Analysis
- max time kernel
148s - max time network
148s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260513-en - resource tags
- submitted
09/07/2026, 02:23
General
- Target 2026-07-09_25045c264e92c9b1a93084a8d8c9e8dc_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_luca-stealer_lynx_njrat_smoke-loader.exe
- Size 1.6MB
- Sample260709-cvdvbacy7t
- SHA256 f0010c7e2ad3563252bf11473fe59458fa4874b3a053ee6cfc0e2e454a1d6af3
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.
- Drops file in System32 directory 38 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).
- 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 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 14 IoCs
- Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 2 IoCs
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 39 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 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\2026-07-09_25045c264e92c9b1a93084a8d8c9e8dc_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_luca-stealer_lynx_njrat_smoke-loader.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-09_25045c264e92c9b1a93084a8d8c9e8dc_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_luca-stealer_lynx_njrat_smoke-loader.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
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C:\Windows\System32\alg.exeC:\Windows\System32\alg.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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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
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
- 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
- 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:\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\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
- 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
- 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\svchost.exeC:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalService -p -s SharedRealitySvc1⤵
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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
- 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" 0 800 804 812 8192 808 7842⤵
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
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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
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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
msiexec.exe
memory/8-105-0x0000000000860000-0x00000000008C7000-memory.dmp
memory/8-163-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005D6000-memory.dmp
memory/8-108-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005D6000-memory.dmp
memory/8-100-0x0000000000860000-0x00000000008C7000-memory.dmp
memory/756-84-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014020E000-memory.dmp
memory/756-80-0x00000000007E0000-0x0000000000840000-memory.dmp
memory/756-155-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014020E000-memory.dmp
memory/756-74-0x00000000007E0000-0x0000000000840000-memory.dmp
memory/788-115-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401D7000-memory.dmp
memory/788-362-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401D7000-memory.dmp
memory/788-172-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401D7000-memory.dmp
memory/948-365-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401FC000-memory.dmp
memory/948-160-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401FC000-memory.dmp
memory/1096-436-0x000002819D300000-0x000002819D310000-memory.dmp
memory/1096-446-0x000002819D300000-0x000002819D310000-memory.dmp
memory/1096-455-0x000002819D300000-0x000002819D310000-memory.dmp
memory/1096-453-0x000002819D300000-0x000002819D310000-memory.dmp
memory/1096-439-0x000002819D300000-0x000002819D310000-memory.dmp
memory/1096-415-0x000002819D300000-0x000002819D310000-memory.dmp
memory/1096-416-0x000002819D300000-0x000002819D310000-memory.dmp
memory/1096-438-0x000002819D300000-0x000002819D310000-memory.dmp
memory/1096-440-0x000002819D300000-0x000002819D310000-memory.dmp
memory/1096-441-0x000002819D300000-0x000002819D310000-memory.dmp
memory/1096-437-0x000002819D300000-0x000002819D310000-memory.dmp
memory/1096-452-0x000002819D300000-0x000002819D310000-memory.dmp
memory/1096-454-0x000002819D300000-0x000002819D310000-memory.dmp
memory/1096-418-0x000002819D300000-0x000002819D310000-memory.dmp
memory/1096-435-0x000002819D300000-0x000002819D310000-memory.dmp
memory/1096-451-0x000002819D300000-0x000002819D310000-memory.dmp
memory/1096-434-0x000002819D300000-0x000002819D310000-memory.dmp
memory/1096-447-0x000002819D300000-0x000002819D310000-memory.dmp
memory/1096-449-0x000002819D300000-0x000002819D310000-memory.dmp
memory/1096-448-0x000002819D300000-0x000002819D310000-memory.dmp
memory/1096-417-0x000002819D300000-0x000002819D310000-memory.dmp
memory/1096-433-0x000002819D300000-0x000002819D310000-memory.dmp
memory/1096-450-0x000002819D300000-0x000002819D310000-memory.dmp
memory/1096-443-0x000002819D300000-0x000002819D310000-memory.dmp
memory/1096-442-0x000002819D300000-0x000002819D310000-memory.dmp
memory/1096-445-0x000002819D300000-0x000002819D310000-memory.dmp
memory/1096-432-0x000002819D300000-0x000002819D310000-memory.dmp
memory/1096-431-0x000002819D300000-0x000002819D310000-memory.dmp
memory/1096-444-0x000002819D300000-0x000002819D310000-memory.dmp
memory/1096-430-0x000002819D300000-0x000002819D310000-memory.dmp
memory/1096-429-0x000002819D300000-0x000002819D310000-memory.dmp
memory/1096-419-0x000002819D300000-0x000002819D310000-memory.dmp
memory/1096-428-0x000002819D300000-0x000002819D310000-memory.dmp
memory/1096-427-0x000002819D300000-0x000002819D310000-memory.dmp
memory/1096-426-0x000002819D300000-0x000002819D310000-memory.dmp
memory/1096-425-0x000002819D300000-0x000002819D310000-memory.dmp
memory/1096-424-0x000002819D300000-0x000002819D310000-memory.dmp
memory/1096-423-0x000002819D300000-0x000002819D310000-memory.dmp
memory/1096-422-0x000002819D300000-0x000002819D310000-memory.dmp
memory/1096-421-0x000002819D300000-0x000002819D310000-memory.dmp
memory/1096-420-0x000002819D300000-0x000002819D310000-memory.dmp
memory/1548-153-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401C0000-memory.dmp
memory/1548-151-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401C0000-memory.dmp
memory/1636-159-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401EA000-memory.dmp
memory/1636-94-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401EA000-memory.dmp
memory/1636-86-0x00000000004F0000-0x0000000000550000-memory.dmp
memory/1636-92-0x00000000004F0000-0x0000000000550000-memory.dmp
memory/1664-358-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140221000-memory.dmp
memory/1664-147-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140221000-memory.dmp
memory/1788-17-0x0000000000750000-0x00000000007B0000-memory.dmp
memory/1788-25-0x0000000000750000-0x00000000007B0000-memory.dmp
memory/1788-16-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401E8000-memory.dmp
memory/1788-111-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401E8000-memory.dmp
memory/1888-29-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140135000-memory.dmp
memory/1888-30-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140135000-memory.dmp
memory/2404-389-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140205000-memory.dmp
memory/2404-168-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140205000-memory.dmp
memory/2848-325-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140169000-memory.dmp
memory/2848-128-0x0000000000690000-0x00000000006F0000-memory.dmp
memory/2848-131-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140169000-memory.dmp
memory/2848-122-0x0000000000690000-0x00000000006F0000-memory.dmp
memory/3104-340-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140241000-memory.dmp
memory/3104-144-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140241000-memory.dmp
memory/3104-141-0x0000000000C50000-0x0000000000CB0000-memory.dmp
memory/3104-135-0x0000000000C50000-0x0000000000CB0000-memory.dmp
memory/3308-70-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401F8000-memory.dmp
memory/3308-150-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401F8000-memory.dmp
memory/3620-197-0x0000000001A20000-0x0000000001A30000-memory.dmp
memory/3620-173-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140179000-memory.dmp
memory/3620-214-0x0000000009E60000-0x0000000009E68000-memory.dmp
memory/3620-412-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140179000-memory.dmp
memory/3620-413-0x000000000CA80000-0x000000000CA88000-memory.dmp
memory/3620-181-0x0000000001770000-0x0000000001780000-memory.dmp
memory/3636-107-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401E9000-memory.dmp
memory/3636-12-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401E9000-memory.dmp
memory/3692-119-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401D5000-memory.dmp
memory/3692-278-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401D5000-memory.dmp
memory/4132-68-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140214000-memory.dmp
memory/4132-55-0x0000000001690000-0x00000000016F0000-memory.dmp
memory/4132-66-0x0000000001690000-0x00000000016F0000-memory.dmp
memory/4132-61-0x0000000001690000-0x00000000016F0000-memory.dmp
memory/4132-63-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140214000-memory.dmp
memory/4140-371-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000633000-memory.dmp
memory/4140-1-0x00000000023D0000-0x0000000002437000-memory.dmp
memory/4140-8-0x00000000023D0000-0x0000000002437000-memory.dmp
memory/4140-83-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000633000-memory.dmp
memory/4140-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000633000-memory.dmp
memory/4200-156-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140147000-memory.dmp
memory/4200-364-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140147000-memory.dmp
memory/4424-50-0x0000000000890000-0x00000000008F0000-memory.dmp
memory/4424-44-0x0000000000890000-0x00000000008F0000-memory.dmp
memory/4424-52-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001402D4000-memory.dmp
memory/4424-143-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001402D4000-memory.dmp
memory/4452-39-0x0000000000800000-0x0000000000860000-memory.dmp
memory/4452-33-0x0000000000800000-0x0000000000860000-memory.dmp
memory/4452-41-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001402E9000-memory.dmp
memory/4452-130-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001402E9000-memory.dmp
memory/4572-164-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140216000-memory.dmp
memory/4572-386-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140216000-memory.dmp
memory/4656-112-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401D4000-memory.dmp
memory/4656-167-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401D4000-memory.dmp