Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
121s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260706-en - resource tags
- submitted
08/07/2026, 04:00
General
- Target 2026-07-08_ffb99e60b69808d3408f3596bcfa3c89_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
- Size 1.8MB
- Sample260708-eksa3aa16m
- SHA256 885907546ce529bf4bf0f26a311af08151ac8849768997452768105b9171db9d
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.
- Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
- 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 30 IoCs
- Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
- Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs
- 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 42 IoCs
SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
- Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 4 IoCs
Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 64 IoCs
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
- Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 2 IoCs
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 26 IoCs
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 7 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\2026-07-08_ffb99e60b69808d3408f3596bcfa3c89_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-08_ffb99e60b69808d3408f3596bcfa3c89_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
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Reader_sl.exe"C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Reader_sl.exe"2⤵
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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\GameInputSvc.exeC:\Windows\System32\GameInputSvc.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\System32\GameInputSvc.exe"C:\Windows\System32\GameInputSvc.exe" Global\GameInputSession_12⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Checks SCSI registry key(s)
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
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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
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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
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
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C:\Windows\System32\ReFsDedupSvc.exeC:\Windows\System32\ReFsDedupSvc.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Checks processor information in registry
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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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\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\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
- 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\SearchProtocolHost.exe"C:\Windows\System32\SearchProtocolHost.exe" Global\UsGthrFltPipeMssGthrPipe_S-1-5-21-2532687178-1633831978-1202193935-10002_ Global\UsGthrCtrlFltPipeMssGthrPipe_S-1-5-21-2532687178-1633831978-1202193935-10002 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" "1"2⤵
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C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe"C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe" 952 1608 1600 936 {7FC3863B-7471-4B10-84E3-A5C2E0330618}2⤵
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C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe"C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe" 952 1528 1764 936 {06DC0F6A-A3E7-4365-A8E8-F674FE2E6361}2⤵
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
