Analysis
- max time kernel
148s - max time network
143s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
- submitted
08/08/2026, 03:49
General
- Target 2026-08-08_35d2683d5c31924bcaa5629294b7895c_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_stop.exe
- Size 1.8MB
- Sample260808-edj14sbe93
- SHA256 dfe0a08fd7a41204ab781057031d1dd45014959e5da1e903a1f2744a625a5078
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 24 IoCs
- Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
- Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs
- Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- 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 64 IoCs
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 30 IoCs
- Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 2 IoCs
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 28 IoCs
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 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_35d2683d5c31924bcaa5629294b7895c_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_stop.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-08_35d2683d5c31924bcaa5629294b7895c_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_stop.exe"1⤵
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- 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
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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
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\System32\SearchProtocolHost.exe"C:\Windows\System32\SearchProtocolHost.exe" Global\UsGthrFltPipeMssGthrPipe_S-1-5-21-552508041-2681165170-3229858294-10001_ Global\UsGthrCtrlFltPipeMssGthrPipe_S-1-5-21-552508041-2681165170-3229858294-10001 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\SearchProtocolHost.exe"C:\Windows\System32\SearchProtocolHost.exe" Global\UsGthrFltPipeMssGthrPipe2_ Global\UsGthrCtrlFltPipeMssGthrPipe2 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\SearchFilterHost.exe"C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe" 952 2916 2956 936 {06DC0F6A-A3E7-4365-A8E8-F674FE2E6361}2⤵
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
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C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe"C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe" 952 2952 2972 936 {7FC3863B-7471-4B10-84E3-A5C2E0330618}2⤵
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
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C:\Windows\System32\SearchProtocolHost.exe"C:\Windows\System32\SearchProtocolHost.exe" Global\UsGthrFltPipeMssGthrPipe3_ Global\UsGthrCtrlFltPipeMssGthrPipe3 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\SearchFilterHost.exe"C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe" 952 2916 2956 936 {06DC0F6A-A3E7-4365-A8E8-F674FE2E6361}2⤵
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C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe"C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe" 952 2952 2972 936 {7FC3863B-7471-4B10-84E3-A5C2E0330618}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
OSE.EXE
elevation_service.exe
ArmUI.ini
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/1060-173-0x0000023049530000-0x0000023049596000-memory.dmp
memory/1060-172-0x0000023049530000-0x0000023049596000-memory.dmp
memory/1060-171-0x00000230492A0000-0x00000230493C0000-memory.dmp
memory/1688-335-0x00007FF72D430000-0x00007FF72D76E000-memory.dmp
memory/1688-305-0x0000024322990000-0x00000243229F6000-memory.dmp
memory/1688-308-0x0000024322990000-0x00000243229F6000-memory.dmp
memory/1688-307-0x00007FF72D430000-0x00007FF72D76E000-memory.dmp
memory/1804-287-0x0000022552B10000-0x0000022552B76000-memory.dmp
memory/1804-331-0x00007FF7C67F0000-0x00007FF7C6CF6000-memory.dmp
memory/1804-285-0x00007FF7C67F0000-0x00007FF7C6CF6000-memory.dmp
memory/1804-286-0x0000022552B10000-0x0000022552B76000-memory.dmp
memory/1868-231-0x0000014861C90000-0x0000014861CF6000-memory.dmp
memory/1868-229-0x00007FF6F44D0000-0x00007FF6F4583000-memory.dmp
memory/1868-302-0x00007FF6F44D0000-0x00007FF6F4583000-memory.dmp
memory/1868-230-0x0000014861C90000-0x0000014861CF6000-memory.dmp
memory/2212-114-0x000002124A710000-0x000002124A776000-memory.dmp
memory/2212-112-0x000002124A710000-0x000002124A776000-memory.dmp
memory/2212-111-0x00007FF772820000-0x00007FF7728E8000-memory.dmp
memory/2212-113-0x000002124A710000-0x000002124A776000-memory.dmp
memory/2212-146-0x00007FF772820000-0x00007FF7728E8000-memory.dmp
memory/2680-131-0x0000015C58B80000-0x0000015C58BE6000-memory.dmp
memory/2680-129-0x0000015C58920000-0x0000015C58A40000-memory.dmp
memory/2680-130-0x0000015C58B80000-0x0000015C58BE6000-memory.dmp
memory/3132-248-0x00007FF77D300000-0x00007FF77D494000-memory.dmp
memory/3132-249-0x000001B204B30000-0x000001B204B96000-memory.dmp
memory/3132-250-0x000001B204B30000-0x000001B204B96000-memory.dmp
memory/3132-320-0x00007FF77D300000-0x00007FF77D494000-memory.dmp
memory/3184-209-0x00007FF7AE220000-0x00007FF7AE2CD000-memory.dmp
memory/3184-282-0x00007FF7AE220000-0x00007FF7AE2CD000-memory.dmp
memory/3184-211-0x0000020FF4830000-0x0000020FF4896000-memory.dmp
memory/3184-210-0x0000020FF4830000-0x0000020FF4896000-memory.dmp
memory/3372-135-0x00007FF607960000-0x00007FF607A82000-memory.dmp
memory/3372-17-0x000002150E290000-0x000002150E2F6000-memory.dmp
memory/3372-18-0x000002150E290000-0x000002150E2F6000-memory.dmp
memory/3372-15-0x00007FF607960000-0x00007FF607A82000-memory.dmp
memory/3372-16-0x000002150E290000-0x000002150E2F6000-memory.dmp
memory/3432-345-0x00000248943C0000-0x00000248944F1000-memory.dmp
memory/3452-6-0x0000000002BF0000-0x0000000002C59000-memory.dmp
memory/3452-0-0x0000000002BF0000-0x0000000002C59000-memory.dmp
memory/3452-7-0x0000000002BF0000-0x0000000002C59000-memory.dmp
memory/3452-5-0x0000000002A60000-0x0000000002BE7000-memory.dmp
memory/4308-281-0x00007FF60A920000-0x00007FF60ADF0000-memory.dmp
memory/4308-275-0x0000020369BA0000-0x0000020369C06000-memory.dmp
memory/4308-330-0x00007FF60A920000-0x00007FF60ADF0000-memory.dmp
memory/4308-276-0x0000020369BA0000-0x0000020369C06000-memory.dmp
memory/4344-218-0x00007FF707890000-0x00007FF7079A9000-memory.dmp
memory/4344-159-0x00007FF707890000-0x00007FF7079A9000-memory.dmp
memory/4344-160-0x0000020949530000-0x0000020949596000-memory.dmp
memory/4344-161-0x0000020949530000-0x0000020949596000-memory.dmp
memory/4428-177-0x00007FF772820000-0x00007FF7728E8000-memory.dmp
memory/4428-120-0x00007FF772820000-0x00007FF7728E8000-memory.dmp
memory/4428-121-0x0000015BA21E0000-0x0000015BA2246000-memory.dmp
memory/4428-122-0x0000015BA21E0000-0x0000015BA2246000-memory.dmp
memory/4428-123-0x0000015BA21E0000-0x0000015BA2246000-memory.dmp
memory/4696-258-0x000002592D620000-0x000002592D686000-memory.dmp
memory/4696-264-0x00007FF7F9680000-0x00007FF7F99A0000-memory.dmp
memory/4696-262-0x000002592D620000-0x000002592D686000-memory.dmp
memory/4696-256-0x00007FF7F9680000-0x00007FF7F99A0000-memory.dmp
memory/4696-257-0x000002592D620000-0x000002592D686000-memory.dmp
memory/4876-239-0x00007FF75DDE0000-0x00007FF75E083000-memory.dmp
memory/4876-240-0x0000015944A60000-0x0000015944AC6000-memory.dmp
memory/4876-241-0x0000015944A60000-0x0000015944AC6000-memory.dmp
memory/4876-306-0x00007FF75DDE0000-0x00007FF75E083000-memory.dmp
memory/4912-140-0x000001D3FE670000-0x000001D3FE6D6000-memory.dmp
memory/4912-138-0x000001D3FE430000-0x000001D3FE550000-memory.dmp
memory/4912-139-0x000001D3FE670000-0x000001D3FE6D6000-memory.dmp
memory/5164-237-0x00007FF73D050000-0x00007FF73D199000-memory.dmp
memory/5164-182-0x000001796C7F0000-0x000001796C856000-memory.dmp
memory/5164-183-0x000001796C7F0000-0x000001796C856000-memory.dmp
memory/5164-180-0x00007FF73D050000-0x00007FF73D199000-memory.dmp
memory/5200-322-0x00000197D9DB0000-0x00000197D9E16000-memory.dmp
memory/5200-294-0x00007FF6CC400000-0x00007FF6CC816000-memory.dmp
memory/5200-220-0x00000197D9DB0000-0x00000197D9E16000-memory.dmp
memory/5200-324-0x00007FF6CC400000-0x00007FF6CC816000-memory.dmp
memory/5200-219-0x00007FF6CC400000-0x00007FF6CC816000-memory.dmp
memory/5200-221-0x00000197D9DB0000-0x00000197D9E16000-memory.dmp
memory/5364-268-0x00000284DD8F0000-0x00000284DD956000-memory.dmp
memory/5364-269-0x00000284DD8F0000-0x00000284DD956000-memory.dmp
memory/5364-327-0x00007FF6FEB70000-0x00007FF6FEDFA000-memory.dmp
memory/5364-267-0x00007FF6FEB70000-0x00007FF6FEDFA000-memory.dmp
memory/5908-156-0x00007FF7A97A0000-0x00007FF7A9908000-memory.dmp
memory/5908-154-0x000001ECE8610000-0x000001ECE8676000-memory.dmp
memory/5908-149-0x000001ECE8610000-0x000001ECE8676000-memory.dmp
memory/5908-148-0x000001ECE8610000-0x000001ECE8676000-memory.dmp
memory/5908-147-0x00007FF7A97A0000-0x00007FF7A9908000-memory.dmp
memory/5976-189-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AE000-memory.dmp
memory/5976-190-0x00000000009D0000-0x0000000000A39000-memory.dmp
memory/5976-195-0x00000000009D0000-0x0000000000A39000-memory.dmp
memory/5976-247-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AE000-memory.dmp
memory/6036-296-0x000001F6F2230000-0x000001F6F2296000-memory.dmp
memory/6036-297-0x000001F6F2230000-0x000001F6F2296000-memory.dmp
memory/6036-295-0x00007FF7E3870000-0x00007FF7E399E000-memory.dmp
memory/6036-334-0x00007FF7E3870000-0x00007FF7E399E000-memory.dmp
memory/6140-202-0x0000020D00FE0000-0x0000020D01046000-memory.dmp
memory/6140-280-0x00007FF607AD0000-0x00007FF608213000-memory.dmp
memory/6140-341-0x0000020D00FE0000-0x0000020D01046000-memory.dmp
memory/6140-342-0x00007FF607AD0000-0x00007FF608213000-memory.dmp
memory/6140-203-0x0000020D00FE0000-0x0000020D01046000-memory.dmp
memory/6140-201-0x00007FF607AD0000-0x00007FF608213000-memory.dmp