Analysis

  • max time kernel
    151s
  • max time network
    130s
  • 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, 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 11 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 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 WriteProcessMemory 9 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:4664
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CBCACAABABCCABAACACABAABACCBACAACACACBCABABABCCBBACCABBCCABCCAABABAAACBAACCACCCBBBACBCAAABBCBAABBABCBAC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCAABCCAACCAAAACCBCCBBBBBBCCBACABCCBABBACAACACBCBCBCAB.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:5392
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CBCACAABABCCABAACACABAABACCBACAACACACBCABABABCCBBACCABBCCABCCAABABAAACBAACCACCCBBBACBCAAABBCBAABBABCBAC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCAABCCAACCAAAACCBCCBBBBBBCCBACABCCBABBACAACACBCBCBCAB.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:5988
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_AABAAACBBAACBCCCCBAACAABBBCABABBAACACCBCBAAAABBCAAB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCAABCCAACCAAAACCBCCBBBBBBCCBACABCCBABBACAACACBCBCBCAB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_AABAAACBBAACBCCCCBAACAABBBCABABBAACACCBCBAAAABBCAAB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2316
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_AABAAACBBAACBCCCCBAACAABBBCABABBAACACCBCBAAAABBCAAB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCAABCCAACCAAAACCBCCBBBBBBCCBACABCCBABBACAACACBCBCBCAB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_AABAAACBBAACBCCCCBAACAABBBCABABBAACACCBCBAAAABBCAAB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:5724
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_AABAAACBBAACBCCCCBAACAABBBCABABBAACACCBCBAAAABBCAAB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1984
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_AABAAACBBAACBCCCCBAACAABBBCABABBAACACCBCBAAAABBCAAB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4240
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCAABCCAACCAAAACCBCCBBBBBBCCBACABCCBABBACAACACBCBCBCAB.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCAABCCAACCAAAACCBCCBBBBBBCCBACABCCBABBACAACACBCBCBCAB.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:5948
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:5752
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_AAACBCBACBBBCBCACCCBACCCBACCBBAACBBBAACAAABBCABCCACBBBABCCCBACCABCAACBBCCCACAACBBBBACBBBBACACCBCCCAAACC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBABACCCAAACCABBBBABBAABACACBBBCACAABCABBCBCAAAABCCAACC.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:6064
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
          schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_AAACBCBACBBBCBCACCCBACCCBACCBBAACBBBAACAAABBCABCCACBBBABCCCBACCABCAACBBCCCACAACBBBBACBBBBACACCBCCCAAACC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBABACCCAAACCABBBBABBAABACACBBBCACAABCABBCBCAAAABCCAACC.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
          3⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:5444
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBABACCCAAACCABBBBABBAABACACBBBCACAABCABBCBCAAAABCCAACC.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBABACCCAAACCABBBBABBAABACACBBBCACAABCABBCBCAAAABCCAACC.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1540
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCAABCCAACCAAAACCBCCBBBBBBCCBACABCCBABBACAACACBCBCBCAB.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCAABCCAACCAAAACCBCCBBBBBBCCBACABCCBABBACAACACBCBCBCAB.exe
      1⤵
      • Creates a file in the Startup directory
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4772

    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 bf48b126f8862771699e68af7beb3b6e1657c61bd52609c1c1a05720863d7962
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\AppV\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 0896bfd935edfdcdd5a51052e75b2b6c8e253edb147469d568315b8362902a85
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\AppRepository\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Apprep.ChxApp_1000.25128.1000.0_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 bd157f94a54874666f64b5edf458ad9a34af8323aeb400d73c9994efc76865ca
          • 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 c4bbdb241180864e39b31f45a79ea7f8f5d8dd594440540c4c3ecd5c2cbe9506
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          windowsdesktop-runtime-8.0.15-win-x64.exe

