Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    124s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260710-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260710-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    10/09/2026, 02:42

General

  • Target
    2026-09-08_cb99a2b365fa30dc8ee656745f897eaf_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-steale.exe
  • Size 18.6MB
  • Sample260910-c7grqseg77
  • SHA256 6c68225d3a5d16de24f9059120141819498c5b973b260dbe249bd64bf210089b
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
  • Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
  • 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 4 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 11 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 2 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 10 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-08_cb99a2b365fa30dc8ee656745f897eaf_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-steale.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-08_cb99a2b365fa30dc8ee656745f897eaf_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:4212
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BACCBCCBCBBBAABAACBACABBBCABCBAAACBACBAABCCBAAABCABBBCCCABBBBAABCCABCABAACBBCAABCCACAACCAABAABCABABBBCA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCBCCBABBCBAACABBBACBBBCBACAAAABAAACACCABACACABCCCCBCAC.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:1204
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BACCBCCBCBBBAABAACBACABBBCABCBAAACBACBAABCCBAAABCABBBCCCABBBBAABCCABCABAACBBCAABCCACAACCAABAABCABABBBCA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCBCCBABBCBAACABBBACBBBCBACAAAABAAACACCABACACABCCCCBCAC.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:2144
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_ABAAACBBCBAABCBCBABCCBCCACBBACACCAACBCAABCACACACBBA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCBCCBABBCBAACABBBACBBBCBACAAAABAAACACCABACACABCCCCBCAC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_ABAAACBBCBAABCBCBABCCBCCACBBACACCAACBCAABCACACACBBA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4912
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_ABAAACBBCBAABCBCBABCCBCCACBBACACCAACBCAABCACACACBBA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCBCCBABBCBAACABBBACBBBCBACAAAABAAACACCABACACABCCCCBCAC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_ABAAACBBCBAABCBCBABCCBCCACBBACACCAACBCAABCACACACBBA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:5208
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_ABAAACBBCBAABCBCBABCCBCCACBBACACCAACBCAABCACACACBBA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4284
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_ABAAACBBCBAABCBCBABCCBCCACBBACACCAACBCAABCACACACBBA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4508
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCBCCBABBCBAACABBBACBBBCBACAAAABAAACACCABACACABCCCCBCAC.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCBCCBABBCBAACABBBACBBBCBACAAAABAAACACCABACACABCCCCBCAC.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:2548
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:3252
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_AAABACCCBAACACACBAACBBCACCABBBAABBCBBCABCCBBBCCAACAAAABAACACBBCBBBBAAACCCBBBABCCACCABCAAAABACCBBACCBACC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBBACBAABBBCBBCBCCCACCBBBCBBBBAACCACABBACCCCBCBCCCAACCA.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:1288
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
          schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_AAABACCCBAACACACBAACBBCACCABBBAABBCBBCABCCBBBCCAACAAAABAACACBBCBBBBAAACCCBBBABCCACCABCAAAABACCBBACCBACC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBBACBAABBBCBBCBCCCACCBBBCBBBBAACCACABBACCCCBCBCCCAACCA.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
          3⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:5276
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBBACBAABBBCBBCBCCCACCBBBCBBBBAACCACABBACCCCBCBCCCAACCA.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBBACBAABBBCBBCBCCCACCBBBCBBBBAACCACABBACCCCBCBCCCAACCA.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3580
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCBCCBABBCBAACABBBACBBBCBACAAAABAAACACCABACACABCCCCBCAC.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCBCCBABBCBAACABBBACBBBCBACAAAABAAACACCABACACABCCCCBCAC.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:2816

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 e8d2ebd2b064394868012d609aad9c6019b0686d81c506e96aa51d0c3af2f1d7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 a25104e8642548cd10d480b5417cd6d586c681e196b44a7d7079c6a24219f226
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 19a7176285606401888721c4c87439f752fd5a003385114b0af6c79bbd8661ca
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 8661ccff3b81c1ae7a2b144c5695251c2aa554fe34ecbbe9a2dbd04072e46732
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 78078de0810e037ab4096b3c6a162b0576d7d29aa89f07b3d24b23855402d1ee
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 78374f90fdd789d62501e6e86211a1e0c680b2035fd9069696b3da7d8634256f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 d3fdaa1cf7eae67bf77f371016b9677aac540841918f1d1f355ec20fc9701aaa
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          svchost_BCBCCBABBCBAACABBBACBBBCBACAAAABAAACACCABACACABCCCCBCAC.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCBCCBABBCBAACABBBACBBBCBACAAAABAAACACCABACACABCCCCBCAC.exe
          • Size 18.6MB
          • SHA256 6c68225d3a5d16de24f9059120141819498c5b973b260dbe249bd64bf210089b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 926B
          • SHA256 846b63086354dfe0343b338aa5f8dcfd5ebdd325c4fe1534ddbdbe9001d309ba
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 04f805437c864e270d4502d4bedd30afc2f6ff9b1f0ab2a908a0e3228b673d08
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          memory/2548-32-0x0000000000210000-0x0000000000231000-memory.dmp

          memory/2816-82-0x0000000000210000-0x0000000000231000-memory.dmp

          memory/3580-63-0x00000000003E0000-0x0000000000401000-memory.dmp

          memory/3580-87-0x00000000003E0000-0x0000000000401000-memory.dmp

          memory/4212-6-0x00000000005E0000-0x0000000000601000-memory.dmp