Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    148s
  • 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, 05:09

General

  • Target
    2026-08-13_43a30acc39194e2388d1bac622001062_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-steale.exe
  • Size 28.9MB
  • Sample260813-ftbkcasdkb
  • SHA256 106c3d434b27b6fe1f204fea74ec32d6e45d3d6dc8925a65c1edc4fe5d2940df
  • 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 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 11 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 2 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 10 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-13_43a30acc39194e2388d1bac622001062_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-steale.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-13_43a30acc39194e2388d1bac622001062_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-steale.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:1780
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CBBABBBCCCCBBBCCABABBCCAABCAACBACABCCBBACBBCBCCBBABCACABBBAAABBABBACBBBABCBBCBCACAABBBBCCBBABABABCBCAAB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBAACBACACBBACCCCBCBACCBACABACCCACACBBCABCBAABBCABAACCC.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:1100
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CBBABBBCCCCBBBCCABABBCCAABCAACBACABCCBBACBBCBCCBBABCACABBBAAABBABBACBBBABCBBCBCACAABBBBCCBBABABABCBCAAB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBAACBACACBBACCCCBCBACCBACABACCCACACBBCABCBAABBCABAACCC.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:3176
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_ACBCBBCAAABBBBBABCBCBCAACBBCBABBCBBACABBACABCBABABB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBAACBACACBBACCCCBCBACCBACABACCCACACBBCABCBAABBCABAACCC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_ACBCBBCAAABBBBBABCBCBCAACBBCBABBCBBACABBACABCBABABB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:6128
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_ACBCBBCAAABBBBBABCBCBCAACBBCBABBCBBACABBACABCBABABB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBAACBACACBBACCCCBCBACCBACABACCCACACBBCABCBAABBCABAACCC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_ACBCBBCAAABBBBBABCBCBCAACBBCBABBCBBACABBACABCBABABB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4788
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_ACBCBBCAAABBBBBABCBCBCAACBBCBABBCBBACABBACABCBABABB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3560
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_ACBCBBCAAABBBBBABCBCBCAACBBCBABBCBBACABBACABCBABABB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:5148
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBAACBACACBBACCCCBCBACCBACABACCCACACBBCABCBAABBCABAACCC.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBAACBACACBBACCCCBCBACCBACABACCCACACBBCABCBAABBCABAACCC.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:5760
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:2388
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BCABCCACBAACBCBCAABCABCBBBCBACABCCCCABBBAACABCBAAACAACACABBABACABCABBBCAAACABBCCCBACABCACBBBACACCBBBBCA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BACBAABCBCBACBBBBBBBABBBACCBCBBCCBABBBCCABBCBABBBBBAACB.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:852
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
          schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BCABCCACBAACBCBCAABCABCBBBCBACABCCCCABBBAACABCBAAACAACACABBABACABCABBBCAAACABBCCCBACABCACBBBACACCBBBBCA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BACBAABCBCBACBBBBBBBABBBACCBCBBCCBABBBCCABBCBABBBBBAACB.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
          3⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:3260
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BACBAABCBCBACBBBBBBBABBBACCBCBBCCBABBBCCABBCBABBBBBAACB.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BACBAABCBCBACBBBBBBBABBBACCBCBBCCBABBBCCABBCBABBBBBAACB.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3744
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBAACBACACBBACCCCBCBACCBACABACCCACACBBCABCBAABBCABAACCC.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBAACBACACBBACCCCBCBACCBACABACCCACACBBCABCBAABBCABAACCC.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:4180

    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 8c45ba567060c1ac9d82679c9779903c771a8862d7f261d6e794042301f2e227
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 ef013c1eeb1e038a889edc6d32f6b19db13914f0d7aa23d9c2ff09b7d8786385
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 d1f8851d4cb9e4b177a09a62e4959060ac44b9320d93f9dcdd480e5c7b78421b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 8f5d6454d9a4879539906b857ea3e228feb38fc007ea74779ba792999d5540a7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 8fbe6e6a40d7d857a0e765eda9c4a1134f5a1d8560331109860970ca47c301be
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 ca1dc4c4a6b49ad1d558a69602e95e8aa935ac5e0eb11dd4ca1cafcc90d8add9
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 fb8d75b9bcab3c6ce8b5be379e7948b3581af7c094a1f5db8ee64bd3e0709c6a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          svchost_CBAACBACACBBACCCCBCBACCBACABACCCACACBBCABCBAABBCABAACCC.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBAACBACACBBACCCCBCBACCBACABACCCACACBBCABCBAABBCABAACCC.exe
          • Size 28.9MB
          • SHA256 106c3d434b27b6fe1f204fea74ec32d6e45d3d6dc8925a65c1edc4fe5d2940df
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 926B
          • SHA256 db3f91d546bc077dd49c31a6e558d26590c780f98439c31373fb67ad644c54ee
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 a8d80853291e8d6b97efd85e0b737ad574ebc76a355eb165d399e82e00b435f9
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          memory/1780-6-0x0000000000E90000-0x0000000000EB1000-memory.dmp

          memory/3744-63-0x00000000000F0000-0x0000000000111000-memory.dmp

          memory/3744-87-0x00000000000F0000-0x0000000000111000-memory.dmp

          memory/4180-74-0x0000000000490000-0x00000000004B1000-memory.dmp

          memory/5760-32-0x0000000000490000-0x00000000004B1000-memory.dmp