Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
149s - platform
windows11-21h2_x64 - resource
win11-20260513-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows - submitted
22/05/2026, 23:52
Static task
static1
3 signatures
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-05-22_23d9b33ea238a92bc55e2a52c2c8be53_amadey_cobalt-strike_hellokitty_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
12 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-05-22_23d9b33ea238a92bc55e2a52c2c8be53_amadey_cobalt-strike_hellokitty_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe
Resource
win11-20260513-en
11 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-05-22_23d9b33ea238a92bc55e2a52c2c8be53_amadey_cobalt-strike_hellokitty_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe
- Size 7.2MB
- Sample260522-3wrexabs3s
- SHA256 97563b9961dc7c692e1cb47550e26a19a4a4ae11ac65dbb7685f82e3d71182e3
- MD5 23d9b33ea238a92bc55e2a52c2c8be53
- SHA1 fb5217d965b6101fbf7abaf0c2adc6a114321ec6
- SHA512 a8125fc6f711c95fcee1a8d562c666fe5cce4d57cf1b2c2dd9dab86d3f7ba808992cb3bc8cca1dc18c9b13077f7d67ef3a441a0ad686b617d1f30256d46acb4f
- SSDEEP 98304:WQrxiMaBjGKBT1DMzZnlJPiIhxzoX2MgUrmWKjKWQckVgtev5mnlNL3:DpaQaRDMzJ3JTHMRrm7KWQc0gEYnvL3
- TLSH T1D776D11AB7A500F8C1E7D9B8CA165D13EAB2781513329ADB17E0D9591F23AF05F3E720
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
pid Process 2132 5253161062316326.exe 2336 GoogleUpdate.exe - Loads dropped DLL 1 IoCs
pid Process 2336 GoogleUpdate.exe - Checks whether UAC is enabled 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System\EnableLUA GoogleUpdate.exe - Checks for VirtualBox DLLs, possible anti-VM trick 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Certain files are specific to VirtualBox VMs and can be used to detect execution in a VM.
ioc Process \??\VBoxMiniRdrDN 2026-05-22_23d9b33ea238a92bc55e2a52c2c8be53_amadey_cobalt-strike_hellokitty_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe - Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Temp\GUM2BDD.tmp\goopdateres_lt.dll 5253161062316326.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Temp\GUT2BDE.tmp 5253161062316326.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Temp\GUM2BDD.tmp\goopdate.dll 5253161062316326.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Temp\GUM2BDD.tmp\GoogleUpdateBroker.exe 5253161062316326.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Temp\GUM2BDD.tmp\psuser_64.dll 5253161062316326.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Temp\GUM2BDD.tmp\goopdateres_fi.dll 5253161062316326.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Temp\GUM2BDD.tmp\goopdateres_is.dll 5253161062316326.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Temp\GUM2BDD.tmp\goopdateres_iw.dll 5253161062316326.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Temp\GUM2BDD.tmp\goopdateres_pt-PT.dll 5253161062316326.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Temp\GUM2BDD.tmp\GoogleUpdate.exe 5253161062316326.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Temp\GUM2BDD.tmp\goopdateres_ca.dll 5253161062316326.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Temp\GUM2BDD.tmp\goopdateres_da.dll 5253161062316326.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Temp\GUM2BDD.tmp\goopdateres_it.dll 5253161062316326.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Temp\GUM2BDD.tmp\goopdateres_ur.dll 5253161062316326.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Temp\GUM2BDD.tmp\goopdateres_vi.dll 5253161062316326.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Temp\GUM2BDD.tmp\goopdateres_tr.dll 5253161062316326.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Temp\GUM2BDD.tmp\goopdateres_ar.dll 5253161062316326.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Temp\GUM2BDD.tmp\goopdateres_fr.dll 5253161062316326.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Temp\GUM2BDD.tmp\goopdateres_mr.dll 5253161062316326.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Temp\GUM2BDD.tmp\goopdateres_pt-BR.dll 5253161062316326.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Temp\GUM2BDD.tmp\goopdateres_uk.dll 5253161062316326.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Temp\GUM2BDD.tmp\goopdateres_zh-CN.dll 5253161062316326.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Temp\GUM2BDD.tmp\goopdateres_el.dll 5253161062316326.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Temp\GUM2BDD.tmp\goopdateres_kn.dll 5253161062316326.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Temp\GUM2BDD.tmp\goopdateres_sk.dll 5253161062316326.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Temp\GUM2BDD.tmp\goopdateres_am.dll 5253161062316326.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Temp\GUM2BDD.tmp\goopdateres_cs.dll 5253161062316326.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Temp\GUM2BDD.tmp\goopdateres_pl.dll 5253161062316326.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Temp\GUM2BDD.tmp\goopdateres_ro.dll 5253161062316326.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Temp\GUM2BDD.tmp\goopdateres_bg.dll 5253161062316326.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Temp\GUM2BDD.tmp\goopdateres_es.dll 5253161062316326.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Temp\GUM2BDD.tmp\goopdateres_id.dll 5253161062316326.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Temp\GUM2BDD.tmp\goopdateres_lv.dll 5253161062316326.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Temp\GUM2BDD.tmp\goopdateres_sr.dll 5253161062316326.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Temp\GUM2BDD.tmp\goopdateres_bn.dll 5253161062316326.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Temp\GUM2BDD.tmp\goopdateres_fa.dll 5253161062316326.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Temp\GUM2BDD.tmp\goopdateres_fil.dll 5253161062316326.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Temp\GUM2BDD.tmp\goopdateres_hu.dll 5253161062316326.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Temp\GUM2BDD.tmp\GoogleUpdateOnDemand.exe 5253161062316326.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Temp\GUM2BDD.tmp\goopdateres_sw.dll 5253161062316326.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Temp\GUM2BDD.tmp\GoogleUpdateSetup.exe 5253161062316326.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Temp\GUM2BDD.tmp\goopdateres_en.dll 5253161062316326.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Temp\GUM2BDD.tmp\goopdateres_en-GB.dll 5253161062316326.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Temp\GUM2BDD.tmp\goopdateres_nl.dll 5253161062316326.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Temp\GUM2BDD.tmp\goopdateres_ta.dll 5253161062316326.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Temp\GUM2BDD.tmp\goopdateres_te.dll 5253161062316326.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Temp\GUM2BDD.tmp\goopdateres_th.dll 5253161062316326.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Temp\GUM2BDD.tmp\GoogleCrashHandler.exe 5253161062316326.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Temp\GUM2BDD.tmp\goopdateres_ms.dll 5253161062316326.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Temp\GUM2BDD.tmp\goopdateres_zh-TW.dll 5253161062316326.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Temp\GUM2BDD.tmp\GoogleCrashHandler64.exe 5253161062316326.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Temp\GUM2BDD.tmp\GoogleUpdateCore.exe 5253161062316326.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Temp\GUM2BDD.tmp\goopdateres_et.dll 5253161062316326.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Temp\GUM2BDD.tmp\goopdateres_gu.dll 5253161062316326.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Temp\GUM2BDD.tmp\goopdateres_ml.dll 5253161062316326.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Temp\GUM2BDD.tmp\GoogleUpdateSetup.exe 5253161062316326.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Temp\GUM2BDD.tmp\goopdateres_es-419.dll 5253161062316326.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Temp\GUM2BDD.tmp\GoogleUpdateComRegisterShell64.exe 5253161062316326.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Temp\GUM2BDD.tmp\psmachine_64.dll 5253161062316326.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Temp\GUM2BDD.tmp\goopdateres_hi.dll 5253161062316326.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Temp\GUM2BDD.tmp\goopdateres_sl.dll 5253161062316326.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Temp\GUM2BDD.tmp\psmachine.dll 5253161062316326.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Temp\GUM2BDD.tmp\goopdateres_no.dll 5253161062316326.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Temp\GUM2BDD.tmp\goopdateres_ru.dll 5253161062316326.exe - Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- 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 GoogleUpdate.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 5253161062316326.exe - Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 6 IoCs
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\BIOSVersion 2026-05-22_23d9b33ea238a92bc55e2a52c2c8be53_amadey_cobalt-strike_hellokitty_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\BaseBoardProduct 2026-05-22_23d9b33ea238a92bc55e2a52c2c8be53_amadey_cobalt-strike_hellokitty_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS 2026-05-22_23d9b33ea238a92bc55e2a52c2c8be53_amadey_cobalt-strike_hellokitty_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemManufacturer 2026-05-22_23d9b33ea238a92bc55e2a52c2c8be53_amadey_cobalt-strike_hellokitty_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemProductName 2026-05-22_23d9b33ea238a92bc55e2a52c2c8be53_amadey_cobalt-strike_hellokitty_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\BIOS\SystemSerialNumber 2026-05-22_23d9b33ea238a92bc55e2a52c2c8be53_amadey_cobalt-strike_hellokitty_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
pid Process 2336 GoogleUpdate.exe 2336 GoogleUpdate.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2336 GoogleUpdate.exe Token: SeSystemEnvironmentPrivilege 4832 2026-05-22_23d9b33ea238a92bc55e2a52c2c8be53_amadey_cobalt-strike_hellokitty_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 4832 wrote to memory of 2132 4832 2026-05-22_23d9b33ea238a92bc55e2a52c2c8be53_amadey_cobalt-strike_hellokitty_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe 80 PID 2132 wrote to memory of 2336 2132 5253161062316326.exe 81
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-22_23d9b33ea238a92bc55e2a52c2c8be53_amadey_cobalt-strike_hellokitty_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-22_23d9b33ea238a92bc55e2a52c2c8be53_amadey_cobalt-strike_hellokitty_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe"1⤵
- Checks for VirtualBox DLLs, possible anti-VM trick
- Enumerates system info in registry
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4832 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5253161062316326.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5253161062316326.exe" --binder-child2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2132 -
C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Temp\GUM2BDD.tmp\GoogleUpdate.exe"C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Temp\GUM2BDD.tmp\GoogleUpdate.exe" --binder-child "appguid={8A69D345-D564-463C-AFF1-A69D9E530F96}&iid={A23B17A4-B924-BF30-9E36-92AE83D2253D}&lang=de&browser=5&usagestats=1&appname=Google%20Chrome&needsadmin=prefers&ap=x64-stable-statsdef_1&brand=ONGR&installdataindex=empty"3⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Loads dropped DLL
- Checks whether UAC is enabled
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:2336
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Temp\GUM2BDD.tmp\GoogleUpdate.exe
- Size 167KB
- SHA256 9a4b728a0b652056cbd312dd917adc08c72c89b6f666472f4e3d59a1b8039d89
- MD5 54a010c60be10b65eee5506720fccabb
- SHA1 18cfa274db7d6567441db036eb2b25b720d58884
- SHA512 afb51acc8b684db72d5ee9ad7c340d852322af0862a80976c6830330c9e094bc77e760a5806ba883b437c0d10139aa783c21cd87acd405c453df98422d6b99ae
- SSDEEP 3072:TwzvOYNt5YP/aKavT/DvbEvK9aobNI2B+DlIH3angqtirxzGlB89Vo6FoCG55lOG:0tiP/aK2h9H/B+3ChE
- TLSH T1B5F3F81276F8116DF4F36B706C799B519ABAFC32DD20CA6E1684066C1E30A41DE21F7B
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Temp\GUM2BDD.tmp\goopdate.dll
- Size 1.9MB
- SHA256 a249cfdb846f0dd407c14486c173163c4339eed5be208a2a7be12a0ef0e21a3d
- MD5 85c58712e4ec9a730396f6a87f755144
- SHA1 b946438a357c445e46c6e11a7d4ff6a8d1668539
- SHA512 869820ad084b82f1db2785c1fa6376369d4b8b9cbe059be4592be8aec83077a7452360fd5609fe0dc744af0a220ef0b51cb2baf24e7d2d31e619330575e8c25a
- SSDEEP 49152:1idGTn3pgHPqA4vR1WDM0CEzoTNUitBNOLQ0:1idS3VA61WD9HLF
- TLSH T1F095B03373914031E5B70634A86D7B265DFFBE2106258A5F13E43D4E6EB2BC0962A367
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Temp\GUM2BDD.tmp\goopdateres_en.dll
- Size 51KB
- SHA256 d3ea5ca450da274adad5aee038ae3e188b25fc8c4caf8112a611ca5d37de6ddf
- MD5 a246af483a5dbaa294de25d846e39150
- SHA1 f2741009b6f06d5d6075eea25b4d69e2860efa69
- SHA512 ba03f602b08ecd0a3a6cce4f27c0853274fb9d47cacd81b18fc48fc33966009c160950a116b2012751809983cb8c287fb16118cac06affc35c61141c6e04dd59
- SSDEEP 384:TqI7jagyMeR9tN8hNyH1Mn8E9VFK4i5JYVIYi6yope4i/8E9VF0NyWsnmul8:TqijagyMeTCaM8EA9YiYi6yTeEVHO
- TLSH T18D331C7186E44808F7B77F3079B4592D59777C81A9F0F399224090398A70B41AABEF7E
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\5253161062316326.exe
- Size 1.4MB
- SHA256 4080063afe90f35e4c3dd71b79014431fab84c25418751bc28d6a303f58c9410
- MD5 dda37bc4c9c22f3e76e8a70cae949d18
- SHA1 2de2ac0669d47758bb721113d1f54fe2fe83bf84
- SHA512 62c9795b0400942521219a39a23f1494f66b94e3dfa92258fd276af561ab13cbe895d142418f5a933e6ea0e553ea62604d6e7f3fa05d55671c3fabb5104add75
- SSDEEP 24576:Jw8KjKjGFygcc23L1/NVOmOSGb6E3ecS4fzrjxJh9UZXlpbPvC7xtYUrEmFlo+LT:PKjKWQc2b1FVgbjrjxPe1pbPSQm1FloS
- TLSH T16565220172E08074E4F21E3068B4D9B55B7EFD7469309A5B23990E3D6F38A81EA39777
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH