d254a13a342df3d43846821f80c34d005519f8488b52e82a7c97a569f1262f15

Analysis

max time kernel
148s
max time network
139s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
submitted
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General

Target
2026-08-18_0776c54e22c1f6ec9b2828cdd75447e0_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-steale.exe
Size 32.3MB
Sample260818-c3websfa38
SHA256 d254a13a342df3d43846821f80c34d005519f8488b52e82a7c97a569f1262f15
MD5 0776c54e22c1f6ec9b2828cdd75447e0
SHA1 6e6a46e8437694551fe3eb0f96163e1889f08c81
SHA512 a1a90bacbc3d0793d3e3b602fe88ffc94278cb4c661aadba3755c48ac83dff652809b74bdd6d019678ccc97528b6d5f7a267e8bb6c7bfe49ada004cc7cf117c8
SSDEEP 98304:vKRuy5afKRuy5afKRuy5afKRuy5afKRuy5afKRuy5a/KjKWQckVgtev5mnlNLp:vqEqEqEqEqEqTKWQc0gEYnvLp
TLSH
T184778C10FAEA0C22E5B7217149F6D2794D76BA258334C5CFE689871F6D33BC058367A2
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

7^/10

discovery execution persistence

Malware Config

Signatures

Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
persistence execution

Windows Service
T1543.003

Service Execution
T1569.002

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

pid	Process
2760	svchost_BABAAACCABAABCBCBCCBABBBACCABBBBBAABBCCBBBABCCCCAABABCA.exe
1736	svchost_CCBBCBBAABCACABACABBABBCBCBCBACACCCACBBBABBBCBCCCBCBCCC.exe
4972	svchost_BABAAACCABAABCBCBCCBABBBACCABBBBBAABBCCBBBABCCCCAABABCA.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-668679576-120646659-2289335452-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Update_CABCCCCABBBCCBCAABAAAAACACABBCCBACACBACCACABCCACCCAABCCC = "C:\\Users\\Public\\Documents\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Logs\\svchost_BABAAACCABAABCBCBCCBABBBACCABBBBBAABBCCBBBABCCCCAABABCA.exe"	2026-08-18_0776c54e22c1f6ec9b2828cdd75447e0_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-steale.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-668679576-120646659-2289335452-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Update_BACCBAAAABAACABCAABBCAAACBCBBCCBABCBBCACBCCCCCCABBCCBCCB = "C:\\Users\\Public\\Documents\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Logs\\svchost_CCBBCBBAABCACABACABBABBCBCBCBACACCCACBBBABBBCBCCCBCBCCC.exe"	svchost_BABAAACCABAABCBCBCCBABBBACCABBBBBAABBCCBBBABCCCCAABABCA.exe

Launches sc.exe 2 IoCs

Sc.exe is a Windows utlilty to control services on the system.

pid	Process
4328	sc.exe
4576	sc.exe

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.

execution

Windows Command Shell

T1059.003

pid	Process
1364	cmd.exe
452	cmd.exe
4552	cmd.exe

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

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
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	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	2026-08-18_0776c54e22c1f6ec9b2828cdd75447e0_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-steale.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost_BABAAACCABAABCBCBCCBABBBACCABBBBBAABBCCBBBABCCCCAABABCA.exe
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_CCBBCBBAABCACABACABBABBCBCBCBACACCCACBBBABBBCBCCCBCBCCC.exe

Modifies registry class 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-668679576-120646659-2289335452-1000_Classes\Local Settings	calc.exe

Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

persistence execution

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

pid	Process
1532	schtasks.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 10 IoCs

pid	Process
4116	2026-08-18_0776c54e22c1f6ec9b2828cdd75447e0_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-steale.exe
4116	2026-08-18_0776c54e22c1f6ec9b2828cdd75447e0_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-steale.exe
4116	2026-08-18_0776c54e22c1f6ec9b2828cdd75447e0_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-steale.exe
4116	2026-08-18_0776c54e22c1f6ec9b2828cdd75447e0_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-steale.exe
2760	svchost_BABAAACCABAABCBCBCCBABBBACCABBBBBAABBCCBBBABCCCCAABABCA.exe
2760	svchost_BABAAACCABAABCBCBCCBABBBACCABBBBBAABBCCBBBABCCCCAABABCA.exe
2760	svchost_BABAAACCABAABCBCBCCBABBBACCABBBBBAABBCCBBBABCCCCAABABCA.exe
2760	svchost_BABAAACCABAABCBCBCCBABBBACCABBBBBAABBCCBBBABCCCCAABABCA.exe
1736	svchost_CCBBCBBAABCACABACABBABBCBCBCBACACCCACBBBABBBCBCCCBCBCCC.exe
1736	svchost_CCBBCBBAABCACABACABBABBCBCBCBACACCCACBBBABBBCBCCCBCBCCC.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4116	2026-08-18_0776c54e22c1f6ec9b2828cdd75447e0_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-steale.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	2760	svchost_BABAAACCABAABCBCBCCBABBBACCABBBBBAABBCCBBBABCCCCAABABCA.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	1736	svchost_CCBBCBBAABCACABACABBABBCBCBCBACACCCACBBBABBBCBCCCBCBCCC.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4500	OpenWith.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4116 wrote to memory of 1364	4116	2026-08-18_0776c54e22c1f6ec9b2828cdd75447e0_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-steale.exe	95
PID 1364 wrote to memory of 1532	1364	cmd.exe	97
PID 2760 wrote to memory of 3996	2760	svchost_BABAAACCABAABCBCBCCBABBBACCABBBBBAABBCCBBBABCCCCAABABCA.exe	98
PID 3996 wrote to memory of 896	3996	notepad.exe	99
PID 4116 wrote to memory of 452	4116	2026-08-18_0776c54e22c1f6ec9b2828cdd75447e0_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-steale.exe	103
PID 452 wrote to memory of 4328	452	cmd.exe	105
PID 4116 wrote to memory of 4552	4116	2026-08-18_0776c54e22c1f6ec9b2828cdd75447e0_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-steale.exe	106
PID 4552 wrote to memory of 4576	4552	cmd.exe	108

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-18_0776c54e22c1f6ec9b2828cdd75447e0_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-steale.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-18_0776c54e22c1f6ec9b2828cdd75447e0_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:4116
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_AACCCCABABBCBBABBACABBBCBBAABABACBBACBCCBCBAAAAAABBBAAACACCBCCCBCBCCACCABCAABBCAAACCBABACCABBBABBAAAACB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BABAAACCABAABCBCBCCBABBBACCABBBBBAABBCCBBBABCCCCAABABCA.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:1364
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
    schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_AACCCCABABBCBBABBACABBBCBBAABABACBBACBCCBCBAAAAAABBBAAACACCBCCCBCBCCACCABCAABBCAAACCBABACCABBBABBAAAACB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BABAAACCABAABCBCBCCBABBBACCABBBBBAABBCCBBBABCCCCAABABCA.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:1532
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_ACABCCAABCACCBABBBCCAACCACACCCCCCABBACACCCBCBCACBAC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BABAAACCABAABCBCBCCBABBBACCABBBBBAABBCCBBBABCCCCAABABCA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_ACABCCAABCACCBABBBCCAACCACACCCCCCABBACACCCBCBCACBAC"
  2⤵
  - Executes a command shell one-liner
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:452
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
    sc create "UserDataSvc_ACABCCAABCACCBABBBCCAACCACACCCCCCABBACACCCBCBCACBAC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BABAAACCABAABCBCBCCBABBBACCABBBBBAABBCCBBBABCCCCAABABCA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_ACABCCAABCACCBABBBCCAACCACACCCCCCABBACACCCBCBCACBAC"
    3⤵
    - Launches sc.exe
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4328
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_ACABCCAABCACCBABBBCCAACCACACCCCCCABBACACCCBCBCACBAC"
  2⤵
  - Executes a command shell one-liner
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:4552
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
    sc start "UserDataSvc_ACABCCAABCACCBABBBCCAACCACACCCCCCABBACACCCBCBCACBAC"
    3⤵
    - Launches sc.exe
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4576

C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BABAAACCABAABCBCBCCBABBBACCABBBBBAABBCCBBBABCCCCAABABCA.exe
C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BABAAACCABAABCBCBCCBABBBACCABBBBBAABBCCBBBABCCCCAABABCA.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:2760
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
  "notepad.exe"
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:3996
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\calc.exe
    calc.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Modifies registry class
    PID:896

C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe
C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe -Embedding
1⤵
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:4500

C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCBBCBBAABCACABACABBABBCBCBCBACACCCACBBBABBBCBCCCBCBCCC.exe
C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCBBCBBAABCACABACABBABBCBCBCBACACCCACBBBABBBCBCCCBCBCCC.exe
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:1736

C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BABAAACCABAABCBCBCCBABBBACCABBBBBAABBCCBBBABCCCCAABABCA.exe
C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BABAAACCABAABCBCBCCBABBBACCABBBBBAABBCCBBBABCCCCAABABCA.exe
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:4972

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1059

Windows Command Shell

T1059.003

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

System Services

T1569

Service Execution

T1569.002

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

T1543.003

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

T1543.003

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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qap`g`v~dtlq

Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
Size 10B
SHA256 dba1c980896ade5cacdcd83e1aaaa2e47f4541cf61c5efc803cfa2c1393b309f
MD5 f27cdaa747c32152a02ea065e821ced1
SHA1 07f882618ac7aaabcfdd62b07a3488dae8af0145
SHA512 379f575d4839c2c7971df2dbfbe402245e46e86c063e6174e6d76cc13dbf1553293bc33b6b98d2147ed82fa9cae3af5aced22079dd60811f07dc53fca19ddbd1
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qap`g`v~dtlq

Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
Size 10B
SHA256 ec8c340d970e15cc8b9f03519d22d86c74bba5d8f675f12c1d66fc55f1f44dbb
MD5 6ef2342627674662ef9b5973f2df9fe3
SHA1 25ccee0211bea18885f4ac13467fbdff4db369e2
SHA512 76c7db4fa97148ead0ad8cd9a7692e01b5454aefdcee78aec2d3cff7592fd04ca922c7bfa22c0714a9d1ddaf507548ea8c2e71d1539e863c5e6e05350f895bb7
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qap`g`v~dtlq

Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
Size 10B
SHA256 4b2ad30e7bf5e6d709e9779472bd0c7fc8513c1e6aada5d4757c7abaf73b0c1f
MD5 aed8ed55b1c8ce26d6d14c096d6b850c
SHA1 2fb5c43a97ac131a11b55e2df500acc54e5521fa
SHA512 b2f92c8dd5b1add19fb8318e2cddca5c9cff658e8935ebb9752efd74018a961dcae9334f11bc085c6b69e23310920eadac8fb300e9bd96893ded00cadfd8ccc5
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qap`g`v~dtlq

Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
Size 10B
SHA256 7b2bce436999ebc46658ad82e5e20f94032578c906f1db6ebb179feb8c26ac56
MD5 0915e18ac010bc2113dadf24279f65c7
SHA1 6c3ae8fe836171993c83e3768bbe17c6f8caf94e
SHA512 5badeb4513b81dfe80eafacd620513c267db495c4e433eea211febc9887a731bb383ad73cb9abdf3845416fcbfac57e3f7e2b2848c578ffad13c706f4ee092a4
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qap`g`v~dtlq

Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
Size 10B
SHA256 abfe2c16a8ca39d6a3ba1800f08e220be9cca22c71fcf07fe5cc4de8aa2c9d35
MD5 2705864aa2d5ef503d52092a641939ab
SHA1 9e14eb0f70aa39174672f6b6c910802766f02695
SHA512 a00c6d9a5a7bee1b91aabce93fa36ee976576cd74a2ddcee3800646709c0f41a3c00e10895cd032a0b1b0fd441fe0de07b6c98281f4f4e57c6d204db18c872e2
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qap`g`v~dtlq

Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
Size 10B
SHA256 91bf4957764c679282e702284b76cb69a41d7005af229f7ef8805d9757d64fda
MD5 2e2a7467fd261e0d8ae77dbedeabd4a0
SHA1 f94b5f5147922407ad4cb09bc272b6dbc63ec6a4
SHA512 5e33ef75417408dcc82119e99a4d4cb879a4679fd076d1d189682e0653478087b3ba1f1b5e1ce9eda1ea53be6f0d91850125ec4601532fcab1dde03b7988141c
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svchost_BABAAACCABAABCBCBCCBABBBACCABBBBBAABBCCBBBABCCCCAABABCA.exe

Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BABAAACCABAABCBCBCCBABBBACCABBBBBAABBCCBBBABCCCCAABABCA.exe
Size 32.3MB
SHA256 d254a13a342df3d43846821f80c34d005519f8488b52e82a7c97a569f1262f15
MD5 0776c54e22c1f6ec9b2828cdd75447e0
SHA1 6e6a46e8437694551fe3eb0f96163e1889f08c81
SHA512 a1a90bacbc3d0793d3e3b602fe88ffc94278cb4c661aadba3755c48ac83dff652809b74bdd6d019678ccc97528b6d5f7a267e8bb6c7bfe49ada004cc7cf117c8
SSDEEP 98304:vKRuy5afKRuy5afKRuy5afKRuy5afKRuy5afKRuy5a/KjKWQckVgtev5mnlNLp:vqEqEqEqEqEqTKWQc0gEYnvLp
TLSH
T184778C10FAEA0C22E5B7217149F6D2794D76BA258334C5CFE689871F6D33BC058367A2
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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virus_log.txt

Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
Size 930B
SHA256 05e5a8881f9950ee7d33afe89872d62558c97f53016efab746cc9cee0a660aae
MD5 5dc12717612af5720c2fec1e211b9224
SHA1 394e70fe51818e5ee86e8faed05d4c135e8f774a
SHA512 fdba15fce03b23586e4316479bb7a0f5c9872dc7b6cbce44a323517a58db07e28e967633cc68ff258477585b4f4104070c00199a31d06d3cbae66584aa347a14
TLSH
T19E11AB40E4E7D8D7EC33698F5719ABE34CD837DBB95CFA5422094219BB99C318E150E2
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memory/1736-87-0x0000000000170000-0x0000000000191000-memory.dmp

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memory/2760-37-0x0000000000A10000-0x0000000000A31000-memory.dmp

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memory/2760-27-0x0000000000A10000-0x0000000000A31000-memory.dmp

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memory/3996-59-0x0000000002260000-0x0000000002261000-memory.dmp

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memory/4116-0-0x0000000000710000-0x0000000000731000-memory.dmp

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memory/4116-8-0x0000000000710000-0x0000000000731000-memory.dmp

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