Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
144s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260513-en - resource tags
- submitted
04/08/2026, 11:42
General
- Target 2026-08-03_5fddca0421b43b27ff06158ad8777ca5_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
- Size 1.7MB
- Sample260804-nt85lsdp6s
- SHA256 1ac572ec303787fa16c7abe3ecbac957eebabc205489957009819aabbad6e2ed
Malware Config
Signatures
- 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 23 IoCs
- Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
- Drops file in Windows directory 2 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 35 IoCs
- Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 2 IoCs
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 42 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\2026-08-03_5fddca0421b43b27ff06158ad8777ca5_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-03_5fddca0421b43b27ff06158ad8777ca5_amadey_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe"1⤵
- 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
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C:\Windows\system32\DiagSvcs\DiagnosticsHub.StandardCollector.Service.exeC:\Windows\system32\DiagSvcs\DiagnosticsHub.StandardCollector.Service.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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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
- Drops file in Program Files directory
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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\svchost.exeC:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalService -p -s SharedRealitySvc1⤵
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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
- 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" 0 920 924 932 8192 928 9042⤵
- 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
OSE.EXE
elevation_service.exe
ArmUI.ini
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
memory/204-125-0x0000026C9DC80000-0x0000026C9DCE6000-memory.dmp
memory/204-127-0x00007FF74ABC0000-0x00007FF74AE47000-memory.dmp
memory/204-120-0x0000026C9DC80000-0x0000026C9DCE6000-memory.dmp
memory/204-121-0x0000026C9DC80000-0x0000026C9DCE6000-memory.dmp
memory/204-119-0x00007FF74ABC0000-0x00007FF74AE47000-memory.dmp
memory/1068-343-0x00007FF67B9C0000-0x00007FF67BC7D000-memory.dmp
memory/1068-266-0x00007FF67B9C0000-0x00007FF67BC7D000-memory.dmp
memory/1432-346-0x00007FF7E2040000-0x00007FF7E251C000-memory.dmp
memory/1432-270-0x00007FF7E2040000-0x00007FF7E251C000-memory.dmp
memory/1432-271-0x000001E226920000-0x000001E226986000-memory.dmp
memory/1432-272-0x000001E226920000-0x000001E226986000-memory.dmp
memory/2172-0-0x00000000030E0000-0x0000000003224000-memory.dmp
memory/2172-1-0x0000000003310000-0x0000000003379000-memory.dmp
memory/2172-6-0x0000000003310000-0x0000000003379000-memory.dmp
memory/2740-141-0x000001544F790000-0x000001544F7F6000-memory.dmp
memory/2740-139-0x000001544FA00000-0x000001544FB2C000-memory.dmp
memory/2740-140-0x000001544F790000-0x000001544F7F6000-memory.dmp
memory/2772-201-0x000001D8AFA10000-0x000001D8AFA76000-memory.dmp
memory/2772-202-0x000001D8AFA10000-0x000001D8AFA76000-memory.dmp
memory/2772-255-0x00007FF602F70000-0x00007FF603017000-memory.dmp
memory/2772-200-0x00007FF602F70000-0x00007FF603017000-memory.dmp
memory/3352-282-0x00007FF646EE0000-0x00007FF6470CE000-memory.dmp
memory/3352-237-0x000001C045020000-0x000001C045086000-memory.dmp
memory/3352-236-0x000001C045020000-0x000001C045086000-memory.dmp
memory/3352-235-0x00007FF646EE0000-0x00007FF6470CE000-memory.dmp
memory/3396-113-0x000002EDF8E30000-0x000002EDF8E96000-memory.dmp
memory/3396-111-0x000002EDF8E30000-0x000002EDF8E96000-memory.dmp
memory/3396-110-0x00007FF7A4700000-0x00007FF7A47E3000-memory.dmp
memory/3396-159-0x00007FF7A4700000-0x00007FF7A47E3000-memory.dmp
memory/3712-353-0x00007FF7D2E90000-0x00007FF7D31E3000-memory.dmp
memory/3712-356-0x0000025F4B880000-0x0000025F4B888000-memory.dmp
memory/3712-307-0x0000025F42010000-0x0000025F42020000-memory.dmp
memory/3712-323-0x0000025F42240000-0x0000025F42250000-memory.dmp
memory/3712-301-0x0000025F40FD0000-0x0000025F41036000-memory.dmp
memory/3712-302-0x0000025F40FD0000-0x0000025F41036000-memory.dmp
memory/3712-303-0x00007FF7D2E90000-0x00007FF7D31E3000-memory.dmp
memory/3712-339-0x0000025F4A600000-0x0000025F4A608000-memory.dmp
memory/3720-374-0x0000028E80870000-0x0000028E80880000-memory.dmp
memory/3720-364-0x0000028E80870000-0x0000028E80880000-memory.dmp
memory/3720-371-0x0000028E80870000-0x0000028E80880000-memory.dmp
memory/3720-368-0x0000028E80870000-0x0000028E80880000-memory.dmp
memory/3720-372-0x0000028E80870000-0x0000028E80880000-memory.dmp
memory/3720-370-0x0000028E80870000-0x0000028E80880000-memory.dmp
memory/3720-369-0x0000028E80870000-0x0000028E80880000-memory.dmp
memory/3720-365-0x0000028E80870000-0x0000028E80880000-memory.dmp
memory/3720-373-0x0000028E80870000-0x0000028E80880000-memory.dmp
memory/3720-367-0x0000028E80870000-0x0000028E80880000-memory.dmp
memory/3720-366-0x0000028E80870000-0x0000028E80880000-memory.dmp
memory/3932-291-0x00007FF6A0C60000-0x00007FF6A0DEE000-memory.dmp
memory/3932-248-0x00007FF6A0C60000-0x00007FF6A0DEE000-memory.dmp
memory/3932-245-0x00000224585A0000-0x0000022458606000-memory.dmp
memory/3932-244-0x00000224585A0000-0x0000022458606000-memory.dmp
memory/4088-148-0x000001BA2C770000-0x000001BA2C7D6000-memory.dmp
memory/4088-149-0x000001BA2C770000-0x000001BA2C7D6000-memory.dmp
memory/4088-147-0x00007FF7CE540000-0x00007FF7CE6A7000-memory.dmp
memory/4088-293-0x00007FF766020000-0x00007FF76615A000-memory.dmp
memory/4088-294-0x0000025FB1D90000-0x0000025FB1DF6000-memory.dmp
memory/4088-292-0x0000025FB1D90000-0x0000025FB1DF6000-memory.dmp
memory/4088-154-0x000001BA2C770000-0x000001BA2C7D6000-memory.dmp
memory/4088-156-0x00007FF7CE540000-0x00007FF7CE6A7000-memory.dmp
memory/4088-352-0x00007FF766020000-0x00007FF76615A000-memory.dmp
memory/4092-15-0x00000242E84A0000-0x00000242E8506000-memory.dmp
memory/4092-17-0x00000242E84A0000-0x00000242E8506000-memory.dmp
memory/4092-14-0x00007FF74E070000-0x00007FF74E156000-memory.dmp
memory/4092-136-0x00007FF74E070000-0x00007FF74E156000-memory.dmp
memory/4200-130-0x000001E5426C0000-0x000001E5427EC000-memory.dmp
memory/4200-132-0x000001E542910000-0x000001E542976000-memory.dmp
memory/4200-131-0x000001E542910000-0x000001E542976000-memory.dmp
memory/4344-259-0x00007FF71F4B0000-0x00007FF71F8D8000-memory.dmp
memory/4344-254-0x00000266FE2B0000-0x00000266FE316000-memory.dmp
memory/4344-253-0x00000266FE2B0000-0x00000266FE316000-memory.dmp
memory/4344-262-0x00007FF71F4B0000-0x00007FF71F8D8000-memory.dmp
memory/4344-260-0x00000266FE2B0000-0x00000266FE316000-memory.dmp
memory/4408-278-0x00007FF7F3BC0000-0x00007FF7F402C000-memory.dmp
memory/4408-276-0x0000026EF8F30000-0x0000026EF8F96000-memory.dmp
memory/4408-265-0x00007FF7F3BC0000-0x00007FF7F402C000-memory.dmp
memory/4408-208-0x0000026EF8F30000-0x0000026EF8F96000-memory.dmp
memory/4408-213-0x00007FF7F3BC0000-0x00007FF7F402C000-memory.dmp
memory/4408-209-0x0000026EF8F30000-0x0000026EF8F96000-memory.dmp
memory/4536-250-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000548000-memory.dmp
memory/4536-194-0x0000000000880000-0x00000000008E9000-memory.dmp
memory/4536-189-0x0000000000880000-0x00000000008E9000-memory.dmp
memory/4536-188-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000548000-memory.dmp
memory/4616-284-0x000001E5A08D0000-0x000001E5A0936000-memory.dmp
memory/4616-349-0x00007FF657090000-0x00007FF6575BA000-memory.dmp
memory/4616-283-0x000001E5A08D0000-0x000001E5A0936000-memory.dmp
memory/4616-288-0x00007FF657090000-0x00007FF6575BA000-memory.dmp
memory/4680-181-0x000001671AD10000-0x000001671AD76000-memory.dmp
memory/4680-180-0x00007FF76F110000-0x00007FF76F1F9000-memory.dmp
memory/4680-243-0x00007FF76F110000-0x00007FF76F1F9000-memory.dmp
memory/4680-182-0x000001671AD10000-0x000001671AD76000-memory.dmp
memory/4768-226-0x000002574B090000-0x000002574B0F6000-memory.dmp
memory/4768-227-0x00007FF7847A0000-0x00007FF784AC3000-memory.dmp
memory/4768-225-0x000002574B090000-0x000002574B0F6000-memory.dmp
memory/4768-279-0x00007FF7847A0000-0x00007FF784AC3000-memory.dmp
memory/4788-173-0x000002C36A270000-0x000002C36A2D6000-memory.dmp
memory/4788-174-0x000002C36A270000-0x000002C36A2D6000-memory.dmp
memory/4788-172-0x000002C36A010000-0x000002C36A13C000-memory.dmp
memory/4852-234-0x00007FF638AC0000-0x00007FF638BD3000-memory.dmp
memory/4852-162-0x000002639A780000-0x000002639A7E6000-memory.dmp
memory/4852-161-0x000002639A780000-0x000002639A7E6000-memory.dmp
memory/4852-160-0x00007FF638AC0000-0x00007FF638BD3000-memory.dmp
memory/5108-217-0x00007FF71FD30000-0x00007FF71FDDA000-memory.dmp
memory/5108-219-0x0000020D2CF00000-0x0000020D2CF66000-memory.dmp
memory/5108-218-0x0000020D2CF00000-0x0000020D2CF66000-memory.dmp
memory/5108-267-0x00007FF71FD30000-0x00007FF71FDDA000-memory.dmp