Analysis

  • max time kernel
    147s
  • max time network
    136s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    06/10/2026, 21:54

General

  • Target
    2026-10-05_72aba798799061b9633d6626447fc207_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_maze_smoke-loader.exe
  • Size 932KB
  • Sample261006-1snthaws7n
  • SHA256 a8301679e810c155b871d4dcbec827de7814bb793a1da85294c1baba8e3da387
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 14 IoCs
  • 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.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 18 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 2 IoCs
  • 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 6 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 41 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 15 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-05_72aba798799061b9633d6626447fc207_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hawkeye_maze_smoke-loader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-05_72aba798799061b9633d6626447fc207_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:3780
  • C:\Windows\System32\alg.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\alg.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Enumerates connected drives
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:4376
  • 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:4672
  • 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:5596
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\maintenanceservice.exe
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\maintenanceservice.exe"
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:4220
  • \??\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:4936
  • C:\Windows\System32\GameInputSvc.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\GameInputSvc.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4676
    • C:\Windows\System32\GameInputSvc.exe
      "C:\Windows\System32\GameInputSvc.exe" Global\GameInputSession_1
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
      • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      PID:5228
  • 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:5368
  • C:\Windows\system32\PerceptionSimulation\PerceptionSimulationService.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\PerceptionSimulation\PerceptionSimulationService.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:4396
  • C:\Windows\SysWow64\perfhost.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWow64\perfhost.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4788
  • C:\Windows\System32\ReFsDedupSvc.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\ReFsDedupSvc.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Checks processor information in registry
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:4220
  • C:\Windows\system32\locator.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\locator.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:4636
  • C:\Windows\System32\SensorDataService.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\SensorDataService.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    PID:5328
  • C:\Windows\System32\snmptrap.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\snmptrap.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:3720
  • C:\Windows\System32\OpenSSH\ssh-agent.exe
    C:\Windows\System32\OpenSSH\ssh-agent.exe
    1⤵
      PID:5156
    • C:\Windows\system32\TieringEngineService.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\TieringEngineService.exe
      1⤵
        PID:3372
      • C:\Windows\system32\AgentService.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\AgentService.exe
        1⤵
          PID:928
        • C:\Windows\System32\vds.exe
          C:\Windows\System32\vds.exe
          1⤵
            PID:1584
          • C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
            C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe
            1⤵
              PID:3120

            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 3934c90f88e14195e1c943b5a412f8606c6a707f5adb11f2190c87aef152bb81
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  maintenanceservice.exe

                  • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\maintenanceservice.exe
                  • Size 849KB
                  • SHA256 fc315121f42e383ac122ec34e266920cc8e9c3f65b69979431b554c2db539dfa
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  OSE.EXE

                  • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE
                  • Size 829KB
                  • SHA256 7ec57ba7dff7c9f0b867e9472e20694f3869b0ad9c33d2d6467f66dccf6c8bd9
                  • 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 90c2c922f07eec7235ce139d31e876caa32f688f6843832c037eb3610fae2017
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  perfhost.exe

                  • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\perfhost.exe
                  • Size 610KB
                  • SHA256 2785470d2dc28406d18ea375c6f44d3b6db1162a90e9a2fe9ad0ba2a6520d78a
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  AgentService.exe

                  • Path C:\Windows\System32\AgentService.exe
                  • Size 1.4MB
                  • SHA256 720d763c8455c0fb26ac009749e045c26ab1bda05399489db6e1f0c9c7844973
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  GameInputSvc.exe

                  • Path C:\Windows\System32\GameInputSvc.exe
                  • Size 664KB
                  • SHA256 4050cb17bcf5531782e7b19cde427e88b0cb82e4b155da23a20e9d4ca00abaa3
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  Locator.exe

                  • Path C:\Windows\System32\Locator.exe
                  • Size 628KB
                  • SHA256 c1ef60d9e104d0dddb9d60873f315c6b971d9f3f9bcc145fae63dff46f2e38b5
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  ssh-agent.exe

