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
    147s
  • max time network
    143s
  • 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, 02:00

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General

  • Target
    2026-08-18_99fd545039756485754ec942c9794aef_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-steale.exe
  • Size 21.3MB
  • Sample260818-cfcnpsvsfy
  • SHA256 a9dff5a1326a6b759018a2c0bab69875101a255182b2b091162193f72dba2737
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10
discoveryexecutionpersistence

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
    persistenceexecution
  • Executes dropped EXE 2 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 8 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 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-18_99fd545039756485754ec942c9794aef_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-steale.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-18_99fd545039756485754ec942c9794aef_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:3780
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_AACBCCBACBCCCABCCCCACCACCCCBBCCAAABCCCACACAACACCCACACCBBCCCCACBBCACAABABCACAABCBACACCCACCBAACACBAABBBCA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBCBBCBABBACCCCCABCCBBCCBAABBAACCCACABCCBCCCCBBACAAACAC.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:5180
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_AACBCCBACBCCCABCCCCACCACCCCBBCCAAABCCCACACAACACCCACACCBBCCCCACBBCACAABABCACAABCBACACCCACCBAACACBAABBBCA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBCBBCBABBACCCCCABCCBBCCBAABBAACCCACABCCBCCCCBBACAAACAC.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:1136
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_CCAACCACACBBBBCCACABBBABBACBCBCBABBCCCCACBCCCAACCAA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBCBBCBABBACCCCCABCCBBCCBAABBAACCCACABCCBCCCCBBACAAACAC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CCAACCACACBBBBCCACABBBABBACBCBCBABBCCCCACBCCCAACCAA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4428
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_CCAACCACACBBBBCCACABBBABBACBCBCBABBCCCCACBCCCAACCAA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBCBBCBABBACCCCCABCCBBCCBAABBAACCCACABCCBCCCCBBACAAACAC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CCAACCACACBBBBCCACABBBABBACBCBCBABBCCCCACBCCCAACCAA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2164
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_CCAACCACACBBBBCCACABBBABBACBCBCBABBCCCCACBCCCAACCAA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2580
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_CCAACCACACBBBBCCACABBBABBACBCBCBABBCCCCACBCCCAACCAA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:2336
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBCBBCBABBACCCCCABCCBBCCBAABBAACCCACABCCBCCCCBBACAAACAC.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBCBBCBABBACCCCCABCCBBCCBAABBAACCCACABCCBCCCCBBACAAACAC.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:2624
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:2144
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBABCAAAABABBCABCACCABBCCABABBABCABCBCBBACCBCBCCAACAABA.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBABCAAAABABBCABCACCABBCCABABBABCABCBCBBACCBCBCCAACAABA.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:924
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBCBBCBABBACCCCCABCCBBCCBAABBAACCCACABCCBCCCCBBACAAACAC.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBCBBCBABBACCCCCABCCBBCCBAABBAACCCACABCCBCCCCBBACAAACAC.exe
      1⤵
        PID:3404

      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:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
            • Size 10B
            • SHA256 ed9c5c022b543ee9d1430ea3626c472f1378d1b468091dc01a022d966d3bd7eb
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            qap`g`v~dtlq
            • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
            • Size 10B
            • SHA256 038f331b2ea0cc811cce5f8add760f876cb72daede8e1420f5c16774bfe0a85d
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            qap`g`v~dtlq
            • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
            • Size 10B
            • SHA256 0a74390d2caa5682a29f94b4428787ea0c69423d0c8844802d236bc564624a2b
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            PingSync.exe
            • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\PingSync.exe
            • Size 640KB
            • SHA256 38da56ca773cb6137a79294fff9462207c6104c3eaa13681d19d269ac1f0f283
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            qap`g`v~dtlq
            • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
            • Size 10B
            • SHA256 e3476b919cf401d099e449276ad99bcf8030a8b1eeba9e7140fb1aa8e893a3cc
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            svchost_BBCBBCBABBACCCCCABCCBBCCBAABBAACCCACABCCBCCCCBBACAAACAC.exe
            • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBCBBCBABBACCCCCABCCBBCCBAABBAACCCACABCCBCCCCBBACAAACAC.exe
            • Size 21.3MB
            • SHA256 a9dff5a1326a6b759018a2c0bab69875101a255182b2b091162193f72dba2737
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
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            svchost_BBCBBCBABBACCCCCABCCBBCCBAABBAACCCACABCCBCCCCBBACAAACAC.exe
            • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBCBBCBABBACCCCCABCCBBCCBAABBAACCCACABCCBCCCCBBACAAACAC.exe
            • Size 10.1MB
            • SHA256 ab33e87cb83fec104f7b5362933d12aeda42a81ca44211332edcc48c7e154ea6
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
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            memory/2624-34-0x0000000000860000-0x0000000000881000-memory.dmp
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            memory/2624-71-0x0000000000860000-0x0000000000881000-memory.dmp
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            memory/2624-49-0x0000000000860000-0x0000000000881000-memory.dmp
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            memory/3780-23-0x0000000000920000-0x0000000000941000-memory.dmp
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            memory/3780-61-0x0000000000920000-0x0000000000941000-memory.dmp
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            memory/3780-35-0x0000000000920000-0x0000000000941000-memory.dmp
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            memory/3780-0-0x0000000000920000-0x0000000000941000-memory.dmp
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            memory/3780-12-0x0000000000920000-0x0000000000941000-memory.dmp
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