Analysis
- max time kernel
148s - max time network
145s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
08/08/2026, 03:28
Static task
static1
1 signatures
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-08_667c1c3e66a4f6bdec64efc9345e1851_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_maze_smoke-loader.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
12 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-08-08_667c1c3e66a4f6bdec64efc9345e1851_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_maze_smoke-loader.exe
- Size 932KB
- Sample260808-d1et8sbe35
- SHA256 abc2523f42c0033a8bd88f8ff2bda104b299b496952f471df5cfc9ebf48d95ec
- MD5 667c1c3e66a4f6bdec64efc9345e1851
- SHA1 4901856e1f3b04fa544aba8c5b8acc1449d01f93
- SHA512 1e4d3446b09cfaf13565163f75097b55ad41e2d787be044ff56865bfb450baaab13a12bf272d2ee97f65ec073bc49555e539e7bb63ffb1072adb2bfd075b6f98
- SSDEEP 24576:TmewsAjFrMIzdotcwin3uysG1zqJl0DLM8G:qljhdzdHwinz9slYLM8
- TLSH T18115E030FA75E436C7BF0DB61B36C716546CB9204F611AC3E3A88E9D5A342D22736A17
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Signatures
- Executes dropped EXE 5 IoCs
pid Process 4032 alg.exe 936 elevation_service.exe 2492 elevation_service.exe 2312 maintenanceservice.exe 2952 OSE.EXE - 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 4 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\System32\alg.exe 2026-08-08_667c1c3e66a4f6bdec64efc9345e1851_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_maze_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\system32\AppVClient.exe 2026-08-08_667c1c3e66a4f6bdec64efc9345e1851_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_maze_smoke-loader.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\system32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Roaming\a2707795e05f6396.bin alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\system32\AppVClient.exe alg.exe - Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevated_tracing_service.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath_target_131343\javaw.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\ieinstal.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\IntegratedOffice.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jsadebugd.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\rmid.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\OFFICE16\LICLUA.EXE alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javadoc.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\javaw.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\idlj.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\ktab.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\policytool.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\keytool.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\updater.exe alg.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroTextExtractor.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\rmid.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\wow_helper.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\chrmstp.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javac.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javah.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\javacpl.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath\javaws.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\ExtExport.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\plug_ins\pi_brokers\32BitMAPIBroker.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jp2launcher.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\arh.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javafxpackager.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\unpack200.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath\java.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath\javaw.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\ExtExport.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\appvcleaner.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\OfficeC2RClient.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroBroker.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroLayoutRecognizer\AcroLayoutRecognizer.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\setup.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\ExportRequest.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\servertool.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javaw.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\klist.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\ktab.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\nmhproxy.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jjs.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iediagcmd.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe alg.exe - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-08-08_667c1c3e66a4f6bdec64efc9345e1851_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_maze_smoke-loader.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 4332 2026-08-08_667c1c3e66a4f6bdec64efc9345e1851_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_maze_smoke-loader.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4032 alg.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4032 alg.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-08_667c1c3e66a4f6bdec64efc9345e1851_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_maze_smoke-loader.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-08_667c1c3e66a4f6bdec64efc9345e1851_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:4332
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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
PID:4032
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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
PID:936
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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
PID:2492
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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
PID:2312
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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
PID:2952
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\elevation_service.exe
- Size 2.7MB
- SHA256 fc20870a5e1e998affd515bf73b40a72e8bdf92334f0f5282b66a9c437c17746
- MD5 758f830fc98685262e74569a319d0e44
- SHA1 9d4546132861220ec25aaf18fe4a39a039f89cd3
- SHA512 ba72103b44f0f7d8844143105f4a37d1fce038f3712ed2a52426e8fc7d32efd4890159f9549b20fb8610c7d4fa8e8c884ab46f5b6a9d02cffff4be05420bb4c4
- SSDEEP 49152:Bb+632BuPkFKRrdE6oh7stBhuXjfS4LWxnhdzdHwinz9slYLM8:H3q6gjB0Xwk
- TLSH T1DFD59D03F29900E9E06AD178D7469533E9A2BC890B34B6DF0780B7562E7BEE45B3D711
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\maintenanceservice.exe
- Size 849KB
- SHA256 de9c142dd8d8c72e6bbea000a2456e9b194596c1fa73788171615416aef87513
- MD5 69a7eef132851b2c8ed3fc184ae313d0
- SHA1 9087a6284bd010d4cfd450eea3f97767e73164b2
- SHA512 b997fcefcc023fff55ca2a76da40de1427e24995853b91f48abac26fee9dabaa730d4596258f19ae823ee39938c8fb9b1c042d4232d90a353c29b5da149e48e7
- SSDEEP 24576:rXYfDtczAyrMIzdotcwin3uysG1zqJl0DLM8G:utcldzdHwinz9slYLM8
- TLSH T1E0050128A39508F9ED77823DCDB28A11E67278450764E79B03A48B751F333C95E3EB52
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE
- Size 829KB
- SHA256 086a5155d924c0ac4d31c4a85ae3f36664ec1be18a94127f0ed6f5254ace4464
- MD5 a05d632e89081a790428c6900c6db48b
- SHA1 288c97a1fe8e230d939959c5f4b8918b27769b73
- SHA512 23e10bc887b935833778ff773dd2cfc5b49c792a9a3eb4ba80b31fff0fdabdd09386edd0ce3ce9044f7a1f76c53dcd8530f0933a2dacabfbf93b7326e14558fc
- SSDEEP 24576:VwuROWNrMIzdotcwin3uysG1zqJl0DLM8G:VwGOcdzdHwinz9slYLM8
- TLSH T15705014572A90CF9EAB7823985578636F7F2B8022A20C71F4720C75B6F373516D3AB21
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe
- Size 2.8MB
- SHA256 b78ad34d52e681b3b3e23887189ab08fcbf861c00ac57a6f3333507302040077
- MD5 6608c1af9b51bad33c235c667859a598
- SHA1 aafbc840be080d6d74ee0e3e9ccd6a3c1ee622f7
- SHA512 dfd0f66682cae1c8ed73a2a31b6a854026d56ec72a8afbbfd243dc583ee7e66c46d76b447bf3c4f1bd67b14984260c87bbdcf53632e814798e5508bae874c0f1
- SSDEEP 49152:CB+taZ3usBWOBr4tEGp0bqx0z+n217aau1glDdzdHwinz9slYLM8:wu6JmTxd2dDXwk
- TLSH T194D59D13F1DA01E8D06ED178974A9233E962BC490B34B6EF0A9073562E77EE46B3D711
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Windows\System32\alg.exe
- Size 780KB
- SHA256 25ea903cee91ebba106ba308717e5b0df2c041ea18f3329d1ffb439003d13a3f
- MD5 f2e03ed0ad6722335ae9852ced6021aa
- SHA1 3a6a2fef80ecde2225c1d0a0a68259656ba6a2a7
- SHA512 d2784a59a35d618de127773fe772e4b2c0b9b6506a822226babfa8d8546113be7895783b0340b04714716c4202d9cc012c0c8761e72bb4975311a4acd86dcabc
- SSDEEP 24576:W6DIU1rMIzdotcwin3uysG1zqJl0DLM8G:W6DIadzdHwinz9slYLM8
- TLSH T17405015C636A10F5D1BBD03E86930611E1B1B0658B2217DF4B84C7B99FB3EC9B939E42
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH