Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20260130-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    17/04/2026, 16:04

General

  • Target
    2026-04-17_7ff5ff6e3200645c2f9445d347c5d360_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_ic.exe
  • Size 3.6MB
  • Sample260417-thysdse19v
  • SHA256 352f2348bf9d9342affcb76016a88b0f4081343081dab430996010bed97bcf01
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Family: Shodi

    Shodi is a Windows worm written in C++.

  • Detects Shodi worm 1 IoCs
  • 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\2026-04-17_7ff5ff6e3200645c2f9445d347c5d360_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_ic.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-17_7ff5ff6e3200645c2f9445d347c5d360_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_ic.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4004
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-17_7ff5ff6e3200645c2f9445d347c5d360_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_ic.usa
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-17_7ff5ff6e3200645c2f9445d347c5d360_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_ic.usa
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Modifies system certificate store
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4792
      • 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:2984
        • C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\16727\AdobeARMHelper.exe
          "C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\16727\AdobeARMHelper.exe" /ArmUpdate /MSI FOLDER:"C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\16727" /MODE:3 /UpdateSelection:1 /PRODUCT:{291AA914-A987-4CE9-BD63-AC0A92D435E5} /VERSION:19.0 /LANG:ENU
          3⤵
          • Executes dropped EXE
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
          • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
          PID:392
          • 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\16727" /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:3568

    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\16727\AdobeARM.msi
          • Size 1.0MB
          • SHA256 f3f339de3a391d7f8baf37009ec52a6948d769977e2f407faf46f7064a524638
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          AdobeARMHelper.exe

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\16727\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 bec13ff88a60008cd9508d6eac7a490d92ef5e99774c8d056b553294bf95463b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_54359052731E413C60F1C59EABAD4E05

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_54359052731E413C60F1C59EABAD4E05
          • Size 727B
          • SHA256 c2d71ce1ab7c7d2d3a7c32da1d0ed9c8b19454d3817a0f11e31fedee20c1dc62
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_5809FDAACC125718B26BC11DC8E8116A

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_5809FDAACC125718B26BC11DC8E8116A
          • Size 727B
          • SHA256 66fc1a02914e344ae3e66481f54666549bfc8611adac407a555833a69cc73452
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141
          • Size 727B
          • SHA256 1345d234af619f656cb2940ab028eae20ff4375eb8da1834a02599d3c10e02b6
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          698460A0B6E60F2F602361424D832905_8BB23D43DE574E82F2BEE0DF0EC47EEB

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\698460A0B6E60F2F602361424D832905_8BB23D43DE574E82F2BEE0DF0EC47EEB
          • Size 400B
          • SHA256 c51f90129655bf2a1602268b111bb661beb9189b194f1566788249a991bd55ac
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_54359052731E413C60F1C59EABAD4E05

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_54359052731E413C60F1C59EABAD4E05
          • Size 404B
          • SHA256 f5f0acf114be1d3d59a30fd52074cfa01a32eda61809f5c7fbac2a2c00095641
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_5809FDAACC125718B26BC11DC8E8116A

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_5809FDAACC125718B26BC11DC8E8116A
          • Size 404B
          • SHA256 4397f30238960f70ea28ff92c3d514fb9756774883532bc5e47d6b64a7c84b77
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141
          • Size 412B
          • SHA256 143fccccf1773bd8f152adbf84407e2b086aacfda7a54cbb0ab9c10ada725ffc
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          2026-04-17_7ff5ff6e3200645c2f9445d347c5d360_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_ic.usa

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-17_7ff5ff6e3200645c2f9445d347c5d360_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_ic.usa
          • Size 1.5MB
          • SHA256 27c962221dbb07220215e3c65f0ce0e42430e456db84e99ecf0eee449c4167f7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          AdobeARM.log

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\AdobeARM.log
          • Size 334B
          • SHA256 49c9bf4a43d53310a0585a61f9569bb7a9024a50db00a8e5171fde4bbd44a44a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          ArmUI.ini

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

          Tmp329.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Tmp329.tmp
          • Size 5KB
          • SHA256 a86ac1b119a6653e0c3fc24c2c40e44a7bfdc435fd81c4442af9d5526ef64e85
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          TmpBA14.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TmpBA14.tmp
          • Size 5KB
          • SHA256 aaaced351a90b2029c44c6ebb68084a331f296a0ace8115d9889f549d596564b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          TmpD01E.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TmpD01E.tmp
          • Size 5KB
          • SHA256 27ead591d4c7f8fadd0d9e5d32eb6c9bf8830f83fddf83ddd47e6b3b413f5b75
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          TmpD0FA.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TmpD0FA.tmp
          • Size 3KB
          • SHA256 dcc9d2695125406282ba990fec39403c44b12964acf51b5e0dc7f2080d714398
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          TmpD744.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TmpD744.tmp
          • Size 5KB
          • SHA256 e6bcbcb70401d63ff0746fcbcc63230269058736f7644151393edfdcec8b8765
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          UsaShohdi.asu

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UsaShohdi.asu
          • Size 3.6MB
          • SHA256 352f2348bf9d9342affcb76016a88b0f4081343081dab430996010bed97bcf01
          • 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

          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/392-1544-0x0000000000FB0000-0x0000000000FBB000-memory.dmp

          memory/392-1543-0x0000000000CA0000-0x0000000000D1A000-memory.dmp

          memory/392-1545-0x0000000001140000-0x0000000001147000-memory.dmp

          memory/392-1546-0x0000000003330000-0x00000000033B2000-memory.dmp

          memory/3568-1725-0x0000000000F90000-0x0000000000F97000-memory.dmp

          memory/3568-1724-0x0000000000F70000-0x0000000000F7B000-memory.dmp

          memory/3568-1723-0x0000000000E40000-0x0000000000EBA000-memory.dmp

          memory/4004-251-0x00000000022A0000-0x000000000231A000-memory.dmp

          memory/4792-1136-0x00000000016F0000-0x000000000176A000-memory.dmp

          memory/4792-1137-0x0000000003C70000-0x0000000003C77000-memory.dmp

          memory/4792-252-0x00000000016F0000-0x000000000176A000-memory.dmp

          memory/4792-1138-0x00000000041C0000-0x00000000041E9000-memory.dmp

          memory/4792-1521-0x00000000016F0000-0x000000000176A000-memory.dmp

          memory/4792-1523-0x00000000041C0000-0x00000000041E9000-memory.dmp

          memory/4792-1522-0x0000000003C70000-0x0000000003C77000-memory.dmp