Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    146s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    06/08/2026, 01:37

General

  • Target
    2026-08-06_4c56274c17a73bdd58a152a278afeb82_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_maze_smoke-loader.exe
  • Size 932KB
  • Sample260806-b2bsvs1brg
  • SHA256 312cb72f5e6e0716f0a5ff4d65ad324b8476e0265e9cd678fb649b14a148594b
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 13 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 15 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs
  • 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 6 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 41 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 15 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-06_4c56274c17a73bdd58a152a278afeb82_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_maze_smoke-loader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-06_4c56274c17a73bdd58a152a278afeb82_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:4132
  • C:\Windows\System32\alg.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\alg.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:4160
  • 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
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:2088
  • 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:2744
  • 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:5544
  • \??\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:3528
  • C:\Windows\System32\GameInputSvc.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\GameInputSvc.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5224
    • C:\Windows\System32\GameInputSvc.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\GameInputSvc.exe" Global\GameInputSession_1
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
      • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      PID:4112
  • C:\Windows\System32\msdtc.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\msdtc.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    PID:4372
  • C:\Windows\system32\PerceptionSimulation\PerceptionSimulationService.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\PerceptionSimulation\PerceptionSimulationService.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:2608
  • C:\Windows\SysWow64\perfhost.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWow64\perfhost.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4224
  • C:\Windows\System32\ReFsDedupSvc.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\ReFsDedupSvc.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Checks processor information in registry
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:1608
  • C:\Windows\system32\locator.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\locator.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:1188
  • C:\Windows\System32\SensorDataService.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\SensorDataService.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:4632
  • C:\Windows\System32\snmptrap.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\snmptrap.exe
    1⤵
      PID:1088
    • C:\Windows\System32\OpenSSH\ssh-agent.exe
      C:\Windows\System32\OpenSSH\ssh-agent.exe
      1⤵
        PID:108
      • C:\Windows\system32\TieringEngineService.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\TieringEngineService.exe
        1⤵
          PID:2468

        Network

              MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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              Downloads

              elevation_service.exe

              • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\elevation_service.exe
              • Size 2.7MB
              • SHA256 07ff1832442f5a0b4ec8a7988811ec60a00c027466226887de71eefbf643fe6f
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              maintenanceservice.exe

              • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\maintenanceservice.exe
              • Size 849KB
              • SHA256 8cf12984a5c19567726bf265b9b8c14021e6015438e10e6eff13f9787005033f
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              OSE.EXE

              • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE
              • Size 829KB
              • SHA256 f3eeac9b6776c1f305f23a11f840f52375c62c006bd1217545479aaa581cbe04
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              elevation_service.exe

              • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe
              • Size 2.8MB
              • SHA256 61f464c2ee375c7535c0b4223dac7f657527bd29d529a89e945df6272272f588
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              perfhost.exe

              • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\perfhost.exe
              • Size 611KB
              • SHA256 dc8a6b842aa7f57ca1ec2594dc7a4c6dc91147af867a9fec3c4f13267518a1d2
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              GameInputSvc.exe

              • Path C:\Windows\System32\GameInputSvc.exe
              • Size 664KB
              • SHA256 6dfb6ec2d4696c99527918288d469b4c6af135b3f2a372dd1984501a47701cb6
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              Locator.exe

              • Path C:\Windows\System32\Locator.exe
              • Size 628KB
              • SHA256 e9e2b923af2bbf6533de59d320748a311411556d73914ae6c9a9190bbe37ca66
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              ssh-agent.exe

              • Path C:\Windows\System32\OpenSSH\ssh-agent.exe
              • Size 1.1MB
              • SHA256 0435a60456d0c91e739e344096f76f8d28b5d2c273d72cd483adc0f00b31c2f6
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              PerceptionSimulationService.exe

              • Path C:\Windows\System32\PerceptionSimulation\PerceptionSimulationService.exe
              • Size 832KB
              • SHA256 70c85061e2b644ed72e793964948e02842b271da2e1cdca887eaf54e7c5b7d21
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              ReFsDedupSvc.exe

              • Path C:\Windows\System32\ReFsDedupSvc.exe
              • Size 2.7MB
              • SHA256 8b99fa575d2cf3ffc7f7bde3109f45297132045f2ae5a1dfa07c5fc62b811caf
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              SensorDataService.exe

              • Path C:\Windows\System32\SensorDataService.exe
              • Size 1.7MB
              • SHA256 7ea6e99fbd2f1bea38eedc2711b73c7a2a2349dfc9b26d2c581d6d68fb85c285
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              TieringEngineService.exe

              • Path C:\Windows\System32\TieringEngineService.exe
              • Size 932KB
              • SHA256 9805e8b973f5dddfc2145d4b624bedf836468b6ec546fa343b13449705cd4abd
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              alg.exe

              • Path C:\Windows\System32\alg.exe
              • Size 780KB
              • SHA256 864bfb597befb59ed39516cbcd65aa78e69ee3263d8fd347f53657483566f6c5
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              msdtc.exe

              • Path C:\Windows\System32\msdtc.exe
              • Size 764KB
              • SHA256 ec90b9e729f0f1e89a0bfcc19857017a8887159338fc47ed2e5c86b6fe23ac74
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              snmptrap.exe

              • Path C:\Windows\System32\snmptrap.exe
              • Size 632KB
              • SHA256 72fa42e43c8490b6aad9f8e79a723de6609cc1d628fdc5afc5a5e6fb173d6656
              • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

              memory/108-324-0x00007FF690C60000-0x00007FF690F03000-memory.dmp

              memory/108-327-0x000002020D270000-0x000002020D2D6000-memory.dmp

              memory/108-325-0x000002020D270000-0x000002020D2D6000-memory.dmp

              memory/1088-316-0x000001E647110000-0x000001E647176000-memory.dmp

              memory/1088-315-0x000001E647110000-0x000001E647176000-memory.dmp

              memory/1088-314-0x00007FF7BF060000-0x00007FF7BF113000-memory.dmp

              memory/1188-296-0x000002882BCB0000-0x000002882BD16000-memory.dmp

              memory/1188-294-0x00007FF7533D0000-0x00007FF75347E000-memory.dmp

              memory/1188-295-0x000002882BCB0000-0x000002882BD16000-memory.dmp

              memory/1608-287-0x0000019688980000-0x00000196889E6000-memory.dmp

              memory/1608-288-0x0000019688980000-0x00000196889E6000-memory.dmp

              memory/1608-286-0x00007FF6B00E0000-0x00007FF6B0824000-memory.dmp

              memory/2088-32-0x000001E394C20000-0x000001E394C86000-memory.dmp

              memory/2088-31-0x000001E394C20000-0x000001E394C86000-memory.dmp

              memory/2088-29-0x000001E394CB0000-0x000001E394DD7000-memory.dmp

              memory/2088-30-0x000001E394C20000-0x000001E394C86000-memory.dmp

              memory/2468-333-0x00007FF7E5A80000-0x00007FF7E5C14000-memory.dmp

              memory/2468-335-0x0000025C5E8D0000-0x0000025C5E936000-memory.dmp

              memory/2468-334-0x0000025C5E8D0000-0x0000025C5E936000-memory.dmp

              memory/2608-268-0x000001BDDF2C0000-0x000001BDDF326000-memory.dmp

              memory/2608-267-0x000001BDDF2C0000-0x000001BDDF326000-memory.dmp

              memory/2608-265-0x00007FF730580000-0x00007FF7306CA000-memory.dmp

              memory/2744-41-0x000001B8D3E80000-0x000001B8D3EE6000-memory.dmp

              memory/2744-40-0x000001B8D3E80000-0x000001B8D3EE6000-memory.dmp

              memory/2744-39-0x000001B8D3E80000-0x000001B8D3EE6000-memory.dmp

              memory/2744-38-0x000001B8D3C30000-0x000001B8D3D57000-memory.dmp

              memory/3528-60-0x000001E6ECE10000-0x000001E6ECF37000-memory.dmp

              memory/3528-61-0x000001E6ED070000-0x000001E6ED0D6000-memory.dmp

              memory/3528-63-0x000001E6ED070000-0x000001E6ED0D6000-memory.dmp

              memory/4112-323-0x00007FF78A1B0000-0x00007FF78A279000-memory.dmp

              memory/4112-254-0x0000016307EC0000-0x0000016307F26000-memory.dmp

              memory/4112-255-0x0000016307EC0000-0x0000016307F26000-memory.dmp

              memory/4112-245-0x00007FF78A1B0000-0x00007FF78A279000-memory.dmp

              memory/4132-26-0x0000000000C80000-0x0000000000E27000-memory.dmp

              memory/4132-7-0x0000000002F10000-0x0000000002F79000-memory.dmp

              memory/4132-6-0x0000000002F10000-0x0000000002F79000-memory.dmp

              memory/4132-1-0x0000000002F10000-0x0000000002F79000-memory.dmp

              memory/4132-0-0x0000000000C80000-0x0000000000E27000-memory.dmp

              memory/4160-18-0x000002994F650000-0x000002994F6B6000-memory.dmp

              memory/4160-17-0x000002994F650000-0x000002994F6B6000-memory.dmp

              memory/4160-16-0x000002994F650000-0x000002994F6B6000-memory.dmp

              memory/4160-15-0x00007FF618680000-0x00007FF6187A3000-memory.dmp

              memory/4160-47-0x00007FF618680000-0x00007FF6187A3000-memory.dmp

              memory/4224-274-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054A000-memory.dmp

              memory/4224-280-0x0000000000920000-0x0000000000989000-memory.dmp

              memory/4224-275-0x0000000000920000-0x0000000000989000-memory.dmp

              memory/4372-250-0x0000020425D70000-0x0000020425DD6000-memory.dmp

              memory/4372-248-0x00007FF676480000-0x00007FF67659A000-memory.dmp

              memory/4372-332-0x00007FF676480000-0x00007FF67659A000-memory.dmp

              memory/4372-249-0x0000020425D70000-0x0000020425DD6000-memory.dmp

              memory/4632-304-0x00007FF63B960000-0x00007FF63BD77000-memory.dmp

              memory/4632-303-0x0000020C49080000-0x0000020C490E6000-memory.dmp

              memory/4632-305-0x0000020C49080000-0x0000020C490E6000-memory.dmp

              memory/5224-237-0x0000024F69580000-0x0000024F695E6000-memory.dmp

              memory/5224-313-0x00007FF78A1B0000-0x00007FF78A279000-memory.dmp

              memory/5224-238-0x0000024F69580000-0x0000024F695E6000-memory.dmp

              memory/5224-236-0x00007FF78A1B0000-0x00007FF78A279000-memory.dmp

              memory/5544-49-0x00000168AD540000-0x00000168AD5A6000-memory.dmp

              memory/5544-57-0x00007FF78B940000-0x00007FF78BAA8000-memory.dmp

              memory/5544-55-0x00000168AD540000-0x00000168AD5A6000-memory.dmp

              memory/5544-50-0x00000168AD540000-0x00000168AD5A6000-memory.dmp

              memory/5544-48-0x00007FF78B940000-0x00007FF78BAA8000-memory.dmp