Analysis
- max time kernel
139s - max time network
131s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
- submitted
08/08/2026, 02:20
General
- Target 2026-08-08_ffa89657db778e9a8e3f4544fc738270_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_maze_smoke-loader.exe
- Size 928KB
- Sample260808-csj9ba1tex
- SHA256 e4103169d3618dd825cb2fe450c4604606b942b226e8f79c86d6ac35be629f03
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.
- 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 26 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 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 41 IoCs
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
- Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 2 IoCs
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 27 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 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_ffa89657db778e9a8e3f4544fc738270_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_maze_smoke-loader.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-08_ffa89657db778e9a8e3f4544fc738270_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
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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
- 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
- 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:\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:\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\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:\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:\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
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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⤵
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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
javafxpackager.exe
javah.exe
javap.exe
javapackager.exe
javaw.exe
javaws.exe
jcmd.exe
jconsole.exe
jdb.exe
jdeps.exe
dotnet.exe
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
memory/1952-354-0x00007FF6F01E0000-0x00007FF6F046A000-memory.dmp
memory/1952-355-0x000002685D580000-0x000002685D5E6000-memory.dmp
memory/1952-356-0x000002685D580000-0x000002685D5E6000-memory.dmp
memory/1952-448-0x00007FF6F01E0000-0x00007FF6F046A000-memory.dmp
memory/2096-296-0x00000283E6870000-0x00000283E68D6000-memory.dmp
memory/2096-295-0x00000283E6870000-0x00000283E68D6000-memory.dmp
memory/2096-371-0x00007FF6B51B0000-0x00007FF6B525D000-memory.dmp
memory/2096-294-0x00007FF6B51B0000-0x00007FF6B525D000-memory.dmp
memory/2268-334-0x000001B53EA80000-0x000001B53EAE6000-memory.dmp
memory/2268-333-0x00007FF71D130000-0x00007FF71D2C4000-memory.dmp
memory/2268-335-0x000001B53EA80000-0x000001B53EAE6000-memory.dmp
memory/2268-444-0x00007FF71D130000-0x00007FF71D2C4000-memory.dmp
memory/2464-26-0x00000000006A0000-0x0000000000846000-memory.dmp
memory/2464-6-0x0000000002A50000-0x0000000002AB9000-memory.dmp
memory/2464-7-0x0000000002A50000-0x0000000002AB9000-memory.dmp
memory/2464-0-0x00000000006A0000-0x0000000000846000-memory.dmp
memory/2464-1-0x0000000002A50000-0x0000000002AB9000-memory.dmp
memory/2720-377-0x00007FF6D49F0000-0x00007FF6D4EF6000-memory.dmp
memory/2720-373-0x000001BE37DB0000-0x000001BE37E16000-memory.dmp
memory/2720-372-0x000001BE37DB0000-0x000001BE37E16000-memory.dmp
memory/2892-56-0x00007FF79F310000-0x00007FF79F477000-memory.dmp
memory/2892-47-0x000002227C8B0000-0x000002227C916000-memory.dmp
memory/2892-49-0x000002227C8B0000-0x000002227C916000-memory.dmp
memory/2892-48-0x00007FF79F310000-0x00007FF79F477000-memory.dmp
memory/2892-54-0x000002227C8B0000-0x000002227C916000-memory.dmp
memory/2908-250-0x000002104CC00000-0x000002104CC66000-memory.dmp
memory/2908-322-0x00007FF6A8D40000-0x00007FF6A8E08000-memory.dmp
memory/2908-245-0x00007FF6A8D40000-0x00007FF6A8E08000-memory.dmp
memory/2908-249-0x000002104CC00000-0x000002104CC66000-memory.dmp
memory/2924-60-0x0000023B45850000-0x0000023B458B6000-memory.dmp
memory/2924-59-0x0000023B45600000-0x0000023B456FB000-memory.dmp
memory/2924-61-0x0000023B45850000-0x0000023B458B6000-memory.dmp
memory/2932-350-0x00007FF75E450000-0x00007FF75E770000-memory.dmp
memory/2932-348-0x0000011A57860000-0x0000011A578C6000-memory.dmp
memory/2932-343-0x0000011A57860000-0x0000011A578C6000-memory.dmp
memory/2932-344-0x0000011A57860000-0x0000011A578C6000-memory.dmp
memory/2932-342-0x00007FF75E450000-0x00007FF75E770000-memory.dmp
memory/3468-32-0x00000253F28B0000-0x00000253F2916000-memory.dmp
memory/3468-31-0x00000253F28B0000-0x00000253F2916000-memory.dmp
memory/3468-30-0x00000253F28B0000-0x00000253F2916000-memory.dmp
memory/3468-29-0x00000253F26E0000-0x00000253F27DB000-memory.dmp
memory/3528-275-0x00000000009C0000-0x0000000000A29000-memory.dmp
memory/3528-280-0x00000000009C0000-0x0000000000A29000-memory.dmp
memory/3528-353-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AD000-memory.dmp
memory/3528-274-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AD000-memory.dmp
memory/3824-292-0x00007FF706F70000-0x00007FF7076B3000-memory.dmp
memory/3824-287-0x0000020151570000-0x00000201515D6000-memory.dmp
memory/3824-362-0x00007FF706F70000-0x00007FF7076B3000-memory.dmp
memory/3824-286-0x0000020151570000-0x00000201515D6000-memory.dmp
memory/4056-267-0x000002080B890000-0x000002080B8F6000-memory.dmp
memory/4056-268-0x000002080B890000-0x000002080B8F6000-memory.dmp
memory/4056-265-0x00007FF708200000-0x00007FF708349000-memory.dmp
memory/4056-341-0x00007FF708200000-0x00007FF708349000-memory.dmp
memory/4148-39-0x0000013845460000-0x00000138454C6000-memory.dmp
memory/4148-41-0x0000013845460000-0x00000138454C6000-memory.dmp
memory/4148-38-0x0000013845240000-0x000001384533B000-memory.dmp
memory/4148-40-0x0000013845460000-0x00000138454C6000-memory.dmp
memory/4312-65-0x00007FF717340000-0x00007FF717462000-memory.dmp
memory/4312-16-0x0000015FC4D00000-0x0000015FC4D66000-memory.dmp
memory/4312-17-0x0000015FC4D00000-0x0000015FC4D66000-memory.dmp
memory/4312-18-0x0000015FC4D00000-0x0000015FC4D66000-memory.dmp
memory/4312-15-0x00007FF717340000-0x00007FF717462000-memory.dmp
memory/4400-313-0x00007FF6A8D40000-0x00007FF6A8E08000-memory.dmp
memory/4400-237-0x000002147D5C0000-0x000002147D626000-memory.dmp
memory/4400-236-0x00007FF6A8D40000-0x00007FF6A8E08000-memory.dmp
memory/4400-238-0x000002147D5C0000-0x000002147D626000-memory.dmp
memory/4644-381-0x000001DFEC380000-0x000001DFEC3E6000-memory.dmp
memory/4644-383-0x00007FF690140000-0x00007FF69026E000-memory.dmp
memory/4644-384-0x000001DFEC380000-0x000001DFEC3E6000-memory.dmp
memory/4784-303-0x00007FF689E80000-0x00007FF68A296000-memory.dmp
memory/4784-382-0x00007FF689E80000-0x00007FF68A296000-memory.dmp
memory/4784-445-0x00000192F18D0000-0x00000192F1936000-memory.dmp
memory/4784-304-0x00000192F18D0000-0x00000192F1936000-memory.dmp
memory/4784-447-0x00007FF689E80000-0x00007FF68A296000-memory.dmp
memory/4784-305-0x00000192F18D0000-0x00000192F1936000-memory.dmp
memory/5632-315-0x0000020897730000-0x0000020897796000-memory.dmp
memory/5632-389-0x00007FF79D410000-0x00007FF79D4C3000-memory.dmp
memory/5632-314-0x00007FF79D410000-0x00007FF79D4C3000-memory.dmp
memory/5632-316-0x0000020897730000-0x0000020897796000-memory.dmp
memory/5772-392-0x00007FF6776D0000-0x00007FF677972000-memory.dmp
memory/5772-325-0x0000024B5CBE0000-0x0000024B5CC46000-memory.dmp
memory/5772-326-0x0000024B5CBE0000-0x0000024B5CC46000-memory.dmp
memory/5772-324-0x00007FF6776D0000-0x00007FF677972000-memory.dmp
memory/5840-248-0x00007FF6779B0000-0x00007FF677AC9000-memory.dmp
memory/5840-254-0x000001BD3B1D0000-0x000001BD3B236000-memory.dmp
memory/5840-332-0x00007FF6779B0000-0x00007FF677AC9000-memory.dmp
memory/5840-255-0x000001BD3B1D0000-0x000001BD3B236000-memory.dmp
memory/5912-364-0x00007FF63E190000-0x00007FF63E660000-memory.dmp
memory/5912-363-0x000001BE25580000-0x000001BE255E6000-memory.dmp
memory/5912-365-0x000001BE25580000-0x000001BE255E6000-memory.dmp
memory/5912-449-0x00007FF63E190000-0x00007FF63E660000-memory.dmp
memory/5968-395-0x00000201929D0000-0x0000020192A36000-memory.dmp
memory/5968-393-0x00007FF6F3E00000-0x00007FF6F413E000-memory.dmp
memory/5968-394-0x00000201929D0000-0x0000020192A36000-memory.dmp