Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    131s
  • 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, 17:09

General

  • Target
    2026-10-29_131f736acaf98ebbf967bef4805064ed_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_.exe
  • Size 2.9MB
  • Sample261029-vpgm5a1vez
  • SHA256 01d1b02585754843446c39731c0af5e80e14ecdd1adbf5ffa5bd154d01123edf
  • 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 1 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\2026-10-29_131f736acaf98ebbf967bef4805064ed_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-10-29_131f736acaf98ebbf967bef4805064ed_akira_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader_.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:4668
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\wkw4D2.tmp
      C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\wkw4D2.tmp
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:248
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -u -p 4668 -s 5104
      2⤵
      • Program crash
      PID:4128
  • C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k GPSvcGroup
    1⤵
      PID:2640
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe
      C:\Windows\SysWOW64\WerFault.exe -pss -s 436 -p 4668 -ip 4668
      1⤵
        PID:2948

      Network

            MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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            Downloads

            wkw4D2.tmp

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\wkw4D2.tmp
            • Size 1.6MB
            • SHA256 462d4434144bfab3400ddae6b28d0fa5fc740610c9298793de3d020f5462a952
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            wkw4D2.tmp

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\wkw4D2.tmp
            • Size 2.9MB
            • SHA256 00c28241030c7923204492c912741547e1840fc1ec5f75b49ac172199cc97f91
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            memory/4668-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000044A000-memory.dmp

            memory/4668-2-0x00000000006E0000-0x00000000006F3000-memory.dmp

            memory/4668-494-0x00000000006E0000-0x00000000006F3000-memory.dmp