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C:\Windows\System32\SearchProtocolHost.exe"C:\Windows\System32\SearchProtocolHost.exe" Global\UsGthrFltPipeMssGthrPipe3_ Global\UsGthrCtrlFltPipeMssGthrPipe3 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⤵
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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
MsSense.exe
NisSrv.exe
wmpnetwk.exe
dotnet.exe
ArmReport.ini
ArmReport.ini
ArmReport.ini
Windows.db-wal
ArmUI.ini
TmpA077.tmp
TmpC111.tmp
TmpC1ED.tmp
TmpC856.tmp
TmpF8B1.tmp
perfhost.exe
AgentService.exe
GameInputSvc.exe
Locator.exe
ssh-agent.exe
PerceptionSimulationService.exe
ReFsDedupSvc.exe
SearchIndexer.exe
SensorDataService.exe
TieringEngineService.exe
VSSVC.exe
alg.exe
msdtc.exe
snmptrap.exe
vds.exe
WmiApSrv.exe
wbengine.exe
AppVClient.exe
SgrmBroker.exe
msiexec.exe
memory/1120-152-0x0000024F750C0000-0x0000024F75126000-memory.dmp
memory/1120-154-0x00007FF634D30000-0x00007FF634E98000-memory.dmp
memory/1120-145-0x00007FF634D30000-0x00007FF634E98000-memory.dmp
memory/1120-147-0x0000024F750C0000-0x0000024F75126000-memory.dmp
memory/1120-146-0x0000024F750C0000-0x0000024F75126000-memory.dmp
memory/1424-296-0x000001D133870000-0x000001D1338D6000-memory.dmp
memory/1424-335-0x00007FF703C00000-0x00007FF703D2F000-memory.dmp
memory/1424-295-0x000001D133870000-0x000001D1338D6000-memory.dmp
memory/1424-294-0x00007FF703C00000-0x00007FF703D2F000-memory.dmp
memory/2256-169-0x0000029566ED0000-0x0000029566FC3000-memory.dmp
memory/2256-171-0x0000029566E20000-0x0000029566E86000-memory.dmp
memory/2256-170-0x0000029566E20000-0x0000029566E86000-memory.dmp
memory/2332-326-0x00007FF765D70000-0x00007FF766187000-memory.dmp
memory/2332-324-0x00000217F72B0000-0x00000217F7316000-memory.dmp
memory/2332-303-0x00007FF765D70000-0x00007FF766187000-memory.dmp
memory/2332-219-0x00000217F72B0000-0x00000217F7316000-memory.dmp
memory/2332-218-0x00007FF765D70000-0x00007FF766187000-memory.dmp
memory/2332-220-0x00000217F72B0000-0x00000217F7316000-memory.dmp
memory/2632-274-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AE000-memory.dmp
memory/2632-187-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AE000-memory.dmp
memory/2632-193-0x0000000000980000-0x00000000009E9000-memory.dmp
memory/2632-188-0x0000000000980000-0x00000000009E9000-memory.dmp
memory/3180-208-0x00007FF695B00000-0x00007FF695BC9000-memory.dmp
memory/3180-35-0x00007FF695B00000-0x00007FF695BC9000-memory.dmp
memory/3180-36-0x0000019F09530000-0x0000019F09596000-memory.dmp
memory/3180-38-0x0000019F09530000-0x0000019F09596000-memory.dmp
memory/3748-29-0x000001BF23C00000-0x000001BF23C66000-memory.dmp
memory/3748-26-0x00007FF695B00000-0x00007FF695BC9000-memory.dmp
memory/3748-197-0x00007FF695B00000-0x00007FF695BC9000-memory.dmp
memory/3748-27-0x000001BF23C00000-0x000001BF23C66000-memory.dmp
memory/3748-28-0x000001BF23C00000-0x000001BF23C66000-memory.dmp
memory/3828-336-0x000001F6714D0000-0x000001F67176E000-memory.dmp
memory/3828-304-0x00007FF763820000-0x00007FF763B5F000-memory.dmp
memory/3828-305-0x000001F6701B0000-0x000001F670216000-memory.dmp
memory/3828-306-0x000001F6701B0000-0x000001F670216000-memory.dmp
memory/3828-337-0x00007FF763820000-0x00007FF763B5F000-memory.dmp
memory/4164-246-0x0000020F1D780000-0x0000020F1D7E6000-memory.dmp
memory/4164-247-0x0000020F1D780000-0x0000020F1D7E6000-memory.dmp
memory/4164-327-0x00007FF63E0F0000-0x00007FF63E285000-memory.dmp
memory/4164-245-0x00007FF63E0F0000-0x00007FF63E285000-memory.dmp
memory/4184-238-0x0000015FE99B0000-0x0000015FE9A16000-memory.dmp
memory/4184-321-0x00007FF7DF310000-0x00007FF7DF5B3000-memory.dmp
