Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
155s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
- submitted
31/07/2026, 02:56
General
- Target 2026-07-31_741eff0c61cf64ba56a0ab2d2c5f3e2d_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_stop.exe
- Size 1.8MB
- Sample260731-de2rwabf54
- SHA256 b30a66fdd0f58c27158dcde1c5fd172af5685242ca673cc561e569eb4e3fa020
Malware Config
Signatures
- Downloads MZ/PE file 1 IoCs
- 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\2026-07-31_741eff0c61cf64ba56a0ab2d2c5f3e2d_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_stop.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-31_741eff0c61cf64ba56a0ab2d2c5f3e2d_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\8690\AdobeARMHelper.exe"C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\8690\AdobeARMHelper.exe" /ArmUpdate /MSI FOLDER:"C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\8690" /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\8690" /MODE:3 /PRODUCT:{291AA914-A987-4CE9-BD63-AC0A92D435E5} /VERSION:19.0 /LANG:ENU3⤵
- 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-1-5-21-2115213192-531537726-3295841909-10002_ Global\UsGthrCtrlFltPipeMssGthrPipe_S-1-5-21-2115213192-531537726-3295841909-10002 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 2856 2872 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 2924 2920 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
MsSense.exe
NisSrv.exe
wmpnetwk.exe
dotnet.exe
ArmReport.ini
ArmReport.ini
ArmReport.ini
AdobeARMHelper.exe
616AD1AB067CFD351D6C0EF6F3E12F40
8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_5809FDAACC125718B26BC11DC8E8116A
C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141
616AD1AB067CFD351D6C0EF6F3E12F40
8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_5809FDAACC125718B26BC11DC8E8116A
C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141
AdobeARM.log
AdobeARM.log
ArmUI.ini
Tmp7536.tmp
TmpB425.tmp
TmpB4E2.tmp
TmpBC94.tmp
TmpE71.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/1288-172-0x000002491A1B0000-0x000002491A216000-memory.dmp
memory/1288-170-0x000002491A260000-0x000002491A36D000-memory.dmp
memory/1288-171-0x000002491A1B0000-0x000002491A216000-memory.dmp
memory/1548-158-0x00007FF65F500000-0x00007FF65F619000-memory.dmp
memory/1548-217-0x00007FF65F500000-0x00007FF65F619000-memory.dmp
memory/1548-160-0x000002321BFB0000-0x000002321C016000-memory.dmp
memory/1548-159-0x000002321BFB0000-0x000002321C016000-memory.dmp
memory/1624-228-0x00007FF64E5C0000-0x00007FF64E709000-memory.dmp
memory/1624-181-0x000001FBE2D20000-0x000001FBE2D86000-memory.dmp
memory/1624-179-0x00007FF64E5C0000-0x00007FF64E709000-memory.dmp
memory/1624-182-0x000001FBE2D20000-0x000001FBE2D86000-memory.dmp
memory/1756-460-0x00000294268C0000-0x0000029426926000-memory.dmp
memory/1756-201-0x00007FF7E9390000-0x00007FF7E9AD3000-memory.dmp
memory/1756-202-0x00000294268C0000-0x0000029426926000-memory.dmp
memory/1756-255-0x00007FF7E9390000-0x00007FF7E9AD3000-memory.dmp
memory/1756-462-0x00007FF7E9390000-0x00007FF7E9AD3000-memory.dmp
memory/1756-200-0x00000294268C0000-0x0000029426926000-memory.dmp
memory/1768-112-0x000001A4FA380000-0x000001A4FA3E6000-memory.dmp
memory/1768-113-0x000001A4FA380000-0x000001A4FA3E6000-memory.dmp
memory/1768-111-0x000001A4FA380000-0x000001A4FA3E6000-memory.dmp
memory/1768-145-0x00007FF601A40000-0x00007FF601B08000-memory.dmp
memory/1768-110-0x00007FF601A40000-0x00007FF601B08000-memory.dmp
memory/2428-247-0x00007FF749B80000-0x00007FF749D14000-memory.dmp
memory/2428-315-0x00007FF749B80000-0x00007FF749D14000-memory.dmp
memory/2428-249-0x000002A1739B0000-0x000002A173A16000-memory.dmp
memory/2428-248-0x000002A1739B0000-0x000002A173A16000-memory.dmp
memory/2492-351-0x00007FF678D80000-0x00007FF678EAE000-memory.dmp
memory/2492-321-0x000001B317C20000-0x000001B317C86000-memory.dmp
memory/2492-319-0x00007FF678D80000-0x00007FF678EAE000-memory.dmp
memory/2492-320-0x000001B317C20000-0x000001B317C86000-memory.dmp
memory/2844-119-0x00007FF601A40000-0x00007FF601B08000-memory.dmp
memory/2844-176-0x00007FF601A40000-0x00007FF601B08000-memory.dmp
memory/2844-120-0x0000021A6C320000-0x0000021A6C386000-memory.dmp
memory/2844-122-0x0000021A6C320000-0x0000021A6C386000-memory.dmp
memory/3216-325-0x00007FF6B8C90000-0x00007FF6B8F1A000-memory.dmp
memory/3216-268-0x00007FF6B8C90000-0x00007FF6B8F1A000-memory.dmp
memory/3216-270-0x00000261BAD50000-0x00000261BADB6000-memory.dmp
memory/3216-269-0x00000261BAD50000-0x00000261BADB6000-memory.dmp
memory/3524-139-0x0000015FAD440000-0x0000015FAD4A6000-memory.dmp
memory/3524-137-0x0000015FAD210000-0x0000015FAD31D000-memory.dmp
memory/3524-138-0x0000015FAD440000-0x0000015FAD4A6000-memory.dmp
memory/3528-265-0x00007FF6C8D00000-0x00007FF6C8DAD000-memory.dmp
memory/3528-210-0x00000264E1410000-0x00000264E1476000-memory.dmp
memory/3528-209-0x00000264E1410000-0x00000264E1476000-memory.dmp
memory/3528-208-0x00007FF6C8D00000-0x00007FF6C8DAD000-memory.dmp
memory/3564-286-0x0000013FFA7D0000-0x0000013FFA836000-memory.dmp
memory/3564-287-0x0000013FFA7D0000-0x0000013FFA836000-memory.dmp
memory/3564-291-0x00007FF79A830000-0x00007FF79AD36000-memory.dmp
memory/3564-346-0x00007FF79A830000-0x00007FF79AD36000-memory.dmp
memory/3568-223-0x00007FF615320000-0x00007FF615736000-memory.dmp
memory/3568-276-0x00007FF615320000-0x00007FF615736000-memory.dmp
memory/3568-218-0x000001A3D93D0000-0x000001A3D9436000-memory.dmp
memory/3568-304-0x000001A3D93D0000-0x000001A3D9436000-memory.dmp
memory/3568-306-0x00007FF615320000-0x00007FF615736000-memory.dmp
memory/3568-219-0x000001A3D93D0000-0x000001A3D9436000-memory.dmp
memory/3908-285-0x00007FF620730000-0x00007FF6207E3000-memory.dmp
memory/3908-231-0x000001D750AE0000-0x000001D750B46000-memory.dmp
memory/3908-230-0x000001D750AE0000-0x000001D750B46000-memory.dmp
memory/3908-229-0x00007FF620730000-0x00007FF6207E3000-memory.dmp
memory/4500-129-0x000001F8B36E0000-0x000001F8B3746000-memory.dmp
memory/4500-130-0x000001F8B36E0000-0x000001F8B3746000-memory.dmp
memory/4500-128-0x000001F8B34A0000-0x000001F8B35AD000-memory.dmp
memory/4508-0-0x0000000002830000-0x000000000296D000-memory.dmp
memory/4508-1-0x0000000002780000-0x00000000027E9000-memory.dmp
memory/4508-6-0x0000000002780000-0x00000000027E9000-memory.dmp
memory/4564-237-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AE000-memory.dmp
memory/4564-194-0x00000000009F0000-0x0000000000A59000-memory.dmp
memory/4564-189-0x00000000009F0000-0x0000000000A59000-memory.dmp
memory/4564-188-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AE000-memory.dmp
memory/4636-155-0x00007FF7D68B0000-0x00007FF7D6A18000-memory.dmp
memory/4636-146-0x00007FF7D68B0000-0x00007FF7D6A18000-memory.dmp
memory/4636-153-0x000001F12DD90000-0x000001F12DDF6000-memory.dmp
memory/4636-148-0x000001F12DD90000-0x000001F12DDF6000-memory.dmp
memory/4636-147-0x000001F12DD90000-0x000001F12DDF6000-memory.dmp
memory/4684-15-0x0000023A68E90000-0x0000023A68EF6000-memory.dmp
memory/4684-14-0x00007FF7A9E10000-0x00007FF7A9F32000-memory.dmp
memory/4684-16-0x0000023A68E90000-0x0000023A68EF6000-memory.dmp
memory/4684-17-0x0000023A68E90000-0x0000023A68EF6000-memory.dmp
memory/4684-134-0x00007FF7A9E10000-0x00007FF7A9F32000-memory.dmp
memory/4868-240-0x00000147B39E0000-0x00000147B3A46000-memory.dmp
memory/4868-241-0x00000147B39E0000-0x00000147B3A46000-memory.dmp
memory/4868-314-0x00007FF774910000-0x00007FF774BB3000-memory.dmp
memory/4868-239-0x00007FF774910000-0x00007FF774BB3000-memory.dmp
memory/5292-256-0x00000215E3090000-0x00000215E30F6000-memory.dmp
memory/5292-264-0x00007FF768310000-0x00007FF768630000-memory.dmp
memory/5292-262-0x00000215E3090000-0x00000215E30F6000-memory.dmp
memory/5292-258-0x00000215E3090000-0x00000215E30F6000-memory.dmp
memory/5292-257-0x00007FF768310000-0x00007FF768630000-memory.dmp
memory/5648-278-0x000001A7EA390000-0x000001A7EA3F6000-memory.dmp
memory/5648-277-0x000001A7EA390000-0x000001A7EA3F6000-memory.dmp
memory/5648-282-0x00007FF7C4310000-0x00007FF7C47E0000-memory.dmp
memory/5648-341-0x00007FF7C4310000-0x00007FF7C47E0000-memory.dmp
memory/6044-331-0x0000020DEB610000-0x0000020DEB676000-memory.dmp
memory/6044-329-0x0000020DEB610000-0x0000020DEB676000-memory.dmp
memory/6044-330-0x00007FF775BE0000-0x00007FF775F1E000-memory.dmp
memory/6044-392-0x00007FF775BE0000-0x00007FF775F1E000-memory.dmp