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
    10/09/2026, 01:18

General

  • Target
    2026-09-08_ff27d4e11bf4785844bf198df33e5645_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-steale.exe
  • Size 11.9MB
  • Sample260910-bn55jsvyhy
  • SHA256 434c855ced26c617e4920b462302bbf8cb479b3b5698f5656302788d3227f0bb
  • 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\2026-09-08_ff27d4e11bf4785844bf198df33e5645_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-steale.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-08_ff27d4e11bf4785844bf198df33e5645_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-steale.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:2088
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ACCCAAACCABBCCBBABBBACACCCCAABAAABABCBCBABABACBCCAAACBBACCAACAAACBBBABCABCBABABCCABAAACAABCBCCCABCAACCB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AACCCCACABCBABACCACACACBCCACBAACABBBBAAABABACCCACBAACBA.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:4736
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ACCCAAACCABBCCBBABBBACACCCCAABAAABABCBCBABABACBCCAAACBBACCAACAAACBBBABCABCBABABCCABAAACAABCBCCCABCAACCB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AACCCCACABCBABACCACACACBCCACBAACABBBBAAABABACCCACBAACBA.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:1284
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_BBABAABCCCCBCCCAABACABAACAACABACCACCCAABBACAABCCACA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AACCCCACABCBABACCACACACBCCACBAACABBBBAAABABACCCACBAACBA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BBABAABCCCCBCCCAABACABAACAACABACCACCCAABBACAABCCACA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4948
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_BBABAABCCCCBCCCAABACABAACAACABACCACCCAABBACAABCCACA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AACCCCACABCBABACCACACACBCCACBAACABBBBAAABABACCCACBAACBA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BBABAABCCCCBCCCAABACABAACAACABACCACCCAABBACAABCCACA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4776
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_BBABAABCCCCBCCCAABACABAACAACABACCACCCAABBACAABCCACA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3840
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_BBABAABCCCCBCCCAABACABAACAACABACCACCCAABBACAABCCACA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1480
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AACCCCACABCBABACCACACACBCCACBAACABBBBAAABABACCCACBAACBA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AACCCCACABCBABACCACACACBCCACBAACABBBBAAABABACCCACBAACBA.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:2512
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:3748
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CACCCCABAAACCCAACCCBACBABCBAACCCCABAAABAACCBBCBAABCCBAA.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CACCCCABAAACCCAACCCBACBABCBAACCCCABAAABAACCBBCBAABCCBAA.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:5028
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AACCCCACABCBABACCACACACBCCACBAACABBBBAAABABACCCACBAACBA.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AACCCCACABCBABACCACACACBCCACBAACABBBBAAABABACCCACBAACBA.exe
      1⤵
      • Creates a file in the Startup directory
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2832

    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 64d3cf9452809e87656a45dd04d94a4bc0d62bc21c92bdf560ebb2ff9d1f1a1a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\AppRepository\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ParentalControls_1000.25128.1000.0_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 1d2a391988a4930eda4d124dba8b11406e98852a2721657b8bba4f6cc5dc15b2
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          windowsdesktop-runtime-8.0.15-win-x64.exe

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{5625bb48-295c-4113-bc92-d6a69b19b04c}\windowsdesktop-runtime-8.0.15-win-x64.exe
          • Size 12.5MB
          • SHA256 873d185eb7fb1538838a570369a7a6fa9d548148424665e12525887e5bd4eb2d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Adobe\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 55592ef250841a72ee45c930406bfd29f1f27e183ee2f9619d9d7a66b9b67316
          • 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 075a7111cab5b0d4bb4c37ed95c4d8b723c08285668683b7aab60e2d3eab6141
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 cf09a357e62f7c4cde918e6517dfa89138f6a714bba8dcd19c3fa4b1ec7dcbb6
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 f8b517a4f10d1a953e08d312d2e12d5512c0d4969998a030f179daa2e406c634
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 57553259a7160c3a8eff7b7912184e14f777d83723f89dfe3b3a8ea8935668e7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 4b45dbe67e845234feb537161677f4d0c76876827348f13f35e9dd885e664900
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 42ae88a958408276a656cbe7c0a84342274f62f8d3b005ae124fdda664890d31
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 5cd40b6b33b41dceddc415a10072b63011fabd6ae9aaaad72bee726e3d1b1717
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 50f6e7c41244d03cbcabdc84867db84b355e8c2dac46da5f17dc4f55efed4739
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 4717e24938dad17d5da4b3e2161065c8b82087bc00c3cdff1a4ba561d0a8b70f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          svchost_AACCCCACABCBABACCACACACBCCACBAACABBBBAAABABACCCACBAACBA.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AACCCCACABCBABACCACACACBCCACBAACABBBBAAABABACCCACBAACBA.exe
          • Size 11.9MB
          • SHA256 434c855ced26c617e4920b462302bbf8cb479b3b5698f5656302788d3227f0bb
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 926B
          • SHA256 762187f063ef078ecb45fcdb357dc809e15fc75487692ec071d59af19d6432fa
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 c6af61065c8411929c5d848d7689a9874bf69aa9a6a7ac2cd13c1b245a934f69
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          memory/2088-0-0x0000000000DD0000-0x0000000000DF1000-memory.dmp

          memory/2088-7-0x0000000000DD0000-0x0000000000DF1000-memory.dmp

          memory/2512-33-0x0000000000B60000-0x0000000000B81000-memory.dmp

          memory/2832-1556-0x0000000000B60000-0x0000000000B81000-memory.dmp

          memory/5028-73-0x0000000000430000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp