Overview

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2026-08-17...le.exe

windows10-2004-x64

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2026-08-17...le.exe

windows11-ltsc_2024-x64

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Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    127s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    18/08/2026, 02:45

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General

  • Target
    2026-08-17_e5eb8ac230e7e6a2897d6c706a2239df_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-steale.exe
  • Size 23.6MB
  • Sample260818-c8wx2svbme
  • SHA256 28a451c4eb2096553ce25d22fe25bb81f540c2f137ebeb0adb5a22c75faa0916
  • 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\2026-08-17_e5eb8ac230e7e6a2897d6c706a2239df_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-steale.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-17_e5eb8ac230e7e6a2897d6c706a2239df_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:5140
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CACBAAAAACBCACCABACBCBABCBACAACCAABBCAAAABBCABCAABACAACBCCBBBACBABAABABBBBCBCBBAABBBBACCBBBCAACACBCBABC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACCCAACCBAABAABCCCACACABCBCAABAAACACCCBAAACBBABBBCACBBC.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:4648
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CACBAAAAACBCACCABACBCBABCBACAACCAABBCAAAABBCABCAABACAACBCCBBBACBABAABABBBBCBCBBAABBBBACCBBBCAACACBCBABC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACCCAACCBAABAABCCCACACABCBCAABAAACACCCBAAACBBABBBCACBBC.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:5412
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_CCBBBAABABBCCBBCAABBABABBBBABCAACBBCBBABACCBAAACACC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACCCAACCBAABAABCCCACACABCBCAABAAACACCCBAAACBBABBBCACBBC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CCBBBAABABBCCBBCAABBABABBBBABCAACBBCBBABACCBAAACACC"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1692
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_CCBBBAABABBCCBBCAABBABABBBBABCAACBBCBBABACCBAAACACC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACCCAACCBAABAABCCCACACABCBCAABAAACACCCBAAACBBABBBCACBBC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CCBBBAABABBCCBBCAABBABABBBBABCAACBBCBBABACCBAAACACC"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4408
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_CCBBBAABABBCCBBCAABBABABBBBABCAACBBCBBABACCBAAACACC"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2620
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_CCBBBAABABBCCBBCAABBABABBBBABCAACBBCBBABACCBAAACACC"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2564
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACCCAACCBAABAABCCCACACABCBCAABAAACACCCBAAACBBABBBCACBBC.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACCCAACCBAABAABCCCACACABCBCAABAAACACCCBAAACBBABBBCACBBC.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:348
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:712
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BBCCCCABBABCABBAABBBCCCBAABCCCCABBBBBBBAABCCACCCAACACCACCACCBACCCAABACBAABAACBCACBAAACCCBACACBBAAAABABB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACABABBCBAAAAAABBBBBACBACACCBAABBBCBCAABBCBCBCACACAACBA.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:4688
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
          schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BBCCCCABBABCABBAABBBCCCBAABCCCCABBBBBBBAABCCACCCAACACCACCACCBACCCAABACBAABAACBCACBAAACCCBACACBBAAAABABB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACABABBCBAAAAAABBBBBACBACACCBAABBBCBCAABBCBCBCACACAACBA.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
          3⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:4244
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACABABBCBAAAAAABBBBBACBACACCBAABBBCBCAABBCBCBCACACAACBA.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACABABBCBAAAAAABBBBBACBACACCBAABBBCBCAABBCBCBCACACAACBA.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:5168
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACCCAACCBAABAABCCCACACABCBCAABAAACACCCBAAACBBABBBCACBBC.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACCCAACCBAABAABCCCACACABCBCAABAAACACCCBAAACBBABBBCACBBC.exe
      1⤵
      • Creates a file in the Startup directory
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1548

