Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
150s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260513-en - resource tags
- submitted
09/08/2026, 18:20
General
- Target 2026-08-09_a629c38afc295662d470fa09215bd905_darkgate_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe
- Size 8.9MB
- Sample260809-wysmestcmf
- SHA256 5e38d8af611ef43a8fb4c8e8e5e54bbd5cddfe0087b70a78eb83c216ca39412e
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.
- Drops file in System32 directory 38 IoCs
- Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
- Drops file in Windows directory 4 IoCs
- Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- 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.
- Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 64 IoCs
SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
- Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 64 IoCs
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 20 IoCs
- Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 2 IoCs
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 40 IoCs
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 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\2026-08-09_a629c38afc295662d470fa09215bd905_darkgate_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-09_a629c38afc295662d470fa09215bd905_darkgate_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stop.exe"1⤵
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- 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
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C:\Windows\system32\DiagSvcs\DiagnosticsHub.StandardCollector.Service.exeC:\Windows\system32\DiagSvcs\DiagnosticsHub.StandardCollector.Service.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exeC:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService -p -s TapiSrv1⤵
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C:\Windows\system32\fxssvc.exeC:\Windows\system32\fxssvc.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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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
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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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\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
- 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\spectrum.exeC:\Windows\system32\spectrum.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Checks SCSI registry key(s)
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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\svchost.exeC:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalService -p -s SharedRealitySvc1⤵
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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
- 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\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\SearchFilterHost.exe"C:\Windows\system32\SearchFilterHost.exe" 0 800 804 812 8192 808 7842⤵
- 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
extcheck.exe
idlj.exe
jabswitch.exe
jar.exe
jarsigner.exe
java-rmi.exe
java.exe
javac.exe
javadoc.exe
javafxpackager.exe
javah.exe
javap.exe
javapackager.exe
javaw.exe
wmpnetwk.exe
dotnet.exe
UIU_INSTALL64.2026-08-09_a629c38afc295662d470fa09215bd905_darkgate_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_stopexe.LOG
perfhost.exe
AgentService.exe
DiagnosticsHub.StandardCollector.Service.exe
FXSSVC.exe
Locator.exe
ssh-agent.exe
PerceptionSimulationService.exe
SearchIndexer.exe
SensorDataService.exe
Spectrum.exe
TieringEngineService.exe
VSSVC.exe
alg.exe
msdtc.exe
snmptrap.exe
vds.exe
WmiApSrv.exe
wbengine.exe
AppVClient.exe
SgrmBroker.exe
msiexec.exe
memory/524-17-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140154000-memory.dmp
memory/524-24-0x00000000006C0000-0x0000000000720000-memory.dmp
memory/524-18-0x00000000006C0000-0x0000000000720000-memory.dmp
memory/524-622-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140154000-memory.dmp
memory/1564-1027-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014018D000-memory.dmp
memory/1564-658-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014018D000-memory.dmp
memory/1656-654-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001402D4000-memory.dmp
memory/1656-49-0x0000000000890000-0x00000000008F0000-memory.dmp
memory/1656-51-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001402D4000-memory.dmp
memory/1656-43-0x0000000000890000-0x00000000008F0000-memory.dmp
memory/2816-1065-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140171000-memory.dmp
memory/2816-678-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140171000-memory.dmp
memory/3480-688-0x0000000001780000-0x0000000001790000-memory.dmp
memory/3480-1082-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140179000-memory.dmp
memory/3480-704-0x0000000001A30000-0x0000000001A40000-memory.dmp
memory/3480-722-0x0000000009E70000-0x0000000009E78000-memory.dmp
memory/3480-684-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140179000-memory.dmp
memory/3480-1028-0x000000000C990000-0x000000000C998000-memory.dmp
memory/3680-11-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140B50000-memory.dmp
memory/3680-6-0x0000000002050000-0x00000000020B0000-memory.dmp
memory/3680-0-0x0000000002050000-0x00000000020B0000-memory.dmp
memory/3680-559-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140B50000-memory.dmp
memory/3680-962-0x0000000002050000-0x00000000020B0000-memory.dmp
memory/3680-1024-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140B50000-memory.dmp
memory/3768-306-0x0000000000800000-0x0000000000860000-memory.dmp
memory/3768-338-0x0000000000800000-0x0000000000860000-memory.dmp
memory/3768-591-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014017A000-memory.dmp
memory/3852-70-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140164000-memory.dmp
memory/3852-661-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140164000-memory.dmp
memory/3952-670-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401FC000-memory.dmp
memory/3952-1031-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401FC000-memory.dmp
memory/3960-1030-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140147000-memory.dmp
memory/3960-666-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140147000-memory.dmp
memory/4176-13-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140155000-memory.dmp
memory/4176-608-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140155000-memory.dmp
memory/4332-662-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401C0000-memory.dmp
memory/4332-664-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401C0000-memory.dmp
memory/4548-1054-0x000001AB9F8B0000-0x000001AB9F8C0000-memory.dmp
memory/4548-1047-0x000001AB9F8B0000-0x000001AB9F8C0000-memory.dmp
memory/4548-1066-0x000001AB9F8B0000-0x000001AB9F8C0000-memory.dmp
memory/4548-1067-0x000001AB9F8B0000-0x000001AB9F8C0000-memory.dmp
memory/4548-1068-0x000001AB9F8B0000-0x000001AB9F8C0000-memory.dmp
memory/4548-1069-0x000001AB9F8B0000-0x000001AB9F8C0000-memory.dmp
memory/4548-1070-0x000001AB9F8B0000-0x000001AB9F8C0000-memory.dmp
memory/4548-1071-0x000001AB9F8B0000-0x000001AB9F8C0000-memory.dmp
memory/4548-1038-0x000001AB9F8B0000-0x000001AB9F8C0000-memory.dmp
memory/4548-1039-0x000001AB9F8B0000-0x000001AB9F8C0000-memory.dmp
memory/4548-1040-0x000001AB9F8B0000-0x000001AB9F8C0000-memory.dmp
memory/4548-1041-0x000001AB9F8B0000-0x000001AB9F8C0000-memory.dmp
memory/4548-1042-0x000001AB9F8B0000-0x000001AB9F8C0000-memory.dmp
memory/4548-1043-0x000001AB9F8B0000-0x000001AB9F8C0000-memory.dmp
memory/4548-1044-0x000001AB9F8B0000-0x000001AB9F8C0000-memory.dmp
memory/4548-1045-0x000001AB9F8B0000-0x000001AB9F8C0000-memory.dmp
memory/4548-1046-0x000001AB9F8B0000-0x000001AB9F8C0000-memory.dmp
memory/4548-1048-0x000001AB9F8B0000-0x000001AB9F8C0000-memory.dmp
memory/4548-1049-0x000001AB9F8B0000-0x000001AB9F8C0000-memory.dmp
memory/4548-1050-0x000001AB9F8B0000-0x000001AB9F8C0000-memory.dmp
memory/4548-1051-0x000001AB9F8B0000-0x000001AB9F8C0000-memory.dmp
memory/4548-1052-0x000001AB9F8B0000-0x000001AB9F8C0000-memory.dmp
memory/4548-1053-0x000001AB9F8B0000-0x000001AB9F8C0000-memory.dmp
memory/4548-1055-0x000001AB9F8B0000-0x000001AB9F8C0000-memory.dmp
memory/4548-1056-0x000001AB9F8B0000-0x000001AB9F8C0000-memory.dmp
memory/4548-1058-0x000001AB9F8B0000-0x000001AB9F8C0000-memory.dmp
memory/4548-1057-0x000001AB9F8B0000-0x000001AB9F8C0000-memory.dmp
memory/4548-1059-0x000001AB9F8B0000-0x000001AB9F8C0000-memory.dmp
memory/4548-1060-0x000001AB9F8B0000-0x000001AB9F8C0000-memory.dmp
memory/4548-1061-0x000001AB9F8B0000-0x000001AB9F8C0000-memory.dmp
memory/4548-1062-0x000001AB9F8B0000-0x000001AB9F8C0000-memory.dmp
memory/4548-1063-0x000001AB9F8B0000-0x000001AB9F8C0000-memory.dmp
memory/4548-1035-0x000001AB9F8B0000-0x000001AB9F8C0000-memory.dmp
memory/4548-1032-0x000001AB9F8B0000-0x000001AB9F8C0000-memory.dmp
memory/4548-1033-0x000001AB9F8B0000-0x000001AB9F8C0000-memory.dmp
memory/4548-1034-0x000001AB9F8B0000-0x000001AB9F8C0000-memory.dmp
memory/4548-1037-0x000001AB9F8B0000-0x000001AB9F8C0000-memory.dmp
memory/4548-1036-0x000001AB9F8B0000-0x000001AB9F8C0000-memory.dmp
memory/4624-1064-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140216000-memory.dmp
memory/4624-674-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140216000-memory.dmp
memory/4736-56-0x0000000001A70000-0x0000000001AD0000-memory.dmp
memory/4736-62-0x0000000001A70000-0x0000000001AD0000-memory.dmp
memory/4736-55-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140180000-memory.dmp
memory/4736-67-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140180000-memory.dmp
memory/4736-65-0x0000000001A70000-0x0000000001AD0000-memory.dmp
memory/4812-32-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001402E9000-memory.dmp
memory/4812-33-0x0000000000440000-0x00000000004A0000-memory.dmp
memory/4812-39-0x0000000000440000-0x00000000004A0000-memory.dmp
memory/4812-641-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001402E9000-memory.dmp
memory/5076-53-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140135000-memory.dmp
memory/5076-29-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140135000-memory.dmp
memory/5608-609-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140156000-memory.dmp
memory/5608-605-0x0000000000B30000-0x0000000000B90000-memory.dmp
memory/5608-669-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140156000-memory.dmp
memory/5608-599-0x0000000000B30000-0x0000000000B90000-memory.dmp
memory/5728-673-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000542000-memory.dmp
memory/5728-612-0x00000000007C0000-0x0000000000826000-memory.dmp
memory/5728-617-0x00000000007C0000-0x0000000000826000-memory.dmp
memory/5728-619-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000542000-memory.dmp
memory/5800-677-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140140000-memory.dmp
memory/5800-623-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140140000-memory.dmp
memory/5836-683-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401D7000-memory.dmp
memory/5836-1025-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401D7000-memory.dmp
memory/5836-626-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401D7000-memory.dmp
memory/5880-823-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140141000-memory.dmp
memory/5880-630-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140141000-memory.dmp
memory/5932-639-0x00000000004E0000-0x0000000000540000-memory.dmp
memory/5932-642-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140169000-memory.dmp
memory/5932-633-0x00000000004E0000-0x0000000000540000-memory.dmp
memory/5932-937-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140169000-memory.dmp
memory/6048-652-0x0000000000710000-0x0000000000770000-memory.dmp
memory/6048-655-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401AD000-memory.dmp
memory/6048-646-0x0000000000710000-0x0000000000770000-memory.dmp
memory/6048-1026-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401AD000-memory.dmp