Analysis
- max time kernel
148s - max time network
151s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
- submitted
18/07/2026, 05:54
General
- Target 2026-07-18_ed713d26be7d8bf07456edb670107a2c_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_stop.exe
- Size 1.7MB
- Sample260718-gl353ac15t
- SHA256 b3aa4cc9eb8eee89bd600d09f855d9225d62019bcd88c19e6c174294fcd36c37
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\2026-07-18_ed713d26be7d8bf07456edb670107a2c_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_stop.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-18_ed713d26be7d8bf07456edb670107a2c_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_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\12925\AdobeARMHelper.exe"C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\12925\AdobeARMHelper.exe" /ArmUpdate /MSI FOLDER:"C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\12925" /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\12925" /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-1-5-21-1738198120-2966725515-3980530802-10002_ Global\UsGthrCtrlFltPipeMssGthrPipe_S-1-5-21-1738198120-2966725515-3980530802-10002 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 1648 1612 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 2472 1628 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
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
Tmp4E45.tmp
Tmp8DD1.tmp
Tmp8E6E.tmp
Tmp9516.tmp
TmpE5EA.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/420-121-0x0000020BD8970000-0x0000020BD89D6000-memory.dmp
memory/420-123-0x0000020BD8970000-0x0000020BD89D6000-memory.dmp
memory/420-120-0x00007FF642120000-0x00007FF6421E8000-memory.dmp
memory/420-177-0x00007FF642120000-0x00007FF6421E8000-memory.dmp
memory/420-122-0x0000020BD8970000-0x0000020BD89D6000-memory.dmp
memory/892-308-0x00007FF7BEE00000-0x00007FF7BF306000-memory.dmp
memory/892-307-0x0000026165250000-0x00000261652B6000-memory.dmp
memory/892-309-0x0000026165250000-0x00000261652B6000-memory.dmp
memory/892-344-0x00007FF7BEE00000-0x00007FF7BF306000-memory.dmp
memory/968-256-0x00007FF66BEC0000-0x00007FF66C603000-memory.dmp
memory/968-201-0x0000021709D80000-0x0000021709DE6000-memory.dmp
memory/968-504-0x0000021709D80000-0x0000021709DE6000-memory.dmp
memory/968-202-0x0000021709D80000-0x0000021709DE6000-memory.dmp
memory/968-206-0x00007FF66BEC0000-0x00007FF66C603000-memory.dmp
memory/968-505-0x00007FF66BEC0000-0x00007FF66C603000-memory.dmp
memory/1088-195-0x0000000000940000-0x00000000009A9000-memory.dmp
memory/1088-238-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AD000-memory.dmp
memory/1088-189-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AD000-memory.dmp
memory/1088-190-0x0000000000940000-0x00000000009A9000-memory.dmp
memory/1844-283-0x00007FF743590000-0x00007FF743A60000-memory.dmp
memory/1844-278-0x0000018578080000-0x00000185780E6000-memory.dmp
memory/1844-277-0x0000018578080000-0x00000185780E6000-memory.dmp
memory/1844-328-0x00007FF743590000-0x00007FF743A60000-memory.dmp
memory/2312-135-0x00007FF625DE0000-0x00007FF625F02000-memory.dmp
memory/2312-18-0x000001CF1D6A0000-0x000001CF1D706000-memory.dmp
memory/2312-17-0x000001CF1D6A0000-0x000001CF1D706000-memory.dmp
memory/2312-16-0x000001CF1D6A0000-0x000001CF1D706000-memory.dmp
memory/2312-15-0x00007FF625DE0000-0x00007FF625F02000-memory.dmp
memory/2740-353-0x00007FF69EE20000-0x00007FF69EF4E000-memory.dmp
memory/2740-321-0x00007FF69EE20000-0x00007FF69EF4E000-memory.dmp
memory/2740-322-0x000001D2375B0000-0x000001D237616000-memory.dmp
memory/2740-323-0x000001D2375B0000-0x000001D237616000-memory.dmp
memory/2920-232-0x00000140244C0000-0x0000014024526000-memory.dmp
memory/2920-303-0x00007FF742590000-0x00007FF742643000-memory.dmp
memory/2920-231-0x00000140244C0000-0x0000014024526000-memory.dmp
memory/2920-230-0x00007FF742590000-0x00007FF742643000-memory.dmp
memory/3044-220-0x00007FF604130000-0x00007FF604546000-memory.dmp
