Analysis
- max time kernel
150s - max time network
157s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260513-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows - submitted
10/09/2026, 15:02
Static task
static1
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-09-10_7901484832e24b28f694c01e5f071224_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-09-10_7901484832e24b28f694c01e5f071224_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
General
- Target 2026-09-10_7901484832e24b28f694c01e5f071224_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe
- Size 56.6MB
- Sample260910-seq3psdp8v
- SHA256 63d560ec59819e4cb292cc6f9974a7151659ac86dd7383854bbc10d298d89904
- MD5 7901484832e24b28f694c01e5f071224
- SHA1 7eba47b19678e4233ce22b6e69a67288f92f8457
- SHA512 3cef2908ea4753f911091c1b7475ff6fc213d0b1350b61e0f07d8e2d9801bf46bd7a85451ad85d058938f51b5f49dbe295d23889aafddbd244c3fccc2beccdbb
- SSDEEP 196608:SFIF0wuVFIF0wuVFIF0wuVFIF0wuVFIF0wupKWQc0gEYnvL/:EddddAcZEIvD
- TLSH T1FFD77D06F98340B1E96B11B04DDBD3BF8A70BF2186228DFBF78D871B6A32B915424755
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Signatures
- Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
- Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
pid Process 4856 svchost_ACBBABCCBAAAACCACCBCABCCAACCCCBCBBBCAACAAABCBAAABBACCCA.exe 2340 svchost_ACBBABCCBAAAACCACCBCABCCAACCCCBCBBBCAACAAABCBAAABBACCCA.exe 5076 svchost_ACCACABCACABBACCBBCABAACCCBBCBCCBABABCCACAACACCCABCACAB.exe - Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2937465464-4167303362-2236413517-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\Update_BBABCBCBBCCBCCACBABAACBBCBCAACBBACABCBBACACACCCBBAABBBAB = "C:\\Users\\Public\\Documents\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Logs\\svchost_ACBBABCCBAAAACCACCBCABCCAACCCCBCBBBCAACAAABCBAAABBACCCA.exe" 2026-09-10_7901484832e24b28f694c01e5f071224_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2937465464-4167303362-2236413517-1000\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce\Update_BAAAACACBABBCACACACCCCAAABACBCCAABBCCACACBABBCACABAABABB = "C:\\Users\\Public\\Documents\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Logs\\svchost_ACCACABCACABBACCBBCABAACCCBBCBCCBABABCCACAACACCCABCACAB.exe" svchost_ACBBABCCBAAAACCACCBCABCCAACCCCBCBBBCAACAAABCBAAABBACCCA.exe - Launches sc.exe 2 IoCs
Sc.exe is a Windows utlilty to control services on the system.
pid Process 5116 sc.exe 2420 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.
pid Process 4612 cmd.exe 2444 cmd.exe 3636 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.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-09-10_7901484832e24b28f694c01e5f071224_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language svchost_ACBBABCCBAAAACCACCBCABCCAACCCCBCBBBCAACAAABCBAAABBACCCA.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 cmd.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language sc.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language svchost_ACCACABCACABBACCBBCABAACCCBBCBCCBABABCCACAACACCCABCACAB.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language sc.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language cmd.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language calc.exe - Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Key created \REGISTRY\USER\S-1-5-21-2937465464-4167303362-2236413517-1000_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.
pid Process 972 schtasks.exe - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 8 IoCs
pid Process 4188 2026-09-10_7901484832e24b28f694c01e5f071224_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe 4188 2026-09-10_7901484832e24b28f694c01e5f071224_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe 4188 2026-09-10_7901484832e24b28f694c01e5f071224_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe 4188 2026-09-10_7901484832e24b28f694c01e5f071224_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe 4856 svchost_ACBBABCCBAAAACCACCBCABCCAACCCCBCBBBCAACAAABCBAAABBACCCA.exe 4856 svchost_ACBBABCCBAAAACCACCBCABCCAACCCCBCBBBCAACAAABCBAAABBACCCA.exe 4856 svchost_ACBBABCCBAAAACCACCBCABCCAACCCCBCBBBCAACAAABCBAAABBACCCA.exe 4856 svchost_ACBBABCCBAAAACCACCBCABCCAACCCCBCBBBCAACAAABCBAAABBACCCA.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4188 2026-09-10_7901484832e24b28f694c01e5f071224_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe Token: SeDebugPrivilege 4856 svchost_ACBBABCCBAAAACCACCBCABCCAACCCCBCBBBCAACAAABCBAAABBACCCA.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
pid Process 3820 OpenWith.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 4188 wrote to memory of 4612 4188 2026-09-10_7901484832e24b28f694c01e5f071224_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe 95 PID 4612 wrote to memory of 972 4612 cmd.exe 97 PID 4856 wrote to memory of 2312 4856 svchost_ACBBABCCBAAAACCACCBCABCCAACCCCBCBBBCAACAAABCBAAABBACCCA.exe 99 PID 4188 wrote to memory of 2444 4188 2026-09-10_7901484832e24b28f694c01e5f071224_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe 100 PID 2444 wrote to memory of 5116 2444 cmd.exe 102 PID 4188 wrote to memory of 3636 4188 2026-09-10_7901484832e24b28f694c01e5f071224_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe 103 PID 3636 wrote to memory of 2420 3636 cmd.exe 105 PID 2312 wrote to memory of 3120 2312 notepad.exe 107
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-10_7901484832e24b28f694c01e5f071224_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-10_7901484832e24b28f694c01e5f071224_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:4188 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BABCABBBCCACCBAACABCBABACBBAABBCBAAACCABCAACACBCABBABABBBBCAACACBACBBABBACABBCBBABBCAAACACAACBCACBACBAA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBBABCCBAAAACCACCBCABCCAACCCCBCBBBCAACAAABCBAAABBACCCA.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f2⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:4612 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exeschtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BABCABBBCCACCBAACABCBABACBBAABBCBAAACCABCAACACBCABBABABBBBCAACACBACBBABBACABBCBBABBCAAACACAACBCACBACBAA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBBABCCBAAAACCACCBCABCCAACCCCBCBBBCAACAAABCBAAABBACCCA.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f3⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
PID:972
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_CBABCAACBABBAABACBBBCCCBAABBBABCAAACCAABCCCCACBAABA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBBABCCBAAAACCACCBCABCCAACCCCBCBBBCAACAAABCBAAABBACCCA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CBABCAACBABBAABACBBBCCCBAABBBABCAAACCAABCCCCACBAABA"2⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2444 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exesc create "UserDataSvc_CBABCAACBABBAABACBBBCCCBAABBBABCAAACCAABCCCCACBAABA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBBABCCBAAAACCACCBCABCCAACCCCBCBBBCAACAAABCBAAABBACCCA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CBABCAACBABBAABACBBBCCCBAABBBABCAAACCAABCCCCACBAABA"3⤵
- Launches sc.exe
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:5116
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_CBABCAACBABBAABACBBBCCCBAABBBABCAAACCAABCCCCACBAABA"2⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:3636 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exesc start "UserDataSvc_CBABCAACBABBAABACBBBCCCBAABBBABCAAACCAABCCCCACBAABA"3⤵
- Launches sc.exe
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:2420
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C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBBABCCBAAAACCACCBCABCCAACCCCBCBBBCAACAAABCBAAABBACCCA.exeC:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBBABCCBAAAACCACCBCABCCAACCCCBCBBBCAACAAABCBAAABBACCCA.exe1⤵
- 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:4856 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe"notepad.exe"2⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:2312 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\calc.execalc.exe3⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Modifies registry class
PID:3120
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C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBBABCCBAAAACCACCBCABCCAACCCCBCBBBCAACAAABCBAAABBACCCA.exeC:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBBABCCBAAAACCACCBCABCCAACCCCBCBBBCAACAAABCBAAABBACCCA.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
PID:2340
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C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exeC:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe -Embedding1⤵
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:3820
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C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACCACABCACABBACCBBCABAACCCBBCBCCBABABCCACAACACCCABCACAB.exeC:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACCACABCACABBACCBBCABAACCCBBCBCCBABABCCACAACACCCABCACAB.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:5076
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Execution
Command and Scripting Interpreter
1Windows Command Shell
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1System Services
1Service Execution
1Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Create or Modify System Process
1Windows Service
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Replay Monitor
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Downloads
- Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
- Size 10B
- SHA256 007ea940460981317b160618d5ae150579a9d6303f9289c8345c280dd678afa8
- MD5 facba74541ab0ec27007aac8659a90a5
- SHA1 8a646c19c5a48829ed35f4a22c3a85641f8b671b
- SHA512 385b39425754edb4494c2d539a13f96f928423d5d5c63538efc86510b13e6156f815b3c021348b5a99ab336e609e97a3b7677b920d989f2696612fd3085e9943
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512
- Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
- Size 10B
- SHA256 7001aef8b5d04870ca07d68157d65cfbd137ccb3809c3070f3472f5da48ea1df
- MD5 3fa93d624caa58296ee0dd5b8af097d7
- SHA1 29d29e316092d047a6314f1fe96f34bc8a6e52ad
- SHA512 7ad01f81d148805a3363c9b8595e5ebfe2eb0490fc9d74e829e03148b910958e4bdcdfe24391a80f5906355fcecc0c12f061d720acc6d5d447aad436110917d5
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512
- Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
- Size 10B
- SHA256 0b4be78ca4034c1a6df0f2e89ecc7872df75910b4f46252d3fba4ecc038d52fc
- MD5 a62d34f09e6bc42220d2b77919a975a0
- SHA1 c964d2431ff1e599298166cc32e1afd8a5ba3590
- SHA512 600baf7e0fade86d2c97a0de885a976282d002f998d9d0644f1e68f94696e7ec46729aa00fda6f43e66076c68552dd991d840218b4ce19b2a0ff28807793db39
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512
- Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
- Size 10B
- SHA256 bb892da6ba54a2841f7ba4a561e9c4933973d8041ea46ad49f1b86a0b189d342
- MD5 b7219a16747205a594de28d937fbf206
- SHA1 81a36b1b2399a5142c0456bb8aca65b48e5c5096
- SHA512 8b2e5fdd01565e9246af96ed4a99c69d257ecdf9f635df1b7189429ec7d57de7f1b6e1a9d0774e09a8cc28416fa1c2010b9abc9d70fcba9edb16f4cb07217e92
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512