Analysis
- max time kernel
150s - max time network
144s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
30/09/2026, 12:00
Static task
static1
1 signatures
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-09-30_41648231e6002ef1ec73d4ef05e90eb7_amadey_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_lynx_njrat.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260911-en
13 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-09-30_41648231e6002ef1ec73d4ef05e90eb7_amadey_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_lynx_njrat.exe
- Size 1.5MB
- Sample260930-n6m3xaee78
- SHA256 d54d590acc884097a74ff9396a4ae9e7667e4016a9977371714db13d574d3427
- MD5 41648231e6002ef1ec73d4ef05e90eb7
- SHA1 26eed2571339ecb8727f013eb4d34356be05ac37
- SHA512 250b95a0cedfa51c587f322197790f0f0f581f01eeb97583309b36271b4b363a334c2b6aa2113bc87dc8221e33d0dd12a15cc3a3ebb40aa5cf7e7005fb967579
- SSDEEP 24576:OFud3zC9QNiY7A4iBOyLkyQkET3DMceJnjKOW0jxuBIRIMKsLPPn:OO3zCmNMOQQkETTMHJGh0jpIMlXn
- TLSH T10075BE25FD22E172D49240B190B6BFE2E9EC6F11432988D7A3E0BF2E75181D32535B67
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Signatures
- Executes dropped EXE 6 IoCs
pid Process 2416 alg.exe 3520 elevation_service.exe 2920 elevation_service.exe 4692 maintenanceservice.exe 3004 OSE.EXE 5384 GameInputSvc.exe - Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
- Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 1 IoCs
Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.
ioc Process \??\F:\ alg.exe - Drops file in System32 directory 6 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\system32\config\systemprofile\AppData\Roaming\8e63ce4f612dd39a.bin alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\system32\AppVClient.exe 2026-09-30_41648231e6002ef1ec73d4ef05e90eb7_amadey_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_lynx_njrat.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\system32\AppVClient.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\system32\AppVClient.exe elevation_service.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\System32\GameInputSvc.exe elevation_service.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\System32\alg.exe 2026-09-30_41648231e6002ef1ec73d4ef05e90eb7_amadey_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_lynx_njrat.exe - Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\helper.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\reader_sl.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\chrome_pwa_launcher.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\appletviewer.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath_target_112109\javaw.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\ieinstal.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\ExtExport.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\Uninstall.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\klist.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32Info.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\maintenanceservice_installer.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\plugin-container.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath\javaws.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\javacpl.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\rmiregistry.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\pack200.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\LogTransport2.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\pack200.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jsadebugd.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\ktab.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\FullTrustNotifier.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARMHelper.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\ExtExport.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ink\TabTip.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\ielowutil.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javah.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\orbd.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath_target_112109\javaws.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javafxpackager.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe alg.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\logs\maintenanceservice.log maintenanceservice.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javap.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\jabswitch.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javaw.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroLayoutRecognizer\AcroLayoutRecognizer.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AdobeCollabSync.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\plug_ins\pi_brokers\64BitMAPIBroker.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdeps.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\ssvagent.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Update\DisabledGoogleUpdate.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\maintenanceservice.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\extcheck.exe alg.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe alg.exe - Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\Microsoft.Net\Framework64\v3.0\WPF\PresentationFontCache.exe elevation_service.exe - 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.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-09-30_41648231e6002ef1ec73d4ef05e90eb7_amadey_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_lynx_njrat.exe - Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 2 IoCs
pid Process 808 Process not Found 808 Process not Found - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 1276 2026-09-30_41648231e6002ef1ec73d4ef05e90eb7_amadey_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_lynx_njrat.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2416 alg.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2416 alg.exe Token: SeTakeOwnershipPrivilege 3520 elevation_service.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-30_41648231e6002ef1ec73d4ef05e90eb7_amadey_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_lynx_njrat.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-30_41648231e6002ef1ec73d4ef05e90eb7_amadey_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_lynx_njrat.exe"1⤵
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:1276
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C:\Windows\System32\alg.exeC:\Windows\System32\alg.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Enumerates connected drives
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2416
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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 Windows directory
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:3520
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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
PID:2920
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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
- Drops file in Program Files directory
PID:4692
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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
PID:3004
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C:\Windows\System32\GameInputSvc.exeC:\Windows\System32\GameInputSvc.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:5384 -
C:\Windows\System32\GameInputSvc.exe"C:\Windows\System32\GameInputSvc.exe" Global\GameInputSession_12⤵PID:4508
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C:\Windows\System32\msdtc.exeC:\Windows\System32\msdtc.exe1⤵PID:1264
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
- Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\elevation_service.exe
- Size 2.7MB
- SHA256 0cf5902791e0498948717a6a597e1c39c7394fe3417c6ec93b12fcab7f42eb67
- MD5 02fa3aacbbfee843d46dac8fa588565b
- SHA1 9fa0b9b6121e3a04b4e387d7912468c9058339c3
- SHA512 1cfbfe2f9c39cb20002165bd2f9dd2e4fdc604d31c90a82bc8e3cc4d2fc4bdc6d51cf33f3feeede14dff7d0fed80e965f4544d20af9bae5b64f2baf712cf6d82
- SSDEEP 49152:FePi32BuPkFKRrdE6oh7stBhuXjfS4LWxnSOh0jpIMlXn:R3q6gjBI61
- TLSH T1CFD59D03F29900E9E069D178D7469133E9A2BC890B34B6DF0790B7562E7BEE49B3D711
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\maintenanceservice.exe
- Size 843KB
- SHA256 7dddbaeba57eddadf84995dff34f5d6e14b0b19ee6a0224c41922aad9011a44a
- MD5 c9a91bac1392deec555f5249f34bdd47
- SHA1 1457ff5a42da8e28529677cd5972f8c274cf7627
- SHA512 674df79089de396ad86a8fe80e6a1e8e68f83db5f1cfd23e1078592a72a9c4ae3bf71c2a5cab9ab013893189e8e5294281dc9c66e23de83fbdf710d2dedede9a
- SSDEEP 12288:L1XLsGBWkxyMFwyWczAyzXb/kZX+yOW0BhXhp8BDkz9IiAUqTSoTRbym0LPP1Jx:xXYQDsczAyKOW0jxuBIRIMKsLPPnx
- TLSH T134050138B7D049F9ED67417CC8A28511EA7378514760E79B03B4DA361E233989E3EF92
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\maintenanceservice.exe
- Size 849KB
- SHA256 1d08ce91d819a894ddebfb533bcccb5e0b08114a95c315c9c6ec4005c3a24576
- MD5 27d75382e92e6bbd03b397d9289fddaf
- SHA1 9d96317006429359c75511348e2806d1b8430ae5
- SHA512 3e6619b7d6eec4df59e4516cce3052d4d69c5a5c65a84f655de3125f0d35232f608d6f36a6c1d4684f61f4b81682b133bd42e09716efb71dbc2ecbfae14b9c9b
- SSDEEP 12288:L1XLsGBWkxyMFwyWczAyzXb/kZX+yOW0BhXhp8BDkz9IiAUqTSoTRbym0LPP1J:xXYQDsczAyKOW0jxuBIRIMKsLPPn
- TLSH T111050138B7D049F9ED77413DC8A28511EA7378914760EB9B03B4D6361E233989E3EB91
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE
- Size 830KB
- SHA256 f50926a008307c2c74edd86597c84d5c3182bac85a43e4a2e0c484164ac7800f
- MD5 8143f196647bbcf64c32ab7dfbe667df
- SHA1 3adca4c2f5429d916af56148771b4655219459a8
- SHA512 e75a911300f461e174d499736a2ae2456aa5ad67704dab9c7c3267e53b4fa8bec8de856172184090b14c58f4d9ba53d50c6b37f63b52d892bddb3fdff7696a23
- SSDEEP 12288:Vmw5HEjsChNXBFgl0WDm+CPzXb/kZX+yOW0BhXhp8BDkz9IiAUqTSoTRbym0LPPn:QwuuOW+KOW0jxuBIRIMKsLPPn
- TLSH T19405F15576946CF9E9B74139C587C136EBF2BC122A20CB1F0370C66B6F27361AE19B60
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe
- Size 2.8MB
- SHA256 812fa20666d034420fb98ee12d4c4d8accb9ee5719ed346bac7014c580145e95
- MD5 a40797e9df97414d1ca3267bb42a4179
- SHA1 117270bca06e380a9dfe9b036a56766dc4be3c57
- SHA512 63686e9d6717873e6c78c9fe8c987728ce49db727a18f447bc2f903edbc36447b927eda221aa2af557be4cedd6326ba4920820aa8970afecf06dcb8975505866
- SSDEEP 49152:zw+taZ3usBWOBr4tEGp0bqx0z+n217aau1gl7h0jpIMlXn:Yu6JmTxd2dl61
- TLSH T180D59E13F1DA01E8D06ED478974A9233E962BC490B34B6DF0A9073562E77EE4AB3D711
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Windows\System32\GameInputSvc.exe
- Size 664KB
- SHA256 3156dfae6f082d65b9de64cc61fcb4deeb1695338c259f1a5babf914e7089530
- MD5 f72c00b399a26853c829cad36fd44f2f
- SHA1 1c0f44e8b2411afa1afa1c1a35a7629a5aaf94ec
- SHA512 f09320e1a476c79acb72aa438063b5ba3c2fdf87946976d5393587d33dc839b88df23fe9ffce13f6ab92129b58b54a6efb9f44210da002f2f0657580b05c58d7
- SSDEEP 12288:10GVfzXb/kZX+yOW0BhXhp8BDkz9IiAUqTSoTRbym0LPP1J:OGVfKOW0jxuBIRIMKsLPPn
- TLSH T117E4237C7491BAECC93A4179905292A2BCB138B06F14D9FF04F5D23A6E846E0EB34DD5
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Windows\System32\alg.exe
- Size 780KB
- SHA256 11348f3c2bf8914d2531edfbc63886bee18d84a7c94ea0a3d436911f73647b79
- MD5 02089e80e8f8b3c338220b7f437d8723
- SHA1 d6124f446998e885e5e757a654a09b439da43e26
- SHA512 81d2781cb6c66bf41c2e46af04b4d03621675214fd9552d2f6358202e0621433caa6573812ace567134eeac5417bc1774858d8433028f3d8b8398980879e8465
- SSDEEP 12288:Y1HKkiX5ZI74bzXb/kZX+yOW0BhXhp8BDkz9IiAUqTSoTRbym0LPP1J:qivIaKOW0jxuBIRIMKsLPPn
- TLSH T16105026C736A61F9D17B903EC1830211D6B2B4B19B119ADF06A4C57E5E93ECCF938E81
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Windows\System32\msdtc.exe
- Size 384KB
- SHA256 48305c6c813d5c282ebbac0f59cfa700f2b6b7d72cb35288ddec4b53e7534ce7
- MD5 146ff3173ff876fb4b1a211531cbcf79
- SHA1 8b9f06a20eaa364e6be2e6b4ac5ea144f662c9b9
- SHA512 266188f6cf654a5a86df8a231da312f560aa2aba85889e67b65173171b54cbd1b08656ac170bf8ae248024e9a5560302eab5b1286b2c246b29829885cff5f290
- SSDEEP 6144:hPu6dZQkyXnrg1gkFo9fAXbFlhKZX+TuOW0FCI4guYc86TRAjp8WpAv:sS6ky7IzXb/kZX+yOW0BhXhp8Bv
- TLSH T16B84F144A39461D8E67A027895A382949E36BC319F1093EF55F0E63F2F36BD4ED30B52
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH