Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
150s - 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, 03:44
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-14_96ffab7566230f1bba78aa2b8c6cc3c4_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-steale.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-08-14_96ffab7566230f1bba78aa2b8c6cc3c4_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-steale.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
General
- Target 2026-08-14_96ffab7566230f1bba78aa2b8c6cc3c4_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-steale.exe
- Size 7.4MB
- Sample260814-eax4katxht
- SHA256 5f3f2f10511d5af1d9807352193922e2b9d883dfcf0ff2d6a9bf5e6e83819e56
- MD5 96ffab7566230f1bba78aa2b8c6cc3c4
- SHA1 12d96080de720b01028c51b336371ca0a09efd77
- SHA512 41d32b4e95112cf2b4ee2001084d32104abd33feecb5aeb9ecba38262a812c26fd8995075f6f5cdd2823fbf8bc8455e9bbbc7e52d539152e1ab8f88700e08ae3
- SSDEEP 49152:U+ES+ELEj+Et+EkqaK+ES+ELEj+Et+EkqaK+ES+ELEj+Et+EkqaK+ES+ELEj+EtI:VKjKWQckVgtev5mnlNLk
- TLSH T166768E06F98640E1D97611704CDBC2BA8A31FD218F218EEFF689A72F6D337909934B55
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Signatures
- Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
- Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
pid Process 2088 svchost_CABCBBAACCCCACBAABABCAACBCBCCCACBCBCBBAABBAAACBCACCACBB.exe 4380 svchost_CCACCBABBACCCCBAACCACBAACBCBCACCABCCBCACAAAABABAAACAAAA.exe 2840 svchost_CABCBBAACCCCACBAABABCAACBCBCCCACBCBCBBAABBAAACBCACCACBB.exe - Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-889581200-2041691093-2048517887-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\Update_BAAACBBACABACACACCBAAABABCACCBAABABBABAABBBCCCBCACAACCCC = "C:\\Users\\Public\\Documents\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Logs\\svchost_CABCBBAACCCCACBAABABCAACBCBCCCACBCBCBBAABBAAACBCACCACBB.exe" 2026-08-14_96ffab7566230f1bba78aa2b8c6cc3c4_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-steale.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-889581200-2041691093-2048517887-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\Update_ACACCAABCBBCAAAABABAACBBCABBCACCCABCBCCACCCBBCBBCBACABCB = "C:\\Users\\Public\\Documents\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Logs\\svchost_CCACCBABBACCCCBAACCACBAACBCBCACCABCCBCACAAAABABAAACAAAA.exe" svchost_CABCBBAACCCCACBAABABCAACBCBCCCACBCBCBBAABBAAACBCACCACBB.exe - Launches sc.exe 2 IoCs
Sc.exe is a Windows utlilty to control services on the system.
pid Process 5064 sc.exe 4040 sc.exe - 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.
pid Process 1444 cmd.exe 4952 cmd.exe 2400 cmd.exe 3284 cmd.exe - 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.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language schtasks.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language notepad.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language calc.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language svchost_CCACCBABBACCCCBAACCACBAACBCBCACCABCCBCACAAAABABAAACAAAA.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language sc.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language cmd.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-08-14_96ffab7566230f1bba78aa2b8c6cc3c4_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-steale.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language svchost_CABCBBAACCCCACBAABABCAACBCBCCCACBCBCBBAABBAAACBCACCACBB.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language cmd.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language cmd.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language sc.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language cmd.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language schtasks.exe - Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-889581200-2041691093-2048517887-1000_Classes\Local Settings calc.exe - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.
pid Process 4932 schtasks.exe 3288 schtasks.exe - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 10 IoCs
pid Process 4812 2026-08-14_96ffab7566230f1bba78aa2b8c6cc3c4_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-steale.exe 4812 2026-08-14_96ffab7566230f1bba78aa2b8c6cc3c4_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-steale.exe 4812 2026-08-14_96ffab7566230f1bba78aa2b8c6cc3c4_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-steale.exe 4812 2026-08-14_96ffab7566230f1bba78aa2b8c6cc3c4_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-steale.exe 2088 svchost_CABCBBAACCCCACBAABABCAACBCBCCCACBCBCBBAABBAAACBCACCACBB.exe 2088 svchost_CABCBBAACCCCACBAABABCAACBCBCCCACBCBCBBAABBAAACBCACCACBB.exe 2088 svchost_CABCBBAACCCCACBAABABCAACBCBCCCACBCBCBBAABBAAACBCACCACBB.exe 2088 svchost_CABCBBAACCCCACBAABABCAACBCBCCCACBCBCBBAABBAAACBCACCACBB.exe 4380 svchost_CCACCBABBACCCCBAACCACBAACBCBCACCABCCBCACAAAABABAAACAAAA.exe 4380 svchost_CCACCBABBACCCCBAACCACBAACBCBCACCABCCBCACAAAABABAAACAAAA.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4812 2026-08-14_96ffab7566230f1bba78aa2b8c6cc3c4_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-steale.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 2088 svchost_CABCBBAACCCCACBAABABCAACBCBCCCACBCBCBBAABBAAACBCACCACBB.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4380 svchost_CCACCBABBACCCCBAACCACBAACBCBCACCABCCBCACAAAABABAAACAAAA.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
pid Process 4556 OpenWith.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 10 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 4812 wrote to memory of 2400 4812 2026-08-14_96ffab7566230f1bba78aa2b8c6cc3c4_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-steale.exe 104 PID 2400 wrote to memory of 4932 2400 cmd.exe 106 PID 2088 wrote to memory of 1796 2088 svchost_CABCBBAACCCCACBAABABCAACBCBCCCACBCBCBBAABBAAACBCACCACBB.exe 111 PID 1796 wrote to memory of 1868 1796 notepad.exe 112 PID 4812 wrote to memory of 3284 4812 2026-08-14_96ffab7566230f1bba78aa2b8c6cc3c4_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-steale.exe 116 PID 3284 wrote to memory of 5064 3284 cmd.exe 118 PID 4812 wrote to memory of 1444 4812 2026-08-14_96ffab7566230f1bba78aa2b8c6cc3c4_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-steale.exe 119 PID 1444 wrote to memory of 4040 1444 cmd.exe 121 PID 2088 wrote to memory of 4952 2088 svchost_CABCBBAACCCCACBAABABCAACBCBCCCACBCBCBBAABBAAACBCACCACBB.exe 123 PID 4952 wrote to memory of 3288 4952 cmd.exe 125
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-14_96ffab7566230f1bba78aa2b8c6cc3c4_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-steale.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-14_96ffab7566230f1bba78aa2b8c6cc3c4_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:4812 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BABBBCAABBBCABAABBBACBAAACCCABAACAABCCCCBCACABACBAACBCCACCBACACCABAABBBCCBBBBCBBCACBACAACCBBBCAABCAAABC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CABCBBAACCCCACBAABABCAACBCBCCCACBCBCBBAABBAAACBCACCACBB.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f2⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2400 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exeschtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BABBBCAABBBCABAABBBACBAAACCCABAACAABCCCCBCACABACBAACBCCACCBACACCABAABBBCCBBBBCBBCACBACAACCBBBCAABCAAABC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CABCBBAACCCCACBAABABCAACBCBCCCACBCBCBBAABBAAACBCACCACBB.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f3⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:4932
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_BCCCBBBBCCABBAAAACCABCBAAABBCAABCBBABBBACCAACAABABC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CABCBBAACCCCACBAABABCAACBCBCCCACBCBCBBAABBAAACBCACCACBB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BCCCBBBBCCABBAAAACCABCBAAABBCAABCBBABBBACCAACAABABC"2⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3284 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exesc create "UserDataSvc_BCCCBBBBCCABBAAAACCABCBAAABBCAABCBBABBBACCAACAABABC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CABCBBAACCCCACBAABABCAACBCBCCCACBCBCBBAABBAAACBCACCACBB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BCCCBBBBCCABBAAAACCABCBAAABBCAABCBBABBBACCAACAABABC"3⤵
- Launches sc.exe
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:5064
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_BCCCBBBBCCABBAAAACCABCBAAABBCAABCBBABBBACCAACAABABC"2⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1444 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exesc start "UserDataSvc_BCCCBBBBCCABBAAAACCABCBAAABBCAABCBBABBBACCAACAABABC"3⤵
- Launches sc.exe
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:4040
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C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CABCBBAACCCCACBAABABCAACBCBCCCACBCBCBBAABBAAACBCACCACBB.exeC:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CABCBBAACCCCACBAABABCAACBCBCCCACBCBCBBAABBAAACBCACCACBB.exe1⤵
- 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:2088 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe"notepad.exe"2⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:1796 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\calc.execalc.exe3⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies registry class
PID:1868
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BCACCAAABAACACAAACCAAABABCCAAABAABBCAACABBACBCACACACCAAAACBACAAACACCCCBBABCCBCBAABCBAACCCCBABBAAACBBBBA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCACCBABBACCCCBAACCACBAACBCBCACCABCCBCACAAAABABAAACAAAA.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f2⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4952 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exeschtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BCACCAAABAACACAAACCAAABABCCAAABAABBCAACABBACBCACACACCAAAACBACAAACACCCCBBABCCBCBAABCBAACCCCBABBAAACBBBBA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCACCBABBACCCCBAACCACBAACBCBCACCABCCBCACAAAABABAAACAAAA.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f3⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:3288
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C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exeC:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe -Embedding1⤵
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:4556
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C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCACCBABBACCCCBAACCACBAACBCBCACCABCCBCACAAAABABAAACAAAA.exeC:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCACCBABBACCCCBAACCACBAACBCBCACCABCCBCACAAAABABAAACAAAA.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:4380
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C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CABCBBAACCCCACBAABABCAACBCBCCCACBCBCBBAABBAAACBCACCACBB.exeC:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CABCBBAACCCCACBAABABCAACBCBCCCACBCBCBBAABBAAACBCACCACBB.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2840
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Execution
Command and Scripting Interpreter
1Windows Command Shell
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1System Services
1Service Execution
1Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Create or Modify System Process
1Windows Service
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
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Downloads
- Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
- Size 10B
- SHA256 13e7792321ed5b9bdc3037ee41616c6a76d6a6ff8e02a7f97cffb423a281864f
- MD5 6b5127b0cb6c5a40bd101465667330d5
- SHA1 aa5afdb1cb98556de3ad8f4daf2ee002f1fee9ce
- SHA512 39381cb2edd4b4badea4fad544af5f712732bb856f489441824adc754515955aaa5f1dc005d4eb31abba67fb10a819670e4af91c8a01c848e7a3c7b2ffb66659
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512
- Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
- Size 10B
- SHA256 340321f1db54f572253a0be6043985e92010cf346f7fda59b4ee9d9558c86c91
- MD5 0f6b0fa3265ae84787a8546fad0ec66f
- SHA1 ac6592ad73426ab7708a677b1e389aab9ba9ae8b
- SHA512 82fa39b2d92f3e5c0e3f9ee7f27e4549217d0a17ee1e7e20bb3b3271b01c8a36b4eab91577b1209bf44362c792fb9c58f8dcc6e20ee24cc9ace68fd095baeaaf
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512
- Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
- Size 10B
- SHA256 c6ae4915808558fe9c46a0f76dd69ab4133dab537d6e421adf6abc07ed7e4007
- MD5 a621e857dd978528fd1954c16c35b1c3
- SHA1 891cd59e34228209db7bb94f87d983ce5ab448ea
- SHA512 897c1e61cbe5744a4d3014f82e8f1c6fb1ff3299fffc5af970e2b9ca64084762b6d17723e75888c3c77e09355177c0dd9e7d805684b8bece8b914a77ae4b4b34
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512
- Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
- Size 10B
- SHA256 595c5955092d6eff2aea9271eed1790770635f93a5b3dbc57f1ad338b67c04c2
- MD5 1a4975459baf1253522fe0eb7693e500
- SHA1 2586afceaa81805278ad9a381fa21a571cacc06c
- SHA512 794639327d5e0cf32f002a002a5be63cd0559803706e46f13fa4efc9f59f2d87b02a7c0e9e4303f0e9250b475fbf68d35d5b2a66f6c49b5f176a6498334aa219
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512
- Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CABCBBAACCCCACBAABABCAACBCBCCCACBCBCBBAABBAAACBCACCACBB.exe
- Size 7.4MB
- SHA256 5f3f2f10511d5af1d9807352193922e2b9d883dfcf0ff2d6a9bf5e6e83819e56
- MD5 96ffab7566230f1bba78aa2b8c6cc3c4
- SHA1 12d96080de720b01028c51b336371ca0a09efd77
- SHA512 41d32b4e95112cf2b4ee2001084d32104abd33feecb5aeb9ecba38262a812c26fd8995075f6f5cdd2823fbf8bc8455e9bbbc7e52d539152e1ab8f88700e08ae3
- SSDEEP 49152:U+ES+ELEj+Et+EkqaK+ES+ELEj+Et+EkqaK+ES+ELEj+Et+EkqaK+ES+ELEj+EtI:VKjKWQckVgtev5mnlNLk
- TLSH T166768E06F98640E1D97611704CDBC2BA8A31FD218F218EEFF689A72F6D337909934B55
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
- Size 784B
- SHA256 f65f74cccd7b13186b8c66efc8ced3e155a3a4a4a50a619ab0245cd2bb667f65
- MD5 70b1aecea034678fde2284c5259a28bc
- SHA1 aa05c01653586d1e26e8e6852df672eb26220278
- SHA512 d047788383f3ee85702a857a5d8f059de7e8c48e47d1a16fd42fff51869050a30e129632bfb67da0b0694ae2e3033ba4534263591f36069d0ad97a119d32f6ab
- TLSH T10901D665A5E5D857F8222C8B5D1E9FD20CF47A9FAC586A2523090228ABD1C738E118E6
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
- Size 1KB
- SHA256 5e6eb8d111c9f9360dd6f403ef147d59d0fed5381ac8aa3c76ef8b62f6d4f793
- MD5 aba31f7200f8f1b2fa83771314126b64
- SHA1 73a23fc7576b55e05e220c8102e01e0a22fd9f9f
- SHA512 a9afc22bc0ee2fc564759aae0398bb54f8218767cd310a122a8f33e08a9943004fe6c0bde15c9c443b4a8e779271a61d10574b65d3cf9d1a907302eed97018c2
- TLSH T17111A431A4D5DC63F9222CCB4D1EAB920CB47A9FEC5C5A15120D4328ABD5C32CD05CE1
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH