Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
139s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260911-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows - submitted
27/10/2026, 12:30
Static task
static1
1 signatures
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-10-26_899218a805a2f5523246b6ca459c392b_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_emotet_hellokitty_hijackloader.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260911-en
7 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-10-26_899218a805a2f5523246b6ca459c392b_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_emotet_hellokitty_hijackloader.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
7 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-10-26_899218a805a2f5523246b6ca459c392b_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_emotet_hellokitty_hijackloader.exe
- Size 405KB
- Sample261027-pphmjadz2j
- SHA256 bf760c1705aee9ef729f1a88fb1a7b37d931cb857cc92322caebe020cb12d25c
- MD5 899218a805a2f5523246b6ca459c392b
- SHA1 7c96bf3cb3756cac599f50ce56d6cd0094cbec43
- SHA512 f6e237c62d53ef0a97e4da430caddfd623bc6e6c39c3c9dd46316d4b1e8d28056fd6e71de3c4314465e86050b2039f3897ce39bf651511c5fd5aab07b3c7ae68
- SSDEEP 12288:GaoVqB4Y5ImGUcsvZZdubv7u2l35iuWX/:GDVqBFxGBcslpiuWX/
- TLSH T1EA949C1132C084B7E5A6153049B5AB719B3AFD701F318A9FB3547B1A6E307C18A3A77B
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
pid Process 4132 armsvc32.exe 4124 eventviewer.exe - Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\syslog.exe 2026-10-26_899218a805a2f5523246b6ca459c392b_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_emotet_hellokitty_hijackloader.exe File created C:\Windows\SysWOW64\eventviewer.exe 2026-10-26_899218a805a2f5523246b6ca459c392b_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_emotet_hellokitty_hijackloader.exe - Program crash 2 IoCs
pid pid_target Process procid_target 3888 4124 WerFault.exe 87 2148 784 WerFault.exe 85 - Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry 1 TTPs 4 IoCs
The configured hostname and DNS domain identify the machine and are commonly collected to profile a host before it reports in.
description ioc Process Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Domain 2026-10-26_899218a805a2f5523246b6ca459c392b_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_emotet_hellokitty_hijackloader.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Hostname eventviewer.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Domain eventviewer.exe Key value queried \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Hostname 2026-10-26_899218a805a2f5523246b6ca459c392b_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_emotet_hellokitty_hijackloader.exe - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 3 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 2026-10-26_899218a805a2f5523246b6ca459c392b_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_emotet_hellokitty_hijackloader.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language eventviewer.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language armsvc32.exe - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
pid Process 4124 eventviewer.exe 4124 eventviewer.exe - Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs
description pid Process procid_target PID 784 wrote to memory of 4132 784 2026-10-26_899218a805a2f5523246b6ca459c392b_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_emotet_hellokitty_hijackloader.exe 86 PID 784 wrote to memory of 4124 784 2026-10-26_899218a805a2f5523246b6ca459c392b_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_emotet_hellokitty_hijackloader.exe 87
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-26_899218a805a2f5523246b6ca459c392b_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_emotet_hellokitty_hijackloader.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-26_899218a805a2f5523246b6ca459c392b_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_emotet_hellokitty_hijackloader.exe"1⤵
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
PID:784 -
C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\armsvc32.exe"armsvc32.exe "2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
PID:4132
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\eventviewer.exe"C:\Windows\system32\eventviewer.exe"2⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Reads the TCP/IP host and domain name from the registry
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
PID:4124 -
C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4124 -s 18923⤵
- Program crash
PID:3888
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 784 -s 13242⤵
- Program crash
PID:2148
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 408 -p 4124 -ip 41241⤵PID:4736
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exeC:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 528 -p 784 -ip 7841⤵PID:4652
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\103621DE9CD5414CC2538780B4B75751
- Size 808B
- SHA256 3dd5ea8a14eb665ba6057d424f94e5e83757ffaab456578dbf038af04053b19e
- MD5 878e958d6bff424e59d1feb51584a01f
- SHA1 b11261559bbea40f1874448196e2934277a537e9
- SHA512 6481a56d17126cf94901bed6f418af28f63089da57af4258fb13e468063c4d7849f78ca00a0e4a72c249a639afc8304669f99e48a360008f8e64172ab3133213
- TLSH T18D0152CD6E2925408AB18A334AB9C4970DB9724A3AD5910C4453A4A024D07588F0F54E
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\8CE4A33FEB8CD35F8F6C8D2BE260E617
- Size 193KB
- SHA256 755d73c2b66092f727e4bb5c14b859fb2e54f4f6c615a7d0c396a2e8b2767f5d
- MD5 21d9dc4c15691c9c73b5eda3f060963f
- SHA1 069081363065103b752e4f1b22a69343b1cf8f9a
- SHA512 38a2d0e9b5499585a50b90e802632650f0d8c3acf5e91f7387258c74b951c50ea6c418b99665728f03e88571c54ccb078a368a0515abcd451eaa80ffcb0a13e8
- SSDEEP 3072:vhnmUoAZMwGwQnxDrN5IBAfnhJRZQRhysMlpm+MP:v+GknIB+nh/ZaF0p38
- TLSH T13F140C282DBBB1619E0ACDE24CDAAE5652FD719F21027F1B4EF46ED01D436BB8E17440
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\F15827BEC5BABE89C21DCDAE77464BF1
- Size 701B
- SHA256 108dd34232a3088b45534933d0486409616a2bbad94fd8f7ab5991c01ff179b6
- MD5 2b24bfcd271b4f2bd1bb9c58db53c20d
- SHA1 12a18dbf2f27f02650e15c0d75e1bb7c50cf3d4b
- SHA512 785dd247c3809434ad535b7c954c20c4d5661c00d9bf274fa9ca68595fd5dd98eced3b3e3602593da20bf810edd6b5f3592703176a61e15033267271b8750938
- TLSH T18F019E1983B02F025F801E462200D0628EFCF3DCAC243B89AAD9E8021805BA0A9D81DE
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\103621DE9CD5414CC2538780B4B75751
- Size 192B
- SHA256 bc3736ac4a8c9812be88094225937a199cd23569fb1b24b58e5763974c74fe91
- MD5 1b6be098b9cf983b8e85bc2f9d038011
- SHA1 568ee9d16f181482888702d3559ea561bf4b0f34
- SHA512 142e64ebfa02126bacb00e812d045b7400d7e100f57d7f6477c5ed5542a33249fd00263796c8d68efbb73249a59e3669717e1f3d99425a2f58de4d873b441cd8
- TLSH T1D2C02B081E520310F18C033C1290310187404101D0448F0509F1060881179063830C6B
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\103621DE9CD5414CC2538780B4B75751
- Size 192B
- SHA256 a94431be2437ad151d26d045decf308fb6ced3779127c835789aede8de1405ad
- MD5 d7b21a3f7f3f392a23092141dfc067a7
- SHA1 4605d50a8f732a1c4e33d329cabc405754d45cb6
- SHA512 5d51e8013401e7bf15ff011130abd0383f0c81dfc6ae0267208e7e7e3fc047febe3ae3e75b076268133d727dd212130e47d67c6eb4c70b03fda6773ca40d1aa6
- TLSH T138C08C1C1EA20A16F2A8437C12D139039B208102E2458F052AF12A08C997B272C38C6A
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\8CE4A33FEB8CD35F8F6C8D2BE260E617
- Size 246B
- SHA256 c2dc3ffef3333dbf7b2136afc702b95980b8b724e20f7de66f7b20854183d4d9
- MD5 46727184679c9f3bbf9d0e1f2c14e29f
- SHA1 2a56013e1f30d47eb6a89b95a5f22d72e602f854
- SHA512 5edb4320f5f6792e5a9ebdb7f2d690f4bc8e922bd1213219d2ebdf5673fda8037b2b0288c4cd8df6b2e845ac5ee04b06d94b8fd4818a23669b072c540d1b68f5
- TLSH T10BD08C283F610239F281063A48638A416E806527B1929B8E09AB530D9C3DF820D62C0F
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\F15827BEC5BABE89C21DCDAE77464BF1
- Size 192B
- SHA256 ccffe7252cdb2c6c213ebc3ad3d4dad1c1014236f3b8cf3e9b49c43eaac10f76
- MD5 da6ee77ffc958d673ec4cfb2f4f43de7
- SHA1 dc85b36a5ce6a89cd0f9a9b2da0a616a43874ecc
- SHA512 8019720887e0ebf7b4c1211c0cc0e4e7cc0916d772e646515093591b3575ef9765e171a2b80ad3701ae00e37ca8a51ddf1e325c3e4a5a08591209305f3ea22de
- TLSH T18DC08C1C0A620616F2A883B812C279838A208111F3819F012AB12A08ED24F232838C29
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\armsvc32.exe
- Size 168KB
- SHA256 6af57a7da31749715ba29b3b55a2f4acdd53a72b4f179398d2bca80a6c4f4841
- MD5 0b6178b0febd39f9abf211b13dcba2d4
- SHA1 fd868c3e3cb3d54d8e7286519a3a217caed424d0
- SHA512 c299290115abe25ad1238b9cf7928dbf3665e4f6b71d8585549df276e7961532887eeb62c831cd6d179d0e031ca40057c28780eed29b23c8e1437e37a98bacdb
- SSDEEP 3072:heC76JNKjzDImGnUI/9FXK4+PoSZSb5qURwubvvnzdl1C7blxA2Z4l361xM:hROJyDImGUcsvZZvUmubv7ubHAZl3H
- TLSH T151047C2132C084B3D9B3193059B4DA716A7EFE301F708ADF6394176A5E702D29E39B67
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\redevlist.dat
- Size 12KB
- SHA256 66a19e4ce34ba8634ddbdacb701e7aae8253aaf91a0e64cfa93234dd84fced50
- MD5 97839ce011c8c0dc0ccc53299c910ba7
- SHA1 e9410452281c1717f6fd2d9a33d3b71c38a2be0d
- SHA512 d3c4263f10ec6f646e01b04da9a5bb5a079458f38664fdcb43bfbdf287326e0a73f6b90f9015777f66f793ebb4a9cfa5abb4520eb80d8b0f5b6dc6c792b4c6a4
- SSDEEP 192:RqQmVA+k2IU4OlV4o73QbyRON1A06OmtzIYCD6Mk1g+dJHICxbN1thfTizw36Hs:RqQmVAz24xhbyO+OmtzIYu6MklJ
- TLSH T1E742C67B9822842225F1515F7BBF7208E066F2079541DCD1BE8C43052F927ABE572F9E
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\eventviewer.exe
- Size 88KB
- SHA256 3baf58e8eb6f1dee7da7df83cb38925e69ffe130a02f667380cbee69aea17b15
- MD5 188a727732ea436cedbfa4f016e7bbdf
- SHA1 bf0ba32262cc4abb23e5c61ad6c750188558c8d1
- SHA512 7139f3967289b66bb27bbd2b669ebe53197d3a825a21b8614e5352d426f3a74ba88d8618b869bb19d6c8a51780e636042c9a379f8d797d552cb316be1570e26b
- SSDEEP 768:6hKzpWe7ofYFf0vX2Y9MMcz/pK3mriMYH/K0o+0pdE+7c/vm9Oacl1iB90/Va0DN:j1W9YV0OZMIljwiJ7c/EOaclRkQUQoR
- TLSH T11193AF2A39E044B2D688407151F56F39D33FE5741B11A6C3EB78EF682D21AA0D53B78B
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH