Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • 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
    14/08/2026, 04:28

General

  • Target
    2026-08-14_520a038e617db6408b8b4a469360bac0_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe
  • Size 3.7MB
  • Sample260814-e3mtascp6w
  • SHA256 c7c8000238d05397b7d459ce78aef02dbba71efad3bfcf82206b0086a4eaa6bb
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • 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 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 11 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 1 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 8 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-14_520a038e617db6408b8b4a469360bac0_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-14_520a038e617db6408b8b4a469360bac0_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:2636
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CCCABABBAABBCABBBBBBACBCBABAAABACBCCABCBBCABCCBCACCBCBACBBAABCACAAACBAABABBCACBBAAAACAABCCCBBABAABABAAA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABBCACCCBCABACBBBCABABBBCBCAAABBCBCBACACCBCBACCCAAACAAC.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:2328
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CCCABABBAABBCABBBBBBACBCBABAAABACBCCABCBBCABCCBCACCBCBACBBAABCACAAACBAABABBCACBBAAAACAABCCCBBABAABABAAA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABBCACCCBCABACBBBCABABBBCBCAAABBCBCBACACCBCBACCCAAACAAC.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:2916
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_CBCCBBCCCBBACACCBBABBACBBCBAAABBCACBABCBBABBCCCABCA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABBCACCCBCABACBBBCABABBBCBCAAABBCBCBACACCBCBACCCAAACAAC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CBCCBBCCCBBACACCBBABBACBBCBAAABBCACBABCBBABBCCCABCA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4188
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_CBCCBBCCCBBACACCBBABBACBBCBAAABBCACBABCBBABBCCCABCA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABBCACCCBCABACBBBCABABBBCBCAAABBCBCBACACCBCBACCCAAACAAC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CBCCBBCCCBBACACCBBABBACBBCBAAABBCACBABCBBABBCCCABCA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3784
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_CBCCBBCCCBBACACCBBABBACBBCBAAABBCACBABCBBABBCCCABCA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2292
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_CBCCBBCCCBBACACCBBABBACBBCBAAABBCACBABCBBABBCCCABCA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4932
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABBCACCCBCABACBBBCABABBBCBCAAABBCBCBACACCBCBACCCAAACAAC.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABBCACCCBCABACBBBCABABBBCBCAAABBCBCBACACCBCBACCCAAACAAC.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:3636
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2876
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\calc.exe
        calc.exe
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies registry class
        PID:2352
  • C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe -Embedding
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:2564
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CAABCBBABCBCABCCCABBACCCBAAABBACCCBCBCAAAACCACABBCAABAA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CAABCBBABCBCABCCCABBACCCBAAABBACCCBCBCAAAACCACABBCAABAA.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:5048
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABBCACCCBCABACBBBCABABBBCBCAAABBCBCBACACCBCBACCCAAACAAC.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABBCACCCBCABACBBBCABABBBCBCAAABBCBCBACACCBCBACCCAAACAAC.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:2028

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 18bdf708433cbb05798ebc782f101919195c66dd57d0bedd4c8545d71d4811f6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extension Rules\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 6329d8cfb1ab4689cd3d66847170431176c56e6126b683d31e98e579acf3dac5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        ConvertToTrace.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\ConvertToTrace.exe
        • Size 45.2MB
        • SHA256 7e456de291117c6785942a5ede50e49969fd8474998f56461073ab9de552f5a3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ConvertToTrace.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\ConvertToTrace.exe
        • Size 2.1MB
        • SHA256 ddefef663792aa283ec7e9ed256c80bbc6bad19752bbec0b9eac71b4b6990871
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ConvertToTrace.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\ConvertToTrace.exe
        • Size 26.6MB
        • SHA256 d1d5bda0566b8e28f769e0faac98e5a023e91e0573f93e21723bf0c21f47a3ac
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ConvertToTrace.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\ConvertToTrace.exe
        • Size 30.3MB
        • SHA256 0223b4a698a25a52769f0e20a61a9d446e1d171fa18557ff609ee49dd88cbd5d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ConvertToTrace.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\ConvertToTrace.exe
        • Size 34.0MB
        • SHA256 f011827e5cfc7e9fbf44f9afcb8888e28b769d653846abbff4f3dd088ed2fabd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ConvertToTrace.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\ConvertToTrace.exe
        • Size 21.2MB
        • SHA256 d33f65abfc963001932110f0f7cf0c575fd946e351840ab02497388a7afe5dda
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 699a28220bc2f7734ff772e24bed9813469c21af962c697eaa3c5bb5e689f127
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 ce8d4fd61a1ae4953c49915addfae3f5bd04e14d1785ffeb1c96dfdcfa474a06
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 6aefe1d0f480afb4a81b2f986137a4f6d69d739c432cfee74758145e20eaed8f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 eb1a101d914823e9668c31a28e7e5d72faeedf44480c1b6d0757df889b5562c9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 081b29f1bffa12f7000bebc148a87535a42f360e36832e4b6207b8e61d556c51
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 09821a51393ac5adcbfa08614980a29563417b6b57a3d9a6130d53dac0dc896c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 8600a07a09db9f9f2509afa230ec1aa17a99171405c8286a5dbbae24076337c6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        svchost_ABBCACCCBCABACBBBCABABBBCBCAAABBCBCBACACCBCBACCCAAACAAC.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABBCACCCBCABACBBBCABABBBCBCAAABBCBCBACACCBCBACCCAAACAAC.exe
        • Size 3.7MB
        • SHA256 c7c8000238d05397b7d459ce78aef02dbba71efad3bfcf82206b0086a4eaa6bb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        virus_log.txt

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
        • Size 934B
        • SHA256 71a4f87ed48d6ca247ce96e47e4d9e50aad6875a7b1f209c911fb55c6dbcfb20
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        virus_log.txt

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 8e72f45db13df4b843a6975373f5af76d1a9086ea7c032fe309e3ca788587f31
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        memory/2028-118-0x0000000000E20000-0x0000000000E41000-memory.dmp

        memory/2636-23-0x0000000000F90000-0x0000000000FB1000-memory.dmp

        memory/2636-91-0x0000000000F90000-0x0000000000FB1000-memory.dmp

        memory/2636-10-0x0000000000F90000-0x0000000000FB1000-memory.dmp

        memory/2636-35-0x0000000000F90000-0x0000000000FB1000-memory.dmp

        memory/2636-69-0x0000000000F90000-0x0000000000FB1000-memory.dmp

        memory/2876-76-0x0000000002520000-0x0000000002521000-memory.dmp

        memory/3636-116-0x0000000000E20000-0x0000000000E41000-memory.dmp

        memory/3636-36-0x0000000000E20000-0x0000000000E41000-memory.dmp

        memory/3636-51-0x0000000000E20000-0x0000000000E41000-memory.dmp

        memory/3636-75-0x0000000000E20000-0x0000000000E41000-memory.dmp

        memory/3636-70-0x0000000000E20000-0x0000000000E41000-memory.dmp

        memory/5048-117-0x0000000000B30000-0x0000000000B51000-memory.dmp

        memory/5048-96-0x0000000000B30000-0x0000000000B51000-memory.dmp