Overview

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Static

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2026-10-08...op.exe

windows10-2004-x64

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2026-10-08...op.exe

windows11-ltsc_2024-x64

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Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    141s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    09/10/2026, 16:31

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General

  • Target
    2026-10-08_3ffb0ac72f4b3321cc5baaf19b7a43d8_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_stop.exe
  • Size 1.9MB
  • Sample261009-t1rf2acf47
  • SHA256 29757793116deb02c94f6c69f4c9930f3107e7fab9749efebd2665a1636eca5c
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
8/10
defense_evasiondiscoverytrojan

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Downloads MZ/PE file 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
    defense_evasiontrojan
  • Drops file in System32 directory 20 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 27 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    The configured hostname and DNS domain identify the machine and are commonly collected to profile a host before it reports in.

    discovery
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

    discovery
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 10 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-08_3ffb0ac72f4b3321cc5baaf19b7a43d8_darkgate_elex_rhadamanthys_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-08_3ffb0ac72f4b3321cc5baaf19b7a43d8_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
    • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4088
    • 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⤵
        PID:4672
      • C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\28463\AdobeARMHelper.exe
        "C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\28463\AdobeARMHelper.exe" /ArmUpdate /MSI FOLDER:"C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\28463" /MODE:3 /PRODUCT:{291AA914-A987-4CE9-BD63-AC0A92D435E5} /VERSION:19.0 /LANG:ENU
        2⤵
        • Executes dropped EXE
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:420
        • 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\28463" /MODE:3 /PRODUCT:{291AA914-A987-4CE9-BD63-AC0A92D435E5} /VERSION:19.0 /LANG:ENU
          3⤵
          • Drops file in Program Files directory
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
          PID:4480

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          ArmReport.ini
          • Path C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\ArmReport.ini
          • Size 102B
          • SHA256 e1be6c6777630139171e4e3e74eaf0f8c0ea3a9fb92e1c76b64fc2ff18a8f1a6
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
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          ArmReport.ini
          • Path C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\ArmReport.ini
          • Size 824B
          • SHA256 c62557ca2d044a3b9ebd39042dcf529c783de02b64e466462aa6cb35d24135a9
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
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          ArmReport.ini
          • Path C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\ArmReport.ini
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 3ec757a54942eb1730d06bfb45669eaa177351c48cb1ff2cd0486989bb512420
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
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          AdobeARMHelper.exe
          • Path C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\28463\AdobeARMHelper.exe
          • Size 413KB
          • SHA256 fd115ae8ebd2f37cf1ef72f75242206cf1331c7cb258305011302e981137ee5e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
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          698460A0B6E60F2F602361424D832905_8BB23D43DE574E82F2BEE0DF0EC47EEB
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\698460A0B6E60F2F602361424D832905_8BB23D43DE574E82F2BEE0DF0EC47EEB
          • Size 471B
          • SHA256 f8d5d7383ceab884a3bcf9a94272fa2607a8c1b4b1c6f899d14499d7b3c47405
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
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          8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_54359052731E413C60F1C59EABAD4E05
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_54359052731E413C60F1C59EABAD4E05
          • Size 727B
          • SHA256 577073875d69ae284dd82cc9162a30dc64dac05b58318ae6fd6b8f1e7c43080a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
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          8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_5809FDAACC125718B26BC11DC8E8116A
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_5809FDAACC125718B26BC11DC8E8116A
          • Size 727B
          • SHA256 851029270ab65172b09a2f1e684fcd0b10f777ec8532915c15e9f0b88652449a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
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          C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141
          • Size 727B
          • SHA256 473b35ae70fd6df4157046e42196bab810301506786b2fdd013c66782da59937
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
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          698460A0B6E60F2F602361424D832905_8BB23D43DE574E82F2BEE0DF0EC47EEB
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\698460A0B6E60F2F602361424D832905_8BB23D43DE574E82F2BEE0DF0EC47EEB
          • Size 400B
          • SHA256 1fa549ef99e2b7db24d5ac9afcac0bb16452ee13e547ed185b5e80ea8a14a48f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
          Submit Download

          8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_54359052731E413C60F1C59EABAD4E05
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_54359052731E413C60F1C59EABAD4E05
          • Size 404B
          • SHA256 333b43ae3bc66d223a784e99369f13497a7439cab53482d1ec3977af31ad2f73
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
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          8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_5809FDAACC125718B26BC11DC8E8116A
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_5809FDAACC125718B26BC11DC8E8116A
          • Size 404B
          • SHA256 2e71f96caf2b53386047f582a3eafe7702fc7bc00a5d8569734be5b2a9225925
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
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          C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141
          • Size 412B
          • SHA256 4881cda5697e879c3ea9dc8f30769ad473362eaea3b29f38d9642edfd234105c
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
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          AdobeARM.log
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AdobeARM.log
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 acbdcdfd8af9aa2dac68d040d71f2cdfdb2e5479fb90cb9f75d3bb6c6d029f65
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
          Submit Download

          AdobeARM.log
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AdobeARM.log
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 e887727eeaff7f67658770112268a8410305f9b2b4d8a0e6140820f4c4a2aff3
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
          Submit Download

          ArmUI.ini
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ArmUI.ini
          • Size 251KB
          • SHA256 b4d4dcd9594d372d7c0c975d80ef5802c88502895ed4b8a26ca62e225f2f18b0
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
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          Tmp7C2B.tmp
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Tmp7C2B.tmp
          • Size 5KB
          • SHA256 b2e41f3d236f5418f702111b610f382663c8893d82d5284462d2133f0e0c0fdf
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
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          Tmp992B.tmp
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Tmp992B.tmp
          • Size 5KB
          • SHA256 512146b59d21f56f01882290e8b1e93e0553b85435b4d31e4c51d3d9ccd14df5
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
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          Tmp99F7.tmp
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Tmp99F7.tmp
          • Size 3KB
          • SHA256 dcc9d2695125406282ba990fec39403c44b12964acf51b5e0dc7f2080d714398
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
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          TmpA17A.tmp
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TmpA17A.tmp
          • Size 5KB
          • SHA256 e6bcbcb70401d63ff0746fcbcc63230269058736f7644151393edfdcec8b8765
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
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          TmpD1E5.tmp
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TmpD1E5.tmp
          • Size 5KB
          • SHA256 a86ac1b119a6653e0c3fc24c2c40e44a7bfdc435fd81c4442af9d5526ef64e85
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
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          memory/4088-1-0x0000000001370000-0x00000000013F5000-memory.dmp
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          memory/4088-6-0x0000000002F40000-0x0000000003091000-memory.dmp
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          memory/4088-7-0x0000000001370000-0x00000000013F5000-memory.dmp
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