Overview

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Static

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2026-08-03..._l.exe

windows10-2004-x64

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2026-08-03..._l.exe

windows11-ltsc_2024-x64

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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
    04/08/2026, 11:21

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General

  • Target
    2026-08-03_743932b59b456ee85fd95c5388ffe369_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe
  • Size 45.1MB
  • Sample260804-nf71dsyejb
  • SHA256 2e2784799e968757b904457e0af389f37286ec7bf9c143330a99539fac71332c
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
discoveryexecutionpersistence

Malware Config

Signatures

  • UPX dump on OEP (original entry point) 1 IoCs
  • Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
    persistenceexecution
  • Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
    persistence
  • Launches sc.exe 2 IoCs

    Sc.exe is a Windows utlilty to control services on the system.

  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

    Execution of a cmd.exe one-liner (/c "close" or /k "keep") is a common script/loader stage.

    execution
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 9 IoCs

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

    discovery
  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

    persistenceexecution
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 7 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-03_743932b59b456ee85fd95c5388ffe369_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-03_743932b59b456ee85fd95c5388ffe369_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe"
    1⤵
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4120
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CBBAACCBCCCBCCABCBABCCCCCCACCABCCCABABBABBAACACCBCACACCBCACCAAAACCBBABCAAACCAAABACACAABCBABCCABACCBCCBC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCBCAACBCBBBBCBBCBABABACBBAAACAAABCCBACCCCBBCCBCAAABABC.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1784
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CBBAACCBCCCBCCABCBABCCCCCCACCABCCCABABBABBAACACCBCACACCBCACCAAAACCBBABCAAACCAAABACACAABCBABCCABACCBCCBC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCBCAACBCBBBBCBBCBABABACBBAAACAAABCCBACCCCBBCCBCAAABABC.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:3464
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_CBCACBACACBBABCBBBCBABBABAAAACBACBABCABACBCABAABAAA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCBCAACBCBBBBCBBCBABABACBBAAACAAABCCBACCCCBBCCBCAAABABC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CBCACBACACBBABCBBBCBABBABAAAACBACBABCABACBCABAABAAA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2044
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_CBCACBACACBBABCBBBCBABBABAAAACBACBABCABACBCABAABAAA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCBCAACBCBBBBCBBCBABABACBBAAACAAABCCBACCCCBBCCBCAAABABC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CBCACBACACBBABCBBBCBABBABAAAACBACBABCABACBCABAABAAA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2948
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_CBCACBACACBBABCBBBCBABBABAAAACBACBABCABACBCABAABAAA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1336
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_CBCACBACACBBABCBBBCBABBABAAAACBACBABCABACBCABAABAAA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:620
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCBCAACBCBBBBCBBCBABABACBBAAACAAABCCBACCCCBBCCBCAAABABC.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCBCAACBCBBBBCBBCBABABACBBAAACAAABCCBACCCCBBCCBCAAABABC.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5196
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:5580
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BABACBACACCBAABBCCABBCBBCBCCAAAAACBCBCBCCBBCBACCAABBBBC.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BABACBACACCBAABBCCABBCBBCBCCAAAAACBCBCBCCBBCBACCAABBBBC.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2108
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCBCAACBCBBBBCBBCBABABACBBAAACAAABCCBACCCCBBCCBCAAABABC.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCBCAACBCBBBBCBBCBABABACBBAAACAAABCCBACCCCBBCCBCAAABABC.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:3504

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

          Reconnaissance

          Resource Development

          Initial Access

          Execution

          Command and Scripting Interpreter

          1
          T1059

          Windows Command Shell

          1
          T1059.003

          Scheduled Task/Job

          1
          T1053

          Scheduled Task

          1
          T1053.005

          System Services

          1
          T1569

          Service Execution

          1
          T1569.002

          Persistence

          Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

          1
          T1547

          Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

          1
          T1547.001

          Create or Modify System Process

          1
          T1543

          Windows Service

          1
          T1543.003

          Scheduled Task/Job

          1
          T1053

          Scheduled Task

          1
          T1053.005

          Privilege Escalation

          Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

          1
          T1547

          Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

          1
          T1547.001

          Create or Modify System Process

          1
          T1543

          Windows Service

          1
          T1543.003

          Scheduled Task/Job

          1
          T1053

          Scheduled Task

          1
          T1053.005

          Defense Evasion

          Modify Registry

          1
          T1112

          Credential Access

          Discovery

          System Location Discovery

          1
          T1614

          System Language Discovery

          1
          T1614.001

          Lateral Movement

          Collection

          Command and Control

          Exfiltration

          Impact

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          Downloads

          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 0e28bc7204e581b90fe04cb687bca3c6f97fc763e6b5c62a1912c4b469c7be09
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 e0655ac0a347ece5fbe46c071cea617c403272c3c85c456bacc8b4bd783d86fc
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 35ed14ad9cd564e66299cbb86998199d155c13ad43054eaddfd6b5815412c94a
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 f718e512970ea809152c8559d5691c71091aa768636462b90d910cd09221bf3d
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 4b7a8433ac37e988c85bff9533d1c39b694ae847822784035c338bcee8945f68
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 09b0cfcbfb7564285e8ca3dfa2b39da5bba42690928e8304cc26c6e752daa86e
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          svchost_CCBCAACBCBBBBCBBCBABABACBBAAACAAABCCBACCCCBBCCBCAAABABC.exe
          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCBCAACBCBBBBCBBCBABABACBBAAACAAABCCBACCCCBBCCBCAAABABC.exe
          • Size 45.1MB
          • SHA256 2e2784799e968757b904457e0af389f37286ec7bf9c143330a99539fac71332c
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          memory/2108-65-0x0000000000620000-0x0000000000641000-memory.dmp
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          memory/4120-0-0x0000000000890000-0x00000000008B1000-memory.dmp
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          memory/4120-8-0x0000000000890000-0x00000000008B1000-memory.dmp
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          memory/5196-34-0x00000000005F0000-0x0000000000611000-memory.dmp
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