Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
147s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
- submitted
04/08/2026, 06:41
General
- Target 2026-08-04_7c0f1bde1b98d554a608df950e374f8d_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_stop.exe
- Size 1.7MB
- Sample260804-hfs9cahn4t
- SHA256 a03bfcbcb9d9a0420ecea20a61eca75ad5ac9d9b91cea72627ba972ad25fb989
Malware Config
Signatures
- Downloads MZ/PE file 1 IoCs
- Executes dropped EXE 24 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 2 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\2026-08-04_7c0f1bde1b98d554a608df950e374f8d_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_stop.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-04_7c0f1bde1b98d554a608df950e374f8d_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\1708\AdobeARMHelper.exe"C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\1708\AdobeARMHelper.exe" /ArmUpdate /MSI FOLDER:"C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\1708" /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\1708" /MODE:3 /PRODUCT:{291AA914-A987-4CE9-BD63-AC0A92D435E5} /VERSION:19.0 /LANG:ENU3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Checks whether UAC is enabled
- 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-1-5-21-189034102-168398478-1159367937-10002_ Global\UsGthrCtrlFltPipeMssGthrPipe_S-1-5-21-189034102-168398478-1159367937-10002 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 3036 3056 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 3004 2976 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
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Downloads
AdobeARM.exe
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
MsSense.exe
NisSrv.exe
wmpnetwk.exe
dotnet.exe
ArmReport.ini
ArmReport.ini
ArmReport.ini
AdobeARMHelper.exe
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8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_5809FDAACC125718B26BC11DC8E8116A
C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141
698460A0B6E60F2F602361424D832905_8BB23D43DE574E82F2BEE0DF0EC47EEB
8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_5809FDAACC125718B26BC11DC8E8116A
C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141
AdobeARM.log
ArmUI.ini
Tmp4A03.tmp
Tmp6E60.tmp
TmpC099.tmp
TmpC1B3.tmp
TmpC955.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/1072-203-0x0000028E83FE0000-0x0000028E84046000-memory.dmp
memory/1072-359-0x0000028E83FE0000-0x0000028E84046000-memory.dmp
memory/1072-361-0x00007FF6AC0F0000-0x00007FF6AC832000-memory.dmp
memory/1072-202-0x00007FF6AC0F0000-0x00007FF6AC832000-memory.dmp
memory/1072-273-0x00007FF6AC0F0000-0x00007FF6AC832000-memory.dmp
memory/1072-201-0x0000028E83FE0000-0x0000028E84046000-memory.dmp
memory/1616-315-0x000001B044ED0000-0x000001B044F36000-memory.dmp
memory/1616-314-0x000001B044ED0000-0x000001B044F36000-memory.dmp
memory/1616-313-0x00007FF71EB40000-0x00007FF71EE7D000-memory.dmp
memory/1616-356-0x00007FF71EB40000-0x00007FF71EE7D000-memory.dmp
memory/1712-325-0x00007FF618FD0000-0x00007FF61949F000-memory.dmp
memory/1712-278-0x00000152EFBF0000-0x00000152EFC56000-memory.dmp
memory/1712-279-0x00000152EFBF0000-0x00000152EFC56000-memory.dmp
memory/1712-283-0x00007FF618FD0000-0x00007FF61949F000-memory.dmp
memory/1764-172-0x0000020F83640000-0x0000020F836A6000-memory.dmp
memory/1764-171-0x0000020F83440000-0x0000020F8356C000-memory.dmp
memory/1764-174-0x0000020F83640000-0x0000020F836A6000-memory.dmp
memory/2724-286-0x00007FF642940000-0x00007FF642D55000-memory.dmp
memory/2724-225-0x00007FF642940000-0x00007FF642D55000-memory.dmp
memory/2724-221-0x00000211AC0B0000-0x00000211AC116000-memory.dmp
memory/2724-220-0x00000211AC0B0000-0x00000211AC116000-memory.dmp
memory/2724-297-0x00007FF642940000-0x00007FF642D55000-memory.dmp
memory/2724-295-0x00000211AC0B0000-0x00000211AC116000-memory.dmp
memory/2872-139-0x0000026072330000-0x0000026072396000-memory.dmp
memory/2872-140-0x0000026072330000-0x0000026072396000-memory.dmp
memory/2872-138-0x00000260720E0000-0x000002607220C000-memory.dmp
memory/2940-209-0x00007FF6EFAE0000-0x00007FF6EFB8C000-memory.dmp
memory/2940-210-0x0000026CDF350000-0x0000026CDF3B6000-memory.dmp
memory/2940-211-0x0000026CDF350000-0x0000026CDF3B6000-memory.dmp
memory/2940-275-0x00007FF6EFAE0000-0x00007FF6EFB8C000-memory.dmp
memory/3036-183-0x00000220AF5F0000-0x00000220AF656000-memory.dmp
memory/3036-238-0x00007FF6CDE70000-0x00007FF6CDFB8000-memory.dmp
memory/3036-181-0x00007FF6CDE70000-0x00007FF6CDFB8000-memory.dmp
memory/3036-182-0x00000220AF5F0000-0x00000220AF656000-memory.dmp
memory/3208-123-0x00000203406F0000-0x0000020340756000-memory.dmp
memory/3208-120-0x00007FF72BD50000-0x00007FF72BE17000-memory.dmp
memory/3208-177-0x00007FF72BD50000-0x00007FF72BE17000-memory.dmp
memory/3208-122-0x00000203406F0000-0x0000020340756000-memory.dmp
memory/3208-121-0x00000203406F0000-0x0000020340756000-memory.dmp
memory/3488-250-0x000001A7B5340000-0x000001A7B53A6000-memory.dmp
memory/3488-299-0x00007FF6209A0000-0x00007FF620B33000-memory.dmp
memory/3488-249-0x00007FF6209A0000-0x00007FF620B33000-memory.dmp
memory/3488-251-0x000001A7B5340000-0x000001A7B53A6000-memory.dmp
memory/3720-268-0x000001D28E2D0000-0x000001D28E336000-memory.dmp
memory/3720-274-0x00007FF618EF0000-0x00007FF619179000-memory.dmp
memory/3720-269-0x000001D28E2D0000-0x000001D28E336000-memory.dmp
memory/3720-310-0x00007FF618EF0000-0x00007FF619179000-memory.dmp
memory/4144-231-0x00000236F81F0000-0x00000236F8256000-memory.dmp
memory/4144-294-0x00007FF76EE20000-0x00007FF76EED2000-memory.dmp
memory/4144-230-0x00007FF76EE20000-0x00007FF76EED2000-memory.dmp
memory/4144-232-0x00000236F81F0000-0x00000236F8256000-memory.dmp
memory/4200-130-0x00000216351F0000-0x0000021635256000-memory.dmp
memory/4200-216-0x0000021634830000-0x0000021634A71000-memory.dmp
memory/4200-131-0x00000216351F0000-0x0000021635256000-memory.dmp
memory/4200-129-0x0000021634F50000-0x000002163507C000-memory.dmp
memory/4264-5-0x0000000002E70000-0x0000000002F07000-memory.dmp
memory/4264-7-0x0000000002FF0000-0x0000000003059000-memory.dmp
memory/4264-0-0x0000000002FF0000-0x0000000003059000-memory.dmp
memory/4264-6-0x0000000002FF0000-0x0000000003059000-memory.dmp
memory/4512-239-0x00007FF6B9360000-0x00007FF6B9602000-memory.dmp
memory/4512-298-0x00007FF6B9360000-0x00007FF6B9602000-memory.dmp
memory/4512-242-0x000001CA75EF0000-0x000001CA75F56000-memory.dmp
memory/4512-241-0x000001CA75EF0000-0x000001CA75F56000-memory.dmp
memory/4524-248-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AD000-memory.dmp
memory/4524-190-0x00000000009D0000-0x0000000000A39000-memory.dmp
memory/4524-195-0x00000000009D0000-0x0000000000A39000-memory.dmp
memory/4524-189-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AD000-memory.dmp
memory/4560-259-0x000001570B180000-0x000001570B1E6000-memory.dmp
memory/4560-258-0x000001570B180000-0x000001570B1E6000-memory.dmp
memory/4560-263-0x000001570B180000-0x000001570B1E6000-memory.dmp
memory/4560-265-0x00007FF7C6170000-0x00007FF7C648F000-memory.dmp
memory/4560-257-0x00007FF7C6170000-0x00007FF7C648F000-memory.dmp
memory/4928-289-0x000001C8B7F20000-0x000001C8B7F86000-memory.dmp
memory/4928-288-0x00007FF629FE0000-0x00007FF62A4E5000-memory.dmp
memory/4928-346-0x00007FF629FE0000-0x00007FF62A4E5000-memory.dmp
memory/4928-287-0x000001C8B7F20000-0x000001C8B7F86000-memory.dmp
memory/5108-160-0x000001F5482D0000-0x000001F548336000-memory.dmp
memory/5108-219-0x00007FF799030000-0x00007FF799148000-memory.dmp
memory/5108-159-0x00007FF799030000-0x00007FF799148000-memory.dmp
memory/5108-161-0x000001F5482D0000-0x000001F548336000-memory.dmp
memory/5680-731-0x00000000036B0000-0x0000000003719000-memory.dmp
memory/5680-736-0x00000000036B0000-0x0000000003719000-memory.dmp
memory/5736-15-0x00007FF7653B0000-0x00007FF7654D1000-memory.dmp
memory/5736-135-0x00007FF7653B0000-0x00007FF7654D1000-memory.dmp
memory/5736-16-0x0000027CEDAE0000-0x0000027CEDB46000-memory.dmp
memory/5736-18-0x0000027CEDAE0000-0x0000027CEDB46000-memory.dmp
memory/5736-17-0x0000027CEDAE0000-0x0000027CEDB46000-memory.dmp
memory/5876-149-0x000001C4C7DE0000-0x000001C4C7E46000-memory.dmp
memory/5876-147-0x00007FF744900000-0x00007FF744A67000-memory.dmp
memory/5876-148-0x000001C4C7DE0000-0x000001C4C7E46000-memory.dmp
memory/5876-156-0x00007FF744900000-0x00007FF744A67000-memory.dmp
memory/5876-154-0x000001C4C7DE0000-0x000001C4C7E46000-memory.dmp
memory/5960-303-0x00007FF7D3EE0000-0x00007FF7D400D000-memory.dmp
memory/5960-304-0x000001C16E2B0000-0x000001C16E316000-memory.dmp
memory/5960-351-0x00007FF7D3EE0000-0x00007FF7D400D000-memory.dmp
memory/5960-305-0x000001C16E2B0000-0x000001C16E316000-memory.dmp
memory/6088-146-0x00007FF72BD50000-0x00007FF72BE17000-memory.dmp
memory/6088-111-0x00007FF72BD50000-0x00007FF72BE17000-memory.dmp
memory/6088-112-0x000001C7EBED0000-0x000001C7EBF36000-memory.dmp
memory/6088-113-0x000001C7EBED0000-0x000001C7EBF36000-memory.dmp
memory/6088-114-0x000001C7EBED0000-0x000001C7EBF36000-memory.dmp