Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    149s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260706-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260706-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    07/07/2026, 03:51

General

  • Target
    2026-07-06_515378b8e731db63319b2b1d5192c1d7_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_stop.exe
  • Size 16.0MB
  • Sample260707-eesdwahs81
  • SHA256 8b4dc91c141922995673c68a3fbf862162ae5a75da3f0a2ea5971db46936b510
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Adversaries may achieve persistence by adding a Registry key to the Active Setup of the local machine.

  • Loads dropped DLL 6 IoCs
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 48 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • 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.

  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 62 IoCs

    SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 38 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 54 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 42 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-06_515378b8e731db63319b2b1d5192c1d7_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-06_515378b8e731db63319b2b1d5192c1d7_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_stop.exe"
    1⤵
    • Loads dropped DLL
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    PID:1284
  • C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\msiexec.exe /V
    1⤵
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4188
    • C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe
      C:\Windows\syswow64\MsiExec.exe -Embedding 9597F4DBE190DA105A5BA4318488D6A5 C
      2⤵
      • Loads dropped DLL
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:2272
  • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
    sihost.exe
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1584
    • C:\Windows\explorer.exe
      explorer.exe /LOADSAVEDWINDOWS
      2⤵
      • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup
      • Enumerates connected drives
      • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
      • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:1172
  • C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchHost.exe
    "C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchHost.exe" -ServerName:CortanaUI.AppXstmwaab17q5s3y22tp6apqz7a45vwv65.mca
    1⤵
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:1932
  • C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe
    "C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXywbrabmsek0gm3tkwpr5kwzbs55tkqay.mca
    1⤵
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:5656

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        prep_Activatable Class_Hermes_perf.cache

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\TempState\prep_Activatable Class_Hermes_perf.cache
        • Size 599B
        • SHA256 b536a3dae9ea5c69081f0491eed829e3b57e32401fdf49a63031bcd6b20e6fdb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        background

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AI_EXTUI_BIN_1284\background
        • Size 33KB
        • SHA256 0d0baa1c1731010d89186cf62d5e6c9f374912b8cc557664449ca2ab169ba691
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        MSI5DF5.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI5DF5.tmp
        • Size 69KB
        • SHA256 5d3b2f3f1b00855aac7b95a585fa12ee532f59e06bb035efc8a20f30bfbf047d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        MSI5FFA.tmp

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\MSI5FFA.tmp
        • Size 266KB
        • SHA256 a0ff99c90d262e4f242b680b377dc93c6ee4fa7dd9041e7865709f3aaa1e1017
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        setup.msi

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\convertaudiofree\Free AVI Converter 1.0.0\install\723CFE4\setup.msi
        • Size 850KB
        • SHA256 a7c9fbdec2c0d5d581f9e682700c46f4b0f8ff722047dce9a85f6917c47ac01d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        decoder.dll

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\convertaudiofree\Free AVI Converter 1.0.0\install\decoder.dll
        • Size 120KB
        • SHA256 9f3a6b5eb8785436618c153cdce216e2bd80c54f23c45b2a7e48db2c0b01c685
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/1172-254-0x0000000008560000-0x00000000085AD000-memory.dmp

        memory/1172-253-0x0000000009100000-0x00000000091CC000-memory.dmp

        memory/1284-74-0x0000000002F30000-0x0000000002F31000-memory.dmp

        memory/1284-0-0x0000000002F30000-0x0000000002F31000-memory.dmp

        memory/1932-97-0x00000212001E0000-0x00000212002E0000-memory.dmp

        memory/1932-145-0x0000021214250000-0x0000021214270000-memory.dmp

        memory/1932-129-0x0000021203E10000-0x0000021203E30000-memory.dmp

        memory/1932-99-0x00000212001E0000-0x00000212002E0000-memory.dmp

        memory/1932-113-0x0000021203E50000-0x0000021203F50000-memory.dmp

        memory/1932-111-0x0000021203930000-0x0000021203950000-memory.dmp