Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
153s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
- submitted
08/08/2026, 02:47
General
- Target 2026-08-08_bfbb8d00d5cf335e7ecaa2741264a801_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_stop.exe
- Size 1.7MB
- Sample260808-c96tmsgl3x
- SHA256 ffa19a824c5ac0495f7ba56e4f90670e9d505f3d60b52dbb1887f2d034bfd34b
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\2026-08-08_bfbb8d00d5cf335e7ecaa2741264a801_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_stop.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-08_bfbb8d00d5cf335e7ecaa2741264a801_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\3155\AdobeARMHelper.exe"C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\3155\AdobeARMHelper.exe" /ArmUpdate /MSI FOLDER:"C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\3155" /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\3155" /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-1-5-21-3611646547-550105268-947503007-10002_ Global\UsGthrCtrlFltPipeMssGthrPipe_S-1-5-21-3611646547-550105268-947503007-10002 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 2844 2756 936 {7FC3863B-7471-4B10-84E3-A5C2E0330618}2⤵
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C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe"C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe" 952 2912 2924 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
appletviewer.exe
extcheck.exe
idlj.exe
jabswitch.exe
jar.exe
jarsigner.exe
java-rmi.exe
java.exe
javac.exe
javadoc.exe
MsSense.exe
NisSrv.exe
wmpnetwk.exe
dotnet.exe
ArmReport.ini
AdobeARMHelper.exe
AdobeARM.log
ArmUI.ini
Tmp4EDF.tmp
Tmp4FDA.tmp
Tmp5B35.tmp
Tmp93FC.tmp
TmpF5EF.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/200-353-0x0000026F76D30000-0x0000026F76D96000-memory.dmp
memory/200-354-0x00007FF7265F0000-0x00007FF726D33000-memory.dmp
memory/200-202-0x0000026F76D30000-0x0000026F76D96000-memory.dmp
memory/200-200-0x00007FF7265F0000-0x00007FF726D33000-memory.dmp
memory/200-268-0x00007FF7265F0000-0x00007FF726D33000-memory.dmp
memory/200-201-0x0000026F76D30000-0x0000026F76D96000-memory.dmp
memory/464-178-0x00007FF62BEF0000-0x00007FF62C039000-memory.dmp
memory/464-240-0x00007FF62BEF0000-0x00007FF62C039000-memory.dmp
memory/464-180-0x0000024830E10000-0x0000024830E76000-memory.dmp
memory/464-181-0x0000024830E10000-0x0000024830E76000-memory.dmp
memory/564-343-0x00007FF783AC0000-0x00007FF783D4A000-memory.dmp
memory/564-263-0x000001CD6E890000-0x000001CD6E8F6000-memory.dmp
memory/564-269-0x00007FF783AC0000-0x00007FF783D4A000-memory.dmp
memory/564-264-0x000001CD6E890000-0x000001CD6E8F6000-memory.dmp
memory/1604-130-0x000002A15B6C0000-0x000002A15B726000-memory.dmp
memory/1604-131-0x000002A15B6C0000-0x000002A15B726000-memory.dmp
memory/1604-129-0x000002A15B570000-0x000002A15B66B000-memory.dmp
memory/1620-349-0x00007FF785F40000-0x00007FF78606E000-memory.dmp
memory/1620-294-0x000001C8E69B0000-0x000001C8E6A16000-memory.dmp
memory/1620-298-0x00007FF785F40000-0x00007FF78606E000-memory.dmp
memory/1620-292-0x000001C8E69B0000-0x000001C8E6A16000-memory.dmp
memory/1924-7-0x0000000002E10000-0x0000000002E79000-memory.dmp
memory/1924-2-0x0000000002E10000-0x0000000002E79000-memory.dmp
memory/1924-0-0x0000000001420000-0x000000000152C000-memory.dmp
memory/2288-27-0x000001B4CCCF0000-0x000001B4CCD56000-memory.dmp
memory/2288-197-0x00007FF705440000-0x00007FF705508000-memory.dmp
memory/2288-26-0x00007FF705440000-0x00007FF705508000-memory.dmp
memory/2288-29-0x000001B4CCCF0000-0x000001B4CCD56000-memory.dmp
memory/2288-28-0x000001B4CCCF0000-0x000001B4CCD56000-memory.dmp
memory/2440-169-0x000001481CA40000-0x000001481CB3B000-memory.dmp
memory/2440-170-0x000001481CC60000-0x000001481CCC6000-memory.dmp
memory/2440-171-0x000001481CC60000-0x000001481CCC6000-memory.dmp
memory/2488-138-0x0000013E44A80000-0x0000013E44AE6000-memory.dmp
memory/2488-139-0x0000013E44A80000-0x0000013E44AE6000-memory.dmp
memory/2488-137-0x0000013E44860000-0x0000013E4495B000-memory.dmp
memory/2556-159-0x00000153A7D80000-0x00000153A7DE6000-memory.dmp
memory/2556-158-0x00000153A7D80000-0x00000153A7DE6000-memory.dmp
memory/2556-239-0x00007FF7ADDB0000-0x00007FF7ADEC9000-memory.dmp
memory/2556-157-0x00007FF7ADDB0000-0x00007FF7ADEC9000-memory.dmp
memory/2632-306-0x000001DEB02B0000-0x000001DEB0316000-memory.dmp
memory/2632-307-0x000001DEB02B0000-0x000001DEB0316000-memory.dmp
memory/2632-350-0x00007FF68FCA0000-0x00007FF68FFDE000-memory.dmp
memory/2632-305-0x00007FF68FCA0000-0x00007FF68FFDE000-memory.dmp
memory/3036-208-0x00007FF705440000-0x00007FF705508000-memory.dmp
memory/3036-36-0x000002C0F2960000-0x000002C0F29C6000-memory.dmp
memory/3036-37-0x000002C0F2960000-0x000002C0F29C6000-memory.dmp
memory/3036-35-0x00007FF705440000-0x00007FF705508000-memory.dmp
memory/3036-38-0x000002C0F2960000-0x000002C0F29C6000-memory.dmp
memory/3076-260-0x00007FF6E0310000-0x00007FF6E0630000-memory.dmp
memory/3076-254-0x000001E2C5CD0000-0x000001E2C5D36000-memory.dmp
memory/3076-252-0x00007FF6E0310000-0x00007FF6E0630000-memory.dmp
memory/3076-253-0x000001E2C5CD0000-0x000001E2C5D36000-memory.dmp
memory/3076-258-0x000001E2C5CD0000-0x000001E2C5D36000-memory.dmp
memory/3844-236-0x00007FF77B8D0000-0x00007FF77BB72000-memory.dmp
memory/3844-293-0x00007FF77B8D0000-0x00007FF77BB72000-memory.dmp
memory/3844-237-0x0000017F45E40000-0x0000017F45EA6000-memory.dmp
memory/4108-346-0x00007FF71BA20000-0x00007FF71BF26000-memory.dmp
memory/4108-287-0x00007FF71BA20000-0x00007FF71BF26000-memory.dmp
memory/4108-282-0x00000192928E0000-0x0000019292946000-memory.dmp
memory/4108-283-0x00000192928E0000-0x0000019292946000-memory.dmp
memory/4200-147-0x00000256B57E0000-0x00000256B5846000-memory.dmp
memory/4200-152-0x00000256B57E0000-0x00000256B5846000-memory.dmp
memory/4200-145-0x00007FF61CFE0000-0x00007FF61D147000-memory.dmp
memory/4200-146-0x00000256B57E0000-0x00000256B5846000-memory.dmp
memory/4200-154-0x00007FF61CFE0000-0x00007FF61D147000-memory.dmp
memory/4252-177-0x00007FF76AC40000-0x00007FF76AD62000-memory.dmp
memory/4252-15-0x00007FF76AC40000-0x00007FF76AD62000-memory.dmp
memory/4252-16-0x0000012283DE0000-0x0000012283E46000-memory.dmp
memory/4252-17-0x0000012283DE0000-0x0000012283E46000-memory.dmp
memory/4252-19-0x0000012283DE0000-0x0000012283E46000-memory.dmp
memory/4320-245-0x000002E7A2D40000-0x000002E7A2DA6000-memory.dmp
memory/4320-338-0x00007FF647CF0000-0x00007FF647E84000-memory.dmp
memory/4320-246-0x000002E7A2D40000-0x000002E7A2DA6000-memory.dmp
memory/4320-244-0x00007FF647CF0000-0x00007FF647E84000-memory.dmp
memory/5028-228-0x00007FF762CF0000-0x00007FF762DA3000-memory.dmp
memory/5028-230-0x000001E3CDAB0000-0x000001E3CDB16000-memory.dmp
memory/5028-229-0x000001E3CDAB0000-0x000001E3CDB16000-memory.dmp
memory/5028-288-0x00007FF762CF0000-0x00007FF762DA3000-memory.dmp
memory/5592-275-0x00007FF765960000-0x00007FF765E30000-memory.dmp
memory/5592-273-0x0000022887550000-0x00000228875B6000-memory.dmp
memory/5592-345-0x00007FF765960000-0x00007FF765E30000-memory.dmp
memory/5592-274-0x0000022887550000-0x00000228875B6000-memory.dmp
memory/5668-210-0x0000014EF0B50000-0x0000014EF0BB6000-memory.dmp
memory/5668-211-0x0000014EF0B50000-0x0000014EF0BB6000-memory.dmp
memory/5668-209-0x00007FF6BA8F0000-0x00007FF6BA99D000-memory.dmp
memory/5668-272-0x00007FF6BA8F0000-0x00007FF6BA99D000-memory.dmp
memory/5852-219-0x0000015D74670000-0x0000015D746D6000-memory.dmp
memory/5852-303-0x00007FF77A580000-0x00007FF77A996000-memory.dmp
memory/5852-218-0x00007FF77A580000-0x00007FF77A996000-memory.dmp
memory/5852-300-0x0000015D74670000-0x0000015D746D6000-memory.dmp
memory/5852-220-0x0000015D74670000-0x0000015D746D6000-memory.dmp
memory/5852-281-0x00007FF77A580000-0x00007FF77A996000-memory.dmp
memory/5976-187-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AD000-memory.dmp
memory/5976-243-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AD000-memory.dmp
memory/5976-194-0x00000000009B0000-0x0000000000A19000-memory.dmp
memory/5976-188-0x00000000009B0000-0x0000000000A19000-memory.dmp