Analysis
- max time kernel
148s - max time network
143s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260710-en - resource tags
- submitted
12/07/2026, 13:02
General
- Target 2026-07-12_6043c7b6c25c3f8d42ca4cdafc8bc6e2_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
- Size 1.8MB
- Sample260712-qaattaat6l
- SHA256 9c94178429aab6b3dbece3f3228e82c56d5a877ca6cecef720641452e02c0043
Malware Config
Signatures
- Executes dropped EXE 23 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 4 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 12 IoCs
- Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 2 IoCs
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 26 IoCs
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 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\2026-07-12_6043c7b6c25c3f8d42ca4cdafc8bc6e2_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-12_6043c7b6c25c3f8d42ca4cdafc8bc6e2_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:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\9619\AdobeARMHelper.exe"C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\9619\AdobeARMHelper.exe" /ArmUpdate /MSI FOLDER:"C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\9619" /MODE:3 /PRODUCT:{291AA914-A987-4CE9-BD63-AC0A92D435E5} /VERSION:19.0 /LANG:ENU2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe"C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe" /ArmUpdate /MSI FOLDER:"C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\9619" /MODE:3 /PRODUCT:{291AA914-A987-4CE9-BD63-AC0A92D435E5} /VERSION:19.0 /LANG:ENU3⤵
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
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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-1-5-21-2301830172-776172150-2531349243-10002_ Global\UsGthrCtrlFltPipeMssGthrPipe_S-1-5-21-2301830172-776172150-2531349243-10002 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" 960 3032 3060 936 {7FC3863B-7471-4B10-84E3-A5C2E0330618}2⤵
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
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C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe"C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe" 960 3048 3016 936 {06DC0F6A-A3E7-4365-A8E8-F674FE2E6361}2⤵
- 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
chrome_pwa_launcher.exe
elevated_tracing_service.exe
elevation_service.exe
MsSense.exe
NisSrv.exe
wmpnetwk.exe
dotnet.exe
ArmReport.ini
ArmReport.ini
AdobeARMHelper.exe
698460A0B6E60F2F602361424D832905_8BB23D43DE574E82F2BEE0DF0EC47EEB
8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_54359052731E413C60F1C59EABAD4E05
8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_5809FDAACC125718B26BC11DC8E8116A
C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141
698460A0B6E60F2F602361424D832905_8BB23D43DE574E82F2BEE0DF0EC47EEB
8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_54359052731E413C60F1C59EABAD4E05
8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_5809FDAACC125718B26BC11DC8E8116A
C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141
AdobeARM.log
ArmUI.ini
Tmp25FD.tmp
Tmp6394.tmp
Tmp655A.tmp
Tmp8883.tmp
TmpD976.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/1004-146-0x00007FF6D91D0000-0x00007FF6D9298000-memory.dmp
memory/1004-111-0x00007FF6D91D0000-0x00007FF6D9298000-memory.dmp
memory/1004-112-0x0000025F71F00000-0x0000025F71F66000-memory.dmp
memory/1004-113-0x0000025F71F00000-0x0000025F71F66000-memory.dmp
memory/1004-114-0x0000025F71F00000-0x0000025F71F66000-memory.dmp
memory/1036-234-0x00007FF6B64E0000-0x00007FF6B6629000-memory.dmp
memory/1036-180-0x00007FF6B64E0000-0x00007FF6B6629000-memory.dmp
memory/1036-183-0x00000173EF5E0000-0x00000173EF646000-memory.dmp
memory/1036-182-0x00000173EF5E0000-0x00000173EF646000-memory.dmp
memory/1164-6-0x0000000001400000-0x0000000001469000-memory.dmp
memory/1164-5-0x0000000002CB0000-0x0000000002E34000-memory.dmp
memory/1164-7-0x0000000001400000-0x0000000001469000-memory.dmp
memory/1164-0-0x0000000001400000-0x0000000001469000-memory.dmp
memory/1372-194-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AE000-memory.dmp
memory/1372-258-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AE000-memory.dmp
memory/1372-195-0x0000000000940000-0x00000000009A9000-memory.dmp
memory/1372-189-0x0000000000940000-0x00000000009A9000-memory.dmp
memory/1488-237-0x000002615A950000-0x000002615A9B6000-memory.dmp
memory/1488-235-0x00007FF628850000-0x00007FF628903000-memory.dmp
memory/1488-299-0x00007FF628850000-0x00007FF628903000-memory.dmp
memory/1488-236-0x000002615A950000-0x000002615A9B6000-memory.dmp
memory/1496-171-0x0000020780CB0000-0x0000020780DF8000-memory.dmp
memory/1496-172-0x0000020780F20000-0x0000020780F86000-memory.dmp
memory/1496-173-0x0000020780F20000-0x0000020780F86000-memory.dmp
memory/1536-325-0x000001D30CD60000-0x000001D30CDC6000-memory.dmp
memory/1536-323-0x00007FF76AA30000-0x00007FF76AB5E000-memory.dmp
memory/1536-324-0x000001D30CD60000-0x000001D30CDC6000-memory.dmp
memory/1536-456-0x00007FF76AA30000-0x00007FF76AB5E000-memory.dmp
memory/2036-271-0x0000017DB63F0000-0x0000017DB6456000-memory.dmp
memory/2036-269-0x00007FF7B8620000-0x00007FF7B87B4000-memory.dmp
memory/2036-318-0x00007FF7B8620000-0x00007FF7B87B4000-memory.dmp
memory/2036-270-0x0000017DB63F0000-0x0000017DB6456000-memory.dmp
memory/2656-138-0x000001B39C1D0000-0x000001B39C318000-memory.dmp
memory/2656-139-0x000001B39C440000-0x000001B39C4A6000-memory.dmp
memory/2656-140-0x000001B39C440000-0x000001B39C4A6000-memory.dmp
memory/2964-203-0x000001BD4D8F0000-0x000001BD4D956000-memory.dmp
memory/2964-500-0x00007FF6B7A70000-0x00007FF6B81B3000-memory.dmp
memory/2964-498-0x000001BD4D8F0000-0x000001BD4D956000-memory.dmp
memory/2964-201-0x000001BD4D8F0000-0x000001BD4D956000-memory.dmp
memory/2964-202-0x00007FF6B7A70000-0x00007FF6B81B3000-memory.dmp
memory/2964-275-0x00007FF6B7A70000-0x00007FF6B81B3000-memory.dmp
memory/3204-209-0x00007FF61A9F0000-0x00007FF61AA9D000-memory.dmp
memory/3204-210-0x000002CD8A460000-0x000002CD8A4C6000-memory.dmp
memory/3204-211-0x000002CD8A460000-0x000002CD8A4C6000-memory.dmp
memory/3204-278-0x00007FF61A9F0000-0x00007FF61AA9D000-memory.dmp
memory/3404-322-0x00007FF723FF0000-0x00007FF72427A000-memory.dmp
memory/3404-291-0x0000021C8AC30000-0x0000021C8AC96000-memory.dmp
memory/3404-290-0x00007FF723FF0000-0x00007FF72427A000-memory.dmp
memory/3404-293-0x0000021C8AC30000-0x0000021C8AC96000-memory.dmp
