Analysis
- max time kernel
150s - max time network
148s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
01/09/2026, 21:29
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-09-01_12feef0b9e51fdf44cc28640661ca42b_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-09-01_12feef0b9e51fdf44cc28640661ca42b_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
General
- Target 2026-09-01_12feef0b9e51fdf44cc28640661ca42b_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe
- Size 28.0MB
- Sample260901-1b446axfrd
- SHA256 ea2b39ff232428bc7c5b36f552805f148ab15cc9edfc48a67f8e27842524238b
- MD5 12feef0b9e51fdf44cc28640661ca42b
- SHA1 f795ffde3cdc50c8a0b55ef23080460c0157f3db
- SHA512 36b37ab74c763bd778d6d6760dbc5818afc6595f1b9501c92427d3df2467579d23ab0385eae3f9328d361c3de6a7f8830bd532b3bbd5226cdc6f97cd08298765
- SSDEEP 98304:Jn7O7n7O7n7O7n7O7n7O7n7OdKjKWQckVgtev5mnlNL2:JnS7nS7nS7nS7nS7nSiKWQc0gEYnvL2
- TLSH T1D7574C09F94340B1D92B50F04DCFE3BF8A60BB25C6128DF7F74DCB5BA922BA16428655
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Signatures
- UPX dump on OEP (original entry point) 1 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c55a-18.dat UPX - Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
- Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
pid Process 3740 svchost_CBBBCCAAACCCCBAACCBAACCBCAACABCCCCCABBACACAAAABACABBBCA.exe 3120 svchost_CBBBCCAAACCCCBAACCBAACCBCAACABCCCCCABBACACAAAABACABBBCA.exe 3224 svchost_BCABBCACBAABABCCBBACCBCCBBACCACBBBABCBBCAAAABACAAAABABA.exe - Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1738198120-2966725515-3980530802-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Update_BAABCCCCAABAAAACBABACCBACACCCBABABBACCABAACCAABCABBAACAC = "C:\\Users\\Public\\Documents\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Logs\\svchost_CBBBCCAAACCCCBAACCBAACCBCAACABCCCCCABBACACAAAABACABBBCA.exe" 2026-09-01_12feef0b9e51fdf44cc28640661ca42b_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-1738198120-2966725515-3980530802-1000\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\Update_CBAABABCBCCBBACBABBACCACABBBAABAABCACBACCABCBBAABBBCCAAA = "C:\\Users\\Public\\Documents\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Logs\\svchost_BCABBCACBAABABCCBBACCBCCBBACCACBBBABCBBCAAAABACAAAABABA.exe" svchost_CBBBCCAAACCCCBAACCBAACCBCAACABCCCCCABBACACAAAABACABBBCA.exe - Launches sc.exe 2 IoCs
Sc.exe is a Windows utlilty to control services on the system.
