Analysis
- max time kernel
150s - max time network
153s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
- submitted
27/08/2026, 17:10
General
- Target 2026-08-27_59bc8edb0a684c2871162b6f915ddf5d_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_stop.exe
- Size 1.8MB
- Sample260827-vpr4vsbr2z
- SHA256 afb1377a12f90efd6a35e4ecbff6619793956f75bdba464da5f260a28a390397
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\2026-08-27_59bc8edb0a684c2871162b6f915ddf5d_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_stop.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-27_59bc8edb0a684c2871162b6f915ddf5d_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\27929\AdobeARMHelper.exe"C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\27929\AdobeARMHelper.exe" /ArmUpdate /MSI FOLDER:"C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\27929" /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\27929" /MODE:3 /PRODUCT:{291AA914-A987-4CE9-BD63-AC0A92D435E5} /VERSION:19.0 /LANG:ENU3⤵
- 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-1-5-21-3989226554-2204910950-1522900112-10002_ Global\UsGthrCtrlFltPipeMssGthrPipe_S-1-5-21-3989226554-2204910950-1522900112-10002 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 2920 2916 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 2960 2956 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
extcheck.exe
idlj.exe
jabswitch.exe
jar.exe
jarsigner.exe
java-rmi.exe
java.exe
javac.exe
MsSense.exe
NisSrv.exe
wmpnetwk.exe
dotnet.exe
ArmReport.ini
ArmReport.ini
AdobeARMHelper.exe
AdobeARM.log
ArmUI.ini
Tmp62B8.tmp
TmpAF24.tmp
TmpB01F.tmp
TmpB706.tmp
TmpFFEA.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/1612-122-0x000001D66B1B0000-0x000001D66B216000-memory.dmp
memory/1612-169-0x00007FF6AC6C0000-0x00007FF6AC788000-memory.dmp
memory/1612-120-0x00007FF6AC6C0000-0x00007FF6AC788000-memory.dmp
memory/1612-121-0x000001D66B1B0000-0x000001D66B216000-memory.dmp
memory/1612-123-0x000001D66B1B0000-0x000001D66B216000-memory.dmp
memory/2052-290-0x0000024E4FA40000-0x0000024E4FAA6000-memory.dmp
memory/2052-291-0x0000024E4FA40000-0x0000024E4FAA6000-memory.dmp
memory/2052-289-0x00007FF675930000-0x00007FF675E36000-memory.dmp
memory/2052-346-0x00007FF675930000-0x00007FF675E36000-memory.dmp
memory/2420-2-0x0000000003740000-0x00000000037A9000-memory.dmp
memory/2420-0-0x0000000003560000-0x0000000003644000-memory.dmp
memory/2420-7-0x0000000003740000-0x00000000037A9000-memory.dmp
memory/2428-250-0x00000149EBAE0000-0x00000149EBB46000-memory.dmp
memory/2428-251-0x00000149EBAE0000-0x00000149EBB46000-memory.dmp
memory/2428-255-0x00007FF624630000-0x00007FF6247C4000-memory.dmp
memory/2428-318-0x00007FF624630000-0x00007FF6247C4000-memory.dmp
memory/3188-147-0x00007FF669500000-0x00007FF669668000-memory.dmp
memory/3188-148-0x0000019C6AB60000-0x0000019C6ABC6000-memory.dmp
memory/3188-149-0x0000019C6AB60000-0x0000019C6ABC6000-memory.dmp
memory/3188-154-0x0000019C6AB60000-0x0000019C6ABC6000-memory.dmp
memory/3188-156-0x00007FF669500000-0x00007FF669668000-memory.dmp
memory/3244-190-0x00000000009A0000-0x0000000000A09000-memory.dmp
memory/3244-238-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AE000-memory.dmp
memory/3244-189-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AE000-memory.dmp
memory/3244-195-0x00000000009A0000-0x0000000000A09000-memory.dmp
memory/3544-173-0x000002E620650000-0x000002E6206B6000-memory.dmp
memory/3544-174-0x000002E620650000-0x000002E6206B6000-memory.dmp
memory/3544-172-0x000002E620470000-0x000002E620572000-memory.dmp
memory/4092-221-0x000001A7F6EF0000-0x000001A7F6F56000-memory.dmp
memory/4092-277-0x00007FF6EF660000-0x00007FF6EFA76000-memory.dmp
memory/4092-222-0x000001A7F6EF0000-0x000001A7F6F56000-memory.dmp
memory/4092-298-0x000001A7F6EF0000-0x000001A7F6F56000-memory.dmp
memory/4092-300-0x00007FF6EF660000-0x00007FF6EFA76000-memory.dmp
memory/4092-223-0x00007FF6EF660000-0x00007FF6EFA76000-memory.dmp
memory/4140-280-0x0000024B724E0000-0x0000024B72546000-memory.dmp
memory/4140-281-0x0000024B724E0000-0x0000024B72546000-memory.dmp
memory/4140-332-0x00007FF700750000-0x00007FF700C20000-memory.dmp
memory/4140-282-0x00007FF700750000-0x00007FF700C20000-memory.dmp
memory/4160-130-0x0000016BBDDC0000-0x0000016BBDE26000-memory.dmp
memory/4160-131-0x0000016BBDDC0000-0x0000016BBDE26000-memory.dmp
memory/4160-129-0x0000016BBDB40000-0x0000016BBDC42000-memory.dmp
memory/4344-159-0x00007FF628C60000-0x00007FF628D79000-memory.dmp
memory/4344-220-0x00007FF628C60000-0x00007FF628D79000-memory.dmp
memory/4344-161-0x0000024DBF5E0000-0x0000024DBF646000-memory.dmp
memory/4344-160-0x0000024DBF5E0000-0x0000024DBF646000-memory.dmp
memory/4512-180-0x00007FF7EA210000-0x00007FF7EA359000-memory.dmp
memory/4512-231-0x00007FF7EA210000-0x00007FF7EA359000-memory.dmp
memory/4512-182-0x0000022C884F0000-0x0000022C88556000-memory.dmp
memory/4512-183-0x0000022C884F0000-0x0000022C88556000-memory.dmp
memory/4640-139-0x000001B3E4F80000-0x000001B3E4FE6000-memory.dmp
memory/4640-140-0x000001B3E4F80000-0x000001B3E4FE6000-memory.dmp
memory/4640-138-0x000001B3E4E20000-0x000001B3E4F22000-memory.dmp
memory/4704-268-0x00007FF6EA7D0000-0x00007FF6EAAF0000-memory.dmp
memory/4704-266-0x000001DE2BC90000-0x000001DE2BCF6000-memory.dmp
memory/4704-259-0x000001DE2BC90000-0x000001DE2BCF6000-memory.dmp
memory/4704-261-0x000001DE2BC90000-0x000001DE2BCF6000-memory.dmp
memory/4704-260-0x00007FF6EA7D0000-0x00007FF6EAAF0000-memory.dmp
memory/4788-358-0x00007FF71E980000-0x00007FF71F0C3000-memory.dmp
memory/4788-203-0x00007FF71E980000-0x00007FF71F0C3000-memory.dmp
memory/4788-202-0x0000011823D00000-0x0000011823D66000-memory.dmp
memory/4788-356-0x0000011823D00000-0x0000011823D66000-memory.dmp
memory/4788-258-0x00007FF71E980000-0x00007FF71F0C3000-memory.dmp
memory/4788-201-0x0000011823D00000-0x0000011823D66000-memory.dmp
memory/4824-585-0x0000018EF4770000-0x0000018EF49FB000-memory.dmp
memory/4932-17-0x000001CAFFCC0000-0x000001CAFFD26000-memory.dmp
memory/4932-135-0x00007FF641600000-0x00007FF641722000-memory.dmp
memory/4932-18-0x000001CAFFCC0000-0x000001CAFFD26000-memory.dmp
memory/4932-16-0x000001CAFFCC0000-0x000001CAFFD26000-memory.dmp
memory/4932-15-0x00007FF641600000-0x00007FF641722000-memory.dmp
memory/5084-333-0x000001782A0D0000-0x000001782A136000-memory.dmp
memory/5084-335-0x000001782A0D0000-0x000001782A136000-memory.dmp
memory/5084-334-0x00007FF7A60A0000-0x00007FF7A63DE000-memory.dmp
memory/5084-355-0x00007FF7A60A0000-0x00007FF7A63DE000-memory.dmp
memory/5168-111-0x00007FF6AC6C0000-0x00007FF6AC788000-memory.dmp
memory/5168-113-0x000001A5098F0000-0x000001A509956000-memory.dmp
memory/5168-146-0x00007FF6AC6C0000-0x00007FF6AC788000-memory.dmp
memory/5168-114-0x000001A5098F0000-0x000001A509956000-memory.dmp
memory/5168-112-0x000001A5098F0000-0x000001A509956000-memory.dmp
memory/5280-209-0x00007FF72A840000-0x00007FF72A8ED000-memory.dmp
memory/5280-210-0x00000174E45A0000-0x00000174E4606000-memory.dmp
memory/5280-211-0x00000174E45A0000-0x00000174E4606000-memory.dmp
memory/5280-265-0x00007FF72A840000-0x00007FF72A8ED000-memory.dmp
memory/5412-242-0x00007FF67A850000-0x00007FF67AAF3000-memory.dmp
memory/5412-243-0x000001C841B70000-0x000001C841BD6000-memory.dmp
memory/5412-244-0x000001C841B70000-0x000001C841BD6000-memory.dmp
memory/5412-317-0x00007FF67A850000-0x00007FF67AAF3000-memory.dmp
memory/5548-328-0x00007FF7310B0000-0x00007FF73133A000-memory.dmp
memory/5548-271-0x00000216933E0000-0x0000021693446000-memory.dmp
memory/5548-272-0x00007FF7310B0000-0x00007FF73133A000-memory.dmp
memory/5548-273-0x00000216933E0000-0x0000021693446000-memory.dmp
memory/5628-352-0x00007FF6A96E0000-0x00007FF6A980E000-memory.dmp
memory/5628-324-0x0000015DAEA20000-0x0000015DAEA86000-memory.dmp
memory/5628-323-0x0000015DAEA20000-0x0000015DAEA86000-memory.dmp
memory/5628-322-0x00007FF6A96E0000-0x00007FF6A980E000-memory.dmp
memory/6060-234-0x0000026B7D470000-0x0000026B7D4D6000-memory.dmp
memory/6060-233-0x0000026B7D470000-0x0000026B7D4D6000-memory.dmp
memory/6060-232-0x00007FF61E0B0000-0x00007FF61E163000-memory.dmp
memory/6060-286-0x00007FF61E0B0000-0x00007FF61E163000-memory.dmp