Analysis
- max time kernel
148s - max time network
148s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260513-en - resource tags
- submitted
27/07/2026, 12:11
General
- Target 2026-07-27_70fd8f2e9e3cd499e5241f1e8a5d6961_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_mespinoza_njrat_remcos.exe
- Size 3.3MB
- Sample260727-pc5arsej91
- SHA256 a6c75bec8316a878ce1f6be81b9392b0765b3090448f9d3fafa4a48fc9ff8239
Malware Config
Signatures
- Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.
- 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.
- Drops file in System32 directory 38 IoCs
- Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
- Drops file in Windows directory 4 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 64 IoCs
SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
- Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 64 IoCs
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 42 IoCs
- Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 2 IoCs
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 46 IoCs
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 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\2026-07-27_70fd8f2e9e3cd499e5241f1e8a5d6961_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_mespinoza_njrat_remcos.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-27_70fd8f2e9e3cd499e5241f1e8a5d6961_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_mespinoza_njrat_remcos.exe"1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- 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\DiagSvcs\DiagnosticsHub.StandardCollector.Service.exeC:\Windows\system32\DiagSvcs\DiagnosticsHub.StandardCollector.Service.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exeC:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService -p -s TapiSrv1⤵
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C:\Windows\system32\fxssvc.exeC:\Windows\system32\fxssvc.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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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\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
- 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\spectrum.exeC:\Windows\system32\spectrum.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Checks SCSI registry key(s)
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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\svchost.exeC:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalService -p -s SharedRealitySvc1⤵
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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
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
- 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\SearchFilterHost.exe"C:\Windows\system32\SearchFilterHost.exe" 0 912 916 924 8192 920 8962⤵
- 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
idlj.exe
jabswitch.exe
jar.exe
jarsigner.exe
java-rmi.exe
java.exe
javac.exe
javadoc.exe
javafxpackager.exe
javah.exe
javap.exe
javapackager.exe
wmpnetwk.exe
dotnet.exe
v32.cab
VersionDescriptor.xml
perfhost.exe
AgentService.exe
DiagnosticsHub.StandardCollector.Service.exe
FXSSVC.exe
Locator.exe
ssh-agent.exe
PerceptionSimulationService.exe
SearchIndexer.exe
SensorDataService.exe
Spectrum.exe
TieringEngineService.exe
VSSVC.exe
alg.exe
msdtc.exe
snmptrap.exe
vds.exe
WmiApSrv.exe
wbengine.exe
AppVClient.exe
SgrmBroker.exe
msiexec.exe
memory/208-114-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140226000-memory.dmp
memory/208-235-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140226000-memory.dmp
memory/208-110-0x0000000000510000-0x0000000000570000-memory.dmp
memory/208-104-0x0000000000510000-0x0000000000570000-memory.dmp
memory/516-100-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140210000-memory.dmp
memory/516-92-0x0000000000D90000-0x0000000000DF0000-memory.dmp
memory/516-219-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140210000-memory.dmp
memory/516-98-0x0000000000D90000-0x0000000000DF0000-memory.dmp
memory/548-224-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401C0000-memory.dmp
memory/548-211-0x0000000000600000-0x0000000000660000-memory.dmp
memory/548-220-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401C0000-memory.dmp
memory/548-222-0x0000000000600000-0x0000000000660000-memory.dmp
memory/548-217-0x0000000000600000-0x0000000000660000-memory.dmp
memory/616-135-0x0000000000670000-0x00000000006D6000-memory.dmp
memory/616-259-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005EE000-memory.dmp
memory/616-130-0x0000000000670000-0x00000000006D6000-memory.dmp
memory/616-139-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005EE000-memory.dmp
memory/620-472-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140259000-memory.dmp
memory/620-189-0x0000000000C60000-0x0000000000CC0000-memory.dmp
memory/620-195-0x0000000000C60000-0x0000000000CC0000-memory.dmp
memory/620-198-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140259000-memory.dmp
memory/944-256-0x0000000000B60000-0x0000000000BC0000-memory.dmp
memory/944-260-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140216000-memory.dmp
memory/944-250-0x0000000000B60000-0x0000000000BC0000-memory.dmp
memory/944-545-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140216000-memory.dmp
memory/1100-83-0x0000000001AC0000-0x0000000001B20000-memory.dmp
memory/1100-77-0x0000000001AC0000-0x0000000001B20000-memory.dmp
memory/1100-87-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014022C000-memory.dmp
memory/1100-90-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014022C000-memory.dmp
memory/1100-88-0x0000000001AC0000-0x0000000001B20000-memory.dmp
memory/1872-271-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401EC000-memory.dmp
memory/1872-141-0x0000000000740000-0x00000000007A0000-memory.dmp
memory/1872-147-0x0000000000740000-0x00000000007A0000-memory.dmp
memory/1872-150-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401EC000-memory.dmp
memory/1884-75-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001402D4000-memory.dmp
memory/1884-65-0x0000000000890000-0x00000000008F0000-memory.dmp
memory/1884-184-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001402D4000-memory.dmp
memory/1884-71-0x0000000000890000-0x00000000008F0000-memory.dmp
memory/2092-544-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401FC000-memory.dmp
memory/2092-247-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401FC000-memory.dmp
memory/2092-244-0x00000000006C0000-0x0000000000720000-memory.dmp
memory/2228-38-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140135000-memory.dmp
memory/2228-48-0x0000000000E60000-0x0000000000EC0000-memory.dmp
memory/2228-41-0x0000000000E60000-0x0000000000EC0000-memory.dmp
memory/2228-62-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140135000-memory.dmp
memory/2228-51-0x0000000000E60000-0x0000000000EC0000-memory.dmp
memory/2868-322-0x0000000001B10000-0x0000000001B20000-memory.dmp
memory/2868-284-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140179000-memory.dmp
memory/2868-281-0x0000000000830000-0x0000000000890000-memory.dmp
memory/2868-275-0x0000000000830000-0x0000000000890000-memory.dmp
memory/2868-473-0x000000000CD10000-0x000000000CD18000-memory.dmp
memory/2868-338-0x0000000001DC0000-0x0000000001DD0000-memory.dmp
memory/2868-389-0x000000000A200000-0x000000000A208000-memory.dmp
memory/2868-611-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140179000-memory.dmp
memory/2908-543-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140147000-memory.dmp
memory/2908-236-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140147000-memory.dmp
memory/2908-232-0x0000000000B70000-0x0000000000BD0000-memory.dmp
memory/2908-226-0x0000000000B70000-0x0000000000BD0000-memory.dmp
memory/3136-482-0x0000028834750000-0x0000028834760000-memory.dmp
memory/3136-488-0x0000028834750000-0x0000028834760000-memory.dmp
memory/3136-483-0x0000028834750000-0x0000028834760000-memory.dmp
memory/3136-485-0x0000028834750000-0x0000028834760000-memory.dmp
memory/3136-486-0x0000028834750000-0x0000028834760000-memory.dmp
memory/3136-493-0x0000028834750000-0x0000028834760000-memory.dmp
memory/3136-492-0x0000028834750000-0x0000028834760000-memory.dmp
memory/3136-491-0x0000028834750000-0x0000028834760000-memory.dmp
memory/3136-490-0x0000028834750000-0x0000028834760000-memory.dmp
memory/3136-479-0x0000028834750000-0x0000028834760000-memory.dmp
memory/3136-489-0x0000028834750000-0x0000028834760000-memory.dmp
memory/3136-487-0x0000028834750000-0x0000028834760000-memory.dmp
memory/3136-480-0x0000028834750000-0x0000028834760000-memory.dmp
memory/3136-481-0x0000028834750000-0x0000028834760000-memory.dmp
memory/3136-484-0x0000028834750000-0x0000028834760000-memory.dmp
memory/3832-126-0x0000000000610000-0x0000000000670000-memory.dmp
memory/3832-120-0x0000000000610000-0x0000000000670000-memory.dmp
memory/3832-119-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140202000-memory.dmp
memory/3832-246-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140202000-memory.dmp
memory/4140-12-0x00000000006D0000-0x0000000000730000-memory.dmp
memory/4140-20-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140201000-memory.dmp
memory/4140-21-0x00000000006D0000-0x0000000000730000-memory.dmp
memory/4140-113-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140201000-memory.dmp
memory/4248-657-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000752000-memory.dmp
memory/4248-74-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000752000-memory.dmp
memory/4248-0-0x0000000000D00000-0x0000000000D66000-memory.dmp
memory/4248-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000752000-memory.dmp
memory/4248-8-0x0000000000D00000-0x0000000000D66000-memory.dmp
memory/4260-268-0x0000000000610000-0x0000000000670000-memory.dmp
memory/4260-272-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014021D000-memory.dmp
memory/4260-610-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014021D000-memory.dmp
memory/4496-152-0x00000000006E0000-0x0000000000740000-memory.dmp
memory/4496-477-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401D7000-memory.dmp
memory/4496-475-0x00000000006E0000-0x0000000000740000-memory.dmp
memory/4496-161-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401D7000-memory.dmp
memory/4496-158-0x00000000006E0000-0x0000000000740000-memory.dmp
memory/4496-283-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401D7000-memory.dmp
memory/4632-53-0x0000000000C50000-0x0000000000CB0000-memory.dmp
memory/4632-173-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001402E9000-memory.dmp
memory/4632-61-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001402E9000-memory.dmp
memory/4632-59-0x0000000000C50000-0x0000000000CB0000-memory.dmp
memory/4716-206-0x0000000000840000-0x00000000008A0000-memory.dmp
memory/4716-200-0x0000000000840000-0x00000000008A0000-memory.dmp
memory/4716-209-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140239000-memory.dmp
memory/4716-478-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140239000-memory.dmp
memory/4720-176-0x00000000006C0000-0x0000000000720000-memory.dmp
memory/4720-457-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140169000-memory.dmp
memory/4720-182-0x00000000006C0000-0x0000000000720000-memory.dmp
memory/4720-185-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140169000-memory.dmp
memory/4924-32-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140200000-memory.dmp
memory/4924-34-0x00000000004C0000-0x0000000000520000-memory.dmp
memory/4924-26-0x00000000004C0000-0x0000000000520000-memory.dmp
memory/4924-138-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140200000-memory.dmp
memory/4924-33-0x00000000004C0000-0x0000000000520000-memory.dmp
memory/4944-174-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401ED000-memory.dmp
memory/4944-429-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401ED000-memory.dmp
memory/4944-170-0x00000000006D0000-0x0000000000730000-memory.dmp