Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    114s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    24/10/2026, 00:32

General

  • Target
    2026-10-22_aebe98ec3fac9698fdb09e9f0f6f153c_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-s.exe
  • Size 2.1MB
  • Sample261024-avy45sdh75
  • SHA256 ca4cc788fb4d440144a5a33f7986f47a6d888b20d5b181b65aab1e91ffe18464
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Drops file in Drivers directory 2 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in System32 directory 5 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 1 IoCs
  • Program crash 1 IoCs
  • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    The configured hostname and DNS domain identify the machine and are commonly collected to profile a host before it reports in.

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • NTFS ADS 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 64 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-22_aebe98ec3fac9698fdb09e9f0f6f153c_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-s.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-22_aebe98ec3fac9698fdb09e9f0f6f153c_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_luca-s.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Drivers directory
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • NTFS ADS
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3444
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\wkw4D2.tmp
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\wkw4D2.tmp
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:5856
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 3444 -s 5512
      2⤵
      • Program crash
      PID:1048
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 444 -p 3444 -ip 3444
    1⤵
      PID:1472

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          wkw4D2.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\wkw4D2.tmp
          • Size 1024KB
          • SHA256 fb9e2c4bbdca4434e68b662b6fa269d6d5d94db1c02cd2afcb2169381ed9be1e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          wkw4D2.tmp

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\wkw4D2.tmp
          • Size 57KB
          • SHA256 e8d0f855c88ca621d0c9936d52844307284d6286ce168076348735359ad518ce
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/3444-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044A000-memory.dmp

          memory/3444-4-0x0000000002290000-0x0000000002390000-memory.dmp

          memory/3444-417-0x0000000002290000-0x0000000002390000-memory.dmp