Analysis
- max time kernel
148s - max time network
131s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
- submitted
12/07/2026, 13:11
General
- Target 2026-07-12_566f8ebd8978fbf11191dd374090acc0_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
- Size 1.8MB
- Sample260712-qffbgsav4j
- SHA256 41ce250abb51ecbc9f40b15bac61aa2b2c40aa4e8b3ebdd1d91a0010e24bb9ce
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 9 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_566f8ebd8978fbf11191dd374090acc0_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-12_566f8ebd8978fbf11191dd374090acc0_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-1-5-21-3797332335-34111092-3597280141-10002_ Global\UsGthrCtrlFltPipeMssGthrPipe_S-1-5-21-3797332335-34111092-3597280141-10002 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 2856 2892 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" 952 2912 2872 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⤵
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
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C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe"C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe" 952 2912 2872 936 {06DC0F6A-A3E7-4365-A8E8-F674FE2E6361}2⤵
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C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe"C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe" 952 2856 2892 936 {7FC3863B-7471-4B10-84E3-A5C2E0330618}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
ArmUI.ini
Tmp51FA.tmp
Tmp6D25.tmp
Tmp6E00.tmp
Tmp74C8.tmp
TmpA590.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/1016-294-0x000001C442410000-0x000001C442476000-memory.dmp
memory/1016-300-0x00007FF6DCC20000-0x00007FF6DCD4F000-memory.dmp
memory/1016-295-0x000001C442410000-0x000001C442476000-memory.dmp
memory/1072-306-0x000001B109280000-0x000001B1092E6000-memory.dmp
memory/1072-333-0x00007FF6342B0000-0x00007FF6345EF000-memory.dmp
memory/1072-307-0x000001B109280000-0x000001B1092E6000-memory.dmp
memory/1072-305-0x00007FF6342B0000-0x00007FF6345EF000-memory.dmp
memory/1152-329-0x00007FF63C5D0000-0x00007FF63CAA1000-memory.dmp
memory/1152-277-0x000001A212070000-0x000001A2120D6000-memory.dmp
memory/1152-278-0x00007FF63C5D0000-0x00007FF63CAA1000-memory.dmp
memory/1152-275-0x000001A212070000-0x000001A2120D6000-memory.dmp
memory/1236-145-0x00007FF6C7020000-0x00007FF6C7188000-memory.dmp
memory/1236-146-0x0000026853D50000-0x0000026853DB6000-memory.dmp
memory/1236-147-0x0000026853D50000-0x0000026853DB6000-memory.dmp
memory/1236-152-0x0000026853D50000-0x0000026853DB6000-memory.dmp
memory/1236-154-0x00007FF6C7020000-0x00007FF6C7188000-memory.dmp
memory/1508-261-0x00000132028D0000-0x0000013202936000-memory.dmp
memory/1508-263-0x00007FF747B50000-0x00007FF747E71000-memory.dmp
memory/1508-256-0x00000132028D0000-0x0000013202936000-memory.dmp
memory/1508-257-0x00007FF747B50000-0x00007FF747E71000-memory.dmp
memory/1508-255-0x00000132028D0000-0x0000013202936000-memory.dmp
memory/1824-171-0x0000025363C50000-0x0000025363CB6000-memory.dmp
memory/1824-170-0x0000025363C50000-0x0000025363CB6000-memory.dmp
memory/1824-169-0x0000025363CD0000-0x0000025363E18000-memory.dmp
memory/2428-245-0x00007FF734F50000-0x00007FF73506A000-memory.dmp
memory/2428-158-0x000002508AB30000-0x000002508AB96000-memory.dmp
memory/2428-159-0x000002508AB30000-0x000002508AB96000-memory.dmp
memory/2428-157-0x00007FF734F50000-0x00007FF73506A000-memory.dmp
memory/2468-354-0x0000023E3A540000-0x0000023E3A788000-memory.dmp
memory/2980-193-0x0000000000940000-0x00000000009A9000-memory.dmp
memory/2980-188-0x0000000000940000-0x00000000009A9000-memory.dmp
memory/2980-264-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AE000-memory.dmp
memory/2980-187-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AE000-memory.dmp
memory/3456-30-0x0000023AFCF10000-0x0000023AFCF76000-memory.dmp
memory/3456-28-0x0000023AFCF10000-0x0000023AFCF76000-memory.dmp
memory/3456-27-0x0000023AFCF10000-0x0000023AFCF76000-memory.dmp