memory/4184-239-0x0000015FE99B0000-0x0000015FE9A16000-memory.dmp
memory/4184-237-0x00007FF7DF310000-0x00007FF7DF5B3000-memory.dmp
memory/4224-229-0x000001FC6AA30000-0x000001FC6AA96000-memory.dmp
memory/4224-227-0x00007FF740CD0000-0x00007FF740D84000-memory.dmp
memory/4224-228-0x000001FC6AA30000-0x000001FC6AA96000-memory.dmp
memory/4224-319-0x00007FF740CD0000-0x00007FF740D84000-memory.dmp
memory/4236-139-0x00000221F5ED0000-0x00000221F5F36000-memory.dmp
memory/4236-137-0x00000221F5CB0000-0x00000221F5DA3000-memory.dmp
memory/4236-138-0x00000221F5ED0000-0x00000221F5F36000-memory.dmp
memory/4316-289-0x00007FF6190B0000-0x00007FF6197F4000-memory.dmp
memory/4316-200-0x00000210A5920000-0x00000210A5986000-memory.dmp
memory/4316-350-0x00007FF6190B0000-0x00007FF6197F4000-memory.dmp
memory/4316-348-0x00000210A5920000-0x00000210A5986000-memory.dmp
memory/4316-201-0x00000210A5920000-0x00000210A5986000-memory.dmp
memory/4316-202-0x00007FF6190B0000-0x00007FF6197F4000-memory.dmp
memory/4344-15-0x00007FF727D70000-0x00007FF727E93000-memory.dmp
memory/4344-177-0x00007FF727D70000-0x00007FF727E93000-memory.dmp
memory/4344-16-0x00000257234A0000-0x0000025723506000-memory.dmp
memory/4344-18-0x00000257234A0000-0x0000025723506000-memory.dmp
memory/4344-17-0x00000257234A0000-0x0000025723506000-memory.dmp
memory/4564-331-0x00007FF7EDE20000-0x00007FF7EE2F1000-memory.dmp
memory/4564-275-0x00007FF7EDE20000-0x00007FF7EE2F1000-memory.dmp
memory/4564-277-0x0000021EE10A0000-0x0000021EE1106000-memory.dmp
memory/4564-276-0x0000021EE10A0000-0x0000021EE1106000-memory.dmp
memory/4740-334-0x00007FF66C330000-0x00007FF66C837000-memory.dmp
memory/4740-284-0x000001D5EEC30000-0x000001D5EEC96000-memory.dmp
memory/4740-283-0x00007FF66C330000-0x00007FF66C837000-memory.dmp
memory/4740-285-0x000001D5EEC30000-0x000001D5EEC96000-memory.dmp
memory/4792-211-0x000001B337AB0000-0x000001B337B16000-memory.dmp
memory/4792-293-0x00007FF7A8780000-0x00007FF7A882E000-memory.dmp
memory/4792-209-0x00007FF7A8780000-0x00007FF7A882E000-memory.dmp
memory/4792-210-0x000001B337AB0000-0x000001B337B16000-memory.dmp
memory/5124-262-0x00007FF664B50000-0x00007FF664E71000-memory.dmp
memory/5124-260-0x0000020CD4DE0000-0x0000020CD4E46000-memory.dmp
memory/5124-256-0x0000020CD4DE0000-0x0000020CD4E46000-memory.dmp
memory/5124-255-0x00007FF664B50000-0x00007FF664E71000-memory.dmp
memory/5124-254-0x0000020CD4DE0000-0x0000020CD4E46000-memory.dmp
memory/5140-157-0x00007FF7FCF90000-0x00007FF7FD0AA000-memory.dmp
memory/5140-159-0x0000021DB5D30000-0x0000021DB5D96000-memory.dmp
memory/5140-253-0x00007FF7FCF90000-0x00007FF7FD0AA000-memory.dmp
memory/5140-158-0x0000021DB5D30000-0x0000021DB5D96000-memory.dmp
memory/5360-265-0x00007FF6A3410000-0x00007FF6A355A000-memory.dmp
memory/5360-178-0x00007FF6A3410000-0x00007FF6A355A000-memory.dmp
memory/5360-180-0x000002BC85AF0000-0x000002BC85B56000-memory.dmp
memory/5360-181-0x000002BC85AF0000-0x000002BC85B56000-memory.dmp
memory/5568-129-0x0000011BAE3F0000-0x0000011BAE4E3000-memory.dmp
memory/5568-131-0x0000011BAE5C0000-0x0000011BAE626000-memory.dmp
memory/5568-130-0x0000011BAE5C0000-0x0000011BAE626000-memory.dmp
memory/5784-268-0x000001FDE46B0000-0x000001FDE4716000-memory.dmp
memory/5784-266-0x00007FF769450000-0x00007FF7696DB000-memory.dmp
memory/5784-267-0x000001FDE46B0000-0x000001FDE4716000-memory.dmp
memory/5784-330-0x00007FF769450000-0x00007FF7696DB000-memory.dmp
memory/6012-5-0x0000000002CA0000-0x0000000002E08000-memory.dmp
memory/6012-0-0x0000000002F40000-0x0000000002FA9000-memory.dmp
memory/6012-7-0x0000000002F40000-0x0000000002FA9000-memory.dmp
memory/6012-6-0x0000000002F40000-0x0000000002FA9000-memory.dmp