Overview

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Static

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2026-08-12...le.exe

windows10-2004-x64

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2026-08-12...le.exe

windows11-ltsc_2024-x64

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Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    136s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    12/08/2026, 16:06

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General

  • Target
    2026-08-12_1b09de32005f74a77238d898a381b84d_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-steale.exe
  • Size 7.7MB
  • Sample260812-tj4p2abl8x
  • SHA256 cf6ad83ae3e330099bf02a3c21a0015483fed5e17ea7e56df07789bf6929ef64
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
8/10
discoverypersistence

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Drops file in Drivers directory 2 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
    persistence
  • Drops file in System32 directory 5 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs
  • Program crash 1 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

    discovery
  • NTFS ADS 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-12_1b09de32005f74a77238d898a381b84d_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-steale.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-12_1b09de32005f74a77238d898a381b84d_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-steale.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Drivers directory
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • NTFS ADS
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:4920
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\wkw4D2.tmp
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\wkw4D2.tmp
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:4152
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4920 -s 4432
      2⤵
      • Program crash
      PID:3748
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 516 -p 4920 -ip 4920
    1⤵
      PID:252

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          wkw4D2.tmp
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\wkw4D2.tmp
          • Size 3.6MB
          • SHA256 a6d34a6b84f8a0d0ce4d2f524e620c9dde52e26c9f622ef2e123fe95ba4543d7
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          wkw4D2.tmp
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\wkw4D2.tmp
          • Size 906KB
          • SHA256 d2072ffe011341ec2a3c4af9f93b06deffa92fa05120c45dbb3ad5635f3e57b1
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          memory/4920-1-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044A000-memory.dmp
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          memory/4920-0-0x00000000022C0000-0x00000000022D3000-memory.dmp
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