Analysis
- max time kernel
150s - max time network
151s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260513-en - resource tags
- submitted
05/09/2026, 14:17
General
- Target 2026-09-04_36db701734f98015e2d3c73690387041_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_stop.exe
- Size 1.8MB
- Sample260905-rlw2vswfma
- SHA256 af8ff40770dff6e86c5d5590a997f2b65bfeed5efd2f4d2b818a9647e360cbb9
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 23 IoCs
- Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
- Drops file in Windows directory 2 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 35 IoCs
- Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 2 IoCs
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 42 IoCs
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 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\2026-09-04_36db701734f98015e2d3c73690387041_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_stop.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-04_36db701734f98015e2d3c73690387041_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_stop.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
- 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
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C:\Windows\system32\DiagSvcs\DiagnosticsHub.StandardCollector.Service.exeC:\Windows\system32\DiagSvcs\DiagnosticsHub.StandardCollector.Service.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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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\svchost.exeC:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalService -p -s SharedRealitySvc1⤵
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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
- 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" 0 920 924 932 8192 928 9042⤵
- 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
OSE.EXE
elevation_service.exe
ArmUI.ini
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
memory/220-262-0x00007FF76CE40000-0x00007FF76CEE8000-memory.dmp
memory/220-202-0x00000234556F0000-0x0000023455756000-memory.dmp
memory/220-201-0x00000234556F0000-0x0000023455756000-memory.dmp
memory/220-200-0x00007FF76CE40000-0x00007FF76CEE8000-memory.dmp
memory/376-243-0x00007FF70AC40000-0x00007FF70ADCF000-memory.dmp
memory/376-292-0x00007FF70AC40000-0x00007FF70ADCF000-memory.dmp
memory/376-245-0x000001676FF40000-0x000001676FFA6000-memory.dmp
memory/376-244-0x000001676FF40000-0x000001676FFA6000-memory.dmp
memory/920-265-0x00007FF68FBE0000-0x00007FF68FE9E000-memory.dmp
memory/920-344-0x00007FF68FBE0000-0x00007FF68FE9E000-memory.dmp
memory/1116-279-0x00007FF7711A0000-0x00007FF7714C4000-memory.dmp
memory/1116-225-0x00007FF7711A0000-0x00007FF7714C4000-memory.dmp
memory/1116-226-0x000001ABE96F0000-0x000001ABE9756000-memory.dmp
memory/1116-227-0x000001ABE96F0000-0x000001ABE9756000-memory.dmp
memory/1784-249-0x00007FF6E0010000-0x00007FF6E00FA000-memory.dmp
memory/1784-182-0x000001E8114E0000-0x000001E811546000-memory.dmp
memory/1784-181-0x000001E8114E0000-0x000001E811546000-memory.dmp
memory/1784-180-0x00007FF6E0010000-0x00007FF6E00FA000-memory.dmp
memory/2300-148-0x000001B862B40000-0x000001B862BA6000-memory.dmp
memory/2300-156-0x00007FF752B20000-0x00007FF752C88000-memory.dmp
memory/2300-154-0x000001B862B40000-0x000001B862BA6000-memory.dmp
memory/2300-149-0x00007FF752B20000-0x00007FF752C88000-memory.dmp
memory/2300-147-0x000001B862B40000-0x000001B862BA6000-memory.dmp
memory/2516-173-0x0000024DC20E0000-0x0000024DC2146000-memory.dmp
memory/2516-172-0x0000024DC1F20000-0x0000024DC1FB5000-memory.dmp
memory/2516-174-0x0000024DC20E0000-0x0000024DC2146000-memory.dmp
memory/2628-269-0x00007FF65D760000-0x00007FF65D80B000-memory.dmp
memory/2628-219-0x0000023443C40000-0x0000023443CA6000-memory.dmp
memory/2628-218-0x0000023443C40000-0x0000023443CA6000-memory.dmp
memory/2628-217-0x00007FF65D760000-0x00007FF65D80B000-memory.dmp
memory/2732-27-0x00007FF7D4EF0000-0x00007FF7D4FD4000-memory.dmp
memory/2732-28-0x0000023733F80000-0x0000023733FE6000-memory.dmp
memory/2732-159-0x00007FF7D4EF0000-0x00007FF7D4FD4000-memory.dmp
memory/2732-25-0x0000023733F80000-0x0000023733FE6000-memory.dmp
memory/2960-288-0x00007FF7382A0000-0x00007FF7387CB000-memory.dmp
memory/2960-351-0x00007FF7382A0000-0x00007FF7387CB000-memory.dmp
memory/2960-283-0x000001E41A550000-0x000001E41A5B6000-memory.dmp
memory/2960-284-0x000001E41A550000-0x000001E41A5B6000-memory.dmp
