Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
153s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
- submitted
08/08/2026, 04:10
General
- Target 2026-08-08_0b528c7657cef9b0f0f5ce6c07e42e40_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_stop.exe
- Size 1.7MB
- Sample260808-erecsas1ht
- SHA256 00164eb7970b043eeb70de3335e91e592b771fd1c88db934c14c02f950fcff41
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_0b528c7657cef9b0f0f5ce6c07e42e40_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_stop.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-08_0b528c7657cef9b0f0f5ce6c07e42e40_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\19345\AdobeARMHelper.exe"C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\19345\AdobeARMHelper.exe" /ArmUpdate /MSI FOLDER:"C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\19345" /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\19345" /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-1-5-21-1738198120-2966725515-3980530802-10002_ Global\UsGthrCtrlFltPipeMssGthrPipe_S-1-5-21-1738198120-2966725515-3980530802-10002 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" 956 3056 3064 940 {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" 956 3012 3024 940 {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
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
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
Tmp5A1.tmp
Tmp5B39.tmp
Tmp67C.tmp
Tmp85E0.tmp
TmpE0F.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/1156-284-0x0000029A906E0000-0x0000029A90746000-memory.dmp
memory/1156-285-0x0000029A906E0000-0x0000029A90746000-memory.dmp
memory/1156-341-0x00007FF7A70D0000-0x00007FF7A735A000-memory.dmp
memory/1156-283-0x00007FF7A70D0000-0x00007FF7A735A000-memory.dmp
memory/1792-324-0x00007FF622A20000-0x00007FF622D5E000-memory.dmp
memory/1792-349-0x00007FF622A20000-0x00007FF622D5E000-memory.dmp
memory/1792-326-0x0000020AE2F90000-0x0000020AE2FF6000-memory.dmp
memory/1792-325-0x0000020AE2F90000-0x0000020AE2FF6000-memory.dmp
memory/2036-137-0x0000027BA2000000-0x0000027BA20FB000-memory.dmp
memory/2036-139-0x0000027BA2220000-0x0000027BA2286000-memory.dmp
memory/2036-138-0x0000027BA2220000-0x0000027BA2286000-memory.dmp
memory/2300-159-0x00007FF7B1040000-0x00007FF7B1159000-memory.dmp
memory/2300-160-0x000002617AAE0000-0x000002617AB46000-memory.dmp
memory/2300-161-0x000002617AAE0000-0x000002617AB46000-memory.dmp
memory/2300-246-0x00007FF7B1040000-0x00007FF7B1159000-memory.dmp
memory/2872-110-0x00007FF71E1E0000-0x00007FF71E2A8000-memory.dmp
memory/2872-111-0x00000291F1F70000-0x00000291F1FD6000-memory.dmp
memory/2872-113-0x00000291F1F70000-0x00000291F1FD6000-memory.dmp
memory/2872-112-0x00000291F1F70000-0x00000291F1FD6000-memory.dmp
memory/2872-143-0x00007FF71E1E0000-0x00007FF71E2A8000-memory.dmp
memory/3224-172-0x0000027D16260000-0x0000027D162C6000-memory.dmp
memory/3224-173-0x0000027D16260000-0x0000027D162C6000-memory.dmp
memory/3224-171-0x0000027D15FF0000-0x0000027D160EB000-memory.dmp
memory/3236-182-0x000001D40AA00000-0x000001D40AA66000-memory.dmp
memory/3236-258-0x00007FF724EE0000-0x00007FF725029000-memory.dmp
memory/3236-181-0x000001D40AA00000-0x000001D40AA66000-memory.dmp
memory/3236-179-0x00007FF724EE0000-0x00007FF725029000-memory.dmp
memory/3244-302-0x00007FF6C2AE0000-0x00007FF6C2FE6000-memory.dmp
memory/3244-345-0x00007FF6C2AE0000-0x00007FF6C2FE6000-memory.dmp
memory/3244-304-0x000001EF8AA70000-0x000001EF8AAD6000-memory.dmp
memory/3244-303-0x000001EF8AA70000-0x000001EF8AAD6000-memory.dmp
memory/3468-146-0x00007FF632A70000-0x00007FF632BD7000-memory.dmp
memory/3468-148-0x000002A5F3D60000-0x000002A5F3DC6000-memory.dmp
memory/3468-147-0x000002A5F3D60000-0x000002A5F3DC6000-memory.dmp
memory/3468-153-0x000002A5F3D60000-0x000002A5F3DC6000-memory.dmp
memory/3468-155-0x00007FF632A70000-0x00007FF632BD7000-memory.dmp
memory/3704-314-0x00007FF79C010000-0x00007FF79C13E000-memory.dmp
memory/3704-348-0x00007FF79C010000-0x00007FF79C13E000-memory.dmp
memory/3704-315-0x0000029E4F3A0000-0x0000029E4F406000-memory.dmp
memory/3704-316-0x0000029E4F3A0000-0x0000029E4F406000-memory.dmp
memory/4088-292-0x00000218FAD70000-0x00000218FADD6000-memory.dmp
memory/4088-293-0x00007FF6041F0000-0x00007FF6046C0000-memory.dmp
memory/4088-294-0x00000218FAD70000-0x00000218FADD6000-memory.dmp
memory/4088-344-0x00007FF6041F0000-0x00007FF6046C0000-memory.dmp
memory/4560-256-0x0000019EE76F0000-0x0000019EE7756000-memory.dmp
memory/4560-255-0x00007FF788B00000-0x00007FF788DA2000-memory.dmp
memory/4560-301-0x00007FF788B00000-0x00007FF788DA2000-memory.dmp
memory/4564-281-0x00007FF6CAA90000-0x00007FF6CAB3D000-memory.dmp
memory/4564-210-0x000002C4D3230000-0x000002C4D3296000-memory.dmp
memory/4564-208-0x00007FF6CAA90000-0x00007FF6CAB3D000-memory.dmp
memory/4564-209-0x000002C4D3230000-0x000002C4D3296000-memory.dmp
memory/4652-273-0x000001E582A40000-0x000001E582AA6000-memory.dmp
memory/4652-272-0x000001E582A40000-0x000001E582AA6000-memory.dmp
memory/4652-279-0x00007FF6A16A0000-0x00007FF6A19C0000-memory.dmp
memory/4652-271-0x00007FF6A16A0000-0x00007FF6A19C0000-memory.dmp
memory/4652-277-0x000001E582A40000-0x000001E582AA6000-memory.dmp
memory/4720-158-0x00007FF71E1E0000-0x00007FF71E2A8000-memory.dmp
memory/4720-119-0x00007FF71E1E0000-0x00007FF71E2A8000-memory.dmp
memory/4720-120-0x0000022B715D0000-0x0000022B71636000-memory.dmp
memory/4720-121-0x0000022B715D0000-0x0000022B71636000-memory.dmp
memory/4720-122-0x0000022B715D0000-0x0000022B71636000-memory.dmp
memory/4908-16-0x0000026FB0580000-0x0000026FB05E6000-memory.dmp
memory/4908-15-0x0000026FB0580000-0x0000026FB05E6000-memory.dmp
memory/4908-134-0x00007FF71AEB0000-0x00007FF71AFD2000-memory.dmp
memory/4908-14-0x00007FF71AEB0000-0x00007FF71AFD2000-memory.dmp
memory/4908-17-0x0000026FB0580000-0x0000026FB05E6000-memory.dmp
memory/4920-248-0x00000232513F0000-0x0000023251456000-memory.dmp
memory/4920-249-0x00000232513F0000-0x0000023251456000-memory.dmp
memory/4920-298-0x00007FF7A3560000-0x00007FF7A3613000-memory.dmp
memory/4920-247-0x00007FF7A3560000-0x00007FF7A3613000-memory.dmp
memory/4964-352-0x00007FF74EF00000-0x00007FF74F643000-memory.dmp
memory/4964-200-0x00007FF74EF00000-0x00007FF74F643000-memory.dmp
memory/4964-350-0x000001E1E2C90000-0x000001E1E2CF6000-memory.dmp
memory/4964-201-0x000001E1E2C90000-0x000001E1E2CF6000-memory.dmp
memory/4964-202-0x000001E1E2C90000-0x000001E1E2CF6000-memory.dmp
memory/4964-270-0x00007FF74EF00000-0x00007FF74F643000-memory.dmp
memory/4996-129-0x0000022CDA590000-0x0000022CDA5F6000-memory.dmp
memory/4996-128-0x0000022CDA3B0000-0x0000022CDA4AB000-memory.dmp
memory/4996-130-0x0000022CDA590000-0x0000022CDA5F6000-memory.dmp
memory/5004-264-0x0000025957030000-0x0000025957096000-memory.dmp
memory/5004-263-0x0000025957030000-0x0000025957096000-memory.dmp
memory/5004-262-0x00007FF7F9CD0000-0x00007FF7F9E64000-memory.dmp
memory/5004-323-0x00007FF7F9CD0000-0x00007FF7F9E64000-memory.dmp
memory/5644-0-0x0000000002B60000-0x0000000002C6C000-memory.dmp
memory/5644-1-0x0000000001300000-0x0000000001369000-memory.dmp
memory/5644-6-0x0000000001300000-0x0000000001369000-memory.dmp
memory/5660-309-0x000001DA1B690000-0x000001DA1B6F6000-memory.dmp
memory/5660-291-0x00007FF624380000-0x00007FF624796000-memory.dmp
memory/5660-310-0x00007FF624380000-0x00007FF624796000-memory.dmp
memory/5660-238-0x000001DA1B690000-0x000001DA1B6F6000-memory.dmp
memory/5660-237-0x000001DA1B690000-0x000001DA1B6F6000-memory.dmp
memory/5660-236-0x00007FF624380000-0x00007FF624796000-memory.dmp
memory/5708-517-0x0000022D9CA60000-0x0000022D9CCA8000-memory.dmp
memory/5708-518-0x0000022D9D040000-0x0000022D9D1C3000-memory.dmp
memory/6028-194-0x00000000009B0000-0x0000000000A19000-memory.dmp
memory/6028-190-0x00000000009B0000-0x0000000000A19000-memory.dmp
memory/6028-188-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AD000-memory.dmp
memory/6028-259-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AD000-memory.dmp