Analysis
- max time kernel
148s - max time network
145s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
- submitted
21/07/2026, 02:24
General
- Target 2026-07-21_d3a9ea881a2ccb880f76ef227ce3ebb7_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
- Size 1.8MB
- Sample260721-cvs91acv2p
- SHA256 35355ef911a0ca4533ebc5ab5d5d76e041afde3609fb118fbc774f6e19476303
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\2026-07-21_d3a9ea881a2ccb880f76ef227ce3ebb7_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-21_d3a9ea881a2ccb880f76ef227ce3ebb7_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\31772\AdobeARMHelper.exe"C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\31772\AdobeARMHelper.exe" /ArmUpdate /MSI FOLDER:"C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\31772" /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\31772" /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-1-5-21-1875162379-3804078649-638427191-10002_ Global\UsGthrCtrlFltPipeMssGthrPipe_S-1-5-21-1875162379-3804078649-638427191-10002 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 2888 2904 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 2936 2952 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
notification_helper.exe
os_update_handler.exe
chrome_proxy.exe
appletviewer.exe
extcheck.exe
MsSense.exe
NisSrv.exe
wmpnetwk.exe
dotnet.exe
ArmReport.ini
ArmReport.ini
ArmReport.ini
AdobeARMHelper.exe
616AD1AB067CFD351D6C0EF6F3E12F40
8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_5809FDAACC125718B26BC11DC8E8116A
BA74182F76F15A9CF514DEF352303C95
616AD1AB067CFD351D6C0EF6F3E12F40
8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_5809FDAACC125718B26BC11DC8E8116A
BA74182F76F15A9CF514DEF352303C95
AdobeARM.log
ArmUI.ini
Tmp213D.tmp
Tmp98DB.tmp
TmpD818.tmp
TmpD904.tmp
TmpE411.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/356-154-0x000001493F650000-0x000001493F6B6000-memory.dmp
memory/356-147-0x00007FF7B5490000-0x00007FF7B55F8000-memory.dmp
memory/356-149-0x000001493F650000-0x000001493F6B6000-memory.dmp
memory/356-148-0x000001493F650000-0x000001493F6B6000-memory.dmp
memory/356-156-0x00007FF7B5490000-0x00007FF7B55F8000-memory.dmp
memory/1124-349-0x00007FF6F14B0000-0x00007FF6F19B7000-memory.dmp
memory/1124-288-0x00000118594E0000-0x0000011859546000-memory.dmp
memory/1124-287-0x00000118594E0000-0x0000011859546000-memory.dmp
memory/1124-286-0x00007FF6F14B0000-0x00007FF6F19B7000-memory.dmp
memory/2032-209-0x00007FF64E7C0000-0x00007FF64E86E000-memory.dmp
memory/2032-210-0x000002B26A9F0000-0x000002B26AA56000-memory.dmp
memory/2032-211-0x000002B26A9F0000-0x000002B26AA56000-memory.dmp
memory/2032-266-0x00007FF64E7C0000-0x00007FF64E86E000-memory.dmp
memory/2216-348-0x00007FF74B5E0000-0x00007FF74BAB1000-memory.dmp
memory/2216-283-0x00007FF74B5E0000-0x00007FF74BAB1000-memory.dmp
memory/2216-279-0x0000025B5EA90000-0x0000025B5EAF6000-memory.dmp
memory/2216-277-0x0000025B5EA90000-0x0000025B5EAF6000-memory.dmp
memory/2228-173-0x000001A1E1B80000-0x000001A1E1BE6000-memory.dmp
memory/2228-172-0x000001A1E1B80000-0x000001A1E1BE6000-memory.dmp
memory/2228-171-0x000001A1E1950000-0x000001A1E1AAD000-memory.dmp
memory/2248-201-0x0000029101E20000-0x0000029101E86000-memory.dmp
memory/2248-256-0x00007FF6581B0000-0x00007FF6588F4000-memory.dmp
memory/2248-355-0x0000029101E20000-0x0000029101E86000-memory.dmp
memory/2248-202-0x00007FF6581B0000-0x00007FF6588F4000-memory.dmp
memory/2248-203-0x0000029101E20000-0x0000029101E86000-memory.dmp
memory/2248-357-0x00007FF6581B0000-0x00007FF6588F4000-memory.dmp
memory/2552-229-0x00007FF60EE60000-0x00007FF60EFAA000-memory.dmp
memory/2552-183-0x000002DE6D1F0000-0x000002DE6D256000-memory.dmp
memory/2552-181-0x00007FF60EE60000-0x00007FF60EFAA000-memory.dmp
memory/2552-182-0x000002DE6D1F0000-0x000002DE6D256000-memory.dmp
memory/2564-257-0x00007FF6398B0000-0x00007FF639BD1000-memory.dmp
memory/2564-265-0x00007FF6398B0000-0x00007FF639BD1000-memory.dmp
memory/2564-263-0x000002A2938E0000-0x000002A293946000-memory.dmp
memory/2564-258-0x000002A2938E0000-0x000002A293946000-memory.dmp
memory/2564-259-0x000002A2938E0000-0x000002A293946000-memory.dmp
memory/2884-292-0x00007FF75DED0000-0x00007FF75DF84000-memory.dmp
memory/2884-232-0x0000020F06F60000-0x0000020F06FC6000-memory.dmp
memory/2884-231-0x0000020F06F60000-0x0000020F06FC6000-memory.dmp
memory/2884-230-0x00007FF75DED0000-0x00007FF75DF84000-memory.dmp
memory/3388-0-0x0000000003360000-0x00000000033C9000-memory.dmp
memory/3388-6-0x0000000003360000-0x00000000033C9000-memory.dmp
memory/3388-7-0x0000000003360000-0x00000000033C9000-memory.dmp
memory/3388-5-0x0000000003120000-0x000000000322B000-memory.dmp
memory/3892-138-0x000002130EE70000-0x000002130EFCD000-memory.dmp
memory/3892-140-0x0000021310120000-0x0000021310186000-memory.dmp
memory/3892-139-0x0000021310120000-0x0000021310186000-memory.dmp
memory/3976-300-0x00007FF7AAC40000-0x00007FF7AB057000-memory.dmp
memory/3976-221-0x0000021D0D6C0000-0x0000021D0D726000-memory.dmp
memory/3976-220-0x00007FF7AAC40000-0x00007FF7AB057000-memory.dmp
memory/3976-278-0x00007FF7AAC40000-0x00007FF7AB057000-memory.dmp
memory/3976-299-0x0000021D0D6C0000-0x0000021D0D726000-memory.dmp
memory/3976-219-0x0000021D0D6C0000-0x0000021D0D726000-memory.dmp
memory/4788-315-0x00000229F44F0000-0x00000229F4556000-memory.dmp
memory/4788-313-0x00007FF7C4880000-0x00007FF7C4BBF000-memory.dmp
memory/4788-314-0x00000229F44F0000-0x00000229F4556000-memory.dmp
memory/4788-353-0x00000229F6840000-0x00000229F6ADE000-memory.dmp
memory/4788-354-0x00007FF7C4880000-0x00007FF7C4BBF000-memory.dmp
memory/4920-129-0x000001A1D8CE0000-0x000001A1D8E3D000-memory.dmp
memory/4920-131-0x000001A1D8F60000-0x000001A1D8FC6000-memory.dmp
memory/4920-130-0x000001A1D8F60000-0x000001A1D8FC6000-memory.dmp
memory/5088-238-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AE000-memory.dmp
memory/5088-195-0x00000000009D0000-0x0000000000A39000-memory.dmp
memory/5088-190-0x00000000009D0000-0x0000000000A39000-memory.dmp
memory/5088-189-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AE000-memory.dmp
memory/5124-302-0x00007FF60F3D0000-0x00007FF60F4FF000-memory.dmp
memory/5124-303-0x0000025E88080000-0x0000025E880E6000-memory.dmp
memory/5124-305-0x0000025E88080000-0x0000025E880E6000-memory.dmp
memory/5124-352-0x00007FF60F3D0000-0x00007FF60F4FF000-memory.dmp
memory/5184-120-0x00007FF765940000-0x00007FF765A09000-memory.dmp
memory/5184-122-0x00000158DF170000-0x00000158DF1D6000-memory.dmp
memory/5184-123-0x00000158DF170000-0x00000158DF1D6000-memory.dmp
memory/5184-121-0x00000158DF170000-0x00000158DF1D6000-memory.dmp
memory/5184-177-0x00007FF765940000-0x00007FF765A09000-memory.dmp
memory/5272-249-0x0000021B52A70000-0x0000021B52AD6000-memory.dmp
memory/5272-248-0x00007FF6B5B30000-0x00007FF6B5CC5000-memory.dmp
memory/5272-310-0x00007FF6B5B30000-0x00007FF6B5CC5000-memory.dmp
memory/5272-250-0x0000021B52A70000-0x0000021B52AD6000-memory.dmp
memory/5324-304-0x00007FF643DC0000-0x00007FF644063000-memory.dmp
memory/5324-239-0x00007FF643DC0000-0x00007FF644063000-memory.dmp
memory/5324-242-0x000001592D460000-0x000001592D4C6000-memory.dmp
memory/5324-241-0x000001592D460000-0x000001592D4C6000-memory.dmp
memory/5516-17-0x00000253E0570000-0x00000253E05D6000-memory.dmp
memory/5516-135-0x00007FF7F8B40000-0x00007FF7F8C63000-memory.dmp
memory/5516-16-0x00000253E0570000-0x00000253E05D6000-memory.dmp
memory/5516-18-0x00000253E0570000-0x00000253E05D6000-memory.dmp
memory/5516-15-0x00007FF7F8B40000-0x00007FF7F8C63000-memory.dmp
memory/5864-146-0x00007FF765940000-0x00007FF765A09000-memory.dmp
memory/5864-114-0x0000026D70CC0000-0x0000026D70D26000-memory.dmp
memory/5864-111-0x00007FF765940000-0x00007FF765A09000-memory.dmp
memory/5864-113-0x0000026D70CC0000-0x0000026D70D26000-memory.dmp
memory/5864-112-0x0000026D70CC0000-0x0000026D70D26000-memory.dmp
memory/6100-218-0x00007FF7DECC0000-0x00007FF7DEDDA000-memory.dmp
memory/6100-159-0x00007FF7DECC0000-0x00007FF7DEDDA000-memory.dmp
memory/6100-160-0x0000020752D30000-0x0000020752D96000-memory.dmp
memory/6100-161-0x0000020752D30000-0x0000020752D96000-memory.dmp
memory/6120-332-0x00007FF6B1CB0000-0x00007FF6B1F3B000-memory.dmp
memory/6120-270-0x000001481E3F0000-0x000001481E456000-memory.dmp
memory/6120-271-0x000001481E3F0000-0x000001481E456000-memory.dmp
memory/6120-269-0x00007FF6B1CB0000-0x00007FF6B1F3B000-memory.dmp