Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    126s
  • 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, 05:56

General

  • Target
    2026-09-08_4b45f73ded72227efdd33d87849cf4e1_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-steale.exe
  • Size 22.8MB
  • Sample260910-gncqws1ycv
  • SHA256 b2f17bf8e1d821240de1648ddd8409271bb33bd21539704efdb9be3b42a930d7
  • 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_4b45f73ded72227efdd33d87849cf4e1_amadey_darkgate_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-steale.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-08_4b45f73ded72227efdd33d87849cf4e1_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:4252
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_AAABBAAABCCCBBCACCABBCBABACABCCCBCCBBBBBAABBCABCCCAACBCCAABABAAAAACBBCCCACBCABBCACBBACAABCBAAABAABCABCC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACCCBCCCCABBCCACCACBCBCAABBAAABACAABBAAAAABBABCABCBCABC.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:3404
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_AAABBAAABCCCBBCACCABBCBABACABCCCBCCBBBBBAABBCABCCCAACBCCAABABAAAAACBBCCCACBCABBCACBBACAABCBAAABAABCABCC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACCCBCCCCABBCCACCACBCBCAABBAAABACAABBAAAAABBABCABCBCABC.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:1704
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_ACAABACCABBACABAACBABACBCCCABCCCCBABBCCAACCBCAACAAC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACCCBCCCCABBCCACCACBCBCAABBAAABACAABBAAAAABBABCABCBCABC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_ACAABACCABBACABAACBABACBCCCABCCCCBABBCCAACCBCAACAAC"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5080
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_ACAABACCABBACABAACBABACBCCCABCCCCBABBCCAACCBCAACAAC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACCCBCCCCABBCCACCACBCBCAABBAAABACAABBAAAAABBABCABCBCABC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_ACAABACCABBACABAACBABACBCCCABCCCCBABBCCAACCBCAACAAC"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2272
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_ACAABACCABBACABAACBABACBCCCABCCCCBABBCCAACCBCAACAAC"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4308
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_ACAABACCABBACABAACBABACBCCCABCCCCBABBCCAACCBCAACAAC"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2000
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACCCBCCCCABBCCACCACBCBCAABBAAABACAABBAAAAABBABCABCBCABC.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACCCBCCCCABBCCACCACBCBCAABBAAABACAABBAAAAABBABCABCBCABC.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:5684
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:4848
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCABAAACCABAABBCBCBABABCBCCAACCACABBBBAACBBACCACBAACAAA.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCABAAACCABAABBCBCBABABCBCCAACCACABBBBAACBBACCACBAACAAA.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:720
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACCCBCCCCABBCCACCACBCBCAABBAAABACAABBAAAAABBABCABCBCABC.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACCCBCCCCABBCCACCACBCBCAABBAAABACAABBAAAAABBABCABCBCABC.exe
      1⤵
      • Creates a file in the Startup directory
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:5620

    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 eb5c7a47abf90defdf0c3823e81d1a5b0feed52186961f0027ed8c15570705cd
          • 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 23.4MB
          • SHA256 e219aa39a591718aeef3217fbbc2d08e254b1fe6f91967f7d5eff09bcc6fe3b1
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{6DB765A8-05AF-49A1-A71D-6F645EE3CE41}v14.30.30704\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 f24225a3e9b1e2eb7ad59743423b72470ac7b730cf41375319460bfa5636f6f1
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Nurturing\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 8b9d3659777dd83905eabce730b0905a8874032f8efb2904658738142eace519
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneNote\16.0\Backup\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 968f8848d8ffb2ac4090ed43af1c108a257ce5ce14686715c9706dfc7892d178
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 c9da0e987a181379771443c7e4d3f7626bdb202ea03722ea59ae1abee08dd5b4
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 f8c0c36fef5c504f0c7f238838db87711c3c9be8430cb1befd67c9e3121ddbe6
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 8b42d75390cfb5318e692493898b8aad1fa965f637ff8ccee3696bc5f14b9355
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 72b0ef105d855761260725495790378aa9527c052471bbc4978c5e68950a0b90
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 d84b3fb8b947a215f3f275b1e94f916cfe0135299926b90104090c8ab8f0e45d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 24c8ec3598bba6fe4f9cf66ac92d3885f6358a4c3c0ffb59b20b00487c8a97c5
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          svchost_ACCCBCCCCABBCCACCACBCBCAABBAAABACAABBAAAAABBABCABCBCABC.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACCCBCCCCABBCCACCACBCBCAABBAAABACAABBAAAAABBABCABCBCABC.exe
          • Size 22.8MB
          • SHA256 b2f17bf8e1d821240de1648ddd8409271bb33bd21539704efdb9be3b42a930d7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 926B
          • SHA256 544c4ed70188c052db82646eb0f9c25b4beccfc80d82d494f2b623019fdda78d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 80d05343aceb7ffc758b0de2a5ea150284dda9cb33a8d9ca997becb35f846ed7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          memory/720-70-0x0000000000700000-0x0000000000721000-memory.dmp

          memory/4252-0-0x0000000000C90000-0x0000000000CB1000-memory.dmp

          memory/4252-7-0x0000000000C90000-0x0000000000CB1000-memory.dmp

          memory/5620-635-0x0000000000340000-0x0000000000361000-memory.dmp

          memory/5684-33-0x0000000000340000-0x0000000000361000-memory.dmp

          memory/5684-23-0x0000000000340000-0x0000000000361000-memory.dmp