738a997f83f4b29dd519329b7d2e38e4a12b3f195876e34b6a9f5a2acd6112ab

Analysis

max time kernel
150s
max time network
115s
platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
submitted
05/08/2026, 11:05

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General

Target
2026-08-05_6424d7a211a9c68ea24a84162a68c09c_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hellokitty.exe
Size 485KB
Sample260805-m661caab86
SHA256 738a997f83f4b29dd519329b7d2e38e4a12b3f195876e34b6a9f5a2acd6112ab
MD5 6424d7a211a9c68ea24a84162a68c09c
SHA1 422f572f3fd3d878d7ff0bc95c4762aea3e0fa5e
SHA512 76ddcb768ba1a4d02c3302025c32c67ef6b0bd660ea68dea57d6500fc42bbb116984562e08e651920d7dd0d3e96ef5bb9b08d4286774f760d2e25868e3a6120e
SSDEEP 12288:2pkbi5qjhZ3CmW9lsq+eYT6aOiALFdYwDIqLkWKLYTvxbX/Csao:r1hUmVxeYT6aOiALFdYwDIqLkWKLYTvp
TLSH
T130B46C1277C5C492F9741170C84B81F4125BFCA8D7B166ABB1823FAB75F23D1192BA8E
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

3^/10

defense_evasion discovery execution

Malware Config

Signatures

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

System Information Discovery
T1082

Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

execution

Windows Command Shell

T1059.003

pid	Process
936	cmd.exe

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	2026-08-05_6424d7a211a9c68ea24a84162a68c09c_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
1176	timeout.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4188 wrote to memory of 936	4188	2026-08-05_6424d7a211a9c68ea24a84162a68c09c_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hellokitty.exe	89
PID 936 wrote to memory of 1176	936	cmd.exe	91

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-05_6424d7a211a9c68ea24a84162a68c09c_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hellokitty.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-05_6424d7a211a9c68ea24a84162a68c09c_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hellokitty.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4188
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\del.cmd" "
  2⤵
  - Executes a command shell one-liner
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:936
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
    TIMEOUT /T 1 /NOBREAK
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Delays execution with timeout.exe
    PID:1176

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1059

Windows Command Shell

T1059.003

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

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 3e7f9c4b25255cc60d3c122fb892c56aeaec5c7e292515506947af223e0d39a8
MD5 9a25de17dbfa46c7f431bd54fbfd5263
SHA1 023dd065053f3cd1442e4f6ddae2db5e15696028
SHA512 22120470c8bedca54ffef927ae2962cc9ebb8f8a6bd9a254ba542ed224019d6a26e48e5ee8930360d44451301937942427ea48527bc10c1e1849e4ad2ebdfa69
TLSH
T172D0221190BEEB9424D4B88783F66DCED02C24CEAF153F022380800D02E482EB0D3FC2
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

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