Analysis
- max time kernel
148s - max time network
150s - platform
windows11-21h2_x64 - resource
win11-20260513-en - resource tags
- submitted
28/05/2026, 02:21
General
- Target 2026-05-28_8d9c7a8b0e288bc132ee9dec20a7fbbe_bkransomware_darkgate_elex_maze.exe
- Size 2.4MB
- Sample260528-cteefsfv4s
- SHA256 8a48da20cec6677eec6097729608f76105fc818535335be2535062f9b0e62083
Malware Config
Signatures
- Executes dropped EXE 22 IoCs
- Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
- Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 48 IoCs
Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.
- Drops file in System32 directory 41 IoCs
- Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
- Drops file in Windows directory 4 IoCs
- Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- Program crash 2 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 64 IoCs
SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
- Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 64 IoCs
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 7 IoCs
- Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 2 IoCs
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 18 IoCs
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs
- Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API
The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-28_8d9c7a8b0e288bc132ee9dec20a7fbbe_bkransomware_darkgate_elex_maze.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-28_8d9c7a8b0e288bc132ee9dec20a7fbbe_bkransomware_darkgate_elex_maze.exe"1⤵
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4444 -s 15362⤵
- Program crash
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4444 -s 15082⤵
- Program crash
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C:\Windows\System32\alg.exeC:\Windows\System32\alg.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\system32\DiagSvcs\DiagnosticsHub.StandardCollector.Service.exeC:\Windows\system32\DiagSvcs\DiagnosticsHub.StandardCollector.Service.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exeC:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService -p -s TapiSrv1⤵
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C:\Windows\system32\fxssvc.exeC:\Windows\system32\fxssvc.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\elevation_service.exe"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\elevation_service.exe"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\maintenanceservice.exe"C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\maintenanceservice.exe"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in Program Files directory
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C:\Windows\System32\msdtc.exeC:\Windows\System32\msdtc.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
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\??\c:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE"c:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Windows\system32\PerceptionSimulation\PerceptionSimulationService.exeC:\Windows\system32\PerceptionSimulation\PerceptionSimulationService.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Windows\SysWow64\perfhost.exeC:\Windows\SysWow64\perfhost.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Windows\system32\locator.exeC:\Windows\system32\locator.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Windows\System32\SensorDataService.exeC:\Windows\System32\SensorDataService.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Checks SCSI registry key(s)
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C:\Windows\System32\snmptrap.exeC:\Windows\System32\snmptrap.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Windows\system32\spectrum.exeC:\Windows\system32\spectrum.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Checks SCSI registry key(s)
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C:\Windows\System32\OpenSSH\ssh-agent.exeC:\Windows\System32\OpenSSH\ssh-agent.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Windows\system32\TieringEngineService.exeC:\Windows\system32\TieringEngineService.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Checks processor information in registry
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exeC:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalService -p -s SharedRealitySvc1⤵
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C:\Windows\system32\AgentService.exeC:\Windows\system32\AgentService.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\System32\vds.exeC:\Windows\System32\vds.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exeC:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\system32\wbengine.exe"C:\Windows\system32\wbengine.exe"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\system32\wbem\WmiApSrv.exeC:\Windows\system32\wbem\WmiApSrv.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Windows\system32\SearchIndexer.exeC:\Windows\system32\SearchIndexer.exe /Embedding1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Enumerates connected drives
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\System32\SearchProtocolHost.exe"C:\Windows\System32\SearchProtocolHost.exe" Global\UsGthrFltPipeMssGthrPipe1_ Global\UsGthrCtrlFltPipeMssGthrPipe1 1 -2147483646 "Software\Microsoft\Windows Search" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT; MS Search 4.0 Robot)" "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Data\Temp\usgthrsvc" "DownLevelDaemon"2⤵
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
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C:\Windows\system32\SearchFilterHost.exe"C:\Windows\system32\SearchFilterHost.exe" 940 2752 2684 924 {0E5DCEC5-7795-4E38-9621-94DFD9F9A421}2⤵
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
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C:\Windows\system32\SearchFilterHost.exe"C:\Windows\system32\SearchFilterHost.exe" 940 2688 2740 924 {85EE815A-7738-4808-A14A-3AD87E32A3BF}2⤵
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 408 -p 4444 -ip 44441⤵
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 460 -p 4444 -ip 44441⤵
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Credential Access
Credentials from Password Stores
1Credentials from Web Browsers
1Unsecured Credentials
1Credentials In Files
1Replay Monitor
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Downloads
elevation_service.exe
maintenanceservice.exe
7z.exe
7zFM.exe
7zG.exe
Uninstall.exe
AppVShNotify.exe
IntegratedOffice.exe
MavInject32.exe
OfficeC2RClient.exe
appvcleaner.exe
LICLUA.EXE
OSE.EXE
VSTOInstaller.exe
chrmstp.exe
setup.exe
chrome_pwa_launcher.exe
elevated_tracing_service.exe
elevation_service.exe
notification_helper.exe
os_update_handler.exe
chrome_proxy.exe
appletviewer.exe
extcheck.exe
idlj.exe
jabswitch.exe
jar.exe
jarsigner.exe
java-rmi.exe
java.exe
javac.exe
javadoc.exe
javafxpackager.exe
javah.exe
javap.exe
javapackager.exe
wmpnetwk.exe
dotnet.exe
perfhost.exe
AgentService.exe
DiagnosticsHub.StandardCollector.Service.exe
FXSSVC.exe
Locator.exe
ssh-agent.exe
PerceptionSimulationService.exe
SearchIndexer.exe
SensorDataService.exe
Spectrum.exe
TieringEngineService.exe
VSSVC.exe
alg.exe
msdtc.exe
snmptrap.exe
vds.exe
WmiApSrv.exe
wbengine.exe
AppVClient.exe
SgrmBroker.exe
StructuredQuerySchema.bin
msiexec.exe
memory/492-115-0x0000000000BC0000-0x0000000000C20000-memory.dmp
memory/492-123-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140209000-memory.dmp
memory/492-238-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140209000-memory.dmp
memory/492-121-0x0000000000BC0000-0x0000000000C20000-memory.dmp
memory/664-188-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140241000-memory.dmp
memory/664-184-0x0000000000870000-0x00000000008D0000-memory.dmp
memory/664-178-0x0000000000870000-0x00000000008D0000-memory.dmp
memory/664-391-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140241000-memory.dmp
memory/932-147-0x0000000000760000-0x00000000007C0000-memory.dmp
memory/932-490-0x0000000000760000-0x00000000007C0000-memory.dmp
memory/932-149-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401C1000-memory.dmp
memory/932-492-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401C1000-memory.dmp
memory/932-274-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401C1000-memory.dmp
memory/1008-196-0x00000000008B0000-0x0000000000910000-memory.dmp
memory/1008-199-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140222000-memory.dmp
memory/1008-440-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140222000-memory.dmp
memory/1008-190-0x00000000008B0000-0x0000000000910000-memory.dmp
memory/1224-239-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005D6000-memory.dmp
memory/1224-137-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005D6000-memory.dmp
memory/2036-318-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401D7000-memory.dmp
memory/2036-163-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401D7000-memory.dmp
memory/2036-153-0x0000000000750000-0x00000000007B0000-memory.dmp
memory/2036-159-0x0000000000750000-0x00000000007B0000-memory.dmp
memory/2180-126-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401E9000-memory.dmp
memory/2180-19-0x00000000007B0000-0x0000000000810000-memory.dmp
memory/2180-13-0x00000000007B0000-0x0000000000810000-memory.dmp
memory/2180-12-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401E9000-memory.dmp
memory/2320-65-0x00000000008F0000-0x0000000000950000-memory.dmp
memory/2320-67-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001402D4000-memory.dmp
memory/2320-59-0x00000000008F0000-0x0000000000950000-memory.dmp
memory/2320-187-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001402D4000-memory.dmp
memory/2528-211-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401AD000-memory.dmp
memory/2528-207-0x0000000000BB0000-0x0000000000C10000-memory.dmp
memory/2528-201-0x0000000000BB0000-0x0000000000C10000-memory.dmp
memory/2528-212-0x0000000000BB0000-0x0000000000C10000-memory.dmp
memory/2528-214-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401AD000-memory.dmp
memory/2676-251-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140216000-memory.dmp
memory/2676-248-0x0000000000690000-0x00000000006F0000-memory.dmp
memory/2676-468-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140216000-memory.dmp
memory/2676-242-0x0000000000690000-0x00000000006F0000-memory.dmp
memory/2936-45-0x00000000009A0000-0x0000000000A00000-memory.dmp
memory/2936-70-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140136000-memory.dmp
memory/2936-68-0x00000000009A0000-0x0000000000A00000-memory.dmp
memory/2936-35-0x00000000009A0000-0x0000000000A00000-memory.dmp
memory/2936-46-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140136000-memory.dmp
memory/3188-277-0x0000000001CB0000-0x0000000001CC0000-memory.dmp
memory/3188-272-0x0000000000910000-0x0000000000970000-memory.dmp
memory/3188-515-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140172000-memory.dmp
memory/3188-293-0x0000000001F60000-0x0000000001F70000-memory.dmp
memory/3188-266-0x0000000000910000-0x0000000000970000-memory.dmp
memory/3188-314-0x000000000A5A0000-0x000000000A5A8000-memory.dmp
memory/3188-275-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140172000-memory.dmp
memory/3248-240-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401F6000-memory.dmp
memory/3248-229-0x0000000000770000-0x00000000007D0000-memory.dmp
memory/3248-466-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401F6000-memory.dmp
memory/3248-235-0x0000000000770000-0x00000000007D0000-memory.dmp
memory/3456-43-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401E9000-memory.dmp
memory/3456-25-0x0000000000760000-0x00000000007C0000-memory.dmp
memory/3456-31-0x0000000000760000-0x00000000007C0000-memory.dmp
memory/3556-135-0x0000000000790000-0x00000000007F0000-memory.dmp
memory/3556-263-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401D5000-memory.dmp
memory/3556-139-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401D5000-memory.dmp
memory/3732-225-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014020E000-memory.dmp
memory/3732-101-0x0000000000790000-0x00000000007F0000-memory.dmp
memory/3732-108-0x0000000000790000-0x00000000007F0000-memory.dmp
memory/3732-107-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014020E000-memory.dmp
memory/4060-165-0x0000000000550000-0x00000000005B0000-memory.dmp
memory/4060-329-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140149000-memory.dmp
memory/4060-171-0x0000000000550000-0x00000000005B0000-memory.dmp
memory/4060-173-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140149000-memory.dmp
memory/4128-81-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140214000-memory.dmp
memory/4128-85-0x0000000001AF0000-0x0000000001B50000-memory.dmp
memory/4128-87-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140214000-memory.dmp
memory/4128-79-0x0000000001AF0000-0x0000000001B50000-memory.dmp
memory/4128-73-0x0000000001AF0000-0x0000000001B50000-memory.dmp
memory/4136-526-0x0000016D8A930000-0x0000016D8A940000-memory.dmp
memory/4136-527-0x0000016D8A930000-0x0000016D8A940000-memory.dmp
memory/4136-532-0x0000016D8A930000-0x0000016D8A940000-memory.dmp
memory/4136-525-0x0000016D8A930000-0x0000016D8A940000-memory.dmp
memory/4136-530-0x0000016D8A930000-0x0000016D8A940000-memory.dmp
memory/4136-531-0x0000016D8A930000-0x0000016D8A940000-memory.dmp
memory/4136-533-0x0000016D8A930000-0x0000016D8A940000-memory.dmp
memory/4136-529-0x0000016D8A930000-0x0000016D8A940000-memory.dmp
memory/4136-528-0x0000016D8A930000-0x0000016D8A940000-memory.dmp
memory/4136-516-0x0000016D8A930000-0x0000016D8A940000-memory.dmp
memory/4136-524-0x0000016D8A930000-0x0000016D8A940000-memory.dmp
memory/4136-522-0x0000016D8A930000-0x0000016D8A940000-memory.dmp
memory/4136-523-0x0000016D8A930000-0x0000016D8A940000-memory.dmp
memory/4136-520-0x0000016D8A930000-0x0000016D8A940000-memory.dmp
memory/4136-521-0x0000016D8A930000-0x0000016D8A940000-memory.dmp
memory/4136-519-0x0000016D8A930000-0x0000016D8A940000-memory.dmp
memory/4136-518-0x0000016D8A930000-0x0000016D8A940000-memory.dmp
memory/4136-517-0x0000016D8A930000-0x0000016D8A940000-memory.dmp
memory/4380-57-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001402E9000-memory.dmp
memory/4380-54-0x0000000000D00000-0x0000000000D60000-memory.dmp
memory/4380-162-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001402E9000-memory.dmp
memory/4380-48-0x0000000000D00000-0x0000000000D60000-memory.dmp
memory/4432-216-0x0000000000BE0000-0x0000000000C40000-memory.dmp
memory/4432-222-0x0000000000BE0000-0x0000000000C40000-memory.dmp
memory/4432-465-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140147000-memory.dmp
memory/4432-226-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140147000-memory.dmp
memory/4444-1-0x0000000002640000-0x00000000026A7000-memory.dmp
memory/4444-8-0x0000000002640000-0x00000000026A7000-memory.dmp
memory/4444-476-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000067E000-memory.dmp
memory/4444-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000067E000-memory.dmp
memory/4444-100-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000067E000-memory.dmp
memory/4500-264-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140201000-memory.dmp
memory/4500-259-0x0000000000790000-0x00000000007F0000-memory.dmp
memory/4500-514-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140201000-memory.dmp
memory/4908-88-0x0000000000DE0000-0x0000000000E40000-memory.dmp
memory/4908-95-0x0000000000DE0000-0x0000000000E40000-memory.dmp
memory/4908-92-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401F9000-memory.dmp
memory/4908-210-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401F9000-memory.dmp