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Analysis

max time kernel
149s
max time network
153s
platform
windows10-2004_x64
resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
resource tags

arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
submitted
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General

Target
2026-09-05_72c220116e4a46e497ec33f32ae04737_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe
Size 62.7MB
Sample260907-v894sasbqa
SHA256 83fb89f68ffa72d1d5ad5d2335f46f9f9cdb07bf917add0bce121139f7ff72c9
MD5 72c220116e4a46e497ec33f32ae04737
SHA1 2c4f6bd0c01a0417753e5c9f6931ee7c7e1aeff1
SHA512 10225eebd527c59c0f2d7365eab83d4efda9de7b15201a9bc93fb8acf176fba33a2da2e50805a4bcd63c0d0bd3f2e677b197a525670f8314086db06fb847af47
SSDEEP 196608:Zc1c1c1c1c1c1cQKWQc0gEYnvLBc1c1c1c1c1c1cQKWQc0gEYnvLBc1c1c1c1c1s:AcZEIvMcZEIvMcZEIvMcZEIvxcZEIv8
TLSH
T15DE72B09F94340B1D82A14B04DCBE3BF8760BA25C5134EA7E64D8EDFFBE2B915828575
MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Score

7^/10

discovery execution persistence

Malware Config

Signatures

Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
persistence execution

Windows Service
T1543.003

Service Execution
T1569.002

Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs

pid	Process
3140	svchost_BCBCCBBCAABCAAABACACBBBACCCCBCACCCACBCBCBCACAAACCAACAAC.exe
4404	svchost_BCBCCBBCAABCAAABACACBBBACCCCBCACCCACBCBCBCACAAACCAACAAC.exe
2984	svchost_AACACBBCBBAACCBBACCCBBBAABBCCABAABACBBCBAABCBBCACACCABB.exe

Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs

persistence

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Modify Registry

T1112

description	ioc	Process
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-204488895-2999877624-296153668-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\Update_ACCCCBCBCCBABBBBBABABCCBBCBCBBBACACBACACACBAABBCBCCCAABA = "C:\\Users\\Public\\Documents\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Logs\\svchost_BCBCCBBCAABCAAABACACBBBACCCCBCACCCACBCBCBCACAAACCAACAAC.exe"	2026-09-05_72c220116e4a46e497ec33f32ae04737_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe
Set value (str)	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-204488895-2999877624-296153668-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\Update_ABBCACBBCCCABBBCCABBCCCACCBAABCBBABBACCBCAABBCBCBCBCBABA = "C:\\Users\\Public\\Documents\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Logs\\svchost_AACACBBCBBAACCBBACCCBBBAABBCCABAABACBBCBAABCBBCACACCABB.exe"	svchost_BCBCCBBCAABCAAABACACBBBACCCCBCACCCACBCBCBCACAAACCAACAAC.exe

Launches sc.exe 2 IoCs

Sc.exe is a Windows utlilty to control services on the system.

pid	Process
2208	sc.exe
760	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.

execution

Windows Command Shell

T1059.003

pid	Process
2004	cmd.exe
2828	cmd.exe
4008	cmd.exe

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.

discovery

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

description	ioc	Process
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	sc.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	2026-09-05_72c220116e4a46e497ec33f32ae04737_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost_AACACBBCBBAACCBBACCCBBBAABBCCABAABACBBCBAABCBBCACACCABB.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	svchost_BCBCCBBCAABCAAABACACBBBACCCCBCACCCACBCBCBCACAAACCAACAAC.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	notepad.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	calc.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	sc.exe
Key opened	\REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language	cmd.exe

Modifies registry class 1 IoCs

description	ioc	Process
Key created	\REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-204488895-2999877624-296153668-1000_Classes\Local Settings	calc.exe

Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

persistence execution

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

pid	Process
3884	schtasks.exe

Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 8 IoCs

pid	Process
4828	2026-09-05_72c220116e4a46e497ec33f32ae04737_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe
4828	2026-09-05_72c220116e4a46e497ec33f32ae04737_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe
4828	2026-09-05_72c220116e4a46e497ec33f32ae04737_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe
4828	2026-09-05_72c220116e4a46e497ec33f32ae04737_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe
3140	svchost_BCBCCBBCAABCAAABACACBBBACCCCBCACCCACBCBCBCACAAACCAACAAC.exe
3140	svchost_BCBCCBBCAABCAAABACACBBBACCCCBCACCCACBCBCBCACAAACCAACAAC.exe
3140	svchost_BCBCCBBCAABCAAABACACBBBACCCCBCACCCACBCBCBCACAAACCAACAAC.exe
3140	svchost_BCBCCBBCAABCAAABACACBBBACCCCBCACCCACBCBCBCACAAACCAACAAC.exe

Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs

description	pid	Process
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	4828	2026-09-05_72c220116e4a46e497ec33f32ae04737_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe
Token: SeDebugPrivilege	3140	svchost_BCBCCBBCAABCAAABACACBBBACCCCBCACCCACBCBCBCACAAACCAACAAC.exe

Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs

pid	Process
4484	OpenWith.exe

Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs

description	pid	Process	procid_target
PID 4828 wrote to memory of 4008	4828	2026-09-05_72c220116e4a46e497ec33f32ae04737_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe	104
PID 4008 wrote to memory of 3884	4008	cmd.exe	106
PID 3140 wrote to memory of 4616	3140	svchost_BCBCCBBCAABCAAABACACBBBACCCCBCACCCACBCBCBCACAAACCAACAAC.exe	107
PID 4616 wrote to memory of 1852	4616	notepad.exe	108
PID 4828 wrote to memory of 2004	4828	2026-09-05_72c220116e4a46e497ec33f32ae04737_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe	110
PID 2004 wrote to memory of 2208	2004	cmd.exe	112
PID 4828 wrote to memory of 2828	4828	2026-09-05_72c220116e4a46e497ec33f32ae04737_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe	113
PID 2828 wrote to memory of 760	2828	cmd.exe	115

C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-05_72c220116e4a46e497ec33f32ae04737_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_icedid_luca.exe
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-05_72c220116e4a46e497ec33f32ae04737_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_icedid_luca.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:4828
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CBBCABCACCBBACBCBABABACCCCAACBBACACCCACBABACABACBCBCBAABAABACAAACBBABCACBBBAABBBAAAAACCCAAAABBBBABBBBAA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCBCCBBCAABCAAABACACBBBACCCCBCACCCACBCBCBCACAAACCAACAAC.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:4008
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
    schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CBBCABCACCBBACBCBABABACCCCAACBBACACCCACBABACABACBCBCBAABAABACAAACBBABCACBBBAABBBAAAAACCCAAAABBBBABBBBAA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCBCCBBCAABCAAABACACBBBACCCCBCACCCACBCBCBCACAAACCAACAAC.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
    PID:3884
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_ACAAACCBACBAABAACCBBACBAACCACCCCCCBCCCCAACAABBABBBB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCBCCBBCAABCAAABACACBBBACCCCBCACCCACBCBCBCACAAACCAACAAC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_ACAAACCBACBAABAACCBBACBAACCACCCCCCBCCCCAACAABBABBBB"
  2⤵
  - Executes a command shell one-liner
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2004
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
    sc create "UserDataSvc_ACAAACCBACBAABAACCBBACBAACCACCCCCCBCCCCAACAABBABBBB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCBCCBBCAABCAAABACACBBBACCCCBCACCCACBCBCBCACAAACCAACAAC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_ACAAACCBACBAABAACCBBACBAACCACCCCCCBCCCCAACAABBABBBB"
    3⤵
    - Launches sc.exe
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2208
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
  C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_ACAAACCBACBAABAACCBBACBAACCACCCCCCBCCCCAACAABBABBBB"
  2⤵
  - Executes a command shell one-liner
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:2828
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
    sc start "UserDataSvc_ACAAACCBACBAABAACCBBACBAACCACCCCCCBCCCCAACAABBABBBB"
    3⤵
    - Launches sc.exe
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:760

C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCBCCBBCAABCAAABACACBBBACCCCBCACCCACBCBCBCACAAACCAACAAC.exe
C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCBCCBBCAABCAAABACACBBBACCCCBCACCCACBCBCBCACAAACCAACAAC.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:3140
- C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
  "notepad.exe"
  2⤵
  - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
  - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
  PID:4616
- - C:\Windows\SysWOW64\calc.exe
    calc.exe
    3⤵
    - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    - Modifies registry class
    PID:1852

C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe
C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe -Embedding
1⤵
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:4484

C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCBCCBBCAABCAAABACACBBBACCCCBCACCCACBCBCBCACAAACCAACAAC.exe
C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCBCCBBCAABCAAABACACBBBACCCCBCACCCACBCBCBCACAAACCAACAAC.exe
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:4404

