Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    155s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    13/08/2026, 03:05

General

  • Target
    2026-08-13_e1e62b13ed433a310e5543b962c0f85e_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe
  • Size 14.0MB
  • Sample260813-dk835sywft
  • SHA256 b9e290461fcfa3dc7113d184e713671724a6216e3ba53617b73d62d660f0d6f8
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
  • Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
  • 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 3 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 9 IoCs

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

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

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

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

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-13_e1e62b13ed433a310e5543b962c0f85e_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-13_e1e62b13ed433a310e5543b962c0f85e_amadey_darkgate_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:768
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ABBAAACCBBBABCAAACCAAABBCAAAAAACBACABBBBACCCBBAACBBBCCBAABBCBACBAACABAACBBABBCCABACCCABABCAAABBCCCBACAB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCACCBACCBBCCBCABABABCCCCACCABCAABCAACAABCCCCAAABCABACC.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:3476
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ABBAAACCBBBABCAAACCAAABBCAAAAAACBACABBBBACCCBBAACBBBCCBAABBCBACBAACABAACBBABBCCABACCCABABCAAABBCCCBACAB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCACCBACCBBCCBCABABABCCCCACCABCAABCAACAABCCCCAAABCABACC.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:2872
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_CCCCBCACAABBCABAAAACCBCBBABCCCAAABCAACCBCABCCAAACAC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCACCBACCBBCCBCABABABCCCCACCABCAABCAACAABCCCCAAABCABACC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CCCCBCACAABBCABAAAACCBCBBABCCCAAABCAACCBCABCCAAACAC"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4700
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_CCCCBCACAABBCABAAAACCBCBBABCCCAAABCAACCBCABCCAAACAC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCACCBACCBBCCBCABABABCCCCACCABCAABCAACAABCCCCAAABCABACC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CCCCBCACAABBCABAAAACCBCBBABCCCAAABCAACCBCABCCAAACAC"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4944
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_CCCCBCACAABBCABAAAACCBCBBABCCCAAABCAACCBCABCCAAACAC"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3916
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_CCCCBCACAABBCABAAAACCBCBBABCCCAAABCAACCBCABCCAAACAC"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3252
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCACCBACCBBCCBCABABABCCCCACCABCAABCAACAABCCCCAAABCABACC.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCACCBACCBBCCBCABABABCCCCACCABCAABCAACAABCCCCAAABCABACC.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:1572
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:3544
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACAABCCCCABAAAABABCCCACCABBBBBBCCAACACCBCACCBCCAAAABABB.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACAABCCCCABAAAABABCCCACCABBBBBBCCAACACCBCACCBCCAAAABABB.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:5604
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCACCBACCBBCCBCABABABCCCCACCABCAABCAACAABCCCCAAABCABACC.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCACCBACCBBCCBCABABABCCCCACCABCAABCAACAABCCCCAAABCABACC.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:5824

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 9b1dac1aa373315d3d963e84fe8e49735ccc145220ff957d95ee24c2798824f3
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 27c995b0eda48e41a4a455ffd1983c610d88a500cbf51c69fcdf5a565882323e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 f44afc8334bb667c610d9ee2698e9d4990a5ced0db78df5f3f22f6e53965561a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 ca96f321fbd171eb8d378fb2be1ed8d6c6a470564996ba8097b4521a17a716aa
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 a03d115a530cd04380ad5aac73a926e2eb00136e27e59bb67f03d5aa4f1758b6
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 0ec9e506f8474caacba545f7876fb199ae912c1dbf1e6fcd373a380ced99abcc
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          svchost_BCACCBACCBBCCBCABABABCCCCACCABCAABCAACAABCCCCAAABCABACC.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCACCBACCBBCCBCABABABCCCCACCABCAABCAACAABCCCCAAABCABACC.exe
          • Size 14.0MB
          • SHA256 b9e290461fcfa3dc7113d184e713671724a6216e3ba53617b73d62d660f0d6f8
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/768-0-0x0000000000500000-0x0000000000521000-memory.dmp

          memory/768-8-0x0000000000500000-0x0000000000521000-memory.dmp

          memory/1572-34-0x0000000000E80000-0x0000000000EA1000-memory.dmp

          memory/5604-65-0x0000000000770000-0x0000000000791000-memory.dmp