memory/3132-365-0x0000026671D20000-0x0000026671D30000-memory.dmp
memory/3132-368-0x0000026671D20000-0x0000026671D30000-memory.dmp
memory/3132-370-0x0000026671D20000-0x0000026671D30000-memory.dmp
memory/3132-367-0x0000026671D20000-0x0000026671D30000-memory.dmp
memory/3132-366-0x0000026671D20000-0x0000026671D30000-memory.dmp
memory/3132-369-0x0000026671D20000-0x0000026671D30000-memory.dmp
memory/3132-373-0x0000026671D20000-0x0000026671D30000-memory.dmp
memory/3132-374-0x0000026671D20000-0x0000026671D30000-memory.dmp
memory/3132-371-0x0000026671D20000-0x0000026671D30000-memory.dmp
memory/3132-364-0x000002666F110000-0x0000026670FE7000-memory.dmp
memory/3132-372-0x0000026671D20000-0x0000026671D30000-memory.dmp
memory/3340-275-0x00007FF726110000-0x00007FF7265ED000-memory.dmp
memory/3340-348-0x00007FF726110000-0x00007FF7265ED000-memory.dmp
memory/3340-271-0x0000020C03830000-0x0000020C03896000-memory.dmp
memory/3340-270-0x0000020C03830000-0x0000020C03896000-memory.dmp
memory/3608-291-0x0000018341860000-0x00000183418C6000-memory.dmp
memory/3608-293-0x0000018341860000-0x00000183418C6000-memory.dmp
memory/3608-294-0x00007FF6B76F0000-0x00007FF6B782B000-memory.dmp
memory/3608-352-0x00007FF6B76F0000-0x00007FF6B782B000-memory.dmp
memory/4020-15-0x00007FF6E8D90000-0x00007FF6E8E77000-memory.dmp
memory/4020-16-0x000002D46D9F0000-0x000002D46DA56000-memory.dmp
memory/4020-17-0x000002D46D9F0000-0x000002D46DA56000-memory.dmp
memory/4020-144-0x00007FF6E8D90000-0x00007FF6E8E77000-memory.dmp
memory/4092-188-0x0000000000870000-0x00000000008D9000-memory.dmp
memory/4092-194-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054A000-memory.dmp
memory/4092-193-0x0000000000870000-0x00000000008D9000-memory.dmp
memory/4092-252-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000054A000-memory.dmp
memory/4160-282-0x00007FF7018D0000-0x00007FF701ABF000-memory.dmp
memory/4160-236-0x000001C8C8E90000-0x000001C8C8EF6000-memory.dmp
memory/4160-235-0x000001C8C8E90000-0x000001C8C8EF6000-memory.dmp
memory/4160-234-0x00007FF7018D0000-0x00007FF701ABF000-memory.dmp
memory/4200-121-0x000002676E350000-0x000002676E3B6000-memory.dmp
memory/4200-127-0x00007FF774EF0000-0x00007FF775178000-memory.dmp
memory/4200-119-0x00007FF774EF0000-0x00007FF775178000-memory.dmp
memory/4200-120-0x000002676E350000-0x000002676E3B6000-memory.dmp
memory/4200-125-0x000002676E350000-0x000002676E3B6000-memory.dmp
memory/4220-162-0x0000019BFE6B0000-0x0000019BFE716000-memory.dmp
memory/4220-161-0x0000019BFE6B0000-0x0000019BFE716000-memory.dmp
memory/4220-160-0x00007FF68B6B0000-0x00007FF68B7C4000-memory.dmp
memory/4220-242-0x00007FF68B6B0000-0x00007FF68B7C4000-memory.dmp
memory/4260-130-0x000001880BB50000-0x000001880BBE5000-memory.dmp
memory/4260-131-0x000001880BCC0000-0x000001880BD26000-memory.dmp
memory/4260-132-0x000001880BCC0000-0x000001880BD26000-memory.dmp
memory/4468-339-0x00000197D8DC0000-0x00000197D8DC8000-memory.dmp
memory/4468-355-0x00007FF7FDBF0000-0x00007FF7FDF44000-memory.dmp
memory/4468-302-0x00000197CF8D0000-0x00000197CF936000-memory.dmp
memory/4468-303-0x00007FF7FDBF0000-0x00007FF7FDF44000-memory.dmp
memory/4468-353-0x00000197DA000000-0x00000197DA008000-memory.dmp
memory/4468-307-0x00000197D07D0000-0x00000197D07E0000-memory.dmp
memory/4468-323-0x00000197D0A00000-0x00000197D0A10000-memory.dmp
memory/4468-301-0x00000197CF8D0000-0x00000197CF936000-memory.dmp
memory/4576-138-0x00000219EFCD0000-0x00000219EFD65000-memory.dmp
memory/4576-140-0x00000219EFE40000-0x00000219EFEA6000-memory.dmp
memory/4576-139-0x00000219EFE40000-0x00000219EFEA6000-memory.dmp
memory/4680-7-0x0000000001720000-0x0000000001789000-memory.dmp
memory/4680-0-0x0000000001720000-0x0000000001789000-memory.dmp
memory/4680-6-0x0000000002F80000-0x00000000030E0000-memory.dmp
memory/4888-254-0x00007FF703DF0000-0x00007FF704219000-memory.dmp
memory/4888-253-0x0000022A70140000-0x0000022A701A6000-memory.dmp
memory/4888-255-0x0000022A70140000-0x0000022A701A6000-memory.dmp
memory/4888-259-0x0000022A70140000-0x0000022A701A6000-memory.dmp
memory/4888-261-0x00007FF703DF0000-0x00007FF704219000-memory.dmp
memory/5096-278-0x00007FF7E5EC0000-0x00007FF7E632D000-memory.dmp
memory/5096-208-0x0000026ACA200000-0x0000026ACA266000-memory.dmp
memory/5096-210-0x00007FF7E5EC0000-0x00007FF7E632D000-memory.dmp
memory/5096-209-0x0000026ACA200000-0x0000026ACA266000-memory.dmp
memory/5096-266-0x00007FF7E5EC0000-0x00007FF7E632D000-memory.dmp
memory/5096-276-0x0000026ACA200000-0x0000026ACA266000-memory.dmp