7ba353ca14b626e54a1f63946a494cc5b5bfefc7fd3a803faab841a4aa5d3c5d

Analysis

max time kernel
149s
max time network
151s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
submitted
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General

Target
2026-08-10_cc2ca0700d21803cd3d46a51a44b831d_amadey_darkgate_elex_hawkeye_hellokitty_hijackloader_luc.exe
Size 21.6MB
Sample260810-ccb8rsszdw
SHA256 7ba353ca14b626e54a1f63946a494cc5b5bfefc7fd3a803faab841a4aa5d3c5d
MD5 cc2ca0700d21803cd3d46a51a44b831d
SHA1 f6eab53bab3708d20d03bcb36a7f478ad2e697f0
SHA512 89fe08ccebb4d7a3f9ce900be2c433e3d3fbfea4195fc0f2149dd3743d1935dd4eb59488d828ef7ad99a680cadadf414725675ef656190ca9ed83cc9be29f2d9
SSDEEP 98304:T7pW7pW7pGKRuy5a+7pW7pW7pGKRuy5a+7pW7pW7pGKRuy5a+7pW7pW7pGKRuy5U:gqMqMqMqMqMqMqMqYKWQc0gEYnvL9
TLSH
T1CD378E02B7E99030F6F32B305EBA92755A7EBD219D35C64F63841A1D4D71A80EA34B73
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

7^/10

discovery execution persistence

Malware Config

Signatures

Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
persistence execution

Windows Service
T1543.003

Service Execution
T1569.002

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

pid	Process
3944	svchost_BAAACCBCCBAACABABCBBCCBCCCCBBBACABCBBABAAABBBCBAABAABAC.exe
4316	svchost_ABCACACCBBCABBCBACABACCBCBBCBAACCBCBCACBBAACBABCBCABBBA.exe
2084	svchost_BAAACCBCCBAACABABCBBCCBCCCCBBBACABCBBABAAABBBCBAABAABAC.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-876885714-46325919-1482798410-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Update_BBCABAAAAACCBAAABAABAACACABACBCCCBCBCAACBBCBAABAAABCABCB = "C:\\Users\\Public\\Documents\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Logs\\svchost_BAAACCBCCBAACABABCBBCCBCCCCBBBACABCBBABAAABBBCBAABAABAC.exe"	2026-08-10_cc2ca0700d21803cd3d46a51a44b831d_amadey_darkgate_elex_hawkeye_hellokitty_hijackloader_luc.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-876885714-46325919-1482798410-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Update_CAABACCCBABABAAACCCCCCCCBCBACCCBBACAABACABABCACCAACCCBCB = "C:\\Users\\Public\\Documents\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Logs\\svchost_ABCACACCBBCABBCBACABACCBCBBCBAACCBCBCACBBAACBABCBCABBBA.exe"	svchost_BAAACCBCCBAACABABCBBCCBCCCCBBBACABCBBABAAABBBCBAABAABAC.exe

Launches sc.exe 2 IoCs

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

pid	Process
4276	sc.exe
3464	sc.exe

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

Windows Command Shell

T1059.003

pid	Process
1572	cmd.exe
4564	cmd.exe
4460	cmd.exe

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 11 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	2026-08-10_cc2ca0700d21803cd3d46a51a44b831d_amadey_darkgate_elex_hawkeye_hellokitty_hijackloader_luc.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost_BAAACCBCCBAACABABCBBCCBCCCCBBBACABCBBABAAABBBCBAABAABAC.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	calc.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost_ABCACACCBBCABBCBACABACCBCBBCBAACCBCBCACBBAACBABCBCABBBA.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	sc.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	schtasks.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	notepad.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	sc.exe

Modifies registry class 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-876885714-46325919-1482798410-1000_Classes\Local Settings	calc.exe

Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

persistence execution

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

pid	Process
2484	schtasks.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 8 IoCs

pid	Process
1160	2026-08-10_cc2ca0700d21803cd3d46a51a44b831d_amadey_darkgate_elex_hawkeye_hellokitty_hijackloader_luc.exe
1160	2026-08-10_cc2ca0700d21803cd3d46a51a44b831d_amadey_darkgate_elex_hawkeye_hellokitty_hijackloader_luc.exe
1160	2026-08-10_cc2ca0700d21803cd3d46a51a44b831d_amadey_darkgate_elex_hawkeye_hellokitty_hijackloader_luc.exe
1160	2026-08-10_cc2ca0700d21803cd3d46a51a44b831d_amadey_darkgate_elex_hawkeye_hellokitty_hijackloader_luc.exe
3944	svchost_BAAACCBCCBAACABABCBBCCBCCCCBBBACABCBBABAAABBBCBAABAABAC.exe
3944	svchost_BAAACCBCCBAACABABCBBCCBCCCCBBBACABCBBABAAABBBCBAABAABAC.exe
3944	svchost_BAAACCBCCBAACABABCBBCCBCCCCBBBACABCBBABAAABBBCBAABAABAC.exe
3944	svchost_BAAACCBCCBAACABABCBBCCBCCCCBBBACABCBBABAAABBBCBAABAABAC.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1160	2026-08-10_cc2ca0700d21803cd3d46a51a44b831d_amadey_darkgate_elex_hawkeye_hellokitty_hijackloader_luc.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3944	svchost_BAAACCBCCBAACABABCBBCCBCCCCBBBACABCBBABAAABBBCBAABAABAC.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
1812	OpenWith.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 1160 wrote to memory of 4460	1160	2026-08-10_cc2ca0700d21803cd3d46a51a44b831d_amadey_darkgate_elex_hawkeye_hellokitty_hijackloader_luc.exe	99
PID 4460 wrote to memory of 2484	4460	cmd.exe	101
PID 3944 wrote to memory of 4900	3944	svchost_BAAACCBCCBAACABABCBBCCBCCCCBBBACABCBBABAAABBBCBAABAABAC.exe	102
PID 4900 wrote to memory of 4540	4900	notepad.exe	103
PID 1160 wrote to memory of 1572	1160	2026-08-10_cc2ca0700d21803cd3d46a51a44b831d_amadey_darkgate_elex_hawkeye_hellokitty_hijackloader_luc.exe	107
PID 1572 wrote to memory of 4276	1572	cmd.exe	109
PID 1160 wrote to memory of 4564	1160	2026-08-10_cc2ca0700d21803cd3d46a51a44b831d_amadey_darkgate_elex_hawkeye_hellokitty_hijackloader_luc.exe	110
PID 4564 wrote to memory of 3464	4564	cmd.exe	112

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-10_cc2ca0700d21803cd3d46a51a44b831d_amadey_darkgate_elex_hawkeye_hellokitty_hijackloader_luc.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-10_cc2ca0700d21803cd3d46a51a44b831d_amadey_darkgate_elex_hawkeye_hellokitty_hijackloader_luc.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:1160
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CBCBCCBCAABAACABAAACCBBBCBABCACACCCBBABCCCBCCBCCCBACCBCABBBBAABCCCBCCCACACBCCBABCACBACCCBBAACCBBCAAACBB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BAAACCBCCBAACABABCBBCCBCCCCBBBACABCBBABAAABBBCBAABAABAC.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:4460
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
    schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CBCBCCBCAABAACABAAACCBBBCBABCACACCCBBABCCCBCCBCCCBACCBCABBBBAABCCCBCCCACACBCCBABCACBACCCBBAACCBBCAAACBB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BAAACCBCCBAACABABCBBCCBCCCCBBBACABCBBABAAABBBCBAABAABAC.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:2484
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_ACCBAACAAACBCACBBBACBBBAAACAAAAACAAABACBCABCCBBBCCA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BAAACCBCCBAACABABCBBCCBCCCCBBBACABCBBABAAABBBCBAABAABAC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_ACCBAACAAACBCACBBBACBBBAAACAAAAACAAABACBCABCCBBBCCA"
  2⤵
  - Executes a command shell one-liner
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:1572
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
    sc create "UserDataSvc_ACCBAACAAACBCACBBBACBBBAAACAAAAACAAABACBCABCCBBBCCA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BAAACCBCCBAACABABCBBCCBCCCCBBBACABCBBABAAABBBCBAABAABAC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_ACCBAACAAACBCACBBBACBBBAAACAAAAACAAABACBCABCCBBBCCA"
    3⤵
    - Launches sc.exe
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4276
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_ACCBAACAAACBCACBBBACBBBAAACAAAAACAAABACBCABCCBBBCCA"
  2⤵
  - Executes a command shell one-liner
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:4564
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
    sc start "UserDataSvc_ACCBAACAAACBCACBBBACBBBAAACAAAAACAAABACBCABCCBBBCCA"
    3⤵
    - Launches sc.exe
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:3464

C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BAAACCBCCBAACABABCBBCCBCCCCBBBACABCBBABAAABBBCBAABAABAC.exe
C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BAAACCBCCBAACABABCBBCCBCCCCBBBACABCBBABAAABBBCBAABAABAC.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:3944
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
  "notepad.exe"
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:4900
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\calc.exe
    calc.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Modifies registry class
    PID:4540

C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe
C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe -Embedding
1⤵
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:1812

C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABCACACCBBCABBCBACABACCBCBBCBAACCBCBCACBBAACBABCBCABBBA.exe
C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABCACACCBBCABBCBACABACCBCBBCBAACCBCBCACBBAACBABCBCABBBA.exe
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:4316

C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BAAACCBCCBAACABABCBBCCBCCCCBBBACABCBBABAAABBBCBAABAABAC.exe
C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BAAACCBCCBAACABABCBBCCBCCCCBBBACABCBBABAAABBBCBAABAABAC.exe
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2084

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1059

Windows Command Shell

T1059.003

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

System Services

T1569

Service Execution

T1569.002

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

T1543.003

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

T1543.003

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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qap`g`v~dtlq

Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
Size 10B
SHA256 2ed6de5dcce09ad4e3660c2487e916e7e34ff29edaa303e5d22a61eb59123bc0
MD5 8a39fcaf10a016685e0f7d9f8773b97e
SHA1 c4cf32f065e6f41b6e67805a13468e8d0f9a99ac
SHA512 f4d49f23800f38ac65369009965d60697d7792127500b7311f5b197b8cce3e7b44d884bed7547ba9c7ba0aae50b47df30fa7b45512c58623ed7f84b3d4c370c2
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qap`g`v~dtlq

Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
Size 10B
SHA256 5c92fea294f433d15c92d24cefcb5d46aa4da98ad9ebe960b376cba1f70f46a7
MD5 f7ce0ded645927d178dc478936390be3
SHA1 4701533f81aefa1273f558abc830607163bf32aa
SHA512 9ff5546b2a93224d9cc728decd36aa178d35f4ae3a753eab650647788ea3b79e2970578eb23f42150c20d562c5c32af94a744ac4b8bc9615d7d2c292cd983cff
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qap`g`v~dtlq

Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
Size 10B
SHA256 808c7813c7a78112136688adefa01b705893f324aaba09b971da9cb871388ccf
MD5 0289924da51b45e1d540097c84dc6569
SHA1 fab414dfcfc46411ca7dd15c9e1f6b304d8ae85b
SHA512 eaf64b3171a628afc4845eb6b99d57afbda15a3afb9751fdd2be2e87c7b89fcc47a00a148b763265380801537cf3213b2503b9b63db7a6363ca5915cc1fbbe48
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qap`g`v~dtlq

Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
Size 10B
SHA256 9331aaa63e5f50be1f6e3b9722589f68cff98c1bb01817cee94d44ee19d7d9bc
MD5 7bb1259d6a0759dcf5f0ec0f31740354
SHA1 c249774aa158bb31079deb8459bae9d6e1c31063
SHA512 2a765c9e7f3b463303b7eae165395ccfebf8ce05ef2373737b73bdc073eb42425bba03596a55695c721e2a1a7b8a26e418aea8c48cf52e0cdfcf1c7a85ead714
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qap`g`v~dtlq

Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
Size 10B
SHA256 8e50e5c005b2fa1d38d89874ab7bae2bfed6f06b25417b1904ee359c0bf34a1a
MD5 a8cab3b56efef5197fc7ff4da73543b9
SHA1 d580656bc6ce32475aac24a620bf31c7a3ab086c
SHA512 2bd4ea62fe203c6a2a658ae99dcf6a2bcd61dccd569b6e78a2584f0468fd93d63b7ed4fb344c38c80c1a13363cbbbf4ed24ecd2a26bf24b9501299462183932c
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svchost_BAAACCBCCBAACABABCBBCCBCCCCBBBACABCBBABAAABBBCBAABAABAC.exe

Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BAAACCBCCBAACABABCBBCCBCCCCBBBACABCBBABAAABBBCBAABAABAC.exe
Size 21.6MB
SHA256 7ba353ca14b626e54a1f63946a494cc5b5bfefc7fd3a803faab841a4aa5d3c5d
MD5 cc2ca0700d21803cd3d46a51a44b831d
SHA1 f6eab53bab3708d20d03bcb36a7f478ad2e697f0
SHA512 89fe08ccebb4d7a3f9ce900be2c433e3d3fbfea4195fc0f2149dd3743d1935dd4eb59488d828ef7ad99a680cadadf414725675ef656190ca9ed83cc9be29f2d9
SSDEEP 98304:T7pW7pW7pGKRuy5a+7pW7pW7pGKRuy5a+7pW7pW7pGKRuy5a+7pW7pW7pGKRuy5U:gqMqMqMqMqMqMqMqYKWQc0gEYnvL9
TLSH
T1CD378E02B7E99030F6F32B305EBA92755A7EBD219D35C64F63841A1D4D71A80EA34B73
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memory/1160-0-0x00000000006F0000-0x0000000000711000-memory.dmp

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memory/1160-8-0x00000000006F0000-0x0000000000711000-memory.dmp

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memory/3944-27-0x0000000000510000-0x0000000000531000-memory.dmp

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memory/3944-37-0x0000000000510000-0x0000000000531000-memory.dmp

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memory/4316-78-0x0000000000BC0000-0x0000000000BE1000-memory.dmp

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memory/4900-59-0x0000000000EE0000-0x0000000000EE1000-memory.dmp

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