C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AACACBBCBBAACCBBACCCBBBAABBCCABAABACBBCBAABCBBCACACCABB.exe
C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AACACBBCBBAACCBBACCCBBBAABBCCABAABACBBCBAABCBBCACACCABB.exe
1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:2984

Network

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

Reconnaissance

Resource Development

Initial Access

Execution

Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1059

Windows Command Shell

T1059.003

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

System Services

T1569

Service Execution

T1569.002

Persistence

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

T1543.003

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

Privilege Escalation

Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

T1547

Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

T1547.001

Create or Modify System Process

T1543

Windows Service

T1543.003

Scheduled Task/Job

T1053

Scheduled Task

T1053.005

Defense Evasion

Modify Registry

T1112

Credential Access

Discovery

System Location Discovery

T1614

System Language Discovery

T1614.001

Lateral Movement

Collection

Command and Control

Exfiltration

Impact

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qap`g`v~dtlq

Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
Size 10B
SHA256 a5b9de8e5ac335433af50f708a020abe4984772a516153eb506f6c4154eb2aa4
MD5 662d932d58d5bb1692a1c53439f7f785
SHA1 3e22c91fe4eac3ba0b648c3f0fc244e94cdea018
SHA512 0b87165793b3ec2d6a7786f2eac9fa3cd32b5bf47ca2d2c9d82499fd88789d9c176fc8764f7a1df37f7b18fcdc70d555f83f118ab9888f948ade145ec8a1b8e8
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qap`g`v~dtlq

Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
Size 10B
SHA256 1c36af0e8d2d54e5cb19c23680e09bbc128d9d7806051b5d7b9ab18e7548c45e
MD5 e119ae460b9a95b2a78a805a8cf7a15d
SHA1 30c934a486cff57e3705999742a04add6c97518c
SHA512 e7f46674897503a821de2ff49ff6e7f9b82cfa5044915589677b023b912dc0e8ee12ef22a01f926d463d15e7c740a5a7969d3a9517672ce42a2616d2fa17ad26
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qap`g`v~dtlq

Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
Size 10B
SHA256 2ab2062b3dc45ddc90b4cd607362d3b79d955085cee753b3653ba52826ebaef3
MD5 638ab50ce3d50e6437af57fb892717a8
SHA1 f7ceac0d65d708f1c9e91d88e3d54d96a5877e79
SHA512 312f8aa9eebaf357f666f1e938828e196a2e009c44c01ae998555955b82c7d56d73d24f33ef571ee866aa25e8b81780d565f4da813ad5b04daa77db75119af45
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qap`g`v~dtlq

Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
Size 10B
SHA256 8cbb6a274c04cea2fdeb25ca3e1bac15285339c3173867cae2b9196ec7ea49c7
MD5 baa375df07f64719cee3171ad08eda6b
SHA1 08de7501650971273241e7a5e483c3b479ab4598
SHA512 ae6eb895c0f543c67b9c39ea050a11577a071008c30d49b815ffc0574ace9197afb0f02c2e125c14e963d1f51211f3cec7cca8a8cdc9a3c6537a5be542193e16
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qap`g`v~dtlq

Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
Size 10B
SHA256 284d4be7e300fd73d3913a7dca508dbe66e1ac4f91ad6b8e5df30bfb14c4d092
MD5 fa9a9742bd31fc5d38a4cde628cc4076
SHA1 211e10e17225842789d7f60d9ed099257a755cc0
SHA512 a54d97d39b1eb75de7e32fc808b393307c26b4ac9b11da0d93fab077d74e2c298ed02ffbe1f2c4950ab6367b9ee6b279d86392941df48b0c7bedf69ae56db413
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memory/2984-80-0x0000000000AF0000-0x0000000000B11000-memory.dmp

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memory/3140-26-0x00000000001B0000-0x00000000001D1000-memory.dmp

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memory/3140-39-0x00000000001B0000-0x00000000001D1000-memory.dmp

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memory/4404-75-0x00000000001B0000-0x00000000001D1000-memory.dmp

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memory/4616-60-0x00000000058E0000-0x00000000058E1000-memory.dmp

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memory/4828-0-0x0000000000E70000-0x0000000000E91000-memory.dmp

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memory/4828-7-0x0000000000E70000-0x0000000000E91000-memory.dmp

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