Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    113s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    27/08/2026, 15:12

General

  • Target
    2026-08-27_713ee8ef6878c1d28fd89397044e7e60_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe
  • Size 13.9MB
  • Sample260827-slaz3awsfv
  • SHA256 46a90a5a866f3a3e70a9a0e8b824224a202a462339a05d6824139ee9b84efde8
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
  • Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
  • 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 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 7 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-27_713ee8ef6878c1d28fd89397044e7e60_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-27_713ee8ef6878c1d28fd89397044e7e60_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.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:4864
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_AACCCCACCCBCABAACCCBCCACCABCCBCBCCCBBBBBAAAABCCACABAABABAAABBCCCAAAABCCCBABBACBCCAABBAAAACBBAABACBBBBCB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACCBABCABBAAACBBBCABBCBABACCCAABCCCCCCBCCCACCBACBACBAAC.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:5432
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_AACCCCACCCBCABAACCCBCCACCABCCBCBCCCBBBBBAAAABCCACABAABABAAABBCCCAAAABCCCBABBACBCCAABBAAAACBBAABACBBBBCB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACCBABCABBAAACBBBCABBCBABACCCAABCCCCCCBCCCACCBACBACBAAC.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:3148
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_CCCCBBCBACCBCABCCCAABABACBCBAAABABAAABBCCABCABCABAB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACCBABCABBAAACBBBCABBCBABACCCAABCCCCCCBCCCACCBACBACBAAC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CCCCBBCBACCBCABCCCAABABACBCBAAABABAAABBCCABCABCABAB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2176
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_CCCCBBCBACCBCABCCCAABABACBCBAAABABAAABBCCABCABCABAB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACCBABCABBAAACBBBCABBCBABACCCAABCCCCCCBCCCACCBACBACBAAC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CCCCBBCBACCBCABCCCAABABACBCBAAABABAAABBCCABCABCABAB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2708
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_CCCCBBCBACCBCABCCCAABABACBCBAAABABAAABBCCABCABCABAB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3520
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_CCCCBBCBACCBCABCCCAABABACBCBAAABABAAABBCCABCABCABAB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:5580
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACCBABCABBAAACBBBCABBCBABACCCAABCCCCCCBCCCACCBACBACBAAC.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACCBABCABBAAACBBBCABBCBABACCCAABCCCCCCBCCCACCBACBACBAAC.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:5048
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:4120
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACCBABCABBAAACBBBCABBCBABACCCAABCCCCCCBCCCACCBACBACBAAC.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACCBABCABBAAACBBBCABBCBABACCCAABCCCCCCBCCCACCBACBACBAAC.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:4288
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AACBAAACABBBCABAAABACAAACAAACAABACBABACACBAAAABCCACBACC.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AACBAAACABBBCABAAABACAAACAAACAABACBABACACBAAAABCCACBACC.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2944

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 57913a9ace9d75fefdaa6fb9a3f98193cad151b8f5b2f9f930280173990a9f1b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 7fb21242e5b7e4f1697ff926788953f5b16c1812b603f793cd33be09e0f6e174
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 fdb6b80e3de6060d007d36cf5b8da9c4b3c08472f92b4878ca61e2f43ef39881
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 12bd9db5e57aa6b7c6393c238d978e6bd6847d4787bfe27a5b09be83a6874c32
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          svchost_ACCBABCABBAAACBBBCABBCBABACCCAABCCCCCCBCCCACCBACBACBAAC.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACCBABCABBAAACBBBCABBCBABACCCAABCCCCCCBCCCACCBACBACBAAC.exe
          • Size 13.9MB
          • SHA256 46a90a5a866f3a3e70a9a0e8b824224a202a462339a05d6824139ee9b84efde8
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/4288-66-0x0000000000110000-0x0000000000131000-memory.dmp

          memory/4864-0-0x0000000000B40000-0x0000000000B61000-memory.dmp

          memory/4864-7-0x0000000000B40000-0x0000000000B61000-memory.dmp

          memory/5048-23-0x0000000000110000-0x0000000000131000-memory.dmp

          memory/5048-36-0x0000000000110000-0x0000000000131000-memory.dmp