memory/3044-282-0x00007FF604130000-0x00007FF604546000-memory.dmp
memory/3044-221-0x000002577F020000-0x000002577F086000-memory.dmp
memory/3044-219-0x000002577F020000-0x000002577F086000-memory.dmp
memory/3044-313-0x000002577F020000-0x000002577F086000-memory.dmp
memory/3044-315-0x00007FF604130000-0x00007FF604546000-memory.dmp
memory/3080-114-0x00000261A2B60000-0x00000261A2BC6000-memory.dmp
memory/3080-111-0x00007FF642120000-0x00007FF6421E8000-memory.dmp
memory/3080-113-0x00000261A2B60000-0x00000261A2BC6000-memory.dmp
memory/3080-112-0x00000261A2B60000-0x00000261A2BC6000-memory.dmp
memory/3080-146-0x00007FF642120000-0x00007FF6421E8000-memory.dmp
memory/3184-211-0x000001226FFC0000-0x0000012270026000-memory.dmp
memory/3184-209-0x00007FF6A1820000-0x00007FF6A18CD000-memory.dmp
memory/3184-210-0x000001226FFC0000-0x0000012270026000-memory.dmp
memory/3184-266-0x00007FF6A1820000-0x00007FF6A18CD000-memory.dmp
memory/3564-6-0x0000000002CC0000-0x0000000002D29000-memory.dmp
memory/3564-1-0x0000000002CC0000-0x0000000002D29000-memory.dmp
memory/3564-7-0x0000000002CC0000-0x0000000002D29000-memory.dmp
memory/3564-0-0x0000000002D70000-0x0000000002EA9000-memory.dmp
memory/3724-149-0x000001EB9EBC0000-0x000001EB9EC26000-memory.dmp
memory/3724-147-0x00007FF6A5B80000-0x00007FF6A5CE7000-memory.dmp
memory/3724-148-0x000001EB9EBC0000-0x000001EB9EC26000-memory.dmp
memory/3724-154-0x000001EB9EBC0000-0x000001EB9EC26000-memory.dmp
memory/3724-156-0x00007FF6A5B80000-0x00007FF6A5CE7000-memory.dmp
memory/3912-139-0x0000027D53B40000-0x0000027D53BA6000-memory.dmp
memory/3912-140-0x0000027D53B40000-0x0000027D53BA6000-memory.dmp
memory/3912-138-0x0000027D538F0000-0x0000027D53A14000-memory.dmp
memory/4148-171-0x000001DED26F0000-0x000001DED2814000-memory.dmp
memory/4148-172-0x000001DED2670000-0x000001DED26D6000-memory.dmp
memory/4148-173-0x000001DED2670000-0x000001DED26D6000-memory.dmp
memory/4952-241-0x000001A5C8960000-0x000001A5C89C6000-memory.dmp
memory/4952-306-0x00007FF6BD6F0000-0x00007FF6BD992000-memory.dmp
memory/4952-240-0x00007FF6BD6F0000-0x00007FF6BD992000-memory.dmp
memory/4952-242-0x000001A5C8960000-0x000001A5C89C6000-memory.dmp
memory/4988-263-0x000001D358030000-0x000001D358096000-memory.dmp
memory/4988-265-0x00007FF6D2020000-0x00007FF6D2340000-memory.dmp
memory/4988-258-0x000001D358030000-0x000001D358096000-memory.dmp
memory/4988-259-0x000001D358030000-0x000001D358096000-memory.dmp
memory/4988-257-0x00007FF6D2020000-0x00007FF6D2340000-memory.dmp
memory/5124-331-0x00007FF698EC0000-0x00007FF6991FE000-memory.dmp
memory/5124-332-0x0000021D08790000-0x0000021D087F6000-memory.dmp
memory/5124-333-0x0000021D08790000-0x0000021D087F6000-memory.dmp
memory/5124-502-0x00007FF698EC0000-0x00007FF6991FE000-memory.dmp
memory/5424-316-0x00007FF717430000-0x00007FF7175C4000-memory.dmp
memory/5424-250-0x000002954E560000-0x000002954E5C6000-memory.dmp
memory/5424-249-0x000002954E560000-0x000002954E5C6000-memory.dmp
memory/5424-248-0x00007FF717430000-0x00007FF7175C4000-memory.dmp
memory/5532-161-0x000001EFCA8E0000-0x000001EFCA946000-memory.dmp
memory/5532-160-0x000001EFCA8E0000-0x000001EFCA946000-memory.dmp
memory/5532-159-0x00007FF7BFDD0000-0x00007FF7BFEE9000-memory.dmp
memory/5532-218-0x00007FF7BFDD0000-0x00007FF7BFEE9000-memory.dmp
memory/5564-271-0x000002750E9B0000-0x000002750EA16000-memory.dmp
memory/5564-269-0x00007FF7A6780000-0x00007FF7A6A0A000-memory.dmp
memory/5564-270-0x000002750E9B0000-0x000002750EA16000-memory.dmp
memory/5564-320-0x00007FF7A6780000-0x00007FF7A6A0A000-memory.dmp
memory/5896-182-0x0000020A1E2A0000-0x0000020A1E306000-memory.dmp
memory/5896-180-0x00007FF62B3A0000-0x00007FF62B4E9000-memory.dmp
memory/5896-183-0x0000020A1E2A0000-0x0000020A1E306000-memory.dmp
memory/5896-229-0x00007FF62B3A0000-0x00007FF62B4E9000-memory.dmp
memory/6064-129-0x000001DE37470000-0x000001DE37594000-memory.dmp
memory/6064-131-0x000001DE376C0000-0x000001DE37726000-memory.dmp
memory/6064-130-0x000001DE376C0000-0x000001DE37726000-memory.dmp