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{5625bb48-295c-4113-bc92-d6a69b19b04c}\windowsdesktop-runtime-8.0.15-win-x64.exe
          • Size 43.8MB
          • SHA256 8d56ed0ac0ef6e1a8ddb72e0bda2575605dba9f7e3ec78c866ced50899a93d0d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{61087a79-ac85-455c-934d-1fa22cc64f36}\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 783d0b299638d5b0db49f13fa71706d8f85edb7afaf85ce2db7ef70eb24683cb
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{6DB765A8-05AF-49A1-A71D-6F645EE3CE41}v14.30.30704\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 ead2d19b15073ce2e6ceb40167d18e8521535d0fa767c5acf6d94972f1027df8
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{6DB765A8-05AF-49A1-A71D-6F645EE3CE41}v14.30.30704\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 b9a378ed536b9729ccd4aed78fb0977dcc2f1b386f74204d69e6b4de1f477929
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{CF2BEA3C-26EA-32F8-AA9B-331F7E34BA97}v11.0.61030\packages\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 6749717d2a7e24be06bbafbcd0af86dfa8b3e5166cd7ececbea9305e103a89f8
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge.Stable_8wekyb3d8bbwe\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 b39e4274149e0b24cd5725c7af1d5c4b4be54d1e329baf098eddfd37a9763f2c
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge.Stable_8wekyb3d8bbwe\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 a20775de7ff212283099d4deb461440e25d7b6707856a09942686097188aa6c2
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Packages\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 0dbf232864e8d1a7ba5a73d47e05cefef5fd66b2015b3ecb85f78947faa0da67
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Feeds Cache\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 379f1dcd4c2685c5c5171919077778fef1e1192376accaf043eeca65a900a683
          • 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 f9f8206851d7565ae0362fe4e7af8ef754644a9651f3d08516dbd8871710d1b1
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ShellExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\AC\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 4a50a9e1aa2ee1dbed1a14a9e3ce5230ddb35b1edc6284e292e182b221c154cf
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Sun\Java\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 31e7021a0eaa04e2c71a9221f74e9026692d5e5d2ca81e915b6a5907bb3b4c2a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 dbd10b5a43d5a4e6e360be2feddb6f751bf599cda485a665749475c051ce4584
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 2cbc71b6422cb872fee4ecb17e371e7f8f48092bab810e3cb257e3dedca1a657
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 a955a899b803794417c9c1c23bfa51a53326a72e8be83c740debb13b15ce6831
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 f86e74eba054f62d00d2efacca34985a37ff6a1a5e07bbf4e5517e0b0631e4ba
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 37f1bff8f57638b23b18b788b90893a1fce39fdace302fb68ede12b0df2c3838
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 518d9c44924291c39d4443f7a87e319bb61f0fc2e9795bcf9d0d1d572d7a1c9b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 732837b10d9e0398bd6144e191e87819012e7aee717ac104a55f2b8e7ab3390f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          svchost_CCCAABCCAACCAAAACCBCCBBBBBBCCBACABCCBABBACAACACBCBCBCAB.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCAABCCAACCAAAACCBCCBBBBBBCCBACABCCBABBACAACACBCBCBCAB.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 4ec45b3dab5b512c9e88570b08c07f43bf8f048760927aa3f8d6e93e2c8f6467
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 926B
          • SHA256 589d8f73827443c4b77b066bca0acd14b245e5cc8ab0996239c80e96d618c29c
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 29fc1de37d6da127dec502d9310a228e72909205943156f8c6b56009c88e5d70
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          memory/1540-922-0x0000000000CE0000-0x0000000000D01000-memory.dmp

          memory/1540-67-0x0000000000CE0000-0x0000000000D01000-memory.dmp

          memory/4664-6-0x0000000000A40000-0x0000000000A61000-memory.dmp

          memory/4772-1142-0x00000000005C0000-0x00000000005E1000-memory.dmp

          memory/5948-32-0x00000000005C0000-0x00000000005E1000-memory.dmp