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
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-08-27_713ee8ef6878c1d28fd89397044e7e60_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-08-27_713ee8ef6878c1d28fd89397044e7e60_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
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 713ee8ef6878c1d28fd89397044e7e60
- SHA1 faad0a95aaab8dcf9833132bd33298cd4da5b0d7
- SHA512 a40b6cc16615ae4548ce64e25516dc38556675e231522e88ed7210b32b8faf1b36c5ea0f96cce9b8b21563537bf16dfe8b7a74749c4a3456a5c118ab79f3f6e6
- SSDEEP 98304:JKRuy5aeKRuy5aeKRuy5aeKRuy5aeKRuy5aeKRuy5aeKRuy5aeKRuy5aeKRuy5a4:JqJqJqJqJqJqJqJqJq0KWQc0gEYnvL0
- TLSH T17BE6AF12F6830071E9773470099FF3BE5D7D772146358DAED7484A7B6A32E80A92836B
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Signatures
- Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
- Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
pid Process 5048 svchost_ACCBABCABBAAACBBBCABBCBABACCCAABCCCCCCBCCCACCBACBACBAAC.exe 4288 svchost_ACCBABCABBAAACBBBCABBCBABACCCAABCCCCCCBCCCACCBACBACBAAC.exe 2944 svchost_AACBAAACABBBCABAAABACAAACAAACAABACBABACACBAAAABCCACBACC.exe - Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3797332335-34111092-3597280141-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Update_CACABCAACBBAAAAABACCBBCBBCAABCACCABCCCAAACCBCCACACBAABAB = "C:\\Users\\Public\\Documents\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Logs\\svchost_ACCBABCABBAAACBBBCABBCBABACCCAABCCCCCCBCCCACCBACBACBAAC.exe" 2026-08-27_713ee8ef6878c1d28fd89397044e7e60_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-3797332335-34111092-3597280141-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Update_ABABACACACCCCBCBABBCCAAACCABABCBCBCBCACBABBAABBACCCBAAAC = "C:\\Users\\Public\\Documents\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Logs\\svchost_AACBAAACABBBCABAAABACAAACAAACAABACBABACACBAAAABCCACBACC.exe" svchost_ACCBABCABBAAACBBBCABBCBABACCCAABCCCCCCBCCCACCBACBACBAAC.exe - Launches sc.exe 2 IoCs
Sc.exe is a Windows utlilty to control services on the system.
pid Process 2708 sc.exe 5580 sc.exe - 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.
pid Process 5432 cmd.exe 2176 cmd.exe 3520 cmd.exe - 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.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-08-27_713ee8ef6878c1d28fd89397044e7e60_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language svchost_ACCBABCABBAAACBBBCABBCBABACCCAABCCCCCCBCCCACCBACBACBAAC.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language cmd.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language sc.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language cmd.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language cmd.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language schtasks.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language sc.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language svchost_AACBAAACABBBCABAAABACAAACAAACAABACBABACACBAAAABCCACBACC.exe - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.
pid Process 3148 schtasks.exe - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 8 IoCs
pid Process 4864 2026-08-27_713ee8ef6878c1d28fd89397044e7e60_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe 4864 2026-08-27_713ee8ef6878c1d28fd89397044e7e60_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe 4864 2026-08-27_713ee8ef6878c1d28fd89397044e7e60_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe 4864 2026-08-27_713ee8ef6878c1d28fd89397044e7e60_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe 5048 svchost_ACCBABCABBAAACBBBCABBCBABACCCAABCCCCCCBCCCACCBACBACBAAC.exe 5048 svchost_ACCBABCABBAAACBBBCABBCBABACCCAABCCCCCCBCCCACCBACBACBAAC.exe 5048 svchost_ACCBABCABBAAACBBBCABBCBABACCCAABCCCCCCBCCCACCBACBACBAAC.exe 5048 svchost_ACCBABCABBAAACBBBCABBCBABACCCAABCCCCCCBCCCACCBACBACBAAC.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4864 2026-08-27_713ee8ef6878c1d28fd89397044e7e60_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 5048 svchost_ACCBABCABBAAACBBBCABBCBABACCCAABCCCCCCBCCCACCBACBACBAAC.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 7 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 4864 wrote to memory of 5432 4864 2026-08-27_713ee8ef6878c1d28fd89397044e7e60_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe 92 PID 5432 wrote to memory of 3148 5432 cmd.exe 94 PID 4864 wrote to memory of 2176 4864 2026-08-27_713ee8ef6878c1d28fd89397044e7e60_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe 95 PID 2176 wrote to memory of 2708 2176 cmd.exe 97 PID 4864 wrote to memory of 3520 4864 2026-08-27_713ee8ef6878c1d28fd89397044e7e60_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-stealer_njrat_smoke-loader.exe 98 PID 3520 wrote to memory of 5580 3520 cmd.exe 100 PID 5048 wrote to memory of 4120 5048 svchost_ACCBABCABBAAACBBBCABBCBABACCCAABCCCCCCBCCCACCBACBACBAAC.exe 102
Processes
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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.exeC:\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 /f2⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:5432 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exeschtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_AACCCCACCCBCABAACCCBCCACCABCCBCBCCCBBBBBAAAABCCACABAABABAAABBCCCAAAABCCCBABBACBCCAABBAAAACBBAABACBBBBCB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACCBABCABBAAACBBBCABBCBABACCCAABCCCCCCBCCCACCBACBACBAAC.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f3⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:3148
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exeC:\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.exesc 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
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exeC:\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.exesc start "UserDataSvc_CCCCBBCBACCBCABCCCAABABACBCBAAABABAAABBCCABCABCABAB"3⤵
- Launches sc.exe
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:5580
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C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACCBABCABBAAACBBBCABBCBABACCCAABCCCCCCBCCCACCBACBACBAAC.exeC:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACCBABCABBAAACBBBCABBCBABACCCAABCCCCCCBCCCACCBACBACBAAC.exe1⤵
- 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
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C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACCBABCABBAAACBBBCABBCBABACCCAABCCCCCCBCCCACCBACBACBAAC.exeC:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACCBABCABBAAACBBBCABBCBABACCCAABCCCCCCBCCCACCBACBACBAAC.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:4288
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C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AACBAAACABBBCABAAABACAAACAAACAABACBABACACBAAAABCCACBACC.exeC:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AACBAAACABBBCABAAABACAAACAAACAABACBABACACBAAAABCCACBACC.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:2944
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Execution
Command and Scripting Interpreter
1Windows Command Shell
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1System Services
1Service Execution
1Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Create or Modify System Process
1Windows Service
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Replay Monitor
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Downloads
- Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
- Size 10B
- SHA256 57913a9ace9d75fefdaa6fb9a3f98193cad151b8f5b2f9f930280173990a9f1b
- MD5 1bf4d3374fb34369530ab1b53442d7b3
- SHA1 5ccd26852c46c874308222a3d988e698bdb786a1
- SHA512 d9f32bbc9c8f647fc52d853e07efa6cbc744c01340a7f43a3e6376a8bf5e47236bde8e267c3a3b58b1784c2ad688ca30361ebf72aa067dd3261adc141e25e895
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512
- Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
- Size 10B
- SHA256 7fb21242e5b7e4f1697ff926788953f5b16c1812b603f793cd33be09e0f6e174
- MD5 6211fd60464bf93c8b419971dbfbbcb6
- SHA1 f51f900309ec7853610c0687635fbf2631cd811a
- SHA512 ae656c931583b7bbc41a2ee6e1e7b15176bc78b9d4571c00f29ae3fd21299baf27562995b16295500a8d315d1e9f20124f3c8a4356325b5d1da1ebf1746ef308
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512
- Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
- Size 10B
- SHA256 fdb6b80e3de6060d007d36cf5b8da9c4b3c08472f92b4878ca61e2f43ef39881
- MD5 42ef3074230d2b59d0ab39308bb4fb2c
- SHA1 c7ff250a31d7fc9bc3c360786c9f1388374d4fd5
- SHA512 70d84f8cda94640b1dc2890b6132a970cac9c47544026d2aac683082854970c50891814aef3a33c85d4f6ae5ad1d9eb71f73a3180584910d753546b191a59c33
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512
- Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
- Size 10B
- SHA256 12bd9db5e57aa6b7c6393c238d978e6bd6847d4787bfe27a5b09be83a6874c32
- MD5 bd0f0c3673a008156cdf8e1c3fdd012e
- SHA1 63456a144720296d7bd32caa7bbdf0eeba5da93b
- SHA512 50d83647b181923a44f56d193d16dfecdf5758d826b0d03961f180571ddace317a6bca35c0446bc1c57a1ffb829b4d972dd546439db70aa174652b6885bcb357
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512
- Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACCBABCABBAAACBBBCABBCBABACCCAABCCCCCCBCCCACCBACBACBAAC.exe
- Size 13.9MB
- SHA256 46a90a5a866f3a3e70a9a0e8b824224a202a462339a05d6824139ee9b84efde8
- MD5 713ee8ef6878c1d28fd89397044e7e60
- SHA1 faad0a95aaab8dcf9833132bd33298cd4da5b0d7
- SHA512 a40b6cc16615ae4548ce64e25516dc38556675e231522e88ed7210b32b8faf1b36c5ea0f96cce9b8b21563537bf16dfe8b7a74749c4a3456a5c118ab79f3f6e6
- SSDEEP 98304:JKRuy5aeKRuy5aeKRuy5aeKRuy5aeKRuy5aeKRuy5aeKRuy5aeKRuy5aeKRuy5a4:JqJqJqJqJqJqJqJqJq0KWQc0gEYnvL0
- TLSH T17BE6AF12F6830071E9773470099FF3BE5D7D772146358DAED7484A7B6A32E80A92836B
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH