Analysis
- max time kernel
148s - max time network
144s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260911-en - resource tags
- submitted
24/10/2026, 10:18
General
- Target 2026-10-22_682422984053f0713fdb6586e6e6f3f0_amadey_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_mespinoza_njrat.exe
- Size 1.3MB
- Sample261024-mcflashs5z
- SHA256 cd7a83c0db190fe1c61d6e7e9a9415d480d39b4f4cbbcd1ddb9ffdc231700b43
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 24 IoCs
- Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
- Drops file in Windows directory 2 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 6 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 7 IoCs
- Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 2 IoCs
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 42 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\2026-10-22_682422984053f0713fdb6586e6e6f3f0_amadey_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_mespinoza_njrat.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-22_682422984053f0713fdb6586e6e6f3f0_amadey_darkgate_elex_luca-stealer_mespinoza_njrat.exe"1⤵
- Drops file in System32 directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\System32\alg.exeC:\Windows\System32\alg.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
- 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
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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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:\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\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:\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:\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\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\svchost.exeC:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalService -p -s SharedRealitySvc1⤵
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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" 0 912 916 924 8192 920 8962⤵
- 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
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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
javaw.exe
javaws.exe
jcmd.exe
jconsole.exe
jdb.exe
jdeps.exe
jhat.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
memory/432-324-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014018E000-memory.dmp
memory/432-316-0x00000000006F0000-0x0000000000750000-memory.dmp
memory/432-322-0x00000000006F0000-0x0000000000750000-memory.dmp
memory/432-512-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014018E000-memory.dmp
memory/948-359-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401DA000-memory.dmp
memory/948-356-0x00000000006F0000-0x0000000000750000-memory.dmp
memory/948-522-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401DA000-memory.dmp
memory/1044-243-0x0000000000530000-0x0000000000590000-memory.dmp
memory/1044-242-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140135000-memory.dmp
memory/1044-249-0x0000000000530000-0x0000000000590000-memory.dmp
memory/1044-267-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140135000-memory.dmp
memory/1044-263-0x0000000000530000-0x0000000000590000-memory.dmp
memory/1240-68-0x0000000000820000-0x0000000000880000-memory.dmp
memory/1240-62-0x0000000000820000-0x0000000000880000-memory.dmp
memory/1240-160-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401C8000-memory.dmp
memory/1864-25-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000558000-memory.dmp
memory/1864-8-0x00000000022C0000-0x0000000002327000-memory.dmp
memory/1864-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000558000-memory.dmp
memory/1864-1-0x00000000022C0000-0x0000000002327000-memory.dmp
memory/1884-406-0x0000000000630000-0x0000000000690000-memory.dmp
memory/1884-400-0x0000000000630000-0x0000000000690000-memory.dmp
memory/1884-621-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140216000-memory.dmp
memory/1884-409-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140216000-memory.dmp
memory/2000-254-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401B1000-memory.dmp
memory/2000-261-0x0000000000CF0000-0x0000000000D50000-memory.dmp
memory/2000-384-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401B1000-memory.dmp
memory/2000-255-0x0000000000CF0000-0x0000000000D50000-memory.dmp
memory/2032-376-0x0000000000B70000-0x0000000000BD0000-memory.dmp
memory/2032-587-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140147000-memory.dmp
memory/2032-382-0x0000000000B70000-0x0000000000BD0000-memory.dmp
memory/2032-385-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140147000-memory.dmp
memory/2400-443-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140179000-memory.dmp
memory/2400-431-0x0000000000500000-0x0000000000560000-memory.dmp
memory/2400-491-0x0000000001DC0000-0x0000000001DD0000-memory.dmp
memory/2400-425-0x0000000000500000-0x0000000000560000-memory.dmp
memory/2400-520-0x000000000D620000-0x000000000D628000-memory.dmp
memory/2400-507-0x000000000A200000-0x000000000A208000-memory.dmp
memory/2400-475-0x0000000001B10000-0x0000000001B20000-memory.dmp
memory/2400-626-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140179000-memory.dmp
memory/2484-525-0x0000027CBBEB0000-0x0000027CBBEC0000-memory.dmp
memory/2484-532-0x0000027CBBEB0000-0x0000027CBBEC0000-memory.dmp
memory/2484-531-0x0000027CBBEB0000-0x0000027CBBEC0000-memory.dmp
memory/2484-530-0x0000027CBBEB0000-0x0000027CBBEC0000-memory.dmp
memory/2484-529-0x0000027CBBEB0000-0x0000027CBBEC0000-memory.dmp
memory/2484-533-0x0000027CBBEB0000-0x0000027CBBEC0000-memory.dmp
memory/2484-537-0x0000027CBBEB0000-0x0000027CBBEC0000-memory.dmp
memory/2484-528-0x0000027CBBEB0000-0x0000027CBBEC0000-memory.dmp
memory/2484-527-0x0000027CBBEB0000-0x0000027CBBEC0000-memory.dmp
memory/2484-536-0x0000027CBBEB0000-0x0000027CBBEC0000-memory.dmp
memory/2484-526-0x0000027CBBEB0000-0x0000027CBBEC0000-memory.dmp
memory/2484-524-0x0000027CBBEB0000-0x0000027CBBEC0000-memory.dmp
memory/2484-523-0x0000027CBBEB0000-0x0000027CBBEC0000-memory.dmp
memory/2484-534-0x0000027CBBEB0000-0x0000027CBBEC0000-memory.dmp
memory/2484-535-0x0000027CBBEB0000-0x0000027CBBEC0000-memory.dmp
memory/3052-238-0x0000000000680000-0x00000000006E0000-memory.dmp
memory/3052-232-0x0000000000680000-0x00000000006E0000-memory.dmp
memory/3052-231-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401A1000-memory.dmp
memory/3052-358-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401A1000-memory.dmp
memory/3332-515-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140169000-memory.dmp
memory/3332-335-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140169000-memory.dmp
memory/3332-333-0x00000000006F0000-0x0000000000750000-memory.dmp
memory/3596-59-0x0000000000CE0000-0x0000000000D40000-memory.dmp
memory/3596-55-0x0000000000CE0000-0x0000000000D40000-memory.dmp
memory/3596-70-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401CD000-memory.dmp
memory/3596-49-0x0000000000CE0000-0x0000000000D40000-memory.dmp
memory/4020-420-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014018D000-memory.dmp
memory/4020-301-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014018D000-memory.dmp
memory/4020-299-0x00000000006C0000-0x0000000000720000-memory.dmp
memory/4020-293-0x00000000006C0000-0x0000000000720000-memory.dmp
memory/4048-408-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000058F000-memory.dmp
memory/4048-289-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000058F000-memory.dmp
memory/4048-287-0x0000000000860000-0x00000000008C7000-memory.dmp
memory/4048-280-0x0000000000860000-0x00000000008C7000-memory.dmp
memory/4088-620-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401FC000-memory.dmp
memory/4088-388-0x0000000000550000-0x00000000005B0000-memory.dmp
memory/4088-397-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401FC000-memory.dmp
memory/4088-394-0x0000000000550000-0x00000000005B0000-memory.dmp
memory/4140-368-0x0000000000B40000-0x0000000000BA0000-memory.dmp
memory/4140-374-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401C0000-memory.dmp
memory/4140-371-0x0000000000B40000-0x0000000000BA0000-memory.dmp
memory/4140-370-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401C0000-memory.dmp
memory/4140-362-0x0000000000B40000-0x0000000000BA0000-memory.dmp
memory/4256-222-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401A2000-memory.dmp
memory/4256-20-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401A2000-memory.dmp
memory/4256-21-0x00000000006E0000-0x0000000000740000-memory.dmp
memory/4256-12-0x00000000006E0000-0x0000000000740000-memory.dmp
memory/4432-275-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401A3000-memory.dmp
memory/4432-276-0x0000000000B80000-0x0000000000BE0000-memory.dmp
memory/4432-396-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401A3000-memory.dmp
memory/4432-269-0x0000000000B80000-0x0000000000BE0000-memory.dmp
memory/4556-310-0x00000000006C0000-0x0000000000720000-memory.dmp
memory/4556-442-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401D7000-memory.dmp
memory/4556-511-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401D7000-memory.dmp
memory/4556-509-0x00000000006C0000-0x0000000000720000-memory.dmp
memory/4556-312-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401D7000-memory.dmp
memory/5212-37-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001402E9000-memory.dmp
memory/5212-34-0x0000000000C80000-0x0000000000CE0000-memory.dmp
memory/5212-223-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001402E9000-memory.dmp
memory/5212-28-0x0000000000C80000-0x0000000000CE0000-memory.dmp
memory/5316-158-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001402D4000-memory.dmp
memory/5316-39-0x0000000000890000-0x00000000008F0000-memory.dmp
memory/5316-224-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001402D4000-memory.dmp
memory/5316-45-0x0000000000890000-0x00000000008F0000-memory.dmp
memory/6052-345-0x0000000000C70000-0x0000000000CD0000-memory.dmp
memory/6052-339-0x0000000000C70000-0x0000000000CD0000-memory.dmp
memory/6052-516-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401FA000-memory.dmp
memory/6052-347-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401FA000-memory.dmp
memory/6096-421-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401BE000-memory.dmp
memory/6096-412-0x0000000000690000-0x00000000006F0000-memory.dmp
memory/6096-418-0x0000000000690000-0x00000000006F0000-memory.dmp
memory/6096-622-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401BE000-memory.dmp