9c7f600fb4337f4573da4fecbc34eb036fec4453759e9fa4dc6a5f3d0f7d61fb

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
144s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
submitted
22/05/2026, 03:44

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General

Target
2026-05-22_9a59c53d4c5d3f9f7f9ea3c34ff17428_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hellokitty.exe
Size 541KB
Sample260522-ea1jpagx4s
SHA256 9c7f600fb4337f4573da4fecbc34eb036fec4453759e9fa4dc6a5f3d0f7d61fb
MD5 9a59c53d4c5d3f9f7f9ea3c34ff17428
SHA1 7d6010fa7aab8af7cf90521a79434744f23e15f7
SHA512 343c81edc0642da1de5e2ca2b548db3cdc07222fc3c2c009ce49c819e9556adcd97a10cdfde4d449209d945eabf487376474258d385e6c404ec45783e148a299
SSDEEP 6144:dN2pkbnH7MuaW2q2qaghYenWS1uH9vd/he9Bm9lsqPm5C/vOTKsMiCKEU5uK1lts:2pkbi5qjhZ3CmW9lsq+eY37CXrO1q
TLSH
T103C43A0277C0C492F9B406B1C48B40F4515BFD98E6B1226BF5863E9BB9F53D1582BBCA
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

7^/10

defense_evasion discovery

Malware Config

Signatures

Checks computer location settings 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

description	ioc	Process
Key value queried	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1788976790-1541110888-1636651838-1000\Control Panel\International\Geo\Nation	2026-05-22_9a59c53d4c5d3f9f7f9ea3c34ff17428_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hellokitty.exe

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

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

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	2026-05-22_9a59c53d4c5d3f9f7f9ea3c34ff17428_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hellokitty.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	timeout.exe

Delays execution with timeout.exe 1 IoCs

defense_evasion

pid	Process
1456	timeout.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4512 wrote to memory of 444	4512	2026-05-22_9a59c53d4c5d3f9f7f9ea3c34ff17428_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hellokitty.exe	90
PID 444 wrote to memory of 1456	444	cmd.exe	92

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-22_9a59c53d4c5d3f9f7f9ea3c34ff17428_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hellokitty.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-22_9a59c53d4c5d3f9f7f9ea3c34ff17428_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hellokitty.exe"
1⤵
- Checks computer location settings
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4512
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\del.cmd" "
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:444
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
    TIMEOUT /T 1 /NOBREAK
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Delays execution with timeout.exe
    PID:1456

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

Query Registry

T1012

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

del.cmd

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\del.cmd
Size 208B
SHA256 acaf46731db52c27aa73c99fc943c70cc0cb77ff528e2cb926d12a98342f937c
MD5 5cdeadc6117bf6288a846ed65a3e68df
SHA1 043d25b8fc4ddc0fb4d76b67a15737f6be418df3
SHA512 e76d30a9a2bb6e9fc8c99d62830a40dcf839bf1aae139e698211a6653b41b6fb0c02ed9da9218f916c7ae145dca5703e663e7276d6a5e4bb65d8b7c92dff3502
TLSH
T103D0A711866ED2D50084704617E529CDD25816CF2B462F009380800C20A542DB583686
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

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