Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    145s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    10/08/2026, 02:08

General

  • Target
    2026-08-10_a9d4e193d909ab34f1b29a13a0e42579_amadey_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe
  • Size 2.1MB
  • Sample260810-ckqfcshl21
  • SHA256 e428c22290fc3034a90163501d3d35b90dacd02eb74ee2512970302d1816c26c
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Creates a file in the Startup directory 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    A file was written to a Windows startup folder. Files in these directories are executed automatically when a user logs on or an application initializes.

  • Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
  • Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs

    Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • 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 4 IoCs

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

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 13 IoCs

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

  • Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 12 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 10 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-10_a9d4e193d909ab34f1b29a13a0e42579_amadey_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-10_a9d4e193d909ab34f1b29a13a0e42579_amadey_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.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:3744
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_AAAAACABCCBABCCBCCBBABBCAACBBACCACAACAACBBBCCCCBBCCABACABABACBBCCBBBBABCABBABAACCCCAAACBBBCCCABBCACACAC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCBABBCBBBBCCCBBBBBAABBCBBABACCAACBCCBBCACAABBBCBACBBCB.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:580
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_AAAAACABCCBABCCBCCBBABBCAACBBACCACAACAACBBBCCCCBBCCABACABABACBBCCBBBBABCABBABAACCCCAAACBBBCCCABBCACACAC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCBABBCBBBBCCCBBBBBAABBCBBABACCAACBCCBBCACAABBBCBACBBCB.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:4088
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_ABCCBCCBBABBBBBBCBCABAABCAACCCACCBCCCCABABBBABBABCC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCBABBCBBBBCCCBBBBBAABBCBBABACCAACBCCBBCACAABBBCBACBBCB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_ABCCBCCBBABBBBBBCBCABAABCAACCCACCBCCCCABABBBABBABCC"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:744
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_ABCCBCCBBABBBBBBCBCABAABCAACCCACCBCCCCABABBBABBABCC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCBABBCBBBBCCCBBBBBAABBCBBABACCAACBCCBBCACAABBBCBACBBCB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_ABCCBCCBBABBBBBBCBCABAABCAACCCACCBCCCCABABBBABBABCC"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1604
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_ABCCBCCBBABBBBBBCBCABAABCAACCCACCBCCCCABABBBABBABCC"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4688
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_ABCCBCCBBABBBBBBCBCABAABCAACCCACCBCCCCABABBBABBABCC"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3228
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCBABBCBBBBCCCBBBBBAABBCBBABACCAACBCCBBCACAABBBCBACBBCB.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCBABBCBBBBCCCBBBBBAABBCBBABACCAACBCCBBCACAABBBCBACBBCB.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:4000
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:436
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\calc.exe
        calc.exe
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies registry class
        PID:2732
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ACBACCCBBCCABBCABABAACAABCCBCBABAACCBCABAACCACBCBBAABCAAAABBACCCBAABBCACAABACACBBBABBAABCBBBBBBCCBCCBAA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBCBACAACBCABCABCBBAABACCBCBCAABBBBCBABABBBAABBCCAAABA.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:4264
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ACBACCCBBCCABBCABABAACAABCCBCBABAACCBCABAACCACBCBBAABCAAAABBACCCBAABBCACAABACACBBBABBAABCBBBBBBCCBCCBAA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBCBACAACBCABCABCBBAABACCBCBCAABBBBCBABABBBAABBCCAAABA.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:4604
  • C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe -Embedding
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:2292
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBCBACAACBCABCABCBBAABACCBCBCAABBBBCBABABBBAABBCCAAABA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBCBACAACBCABCABCBBAABACCBCBCAABBBBCBABABBBAABBCCAAABA.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:2264
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCBABBCBBBBCCCBBBBBAABBCBBABACCAACBCCBBCACAABBBCBACBBCB.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCBABBCBBBBCCCBBBBBAABBCBBABACCAACBCCBBCACAABBBCBACBBCB.exe
    1⤵
    • Creates a file in the Startup directory
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:4908

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\PerfLogs\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 30e7dab7be5989b25a9d58b5247ebb40fb5b43a3d0183d4f0bb9a00daf59b835
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        setup.exe

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Adobe\Setup\{AC76BA86-7AD7-1033-7B44-AC0F074E4100}\setup.exe
        • Size 2.5MB
        • SHA256 43b5bd7d79052938121d30d17156b7964fe8c753aaf94751f49dc74aaface035
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\AppRepository\Packages\Microsoft.CredDialogHost_10.0.19041.1023_neutral__cw5n1h2txyewy\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 b4200266299e7eeb58bf35f09bfe955208decb53ed4bf6a8d3f168367deead39
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\18.151.0729.0013\ne-NP\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 e6f7258878340e0fd8589885d7a658b1498d0c145665bacfc3c6645c88b3929a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\c5e2524a-ea46-4f67-841f-6a9465d9d515_cw5n1h2txyewy\TempState\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 67d48e643cba56fea48d0526cbb39b3b99ecf025dabdb1569b0f2b4ac9e9772a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Crash Reports\events\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 dd9e0a1c146ef3597843cf05424b0740ca8786e5fdc4111a095e56c8137a905d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 6f77541dfc4b99affa02c2f81225b94c3ee534a331b1d60a88cef88ad6d5e7ae
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 eef5ac4583ad3460904cccd9e63cd1c3e63f6526bf645b8138c0fce32875ddac
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 ab97d1fe70fdbbeb9d6619e2861e1138963bcca5a35ca5a179e66f85f2b6ac3c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 cb0c9d8c5fee4ed59418a785e5ebc0fa61a6e4e2280352025bcc442493ac6890
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        svchost_CCBABBCBBBBCCCBBBBBAABBCBBABACCAACBCCBBCACAABBBCBACBBCB.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCBABBCBBBBCCCBBBBBAABBCBBABACCAACBCCBBCACAABBBCBACBBCB.exe
        • Size 2.1MB
        • SHA256 e428c22290fc3034a90163501d3d35b90dacd02eb74ee2512970302d1816c26c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        virus_log.txt

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 3f8b5e385745ffe076afc22024ef22aa99c8371c67bb9d8bd1feee7eab48a6d7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        virus_log.txt

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
        • Size 784B
        • SHA256 addf74540ca36d35522170a3f2d4c8a46092d8ab31aac9a944eb53a9a5c332de
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        virus_log.txt

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 c3fd395d95d004fb3c69fe71ea31f60900fe781859dd61aadf8f4aa75b4ca4e4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        memory/436-59-0x00000000057B0000-0x00000000057B1000-memory.dmp

        memory/2264-85-0x0000000000500000-0x0000000000521000-memory.dmp

        memory/3744-6-0x0000000000890000-0x00000000008B1000-memory.dmp

        memory/4000-36-0x0000000000660000-0x0000000000681000-memory.dmp

        memory/4908-1900-0x0000000000660000-0x0000000000681000-memory.dmp