Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    140s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    10/11/2026, 22:10

General

  • Target
    2026-11-09_3d05541061c91fb5a76b00fc13439222_amadey_darkgate_elex_maze_smoke-loader.exe
  • Size 2.2MB
  • Sample261110-13ch8act2q
  • SHA256 3f46ed4c5973d0e5aa57ecef60419fc04ea4ab3f0233d702b3b1ca7c3c0efd77
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs

    Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

  • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR) 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Bootkits write to the MBR to gain persistence at a level below the operating system.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 23 IoCs
  • UPX packed file 25 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with UPX/modified UPX open source packer.

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    The configured hostname and DNS domain identify the machine and are commonly collected to profile a host before it reports in.

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 24 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-11-09_3d05541061c91fb5a76b00fc13439222_amadey_darkgate_elex_maze_smoke-loader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-11-09_3d05541061c91fb5a76b00fc13439222_amadey_darkgate_elex_maze_smoke-loader.exe"
    1⤵
    • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5552
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\qguninst240741578.exe
      "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\qguninst240741578.exe" /run
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Writes to the Master Boot Record (MBR)
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • Drops file in Windows directory
      • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1752

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        elevation_service.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\elevation_service.exe
        • Size 2.9MB
        • SHA256 e90d58842c5ef1405dde6340e1bf4e65466deb2f1664290bb3e82f78b2decca9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        maintenanceservice.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\maintenanceservice.exe
        • Size 1017KB
        • SHA256 2fddfcdf2f8982ff45ba91302384ea6fe005e9b1b8b65a9b4a7bb660012c414b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        OSE.EXE

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE
        • Size 997KB
        • SHA256 6cd2db0203664b8fbe18a676cd05d763b030d5acc28ac08c1e0aa1096284acf7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        elevation_service.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe
        • Size 3.0MB
        • SHA256 4cf1dc13ac4970b308ca607e08ce965b4c99140d3abe78256ecb910fe7803643
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        MsSense.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection\MsSense.exe
        • Size 1.2MB
        • SHA256 91dcc71969d2642248651908ac5ff5c5956b898f858e20e6d8539e4bed25f072
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        NisSrv.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Windows Defender\NisSrv.exe
        • Size 3.7MB
        • SHA256 ec5a60e13f6bc46e70d9aaee84379e313615bf54b4680ab7a2f964f9d42f42f7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wmpnetwk.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmpnetwk.exe
        • Size 1.6MB
        • SHA256 b219089c883f2fd7202f2fa5327486026dd4918a60f5f5906cbdb2e836a8e8ad
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        qguninst240741578.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\qguninst240741578.exe
        • Size 2.2MB
        • SHA256 3f46ed4c5973d0e5aa57ecef60419fc04ea4ab3f0233d702b3b1ca7c3c0efd77
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        1533576f7465cd71.bin

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\1533576f7465cd71.bin
        • Size 12KB
        • SHA256 a416102d595506393ddb32241fb8e58f8506ea99259c6ce6211403c89ab8c37e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        GlobalMgr.db

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Tencent\DeskUpdate\GlobalMgr.db
        • Size 190B
        • SHA256 86b1f3afc662517bad4bb1c9bd9153c9ee3da28d2952e0f09ce881242f2ffb53
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        perfhost.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\perfhost.exe
        • Size 778KB
        • SHA256 1c1dbe98a32fff50214927219e0b7256ba6605d12dcd0f506e020b633893c5ca
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        AgentService.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\System32\AgentService.exe
        • Size 1.6MB
        • SHA256 ec2d284b554e77b8d3855d78787f559202b0d94e7c9dfb03e725c5bb1ec91ae2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        GameInputSvc.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\System32\GameInputSvc.exe
        • Size 1.6MB
        • SHA256 5290a2069390b2ade787bd0a6d5332eb2e50b2cda135367a8eb17d55f2d5f161
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        GameInputSvc.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\System32\GameInputSvc.exe
        • Size 832KB
        • SHA256 e3443f27aa31a04e9b467f11bd3bd61fc26277f607b177546c116e41516eda36
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Locator.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\System32\Locator.exe
        • Size 796KB
        • SHA256 841da9b3b600e50d33bfda18221c20704f9986297d68841444acb1f6405fd99d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ssh-agent.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\System32\OpenSSH\ssh-agent.exe
        • Size 1.3MB
        • SHA256 7309839637fdaf614f321084466e3c3a5dc4abe66735fdfe907658a44907b6a9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        PerceptionSimulationService.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\System32\PerceptionSimulation\PerceptionSimulationService.exe
        • Size 1000KB
        • SHA256 ea467d2ed58d3f2e3d71d202b936a38aff3f753a5de07aa2086345110e588630
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ReFsDedupSvc.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\System32\ReFsDedupSvc.exe
        • Size 2.8MB
        • SHA256 ce6fad5e4cbaedc70ba080154a2cc3f865fb29b52289e99940cda8917097149d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        SearchIndexer.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\System32\SearchIndexer.exe
        • Size 1.6MB
        • SHA256 30d56a273e6430156072ebf186c1a8159b3eb1c46cd7def6d49a5a5c5b67193f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        SensorDataService.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\System32\SensorDataService.exe
        • Size 1.9MB
        • SHA256 5f6f54eabd0327759afdcf24c4f8308a0b32e1503a3d61bb5fdf1badd9a061b6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        SgrmBroker.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\System32\Sgrm\SgrmBroker.exe
        • Size 1.1MB
        • SHA256 0037a9840f906ff2fc85008de4d685dd6cd683a292a009389d9aadcf80325259
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        TieringEngineService.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\System32\TieringEngineService.exe
        • Size 1.1MB
        • SHA256 485677715155c7593f596086707a66721493f10bf4a16bf05f1799b1349e50da
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        VSSVC.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\System32\VSSVC.exe
        • Size 2.2MB
        • SHA256 bfee4f38d4e8e813de2673156bb2cd6e0fed2c7d05f4d5316ce17f3f14ccda38
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        alg.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\System32\alg.exe
        • Size 948KB
        • SHA256 f10b7f1f76e9a30d98478f0f9c5b67a1a64421b3923a2624cce3ff270bf7a611
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        msdtc.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\System32\msdtc.exe
        • Size 932KB
        • SHA256 8e003456e6f2a86f8fd9252cee488c8f51700e918e312cbca8c91e04e06e77bc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        msiexec.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\System32\msiexec.exe
        • Size 940KB
        • SHA256 c846be60c435bf3939aa0d522e1bf32a633076c1655e3b7813049da523423f60
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        snmptrap.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\System32\snmptrap.exe
        • Size 804KB
        • SHA256 bb99bab30c833b7b80b65ee1d2a392836914181df2072b2b5be3e5efcbe78943
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        vds.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\System32\vds.exe
        • Size 1.4MB
        • SHA256 2f03aca0034f0b4affbb6995b20ee789ec58026693ddffc575fbcbd27cbdd9ba
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        WmiApSrv.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\System32\wbem\WmiApSrv.exe
        • Size 964KB
        • SHA256 3319893ac0e277bbd6bd145bc67a989d58d98b8c75771dc88a5ceb792a61adb5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wbengine.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\System32\wbengine.exe
        • Size 2.2MB
        • SHA256 6c7543966a5c0df590a6c9ed2ce49e2524e051e9b51d3da5b1fbaea2de7eded3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        AppVClient.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\system32\AppVClient.exe
        • Size 1.5MB
        • SHA256 3c8f1327a76e33e4bd8911ee9954d56db8424aa1eea2d31a4ebb11f79a3cc27e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/1752-32-0x0000000003380000-0x0000000003405000-memory.dmp

        memory/1752-31-0x0000000003380000-0x0000000003405000-memory.dmp

        memory/1752-26-0x0000000003380000-0x0000000003405000-memory.dmp

        memory/5552-1-0x0000000002D40000-0x0000000002DC5000-memory.dmp

        memory/5552-0-0x0000000002B00000-0x0000000002C1C000-memory.dmp

        memory/5552-7-0x0000000002D40000-0x0000000002DC5000-memory.dmp