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

General

  • Target
    2026-08-14_96ffab7566230f1bba78aa2b8c6cc3c4_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-steale.exe
  • Size 7.4MB
  • Sample260814-eax4katxht
  • SHA256 5f3f2f10511d5af1d9807352193922e2b9d883dfcf0ff2d6a9bf5e6e83819e56
  • 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 13 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 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 SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 10 IoCs

Processes

  • 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.exe
      C:\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 /f
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2400
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        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 /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:4932
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\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.exe
        sc 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
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\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.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_BCCCBBBBCCABBAAAACCABCBAAABBCAABCBBABBBACCAACAABABC"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4040
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CABCBBAACCCCACBAABABCAACBCBCCCACBCBCBBAABBAAACBCACCACBB.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CABCBBAACCCCACBAABABCAACBCBCCCACBCBCBBAABBAAACBCACCACBB.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: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.exe
        calc.exe
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies registry class
        PID:1868
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\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 /f
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4952
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        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 /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:3288
  • C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe -Embedding
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:4556
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCACCBABBACCCCBAACCACBAACBCBCACCABCCBCACAAAABABAAACAAAA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCACCBABBACCCCBAACCACBAACBCBCACCABCCBCACAAAABABAAACAAAA.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:4380
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CABCBBAACCCCACBAABABCAACBCBCCCACBCBCBBAABBAAACBCACCACBB.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CABCBBAACCCCACBAABABCAACBCBCCCACBCBCBBAABBAAACBCACCACBB.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:2840

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 13e7792321ed5b9bdc3037ee41616c6a76d6a6ff8e02a7f97cffb423a281864f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 340321f1db54f572253a0be6043985e92010cf346f7fda59b4ee9d9558c86c91
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 c6ae4915808558fe9c46a0f76dd69ab4133dab537d6e421adf6abc07ed7e4007
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 595c5955092d6eff2aea9271eed1790770635f93a5b3dbc57f1ad338b67c04c2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        svchost_CABCBBAACCCCACBAABABCAACBCBCCCACBCBCBBAABBAAACBCACCACBB.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CABCBBAACCCCACBAABABCAACBCBCCCACBCBCBBAABBAAACBCACCACBB.exe
        • Size 7.4MB
        • SHA256 5f3f2f10511d5af1d9807352193922e2b9d883dfcf0ff2d6a9bf5e6e83819e56
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        virus_log.txt

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
        • Size 784B
        • SHA256 f65f74cccd7b13186b8c66efc8ced3e155a3a4a4a50a619ab0245cd2bb667f65
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        virus_log.txt

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 5e6eb8d111c9f9360dd6f403ef147d59d0fed5381ac8aa3c76ef8b62f6d4f793
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        memory/1796-59-0x00000000054F0000-0x00000000054F1000-memory.dmp

        memory/2088-36-0x0000000000290000-0x00000000002B1000-memory.dmp

        memory/2840-81-0x0000000000290000-0x00000000002B1000-memory.dmp

        memory/4380-77-0x00000000009C0000-0x00000000009E1000-memory.dmp

        memory/4380-95-0x00000000009C0000-0x00000000009E1000-memory.dmp

        memory/4812-6-0x0000000000030000-0x0000000000051000-memory.dmp