pid Process 3812 sc.exe 4480 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 5916 cmd.exe 3160 cmd.exe 2404 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 svchost_CBBBCCAAACCCCBAACCBAACCBCAACABCCCCCABBACACAAAABACABBBCA.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_BCABBCACBAABABCCBBACCBCCBBACCACBBBABCBBCAAAABACAAAABABA.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-09-01_12feef0b9e51fdf44cc28640661ca42b_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.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 - 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 1128 schtasks.exe - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 8 IoCs
pid Process 248 2026-09-01_12feef0b9e51fdf44cc28640661ca42b_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe 248 2026-09-01_12feef0b9e51fdf44cc28640661ca42b_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe 248 2026-09-01_12feef0b9e51fdf44cc28640661ca42b_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe 248 2026-09-01_12feef0b9e51fdf44cc28640661ca42b_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe 3740 svchost_CBBBCCAAACCCCBAACCBAACCBCAACABCCCCCABBACACAAAABACABBBCA.exe 3740 svchost_CBBBCCAAACCCCBAACCBAACCBCAACABCCCCCABBACACAAAABACABBBCA.exe 3740 svchost_CBBBCCAAACCCCBAACCBAACCBCAACABCCCCCABBACACAAAABACABBBCA.exe 3740 svchost_CBBBCCAAACCCCBAACCBAACCBCAACABCCCCCABBACACAAAABACABBBCA.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 248 2026-09-01_12feef0b9e51fdf44cc28640661ca42b_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 3740 svchost_CBBBCCAAACCCCBAACCBAACCBCAACABCCCCCABBACACAAAABACABBBCA.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 7 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 248 wrote to memory of 5916 248 2026-09-01_12feef0b9e51fdf44cc28640661ca42b_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe 91 PID 5916 wrote to memory of 1128 5916 cmd.exe 93 PID 248 wrote to memory of 3160 248 2026-09-01_12feef0b9e51fdf44cc28640661ca42b_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe 94 PID 3160 wrote to memory of 3812 3160 cmd.exe 96 PID 248 wrote to memory of 2404 248 2026-09-01_12feef0b9e51fdf44cc28640661ca42b_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe 97 PID 2404 wrote to memory of 4480 2404 cmd.exe 99 PID 3740 wrote to memory of 5144 3740 svchost_CBBBCCAAACCCCBAACCBAACCBCAACABCCCCCABBACACAAAABACABBBCA.exe 101
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-01_12feef0b9e51fdf44cc28640661ca42b_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-01_12feef0b9e51fdf44cc28640661ca42b_amadey_coinminer_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.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:248 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ACCBABAABACAAAABBBCCCCBACABCCABCBCAACCBAABABCAACCCCBBCABABCBBAABBACAABCBBABBABBBCABACBBACCBBBBBAABBAAAB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBBBCCAAACCCCBAACCBAACCBCAACABCCCCCABBACACAAAABACABBBCA.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:5916 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exeschtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ACCBABAABACAAAABBBCCCCBACABCCABCBCAACCBAABABCAACCCCBBCABABCBBAABBACAABCBBABBABBBCABACBBACCBBBBBAABBAAAB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBBBCCAAACCCCBAACCBAACCBCAACABCCCCCABBACACAAAABACABBBCA.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f3⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:1128
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_CCCBAABBACAACCBBBCABBCBAABACCAABCAAACBBCBABCBABBCBC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBBBCCAAACCCCBAACCBAACCBCAACABCCCCCABBACACAAAABACABBBCA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CCCBAABBACAACCBBBCABBCBAABACCAABCAAACBBCBABCBABBCBC"2⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3160 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exesc create "UserDataSvc_CCCBAABBACAACCBBBCABBCBAABACCAABCAAACBBCBABCBABBCBC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBBBCCAAACCCCBAACCBAACCBCAACABCCCCCABBACACAAAABACABBBCA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CCCBAABBACAACCBBBCABBCBAABACCAABCAAACBBCBABCBABBCBC"3⤵
- Launches sc.exe
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:3812
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_CCCBAABBACAACCBBBCABBCBAABACCAABCAAACBBCBABCBABBCBC"2⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2404 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exesc start "UserDataSvc_CCCBAABBACAACCBBBCABBCBAABACCAABCAAACBBCBABCBABBCBC"3⤵
- Launches sc.exe
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:4480
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C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBBBCCAAACCCCBAACCBAACCBCAACABCCCCCABBACACAAAABACABBBCA.exeC:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBBBCCAAACCCCBAACCBAACCBCAACABCCCCCABBACACAAAABACABBBCA.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:3740 -
C:\Windows\notepad.exe"notepad.exe"2⤵PID:5144
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C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBBBCCAAACCCCBAACCBAACCBCAACABCCCCCABBACACAAAABACABBBCA.exeC:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBBBCCAAACCCCBAACCBAACCBCAACABCCCCCABBACACAAAABACABBBCA.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:3120
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C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCABBCACBAABABCCBBACCBCCBBACCACBBBABCBBCAAAABACAAAABABA.exeC:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCABBCACBAABABCCBBACCBCCBBACCACBBBABCBBCAAAABACAAAABABA.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:3224
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
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Downloads
- Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
- Size 10B
- SHA256 ec2f28b242985b005a3b588d272d85963a06457aa3d64906efdc4d3c45220af6
- MD5 3db2439d8eea25449722172d8632a750
- SHA1 1484a3a8f5804787595d28e53f4a0a2ec544c48b
- SHA512 f4f27779f7840858d8bb7dec04067069c4724f477d4778f24831cb2fa4fd3259f62f933590fc8be25794d74840ba11e933022231cea13aef6fefd7ab670225bc
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512
- Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
- Size 10B
- SHA256 4f04a1be600fe9b587b9acaaf7efd7ca57bf331c81c001e6093fd832dce2f907
- MD5 6b28c5282ff94cb6fdcfc2f92acda71e
- SHA1 9b0c933a3f77077ad22f9d27f56adff1b6a2d079
- SHA512 25d18d771ee761f454ee13cb427a4eb68ec2f850176b298f09264c72fa0aa54ae14e2f6dca32b20f51ddfc9fb53671a0f87e774da1445b1bf67ee058e8b3e7c3
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512
- Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
- Size 10B
- SHA256 2ee896c54092b8ee488883797fadf0b79228c25be1f39667c7b16b84d1b36d7e
- MD5 2ea15c872f66fea71c28c9484e25ef3a
- SHA1 4fc86c00ac65e2e7dced7a7c57c76a75645591d6
- SHA512 f001b65893fba2956dcf10e726ca0b72738e757c79c205d63f1323ac7e647379e764888330c50988b235ff80bb6fc87bfa4b20fbfa260d7dddee1c94020a2c76
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512
- Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
- Size 10B
- SHA256 f0c289ea225c1748ecfaf473bbcc7590ccd5b57fd832ec3750c7fbbfca488af9
- MD5 73eae5ccfd356dd3faae777630639fd6
- SHA1 9aa6e68bee6704f282a9526404b8cc45d0d3aae0
- SHA512 ec3837aae4e23380e550d263f146b6abffb754bc322036fa525fdbde6bca6609b63512bfc00a4c8acfff717c34c179da51caaaa34f55e65cdb574f199a1b6956
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512
- Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
- Size 10B
- SHA256 718aac1300a5c06f229c0feadf21221b7f27a94750b5188b016e3d8340333fb0
- MD5 c577c793a500566199bb3cb60444efe3
- SHA1 1751573594575c3667147d23c3e419900bce83e9
- SHA512 28d74df79c2b091f137088b1fa3c4c4297b2878146daa1554c9ee86c940c1bea757731221edf8287ec5d7486c2ca49ed93169ee084e53eaf346b20ac856069ce
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512
- Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBBBCCAAACCCCBAACCBAACCBCAACABCCCCCABBACACAAAABACABBBCA.exe
- Size 28.0MB
- SHA256 ea2b39ff232428bc7c5b36f552805f148ab15cc9edfc48a67f8e27842524238b
- MD5 12feef0b9e51fdf44cc28640661ca42b
- SHA1 f795ffde3cdc50c8a0b55ef23080460c0157f3db
- SHA512 36b37ab74c763bd778d6d6760dbc5818afc6595f1b9501c92427d3df2467579d23ab0385eae3f9328d361c3de6a7f8830bd532b3bbd5226cdc6f97cd08298765
- SSDEEP 98304:Jn7O7n7O7n7O7n7O7n7O7n7OdKjKWQckVgtev5mnlNL2:JnS7nS7nS7nS7nS7nSiKWQc0gEYnvL2
- TLSH T1D7574C09F94340B1D92B50F04DCFE3BF8A60BB25C6128DF7F74DCB5BA922BA16428655
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH