Analysis

  • max time kernel
    151s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    10/09/2026, 21:57

General

  • Target
    2026-09-09_ee702b53cd6611c1c1fad19495ce7ed9_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe
  • Size 54.7MB
  • Sample260910-1tyebswgrb
  • SHA256 394d830254382f99f1d550cc906ab2b94460fa8ebe833ccffd5f7a68e0209b7c
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Creates a file in the Startup directory 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    A file was written to a Windows startup folder. Files in these directories are executed automatically when a user logs on or an application initializes.

  • Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
  • Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs

    Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

  • 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 12 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 7 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-09_ee702b53cd6611c1c1fad19495ce7ed9_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-09_ee702b53cd6611c1c1fad19495ce7ed9_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_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:2832
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CBCABABCABCCCBBAACAABBAABBCCACCAAAAABABBCAACBCBACCBCAACABABBCACCAAABAAACBCCCBACCCCCABBBABCCBBACBCBCCCBB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCACBCACCCBBBBBCAACBCACABCCCBAABBBCCCACCBBACACABBCCCBB.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:696
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CBCABABCABCCCBBAACAABBAABBCCACCAAAAABABBCAACBCBACCBCAACABABBCACCAAABAAACBCCCBACCCCCABBBABCCBBACBCBCCCBB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCACBCACCCBBBBBCAACBCACABCCCBAABBBCCCACCBBACACABBCCCBB.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:4160
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_BBBBABBCBCCBACBCCCCBCCABCACAAABCABAABBBCBBCAAAACCCA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCACBCACCCBBBBBCAACBCACABCCCBAABBBCCCACCBBACACABBCCCBB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BBBBABBCBCCBACBCCCCBCCABCACAAABCABAABBBCBBCAAAACCCA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2900
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_BBBBABBCBCCBACBCCCCBCCABCACAAABCABAABBBCBBCAAAACCCA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCACBCACCCBBBBBCAACBCACABCCCBAABBBCCCACCBBACACABBCCCBB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BBBBABBCBCCBACBCCCCBCCABCACAAABCABAABBBCBBCAAAACCCA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2676
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_BBBBABBCBCCBACBCCCCBCCABCACAAABCABAABBBCBBCAAAACCCA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2716
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_BBBBABBCBCCBACBCCCCBCCABCACAAABCABAABBBCBBCAAAACCCA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:824
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCACBCACCCBBBBBCAACBCACABCCCBAABBBCCCACCBBACACABBCCCBB.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCACBCACCCBBBBBCAACBCACABCCCBAABBBCCCACCBBACACABBCCCBB.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:244
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:4088
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBACBABBCAACACCBCAACBCBCACCBCBAABAACABCABCCBAAACBCABCCC.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBACBABBCAACACCBCAACBCBCACCBCBAABAACABCABCCBAAACBCABCCC.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:6004
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCACBCACCCBBBBBCAACBCACABCCCBAABBBCCCACCBBACACABBCCCBB.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCACBCACCCBBBBBCAACBCACABCCCBAABBBCCCACCBBACACABBCCCBB.exe
      1⤵
      • Creates a file in the Startup directory
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3520

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\PerfLogs\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 ced4ca2144c0788b6d7691e967da35493ef1d5b36b61e2c19f2c602c2aee5e43
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\AppV\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 a4aabcfb82b0809b08664766b066c572044a2e5e69bb5fba704a178519304f92
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\AppV\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 9650c8099e7204175820c36a6a69db54a720a83016df52248ab8e9935273ed05
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\UEV\Templates\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 6428c9e9b4bff23d000d8430ac5356f96abd832503c2902a19207e113762d722
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{4C903F19-B4C3-4D0C-8CC9-D444C511AF1C}v64.60.31149\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 d912057e57fd93c88db8e58dfcefe8d53c7bf37a3de73bce0c2451f6c37af78e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{61087a79-ac85-455c-934d-1fa22cc64f36}\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 19b705eb9ff5520e410a955b97420ef922755bb07b04081f17287ddf720e0acb
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{61087a79-ac85-455c-934d-1fa22cc64f36}\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 e5250bbb720b966c55de3a42085c378f632a93672f5bacc668444911fb2de849
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Packages\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 e899a951157c154c65295880840888b6ce125318bece5acf3fc72f0fb820a1d3
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Packages\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 61a2cf204328504fb350e70ab94ed994c8aff7895d36cf10c43421b4fa9b0452
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\18.151.0729.0013\platforms\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 39fe9f09f7e41ce8a81af126bb4c05d548a8d4b4ab43a542d1ee43f8a2f3af5d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 x64 Redistributable Setup_10.0.40219\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 208c92f8fe141d4fec1cbc3087cc90371b68c6e8c0e6820f2c9c1ef9b99c3959
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Network Shortcuts\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 cc93c9fb958dc740c0b0f3621f70cab2a70c8718a366de030b3c93bf9b0a83e2
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 ff35dbf39efa01588805f7afd9696b8e751dc5d9114c5f258fe34a018a9c0e27
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 9c463874bb64523cd238a14a2842cd408b8f1dbf4d83cdd1b544feef40cd547d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 e51c1fd9a5aa06d7cd9c9ff1d739b2cdf6be7a3c6385bbcf343c899762ed6beb
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 9645dcb27dcc237579df3eaac924935101e1c78d3c3f88b18d1a762c9d57aba2
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 1aeacb5cd11471f1f9d7931156f93e1470ccdfe64bd3319b85232f8eb1ce0021
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 3882f3c577ea28c333af356badd437c783ca82d7e403e8e2c73016a5d898e289
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 926B
          • SHA256 529f50683f91c8181d585a1c0efdfdc7eabc1f988108e3238ebcbb0f90e592a7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 d59af1d2e6a685c0e5ef89d664d575cf151630669a5618bd3c574347f6853eec
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          memory/244-23-0x00000000002F0000-0x0000000000311000-memory.dmp

          memory/244-33-0x00000000002F0000-0x0000000000311000-memory.dmp

          memory/2832-6-0x00000000008A0000-0x00000000008C1000-memory.dmp

          memory/3520-433-0x00000000002F0000-0x0000000000311000-memory.dmp

          memory/6004-69-0x00000000005B0000-0x00000000005D1000-memory.dmp

          memory/6004-1543-0x00000000005B0000-0x00000000005D1000-memory.dmp