                  • Path C:\Windows\System32\OpenSSH\ssh-agent.exe
                  • Size 1.1MB
                  • SHA256 31ea9a3b862174bcb442854c966d845036035dd918817c53f960f0746c53ebfe
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  PerceptionSimulationService.exe

                  • Path C:\Windows\System32\PerceptionSimulation\PerceptionSimulationService.exe
                  • Size 832KB
                  • SHA256 e6b4f2f7377096a66f473aa8ef973a4ba94dbe68bf477958161bb04f6277d73a
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  ReFsDedupSvc.exe

                  • Path C:\Windows\System32\ReFsDedupSvc.exe
                  • Size 2.7MB
                  • SHA256 3e535507aa462966f2fb3778c4bf98d9d8ac1fea363b108902492a1cb128d29c
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  SensorDataService.exe

                  • Path C:\Windows\System32\SensorDataService.exe
                  • Size 1.7MB
                  • SHA256 054371a2c031c1b252e031fb2def75993f354f42252b7bb52ebd6bffd90e93a4
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  TieringEngineService.exe

                  • Path C:\Windows\System32\TieringEngineService.exe
                  • Size 936KB
                  • SHA256 1fbc91e404bb44a7dd4b79b95e8a9bb8099d4ec1a8e1eacab00eab73d3238ebf
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  VSSVC.exe

                  • Path C:\Windows\System32\VSSVC.exe
                  • Size 2.0MB
                  • SHA256 b32ab6f8bb15c9d68b3494b4e26c1f654066b68297dc3e509da65342b3549943
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  alg.exe

                  • Path C:\Windows\System32\alg.exe
                  • Size 780KB
                  • SHA256 5b869611014ad553f3b11f1b6e80c08836740b40a42d5a67e83f4f849e9e115f
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  msdtc.exe

                  • Path C:\Windows\System32\msdtc.exe
                  • Size 764KB
                  • SHA256 c217219e30aa140fe6035be176a48b60d1f74e342de40529cee448f765006d4f
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  snmptrap.exe

                  • Path C:\Windows\System32\snmptrap.exe
                  • Size 636KB
                  • SHA256 57fad651b3463d192c2e2bbb4f02192b5b748c129357070f03cffd215ec84421
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  vds.exe

                  • Path C:\Windows\System32\vds.exe
                  • Size 1.2MB
                  • SHA256 7d77b491c0f38e96456b543a19f08d107366b6a545af9998a995a05303c893cf
                  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

                  memory/928-349-0x00007FF795F50000-0x00007FF796271000-memory.dmp

                  memory/928-342-0x000001826F000000-0x000001826F066000-memory.dmp

                  memory/928-341-0x00007FF795F50000-0x00007FF796271000-memory.dmp

                  memory/928-343-0x000001826F000000-0x000001826F066000-memory.dmp

                  memory/928-347-0x000001826F000000-0x000001826F066000-memory.dmp

                  memory/1584-358-0x00007FF74CA40000-0x00007FF74CCCB000-memory.dmp

                  memory/1584-354-0x000002621B1C0000-0x000002621B226000-memory.dmp

                  memory/1584-353-0x000002621B1C0000-0x000002621B226000-memory.dmp

                  memory/3120-367-0x00007FF6C0FD0000-0x00007FF6C14A1000-memory.dmp

                  memory/3120-362-0x000002A8A1C80000-0x000002A8A1CE6000-memory.dmp

                  memory/3120-363-0x000002A8A1C80000-0x000002A8A1CE6000-memory.dmp

                  memory/3372-334-0x0000022888940000-0x00000228889A6000-memory.dmp

                  memory/3372-333-0x0000022888940000-0x00000228889A6000-memory.dmp

                  memory/3372-332-0x00007FF7D2EE0000-0x00007FF7D3075000-memory.dmp

                  memory/3720-314-0x000002984E520000-0x000002984E586000-memory.dmp

                  memory/3720-312-0x00007FF6DF9B0000-0x00007FF6DFA64000-memory.dmp

                  memory/3720-313-0x000002984E520000-0x000002984E586000-memory.dmp

                  memory/3780-1-0x0000000002E60000-0x0000000002EC9000-memory.dmp

                  memory/3780-7-0x0000000002E60000-0x0000000002EC9000-memory.dmp

                  memory/3780-6-0x0000000002E60000-0x0000000002EC9000-memory.dmp

                  memory/3780-0-0x0000000000BD0000-0x0000000000D77000-memory.dmp

                  memory/3780-26-0x0000000000BD0000-0x0000000000D77000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4220-49-0x0000023800BD0000-0x0000023800C36000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4220-47-0x00007FF620280000-0x00007FF6203E8000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4220-48-0x0000023800BD0000-0x0000023800C36000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4220-54-0x0000023800BD0000-0x0000023800C36000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4220-56-0x00007FF620280000-0x00007FF6203E8000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4220-288-0x00000229A6870000-0x00000229A68D6000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4220-286-0x00007FF6DC970000-0x00007FF6DD0B4000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4220-287-0x00000229A6870000-0x00000229A68D6000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4376-16-0x000001B4EF460000-0x000001B4EF4C6000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4376-17-0x000001B4EF460000-0x000001B4EF4C6000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4376-65-0x00007FF676B90000-0x00007FF676CB3000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4376-18-0x000001B4EF460000-0x000001B4EF4C6000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4376-15-0x00007FF676B90000-0x00007FF676CB3000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4396-268-0x000001FB21370000-0x000001FB213D6000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4396-267-0x000001FB21370000-0x000001FB213D6000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4396-352-0x00007FF6B30C0000-0x00007FF6B320A000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4396-265-0x00007FF6B30C0000-0x00007FF6B320A000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4636-294-0x00007FF738C60000-0x00007FF738D0E000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4636-296-0x000001DF9E9D0000-0x000001DF9EA36000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4636-295-0x000001DF9E9D0000-0x000001DF9EA36000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4672-30-0x000002065A060000-0x000002065A0C6000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4672-31-0x000002065A060000-0x000002065A0C6000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4672-29-0x0000020659E10000-0x0000020659ED1000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4672-32-0x000002065A060000-0x000002065A0C6000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4676-238-0x000002B8F7540000-0x000002B8F75A6000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4676-237-0x000002B8F7540000-0x000002B8F75A6000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4676-322-0x00007FF7F37E0000-0x00007FF7F38A9000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4676-236-0x00007FF7F37E0000-0x00007FF7F38A9000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4788-275-0x00000000009F0000-0x0000000000A59000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4788-280-0x00000000009F0000-0x0000000000A59000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4788-361-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AE000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4788-274-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000004AE000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4936-59-0x000002197C990000-0x000002197CA51000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4936-61-0x000002197CB30000-0x000002197CB96000-memory.dmp

                  memory/4936-60-0x000002197CB30000-0x000002197CB96000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5156-324-0x000001F9FCCF0000-0x000001F9FCD56000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5156-325-0x000001F9FCCF0000-0x000001F9FCD56000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5156-323-0x00007FF74DB60000-0x00007FF74DE03000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5228-246-0x000002A1C94A0000-0x000002A1C9506000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5228-245-0x00007FF7F37E0000-0x00007FF7F38A9000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5228-247-0x000002A1C94A0000-0x000002A1C9506000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5228-331-0x00007FF7F37E0000-0x00007FF7F38A9000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5328-305-0x0000015318780000-0x00000153187E6000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5328-303-0x00007FF7F7190000-0x00007FF7F75A7000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5328-304-0x0000015318780000-0x00000153187E6000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5368-253-0x00007FF7BD660000-0x00007FF7BD77A000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5368-255-0x000002BA18640000-0x000002BA186A6000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5368-254-0x000002BA18640000-0x000002BA186A6000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5368-340-0x00007FF7BD660000-0x00007FF7BD77A000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5596-39-0x0000025EF74A0000-0x0000025EF7506000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5596-38-0x0000025EF72B0000-0x0000025EF7371000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5596-41-0x0000025EF74A0000-0x0000025EF7506000-memory.dmp

                  memory/5596-40-0x0000025EF74A0000-0x0000025EF7506000-memory.dmp