Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
138s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260911-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows - submitted
02/11/2026, 02:38
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-11-01_f7a2f87c5484e6466b690fe5db0d2c7c_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260911-en
8 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-11-01_f7a2f87c5484e6466b690fe5db0d2c7c_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
7 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-11-01_f7a2f87c5484e6466b690fe5db0d2c7c_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
- Size 1.7MB
- Sample261102-c44r4aev2z
- SHA256 21b31ae14921aa8327f2195dd80c04a2ed59834a0e8790a9a2cecce78536d83a
- MD5 f7a2f87c5484e6466b690fe5db0d2c7c
- SHA1 cc69f1b5caf78878a1ff0eefbaac54d1a98878dd
- SHA512 ec269ee33b35ded9cd43256d8a8d7bb31401fbe4a0c88cb6253da793dafea7783db3c5646bc8e23dc509e53462a0c1dd02b06633dcc809cc229d5c0377beead9
- SSDEEP 24576:dr0URPEJ0sg+9dqVkpSHeJUovM3yReRdqmCAzxj884:drxRP9sg+/qVks+JUTyMRYmJzxj8Z
- TLSH T131857D1277F95129F1F37BB1AEB883655A77BC71AE39C50E2280215E09B4B40DA72733
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
6/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA 2026-11-01_f7a2f87c5484e6466b690fe5db0d2c7c_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe - Drops file in System32 directory 21 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\system32\AppVClient.exe 2026-11-01_f7a2f87c5484e6466b690fe5db0d2c7c_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\system32\PerceptionSimulation\PerceptionSimulationService.exe 2026-11-01_f7a2f87c5484e6466b690fe5db0d2c7c_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\system32\SgrmBroker.exe 2026-11-01_f7a2f87c5484e6466b690fe5db0d2c7c_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\System32\snmptrap.exe 2026-11-01_f7a2f87c5484e6466b690fe5db0d2c7c_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\system32\spectrum.exe 2026-11-01_f7a2f87c5484e6466b690fe5db0d2c7c_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\system32\wbem\WmiApSrv.exe 2026-11-01_f7a2f87c5484e6466b690fe5db0d2c7c_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\system32\AgentService.exe 2026-11-01_f7a2f87c5484e6466b690fe5db0d2c7c_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\System32\vds.exe 2026-11-01_f7a2f87c5484e6466b690fe5db0d2c7c_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\system32\wbengine.exe 2026-11-01_f7a2f87c5484e6466b690fe5db0d2c7c_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\System32\alg.exe 2026-11-01_f7a2f87c5484e6466b690fe5db0d2c7c_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\system32\fxssvc.exe 2026-11-01_f7a2f87c5484e6466b690fe5db0d2c7c_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\System32\msdtc.exe 2026-11-01_f7a2f87c5484e6466b690fe5db0d2c7c_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe 2026-11-01_f7a2f87c5484e6466b690fe5db0d2c7c_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\System32\OpenSSH\ssh-agent.exe 2026-11-01_f7a2f87c5484e6466b690fe5db0d2c7c_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\system32\TieringEngineService.exe 2026-11-01_f7a2f87c5484e6466b690fe5db0d2c7c_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe 2026-11-01_f7a2f87c5484e6466b690fe5db0d2c7c_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\system32\SearchIndexer.exe 2026-11-01_f7a2f87c5484e6466b690fe5db0d2c7c_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\system32\DiagSvcs\DiagnosticsHub.StandardCollector.Service.exe 2026-11-01_f7a2f87c5484e6466b690fe5db0d2c7c_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWow64\perfhost.exe 2026-11-01_f7a2f87c5484e6466b690fe5db0d2c7c_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\system32\locator.exe 2026-11-01_f7a2f87c5484e6466b690fe5db0d2c7c_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\System32\SensorDataService.exe 2026-11-01_f7a2f87c5484e6466b690fe5db0d2c7c_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe - Drops file in Program Files directory 15 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\elevation_service.exe 2026-11-01_f7a2f87c5484e6466b690fe5db0d2c7c_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE 2026-11-01_f7a2f87c5484e6466b690fe5db0d2c7c_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\AppVShNotify.exe 2026-11-01_f7a2f87c5484e6466b690fe5db0d2c7c_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\Backup 2026-11-01_f7a2f87c5484e6466b690fe5db0d2c7c_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\maintenanceservice.exe 2026-11-01_f7a2f87c5484e6466b690fe5db0d2c7c_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpnetwk.exe 2026-11-01_f7a2f87c5484e6466b690fe5db0d2c7c_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\appvcleaner.exe 2026-11-01_f7a2f87c5484e6466b690fe5db0d2c7c_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\IntegratedOffice.exe 2026-11-01_f7a2f87c5484e6466b690fe5db0d2c7c_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\Temp 2026-11-01_f7a2f87c5484e6466b690fe5db0d2c7c_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\InspectorOfficeGadget.exe 2026-11-01_f7a2f87c5484e6466b690fe5db0d2c7c_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe 2026-11-01_f7a2f87c5484e6466b690fe5db0d2c7c_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe 2026-11-01_f7a2f87c5484e6466b690fe5db0d2c7c_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe 2026-11-01_f7a2f87c5484e6466b690fe5db0d2c7c_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe 2026-11-01_f7a2f87c5484e6466b690fe5db0d2c7c_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe 2026-11-01_f7a2f87c5484e6466b690fe5db0d2c7c_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe - Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\Microsoft.Net\Framework64\v3.0\WPF\PresentationFontCache.exe 2026-11-01_f7a2f87c5484e6466b690fe5db0d2c7c_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.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 2026-11-01_f7a2f87c5484e6466b690fe5db0d2c7c_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe - Modifies system certificate store 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
description ioc Process Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\AuthRoot\Certificates\4EB6D578499B1CCF5F581EAD56BE3D9B6744A5E5 2026-11-01_f7a2f87c5484e6466b690fe5db0d2c7c_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\AuthRoot\Certificates\4EB6D578499B1CCF5F581EAD56BE3D9B6744A5E5\Blob = 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 2026-11-01_f7a2f87c5484e6466b690fe5db0d2c7c_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe Set value (data) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\AuthRoot\Certificates\4EB6D578499B1CCF5F581EAD56BE3D9B6744A5E5\Blob = 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 2026-11-01_f7a2f87c5484e6466b690fe5db0d2c7c_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 4664 2026-11-01_f7a2f87c5484e6466b690fe5db0d2c7c_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
pid Process 4664 2026-11-01_f7a2f87c5484e6466b690fe5db0d2c7c_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-11-01_f7a2f87c5484e6466b690fe5db0d2c7c_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-11-01_f7a2f87c5484e6466b690fe5db0d2c7c_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe"1⤵
- Checks whether UAC is enabled
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies system certificate store
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:4664
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\ArmReport.ini
- Size 782B
- SHA256 d07699f0b523af43c79955dcde796f50f6b2b9289772c4442f05d28d6e8b1866
- MD5 bce1e1c2b37b73deb297cfe4dbf2d0c1
- SHA1 518a3e71b8f11ac19dc9ffc1f18d1cdace958475
- SHA512 613113e8a7829106282c4e37f21fff99ee40be329af1f5d23ed77ff07a3d94059893443abf5a02ee1ec8c21c3b5379e4be1331d556d6c007c97ef3b18287b820
- TLSH T1A301BC831AE91120F1B21F44DFF9907357333CA35C2CC86C90D8420E89E1A80D5B2BBB
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ArmUI.ini
- Size 185KB
- SHA256 fd8fa0a723aad8c6f74e05662bb3962a11f16acb13195cf73ea330100a90144e
- MD5 02a2c53bd88849d635e985274c7ca2ef
- SHA1 b229a28dfaf7fd1cd5fda4c9cab5828027d509ce
- SHA512 e656eb3fe2a436d4cfb5cdaa2de1a5af18acb53e28b74f5f67ac44d95766c42827042da5ea800b67d271452a3151df14f9c5e4a1aeb7a8f6ac0be638b517b78b
- SSDEEP 3072:hT4DJA0CXkQqSmSgojgTaDuK1+4xKtaU/Q+QPYtY7FMPFTMNropXY:SJYS0
- TLSH T19104D44363FC1209F6F37B41AEB852A44B77BDA1AE3EC15D1685015E48F0A90DA72B73
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH