Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
155s - platform
windows11-21h2_x64 - resource
win11-20260130-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows - submitted
15/04/2026, 09:47
Static task
static1
1 signatures
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-04-15_1165fcb26205ebec18a15afe68dbbb89_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260130-en
windows10-2004-x64
6 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-04-15_1165fcb26205ebec18a15afe68dbbb89_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe
- Size 3.5MB
- Sample260415-lr74esd18z
- SHA256 af5c287b81c77a65b8c345f5cbda7c6adf736c0427078b972c756759711400f6
- MD5 1165fcb26205ebec18a15afe68dbbb89
- SHA1 b218eedc7d25caa071cbac0b2cc65b96554fd1c9
- SHA512 160492510efa8cbeedc8ceef4f5e671a40fe6d231e52bf7bae7ec03e8a3c903a4a051803762de72e4dd93482f64ff191af2e83bcb4f1f5f421c5d3f65aa7e5ea
- SSDEEP 49152:y4K51L28xbXsPNIULkmp1/j6AeXZG7wmpvGF1IP9z5WuHC4O8b8ITDnl27PLhh:/K5d2+bXsPN5kiQaZ5+
- TLSH T1EF06B22166D4CFE1D46F10B0DD66BAF6502BAD24CF564FCB6E803E1A35305D2AA31A1F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Signatures
- Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 1656 2026-04-15_1165fcb26205ebec18a15afe68dbbb89_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.sho - 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
description ioc Process File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Shohdi.hdi 2026-04-15_1165fcb26205ebec18a15afe68dbbb89_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Shohdi.hdi 2026-04-15_1165fcb26205ebec18a15afe68dbbb89_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe - Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
description ioc Process File created \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\identity_helper.exe 2026-04-15_1165fcb26205ebec18a15afe68dbbb89_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.143.57\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateSetup.exe 2026-04-15_1165fcb26205ebec18a15afe68dbbb89_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\cookie_exporter.sho 2026-04-15_1165fcb26205ebec18a15afe68dbbb89_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\IntegratedOffice.exe 2026-04-15_1165fcb26205ebec18a15afe68dbbb89_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\VSTO\10.0\VSTOInstaller.exe 2026-04-15_1165fcb26205ebec18a15afe68dbbb89_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoadfsb.sho 2026-04-15_1165fcb26205ebec18a15afe68dbbb89_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\DW\DWTRIG20.EXE 2026-04-15_1165fcb26205ebec18a15afe68dbbb89_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\plugin-container.sho 2026-04-15_1165fcb26205ebec18a15afe68dbbb89_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.exe 2026-04-15_1165fcb26205ebec18a15afe68dbbb89_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\maintenanceservice.exe 2026-04-15_1165fcb26205ebec18a15afe68dbbb89_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\protocolhandler.exe 2026-04-15_1165fcb26205ebec18a15afe68dbbb89_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\MSOHTMED.EXE 2026-04-15_1165fcb26205ebec18a15afe68dbbb89_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\cookie_exporter.sho 2026-04-15_1165fcb26205ebec18a15afe68dbbb89_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe 2026-04-15_1165fcb26205ebec18a15afe68dbbb89_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe 2026-04-15_1165fcb26205ebec18a15afe68dbbb89_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SDXHelper.sho 2026-04-15_1165fcb26205ebec18a15afe68dbbb89_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\ClientX64\OfficeClickToRun.sho 2026-04-15_1165fcb26205ebec18a15afe68dbbb89_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.143.57\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateComRegisterShell64.exe 2026-04-15_1165fcb26205ebec18a15afe68dbbb89_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\PerfBoost.exe 2026-04-15_1165fcb26205ebec18a15afe68dbbb89_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\wow_helper.sho 2026-04-15_1165fcb26205ebec18a15afe68dbbb89_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe 2026-04-15_1165fcb26205ebec18a15afe68dbbb89_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\msedgewebview2.sho 2026-04-15_1165fcb26205ebec18a15afe68dbbb89_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\Uninstall.exe 2026-04-15_1165fcb26205ebec18a15afe68dbbb89_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javaw.exe 2026-04-15_1165fcb26205ebec18a15afe68dbbb89_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jp2launcher.exe 2026-04-15_1165fcb26205ebec18a15afe68dbbb89_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\misc.exe 2026-04-15_1165fcb26205ebec18a15afe68dbbb89_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoev.exe 2026-04-15_1165fcb26205ebec18a15afe68dbbb89_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\Wordconv.exe 2026-04-15_1165fcb26205ebec18a15afe68dbbb89_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\SPREADSHEETCOMPARE.EXE 2026-04-15_1165fcb26205ebec18a15afe68dbbb89_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\maintenanceservice.sho 2026-04-15_1165fcb26205ebec18a15afe68dbbb89_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe 2026-04-15_1165fcb26205ebec18a15afe68dbbb89_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\Common.DBConnection64.sho 2026-04-15_1165fcb26205ebec18a15afe68dbbb89_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\identity_helper.sho 2026-04-15_1165fcb26205ebec18a15afe68dbbb89_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\pwahelper.sho 2026-04-15_1165fcb26205ebec18a15afe68dbbb89_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\Installer\setup.exe 2026-04-15_1165fcb26205ebec18a15afe68dbbb89_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\msedge_pwa_launcher.sho 2026-04-15_1165fcb26205ebec18a15afe68dbbb89_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\BHO\ie_to_edge_stub.exe 2026-04-15_1165fcb26205ebec18a15afe68dbbb89_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\msedge_proxy.sho 2026-04-15_1165fcb26205ebec18a15afe68dbbb89_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome_proxy.sho 2026-04-15_1165fcb26205ebec18a15afe68dbbb89_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\CLVIEW.EXE 2026-04-15_1165fcb26205ebec18a15afe68dbbb89_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\PerfBoost.sho 2026-04-15_1165fcb26205ebec18a15afe68dbbb89_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\maintenanceservice.exe 2026-04-15_1165fcb26205ebec18a15afe68dbbb89_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.sho 2026-04-15_1165fcb26205ebec18a15afe68dbbb89_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeComRegisterShellARM64.sho 2026-04-15_1165fcb26205ebec18a15afe68dbbb89_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\msedge_pwa_launcher.exe 2026-04-15_1165fcb26205ebec18a15afe68dbbb89_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOSYNC.EXE 2026-04-15_1165fcb26205ebec18a15afe68dbbb89_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SDXHelperBgt.exe 2026-04-15_1165fcb26205ebec18a15afe68dbbb89_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\pwahelper.sho 2026-04-15_1165fcb26205ebec18a15afe68dbbb89_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.sho 2026-04-15_1165fcb26205ebec18a15afe68dbbb89_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\jp2launcher.sho 2026-04-15_1165fcb26205ebec18a15afe68dbbb89_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\ssvagent.sho 2026-04-15_1165fcb26205ebec18a15afe68dbbb89_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\IEContentService.sho 2026-04-15_1165fcb26205ebec18a15afe68dbbb89_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\plug_ins\pi_brokers\32BitMAPIBroker.sho 2026-04-15_1165fcb26205ebec18a15afe68dbbb89_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\Installer\setup.sho 2026-04-15_1165fcb26205ebec18a15afe68dbbb89_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\os_update_handler.sho 2026-04-15_1165fcb26205ebec18a15afe68dbbb89_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javaw.sho 2026-04-15_1165fcb26205ebec18a15afe68dbbb89_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVLP.sho 2026-04-15_1165fcb26205ebec18a15afe68dbbb89_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoasb.sho 2026-04-15_1165fcb26205ebec18a15afe68dbbb89_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ORGCHART.EXE 2026-04-15_1165fcb26205ebec18a15afe68dbbb89_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\msedge_pwa_launcher.sho 2026-04-15_1165fcb26205ebec18a15afe68dbbb89_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\OFFICE16\LICLUA.sho 2026-04-15_1165fcb26205ebec18a15afe68dbbb89_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\ClientX64\OfficeClickToRun.exe 2026-04-15_1165fcb26205ebec18a15afe68dbbb89_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\BHO\ie_to_edge_stub.sho 2026-04-15_1165fcb26205ebec18a15afe68dbbb89_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\maintenanceservice.sho 2026-04-15_1165fcb26205ebec18a15afe68dbbb89_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe - 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.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-04-15_1165fcb26205ebec18a15afe68dbbb89_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-04-15_1165fcb26205ebec18a15afe68dbbb89_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.sho - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 2488 wrote to memory of 1656 2488 2026-04-15_1165fcb26205ebec18a15afe68dbbb89_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe 79
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-15_1165fcb26205ebec18a15afe68dbbb89_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-15_1165fcb26205ebec18a15afe68dbbb89_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe"1⤵
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2488 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-15_1165fcb26205ebec18a15afe68dbbb89_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.shoC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-15_1165fcb26205ebec18a15afe68dbbb89_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.sho2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:1656
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
2026-04-15_1165fcb26205ebec18a15afe68dbbb89_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.sho
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-15_1165fcb26205ebec18a15afe68dbbb89_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.sho
- Size 3.1MB
- SHA256 f130b3789962d5c8b59aa250d6f26ad5945928f3905b32bf65aa7bd30348a794
- MD5 fb083acd60fe5c3156dc25442be815e3
- SHA1 61df59b8f3ebd8b3d29ca3aedc4995e23cacf6d8
- SHA512 7147337d2c1006bb15cfa967c9eea6826b63c8d343f866e7454d7368d25019f39e52cf179500810834244c3ca9644d6c0df0b2c3128a9051e9ee6b428fa926f6
- SSDEEP 49152:0bXsPNIULkmp1/j6AeXZG7wmpvGF1IP9z5WuHC4O8b8ITDnl27PLhp:0bXsPN5kiQaZ56
- TLSH T14BE5802126D4CFE1D46F20B0DD66BAF6512BAD24CF564FCB6D803E1A35305D2AA31A1F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Shohdi.hdi
- Size 3.5MB
- SHA256 af5c287b81c77a65b8c345f5cbda7c6adf736c0427078b972c756759711400f6
- MD5 1165fcb26205ebec18a15afe68dbbb89
- SHA1 b218eedc7d25caa071cbac0b2cc65b96554fd1c9
- SHA512 160492510efa8cbeedc8ceef4f5e671a40fe6d231e52bf7bae7ec03e8a3c903a4a051803762de72e4dd93482f64ff191af2e83bcb4f1f5f421c5d3f65aa7e5ea
- SSDEEP 49152:y4K51L28xbXsPNIULkmp1/j6AeXZG7wmpvGF1IP9z5WuHC4O8b8ITDnl27PLhh:/K5d2+bXsPN5kiQaZ5+
- TLSH T1EF06B22166D4CFE1D46F10B0DD66BAF6502BAD24CF564FCB6E803E1A35305D2AA31A1F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH