Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
150s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260513-en - resource tags
- submitted
09/08/2026, 18:45
General
- Target 2026-08-09_2334acdab0ada8744f330dfa33614488_amadey_darkgate_elex_mafia_magniber_remcos_smoke-loader.exe
- Size 2.1MB
- Sample260809-xd4dvstenh
- SHA256 603d91a2c8395ff45cfbbe09155c5c1013fd5d5b3e27938e9cc3b4168d385a1b
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 31 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 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 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 42 IoCs
- Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 2 IoCs
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 43 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_2334acdab0ada8744f330dfa33614488_amadey_darkgate_elex_mafia_magniber_remcos_smoke-loader.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-09_2334acdab0ada8744f330dfa33614488_amadey_darkgate_elex_mafia_magniber_remcos_smoke-loader.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
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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
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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\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\svchost.exeC:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalService -p -s SharedRealitySvc1⤵
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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
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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
wmpnetwk.exe
dotnet.exe
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/204-365-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401D7000-memory.dmp
memory/204-172-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401D7000-memory.dmp
memory/204-115-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401D7000-memory.dmp
memory/832-150-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140164000-memory.dmp
memory/832-70-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140164000-memory.dmp
memory/836-433-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140171000-memory.dmp
memory/836-168-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140171000-memory.dmp
memory/1020-112-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140140000-memory.dmp
memory/1020-167-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140140000-memory.dmp
memory/1664-119-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140141000-memory.dmp
memory/1664-313-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140141000-memory.dmp
memory/1804-107-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140155000-memory.dmp
memory/1804-12-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140155000-memory.dmp
memory/1872-153-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401C0000-memory.dmp
memory/1872-151-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401C0000-memory.dmp
memory/2060-29-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140135000-memory.dmp
memory/2060-30-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140135000-memory.dmp
memory/2960-80-0x00000000006F0000-0x0000000000750000-memory.dmp
memory/2960-74-0x00000000006F0000-0x0000000000750000-memory.dmp
memory/2960-84-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014017A000-memory.dmp
memory/2960-155-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014017A000-memory.dmp
memory/2980-130-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001402E9000-memory.dmp
memory/2980-41-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001402E9000-memory.dmp
memory/2980-39-0x0000000000810000-0x0000000000870000-memory.dmp
memory/2980-33-0x0000000000810000-0x0000000000870000-memory.dmp
memory/3020-163-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000542000-memory.dmp
memory/3020-100-0x0000000000830000-0x0000000000896000-memory.dmp
memory/3020-105-0x0000000000830000-0x0000000000896000-memory.dmp
memory/3020-108-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000542000-memory.dmp
memory/3144-86-0x00000000006D0000-0x0000000000730000-memory.dmp
memory/3144-97-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140156000-memory.dmp
memory/3144-159-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140156000-memory.dmp
memory/3144-92-0x00000000006D0000-0x0000000000730000-memory.dmp
memory/3180-363-0x000000000C990000-0x000000000C998000-memory.dmp
memory/3180-173-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140179000-memory.dmp
memory/3180-196-0x0000000001A30000-0x0000000001A40000-memory.dmp
memory/3180-180-0x0000000001780000-0x0000000001790000-memory.dmp
memory/3180-214-0x0000000009E70000-0x0000000009E78000-memory.dmp
memory/3180-436-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140179000-memory.dmp
memory/3184-404-0x0000025823EA0000-0x0000025823EB0000-memory.dmp
memory/3184-378-0x0000025823EA0000-0x0000025823EB0000-memory.dmp
memory/3184-371-0x0000025823EA0000-0x0000025823EB0000-memory.dmp
memory/3184-370-0x0000025823EA0000-0x0000025823EB0000-memory.dmp
memory/3184-369-0x0000025823EA0000-0x0000025823EB0000-memory.dmp
memory/3184-368-0x0000025823EA0000-0x0000025823EB0000-memory.dmp
memory/3184-367-0x0000025823EA0000-0x0000025823EB0000-memory.dmp
memory/3184-366-0x0000025823EA0000-0x0000025823EB0000-memory.dmp
memory/3184-397-0x0000025823EA0000-0x0000025823EB0000-memory.dmp
memory/3184-396-0x0000025823EA0000-0x0000025823EB0000-memory.dmp
memory/3184-395-0x0000025823EA0000-0x0000025823EB0000-memory.dmp
memory/3184-394-0x0000025823EA0000-0x0000025823EB0000-memory.dmp
memory/3184-393-0x0000025823EA0000-0x0000025823EB0000-memory.dmp
memory/3184-392-0x0000025823EA0000-0x0000025823EB0000-memory.dmp
memory/3184-391-0x0000025823EA0000-0x0000025823EB0000-memory.dmp
memory/3184-390-0x0000025823EA0000-0x0000025823EB0000-memory.dmp
memory/3184-389-0x0000025823EA0000-0x0000025823EB0000-memory.dmp
memory/3184-388-0x0000025823EA0000-0x0000025823EB0000-memory.dmp
memory/3184-387-0x0000025823EA0000-0x0000025823EB0000-memory.dmp
memory/3184-386-0x0000025823EA0000-0x0000025823EB0000-memory.dmp
memory/3184-385-0x0000025823EA0000-0x0000025823EB0000-memory.dmp
memory/3184-384-0x0000025823EA0000-0x0000025823EB0000-memory.dmp
memory/3184-383-0x0000025823EA0000-0x0000025823EB0000-memory.dmp
memory/3184-382-0x0000025823EA0000-0x0000025823EB0000-memory.dmp
memory/3184-402-0x0000025823EA0000-0x0000025823EB0000-memory.dmp
memory/3184-403-0x0000025823EA0000-0x0000025823EB0000-memory.dmp
memory/3184-405-0x0000025823EA0000-0x0000025823EB0000-memory.dmp
memory/3184-406-0x0000025823EA0000-0x0000025823EB0000-memory.dmp
memory/3184-407-0x0000025823EA0000-0x0000025823EB0000-memory.dmp
memory/3184-401-0x0000025823EA0000-0x0000025823EB0000-memory.dmp
memory/3184-400-0x0000025823EA0000-0x0000025823EB0000-memory.dmp
memory/3184-373-0x0000025823EA0000-0x0000025823EB0000-memory.dmp
memory/3184-374-0x0000025823EA0000-0x0000025823EB0000-memory.dmp
memory/3184-381-0x0000025823EA0000-0x0000025823EB0000-memory.dmp
memory/3184-375-0x0000025823EA0000-0x0000025823EB0000-memory.dmp
memory/3184-376-0x0000025823EA0000-0x0000025823EB0000-memory.dmp
memory/3184-377-0x0000025823EA0000-0x0000025823EB0000-memory.dmp
memory/3184-372-0x0000025823EA0000-0x0000025823EB0000-memory.dmp
memory/3184-379-0x0000025823EA0000-0x0000025823EB0000-memory.dmp
memory/3184-380-0x0000025823EA0000-0x0000025823EB0000-memory.dmp
memory/3484-147-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014018D000-memory.dmp
memory/3484-362-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014018D000-memory.dmp
memory/3636-50-0x0000000000890000-0x00000000008F0000-memory.dmp
memory/3636-44-0x0000000000890000-0x00000000008F0000-memory.dmp
memory/3636-53-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001402D4000-memory.dmp
memory/3636-143-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001402D4000-memory.dmp
memory/3944-23-0x00000000006B0000-0x0000000000710000-memory.dmp
memory/3944-22-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140154000-memory.dmp
memory/3944-16-0x00000000006B0000-0x0000000000710000-memory.dmp
memory/3944-24-0x00000000006B0000-0x0000000000710000-memory.dmp
memory/3944-111-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140154000-memory.dmp
memory/4084-131-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140169000-memory.dmp
memory/4084-122-0x00000000006E0000-0x0000000000740000-memory.dmp
memory/4084-336-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140169000-memory.dmp
memory/4084-128-0x00000000006E0000-0x0000000000740000-memory.dmp
memory/4588-360-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401AD000-memory.dmp
memory/4588-144-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401AD000-memory.dmp
memory/4588-141-0x0000000000C60000-0x0000000000CC0000-memory.dmp
memory/4588-135-0x0000000000C60000-0x0000000000CC0000-memory.dmp
memory/4600-1-0x0000000002360000-0x00000000023C6000-memory.dmp
memory/4600-8-0x0000000002360000-0x00000000023C6000-memory.dmp
memory/4600-83-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000061A000-memory.dmp
memory/4600-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000061A000-memory.dmp
memory/4796-62-0x0000000001A60000-0x0000000001AC0000-memory.dmp
memory/4796-61-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140180000-memory.dmp
memory/4796-55-0x0000000001A60000-0x0000000001AC0000-memory.dmp
memory/4796-68-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140180000-memory.dmp
memory/4796-66-0x0000000001A60000-0x0000000001AC0000-memory.dmp
memory/4864-398-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140147000-memory.dmp
memory/4864-156-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140147000-memory.dmp
memory/4956-164-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140216000-memory.dmp
memory/4956-416-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140216000-memory.dmp
memory/5096-160-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401FC000-memory.dmp
memory/5096-399-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401FC000-memory.dmp