memory/3836-131-0x000001BCCBD30000-0x000001BCCBD96000-memory.dmp
memory/3836-130-0x000001BCCBD30000-0x000001BCCBD96000-memory.dmp
memory/3836-129-0x000001BCCBB10000-0x000001BCCBC58000-memory.dmp
memory/3880-218-0x00007FF6AD520000-0x00007FF6AD639000-memory.dmp
memory/3880-159-0x00007FF6AD520000-0x00007FF6AD639000-memory.dmp
memory/3880-161-0x0000018F61890000-0x0000018F618F6000-memory.dmp
memory/3880-160-0x0000018F61890000-0x0000018F618F6000-memory.dmp
memory/4300-317-0x00007FF7342C0000-0x00007FF7347C6000-memory.dmp
memory/4300-313-0x000001ABCBE60000-0x000001ABCBEC6000-memory.dmp
memory/4300-312-0x000001ABCBE60000-0x000001ABCBEC6000-memory.dmp
memory/4300-452-0x00007FF7342C0000-0x00007FF7347C6000-memory.dmp
memory/4308-309-0x00007FF7579B0000-0x00007FF757DC6000-memory.dmp
memory/4308-219-0x000001A6DA870000-0x000001A6DA8D6000-memory.dmp
memory/4308-296-0x00007FF7579B0000-0x00007FF757DC6000-memory.dmp
memory/4308-307-0x000001A6DA870000-0x000001A6DA8D6000-memory.dmp
memory/4308-220-0x00007FF7579B0000-0x00007FF757DC6000-memory.dmp
memory/4308-221-0x000001A6DA870000-0x000001A6DA8D6000-memory.dmp
memory/4492-135-0x00007FF62E0A0000-0x00007FF62E1C2000-memory.dmp
memory/4492-17-0x000002CC7CBA0000-0x000002CC7CC06000-memory.dmp
memory/4492-15-0x00007FF62E0A0000-0x00007FF62E1C2000-memory.dmp
memory/4492-16-0x000002CC7CBA0000-0x000002CC7CC06000-memory.dmp
memory/4492-18-0x000002CC7CBA0000-0x000002CC7CC06000-memory.dmp
memory/4508-501-0x00007FF72EBD0000-0x00007FF72EF0E000-memory.dmp
memory/4508-439-0x00000204C7370000-0x00000204C73D6000-memory.dmp
memory/4508-438-0x00007FF72EBD0000-0x00007FF72EF0E000-memory.dmp
memory/4508-440-0x00000204C7370000-0x00000204C73D6000-memory.dmp
memory/4948-121-0x0000020D74800000-0x0000020D74866000-memory.dmp
memory/4948-177-0x00007FF6D91D0000-0x00007FF6D9298000-memory.dmp
memory/4948-120-0x00007FF6D91D0000-0x00007FF6D9298000-memory.dmp
memory/4948-122-0x0000020D74800000-0x0000020D74866000-memory.dmp
memory/4948-123-0x0000020D74800000-0x0000020D74866000-memory.dmp
memory/5072-262-0x0000013EEBCE0000-0x0000013EEBD46000-memory.dmp
memory/5072-263-0x0000013EEBCE0000-0x0000013EEBD46000-memory.dmp
memory/5072-260-0x00007FF7D38E0000-0x00007FF7D3B83000-memory.dmp
memory/5072-306-0x00007FF7D38E0000-0x00007FF7D3B83000-memory.dmp
memory/5820-148-0x000001C3697F0000-0x000001C369856000-memory.dmp
memory/5820-147-0x00007FF624F70000-0x00007FF6250D8000-memory.dmp
memory/5820-149-0x000001C3697F0000-0x000001C369856000-memory.dmp
memory/5820-154-0x000001C3697F0000-0x000001C369856000-memory.dmp
memory/5820-156-0x00007FF624F70000-0x00007FF6250D8000-memory.dmp
memory/5832-301-0x00000241B62A0000-0x00000241B6306000-memory.dmp
memory/5832-302-0x00000241B62A0000-0x00000241B6306000-memory.dmp
memory/5832-300-0x00007FF61C6F0000-0x00007FF61CBC0000-memory.dmp
memory/5832-387-0x00007FF61C6F0000-0x00007FF61CBC0000-memory.dmp
memory/5916-285-0x000001C96B280000-0x000001C96B2E6000-memory.dmp
memory/5916-280-0x000001C96B280000-0x000001C96B2E6000-memory.dmp
memory/5916-287-0x00007FF62C170000-0x00007FF62C490000-memory.dmp
memory/5916-281-0x000001C96B280000-0x000001C96B2E6000-memory.dmp
memory/5916-279-0x00007FF62C170000-0x00007FF62C490000-memory.dmp