Overview

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Static

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2026-08-18...le.exe

windows10-2004-x64

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2026-08-18...le.exe

windows11-ltsc_2024-x64

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Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    128s
  • 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, 01:53

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General

  • Target
    2026-08-18_be9f843660b93320a1b25e3b82feb385_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-steale.exe
  • Size 26.4MB
  • Sample260818-cbazbatfjh
  • SHA256 ce636be03f24ecfe6a2557473f46a6ca1cf0be0a25201c8c76e8c6b8a2f74e0e
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10
discoveryexecutionpersistence

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
    persistenceexecution
  • Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
  • 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 3 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 9 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 1 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 7 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-18_be9f843660b93320a1b25e3b82feb385_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-steale.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-18_be9f843660b93320a1b25e3b82feb385_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:1172
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CCCABAAABABACAACCCBACBCBCBABBAAAAABAAAACACBACCAAAACBBBBCBBABBABCCAABABCACAAACBABCBCCAABBAACABBAACBBCBCA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBAACCBAAABACBAABCACAABAABCBCCAAAAABAACCAACBCBBCCAAACAB.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:3012
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CCCABAAABABACAACCCBACBCBCBABBAAAAABAAAACACBACCAAAACBBBBCBBABBABCCAABABCACAAACBABCBCCAABBAACABBAACBBCBCA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBAACCBAAABACBAABCACAABAABCBCCAAAAABAACCAACBCBBCCAAACAB.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:6120
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_BACACCBACCCACCBBCBCBBACCCBBCCABBABCBABBABBAABCCBABC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBAACCBAAABACBAABCACAABAABCBCCAAAAABAACCAACBCBBCCAAACAB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BACACCBACCCACCBBCBCBBACCCBBCCABBABCBABBABBAABCCBABC"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3856
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_BACACCBACCCACCBBCBCBBACCCBBCCABBABCBABBABBAABCCBABC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBAACCBAAABACBAABCACAABAABCBCCAAAAABAACCAACBCBBCCAAACAB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BACACCBACCCACCBBCBCBBACCCBBCCABBABCBABBABBAABCCBABC"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2520
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_BACACCBACCCACCBBCBCBBACCCBBCCABBABCBABBABBAABCCBABC"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1176
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_BACACCBACCCACCBBCBCBBACCCBBCCABBABCBABBABBAABCCBABC"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4192
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBAACCBAAABACBAABCACAABAABCBCCAAAAABAACCAACBCBBCCAAACAB.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBAACCBAAABACBAABCACAABAABCBCCAAAAABAACCAACBCBBCCAAACAB.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:4212
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:4112
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBCACBAABBBCCACBAACABCABBCCACCAACABBBBBCCCABBCBAABBABCA.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBCACBAABBBCCACBAACABCABBCCACCAACABBBBBCCCABBCBAABBABCA.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2936
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBAACCBAAABACBAABCACAABAABCBCCAAAAABAACCAACBCBBCCAAACAB.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBAACCBAAABACBAABCACAABAABCBCCAAAAABAACCAACBCBBCCAAACAB.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1200

    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

          1
          T1547

          Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

          1
          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

          1
          T1547

          Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

          1
          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

          Discovery

          System Location Discovery

          1
          T1614

          System Language Discovery

          1
          T1614.001

          Lateral Movement

          Collection

          Command and Control

          Exfiltration

          Impact

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          Downloads

          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\PerfLogs\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 dba4981a7e4a3640e6bad52471f7a33a63641eb20fbb314ef48507ed9bae9195
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Crypto\PCPKSP\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 94ca5a235dc6bce3d49f46bd06523af192216425b4bfbb88a8761c9ba94b2c6b
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 60273ce185d23049d77f62e8b8142ede75143a77a513543d944e068c24ed1dbe
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 05c8d56659ccc8d0d3c0c57d78ee1e077a63f5d58f90530a40b2b26bf77a97e9
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 a47e106df62b85168d5e597260187cdcdff87dac854cf88d4d14df5687f1e989
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 a747796a77c4507bd15a62a55f5c9678cec3f042065e1436785c0515b8a4a7d0
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 323bed579004de658ed247fa0a9806187e8f9eae6a060fa6c2eb483595d8606a
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 99fbb28c012d48dbf01a260e4d236f556b2a7f8adcce0ea5b7124a7c960e45c9
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 a9b0c06e49c6326881218efae45ac7e794a8b980f3b2e0e8b1e4b2990b91c6a2
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          svchost_CBAACCBAAABACBAABCACAABAABCBCCAAAAABAACCAACBCBBCCAAACAB.exe
          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBAACCBAAABACBAABCACAABAABCBCCAAAAABAACCAACBCBBCCAAACAB.exe
          • Size 26.4MB
          • SHA256 ce636be03f24ecfe6a2557473f46a6ca1cf0be0a25201c8c76e8c6b8a2f74e0e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
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          virus_log.txt
          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 926B
          • SHA256 4588eb5f1c5ea9829b2125034f320bdd8d4736b5cd7abca825ec67328efbd830
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
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          virus_log.txt
          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 d715dd409e45fd0bcf06139a5a4ff23d247a2f246a5c4df091e8c68132d3c2fa
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          memory/1172-0-0x0000000000A10000-0x0000000000A31000-memory.dmp
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          memory/1172-7-0x0000000000A10000-0x0000000000A31000-memory.dmp
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          memory/1200-84-0x0000000000BF0000-0x0000000000C11000-memory.dmp
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          memory/2936-64-0x0000000000A40000-0x0000000000A61000-memory.dmp
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          memory/4212-33-0x0000000000BF0000-0x0000000000C11000-memory.dmp
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