Analysis
- max time kernel
150s - max time network
147s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260710-en - resource tags
- submitted
14/07/2026, 02:56
General
- Target 2026-07-14_d785cfa757435dd47a2c47f0ed6616c1_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
- Size 1.8MB
- Sample260714-de3deacy9l
- SHA256 5cbbf3297b01d59ded6c7714a37342d22359dba5b7eb588508530f5a37cc4ddb
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\2026-07-14_d785cfa757435dd47a2c47f0ed6616c1_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-14_d785cfa757435dd47a2c47f0ed6616c1_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\29054\AdobeARMHelper.exe"C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\29054\AdobeARMHelper.exe" /ArmUpdate /MSI FOLDER:"C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\29054" /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\29054" /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" 952 3052 3068 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 1636 3060 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
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
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
AdobeARM.log
ArmUI.ini
Tmp5598.tmp
Tmp950.tmp
TmpA447.tmp
TmpA523.tmp
TmpB04F.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/612-131-0x0000016E35BD0000-0x0000016E35C36000-memory.dmp
memory/612-130-0x0000016E35BD0000-0x0000016E35C36000-memory.dmp
memory/612-129-0x0000016E35C90000-0x0000016E35E0D000-memory.dmp
memory/1612-263-0x000001AD840C0000-0x000001AD84126000-memory.dmp
memory/1612-265-0x00007FF7BE7B0000-0x00007FF7BEAD0000-memory.dmp
memory/1612-259-0x000001AD840C0000-0x000001AD84126000-memory.dmp
memory/1612-258-0x000001AD840C0000-0x000001AD84126000-memory.dmp
memory/1612-257-0x00007FF7BE7B0000-0x00007FF7BEAD0000-memory.dmp
memory/2432-172-0x000001AB38DD0000-0x000001AB38E36000-memory.dmp
memory/2432-174-0x000001AB38DD0000-0x000001AB38E36000-memory.dmp
memory/2432-171-0x000001AB38B00000-0x000001AB38C7D000-memory.dmp
memory/2460-195-0x0000000000830000-0x0000000000899000-memory.dmp
memory/2460-189-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AE000-memory.dmp
memory/2460-247-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AE000-memory.dmp
memory/2460-190-0x0000000000830000-0x0000000000899000-memory.dmp
memory/2836-0-0x0000000003400000-0x0000000003469000-memory.dmp
memory/2836-7-0x0000000003400000-0x0000000003469000-memory.dmp
memory/2836-6-0x00000000031D0000-0x00000000032E1000-memory.dmp
memory/2908-330-0x00007FF6A8E30000-0x00007FF6A9300000-memory.dmp
memory/2908-301-0x000001D732530000-0x000001D732596000-memory.dmp
memory/2908-300-0x00007FF6A8E30000-0x00007FF6A9300000-memory.dmp
memory/2908-299-0x000001D732530000-0x000001D732596000-memory.dmp
memory/3148-16-0x00000182D0DA0000-0x00000182D0E06000-memory.dmp
memory/3148-17-0x00000182D0DA0000-0x00000182D0E06000-memory.dmp
memory/3148-135-0x00007FF795D30000-0x00007FF795E52000-memory.dmp
memory/3148-18-0x00000182D0DA0000-0x00000182D0E06000-memory.dmp
memory/3148-15-0x00007FF795D30000-0x00007FF795E52000-memory.dmp
memory/3264-114-0x0000022752100000-0x0000022752166000-memory.dmp
memory/3264-112-0x0000022752100000-0x0000022752166000-memory.dmp
memory/3264-111-0x00007FF690A30000-0x00007FF690AF8000-memory.dmp
memory/3264-113-0x0000022752100000-0x0000022752166000-memory.dmp
memory/3264-146-0x00007FF690A30000-0x00007FF690AF8000-memory.dmp
memory/3500-225-0x00007FF7BF6C0000-0x00007FF7BF7D9000-memory.dmp
memory/3500-159-0x00007FF7BF6C0000-0x00007FF7BF7D9000-memory.dmp
memory/3500-161-0x000001FB776A0000-0x000001FB77706000-memory.dmp
memory/3500-160-0x000001FB776A0000-0x000001FB77706000-memory.dmp
memory/3736-316-0x0000019DA34B0000-0x0000019DA3516000-memory.dmp
memory/3736-218-0x00007FF69DEB0000-0x00007FF69E2C6000-memory.dmp
memory/3736-219-0x0000019DA34B0000-0x0000019DA3516000-memory.dmp
memory/3736-297-0x00007FF69DEB0000-0x00007FF69E2C6000-memory.dmp
memory/3736-220-0x0000019DA34B0000-0x0000019DA3516000-memory.dmp
memory/3736-318-0x00007FF69DEB0000-0x00007FF69E2C6000-memory.dmp
memory/4136-238-0x00007FF77FEE0000-0x00007FF780029000-memory.dmp
memory/4136-183-0x0000023093380000-0x00000230933E6000-memory.dmp
memory/4136-182-0x0000023093380000-0x00000230933E6000-memory.dmp
memory/4136-181-0x00007FF77FEE0000-0x00007FF780029000-memory.dmp
memory/4140-229-0x00007FF67D300000-0x00007FF67D3B3000-memory.dmp
memory/4140-305-0x00007FF67D300000-0x00007FF67D3B3000-memory.dmp
memory/4140-230-0x0000026B49E90000-0x0000026B49EF6000-memory.dmp
memory/4140-231-0x0000026B49E90000-0x0000026B49EF6000-memory.dmp
memory/4228-311-0x0000016A2F540000-0x0000016A2F5A6000-memory.dmp
memory/4228-345-0x00007FF6EDB10000-0x00007FF6EE016000-memory.dmp
memory/4228-312-0x00007FF6EDB10000-0x00007FF6EE016000-memory.dmp
memory/4228-310-0x0000016A2F540000-0x0000016A2F5A6000-memory.dmp
memory/4352-249-0x0000020ABF060000-0x0000020ABF0C6000-memory.dmp
memory/4352-309-0x00007FF6BC640000-0x00007FF6BC7D4000-memory.dmp
memory/4352-250-0x00007FF6BC640000-0x00007FF6BC7D4000-memory.dmp
memory/4352-248-0x0000020ABF060000-0x0000020ABF0C6000-memory.dmp
memory/4592-149-0x00000200949E0000-0x0000020094A46000-memory.dmp
memory/4592-147-0x00007FF622FE0000-0x00007FF623148000-memory.dmp
memory/4592-148-0x00000200949E0000-0x0000020094A46000-memory.dmp
memory/4592-154-0x00000200949E0000-0x0000020094A46000-memory.dmp
memory/4592-156-0x00007FF622FE0000-0x00007FF623148000-memory.dmp
memory/4928-269-0x00007FF663150000-0x00007FF6633DA000-memory.dmp
memory/4928-271-0x000002C8AA5C0000-0x000002C8AA626000-memory.dmp
memory/4928-320-0x00007FF663150000-0x00007FF6633DA000-memory.dmp
memory/4928-270-0x000002C8AA5C0000-0x000002C8AA626000-memory.dmp
memory/4988-140-0x0000025222C90000-0x0000025222CF6000-memory.dmp
memory/4988-139-0x0000025222C90000-0x0000025222CF6000-memory.dmp
memory/4988-138-0x00000252229F0000-0x0000025222B6D000-memory.dmp
memory/5040-213-0x00007FF648860000-0x00007FF648FA3000-memory.dmp
memory/5040-485-0x000001D65A9A0000-0x000001D65AA06000-memory.dmp
memory/5040-256-0x00007FF648860000-0x00007FF648FA3000-memory.dmp
memory/5040-495-0x00007FF648860000-0x00007FF648FA3000-memory.dmp
memory/5040-202-0x000001D65A9A0000-0x000001D65AA06000-memory.dmp
memory/5040-201-0x000001D65A9A0000-0x000001D65AA06000-memory.dmp
memory/5424-325-0x000001E27E6E0000-0x000001E27E746000-memory.dmp
memory/5424-324-0x000001E27E6E0000-0x000001E27E746000-memory.dmp
memory/5424-323-0x00007FF6644C0000-0x00007FF6645EE000-memory.dmp
memory/5424-349-0x00007FF6644C0000-0x00007FF6645EE000-memory.dmp
memory/5680-123-0x0000019310DB0000-0x0000019310E16000-memory.dmp
memory/5680-122-0x0000019310DB0000-0x0000019310E16000-memory.dmp
memory/5680-121-0x0000019310DB0000-0x0000019310E16000-memory.dmp
memory/5680-120-0x00007FF690A30000-0x00007FF690AF8000-memory.dmp
memory/5680-173-0x00007FF690A30000-0x00007FF690AF8000-memory.dmp
memory/5684-241-0x000001D50D4C0000-0x000001D50D526000-memory.dmp
memory/5684-240-0x000001D50D4C0000-0x000001D50D526000-memory.dmp
memory/5684-239-0x00007FF7FC610000-0x00007FF7FC8B3000-memory.dmp
memory/5684-306-0x00007FF7FC610000-0x00007FF7FC8B3000-memory.dmp
memory/5756-208-0x0000017BAFEE0000-0x0000017BAFF46000-memory.dmp
memory/5756-214-0x00007FF62D0D0000-0x00007FF62D17D000-memory.dmp
memory/5756-209-0x0000017BAFEE0000-0x0000017BAFF46000-memory.dmp
memory/5756-268-0x00007FF62D0D0000-0x00007FF62D17D000-memory.dmp
memory/6000-459-0x00007FF6A1FC0000-0x00007FF6A22FE000-memory.dmp
memory/6000-333-0x00007FF6A1FC0000-0x00007FF6A22FE000-memory.dmp
memory/6000-334-0x000001742BB80000-0x000001742BBE6000-memory.dmp
memory/6000-335-0x000001742BB80000-0x000001742BBE6000-memory.dmp