Analysis
- max time kernel
148s - max time network
138s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
- submitted
08/08/2026, 04:06
General
- Target 2026-08-08_13b63394fe297c08a5e4f4320de84b24_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_stop.exe
- Size 1.7MB
- Sample260808-en37qss1ct
- SHA256 ae05bfed8b9d1b31445052bb45ed0d5785e0c712d1855cea90b0b51885046e3e
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_13b63394fe297c08a5e4f4320de84b24_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_stop.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-08_13b63394fe297c08a5e4f4320de84b24_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\18539\AdobeARMHelper.exe"C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\18539\AdobeARMHelper.exe" /ArmUpdate /MSI FOLDER:"C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\18539" /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\18539" /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
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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-1-5-21-4046655672-1449839301-2197395821-10002_ Global\UsGthrCtrlFltPipeMssGthrPipe_S-1-5-21-4046655672-1449839301-2197395821-10002 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 2896 2900 936 {7FC3863B-7471-4B10-84E3-A5C2E0330618}2⤵
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
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C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe"C:\Windows\System32\SearchFilterHost.exe" 952 2868 2904 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
MsSense.exe
NisSrv.exe
wmpnetwk.exe
dotnet.exe
ArmReport.ini
ArmReport.ini
ArmReport.ini
AdobeARMHelper.exe
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8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_5809FDAACC125718B26BC11DC8E8116A
C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141
698460A0B6E60F2F602361424D832905_8BB23D43DE574E82F2BEE0DF0EC47EEB
8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_5809FDAACC125718B26BC11DC8E8116A
C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141
AdobeARM.log
ArmUI.ini
Tmp1DB3.tmp
Tmp5606.tmp
TmpB7EE.tmp
TmpB89B.tmp
TmpBFA1.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/560-334-0x00007FF76BDB0000-0x00007FF76C0ED000-memory.dmp
memory/560-465-0x00007FF76BDB0000-0x00007FF76C0ED000-memory.dmp
memory/560-335-0x0000024D9F940000-0x0000024D9F9A6000-memory.dmp
memory/560-333-0x0000024D9F940000-0x0000024D9F9A6000-memory.dmp
memory/908-5-0x0000000002E40000-0x0000000002F4C000-memory.dmp
memory/908-7-0x0000000002F50000-0x0000000002FB9000-memory.dmp
memory/908-0-0x0000000002F50000-0x0000000002FB9000-memory.dmp
memory/908-6-0x0000000002F50000-0x0000000002FB9000-memory.dmp
memory/912-520-0x0000027D8DAA0000-0x0000027D8DCE8000-memory.dmp
memory/912-519-0x0000027D8D710000-0x0000027D8D99B000-memory.dmp
memory/2028-290-0x00007FF6948A0000-0x00007FF694B2A000-memory.dmp
memory/2028-292-0x0000026A94E10000-0x0000026A94E76000-memory.dmp
memory/2028-291-0x0000026A94E10000-0x0000026A94E76000-memory.dmp
memory/2028-328-0x00007FF6948A0000-0x00007FF694B2A000-memory.dmp
memory/2064-130-0x0000025F7D650000-0x0000025F7D6B6000-memory.dmp
memory/2064-129-0x0000025F7D430000-0x0000025F7D52B000-memory.dmp
memory/2064-131-0x0000025F7D650000-0x0000025F7D6B6000-memory.dmp
memory/2388-210-0x0000027EEE820000-0x0000027EEE886000-memory.dmp
memory/2388-209-0x00007FF7D7540000-0x00007FF7D75ED000-memory.dmp
memory/2388-211-0x0000027EEE820000-0x0000027EEE886000-memory.dmp
memory/2388-287-0x00007FF7D7540000-0x00007FF7D75ED000-memory.dmp
memory/2504-140-0x000002596A3E0000-0x000002596A446000-memory.dmp
memory/2504-139-0x000002596A3E0000-0x000002596A446000-memory.dmp
memory/2504-138-0x000002596A1C0000-0x000002596A2BB000-memory.dmp
memory/2604-172-0x0000029E31260000-0x0000029E3135B000-memory.dmp
memory/2604-174-0x0000029E314B0000-0x0000029E31516000-memory.dmp
memory/2604-173-0x0000029E314B0000-0x0000029E31516000-memory.dmp
memory/3240-256-0x00007FF79BCE0000-0x00007FF79BE29000-memory.dmp
memory/3240-182-0x000001E151380000-0x000001E1513E6000-memory.dmp
memory/3240-183-0x000001E151380000-0x000001E1513E6000-memory.dmp
memory/3240-180-0x00007FF79BCE0000-0x00007FF79BE29000-memory.dmp
memory/3256-303-0x00007FF74C2D0000-0x00007FF74C6E6000-memory.dmp
memory/3256-224-0x00007FF74C2D0000-0x00007FF74C6E6000-memory.dmp
memory/3256-219-0x000001F172F50000-0x000001F172FB6000-memory.dmp
memory/3256-306-0x000001F172F50000-0x000001F172FB6000-memory.dmp
memory/3256-308-0x00007FF74C2D0000-0x00007FF74C6E6000-memory.dmp
memory/3256-220-0x000001F172F50000-0x000001F172FB6000-memory.dmp
memory/3260-286-0x00007FF741C80000-0x00007FF741FA0000-memory.dmp
memory/3260-280-0x00007FF741C80000-0x00007FF741FA0000-memory.dmp
memory/3260-278-0x0000015F2C890000-0x0000015F2C8F6000-memory.dmp
memory/3260-284-0x0000015F2C890000-0x0000015F2C8F6000-memory.dmp
memory/3260-279-0x0000015F2C890000-0x0000015F2C8F6000-memory.dmp
memory/4104-135-0x00007FF737F90000-0x00007FF7380B2000-memory.dmp
memory/4104-15-0x00007FF737F90000-0x00007FF7380B2000-memory.dmp
memory/4104-17-0x000001D922540000-0x000001D9225A6000-memory.dmp
memory/4104-16-0x000001D922540000-0x000001D9225A6000-memory.dmp
memory/4104-18-0x000001D922540000-0x000001D9225A6000-memory.dmp
memory/4232-313-0x000002AADEC60000-0x000002AADECC6000-memory.dmp
memory/4232-317-0x00007FF7B2980000-0x00007FF7B2E86000-memory.dmp
memory/4232-312-0x000002AADEC60000-0x000002AADECC6000-memory.dmp
memory/4232-346-0x00007FF7B2980000-0x00007FF7B2E86000-memory.dmp
memory/4324-305-0x00007FF7C3550000-0x00007FF7C3603000-memory.dmp
memory/4324-229-0x00007FF7C3550000-0x00007FF7C3603000-memory.dmp
memory/4324-230-0x0000023C02FD0000-0x0000023C03036000-memory.dmp
memory/4324-231-0x0000023C02FD0000-0x0000023C03036000-memory.dmp
memory/4508-190-0x0000000000940000-0x00000000009A9000-memory.dmp
memory/4508-195-0x0000000000940000-0x00000000009A9000-memory.dmp
memory/4508-189-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AD000-memory.dmp
memory/4508-260-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AD000-memory.dmp
memory/4676-323-0x00000265057A0000-0x0000026505806000-memory.dmp
memory/4676-324-0x00000265057A0000-0x0000026505806000-memory.dmp
memory/4676-352-0x00007FF6A93D0000-0x00007FF6A94FD000-memory.dmp
memory/4676-322-0x00007FF6A93D0000-0x00007FF6A94FD000-memory.dmp
memory/4800-160-0x00007FF65C600000-0x00007FF65C719000-memory.dmp
memory/4800-161-0x00000283ABD70000-0x00000283ABDD6000-memory.dmp
memory/4800-218-0x00007FF65C600000-0x00007FF65C719000-memory.dmp
memory/4800-162-0x00000283ABD70000-0x00000283ABDD6000-memory.dmp
memory/4840-123-0x000002449ACE0000-0x000002449AD46000-memory.dmp
memory/4840-120-0x00007FF7E79E0000-0x00007FF7E7AA8000-memory.dmp
memory/4840-122-0x000002449ACE0000-0x000002449AD46000-memory.dmp
memory/4840-121-0x000002449ACE0000-0x000002449AD46000-memory.dmp
memory/4840-159-0x00007FF7E79E0000-0x00007FF7E7AA8000-memory.dmp
memory/5152-332-0x00007FF7A6420000-0x00007FF7A68F0000-memory.dmp
memory/5152-298-0x00000262911E0000-0x0000026291246000-memory.dmp
memory/5152-299-0x00000262911E0000-0x0000026291246000-memory.dmp
memory/5152-304-0x00007FF7A6420000-0x00007FF7A68F0000-memory.dmp
memory/5284-271-0x000001E5B1D90000-0x000001E5B1DF6000-memory.dmp
memory/5284-270-0x000001E5B1D90000-0x000001E5B1DF6000-memory.dmp
memory/5284-269-0x00007FF6B91E0000-0x00007FF6B9374000-memory.dmp
memory/5284-318-0x00007FF6B91E0000-0x00007FF6B9374000-memory.dmp
memory/5688-112-0x000001B013B00000-0x000001B013B66000-memory.dmp
memory/5688-113-0x000001B013B00000-0x000001B013B66000-memory.dmp
memory/5688-114-0x000001B013B00000-0x000001B013B66000-memory.dmp
memory/5688-111-0x00007FF7E79E0000-0x00007FF7E7AA8000-memory.dmp
memory/5688-144-0x00007FF7E79E0000-0x00007FF7E7AA8000-memory.dmp
memory/5712-149-0x000001DDF5370000-0x000001DDF53D6000-memory.dmp
memory/5712-148-0x000001DDF5370000-0x000001DDF53D6000-memory.dmp
memory/5712-156-0x00007FF7A8F00000-0x00007FF7A9067000-memory.dmp
memory/5712-155-0x000001DDF5370000-0x000001DDF53D6000-memory.dmp
memory/5712-147-0x00007FF7A8F00000-0x00007FF7A9067000-memory.dmp
memory/5760-311-0x00007FF6424D0000-0x00007FF642772000-memory.dmp
memory/5760-261-0x000001A869950000-0x000001A8699B6000-memory.dmp
memory/5760-266-0x00007FF6424D0000-0x00007FF642772000-memory.dmp
memory/5760-262-0x000001A869950000-0x000001A8699B6000-memory.dmp
memory/5932-462-0x0000023035380000-0x00000230353E6000-memory.dmp
memory/5932-201-0x0000023035380000-0x00000230353E6000-memory.dmp
memory/5932-277-0x00007FF621650000-0x00007FF621D93000-memory.dmp
memory/5932-202-0x00007FF621650000-0x00007FF621D93000-memory.dmp
memory/5932-464-0x00007FF621650000-0x00007FF621D93000-memory.dmp
memory/5932-203-0x0000023035380000-0x00000230353E6000-memory.dmp