Analysis
- max time kernel
150s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
21/07/2026, 03:57
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-07-21_a39915c9048833bba4f13bc7e1c4e640_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_lu.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
windows10-2004-x64
8 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-07-21_a39915c9048833bba4f13bc7e1c4e640_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_lu.exe
- Size 4.4MB
- Sample260721-ejctzses8j
- SHA256 fe162f7633a5677b9df0689d05eba243fc38e489be94ff057cb91b75d921ae9c
- MD5 a39915c9048833bba4f13bc7e1c4e640
- SHA1 e25d8249c0d47f02877395b11e7fba6b2699de36
- SHA512 8b7e3405a372fa0070332f2b71a22acfa606fe74595287ac11677c5b0ee14f9b712a06fe7105e555066cffa4c9eace5feec12f7f85cd9005855a7b339ffb85ec
- SSDEEP 49152:PGT2K53TSMf/lLo51rBmmWOZO9SEmBCp2BDseKECCJPpDrbqcjo/xcawYl0UMRl0:s2K5Dv/h4tZNh7XExcawa
- TLSH T16C269FA07658C862E512247E65743B94413CE8F6D7B109CFBF803DA47636AD3E93A327
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects Shodi worm 1 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000e00000001c5a2-8.dat family_shodi - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 5448 2026-07-21_a39915c9048833bba4f13bc7e1c4e640_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_lu.usa - Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UsaShohdi.asu 2026-07-21_a39915c9048833bba4f13bc7e1c4e640_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_lu.exe File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UsaShohdi.asu 2026-07-21_a39915c9048833bba4f13bc7e1c4e640_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_lu.exe - Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\OLicenseHeartbeat.usa 2026-07-21_a39915c9048833bba4f13bc7e1c4e640_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_lu.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\updater.usa 2026-07-21_a39915c9048833bba4f13bc7e1c4e640_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_lu.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\wow_helper.exe 2026-07-21_a39915c9048833bba4f13bc7e1c4e640_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_lu.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javaws.exe 2026-07-21_a39915c9048833bba4f13bc7e1c4e640_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_lu.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoadfsb.usa 2026-07-21_a39915c9048833bba4f13bc7e1c4e640_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_lu.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.usa 2026-07-21_a39915c9048833bba4f13bc7e1c4e640_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_lu.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedge_pwa_launcher.usa 2026-07-21_a39915c9048833bba4f13bc7e1c4e640_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_lu.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe 2026-07-21_a39915c9048833bba4f13bc7e1c4e640_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_lu.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\filecompare.exe 2026-07-21_a39915c9048833bba4f13bc7e1c4e640_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_lu.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\plug_ins\pi_brokers\64BitMAPIBroker.exe 2026-07-21_a39915c9048833bba4f13bc7e1c4e640_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_lu.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\identity_helper.usa 2026-07-21_a39915c9048833bba4f13bc7e1c4e640_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_lu.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\msedge.exe 2026-07-21_a39915c9048833bba4f13bc7e1c4e640_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_lu.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\pwahelper.usa 2026-07-21_a39915c9048833bba4f13bc7e1c4e640_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_lu.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\elevated_tracing_service.usa 2026-07-21_a39915c9048833bba4f13bc7e1c4e640_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_lu.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\IntegratedOffice.usa 2026-07-21_a39915c9048833bba4f13bc7e1c4e640_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_lu.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOSYNC.EXE 2026-07-21_a39915c9048833bba4f13bc7e1c4e640_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_lu.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\OLCFG.usa 2026-07-21_a39915c9048833bba4f13bc7e1c4e640_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_lu.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AdobeCollabSync.usa 2026-07-21_a39915c9048833bba4f13bc7e1c4e640_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_lu.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\msedgewebview2.usa 2026-07-21_a39915c9048833bba4f13bc7e1c4e640_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_lu.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\msedge_proxy.usa 2026-07-21_a39915c9048833bba4f13bc7e1c4e640_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_lu.