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
  • 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, 03:39

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General

  • Target
    2026-08-17_187534ffc6d60d4e57054e614fbe4b4a_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-steale.exe
  • Size 18.1MB
  • Sample260818-d75dgavgrc
  • SHA256 668ccdb214f1aff4ff1fc385692bfb83a9fb2e72b1fb350a50741cc278aba43a
  • 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 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 7 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-17_187534ffc6d60d4e57054e614fbe4b4a_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-steale.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-17_187534ffc6d60d4e57054e614fbe4b4a_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:5844
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_AAACACCBBCACBAACAAABBACCAABABAABCACAACBCACCBBABAACCCCACCBACACBCABABABCBBCBCABCAAABCAABBBBCBCBBCAACBCCCC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABCAABBAAAAACCAACCCABCBACCBCACABABAABAABCBBBCCABBABBCBA.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:1172
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_AAACACCBBCACBAACAAABBACCAABABAABCACAACBCACCBBABAACCCCACCBACACBCABABABCBBCBCABCAAABCAABBBBCBCBBCAACBCCCC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABCAABBAAAAACCAACCCABCBACCBCACABABAABAABCBBBCCABBABBCBA.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:4188
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_BAABABCCABBCCBACBBBCBBCAABABBAACCBBBBCCBCCABCCBBBCB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABCAABBAAAAACCAACCCABCBACCBCACABABAABAABCBBBCCABBABBCBA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BAABABCCABBCCBACBBBCBBCAABABBAACCBBBBCCBCCABCCBBBCB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3436
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_BAABABCCABBCCBACBBBCBBCAABABBAACCBBBBCCBCCABCCBBBCB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABCAABBAAAAACCAACCCABCBACCBCACABABAABAABCBBBCCABBABBCBA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BAABABCCABBCCBACBBBCBBCAABABBAACCBBBBCCBCCABCCBBBCB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1912
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_BAABABCCABBCCBACBBBCBBCAABABBAACCBBBBCCBCCABCCBBBCB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4964
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_BAABABCCABBCCBACBBBCBBCAABABBAACCBBBBCCBCCABCCBBBCB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4672
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABCAABBAAAAACCAACCCABCBACCBCACABABAABAABCBBBCCABBABBCBA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABCAABBAAAAACCAACCCABCBACCBCACABABAABAABCBBBCCABBABBCBA.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:3688
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:1876
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBBCCCCBCBBBAAAAAACACBBBBCBCABBAABAACBCACBAABBCBCCBBCCC.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBBCCCCBCBBBAAAAAACACBBBBCBCABBAABAACBCACBAABBCBCCBBCCC.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2452
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABCAABBAAAAACCAACCCABCBACCBCACABABAABAABCBBBCCABBABBCBA.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABCAABBAAAAACCAACCCABCBACCBCACABABAABAABCBBBCCABBABBCBA.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:4844

    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 eca6a2f69f491f9d6f614c99c57d247948d5796f3c7fdcb70b23502ad8e20982
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 9a0408341a090886ea2bb243c0a1c07296ad98bce9aea604e2a0bc006bf27c27
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 50ced4d96f8ee5afc7bf0f2211310c933e2aa73f05909bb82f2e425fd9eadd7b
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 44c714780e5076f11c526002b2d42926998bb1f8863511423e80815b0c75cb70
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 f06dc0752c8f2497ae0da7e273a3af6d3ff49f71e41798d1bdbed49c4428af41
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 96877a9627eb20db65459aa120f34d91414201c1c605ece82896db1981bb2a27
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512
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          svchost_ABCAABBAAAAACCAACCCABCBACCBCACABABAABAABCBBBCCABBABBCBA.exe
          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABCAABBAAAAACCAACCCABCBACCBCACABABAABAABCBBBCCABBABBCBA.exe
          • Size 18.1MB
          • SHA256 668ccdb214f1aff4ff1fc385692bfb83a9fb2e72b1fb350a50741cc278aba43a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
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          memory/2452-65-0x0000000000360000-0x0000000000381000-memory.dmp
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          memory/3688-34-0x0000000000290000-0x00000000002B1000-memory.dmp
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          memory/5844-0-0x00000000009A0000-0x00000000009C1000-memory.dmp
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          memory/5844-8-0x00000000009A0000-0x00000000009C1000-memory.dmp
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