Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
152s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
31/07/2026, 02:20
Static task
static1
1 signatures
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-07-31_ffcb5d330d5c13dfc335726317691b12_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_maze_smoke-loader.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
12 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-07-31_ffcb5d330d5c13dfc335726317691b12_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_maze_smoke-loader.exe
- Size 928KB
- Sample260731-csentsbb89
- SHA256 fbfd9b756fe6f1d11027b2ad55a2f476893207392f97376c7966cadaab2fbff4
- MD5 ffcb5d330d5c13dfc335726317691b12
- SHA1 140e760e168da34788a5bc67b9eb1765e3d94d8b
- SHA512 ddba0ea6512fc13718cc12429dc72c5433903b739313a10d060de9728b632c309d33716c002ea1ffc71695d4ee659e5eef345ebf8fc822fa18e0ba119fd48c4a
- SSDEEP 12288:63wSfxL/2Dc3bDLLmt0LDQewsAj5J5h6aiaABu85OTCsrMUs+Ca8oZpSMyCP4ZhR:cmewsAj5JF4u82C0zn8oZpPYWuRt
- TLSH T1B115E031FA74D036C27F0DB61B35C71A247CBA204B511AC3E3A89E9D5A706D22776E27
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Signatures
- Executes dropped EXE 5 IoCs
pid Process 4512 alg.exe 3060 elevation_service.exe 4824 elevation_service.exe 2568 maintenanceservice.exe 3360 OSE.EXE - 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 4 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\System32\alg.exe 2026-07-31_ffcb5d330d5c13dfc335726317691b12_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_maze_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\system32\AppVClient.exe 2026-07-31_ffcb5d330d5c13dfc335726317691b12_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_maze_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\system32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Roaming\3681a1ce5387db0e.bin alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\system32\AppVClient.exe alg.exe - Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\updater.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath_target_113265\javaws.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\ieinstal.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\default-browser-agent.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\nmhproxy.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath_target_113265\java.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\ExtExport.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\ieinstal.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\jjs.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\policytool.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\rmid.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Java\Java Update\jaureg.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\appvcleaner.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\java-rmi.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\pack200.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javaws.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\keytool.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrServicesUpdater.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\FullTrustNotifier.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\ssvagent.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\orbd.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\GoogleUpdater\141.0.7340.0\disabledupdater.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\MavInject32.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevated_tracing_service.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\orbd.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Browser\WCChromeExtn\WCChromeNativeMessagingHost.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\wow_helper.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\chrmstp.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iediagcmd.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\unpack200.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\private_browsing.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\helper.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AdobeCollabSync.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\OfficeClickToRun.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jar.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\klist.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javacpl.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARMHelper.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\OFFICE16\LICLUA.EXE alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\servertool.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32Info.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroTextExtractor.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\maintenanceservice.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\plugin-container.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\reader_sl.exe alg.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\logs\maintenanceservice.log maintenanceservice.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\IntegratedOffice.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ink\TabTip.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\MSInfo\msinfo32.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe alg.exe - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-07-31_ffcb5d330d5c13dfc335726317691b12_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_maze_smoke-loader.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 1340 2026-07-31_ffcb5d330d5c13dfc335726317691b12_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_maze_smoke-loader.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4512 alg.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4512 alg.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-31_ffcb5d330d5c13dfc335726317691b12_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_maze_smoke-loader.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-31_ffcb5d330d5c13dfc335726317691b12_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_maze_smoke-loader.exe"1⤵
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:1340
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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
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:4512
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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
PID:3060
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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
PID:4824
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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
- Drops file in Program Files directory
PID:2568
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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
PID:3360
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\elevation_service.exe
- Size 2.7MB
- SHA256 cf7e4aad8a7776208245c664388e846f4d82be8db7f987efd9ffa10a046eb378
- MD5 5c794904f3b91e0408c37b4ec727bfb9
- SHA1 772bb7dddfcad4c3d3122d5a7f2e87ce74625828
- SHA512 6525bae84d2318058ed452401bdcd7b650eb6bcb6849e2766fb43426c644cc16a09fef8dd9c3dce62bc33c0df0736d9edd312aa37760b4103442b65fb449dd78
- SSDEEP 49152:p5O6P2BuPkFKRrdE6oh7stBhuXjfS4LWxn+Wu82fz8oZhYPf:1Pq6gjB5Wu8A8oZhC
- TLSH T18BD59D03F2D900E9E06AD178D7469133EAA2BC890B34B6DF0790B6552E7BEE45B3D711
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\maintenanceservice.exe
- Size 845KB
- SHA256 8c0c7e424cfa8ca3da21ff99ae4aee0236b95a04f371563f5d5a27bdd637760f
- MD5 2dc932cd08961a1f030612fb42b7227b
- SHA1 3fa41ccb421a911363115b76db661419a6da117b
- SHA512 864613bc74576924c19929f76ab239f6eae54e4d0104d4e32db360c7210b092f324b9177a4d35a177bf99afc1dcd8c801fe1fd1fd02bccf77dfe071314b95f35
- SSDEEP 12288:/1XLshoqCxdQgzKFczAt5h6aiaABu85OTCsrMUs+Ca8oZpSMyCP4ZhMuUHP6t:9XYGRsczAtF4u82C0zn8oZpPYWuRt
- TLSH T12A050128B3D408F9ED67827DC8A2C515EA73B8414760E78B03B49A651F237985E3EF52
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE
- Size 826KB
- SHA256 663501ae410067f59029b6fa6980256d7de0205682d4b9e00d0ee1fbe48c094b
- MD5 a9ed72fdc9505d6defed5c3a586b4e5d
- SHA1 610a149c9114cf9ce15e47735be82d51e83a71d1
- SHA512 9fa4858b4c8df7ec84200e847dbd4dd1833682ac4c8fbb5480aaa0e3dac18679097e90e6ba0dc20ce9520370d8c203a48329f9841ec1a693b9a7d035cdfca0ab
- SSDEEP 12288:Vmw5HEjsChNnBFgl0WDm+Cg5h6aiaABu85OTCsrMUs+Ca8oZpSMyCP4ZhMuUHP6t:Qwu+OW3F4u82C0zn8oZpPYWuRt
- TLSH T14705F14A72E80CF9E56752398597C536F7F2B8022A21D71B5760C75B2F33361AE2DB20
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe
- Size 2.8MB
- SHA256 67535004f8cf280bb5e5d9130b6287b4a63395aec042750eb0247077d0fd5c89
- MD5 6a8a60608b08655d937a0dc29dee92d3
- SHA1 506f805da92ebcdef955dd095cf9da154a71822a
- SHA512 0afbc4765b8836d4867aaedabe4323d8a8a8636ab0f64392e2b22bd7e7f76666df0957f9d63c4980097f46df2a373661e846ec4ac66ec7e46f551f0dec7e6261
- SSDEEP 49152:2m2taZ3usBWOBr4tEGp0bqx0z+n217aau1glSWu82fz8oZhYPf:7u6JmTxd2dSWu8A8oZhC
- TLSH T15BD59D13F1DA01E8D06ED478974A9232FA62BC490B34B6EF0A9073552E77EE46B3D711
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Windows\System32\alg.exe
- Size 776KB
- SHA256 b34fd09b1cf7d4b79d8e9d80c7d46746a034bc08740e24d8faa3ddeb65cb23cb
- MD5 fd52f42a6e72026c860b3e5313b6d97b
- SHA1 aa0e53e1c4424be4721aaad75a5f8ac69fc6d5fd
- SHA512 760494d54a0dae0b1079c02f5cec58ec6278371b7d6ddaa9c353acd776686b03cfd4d681d34a253289958eceb3b8a539cd33f808d3937ef1b28beae2ffd9de73
- SSDEEP 12288:l1HOksF5ZI7v5h6aiaABu85OTCsrMUs+Ca8oZpSMyCP4ZhMuUHP6t:DsdIjF4u82C0zn8oZpPYWuRt
- TLSH T14BF4011D73BA00F9D06B907E81920645E1F2B5B1871266DF4BA4C5B95FA3ECCBA3CD12
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH