Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
144s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-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
- 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\2026-08-03_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⤵
- 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\28001\AdobeARMHelper.exe"C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\28001\AdobeARMHelper.exe" /ArmUpdate /MSI FOLDER:"C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\28001" /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\28001" /MODE:3 /PRODUCT:{291AA914-A987-4CE9-BD63-AC0A92D435E5} /VERSION:19.0 /LANG:ENU3⤵
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- 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
- 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\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-1-5-21-1738198120-2966725515-3980530802-10002_ Global\UsGthrCtrlFltPipeMssGthrPipe_S-1-5-21-1738198120-2966725515-3980530802-10002 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 2896 2900 936 {06DC0F6A-A3E7-4365-A8E8-F674FE2E6361}2⤵
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
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C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe"C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe" 952 2928 2924 936 {7FC3863B-7471-4B10-84E3-A5C2E0330618}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
MsSense.exe
NisSrv.exe
wmpnetwk.exe
dotnet.exe
ArmReport.ini
ArmReport.ini
AdobeARMHelper.exe
698460A0B6E60F2F602361424D832905_8BB23D43DE574E82F2BEE0DF0EC47EEB
8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_54359052731E413C60F1C59EABAD4E05
8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_5809FDAACC125718B26BC11DC8E8116A
C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141
698460A0B6E60F2F602361424D832905_8BB23D43DE574E82F2BEE0DF0EC47EEB
8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_54359052731E413C60F1C59EABAD4E05
8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_5809FDAACC125718B26BC11DC8E8116A
C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141
AdobeARM.log
AdobeARM.log
ArmUI.ini
Tmp6219.tmp
Tmp6323.tmp
Tmp6A77.tmp
Tmp9B40.tmp
TmpF67C.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/472-211-0x0000014240E50000-0x0000014240EB6000-memory.dmp
memory/472-210-0x00007FF767A60000-0x00007FF767B0D000-memory.dmp
memory/472-284-0x00007FF767A60000-0x00007FF767B0D000-memory.dmp
memory/472-209-0x0000014240E50000-0x0000014240EB6000-memory.dmp
memory/1248-113-0x000001AE6C9C0000-0x000001AE6CA26000-memory.dmp
memory/1248-114-0x000001AE6C9C0000-0x000001AE6CA26000-memory.dmp
memory/1248-144-0x00007FF64A1C0000-0x00007FF64A288000-memory.dmp
memory/1248-111-0x00007FF64A1C0000-0x00007FF64A288000-memory.dmp
memory/1248-112-0x000001AE6C9C0000-0x000001AE6CA26000-memory.dmp
memory/1380-295-0x00007FF62BB90000-0x00007FF62BCBE000-memory.dmp
memory/1380-296-0x0000021108B40000-0x0000021108BA6000-memory.dmp
memory/1380-297-0x0000021108B40000-0x0000021108BA6000-memory.dmp
memory/1380-351-0x00007FF62BB90000-0x00007FF62BCBE000-memory.dmp
memory/1808-266-0x00000265C3180000-0x00000265C31E6000-memory.dmp
memory/1808-267-0x00000265C3180000-0x00000265C31E6000-memory.dmp
memory/1808-269-0x00007FF71CEA0000-0x00007FF71D12A000-memory.dmp
memory/1808-327-0x00007FF71CEA0000-0x00007FF71D12A000-memory.dmp
memory/2152-135-0x00007FF7E6B20000-0x00007FF7E6C42000-memory.dmp
memory/2152-17-0x000001A8B6010000-0x000001A8B6076000-memory.dmp
memory/2152-16-0x000001A8B6010000-0x000001A8B6076000-memory.dmp
memory/2152-15-0x00007FF7E6B20000-0x00007FF7E6C42000-memory.dmp
memory/2152-18-0x000001A8B6010000-0x000001A8B6076000-memory.dmp
memory/2244-182-0x00000280D9E60000-0x00000280D9EC6000-memory.dmp
memory/2244-254-0x00007FF6F2DE0000-0x00007FF6F2F29000-memory.dmp
memory/2244-180-0x00007FF6F2DE0000-0x00007FF6F2F29000-memory.dmp
memory/2244-183-0x00000280D9E60000-0x00000280D9EC6000-memory.dmp
memory/2436-120-0x00007FF64A1C0000-0x00007FF64A288000-memory.dmp
memory/2436-123-0x000001F0C3B50000-0x000001F0C3BB6000-memory.dmp
memory/2436-122-0x000001F0C3B50000-0x000001F0C3BB6000-memory.dmp
memory/2436-159-0x00007FF64A1C0000-0x00007FF64A288000-memory.dmp
memory/2436-121-0x000001F0C3B50000-0x000001F0C3BB6000-memory.dmp
memory/2464-286-0x000002401F8A0000-0x000002401F906000-memory.dmp
memory/2464-285-0x00007FF6AB580000-0x00007FF6ABA86000-memory.dmp
memory/2464-287-0x000002401F8A0000-0x000002401F906000-memory.dmp
memory/2464-331-0x00007FF6AB580000-0x00007FF6ABA86000-memory.dmp
memory/2552-239-0x00000197C4200000-0x00000197C4266000-memory.dmp
memory/2552-238-0x00007FF6ED060000-0x00007FF6ED444000-memory.dmp
memory/2552-240-0x00000197C4200000-0x00000197C4266000-memory.dmp
memory/2552-305-0x00007FF6ED060000-0x00007FF6ED444000-memory.dmp
memory/2832-6-0x0000000001540000-0x00000000015A9000-memory.dmp
memory/2832-1-0x0000000001540000-0x00000000015A9000-memory.dmp
memory/2832-0-0x0000000002D90000-0x0000000002ED4000-memory.dmp
memory/2832-7-0x0000000001540000-0x00000000015A9000-memory.dmp
memory/3088-174-0x000001BBFF7A0000-0x000001BBFF806000-memory.dmp
memory/3088-173-0x000001BBFF7A0000-0x000001BBFF806000-memory.dmp
memory/3088-172-0x000001BBFF510000-0x000001BBFF63C000-memory.dmp
memory/3104-218-0x00007FF69CF90000-0x00007FF69D3A6000-memory.dmp
memory/3104-219-0x000001D4B2E30000-0x000001D4B2E96000-memory.dmp
memory/3104-294-0x00007FF69CF90000-0x00007FF69D3A6000-memory.dmp
memory/3104-312-0x000001D4B2E30000-0x000001D4B2E96000-memory.dmp
memory/3104-317-0x00007FF69CF90000-0x00007FF69D3A6000-memory.dmp
memory/3104-220-0x000001D4B2E30000-0x000001D4B2E96000-memory.dmp
memory/3260-355-0x0000013EE5870000-0x0000013EE58D6000-memory.dmp
memory/3260-202-0x0000013EE5870000-0x0000013EE58D6000-memory.dmp
memory/3260-201-0x0000013EE5870000-0x0000013EE58D6000-memory.dmp
memory/3260-357-0x00007FF78AA80000-0x00007FF78B1C3000-memory.dmp
memory/3260-207-0x00007FF78AA80000-0x00007FF78B1C3000-memory.dmp
memory/3260-281-0x00007FF78AA80000-0x00007FF78B1C3000-memory.dmp
memory/3412-228-0x00007FF764450000-0x00007FF764503000-memory.dmp
memory/3412-229-0x000001A732BD0000-0x000001A732C36000-memory.dmp
memory/3412-230-0x000001A732BD0000-0x000001A732C36000-memory.dmp
memory/3412-301-0x00007FF764450000-0x00007FF764503000-memory.dmp
memory/3800-354-0x00007FF673B60000-0x00007FF673E9E000-memory.dmp
memory/3800-306-0x00007FF673B60000-0x00007FF673E9E000-memory.dmp
memory/3800-308-0x0000018BEC1B0000-0x0000018BEC216000-memory.dmp
memory/3800-307-0x0000018BEC1B0000-0x0000018BEC216000-memory.dmp
memory/3920-257-0x000002079CC30000-0x000002079CC96000-memory.dmp
memory/3920-261-0x000002079CC30000-0x000002079CC96000-memory.dmp
memory/3920-263-0x00007FF648030000-0x00007FF648350000-memory.dmp
memory/3920-256-0x000002079CC30000-0x000002079CC96000-memory.dmp
memory/3920-255-0x00007FF648030000-0x00007FF648350000-memory.dmp
memory/4244-129-0x0000024A06F10000-0x0000024A0703C000-memory.dmp
memory/4244-131-0x0000024A07040000-0x0000024A070A6000-memory.dmp
memory/4244-130-0x0000024A07040000-0x0000024A070A6000-memory.dmp
memory/4248-160-0x00007FF79D770000-0x00007FF79D889000-memory.dmp
memory/4248-237-0x00007FF79D770000-0x00007FF79D889000-memory.dmp
memory/4248-161-0x0000023740DF0000-0x0000023740E56000-memory.dmp
memory/4248-162-0x0000023740DF0000-0x0000023740E56000-memory.dmp
memory/4952-275-0x00007FF7E7070000-0x00007FF7E7540000-memory.dmp
memory/4952-276-0x0000020371FF0000-0x0000020372056000-memory.dmp
memory/4952-330-0x00007FF7E7070000-0x00007FF7E7540000-memory.dmp
memory/4952-277-0x0000020371FF0000-0x0000020372056000-memory.dmp
memory/5244-140-0x000001E29EC10000-0x000001E29EC76000-memory.dmp
memory/5244-138-0x000001E29E9C0000-0x000001E29EAEC000-memory.dmp
memory/5244-139-0x000001E29EC10000-0x000001E29EC76000-memory.dmp
memory/5352-195-0x0000000000940000-0x00000000009A9000-memory.dmp
memory/5352-190-0x0000000000940000-0x00000000009A9000-memory.dmp
memory/5352-189-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000548000-memory.dmp
memory/5352-268-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000548000-memory.dmp
memory/5376-246-0x00007FF69F470000-0x00007FF69F604000-memory.dmp
memory/5376-323-0x00007FF69F470000-0x00007FF69F604000-memory.dmp
memory/5376-247-0x000001FE80F60000-0x000001FE80FC6000-memory.dmp
memory/5376-248-0x000001FE80F60000-0x000001FE80FC6000-memory.dmp
memory/5624-156-0x00007FF76DFC0000-0x00007FF76E127000-memory.dmp
memory/5624-147-0x00007FF76DFC0000-0x00007FF76E127000-memory.dmp
memory/5624-148-0x000001D69CC70000-0x000001D69CCD6000-memory.dmp
memory/5624-149-0x000001D69CC70000-0x000001D69CCD6000-memory.dmp
memory/5624-154-0x000001D69CC70000-0x000001D69CCD6000-memory.dmp