Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    146s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    19/08/2026, 02:11

General

  • Target
    2026-08-19_13661a6bc24586af636618a432a1fd27_amadey_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader_vidar.exe
  • Size 16.5MB
  • Sample260819-cmdjksvdmg
  • SHA256 1fe66ff3a88019120d2f08f6cdd6bbbee11deef433d09a3df1efd5cfb8044c8b
  • 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 3 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 9 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • 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 10 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 7 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-19_13661a6bc24586af636618a432a1fd27_amadey_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-19_13661a6bc24586af636618a432a1fd27_amadey_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader_vidar.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:4260
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_AABCBBCBACBACCBCAABCAABAAACCACCBCBCBBCBBBCBBBCABCBAABCBBBAAABBBCACAABBABABBCAABBCACCBCCCCAAAAACBACBABCC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBABCCCAABABBBBAAAABCACCCAABCCABCCCACBABACBBCBAABBBABB.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:6136
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_AABCBBCBACBACCBCAABCAABAAACCACCBCBCBBCBBBCBBBCABCBAABCBBBAAABBBCACAABBABABBCAABBCACCBCCCCAAAAACBACBABCC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBABCCCAABABBBBAAAABCACCCAABCCABCCCACBABACBBCBAABBBABB.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:2296
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_ACBCACCCCCCBAABBCCCBACBBAABACACBBACCABBCACCCCABCCAA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBABCCCAABABBBBAAAABCACCCAABCCABCCCACBABACBBCBAABBBABB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_ACBCACCCCCCBAABBCCCBACBBAABACACBBACCABBCACCCCABCCAA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5652
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_ACBCACCCCCCBAABBCCCBACBBAABACACBBACCABBCACCCCABCCAA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBABCCCAABABBBBAAAABCACCCAABCCABCCCACBABACBBCBAABBBABB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_ACBCACCCCCCBAABBCCCBACBBAABACACBBACCABBCACCCCABCCAA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1120
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_ACBCACCCCCCBAABBCCCBACBBAABACACBBACCABBCACCCCABCCAA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:764
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_ACBCACCCCCCBAABBCCCBACBBAABACACBBACCABBCACCCCABCCAA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4832
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBABCCCAABABBBBAAAABCACCCAABCCABCCCACBABACBBCBAABBBABB.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBABCCCAABABBBBAAAABCACCCAABCCABCCCACBABACBBCBAABBBABB.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:3724
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:2860
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBABCCCAABABBBBAAAABCACCCAABCCABCCCACBABACBBCBAABBBABB.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBABCCCAABABBBBAAAABCACCCAABCCABCCCACBABACBBCBAABBBABB.exe
      1⤵
      • Creates a file in the Startup directory
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4372
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CAACBBCBBBCACAAAABBCABCACACBBCACCBACAACBBBACABBCABCAABC.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CAACBBCBBBCACAAAABBCABCACACBBCACCBACAACBBBACABBCABCAABC.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:4564

    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 5fde48d7358310e7819a1346ebb0bc1ed71570c74c11b46807d48e7164eaa1b8
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\PerfLogs\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 bdaabe8646f0ec881588d8f2794e9edf3701a129191dccddfd3cf2dc78aa71da
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Data\Applications\Windows\Projects\SystemIndex\SecStore\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 c7ad4f64b373f3784b72b6b29a1baebbc1f51161e6d36f4b528685e0530a6678
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{4C903F19-B4C3-4D0C-8CC9-D444C511AF1C}v64.60.31149\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 7d58a138317ee69d11d77d5e7559b0922367b1203c86c99422ba104c549d8262
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{4C903F19-B4C3-4D0C-8CC9-D444C511AF1C}v64.60.31149\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 9cd90864674d95ebd693b552ea1c5eb03b5ed897e3563129413add3c200b448e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          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 89f76182480f105f6ec1016de4f65a56b67dd5cc8c3019d9e17d559b5c0b98aa
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{CF2BEA3C-26EA-32F8-AA9B-331F7E34BA97}v11.0.61030\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 229e8e036ace0241e5d1e54b81272ecd2f7f6f0d8d331b3d0170a499249ddda6
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\18.151.0729.0013\gu\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 b31118ab060463e2f7e6eb51f4776ee40f924f9b9d354f2bb37fa91700321ff0
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\18.151.0729.0013\ha-Latn-NG\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 0021401ab2fa53911abb4cfcb43c6722a1655636cc1ce6d3d4d57030ceeafc49
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\My\Certificates\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 44da946f5623bac98fbeb7f4fdd502c0f67e68a6a4f8294725978ee1810c5490
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 5a9f9d8ad04761dd59b79851ee458ed0eb400cc99c5fa89c916c63c111becb00
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 324916d8c78d4b2fbd6b9c07ca1195e1711563138becd855396dc674a9f85d0e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 4b1998e4c1a03797ca735d0c1ba92889ea848a117fb732772f1a4d819adfb0bf
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          OptimizeUnpublish.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\OptimizeUnpublish.exe
          • Size 1.1MB
          • SHA256 81c7a296a3f7379a6f294ae9463ae0c196100a1b21d6ba5275510276872545d2
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 cc7dd94a0401370a6af7e3f34b57a1534d52511b98cfcc7ca8dd16271a5f45a9
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          svchost_ACBABCCCAABABBBBAAAABCACCCAABCCABCCCACBABACBBCBAABBBABB.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBABCCCAABABBBBAAAABCACCCAABCCABCCCACBABACBBCBAABBBABB.exe
          • Size 16.5MB
          • SHA256 1fe66ff3a88019120d2f08f6cdd6bbbee11deef433d09a3df1efd5cfb8044c8b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 787B
          • SHA256 1bff42162fb64da26d70f4c6c96a5267d5c80e73efbc512b9f938ed7c29b6fc2
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 834B
          • SHA256 46307428885de33c3550c6f290e2a8b36f93d2a00e4d7623d15af5ea7a6fe396
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          memory/3724-51-0x0000000000030000-0x0000000000051000-memory.dmp

          memory/3724-33-0x0000000000030000-0x0000000000051000-memory.dmp

          memory/3724-72-0x0000000000030000-0x0000000000051000-memory.dmp

          memory/4260-60-0x00000000003D0000-0x00000000003F1000-memory.dmp

          memory/4260-0-0x00000000003D0000-0x00000000003F1000-memory.dmp

          memory/4260-34-0x00000000003D0000-0x00000000003F1000-memory.dmp

          memory/4260-83-0x00000000003D0000-0x00000000003F1000-memory.dmp

          memory/4260-22-0x00000000003D0000-0x00000000003F1000-memory.dmp

          memory/4260-11-0x00000000003D0000-0x00000000003F1000-memory.dmp

          memory/4372-1984-0x0000000000030000-0x0000000000051000-memory.dmp