Analysis

  • max time kernel
    144s
  • max time network
    154s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    20/08/2026, 15:57

General

  • Target
    2026-08-20_16c5d182a7ea12bc42723af100aca335_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_maze_smoke-loader.exe
  • Size 932KB
  • Sample260820-tee6waed25
  • SHA256 13b8f24de71f61c11b19e4760d93c5312d0de798ad38503a70db6c88b5489847
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 9 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 10 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs
  • 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.

  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 41 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-20_16c5d182a7ea12bc42723af100aca335_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_maze_smoke-loader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-20_16c5d182a7ea12bc42723af100aca335_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_maze_smoke-loader.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:2212
  • C:\Windows\System32\alg.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\alg.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:1808
  • 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 use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:1852
  • 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
    PID:2100
  • 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
    PID:2344
  • \??\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
    PID:3300
  • C:\Windows\System32\GameInputSvc.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\GameInputSvc.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:6096
    • C:\Windows\System32\GameInputSvc.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\GameInputSvc.exe" Global\GameInputSession_1
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      PID:2696
  • C:\Windows\System32\msdtc.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\msdtc.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    PID:2020
  • C:\Windows\system32\PerceptionSimulation\PerceptionSimulationService.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\PerceptionSimulation\PerceptionSimulationService.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:2068
  • C:\Windows\SysWow64\perfhost.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWow64\perfhost.exe
    1⤵
      PID:3360
    • C:\Windows\System32\ReFsDedupSvc.exe
      C:\Windows\System32\ReFsDedupSvc.exe
      1⤵
        PID:4400
      • C:\Windows\system32\locator.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\locator.exe
        1⤵
          PID:4464
        • C:\Windows\System32\SensorDataService.exe
          C:\Windows\System32\SensorDataService.exe
          1⤵
            PID:4336
          • C:\Windows\System32\snmptrap.exe
            C:\Windows\System32\snmptrap.exe
            1⤵
              PID:6064
            • C:\Windows\System32\OpenSSH\ssh-agent.exe
              C:\Windows\System32\OpenSSH\ssh-agent.exe
              1⤵
                PID:3824
              • C:\Windows\system32\TieringEngineService.exe
                C:\Windows\system32\TieringEngineService.exe
                1⤵
                  PID:2248

                Network

                      MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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                      Downloads

                      elevation_service.exe

                      • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\elevation_service.exe
                      • Size 2.7MB
                      • SHA256 9cd861700c9a0a763c083345e21bd74f1ea8673f3337294d69d5b2411928473d
                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                      maintenanceservice.exe

                      • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\maintenanceservice.exe
                      • Size 849KB
                      • SHA256 f5fb137faf78a2de454f602ec3df5b6baf68907ffe8611631663e647e7c0656a
                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                      OSE.EXE

                      • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE
                      • Size 829KB
                      • SHA256 98de30e33a4e6e968e07f999ed56694c6a81fb7ea671fffc65c291fab6c619b6
                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                      elevation_service.exe

                      • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe
                      • Size 2.8MB
                      • SHA256 4c78ae29e527263a3e76374cbe25d774d17e677a31ec02232c3b9e5cb1dfc5c6
                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                      perfhost.exe

                      • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\perfhost.exe
                      • Size 610KB
                      • SHA256 c2af0e1f27af46c6ea5a974ae8359482ea916ae0037847fbf82ed2ca67a65cbb
                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                      GameInputSvc.exe

                      • Path C:\Windows\System32\GameInputSvc.exe
                      • Size 664KB
                      • SHA256 cf5a99c7833608f396fd74358d395937a9da2ae2ff40511d795f626056433e77
                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                      Locator.exe

                      • Path C:\Windows\System32\Locator.exe
                      • Size 628KB
                      • SHA256 b23cc4eb188da909ee8ff8ecc148db3da565b9caa2e1afd788b3810ac821f7bc
                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                      ssh-agent.exe

                      • Path C:\Windows\System32\OpenSSH\ssh-agent.exe
                      • Size 1.1MB
                      • SHA256 4a606538dca94c942f3a2bd793107d2e788cd556b2333268fefd0a6f014f95bb
                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                      PerceptionSimulationService.exe

                      • Path C:\Windows\System32\PerceptionSimulation\PerceptionSimulationService.exe
                      • Size 832KB
                      • SHA256 51132a89d9ec448844175b52c9988b20eef4223a19ef4246e070f8a8cf749b26
                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                      ReFsDedupSvc.exe

                      • Path C:\Windows\System32\ReFsDedupSvc.exe
                      • Size 2.7MB
                      • SHA256 3463619cf3c4f0670bc302cf9d236cfd12bc28b3cf6f29ab9000be7b32fea212
                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                      SensorDataService.exe

                      • Path C:\Windows\System32\SensorDataService.exe
                      • Size 1.7MB
                      • SHA256 f7fcb45c8bc4e5eb1bef85a0b470830fe87018ac500f9e7924efa624896a5cff
                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                      alg.exe

                      • Path C:\Windows\System32\alg.exe
                      • Size 780KB
                      • SHA256 b588c015bc15d105b37993673d6c7f3fe491a5965abe24a1f0044192b8a84b4c
                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                      msdtc.exe

                      • Path C:\Windows\System32\msdtc.exe
                      • Size 764KB
                      • SHA256 879b5335bb8d96c5ff8609c966ace99e5b00124509eca9d42c21df8761938b15
                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                      snmptrap.exe

                      • Path C:\Windows\System32\snmptrap.exe
                      • Size 636KB
                      • SHA256 1b7921af7d857f1b93326b44d24a9237c73648dc20283a5a8e8c01e2cde68aa5
                      • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                      memory/1808-47-0x00007FF641F50000-0x00007FF642073000-memory.dmp

                      memory/1808-17-0x00000242051B0000-0x0000024205216000-memory.dmp

                      memory/1808-15-0x00007FF641F50000-0x00007FF642073000-memory.dmp

                      memory/1808-16-0x00000242051B0000-0x0000024205216000-memory.dmp

                      memory/1808-18-0x00000242051B0000-0x0000024205216000-memory.dmp

                      memory/1852-29-0x0000020787490000-0x00000207875E9000-memory.dmp

                      memory/1852-30-0x0000020787730000-0x0000020787796000-memory.dmp

                      memory/1852-31-0x0000020787730000-0x0000020787796000-memory.dmp

                      memory/1852-32-0x0000020787730000-0x0000020787796000-memory.dmp

                      memory/2020-250-0x00000221F6F50000-0x00000221F6FB6000-memory.dmp

                      memory/2020-249-0x00000221F6F50000-0x00000221F6FB6000-memory.dmp

                      memory/2020-248-0x00007FF689710000-0x00007FF68982A000-memory.dmp

                      memory/2068-265-0x00007FF721CE0000-0x00007FF721E2A000-memory.dmp

                      memory/2068-268-0x0000026A53150000-0x0000026A531B6000-memory.dmp

                      memory/2068-267-0x0000026A53150000-0x0000026A531B6000-memory.dmp

                      memory/2100-40-0x000001945DF70000-0x000001945DFD6000-memory.dmp

                      memory/2100-39-0x000001945DF70000-0x000001945DFD6000-memory.dmp

                      memory/2100-41-0x000001945DF70000-0x000001945DFD6000-memory.dmp

                      memory/2100-38-0x000001945F000000-0x000001945F159000-memory.dmp

                      memory/2212-6-0x00000000025C0000-0x0000000002629000-memory.dmp

                      memory/2212-26-0x0000000000B20000-0x0000000000CC7000-memory.dmp

                      memory/2212-7-0x00000000025C0000-0x0000000002629000-memory.dmp

                      memory/2212-0-0x0000000000B20000-0x0000000000CC7000-memory.dmp

                      memory/2212-1-0x00000000025C0000-0x0000000002629000-memory.dmp

                      memory/2344-48-0x00007FF6936B0000-0x00007FF693818000-memory.dmp

                      memory/2344-57-0x00007FF6936B0000-0x00007FF693818000-memory.dmp

                      memory/2344-55-0x000002D7B08F0000-0x000002D7B0956000-memory.dmp

                      memory/2344-50-0x000002D7B08F0000-0x000002D7B0956000-memory.dmp

                      memory/2344-49-0x000002D7B08F0000-0x000002D7B0956000-memory.dmp

                      memory/2696-260-0x00000157D3280000-0x00000157D32E6000-memory.dmp

                      memory/2696-245-0x00007FF7AC170000-0x00007FF7AC239000-memory.dmp

                      memory/2696-322-0x00007FF7AC170000-0x00007FF7AC239000-memory.dmp

                      memory/2696-259-0x00000157D3280000-0x00000157D32E6000-memory.dmp

                      memory/3300-61-0x0000026D35820000-0x0000026D35886000-memory.dmp

                      memory/3300-60-0x0000026D35570000-0x0000026D356C9000-memory.dmp

                      memory/3300-62-0x0000026D35820000-0x0000026D35886000-memory.dmp

                      memory/3360-274-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AE000-memory.dmp

                      memory/3360-275-0x0000000000900000-0x0000000000969000-memory.dmp

                      memory/3360-280-0x0000000000900000-0x0000000000969000-memory.dmp

                      memory/3824-325-0x000001D6DB660000-0x000001D6DB6C6000-memory.dmp

                      memory/3824-323-0x00007FF7E7300000-0x00007FF7E75A3000-memory.dmp

                      memory/3824-326-0x000001D6DB660000-0x000001D6DB6C6000-memory.dmp

                      memory/4336-303-0x00007FF6C9300000-0x00007FF6C9717000-memory.dmp

                      memory/4336-304-0x0000016373A80000-0x0000016373AE6000-memory.dmp

                      memory/4336-305-0x0000016373A80000-0x0000016373AE6000-memory.dmp

                      memory/4400-288-0x00007FF78A210000-0x00007FF78A954000-memory.dmp

                      memory/4400-287-0x0000023D691A0000-0x0000023D69206000-memory.dmp

                      memory/4400-286-0x0000023D691A0000-0x0000023D69206000-memory.dmp

                      memory/4464-296-0x0000015732560000-0x00000157325C6000-memory.dmp

                      memory/4464-295-0x0000015732560000-0x00000157325C6000-memory.dmp

                      memory/4464-294-0x00007FF7EC160000-0x00007FF7EC20E000-memory.dmp

                      memory/6064-314-0x000002B7A7450000-0x000002B7A74B6000-memory.dmp

                      memory/6064-315-0x000002B7A7450000-0x000002B7A74B6000-memory.dmp

                      memory/6064-313-0x00007FF6703E0000-0x00007FF670494000-memory.dmp

                      memory/6096-312-0x00007FF7AC170000-0x00007FF7AC239000-memory.dmp

                      memory/6096-236-0x00007FF7AC170000-0x00007FF7AC239000-memory.dmp

                      memory/6096-237-0x000001B259B40000-0x000001B259BA6000-memory.dmp

                      memory/6096-238-0x000001B259B40000-0x000001B259BA6000-memory.dmp