Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    142s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260130-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    15/04/2026, 22:25

General

  • Target
    2026-04-15_8dac5bbb5f790a5586b79c665fca1a6f_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe
  • Size 4.8MB
  • Sample260415-2b1bmsa17n
  • SHA256 b0c1c12ebd5db3bbbeec5e85bdbd2945713738da663adfe3f400a7f1789ea59e
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Downloads MZ/PE file 1 IoCs
  • Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Looks up country code configured in the registry, likely geofence.

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 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 2 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

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

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

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

  • Modifies system certificate store 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 10 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-15_8dac5bbb5f790a5586b79c665fca1a6f_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-15_8dac5bbb5f790a5586b79c665fca1a6f_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4228
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-15_8dac5bbb5f790a5586b79c665fca1a6f_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_icedid_luca.sho
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-15_8dac5bbb5f790a5586b79c665fca1a6f_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_icedid_luca.sho
      2⤵
      • Checks computer location settings
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Modifies system certificate store
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2988
      • C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Reader_sl.exe
        "C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Reader_sl.exe"
        3⤵
          PID:3148
        • C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\30723\AdobeARMHelper.exe
          "C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\30723\AdobeARMHelper.exe" /ArmUpdate /MSI FOLDER:"C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\30723" /MODE:3 /UpdateSelection:1 /PRODUCT:{291AA914-A987-4CE9-BD63-AC0A92D435E5} /VERSION:19.0 /LANG:ENU
          3⤵
          • Checks computer location settings
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:2620
          • 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\30723" /MODE:3 /UpdateSelection:1 /PRODUCT:{291AA914-A987-4CE9-BD63-AC0A92D435E5} /VERSION:19.0 /LANG:ENU
            4⤵
            • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
            • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
            PID:4992

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          ArmReport.ini

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\ArmReport.ini
          • Size 82B
          • SHA256 5a1e0a0216dd3893a738efdfc9c1bc5445e68d3939840578341f6cd08b14d815
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          AdobeARM.msi

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\30723\AdobeARM.msi
          • Size 1.0MB
          • SHA256 f3f339de3a391d7f8baf37009ec52a6948d769977e2f407faf46f7064a524638
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          AdobeARMHelper.exe

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\30723\AdobeARMHelper.exe
          • Size 413KB
          • SHA256 fd115ae8ebd2f37cf1ef72f75242206cf1331c7cb258305011302e981137ee5e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          RdrManifest2.msi

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\{291AA914-A987-4CE9-BD63-AC0A92D435E5}\RdrManifest2.msi
          • Size 18KB
          • SHA256 0abcb8b7c0bda3128316b3e4f4a5857e9c8194105043a0c0e9801a1a96105d01
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          698460A0B6E60F2F602361424D832905_8BB23D43DE574E82F2BEE0DF0EC47EEB

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\698460A0B6E60F2F602361424D832905_8BB23D43DE574E82F2BEE0DF0EC47EEB
          • Size 471B
          • SHA256 4be903a0fb9c24009984c811d76ba25f34ba65dd6b3593ace2bfd30e2106ea91
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_54359052731E413C60F1C59EABAD4E05

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_54359052731E413C60F1C59EABAD4E05
          • Size 727B
          • SHA256 e3b2a0e09c6812ce097b7eb356d6b7d205519ed6450e6882ea3d509aa20e44da
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_5809FDAACC125718B26BC11DC8E8116A

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_5809FDAACC125718B26BC11DC8E8116A
          • Size 727B
          • SHA256 41c5fa2f35d2cb5735b4ef52eb809906bcd8085ea0086f337f358cde993abf77
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141
          • Size 727B
          • SHA256 050bfb4a0623d7970e76d7b2d7684f41a9d41b311232fafb16f1bdbbbea97695
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          698460A0B6E60F2F602361424D832905_8BB23D43DE574E82F2BEE0DF0EC47EEB

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\698460A0B6E60F2F602361424D832905_8BB23D43DE574E82F2BEE0DF0EC47EEB
          • Size 400B
          • SHA256 585903559c2b1a6a7a45136727e33302ce02924519ece8b0baf5b437e05d522e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_54359052731E413C60F1C59EABAD4E05

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_54359052731E413C60F1C59EABAD4E05
          • Size 404B
          • SHA256 d72311b0ee4c8910a850f9676bc50b548d3a4659310e5dbeadd47001c0c31e76
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_5809FDAACC125718B26BC11DC8E8116A

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_5809FDAACC125718B26BC11DC8E8116A
          • Size 404B
          • SHA256 e01f3d1a8981555a698cd04d3bc32bddbc29f326777a8bb71333ed698d2fd3ce
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141
          • Size 412B
          • SHA256 be21e717523a7185b1449015ece7dee73e5f9f90b1c0405b0f68c35a2e74f32a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          2026-04-15_8dac5bbb5f790a5586b79c665fca1a6f_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_icedid_luca.sho

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-15_8dac5bbb5f790a5586b79c665fca1a6f_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_icedid_luca.sho
          • Size 1.5MB
          • SHA256 27c962221dbb07220215e3c65f0ce0e42430e456db84e99ecf0eee449c4167f7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          AdobeARM.log

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AdobeARM.log
          • Size 334B
          • SHA256 fe96fc05b9847725801fab596493d26ea6374d52ce2956e79354c0ccfa23eb78
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          ArmUI.ini

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ArmUI.ini
          • Size 251KB
          • SHA256 b4d4dcd9594d372d7c0c975d80ef5802c88502895ed4b8a26ca62e225f2f18b0
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          Other30726.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Other30726.txt
          • Size 13B
          • SHA256 b633a587c652d02386c4f16f8c6f6aab7352d97f16367c3c40576214372dd628
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          ReportOwner30726.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\ReportOwner30726.txt
          • Size 4B
          • SHA256 69bf0bc46f51b33377c4f3d92caf876714f6bbbe99e7544487327920873f9820
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          Tmp23FE.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Tmp23FE.tmp
          • Size 5KB
          • SHA256 aaaced351a90b2029c44c6ebb68084a331f296a0ace8115d9889f549d596564b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          Tmp39BA.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Tmp39BA.tmp
          • Size 5KB
          • SHA256 27ead591d4c7f8fadd0d9e5d32eb6c9bf8830f83fddf83ddd47e6b3b413f5b75
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          Tmp3A96.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Tmp3A96.tmp
          • Size 3KB
          • SHA256 dcc9d2695125406282ba990fec39403c44b12964acf51b5e0dc7f2080d714398
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          Tmp4303.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Tmp4303.tmp
          • Size 5KB
          • SHA256 e6bcbcb70401d63ff0746fcbcc63230269058736f7644151393edfdcec8b8765
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          Tmp6F07.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Tmp6F07.tmp
          • Size 5KB
          • SHA256 a86ac1b119a6653e0c3fc24c2c40e44a7bfdc435fd81c4442af9d5526ef64e85
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          Shohdi.hdi

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Shohdi.hdi
          • Size 4.8MB
          • SHA256 d50b39c09e364b98c815d51d5c5ca9909f15c8a8ef817306394bd22a977a2f13
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ArmReport.ini

          • Path C:\Windows\Temp\ArmReport.ini
          • Size 916B
          • SHA256 3909779f313abf11024a66ff1867f2c07d980b11a33455467bbc728649ee9c56
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          ArmReport.ini

          • Path C:\Windows\Temp\ArmReport.ini
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 9ffedf1ebb526e46a0e3752c9a911f6e8332d66d1ff83a01ffebdf5326bd2387
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          ArmReport.ini

          • Path C:\Windows\Temp\ArmReport.ini
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 142a5a1f678e126eb627cec77c5a16bc7a3dabc727edd19bcd573abdea08e136
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          ArmUI.ini

          • Path C:\Windows\Temp\ArmUI.ini
          • Size 233KB
          • SHA256 76362509a8ca3e4a9fdc854c56674083ef77ca2c53628ce0acf4bb4c42d73894
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          RdrServicesUpdater2_x86.exe

          • Path \??\c:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\{291AA914-A987-4CE9-BD63-AC0A92D435E5}\RdrServicesUpdater2_x86.exe
          • Size 846KB
          • SHA256 6a142c879a0676aef5c825d6fd6336800846167fab422d0f912096d286aa0070
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/2620-895-0x0000000002F20000-0x0000000002F27000-memory.dmp

          memory/2620-894-0x0000000002E80000-0x0000000002EDF000-memory.dmp

          memory/2620-893-0x0000000001520000-0x000000000152A000-memory.dmp

          memory/2988-879-0x00000000032E0000-0x000000000333F000-memory.dmp

          memory/2988-880-0x0000000003B00000-0x0000000003B07000-memory.dmp

          memory/2988-881-0x0000000003C10000-0x0000000003C39000-memory.dmp

          memory/2988-882-0x00000000042B0000-0x00000000042C9000-memory.dmp

          memory/2988-779-0x00000000042B0000-0x00000000042C9000-memory.dmp

          memory/2988-778-0x0000000003C10000-0x0000000003C39000-memory.dmp

          memory/2988-461-0x0000000003B00000-0x0000000003B07000-memory.dmp

          memory/2988-256-0x00000000032E0000-0x000000000333F000-memory.dmp

          memory/4992-1072-0x0000000002DC0000-0x0000000002E1F000-memory.dmp

          memory/4992-1073-0x0000000001080000-0x0000000001087000-memory.dmp