Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    142s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260911-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    29/10/2026, 03:53

General

  • Target
    2026-10-28_e3b630dda17ccd4c46bccdcc39597df4_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_emotet_hellokitty_hijackloader.exe
  • Size 405KB
  • Sample261029-efrhzag17s
  • SHA256 92a8028e1efe77072056e4f0e7c59d6fa92ff9c0da7aeabb6d225c6426f38e71
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Drops file in System32 directory 2 IoCs
  • Program crash 2 IoCs
  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-28_e3b630dda17ccd4c46bccdcc39597df4_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_emotet_hellokitty_hijackloader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-28_e3b630dda17ccd4c46bccdcc39597df4_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:6120
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\armsvc32.exe
      "armsvc32.exe "
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:4920
    • 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:3176
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
        C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 3176 -s 1604
        3⤵
        • Program crash
        PID:2916
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 6120 -s 1492
      2⤵
      • Program crash
      PID:5108
  • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
    C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 544 -p 6120 -ip 6120
    1⤵
      PID:788
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 448 -p 3176 -ip 3176
      1⤵
        PID:4948

      Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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            Downloads

            103621DE9CD5414CC2538780B4B75751

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\103621DE9CD5414CC2538780B4B75751
            • Size 808B
            • SHA256 3dd5ea8a14eb665ba6057d424f94e5e83757ffaab456578dbf038af04053b19e
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            8CE4A33FEB8CD35F8F6C8D2BE260E617

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\8CE4A33FEB8CD35F8F6C8D2BE260E617
            • Size 192KB
            • SHA256 f5a3935453411b92b2698659eb1c339578184988da915e731579e5c9e562cf2d
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            F15827BEC5BABE89C21DCDAE77464BF1

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\Content\F15827BEC5BABE89C21DCDAE77464BF1
            • Size 701B
            • SHA256 108dd34232a3088b45534933d0486409616a2bbad94fd8f7ab5991c01ff179b6
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            103621DE9CD5414CC2538780B4B75751

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\103621DE9CD5414CC2538780B4B75751
            • Size 192B
            • SHA256 4b056dcebfdb597a2c9a5d62fb243447005e1901bf531b4a2293cb045d508730
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            103621DE9CD5414CC2538780B4B75751

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\103621DE9CD5414CC2538780B4B75751
            • Size 192B
            • SHA256 2d3eecfae3acafe2e13ec44aeca3f5ee07d75f10bd0d8f71978ae1128c861002
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            8CE4A33FEB8CD35F8F6C8D2BE260E617

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\8CE4A33FEB8CD35F8F6C8D2BE260E617
            • Size 246B
            • SHA256 baf01822e139eb42c924814019b27fea4db9442e35740a226c9bce6fa29fc516
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            F15827BEC5BABE89C21DCDAE77464BF1

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\F15827BEC5BABE89C21DCDAE77464BF1
            • Size 192B
            • SHA256 aef669a88de1ad293131e9f08120402c06c6aa533318b19be34dec3bf48da1ed
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

            armsvc32.exe

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\armsvc32.exe
            • Size 168KB
            • SHA256 6af57a7da31749715ba29b3b55a2f4acdd53a72b4f179398d2bca80a6c4f4841
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            redevlist.dat

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\redevlist.dat
            • Size 28KB
            • SHA256 4ad79ab771dcab79f47e21ec6bc8d7fe781aced72fc4e6db2eaeaada64f75940
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            redevlist.dat

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\redevlist.dat
            • Size 206KB
            • SHA256 fef406cad7e785dcf6a32f76a7627025c41d880e365d53ffa139ea109f6d591f
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            eventviewer.exe

            • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\eventviewer.exe
            • Size 88KB
            • SHA256 3baf58e8eb6f1dee7da7df83cb38925e69ffe130a02f667380cbee69aea17b15
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH