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2026-08-16...le.exe

windows10-2004-x64

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2026-08-16...le.exe

windows11-ltsc_2024-x64

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Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    154s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260710-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260710-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    16/08/2026, 06:52

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General

  • Target
    2026-08-16_a1abf156f202f570a57e5997a5e64146_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-steale.exe
  • Size 11.7MB
  • Sample260816-hnbn9seq4v
  • SHA256 2333e4485bb2c5b5808afe0a9637cee52d3af370f095f2c39f20ba3ae16cd0ea
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10
discoveryexecutionpersistenceprivilege_escalationspywarestealer

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Creates a file in the Startup directory 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

    A file was written to a Windows startup folder. Files in these directories are executed automatically when a user logs on or an application initializes.

    persistenceprivilege_escalation
  • Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
    persistenceexecution
  • 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.

    spywarestealer
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
    persistence
  • 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.

    execution
  • 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.

    discovery
  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

    persistenceexecution
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 12 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-16_a1abf156f202f570a57e5997a5e64146_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-steale.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-16_a1abf156f202f570a57e5997a5e64146_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:5444
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CBBBBACBCABABABCCBCCBABCBCACBBAACBAABCACBCBBBBBBBACCBCAACBCBABCACCAABBBCCBBAAAABCAABBCCCAACBBCACACBACCB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AACCBBAAACCCACBBCCBABAABCBCCBBABCCCBCCBBCACABBCBBAABACB.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:1220
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CBBBBACBCABABABCCBCCBABCBCACBBAACBAABCACBCBBBBBBBACCBCAACBCBABCACCAABBBCCBBAAAABCAABBCCCAACBBCACACBACCB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AACCBBAAACCCACBBCCBABAABCBCCBBABCCCBCCBBCACABBCBBAABACB.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:1676
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_CAACBBBCACBBBBBCACAAABBBBAABCACBBACCBCCACACBBBACAAB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AACCBBAAACCCACBBCCBABAABCBCCBBABCCCBCCBBCACABBCBBAABACB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CAACBBBCACBBBBBCACAAABBBBAABCACBBACCBCCACACBBBACAAB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4168
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_CAACBBBCACBBBBBCACAAABBBBAABCACBBACCBCCACACBBBACAAB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AACCBBAAACCCACBBCCBABAABCBCCBBABCCCBCCBBCACABBCBBAABACB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CAACBBBCACBBBBBCACAAABBBBAABCACBBACCBCCACACBBBACAAB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:5484
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_CAACBBBCACBBBBBCACAAABBBBAABCACBBACCBCCACACBBBACAAB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1776
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_CAACBBBCACBBBBBCACAAABBBBAABCACBBACCBCCACACBBBACAAB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:6020
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AACCBBAAACCCACBBCCBABAABCBCCBBABCCCBCCBBCACABBCBBAABACB.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AACCBBAAACCCACBBCCBABAABCBCCBBABCCCBCCBBCACABBCBBAABACB.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:5896
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:5340
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ABCCBACCCBCCCABCCCCBBCACBACBBCABABCACACAACCBACABABABCBCAACCBBCCABCAACBCABCACBCBBBCAACBBCBABBACBAACCCACC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBCCABCCBAACBACBBABCCCBABAACBCABCABACAAACCBACBAABCACABB.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:6132
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
          schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ABCCBACCCBCCCABCCCCBBCACBACBBCABABCACACAACCBACABABABCBCAACCBBCCABCAACBCABCACBCBBBCAACBBCBABBACBAACCCACC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBCCABCCBAACBACBBABCCCBABAACBCABCABACAAACCBACBAABCACABB.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
          3⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:2208
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBCCABCCBAACBACBBABCCCBABAACBCABCABACAAACCBACBAABCACABB.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBCCABCCBAACBACBBABCCCBABAACBCABCABACAAACCBACBAABCACABB.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:5876
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AACCBBAAACCCACBBCCBABAABCBCCBBABCCCBCCBBCACABBCBBAABACB.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AACCBBAAACCCACBBCCBABAABCBCCBBABCCCBCCBBCACABBCBBAABACB.exe
      1⤵
      • Creates a file in the Startup directory
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4712

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

          Reconnaissance

          Resource Development

          Initial Access

          Execution

          Command and Scripting Interpreter

          1
          T1059

          Windows Command Shell

          1
          T1059.003

          Scheduled Task/Job

          1
          T1053

          Scheduled Task

          1
          T1053.005

          System Services

          1
          T1569

          Service Execution

          1
          T1569.002

          Persistence

          Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

          2
          T1547

          Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

          2
          T1547.001

          Create or Modify System Process

          1
          T1543

          Windows Service

          1
          T1543.003

          Scheduled Task/Job

          1
          T1053

          Scheduled Task

          1
          T1053.005

          Privilege Escalation

          Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

          2
          T1547

          Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

          2
          T1547.001

          Create or Modify System Process

          1
          T1543

          Windows Service

          1
          T1543.003

          Scheduled Task/Job

          1
          T1053

          Scheduled Task

          1
          T1053.005

          Defense Evasion

          Modify Registry

          1
          T1112

          Credential Access

          Credentials from Password Stores

          1
          T1555

          Credentials from Web Browsers

          1
          T1555.003

          Unsecured Credentials

          1
          T1552

          Credentials In Files

          1
          T1552.001

          Discovery

          System Location Discovery

          1
          T1614

          System Language Discovery

          1
          T1614.001

          Lateral Movement

          Collection

          Data from Local System

          1
          T1005

          Command and Control

          Exfiltration

          Impact

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          Downloads

          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\PerfLogs\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 2f5c004fee127dcc689baa5bc8c6c2de5450a015d6071c31e7278a14e2fc535a
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\AppV\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 8fa6d54582c9baad0769e94f21e52747ea25872057988b068bf0d7ff55d03075
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Data\Applications\Windows\Projects\SystemIndex\PropMap\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 ff54285b7a7f37c8680639331e962490703a5fe2ae95d38a52be7f77b3fe2a3d
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\AppRepository\Packages\Microsoft.AccountsControl_10.0.26100.1_neutral__cw5n1h2txyewy\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 01e058538d52a9c2c184b1096b3022d15e401942ee202ae407a572db99637e41
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          windowsdesktop-runtime-8.0.15-win-x64.exe
          • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{5625bb48-295c-4113-bc92-d6a69b19b04c}\windowsdesktop-runtime-8.0.15-win-x64.exe
          • Size 12.3MB
          • SHA256 7ea10bc52ae08eb0bc81d96dd788ddf2775e9262d8e88d70e5f57b403359133d
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{57a73df6-4ba9-4c1d-bbbb-517289ff6c13}\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 af43b8b6af9169768a98df9d0146558641d0dd5780c130e76306cf0f9d8437c3
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{6DB765A8-05AF-49A1-A71D-6F645EE3CE41}v14.30.30704\packages\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 4654e7e683a999334c5af2af226d31f4cd4677d47c363ef49faf4ffc1a0348ab
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\ProgramData\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge.Stable_8wekyb3d8bbwe\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 02c9e72781701441c6e2d10dd4be5eabd18873fd8e5de77a93319edd47689783
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\ShaderCache\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 c5b373832c5f747b76875ec7c667095fe8c7cc344d20466a8c6566fcc14b6a1a
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\18.151.0729.0013\platforms\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 87fa79840318cb4703ab986a10097ce99eb829599a8958e6e938b91f925d40f9
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\18.151.0729.0013\sr-Latn-RS\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 eed69e024ca9b678072026d9b13f1ed8f6c41c9551980bae0cf0ef09cfce37a8
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Templates\LiveContent\16\Managed\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 086f1ed02db26524e01f54f3c8d4c4f31f0bba3f81b8c191596569fc0e84f10b
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Sun\Java\Deployment\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 378511d20f957c912f8f188041d462fb7d25ba44a37198f24fdd25e86e386e28
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 26a5cd6e6d35e62b06a007c386851c2d10e41836ff61cac5387909000c949f4b
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 0cadac46af349da9721e7aeb14b7441d96301a0c8c837a97cfc5042e22ce8068
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 062f4fb5411549fe041d40904987def9fdbcce2798b66e52bb6ad1574711729a
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 6a5d12e5870b59ce40f31c01fef4f5ebae2aeb3ae941640865175f6848ecd806
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 901bf6bd647c08473697f561dcce1a22c70c4ea95e0434decc4ddbdb0ef3d250
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 ce4fff73adf5c58e9fa4ce23a0fca6ef01d249c1164ca42e11f1949fca5d43dc
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          svchost_AACCBBAAACCCACBBCCBABAABCBCCBBABCCCBCCBBCACABBCBBAABACB.exe
          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AACCBBAAACCCACBBCCBABAABCBCCBBABCCCBCCBBCACABBCBBAABACB.exe
          • Size 11.7MB
          • SHA256 2333e4485bb2c5b5808afe0a9637cee52d3af370f095f2c39f20ba3ae16cd0ea
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          virus_log.txt
          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 02b7f4331c61c23db8d16b1b40508c527b9b574e28a74a547ed7827cbbebb1f6
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          virus_log.txt
          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 8027118b65d10209dc0a94970b49b1a2f113424eb9dcf7eba7ae25451078c528
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          virus_log.txt
          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 926B
          • SHA256 5b1b3ed526dbc5514be9db31700bce87cb076d5014c30bf5988ecaa6062647d4
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          memory/4712-903-0x0000000000B00000-0x0000000000B21000-memory.dmp
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          memory/5444-6-0x0000000000D20000-0x0000000000D41000-memory.dmp
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          memory/5876-68-0x00000000009C0000-0x00000000009E1000-memory.dmp
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          memory/5896-33-0x0000000000B00000-0x0000000000B21000-memory.dmp
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