Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    151s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    19/08/2026, 03:58

General

  • Target
    2026-08-19_ea299dfc4fe9ae74d752dad12cc3d996_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-steale.exe
  • Size 43.2MB
  • Sample260819-ejs6zach33
  • SHA256 4414452104b74bc342eee12629b62e2989d3ba0f01a8f892d1a3d8460e65935b
  • 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 13 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 2 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 10 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-19_ea299dfc4fe9ae74d752dad12cc3d996_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-steale.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-19_ea299dfc4fe9ae74d752dad12cc3d996_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:3540
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ABBCBBCBBBCBABBBABBBAABABBCCCCACAACCABBCBBACBABCCCBBBACABCACBCBAACBBACBACABABABAAABCCABCACACBCACAACCCBA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCAAAAAAABCAACABACABCBCCCCBBBBBBACCBBACAAABCBBCBCAAAAB.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:804
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ABBCBBCBBBCBABBBABBBAABABBCCCCACAACCABBCBBACBABCCCBBBACABCACBCBAACBBACBACABABABAAABCCABCACACBCACAACCCBA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCAAAAAAABCAACABACABCBCCCCBBBBBBACCBBACAAABCBBCBCAAAAB.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:1288
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_AABBCABABCCABBACBCBCBCCABBACABAACCCCABBCCCACAABABAB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCAAAAAAABCAACABACABCBCCCCBBBBBBACCBBACAAABCBBCBCAAAAB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_AABBCABABCCABBACBCBCBCCABBACABAACCCCABBCCCACAABABAB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1140
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_AABBCABABCCABBACBCBCBCCABBACABAACCCCABBCCCACAABABAB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCAAAAAAABCAACABACABCBCCCCBBBBBBACCBBACAAABCBBCBCAAAAB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_AABBCABABCCABBACBCBCBCCABBACABAACCCCABBCCCACAABABAB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3328
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_AABBCABABCCABBACBCBCBCCABBACABAACCCCABBCCCACAABABAB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3464
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_AABBCABABCCABBACBCBCBCCABBACABAACCCCABBCCCACAABABAB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1716
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCAAAAAAABCAACABACABCBCCCCBBBBBBACCBBACAAABCBBCBCAAAAB.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCAAAAAAABCAACABACABCBCCCCBBBBBBACCBBACAAABCBBCBCAAAAB.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:5092
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2412
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\calc.exe
        calc.exe
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies registry class
        PID:736
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BCCBBBBABABBAABAABCCCAABBCBBAAAACCAAACBBCCCBBACBBCCBCCAAACAABACCAAAABCACAABBCABBABBABABBBCBABABBACCBBAB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AACBABCABCAAACACCACBBBAACBCCCCBBBCAABAABAAABCBAABCACACA.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:3784
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BCCBBBBABABBAABAABCCCAABBCBBAAAACCAAACBBCCCBBACBBCCBCCAAACAABACCAAAABCACAABBCABBABBABABBBCBABABBACCBBAB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AACBABCABCAAACACCACBBBAACBCCCCBBBCAABAABAAABCBAABCACACA.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:5028
  • C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe -Embedding
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:1428
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AACBABCABCAAACACCACBBBAACBCCCCBBBCAABAABAAABCBAABCACACA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AACBABCABCAAACACCACBBBAACBCCCCBBBCAABAABAAABCBAABCACACA.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:2648
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCAAAAAAABCAACABACABCBCCCCBBBBBBACCBBACAAABCBBCBCAAAAB.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCAAAAAAABCAACABACABCBCCCCBBBBBBACCBBACAAABCBBCBCAAAAB.exe
    1⤵
    • Creates a file in the Startup directory
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:4468

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 dbd67258cea013dc827278705de8cfd4c538b6683b24fa10297707834475db43
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        setup.exe

