Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    122s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260706-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260706-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    07/07/2026, 19:52

General

  • Target
    2026-07-07_bd9d4ce6c686bf686f2d22d8ac3f7c00_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_ic.exe
  • Size 5.7MB
  • Sample260707-yleadady4n
  • SHA256 e43273dfe0a45c182ab9e16071ce66e5d2129c2020354fe1034ef0cd1a048599
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
10/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Family: Shodi

    Shodi is a Windows worm written in C++.

  • Detects Shodi worm 1 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • 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.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 10 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 4 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-07_bd9d4ce6c686bf686f2d22d8ac3f7c00_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_ic.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-07_bd9d4ce6c686bf686f2d22d8ac3f7c00_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:1396
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-07_bd9d4ce6c686bf686f2d22d8ac3f7c00_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_ic.usa
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-07_bd9d4ce6c686bf686f2d22d8ac3f7c00_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_ic.usa
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4876
      • 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:2548
        • C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\22596\AdobeARMHelper.exe
          "C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\22596\AdobeARMHelper.exe" /ArmUpdate /MSI FOLDER:"C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\22596" /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:6040
          • 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\22596" /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:5672

    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

          AdobeARMHelper.exe

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Adobe\ARM\S\22596\AdobeARMHelper.exe
          • Size 413KB
          • SHA256 fd115ae8ebd2f37cf1ef72f75242206cf1331c7cb258305011302e981137ee5e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          698460A0B6E60F2F602361424D832905_8BB23D43DE574E82F2BEE0DF0EC47EEB

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\698460A0B6E60F2F602361424D832905_8BB23D43DE574E82F2BEE0DF0EC47EEB
          • Size 471B
          • SHA256 ccdde663f8d8094beaa57c46d2b70b381ebaa0f6ac0183363b4da8614c4a7930
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_54359052731E413C60F1C59EABAD4E05

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_54359052731E413C60F1C59EABAD4E05
          • Size 727B
          • SHA256 63debcafa65ae8e91292dc1feb5839c916ddbba8066a5498fa126ec4bfb9f8fb
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_5809FDAACC125718B26BC11DC8E8116A

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_5809FDAACC125718B26BC11DC8E8116A
          • Size 727B
          • SHA256 c553fc670e14619c23a8292fabb4a146cdab68551451e11bf80169b855bde7e2
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141
          • Size 727B
          • SHA256 a1f94b5beb7cbf9c3a608a3576ab072d303f92c9a8d4f6d0f348cb5e91200bd2
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          698460A0B6E60F2F602361424D832905_8BB23D43DE574E82F2BEE0DF0EC47EEB

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\698460A0B6E60F2F602361424D832905_8BB23D43DE574E82F2BEE0DF0EC47EEB
          • Size 400B
          • SHA256 8ee36b80981c555b6ea97d288fc6d36b7da7a587f4c5324bff6dccfd5815e5ca
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_54359052731E413C60F1C59EABAD4E05

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_54359052731E413C60F1C59EABAD4E05
          • Size 404B
          • SHA256 719aeb863a68d40cb1e8294873682c074a9e5e652ce4c1dd476b9c86d1f845ca
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_5809FDAACC125718B26BC11DC8E8116A

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\8EC9B1D0ABBD7F98B401D425828828CE_5809FDAACC125718B26BC11DC8E8116A
          • Size 404B
          • SHA256 6a8ca77ab210240af5f6d3f707195cd21145933ff6c356db839c76a31b3570be
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\C8E534EE129F27D55460CE17FD628216_1130D9B25898B0DB0D4F04DC5B93F141
          • Size 412B
          • SHA256 ff9a57cfb47fc5dd30f9876aaf93d069f840f4928ceed89b14695d2741d4b176
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          2026-07-07_bd9d4ce6c686bf686f2d22d8ac3f7c00_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_ic.usa

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-07_bd9d4ce6c686bf686f2d22d8ac3f7c00_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 64a79af95d0c06d7f0fedf104f1b3feb1165359cf4fee8803b180f70e66ff67a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          ArmUI.ini

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

          TmpACE0.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TmpACE0.tmp
          • Size 5KB
          • SHA256 aaaced351a90b2029c44c6ebb68084a331f296a0ace8115d9889f549d596564b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          TmpC433.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TmpC433.tmp
          • Size 5KB
          • SHA256 27ead591d4c7f8fadd0d9e5d32eb6c9bf8830f83fddf83ddd47e6b3b413f5b75
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          TmpC50E.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TmpC50E.tmp
          • Size 3KB
          • SHA256 dcc9d2695125406282ba990fec39403c44b12964acf51b5e0dc7f2080d714398
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          TmpCB88.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TmpCB88.tmp
          • Size 5KB
          • SHA256 e6bcbcb70401d63ff0746fcbcc63230269058736f7644151393edfdcec8b8765
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          TmpF77C.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TmpF77C.tmp
          • Size 5KB
          • SHA256 a86ac1b119a6653e0c3fc24c2c40e44a7bfdc435fd81c4442af9d5526ef64e85
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          UsaShohdi.asu

          • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UsaShohdi.asu
          • Size 5.7MB
          • SHA256 d19381ae96f4fb4649632bc1b52d661a8c254eca741460b4ee75b7a2499f7ca9
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          ArmReport.ini

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

          ArmUI.ini

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