Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
124s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260911-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260911-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows - submitted
04/11/2026, 08:26
Static task
static1
1 signatures
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-11-03_c6193799f4f7affa2b4163bcdd29e0ca_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260911-en
11 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-11-03_c6193799f4f7affa2b4163bcdd29e0ca_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader.exe
- Size 104KB
- Sample261104-kbvmqabs2k
- SHA256 e1311d7145cfb4eee31181f4a6c4a7c79e8cecdc7fcca84b954865aa9007a2cc
- MD5 c6193799f4f7affa2b4163bcdd29e0ca
- SHA1 736e1376420bb0bcf430ac0e270509331f53f1ea
- SHA512 b30457e8ba4f2b82dc22d1a393a12bcf27f44e3fb3edd73e01d071d9f82c11ac6041f6ac5176aaad79e58a311869199152bbcb4d14a3ba8f0048ea7de3997bda
- SSDEEP 1536:7o/qsqAbXciWeGdHN4TOJ+qveDJCU8oQb75x+Ui5AL7ieidrCzculsWtiH7cd/aE:7p0bEzBNeOJHeW75x+ULLJcM/aLxfx
- TLSH T1EBA37E51B6D09473E97319321CB0C6B17E3DF9710EA09D9B3398523A4F742C19B2ADBA
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects Healer an antivirus disabler dropper 1 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral1/memory/1968-0-0x00000000001C0000-0x00000000001CA000-memory.dmp healer -
description ioc Process Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\DisableAntiSpyware = "1" 2026-11-03_c6193799f4f7affa2b4163bcdd29e0ca_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader.exe - Modifies Windows Defender Real-time Protection settings 3 TTPs 6 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection\DisableRealtimeMonitoring = "1" 2026-11-03_c6193799f4f7affa2b4163bcdd29e0ca_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection\DisableScanOnRealtimeEnable = "1" 2026-11-03_c6193799f4f7affa2b4163bcdd29e0ca_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader.exe Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection 2026-11-03_c6193799f4f7affa2b4163bcdd29e0ca_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection\DisableBehaviorMonitoring = "1" 2026-11-03_c6193799f4f7affa2b4163bcdd29e0ca_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection\DisableIOAVProtection = "1" 2026-11-03_c6193799f4f7affa2b4163bcdd29e0ca_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Real-Time Protection\DisableOnAccessProtection = "1" 2026-11-03_c6193799f4f7affa2b4163bcdd29e0ca_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader.exe -
description ioc Process Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Features\TamperProtection = "0" 2026-11-03_c6193799f4f7affa2b4163bcdd29e0ca_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader.exe - Modifies Windows Defender notification settings 3 TTPs 2 IoCs
description ioc Process Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender Security Center\Notifications 2026-11-03_c6193799f4f7affa2b4163bcdd29e0ca_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Policies\Microsoft\Windows Defender Security Center\Notifications\DisableNotifications = "1" 2026-11-03_c6193799f4f7affa2b4163bcdd29e0ca_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader.exe - Custom signatureDetects executables embedding registry key / value combination indicative of disabling Windows Defen 1 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral1/memory/1968-0-0x00000000001C0000-0x00000000001CA000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_SUSPICIOUS_EXE_RegKeyComb_DisableWinDefender - Windows security modification 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
description ioc Process Key created \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Features 2026-11-03_c6193799f4f7affa2b4163bcdd29e0ca_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader.exe Set value (int) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Features\TamperProtection = "0" 2026-11-03_c6193799f4f7affa2b4163bcdd29e0ca_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader.exe - 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.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-11-03_c6193799f4f7affa2b4163bcdd29e0ca_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader.exe - Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
pid Process 1968 2026-11-03_c6193799f4f7affa2b4163bcdd29e0ca_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader.exe 1968 2026-11-03_c6193799f4f7affa2b4163bcdd29e0ca_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader.exe - Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 1 IoCs
description pid Process Token: SeDebugPrivilege 1968 2026-11-03_c6193799f4f7affa2b4163bcdd29e0ca_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-11-03_c6193799f4f7affa2b4163bcdd29e0ca_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-11-03_c6193799f4f7affa2b4163bcdd29e0ca_amadey_cobalt-strike_elex_hellokitty_hijackloader.exe"1⤵
- Modifies Windows Defender DisableAntiSpyware settings
- Modifies Windows Defender Real-time Protection settings
- Modifies Windows Defender TamperProtection settings
- Modifies Windows Defender notification settings
- Windows security modification
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
PID:1968