Analysis
- max time kernel
148s - max time network
147s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
- submitted
14/07/2026, 04:26
General
- Target 2026-07-14_19b0b0e447cf133267d15bfe6b681ad5_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
- Size 1.8MB
- Sample260714-e2ndfagv3z
- SHA256 7f84306b181d5cf4067f43008f8610331040bb306144392359e383faa504d558
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_19b0b0e447cf133267d15bfe6b681ad5_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-14_19b0b0e447cf133267d15bfe6b681ad5_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\13917\AdobeARMHelper.exe"C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\13917\AdobeARMHelper.exe" /ArmUpdate /MSI FOLDER:"C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\13917" /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\13917" /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\UsGthrFltPipeMssGthrPipe_S-1-5-21-552508041-2681165170-3229858294-10001_ Global\UsGthrCtrlFltPipeMssGthrPipe_S-1-5-21-552508041-2681165170-3229858294-10001 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\SearchProtocolHost.exe"C:\Windows\System32\SearchProtocolHost.exe" Global\UsGthrFltPipeMssGthrPipe2_ Global\UsGthrCtrlFltPipeMssGthrPipe2 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 2728 1920 936 {06DC0F6A-A3E7-4365-A8E8-F674FE2E6361}2⤵
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
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C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe"C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe" 952 2860 2732 936 {7FC3863B-7471-4B10-84E3-A5C2E0330618}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
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
Tmp4C61.tmp
Tmp7E8F.tmp
Tmp7FA9.tmp
Tmp8C4C.tmp
TmpF645.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/244-129-0x000001FA08040000-0x000001FA081BD000-memory.dmp
memory/244-131-0x000001FA07F80000-0x000001FA07FE6000-memory.dmp
memory/244-130-0x000001FA07F80000-0x000001FA07FE6000-memory.dmp
memory/848-180-0x00007FF65BF20000-0x00007FF65C06A000-memory.dmp
memory/848-183-0x0000015C62FE0000-0x0000015C63046000-memory.dmp
memory/848-182-0x0000015C62FE0000-0x0000015C63046000-memory.dmp
memory/848-259-0x00007FF65BF20000-0x00007FF65C06A000-memory.dmp
memory/1088-318-0x00007FF750770000-0x00007FF750905000-memory.dmp
memory/1088-270-0x00007FF750770000-0x00007FF750905000-memory.dmp
memory/1088-269-0x000001FD63060000-0x000001FD630C6000-memory.dmp
memory/1088-271-0x000001FD63060000-0x000001FD630C6000-memory.dmp
memory/1556-480-0x0000024CDB730000-0x0000024CDB796000-memory.dmp
memory/1556-502-0x00007FF7D5C70000-0x00007FF7D5FAF000-memory.dmp
memory/1556-479-0x00007FF7D5C70000-0x00007FF7D5FAF000-memory.dmp
memory/1556-481-0x0000024CDB730000-0x0000024CDB796000-memory.dmp
memory/2124-301-0x00000193B4E50000-0x00000193B4EB6000-memory.dmp
memory/2124-299-0x00007FF7C2650000-0x00007FF7C2B21000-memory.dmp
memory/2124-437-0x00007FF7C2650000-0x00007FF7C2B21000-memory.dmp
memory/2124-300-0x00000193B4E50000-0x00000193B4EB6000-memory.dmp
memory/2488-242-0x0000023308AC0000-0x0000023308B26000-memory.dmp
memory/2488-240-0x00007FF78E3E0000-0x00007FF78E494000-memory.dmp
memory/2488-241-0x0000023308AC0000-0x0000023308B26000-memory.dmp
memory/2488-307-0x00007FF78E3E0000-0x00007FF78E494000-memory.dmp
memory/2532-173-0x0000028CF93E0000-0x0000028CF9446000-memory.dmp
memory/2532-171-0x0000028CF9140000-0x0000028CF92BD000-memory.dmp
memory/2532-172-0x0000028CF93E0000-0x0000028CF9446000-memory.dmp
memory/2828-161-0x00000174B5440000-0x00000174B54A6000-memory.dmp
memory/2828-160-0x00000174B5440000-0x00000174B54A6000-memory.dmp
memory/2828-159-0x00007FF664580000-0x00007FF66469A000-memory.dmp
memory/2828-227-0x00007FF664580000-0x00007FF66469A000-memory.dmp
memory/3036-202-0x000001AFC3010000-0x000001AFC3076000-memory.dmp
memory/3036-201-0x00007FF7E8E50000-0x00007FF7E9594000-memory.dmp
memory/3036-203-0x000001AFC3010000-0x000001AFC3076000-memory.dmp
memory/3036-289-0x00007FF7E8E50000-0x00007FF7E9594000-memory.dmp
memory/3036-503-0x000001AFC3010000-0x000001AFC3076000-memory.dmp
memory/3036-505-0x00007FF7E8E50000-0x00007FF7E9594000-memory.dmp
memory/3200-140-0x00000243AD530000-0x00000243AD596000-memory.dmp
memory/3200-138-0x00000243AD290000-0x00000243AD40D000-memory.dmp
memory/3200-139-0x00000243AD530000-0x00000243AD596000-memory.dmp
memory/3788-135-0x00007FF623CF0000-0x00007FF623E13000-memory.dmp
memory/3788-17-0x0000025E489A0000-0x0000025E48A06000-memory.dmp
memory/3788-15-0x00007FF623CF0000-0x00007FF623E13000-memory.dmp
memory/3788-16-0x0000025E489A0000-0x0000025E48A06000-memory.dmp
memory/3788-18-0x0000025E489A0000-0x0000025E48A06000-memory.dmp
memory/4256-177-0x00007FF6C44E0000-0x00007FF6C45A9000-memory.dmp
memory/4256-120-0x00007FF6C44E0000-0x00007FF6C45A9000-memory.dmp
memory/4256-121-0x000001D72A2A0000-0x000001D72A306000-memory.dmp
memory/4256-123-0x000001D72A2A0000-0x000001D72A306000-memory.dmp
memory/4256-122-0x000001D72A2A0000-0x000001D72A306000-memory.dmp
memory/4392-211-0x000001B37B9C0000-0x000001B37BA26000-memory.dmp
memory/4392-210-0x000001B37B9C0000-0x000001B37BA26000-memory.dmp
memory/4392-209-0x00007FF6DAD20000-0x00007FF6DADCE000-memory.dmp
memory/4392-295-0x00007FF6DAD20000-0x00007FF6DADCE000-memory.dmp
memory/4424-329-0x000001816C3E0000-0x000001816C446000-memory.dmp
memory/4424-328-0x00007FF613BC0000-0x00007FF613CEF000-memory.dmp
memory/4424-330-0x000001816C3E0000-0x000001816C446000-memory.dmp
memory/4424-499-0x00007FF613BC0000-0x00007FF613CEF000-memory.dmp
memory/4512-290-0x0000020408CF0000-0x0000020408D56000-memory.dmp
memory/4512-291-0x00007FF7BDC70000-0x00007FF7BDEFB000-memory.dmp
memory/4512-288-0x0000020408CF0000-0x0000020408D56000-memory.dmp
memory/4512-327-0x00007FF7BDC70000-0x00007FF7BDEFB000-memory.dmp
memory/4620-154-0x000001ADE4000000-0x000001ADE4066000-memory.dmp
memory/4620-147-0x00007FF714250000-0x00007FF7143B8000-memory.dmp
memory/4620-149-0x000001ADE4000000-0x000001ADE4066000-memory.dmp
memory/4620-148-0x000001ADE4000000-0x000001ADE4066000-memory.dmp
memory/4620-156-0x00007FF714250000-0x00007FF7143B8000-memory.dmp
memory/4948-492-0x00007FF69BDF0000-0x00007FF69C2F7000-memory.dmp
memory/4948-309-0x00007FF69BDF0000-0x00007FF69C2F7000-memory.dmp
memory/4948-308-0x000002A1C18E0000-0x000002A1C1946000-memory.dmp
memory/4948-310-0x000002A1C18E0000-0x000002A1C1946000-memory.dmp
memory/5056-317-0x00007FF61AD50000-0x00007FF61AFF3000-memory.dmp
memory/5056-261-0x000001C664D10000-0x000001C664D76000-memory.dmp
memory/5056-260-0x00007FF61AD50000-0x00007FF61AFF3000-memory.dmp
memory/5056-262-0x000001C664D10000-0x000001C664D76000-memory.dmp
memory/5228-5-0x0000000002CB0000-0x0000000002DC1000-memory.dmp
memory/5228-7-0x0000000002F10000-0x0000000002F79000-memory.dmp
memory/5228-0-0x0000000002F10000-0x0000000002F79000-memory.dmp
memory/5228-6-0x0000000002F10000-0x0000000002F79000-memory.dmp
memory/5524-114-0x00000245D1420000-0x00000245D1486000-memory.dmp
memory/5524-113-0x00000245D1420000-0x00000245D1486000-memory.dmp
memory/5524-146-0x00007FF6C44E0000-0x00007FF6C45A9000-memory.dmp
memory/5524-111-0x00007FF6C44E0000-0x00007FF6C45A9000-memory.dmp
memory/5524-112-0x00000245D1420000-0x00000245D1486000-memory.dmp
memory/5576-285-0x00007FF7CE2C0000-0x00007FF7CE5E1000-memory.dmp
memory/5576-283-0x0000022B09880000-0x0000022B098E6000-memory.dmp
memory/5576-277-0x00007FF7CE2C0000-0x00007FF7CE5E1000-memory.dmp
memory/5576-278-0x0000022B09880000-0x0000022B098E6000-memory.dmp
memory/5576-279-0x0000022B09880000-0x0000022B098E6000-memory.dmp
memory/5948-195-0x0000000000920000-0x0000000000989000-memory.dmp
memory/5948-268-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AE000-memory.dmp
memory/5948-190-0x0000000000920000-0x0000000000989000-memory.dmp
memory/5948-189-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AE000-memory.dmp
memory/6052-314-0x0000018AB4000000-0x0000018AB4066000-memory.dmp
memory/6052-316-0x00007FF72D030000-0x00007FF72D447000-memory.dmp
memory/6052-220-0x0000018AB4000000-0x0000018AB4066000-memory.dmp
memory/6052-298-0x00007FF72D030000-0x00007FF72D447000-memory.dmp
memory/6052-219-0x0000018AB4000000-0x0000018AB4066000-memory.dmp
memory/6052-218-0x00007FF72D030000-0x00007FF72D447000-memory.dmp