Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
138s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260911-en - resource tags
- submitted
02/11/2026, 22:28
General
- Target 2026-11-02_cd119a3b57d29655cc33b48cdc9d803a_darkgate_elex_mafia_smoke-loader.exe
- Size 2.2MB
- Sample261102-2dx93adw21
- SHA256 013178666c742cbfb5466a81147ce5b23d5e32fcd51751ae801c1c99d6306695
Score
7/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
- Drops file in System32 directory 4 IoCs
- Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs
- 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.
- Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 12 IoCs
SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
- Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 2 IoCs
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-11-02_cd119a3b57d29655cc33b48cdc9d803a_darkgate_elex_mafia_smoke-loader.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-11-02_cd119a3b57d29655cc33b48cdc9d803a_darkgate_elex_mafia_smoke-loader.exe"1⤵
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Checks SCSI registry key(s)
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\System32\alg.exeC:\Windows\System32\alg.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
alg.exe
memory/1384-12-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140176000-memory.dmp
memory/1384-20-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140176000-memory.dmp
memory/1564-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000634000-memory.dmp
memory/1564-1-0x00000000007D0000-0x0000000000836000-memory.dmp
memory/1564-8-0x00000000007D0000-0x0000000000836000-memory.dmp
memory/1564-19-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000634000-memory.dmp