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Analysis

max time kernel
148s
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
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20/08/2026, 01:39

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General

Target
2026-08-19_7a83b6232835cbc7b3c7e5e4eed86915_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hellokitty.exe
Size 454KB
Sample260820-b3dnvadj8y
SHA256 9ba02fd94485645f2fd44bc1c855449288fc7732e4f30bde71d0af2e37068893
MD5 7a83b6232835cbc7b3c7e5e4eed86915
SHA1 0eae8dd45e9e746d84cd7161ec936864bcefce26
SHA512 1b55776efae2d578e79d252d2bca0f21a0c52bb3e73b48d98e12dd56936ae85747c66fe8afd746212a571ed735beb38c7a19ac4b53832588653f1c5aa2bb2a45
SSDEEP 6144:dN2pkbnH7MuaW2q2qaghYenWS1uH9vd/he9Bm9lsqPm5C/vOTKsMiCKEU5uK1ltt:2pkbi5qjhZ3CmW9lsq+eYz
TLSH
T14EA46B1177C2C4A6F9781570C89A81F40159FC6CDB7256ABB1823F2F7AF23D1192BA4E
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

3^/10

defense_evasion discovery execution

Malware Config

Signatures

Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

System Information Discovery
T1082

Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Execution of a cmd.exe one-liner (/c "close" or /k "keep") is a common script/loader stage.

execution

Windows Command Shell

T1059.003

pid	Process
2112	cmd.exe

System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

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

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	2026-08-19_7a83b6232835cbc7b3c7e5e4eed86915_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hellokitty.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	timeout.exe

Delays execution with timeout.exe 1 IoCs

defense_evasion

pid	Process
260	timeout.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 5320 wrote to memory of 2112	5320	2026-08-19_7a83b6232835cbc7b3c7e5e4eed86915_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hellokitty.exe	89
PID 2112 wrote to memory of 260	2112	cmd.exe	91

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-19_7a83b6232835cbc7b3c7e5e4eed86915_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hellokitty.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-19_7a83b6232835cbc7b3c7e5e4eed86915_amadey_cobalt-strike_darkgate_elex_hellokitty.exe"
1⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5320
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c ""C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\del.cmd" "
  2⤵
  - Executes a command shell one-liner
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2112
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\timeout.exe
    TIMEOUT /T 1 /NOBREAK
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Delays execution with timeout.exe
    PID:260

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1059

Windows Command Shell

T1059.003

Persistence

Privilege Escalation

Defense Evasion

Credential Access

Discovery

System Information Discovery

T1082

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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Downloads

del.cmd

Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\del.cmd
Size 208B
SHA256 12f5b45719089995331516b287342e810a479f385af33a0f10f78b3268d6ffe0
MD5 f38037154bc62e9f769907d18b58262d
SHA1 2a1328a4a0e8fcf0f4aa2c7a539e711a3edb9f7d
SHA512 527d0240ec01e535fdff0959bc504eaa862abf6181bf77dda6c9c0fa1babbd1d3d26a437f23c5761f8d51c1fce72691735aaa6ffd2fdaab35d129edccde255b7
TLSH
T162D02390447DD3D4049A700707FF5DDDD01058CB7F193B001390C11D11E649D70836C2
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

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