Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
150s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260911-en - resource tags
- submitted
23/10/2026, 12:38
General
- Target 2026-10-23_4c1887ddb449f45406e8e3153f2d2acb_amadey_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe
- Size 2.0MB
- Sample261023-pt4essch68
- SHA256 65288a05f605a4b9e858345a087337025197e4c30cbb229c811ecaded8c61392
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 31 IoCs
- Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
- Drops file in Windows directory 3 IoCs
- Direct Volume Access: Opens a physical disk for reading 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Opens a raw handle to a physical disk, which bypasses file system access controls and is used for disk inspection, anti-VM checks and privilege checks.
- 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 8 IoCs
The configured hostname and DNS domain identify the machine and are commonly collected to profile a host before it reports in.
- 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 42 IoCs
- Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 2 IoCs
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 43 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\2026-10-23_4c1887ddb449f45406e8e3153f2d2acb_amadey_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-23_4c1887ddb449f45406e8e3153f2d2acb_amadey_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe"1⤵
- 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 behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\System32\alg.exeC:\Windows\System32\alg.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Windows\system32\DiagSvcs\DiagnosticsHub.StandardCollector.Service.exeC:\Windows\system32\DiagSvcs\DiagnosticsHub.StandardCollector.Service.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- 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
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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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
- Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
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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\OpenSSH\ssh-agent.exeC:\Windows\System32\OpenSSH\ssh-agent.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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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\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
- Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
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C:\Windows\system32\SearchIndexer.exeC:\Windows\system32\SearchIndexer.exe /Embedding1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Direct Volume Access: Opens a physical disk for reading
- 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" 0 800 804 812 8192 808 7842⤵
- 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
javadoc.exe
javafxpackager.exe
javah.exe
javap.exe
javapackager.exe
wmpnetwk.exe
dotnet.exe
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
AppVClient.exe
SgrmBroker.exe
msiexec.exe
memory/412-190-0x0000000001A30000-0x0000000001A40000-memory.dmp
memory/412-174-0x0000000001780000-0x0000000001790000-memory.dmp
memory/412-172-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140179000-memory.dmp
memory/412-208-0x0000000009E70000-0x0000000009E78000-memory.dmp
memory/412-369-0x000000000D320000-0x000000000D328000-memory.dmp
memory/412-372-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140179000-memory.dmp
memory/964-373-0x000002695E390000-0x0000026960267000-memory.dmp
memory/964-391-0x0000026960B90000-0x0000026960BA0000-memory.dmp
memory/964-400-0x0000026960B90000-0x0000026960BA0000-memory.dmp
memory/964-401-0x0000026960B90000-0x0000026960BA0000-memory.dmp
memory/964-402-0x0000026960B90000-0x0000026960BA0000-memory.dmp
memory/964-403-0x0000026960B90000-0x0000026960BA0000-memory.dmp
memory/964-404-0x0000026960B90000-0x0000026960BA0000-memory.dmp
memory/964-405-0x0000026960B90000-0x0000026960BA0000-memory.dmp
memory/964-406-0x0000026960B90000-0x0000026960BA0000-memory.dmp
memory/964-407-0x0000026960B90000-0x0000026960BA0000-memory.dmp
memory/964-414-0x0000026960B90000-0x0000026960BA0000-memory.dmp
memory/964-394-0x0000026960B90000-0x0000026960BA0000-memory.dmp
memory/964-415-0x0000026960B90000-0x0000026960BA0000-memory.dmp
memory/964-396-0x0000026960B90000-0x0000026960BA0000-memory.dmp
memory/964-397-0x0000026960B90000-0x0000026960BA0000-memory.dmp
memory/964-395-0x0000026960B90000-0x0000026960BA0000-memory.dmp
memory/964-393-0x0000026960B90000-0x0000026960BA0000-memory.dmp
memory/964-392-0x0000026960B90000-0x0000026960BA0000-memory.dmp
memory/964-386-0x0000026960B90000-0x0000026960BA0000-memory.dmp
memory/964-411-0x0000026960B90000-0x0000026960BA0000-memory.dmp
memory/964-412-0x0000026960B90000-0x0000026960BA0000-memory.dmp
memory/964-413-0x0000026960B90000-0x0000026960BA0000-memory.dmp
memory/964-410-0x0000026960B90000-0x0000026960BA0000-memory.dmp
memory/964-409-0x0000026960B90000-0x0000026960BA0000-memory.dmp
memory/964-408-0x0000026960B90000-0x0000026960BA0000-memory.dmp
memory/964-388-0x0000026960B90000-0x0000026960BA0000-memory.dmp
memory/964-398-0x0000026960B90000-0x0000026960BA0000-memory.dmp
memory/964-390-0x0000026960B90000-0x0000026960BA0000-memory.dmp
memory/964-399-0x0000026960B90000-0x0000026960BA0000-memory.dmp
memory/964-377-0x0000026960B90000-0x0000026960BA0000-memory.dmp
memory/964-376-0x0000026960B90000-0x0000026960BA0000-memory.dmp
memory/964-378-0x0000026960B90000-0x0000026960BA0000-memory.dmp
memory/964-379-0x0000026960B90000-0x0000026960BA0000-memory.dmp
memory/964-380-0x0000026960B90000-0x0000026960BA0000-memory.dmp
memory/964-381-0x0000026960B90000-0x0000026960BA0000-memory.dmp
memory/964-382-0x0000026960B90000-0x0000026960BA0000-memory.dmp
memory/964-385-0x0000026960B90000-0x0000026960BA0000-memory.dmp
memory/964-384-0x0000026960B90000-0x0000026960BA0000-memory.dmp
memory/964-383-0x0000026960B90000-0x0000026960BA0000-memory.dmp
memory/964-387-0x0000026960B90000-0x0000026960BA0000-memory.dmp
memory/964-389-0x0000026960B90000-0x0000026960BA0000-memory.dmp
memory/1104-121-0x00000000006A0000-0x0000000000700000-memory.dmp
memory/1104-127-0x00000000006A0000-0x0000000000700000-memory.dmp
memory/1104-131-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140169000-memory.dmp
memory/1104-308-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140169000-memory.dmp
memory/1236-34-0x0000000000730000-0x0000000000790000-memory.dmp
memory/1236-40-0x0000000000730000-0x0000000000790000-memory.dmp
memory/1236-129-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001402E9000-memory.dmp
memory/1236-33-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001402E9000-memory.dmp
memory/1440-75-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001400CF000-memory.dmp
memory/1440-85-0x00000000004F0000-0x0000000000550000-memory.dmp
memory/1440-79-0x00000000004F0000-0x0000000000550000-memory.dmp
memory/1440-154-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001400CF000-memory.dmp
memory/1508-97-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001400AB000-memory.dmp
memory/1508-95-0x0000000000600000-0x0000000000660000-memory.dmp
memory/1508-89-0x0000000000600000-0x0000000000660000-memory.dmp
memory/1508-158-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001400AB000-memory.dmp
memory/1620-222-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140096000-memory.dmp
memory/1620-118-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140096000-memory.dmp
memory/1880-337-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140102000-memory.dmp
memory/1880-142-0x0000000000C70000-0x0000000000CD0000-memory.dmp
memory/1880-135-0x0000000000C70000-0x0000000000CD0000-memory.dmp
memory/1880-138-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140102000-memory.dmp
memory/2252-155-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140147000-memory.dmp
memory/2252-362-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140147000-memory.dmp
memory/2732-166-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140095000-memory.dmp
memory/2732-111-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140095000-memory.dmp
memory/2808-61-0x0000000000C00000-0x0000000000C60000-memory.dmp
memory/2808-55-0x0000000000C00000-0x0000000000C60000-memory.dmp
memory/2808-63-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001400D5000-memory.dmp
memory/2808-68-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001400D5000-memory.dmp
memory/2808-66-0x0000000000C00000-0x0000000000C60000-memory.dmp
memory/2944-70-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001400B9000-memory.dmp
memory/2944-149-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001400B9000-memory.dmp
memory/3520-16-0x0000000000580000-0x00000000005E0000-memory.dmp
memory/3520-24-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001400A9000-memory.dmp
memory/3520-25-0x0000000000580000-0x00000000005E0000-memory.dmp
memory/3548-114-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401D7000-memory.dmp
memory/3548-171-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401D7000-memory.dmp
memory/3548-363-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401D7000-memory.dmp
memory/3632-167-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001400C6000-memory.dmp
memory/3632-371-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001400C6000-memory.dmp
memory/3704-146-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001400E2000-memory.dmp
memory/3704-360-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001400E2000-memory.dmp
memory/3772-44-0x0000000000890000-0x00000000008F0000-memory.dmp
memory/3772-52-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001402D4000-memory.dmp
memory/3772-134-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001402D4000-memory.dmp
memory/3772-50-0x0000000000890000-0x00000000008F0000-memory.dmp
memory/3848-152-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401C0000-memory.dmp
memory/3848-150-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401C0000-memory.dmp
memory/4092-100-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001400AA000-memory.dmp
memory/4092-12-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001400AA000-memory.dmp
memory/4744-8-0x00000000021C0000-0x0000000002227000-memory.dmp
memory/4744-74-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000602000-memory.dmp
memory/4744-2-0x00000000021C0000-0x0000000002227000-memory.dmp
memory/4744-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000602000-memory.dmp
memory/4932-101-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000497000-memory.dmp
memory/4932-162-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000497000-memory.dmp
memory/4932-107-0x0000000000570000-0x00000000005D7000-memory.dmp
memory/4932-102-0x0000000000570000-0x00000000005D7000-memory.dmp
memory/4948-364-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401FC000-memory.dmp
memory/4948-159-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401FC000-memory.dmp
memory/5752-163-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140216000-memory.dmp
memory/5752-365-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140216000-memory.dmp
memory/6028-30-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140135000-memory.dmp
memory/6028-29-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140135000-memory.dmp