Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    143s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    18/08/2026, 01:59

General

  • Target
    2026-08-18_a17579277d571a6bfb39e675b94803ae_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe
  • Size 10.6MB
  • Sample260818-cepxmsvsds
  • SHA256 d75c552ea6986fd74a775e4da3d560eee32c27c3590707a68d89487a929324a9
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Creates a file in the Startup directory 1 TTPs 2 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.

  • Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
  • 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.

  • 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 11 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 1 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 12 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-18_a17579277d571a6bfb39e675b94803ae_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-18_a17579277d571a6bfb39e675b94803ae_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.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:2044
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BBBAABBCCBBBBBAABABACAAABBBCAABBBCABCCACBCBBAACBCBCBCCCACBCCCAAABACABCBCBCABCBBBBBCBBCCCCABACCCABCBABBB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CAACAACCBACCABACCABCBCBABBCACACACBCAACCBBCCAABABABCCCAA.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:3912
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BBBAABBCCBBBBBAABABACAAABBBCAABBBCABCCACBCBBAACBCBCBCCCACBCCCAAABACABCBCBCABCBBBBBCBBCCCCABACCCABCBABBB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CAACAACCBACCABACCABCBCBABBCACACACBCAACCBBCCAABABABCCCAA.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:824
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_ACBBABAABCCCBCCABABAABCACAAACBBABBACAABAABCBBCABAAC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CAACAACCBACCABACCABCBCBABBCACACACBCAACCBBCCAABABABCCCAA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_ACBBABAABCCCBCCABABAABCACAAACBBABBACAABAABCBBCABAAC"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1804
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_ACBBABAABCCCBCCABABAABCACAAACBBABBACAABAABCBBCABAAC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CAACAACCBACCABACCABCBCBABBCACACACBCAACCBBCCAABABABCCCAA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_ACBBABAABCCCBCCABABAABCACAAACBBABBACAABAABCBBCABAAC"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4840
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_ACBBABAABCCCBCCABABAABCACAAACBBABBACAABAABCBBCABAAC"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4564
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_ACBBABAABCCCBCCABABAABCACAAACBBABBACAABAABCBBCABAAC"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3132
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CAACAACCBACCABACCABCBCBABBCACACACBCAACCBBCCAABABABCCCAA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CAACAACCBACCABACCABCBCBABBCACACACBCAACCBBCCAABABABCCCAA.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:2620
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4748
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\calc.exe
        calc.exe
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies registry class
        PID:1716
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CBBABCABABAACCABBAAAACBBCACBCCBCBACBACCABCCCBBABBBCBABBAACCBABBCAAABABBCAAAAABBCBCBBBCBABABCCBCABABBACA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BAABACAACBAACABCBCCAAABCCACABACBCCABBCBBACBBBABBCCACABB.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      PID:2052
  • C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe -Embedding
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:4148
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BAABACAACBAACABCBCCAAABCCACABACBCCABBCBBACBBBABBCCACABB.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BAABACAACBAACABCBCCAAABCCACABACBCCABBCBBACBBBABBCCACABB.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:3172
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CAACAACCBACCABACCABCBCBABBCACACACBCAACCBBCCAABABABCCCAA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CAACAACCBACCABACCABCBCBABBCACACACBCAACCBBCCAABABABCCCAA.exe
    1⤵
    • Creates a file in the Startup directory
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:1476

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\PerfLogs\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 4ba92b585049ca1feb9c6a5d5021db3d6220bc4bb8bbc7a07e0d384551318ed7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        setup.exe

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Adobe\Setup\{AC76BA86-7AD7-1033-7B44-AC0F074E4100}\setup.exe
        • Size 11.0MB
        • SHA256 3920b552ec08d3134d09c20e4b4b7023538270a55f50e123e1d6385ded12c823
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\LfSvc\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 4c1efb281d51fb14879e7325646de5cdc43e7da00b0dbc509cc145262738560c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{57a73df6-4ba9-4c1d-bbbb-517289ff6c13}\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 84a0fe81f2edea22ef00520eb0fe550f1d66043b2246d3e551718f2f4446ba18
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\ProgramData\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 09f915b6343ac6607f3e301f7f7b5d7a0618bdf8ca02859ea694425c07d06453
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Sun\Java\Deployment\cache\6.0\12\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 06df14d9edd8f3644d44ced029bf0005de4fb94575798c374f41c01b7a9d0f80
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Extensions\ghbmnnjooekpmoecnnnilnnbdlolhkhi\1.104.1_0\_locales\zh_TW\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 508902f5013e39110b4de89cc06e026abd7668d1a70def11af3b9bfd6dbe1900
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\iorza73p.default-release\startupCache\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 73236f2777c201653891d30296567976a07af4d9a4902f7634cb29736320544e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\AC\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStore\FAZI2YSF\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 19cd1331202b4eab1f7d284e5ab46c2b112ef0d902a6b2eb78ed2e6b427e72db
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 d422280e177f6b44e5c17903126b23741e9e301cfc578a8a9a60f3f7306124f8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 907d1dea77daecd04a9009a86c615cfa80c81f73a4ee7533aca0d292b29fc911
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 a4c1a935c0bef89ae2237ace52616662017f214f3cbaa099eb421f6c50912201
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 f5631863477de5c227a1e55376dfc2dce4a788ee09ef9893850db021a6f75d06
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 f275cf7bb3da96d8dfc5d3d73a2d139ea8ddf42cc4545de5041924140a07c05e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 e025be6c5eb5c04da2c0a822e7b2ffb0cfd34eaa0ffd3ed4701dee42721ce6c7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        svchost_CAACAACCBACCABACCABCBCBABBCACACACBCAACCBBCCAABABABCCCAA.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CAACAACCBACCABACCABCBCBABBCACACACBCAACCBBCCAABABABCCCAA.exe
        • Size 10.6MB
        • SHA256 d75c552ea6986fd74a775e4da3d560eee32c27c3590707a68d89487a929324a9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        virus_log.txt

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
        • Size 784B
        • SHA256 c260ac6ff3189482c79ef3760abce855a8b67121b695b32ab0c6341786ab4c0e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        virus_log.txt

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
        • Size 974B
        • SHA256 e09ebdc8d3c0b74e600d8c6cc487f08ad04ac39bb1dc9a367275f7c78231f8f1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        memory/1476-2296-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000421000-memory.dmp

        memory/2044-6-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000421000-memory.dmp

        memory/2620-34-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000421000-memory.dmp

        memory/3172-77-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000421000-memory.dmp

        memory/3172-2464-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000421000-memory.dmp

        memory/4748-57-0x0000000002A20000-0x0000000002A21000-memory.dmp