-28_9f473766c72884c0b0ba08e7bb6d6834_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader.exe
- Size 410KB
- Sample261029-2cb1fagx2k
- SHA256 0fe3e84fdbae1bb17782545ad043d87d748e1d023495a54576c8e735eb7e7319
Malware Config
Signatures
- Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
- Deletes itself 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
- Executes dropped EXE 4 IoCs
- Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
- Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
- Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 25 IoCs
Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.
- Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs
- Drops file in Program Files directory 6 IoCs
- Drops file in Windows directory 9 IoCs
- Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 5 IoCs
Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 4 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-28_9f473766c72884c0b0ba08e7bb6d6834_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-28_9f473766c72884c0b0ba08e7bb6d6834_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader.exe"1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\temp0a1.exe"C:\Windows\temp0a1.exe" ejecuta2⤵
- Deletes itself
- Executes dropped EXE
- Adds Run key to start application
- Enumerates connected drives
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-28_9f473766c72884c0b0ba08e7bb6d6834_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader.exeC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-28_9f473766c72884c0b0ba08e7bb6d6834_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader.exe3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
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C:\Windows\Playsys.exeC:\Windows\Playsys.exe1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\temp0a1.exe"C:\Windows\temp0a1.exe" ejecuta2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Enumerates connected drives
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Credential Access
Credentials from Password Stores
1Credentials from Web Browsers
1Unsecured Credentials
1Credentials In Files
1Replay Monitor
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Downloads
AppVShNotify.exe
InspectorOfficeGadget.exe
2026-10-28_9f473766c72884c0b0ba08e7bb6d6834_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_smoke-loader.exe
Playsys.exe
bb.ico
file0a0.dat
file0a0.dat
temp0a1.exe
memory/3216-18-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000413000-memory.dmp
memory/4056-32-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000413000-memory.dmp
memory/4056-31-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000413000-memory.dmp
memory/4056-43-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000413000-memory.dmp
memory/4056-63-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000413000-memory.dmp
memory/4308-27-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000413000-memory.dmp
memory/5712-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000413000-memory.dmp