    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 8c25344b2c9090d913b0eed4c9bff0df110e56425958a53e009303b0dc12514b
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\AppV\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 e64cbe4aecc068819a2e2274f5503e5ee897b98e0bf7214ebf015e8bb5fa15d4
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Crypto\PCPKSP\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 38a30e38f110e481cb375439fcf138ce5b6bcdcd8a3ec10055f82ebc07bfbd39
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Crypto\PCPKSP\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 31f3fd2e7af4b0b5986c15dfe493aa181437587b487f615a4f778620836d6730
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Provisioning\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 b0f26a3fbc1a0b374d8af447d35543782fcfef8449c44524345b9b28168cf91b
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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 24.2MB
          • SHA256 bf204f7f5ff6ce4ffedc1bd88ca0b331520b380a03bd98e02eb6107c6e97eab3
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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 6c198cd025dbb4a809d226fc4b76273fd40f57f04dd6f044e76ca93f4b7a66e0
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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 47244fdd37aa8507572f0166b18efedfbcfd974d776b0b632f32b8c36d020908
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{B175520C-86A2-35A7-8619-86DC379688B9}v11.0.61030\packages\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 bb65ba5c2f4c7a73c6e4b9fed9abc7452e2e7c45941eedaa48aebfc193fc7206
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\ProgramData\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge.Stable_8wekyb3d8bbwe\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 40ff4b95d2f87f95c38ee6381558ea0b9eea0af8a218c79aa67a2001ffebdf38
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\18.151.0729.0013\gu\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 22c07567a1284c0e80d2952a427105f9f019d0985831d0c282d1e136dc114835
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\18.151.0729.0013\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 9604a5a7931b5752fd0ca490e48a781a82feeeab44c0e159b06cad058b3005e9
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\windows.immersivecontrolpanel_cw5n1h2txyewy\SystemAppData\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 853fa4940b1d6ccc6c9357c6e76bc552cbafb1072fbcd9dd684371111c1aac30
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 x64 Redistributable Setup_10.0.40219\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 813bd78eee6fd9c4d50d066d31a45ad5df466b5892101bb33be32c8d7619b802
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 769c77bd41c45fc4b983f5664e65bc0283b7c44431aab8fca8d27f78be3d25b5
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 37c96d60eb3cb6c4b7d3cb4f2628dc53ee1af96419c4fead39f4543c205c53ab
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 6cacb3ec7e36dbd03339c49b34bcc99f2da9098cd2686f2889584105153f04f9
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 221c1cfffa01678ca039a05d018d5a584f718a4d2ecd81837a019f44971c8816
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 2c88462fafadd0cbe39e7480093b08584b504b042a0b3e4fe5e40e503470bf35
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 0b395c0c48dc80f4ef4a58a3d633a1f65ebd73220c42b08ef293219020820638
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 b0d3ff217a3a1897ebb2885a3f88817f7c2cfd73d6a001cefcdb740f5f0f04a1
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          svchost_ACCCAACCBAABAABCCCACACABCBCAABAAACACCCBAAACBBABBBCACBBC.exe
          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACCCAACCBAABAABCCCACACABCBCAABAAACACCCBAAACBBABBBCACBBC.exe
          • Size 23.6MB
          • SHA256 28a451c4eb2096553ce25d22fe25bb81f540c2f137ebeb0adb5a22c75faa0916
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          virus_log.txt
          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 66e48229943ab744a6364d1639b48c3c80d19407134f5ca58332a105f62d1727
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          virus_log.txt
          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 926B
          • SHA256 15851bb928d1715baddcd79482a32cad02e02ccb353bbdddee4199d4fd6440bd
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          virus_log.txt
          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 6401b02117c27ffe264b4947743842f6b9699d9eca09024081b8fa22a0bfdf37
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          memory/348-33-0x0000000000440000-0x0000000000461000-memory.dmp
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          memory/1548-1209-0x0000000000440000-0x0000000000461000-memory.dmp
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          memory/5140-6-0x0000000000940000-0x0000000000961000-memory.dmp
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          memory/5168-80-0x0000000000DA0000-0x0000000000DC1000-memory.dmp
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