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Adobe\Setup\{AC76BA86-7AD7-1033-7B44-AC0F074E4100}\setup.exe
        • Size 43.7MB
        • SHA256 f00a0fe1863e230f4f76103b5348670f2780c631cad4228c0a9e9ae46ff0d32c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Diagnosis\TenantStorage\P-ARIA\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 bf48b126f8862771699e68af7beb3b6e1657c61bd52609c1c1a05720863d7962
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\WDF\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 783d0b299638d5b0db49f13fa71706d8f85edb7afaf85ce2db7ef70eb24683cb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\AppRepository\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.CapturePicker_10.0.19041.1023_neutral__cw5n1h2txyewy\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 b39e4274149e0b24cd5725c7af1d5c4b4be54d1e329baf098eddfd37a9763f2c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\AppRepository\Packages\Windows.CBSPreview_10.0.19041.1023_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 0dbf232864e8d1a7ba5a73d47e05cefef5fd66b2015b3ecb85f78947faa0da67
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{57a73df6-4ba9-4c1d-bbbb-517289ff6c13}\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 379f1dcd4c2685c5c5171919077778fef1e1192376accaf043eeca65a900a683
        • 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 0896bfd935edfdcdd5a51052e75b2b6c8e253edb147469d568315b8362902a85
        • 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 f9f8206851d7565ae0362fe4e7af8ef754644a9651f3d08516dbd8871710d1b1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Storage\ext\nmmhkkegccagdldgiimedpiccmgmieda\def\Cache\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 4a50a9e1aa2ee1dbed1a14a9e3ce5230ddb35b1edc6284e292e182b221c154cf
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\18.151.0729.0013\platforms\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 31e7021a0eaa04e2c71a9221f74e9026692d5e5d2ca81e915b6a5907bb3b4c2a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe\AC\INetCache\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 bd157f94a54874666f64b5edf458ad9a34af8323aeb400d73c9994efc76865ca
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TCD3B74.tmp\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 ead2d19b15073ce2e6ceb40167d18e8521535d0fa767c5acf6d94972f1027df8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 3236fc27626711e6f9061fe17b3dbd7f628a3ca0b0db4b7c8df4c7aea9847e69
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 62732a325444f9f9ef904dea367cb37c9ae8b8247a640a71987d36e928c7a836
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 c90c555327ff6b6317eee0616eea3d6aa5c8ce744d3a633e44ee2de39d3f9bc8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 36c0cb8afbc4c6f7f7f865ab93a7dbaa1cc7b86493db547db3ecc7ec3c419b04
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 a3b01dc8c689d5f355c30a37f099a1d588c521ed897555ae14099f99451e1a6e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 12473da6157ae4791bca81f030e52888cdbe5f35d7e3f0c44b010465c220229f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        svchost_CCCAAAAAAABCAACABACABCBCCCCBBBBBBACCBBACAAABCBBCBCAAAAB.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCAAAAAAABCAACABACABCBCCCCBBBBBBACCBBACAAABCBBCBCAAAAB.exe
        • Size 43.2MB
        • SHA256 4414452104b74bc342eee12629b62e2989d3ba0f01a8f892d1a3d8460e65935b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        virus_log.txt

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 bc157e7c53b542f6e4e7df92f71d7331140a5702c1bd845387004acf37391f11
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        virus_log.txt

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 881e43e57ddceb32874e6a7ee520d442485edc60dad2b93ebc67194d7b594fff
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        virus_log.txt

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
        • Size 930B
        • SHA256 586e6136346dfc7b54ee499da4a4a908dc53a34d49017308bc0ed363fd355faf
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        memory/2412-59-0x0000000005890000-0x0000000005891000-memory.dmp

        memory/2648-2159-0x00000000003E0000-0x0000000000401000-memory.dmp

        memory/2648-71-0x00000000003E0000-0x0000000000401000-memory.dmp

        memory/3540-6-0x0000000000EA0000-0x0000000000EC1000-memory.dmp

        memory/4468-171-0x0000000000A30000-0x0000000000A51000-memory.dmp

        memory/4468-2838-0x0000000000A30000-0x0000000000A51000-memory.dmp

        memory/5092-35-0x0000000000A30000-0x0000000000A51000-memory.dmp