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\ClientX64\IntegratedOffice.exe 2026-07-21_a39915c9048833bba4f13bc7e1c4e640_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_lu.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe 2026-07-21_a39915c9048833bba4f13bc7e1c4e640_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_lu.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\FullTrustNotifier.exe 2026-07-21_a39915c9048833bba4f13bc7e1c4e640_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_lu.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe 2026-07-21_a39915c9048833bba4f13bc7e1c4e640_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_lu.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\notification_helper.exe 2026-07-21_a39915c9048833bba4f13bc7e1c4e640_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_lu.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\msedgewebview2.usa 2026-07-21_a39915c9048833bba4f13bc7e1c4e640_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_lu.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javaws.usa 2026-07-21_a39915c9048833bba4f13bc7e1c4e640_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_lu.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoia.usa 2026-07-21_a39915c9048833bba4f13bc7e1c4e640_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_lu.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\DW\DWTRIG20.usa 2026-07-21_a39915c9048833bba4f13bc7e1c4e640_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_lu.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe 2026-07-21_a39915c9048833bba4f13bc7e1c4e640_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_lu.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\msedge_proxy.exe 2026-07-21_a39915c9048833bba4f13bc7e1c4e640_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_lu.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\elevated_tracing_service.exe 2026-07-21_a39915c9048833bba4f13bc7e1c4e640_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_lu.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.exe 2026-07-21_a39915c9048833bba4f13bc7e1c4e640_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_lu.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevated_tracing_service.exe 2026-07-21_a39915c9048833bba4f13bc7e1c4e640_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_lu.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\MSOICONS.usa 2026-07-21_a39915c9048833bba4f13bc7e1c4e640_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_lu.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\ClientX64\IntegratedOffice.usa 2026-07-21_a39915c9048833bba4f13bc7e1c4e640_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_lu.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\plug_ins\pi_brokers\64BitMAPIBroker.usa 2026-07-21_a39915c9048833bba4f13bc7e1c4e640_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_lu.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\cookie_exporter.usa 2026-07-21_a39915c9048833bba4f13bc7e1c4e640_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_lu.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\identity_helper.usa 2026-07-21_a39915c9048833bba4f13bc7e1c4e640_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_lu.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\javacpl.exe 2026-07-21_a39915c9048833bba4f13bc7e1c4e640_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_lu.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\default-browser-agent.exe 2026-07-21_a39915c9048833bba4f13bc7e1c4e640_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_lu.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroBroker.exe 2026-07-21_a39915c9048833bba4f13bc7e1c4e640_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_lu.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AdobeCollabSync.exe 2026-07-21_a39915c9048833bba4f13bc7e1c4e640_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_lu.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\Installer\setup.exe 2026-07-21_a39915c9048833bba4f13bc7e1c4e640_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_lu.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE 2026-07-21_a39915c9048833bba4f13bc7e1c4e640_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_lu.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\Source Engine\OSE.usa 2026-07-21_a39915c9048833bba4f13bc7e1c4e640_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_lu.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.exe 2026-07-21_a39915c9048833bba4f13bc7e1c4e640_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_lu.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath\javaw.exe 2026-07-21_a39915c9048833bba4f13bc7e1c4e640_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_lu.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\Installer\setup.usa 2026-07-21_a39915c9048833bba4f13bc7e1c4e640_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_lu.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javaws.exe 2026-07-21_a39915c9048833bba4f13bc7e1c4e640_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_lu.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\MSOICONS.EXE 2026-07-21_a39915c9048833bba4f13bc7e1c4e640_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_lu.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Adobe\ARM\1.0\AdobeARM.usa 2026-07-21_a39915c9048833bba4f13bc7e1c4e640_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_lu.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VSTO\10.0\VSTOInstaller.exe 2026-07-21_a39915c9048833bba4f13bc7e1c4e640_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_lu.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\elevation_service.usa 2026-07-21_a39915c9048833bba4f13bc7e1c4e640_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_lu.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\msedge_proxy.usa 2026-07-21_a39915c9048833bba4f13bc7e1c4e640_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_lu.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\notification_click_helper.usa 2026-07-21_a39915c9048833bba4f13bc7e1c4e640_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_lu.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\pwahelper.exe 2026-07-21_a39915c9048833bba4f13bc7e1c4e640_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_lu.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOUC.usa 2026-07-21_a39915c9048833bba4f13bc7e1c4e640_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_lu.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe 2026-07-21_a39915c9048833bba4f13bc7e1c4e640_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_lu.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\javacpl.usa 2026-07-21_a39915c9048833bba4f13bc7e1c4e640_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_lu.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SCANPST.EXE 2026-07-21_a39915c9048833bba4f13bc7e1c4e640_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_lu.exe File created \??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SDXHelper.exe 2026-07-21_a39915c9048833bba4f13bc7e1c4e640_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_lu.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\XLICONS.usa 2026-07-21_a39915c9048833bba4f13bc7e1c4e640_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_lu.exe File opened for modification \??\c:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\uninstall.usa 2026-07-21_a39915c9048833bba4f13bc7e1c4e640_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_lu.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 2026-07-21_a39915c9048833bba4f13bc7e1c4e640_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_lu.usa Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-07-21_a39915c9048833bba4f13bc7e1c4e640_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_lu.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 4916 wrote to memory of 5448 4916 2026-07-21_a39915c9048833bba4f13bc7e1c4e640_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_lu.exe 88
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-21_a39915c9048833bba4f13bc7e1c4e640_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_lu.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-21_a39915c9048833bba4f13bc7e1c4e640_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_lu.exe"1⤵
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4916 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-21_a39915c9048833bba4f13bc7e1c4e640_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_lu.usaC:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-21_a39915c9048833bba4f13bc7e1c4e640_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_lu.usa2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:5448
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
2026-07-21_a39915c9048833bba4f13bc7e1c4e640_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_lu.usa
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-21_a39915c9048833bba4f13bc7e1c4e640_amadey_cloudeye_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_lu.usa
- Size 2.6MB
- SHA256 f726c67da807dacf692ce225f037c9d1121cda6ed0ecacb108b91724f0ac752e
- MD5 38495de49db5e31ff87bac497fff74e5
- SHA1 5d27ff7628cce7f33a9917f677144d3888eb8581
- SHA512 fb8c89583d87fc4fde703cae46145ffe6accdee61ead9d1db6db7818b0447ac6139b85a07c66c45f92add5e4801610a6226aa82e3b745b4f6d1b236a5f464e86
- SSDEEP 49152:MMf/lLo51rBmmWOZO9SEmBCp2BDseKECCJPpDrbqcjo/xcawYl0UMRlB:x/h4tZNh7XExcawf
- TLSH T113D58EB07658C856E516247E65B43A84402CE8E6E7B108CFBFC03DA476369D3F93A367
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UsaShohdi.asu
- Size 4.4MB
- SHA256 0ae9237b5bc29267aff8ba061b3611801c960fbef5b0671e4f93b22988b7113f
- MD5 267375a1c00570fed6daf61d73963151
- SHA1 b2d676cba3812f3f8a854938ab3b5204269ab06d
- SHA512 75fc09790e578ad731f58fda562f8631f7108eba8b5147107de192144822ed6ac837c42286e726f1befb31592416c177af05320226105559c9849cfb8964217b
- SSDEEP 49152:xGT2K53TSMf/lLo51rBmmWOZO9SEmBCp2BDseKECCJPpDrbqcjo/xcawYl0UMRl0:22K5Dv/h4tZNh7XExcawa
- TLSH T1E3269FA07658C863E512247A65743B94413CE8E6D7B109CFBF803DA47636AD3F93A327
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH