Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
151s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
- submitted
08/08/2026, 02:50
General
- Target 2026-08-08_ba5c72c18fa87fcc09106dd8cd3d6f08_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_stop.exe
- Size 1.7MB
- Sample260808-dbpm5syekf
- SHA256 3909ab880171d91116c5af595e915742c984af1abf5f5da57a8a459218adda86
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_ba5c72c18fa87fcc09106dd8cd3d6f08_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_stop.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-08_ba5c72c18fa87fcc09106dd8cd3d6f08_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\3729\AdobeARMHelper.exe"C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\3729\AdobeARMHelper.exe" /ArmUpdate /MSI FOLDER:"C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\3729" /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\3729" /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-1-5-21-3797332335-34111092-3597280141-10002_ Global\UsGthrCtrlFltPipeMssGthrPipe_S-1-5-21-3797332335-34111092-3597280141-10002 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 2848 2840 936 {7FC3863B-7471-4B10-84E3-A5C2E0330618}2⤵
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C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe"C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe" 952 2916 2912 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
MsSense.exe
NisSrv.exe
wmpnetwk.exe
dotnet.exe
ArmReport.ini
ArmReport.ini
ArmReport.ini
AdobeARMHelper.exe
698460A0B6E60F2F602361424D832905_8BB23D43DE574E82F2BEE0DF0EC47EEB
8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_54359052731E413C60F1C59EABAD4E05
8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_5809FDAACC125718B26BC11DC8E8116A
C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141
698460A0B6E60F2F602361424D832905_8BB23D43DE574E82F2BEE0DF0EC47EEB
8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_54359052731E413C60F1C59EABAD4E05
8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_5809FDAACC125718B26BC11DC8E8116A
C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141
AdobeARM.log
ArmUI.ini
Tmp2A8E.tmp
Tmp2B6A.tmp
Tmp3260.tmp
Tmp62EA.tmp
TmpBF2F.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/360-172-0x0000025935A50000-0x0000025935B4B000-memory.dmp
memory/360-173-0x0000025935C20000-0x0000025935C86000-memory.dmp
memory/360-174-0x0000025935C20000-0x0000025935C86000-memory.dmp
memory/1480-114-0x000001DB54F20000-0x000001DB54F86000-memory.dmp
memory/1480-111-0x00007FF62DD90000-0x00007FF62DE58000-memory.dmp
memory/1480-138-0x00007FF62DD90000-0x00007FF62DE58000-memory.dmp
memory/1480-113-0x000001DB54F20000-0x000001DB54F86000-memory.dmp
memory/1480-112-0x000001DB54F20000-0x000001DB54F86000-memory.dmp
memory/1652-351-0x00000228C9640000-0x00000228C96A6000-memory.dmp
memory/1652-202-0x00000228C9640000-0x00000228C96A6000-memory.dmp
memory/1652-248-0x00007FF62A5F0000-0x00007FF62AD33000-memory.dmp
memory/1652-353-0x00007FF62A5F0000-0x00007FF62AD33000-memory.dmp
memory/1652-201-0x00000228C9640000-0x00000228C96A6000-memory.dmp
memory/1652-203-0x00007FF62A5F0000-0x00007FF62AD33000-memory.dmp
memory/1840-297-0x00007FF680C70000-0x00007FF681086000-memory.dmp
memory/1840-221-0x000001CB33B20000-0x000001CB33B86000-memory.dmp
memory/1840-220-0x000001CB33B20000-0x000001CB33B86000-memory.dmp
memory/1840-275-0x00007FF680C70000-0x00007FF681086000-memory.dmp
memory/1840-219-0x00007FF680C70000-0x00007FF681086000-memory.dmp
memory/1840-294-0x000001CB33B20000-0x000001CB33B86000-memory.dmp
memory/2124-251-0x00007FF7F0E70000-0x00007FF7F1004000-memory.dmp
memory/2124-249-0x000001878B6B0000-0x000001878B716000-memory.dmp
memory/2124-296-0x00007FF7F0E70000-0x00007FF7F1004000-memory.dmp
memory/2124-250-0x000001878B6B0000-0x000001878B716000-memory.dmp
memory/2140-302-0x0000019F57C90000-0x0000019F57CF6000-memory.dmp
memory/2140-303-0x0000019F57C90000-0x0000019F57CF6000-memory.dmp
memory/2140-301-0x00007FF6B2ED0000-0x00007FF6B2FFE000-memory.dmp
memory/2140-349-0x00007FF6B2ED0000-0x00007FF6B2FFE000-memory.dmp
memory/2284-350-0x00007FF79F6E0000-0x00007FF79FA1E000-memory.dmp
memory/2284-313-0x0000019050770000-0x00000190507D6000-memory.dmp
memory/2284-312-0x00007FF79F6E0000-0x00007FF79FA1E000-memory.dmp
memory/2284-310-0x0000019050770000-0x00000190507D6000-memory.dmp
memory/2340-237-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AD000-memory.dmp
memory/2340-195-0x0000000000970000-0x00000000009D9000-memory.dmp
memory/2340-189-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AD000-memory.dmp
memory/2340-190-0x0000000000970000-0x00000000009D9000-memory.dmp
memory/2404-139-0x000001D291000000-0x000001D2910FB000-memory.dmp
memory/2404-140-0x000001D291220000-0x000001D291286000-memory.dmp
memory/2404-141-0x000001D291220000-0x000001D291286000-memory.dmp
memory/2436-343-0x00007FF77A250000-0x00007FF77A720000-memory.dmp
memory/2436-281-0x00000242F2D50000-0x00000242F2DB6000-memory.dmp
memory/2436-280-0x00000242F2D50000-0x00000242F2DB6000-memory.dmp
memory/2436-279-0x00007FF77A250000-0x00007FF77A720000-memory.dmp
memory/2500-232-0x00000199DBF10000-0x00000199DBF76000-memory.dmp
memory/2500-230-0x00007FF73AD10000-0x00007FF73ADC3000-memory.dmp
memory/2500-278-0x00007FF73AD10000-0x00007FF73ADC3000-memory.dmp
memory/2500-231-0x00000199DBF10000-0x00000199DBF76000-memory.dmp
memory/3368-16-0x000001BBA90D0000-0x000001BBA9136000-memory.dmp
memory/3368-135-0x00007FF7E0010000-0x00007FF7E0132000-memory.dmp
memory/3368-18-0x000001BBA90D0000-0x000001BBA9136000-memory.dmp
memory/3368-15-0x00007FF7E0010000-0x00007FF7E0132000-memory.dmp
memory/3368-17-0x000001BBA90D0000-0x000001BBA9136000-memory.dmp
memory/3428-5-0x00000000033B0000-0x00000000034BC000-memory.dmp
memory/3428-7-0x0000000001B10000-0x0000000001B79000-memory.dmp
memory/3428-6-0x0000000001B10000-0x0000000001B79000-memory.dmp
memory/3428-0-0x0000000001B10000-0x0000000001B79000-memory.dmp
memory/3516-160-0x00007FF72E050000-0x00007FF72E169000-memory.dmp
memory/3516-218-0x00007FF72E050000-0x00007FF72E169000-memory.dmp
memory/3516-161-0x000002273DB10000-0x000002273DB76000-memory.dmp
memory/3516-162-0x000002273DB10000-0x000002273DB76000-memory.dmp
memory/4212-270-0x000001B629570000-0x000001B6295D6000-memory.dmp
memory/4212-269-0x00007FF6DF360000-0x00007FF6DF5EA000-memory.dmp
memory/4212-311-0x00007FF6DF360000-0x00007FF6DF5EA000-memory.dmp
memory/4212-271-0x000001B629570000-0x000001B6295D6000-memory.dmp
memory/4468-122-0x000001B520690000-0x000001B5206F6000-memory.dmp
memory/4468-120-0x00007FF62DD90000-0x00007FF62DE58000-memory.dmp
memory/4468-123-0x000001B520690000-0x000001B5206F6000-memory.dmp
memory/4468-121-0x000001B520690000-0x000001B5206F6000-memory.dmp
memory/4468-159-0x00007FF62DD90000-0x00007FF62DE58000-memory.dmp
memory/4788-259-0x000001CA6F970000-0x000001CA6F9D6000-memory.dmp
memory/4788-258-0x00007FF65C620000-0x00007FF65C940000-memory.dmp
memory/4788-260-0x000001CA6F970000-0x000001CA6F9D6000-memory.dmp
memory/4788-264-0x000001CA6F970000-0x000001CA6F9D6000-memory.dmp
memory/4788-266-0x00007FF65C620000-0x00007FF65C940000-memory.dmp
memory/5144-183-0x0000026AAE2D0000-0x0000026AAE336000-memory.dmp
memory/5144-180-0x00007FF6EF0C0000-0x00007FF6EF209000-memory.dmp
memory/5144-229-0x00007FF6EF0C0000-0x00007FF6EF209000-memory.dmp
memory/5144-182-0x0000026AAE2D0000-0x0000026AAE336000-memory.dmp
memory/5192-211-0x0000020214EF0000-0x0000020214F56000-memory.dmp
memory/5192-209-0x00007FF7A0600000-0x00007FF7A06AD000-memory.dmp
memory/5192-257-0x00007FF7A0600000-0x00007FF7A06AD000-memory.dmp
memory/5192-210-0x0000020214EF0000-0x0000020214F56000-memory.dmp
memory/5288-148-0x0000025B1A980000-0x0000025B1A9E6000-memory.dmp
memory/5288-156-0x00007FF733ED0000-0x00007FF734037000-memory.dmp
memory/5288-149-0x0000025B1A980000-0x0000025B1A9E6000-memory.dmp
memory/5288-154-0x0000025B1A980000-0x0000025B1A9E6000-memory.dmp
memory/5288-147-0x00007FF733ED0000-0x00007FF734037000-memory.dmp
memory/5380-129-0x0000019DECE90000-0x0000019DECF8B000-memory.dmp
memory/5380-131-0x0000019DED0C0000-0x0000019DED126000-memory.dmp
memory/5380-130-0x0000019DED0C0000-0x0000019DED126000-memory.dmp
memory/6052-241-0x0000026E0F510000-0x0000026E0F576000-memory.dmp
memory/6052-239-0x00007FF7CAC90000-0x00007FF7CAF32000-memory.dmp
memory/6052-242-0x0000026E0F510000-0x0000026E0F576000-memory.dmp
memory/6052-287-0x00007FF7CAC90000-0x00007FF7CAF32000-memory.dmp
memory/6076-346-0x00007FF601CE0000-0x00007FF6021E6000-memory.dmp
memory/6076-290-0x0000021252740000-0x00000212527A6000-memory.dmp
memory/6076-288-0x00007FF601CE0000-0x00007FF6021E6000-memory.dmp
memory/6076-289-0x0000021252740000-0x00000212527A6000-memory.dmp