Analysis
- max time kernel
150s - max time network
128s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
04/11/2026, 18:02
Static task
static1
1 signatures
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-11-03_6a23ae0c99ef4214a20375bf8db07098_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260911-en
4 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-11-03_6a23ae0c99ef4214a20375bf8db07098_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
4 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-11-03_6a23ae0c99ef4214a20375bf8db07098_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
- Size 2.3MB
- Sample261104-wmgqsattct
- SHA256 2ee8b8469328fe908e42cac52a238944c3e425253af0e1b80e096bba68b4e5ac
- MD5 6a23ae0c99ef4214a20375bf8db07098
- SHA1 6e1c5c64d51ceb7c011581cdde49f6884febc14a
- SHA512 43f878b65b400d70fcc86f7f062d7fc3bfa0dde7fba993b3d815c3878c543be38234a9deeab2c099c1e4d99fea4c23279a7d125631062b408f5447e10d3272ff
- SSDEEP 49152:DMqaAv7Y4JyiWw18XNR4/JXIJbUOQ36N9+rkgKylq8tGlumfDSVtZlPqKWHkX:rvvpyiV8XNR4/JXIJbUN3hkTylq8tGlm
- TLSH T150B5B0323B95807BD2333230568A63BDB2ADAA708A75439B56901E3D3E354D2593D73F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
5/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\System32\alg.exe 2026-11-03_6a23ae0c99ef4214a20375bf8db07098_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\system32\AppVClient.exe 2026-11-03_6a23ae0c99ef4214a20375bf8db07098_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.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 2026-11-03_6a23ae0c99ef4214a20375bf8db07098_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 3952 2026-11-03_6a23ae0c99ef4214a20375bf8db07098_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
pid Process 3952 2026-11-03_6a23ae0c99ef4214a20375bf8db07098_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-11-03_6a23ae0c99ef4214a20375bf8db07098_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-11-03_6a23ae0c99ef4214a20375bf8db07098_darkgate_elex_smoke-loader.exe"1⤵
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:3952