memory/3456-26-0x00007FF641B40000-0x00007FF641C09000-memory.dmp
memory/3456-197-0x00007FF641B40000-0x00007FF641C09000-memory.dmp
memory/3668-304-0x00007FF728510000-0x00007FF7285C4000-memory.dmp
memory/3668-230-0x000001C736FB0000-0x000001C737016000-memory.dmp
memory/3668-229-0x000001C736FB0000-0x000001C737016000-memory.dmp
memory/3668-228-0x00007FF728510000-0x00007FF7285C4000-memory.dmp
memory/3684-254-0x00007FF79B400000-0x00007FF79B54A000-memory.dmp
memory/3684-181-0x00000172B8160000-0x00000172B81C6000-memory.dmp
memory/3684-180-0x00000172B8160000-0x00000172B81C6000-memory.dmp
memory/3684-178-0x00007FF79B400000-0x00007FF79B54A000-memory.dmp
memory/3844-267-0x00007FF685450000-0x00007FF6856DB000-memory.dmp
memory/3844-268-0x0000025F6E5C0000-0x0000025F6E626000-memory.dmp
memory/3844-269-0x0000025F6E5C0000-0x0000025F6E626000-memory.dmp
memory/3844-328-0x00007FF685450000-0x00007FF6856DB000-memory.dmp
memory/3908-238-0x00000280B4AD0000-0x00000280B4B36000-memory.dmp
memory/3908-318-0x00007FF6977D0000-0x00007FF697A73000-memory.dmp
memory/3908-239-0x00000280B4AD0000-0x00000280B4B36000-memory.dmp
memory/3908-237-0x00007FF6977D0000-0x00007FF697A73000-memory.dmp
memory/4100-177-0x00007FF6CA830000-0x00007FF6CA953000-memory.dmp
memory/4100-18-0x000002D90D720000-0x000002D90D786000-memory.dmp
memory/4100-16-0x000002D90D720000-0x000002D90D786000-memory.dmp
memory/4100-17-0x000002D90D720000-0x000002D90D786000-memory.dmp
memory/4100-15-0x00007FF6CA830000-0x00007FF6CA953000-memory.dmp
memory/4288-220-0x00007FF76B810000-0x00007FF76BC27000-memory.dmp
memory/4288-321-0x00000239E34F0000-0x00000239E3556000-memory.dmp
memory/4288-219-0x00000239E34F0000-0x00000239E3556000-memory.dmp
memory/4288-218-0x00000239E34F0000-0x00000239E3556000-memory.dmp
memory/4288-323-0x00007FF76B810000-0x00007FF76BC27000-memory.dmp
memory/4288-299-0x00007FF76B810000-0x00007FF76BC27000-memory.dmp
memory/4648-341-0x00000228EA370000-0x00000228EA3D6000-memory.dmp
memory/4648-202-0x00000228EA370000-0x00000228EA3D6000-memory.dmp
memory/4648-276-0x00007FF7DCDE0000-0x00007FF7DD524000-memory.dmp
memory/4648-201-0x00000228EA370000-0x00000228EA3D6000-memory.dmp
memory/4648-200-0x00007FF7DCDE0000-0x00007FF7DD524000-memory.dmp
memory/4648-343-0x00007FF7DCDE0000-0x00007FF7DD524000-memory.dmp
memory/4748-36-0x0000024682AD0000-0x0000024682B36000-memory.dmp
memory/4748-35-0x00007FF641B40000-0x00007FF641C09000-memory.dmp
memory/4748-37-0x0000024682AD0000-0x0000024682B36000-memory.dmp
memory/4748-38-0x0000024682AD0000-0x0000024682B36000-memory.dmp
memory/4748-208-0x00007FF641B40000-0x00007FF641C09000-memory.dmp
memory/4848-0-0x0000000002B20000-0x0000000002B89000-memory.dmp
memory/4848-5-0x00000000028B0000-0x0000000002A34000-memory.dmp
memory/4848-7-0x0000000002B20000-0x0000000002B89000-memory.dmp
memory/4848-6-0x0000000002B20000-0x0000000002B89000-memory.dmp
memory/5036-129-0x000001D047A80000-0x000001D047BC8000-memory.dmp
memory/5036-131-0x000001D047CA0000-0x000001D047D06000-memory.dmp
memory/5036-130-0x000001D047CA0000-0x000001D047D06000-memory.dmp
memory/5280-248-0x000002B48B2A0000-0x000002B48B306000-memory.dmp
memory/5280-247-0x000002B48B2A0000-0x000002B48B306000-memory.dmp
memory/5280-246-0x00007FF6A6EF0000-0x00007FF6A7085000-memory.dmp
memory/5280-319-0x00007FF6A6EF0000-0x00007FF6A7085000-memory.dmp
memory/5756-139-0x0000018A394B0000-0x0000018A39516000-memory.dmp
memory/5756-138-0x0000018A394B0000-0x0000018A39516000-memory.dmp
memory/5756-137-0x0000018A39240000-0x0000018A39388000-memory.dmp
memory/5828-209-0x00007FF7A5E00000-0x00007FF7A5EAE000-memory.dmp
memory/5828-210-0x000002168B0B0000-0x000002168B116000-memory.dmp
memory/5828-211-0x000002168B0B0000-0x000002168B116000-memory.dmp
memory/5828-284-0x00007FF7A5E00000-0x00007FF7A5EAE000-memory.dmp
memory/5988-331-0x00007FF75F3B0000-0x00007FF75F8B7000-memory.dmp
memory/5988-290-0x00007FF75F3B0000-0x00007FF75F8B7000-memory.dmp
memory/5988-285-0x000002008ABC0000-0x000002008AC26000-memory.dmp
memory/5988-286-0x000002008ABC0000-0x000002008AC26000-memory.dmp