Analysis

  • max time kernel
    152s
  • max time network
    163s
  • 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, 15:02

General

  • Target
    2026-09-10_7901484832e24b28f694c01e5f071224_amadey_darkgate_elex_glassworm_hellokitty_hijackloader_l.exe
  • Size 56.6MB
  • Sample260910-seq3psdp8v
  • SHA256 63d560ec59819e4cb292cc6f9974a7151659ac86dd7383854bbc10d298d89904
  • 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 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 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 7 IoCs

Processes

  • 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:5100
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BBBCBBBABCACCBCCCACABACAACCBCABBCCBBCACABACCBACACBABACBBABBBBAACBCCCCBCBCCCBACBACACCACABBBABBBCCAABACAA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABACCABACACACBABCBABABCCABBACABBBCCBBBABCBAABCAABCCCACA.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:484
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BBBCBBBABCACCBCCCACABACAACCBCABBCCBBCACABACCBACACBABACBBABBBBAACBCCCCBCBCCCBACBACACCACABBBABBBCCAABACAA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABACCABACACACBABCBABABCCABBACABBBCCBBBABCBAABCAABCCCACA.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:5952
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_AABCBAAABBABCACBACBAACAACABAACBCAACBBCBCAAABAACACCC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABACCABACACACBABCBABABCCABBACABBBCCBBBABCBAABCAABCCCACA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_AABCBAAABBABCACBACBAACAACABAACBCAACBBCBCAAABAACACCC"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3760
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_AABCBAAABBABCACBACBAACAACABAACBCAACBBCBCAAABAACACCC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABACCABACACACBABCBABABCCABBACABBBCCBBBABCBAABCAABCCCACA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_AABCBAAABBABCACBACBAACAACABAACBCAACBBCBCAAABAACACCC"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3512
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_AABCBAAABBABCACBACBAACAACABAACBCAACBBCBCAAABAACACCC"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1900
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_AABCBAAABBABCACBACBAACAACABAACBCAACBBCBCAAABAACACCC"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:5984
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABACCABACACACBABCBABABCCABBACABBBCCBBBABCBAABCAABCCCACA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABACCABACACACBABCBABABCCABBACABBBCCBBBABCBAABCAABCCCACA.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:1332
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:2840
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCABACCCCCABCACABAAAABBACCCAAABBBAABBCCCBACABBAABCACBBC.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCABACCCCCABCACABAAAABBACCCAAABBBAABBCCCBACABBAABCACBBC.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3356
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABACCABACACACBABCBABABCCABBACABBBCCBBBABCBAABCAABCCCACA.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABACCABACACACBABCBABABCCABBACABBBCCBBBABCBAABCAABCCCACA.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:4532

    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 8150300b0e5a0ca5cb36e429fee2d35e7165445b9244f3fb23ab38eb9b125fce
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 df428da8bbd743def035b429a8b7b2f9a1d88ae5aecff7f307041ecf9b24d6fc
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 2bc819fa764034199a12fde0c511c9631a217672eee886942fa46ef96cf54594
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 3e7990e45c715f7d5eec5cf3eda80724253b976c61bfe7c767511ccb866af59b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 039ae30367c5458ac4e9611321a02eb9bb4f1d95278b6304afb51ca52cc1f429
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 30aebff2ebb365dfec67e53a439dca12c0cb834214ede2f6db69bbac8b8ca5a9
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          memory/1332-54-0x0000000000F90000-0x0000000000FB1000-memory.dmp

          memory/1332-80-0x0000000000F90000-0x0000000000FB1000-memory.dmp

          memory/1332-105-0x0000000000F90000-0x0000000000FB1000-memory.dmp

          memory/3356-97-0x0000000000050000-0x0000000000071000-memory.dmp

          memory/5100-63-0x0000000000BA0000-0x0000000000BC1000-memory.dmp

          memory/5100-0-0x0000000000BA0000-0x0000000000BC1000-memory.dmp

          memory/5100-89-0x0000000000BA0000-0x0000000000BC1000-memory.dmp

          memory/5100-30-0x0000000000BA0000-0x0000000000BC1000-memory.dmp

          memory/5100-16-0x0000000000BA0000-0x0000000000BC1000-memory.dmp