Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    151s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    07/08/2026, 17:16

General

  • Target
    2026-08-07_9cc045d8e8ec0785b777f16543e82a87_elex_icedid_stop.exe
  • Size 2.2MB
  • Sample260807-vs8wsaha89
  • SHA256 201e489f1bd1fc109250fdc9eea5abae65fd001a85436da64a7c3c1721562f61
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Creates a file in the Startup directory 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    A file was written to a Windows startup folder. Files in these directories are executed automatically when a user logs on or an application initializes.

  • Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
  • Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs

    Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Launches sc.exe 2 IoCs

    Sc.exe is a Windows utlilty to control services on the system.

  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 3 IoCs

    Execution of a cmd.exe one-liner (/c "close" or /k "keep") is a common script/loader stage.

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 11 IoCs

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

  • Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 12 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-07_9cc045d8e8ec0785b777f16543e82a87_elex_icedid_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-07_9cc045d8e8ec0785b777f16543e82a87_elex_icedid_stop.exe"
    1⤵
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5000
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BBCBBBBAAACBCBBABBACCBCBABCCCBACCCABCBCBBBBBACAAAAAABBCABBCAABBABACCBBACBAAACAACCACCCCCBCCCAABCCBBABABB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BAABCCBCBBBCBAABBBCCBCBCCBCBACAAAAACCAACBCCACCABAAABAAA.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3264
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BBCBBBBAAACBCBBABBACCBCBABCCCBACCCABCBCBBBBBACAAAAAABBCABBCAABBABACCBBACBAAACAACCACCCCCBCCCAABCCBBABABB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BAABCCBCBBBCBAABBBCCBCBCCBCBACAAAAACCAACBCCACCABAAABAAA.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:2408
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_ACCBACCCCCAABCACAAAAABABAAAACAAABCBACCCBABCABCAAABA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BAABCCBCBBBCBAABBBCCBCBCCBCBACAAAAACCAACBCCACCABAAABAAA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_ACCBACCCCCAABCACAAAAABABAAAACAAABCBACCCBABCABCAAABA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3336
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_ACCBACCCCCAABCACAAAAABABAAAACAAABCBACCCBABCABCAAABA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BAABCCBCBBBCBAABBBCCBCBCCBCBACAAAAACCAACBCCACCABAAABAAA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_ACCBACCCCCAABCACAAAAABABAAAACAAABCBACCCBABCABCAAABA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3368
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_ACCBACCCCCAABCACAAAAABABAAAACAAABCBACCCBABCABCAAABA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2504
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_ACCBACCCCCAABCACAAAAABABAAAACAAABCBACCCBABCABCAAABA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3740
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BAABCCBCBBBCBAABBBCCBCBCCBCBACAAAAACCAACBCCACCABAAABAAA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BAABCCBCBBBCBAABBBCCBCBCCBCBACAAAAACCAACBCCACCABAAABAAA.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:932
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3676
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\calc.exe
        calc.exe
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies registry class
        PID:1368
  • C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe -Embedding
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:4180
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABABBABACBBCAABAAAAACABBCBABCABCABBCACBABABBABABABCABBB.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABABBABACBBCAABAAAAACABBCBABCABCABBCACBABABBABABABCABBB.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:4204
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BAABCCBCBBBCBAABBBCCBCBCCBCBACAAAAACCAACBCCACCABAAABAAA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BAABCCBCBBBCBAABBBCCBCBCCBCBACAAAAACCAACBCCACCABAAABAAA.exe
    1⤵
    • Creates a file in the Startup directory
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:2324

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\PerfLogs\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 3ff1f5203a41e2ce6e0a624584eb41431bac69e8fce336a380636764586d2167
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        setup.exe

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Adobe\Setup\{AC76BA86-7AD7-1033-7B44-AC0F074E4100}\setup.exe
        • Size 2.6MB
        • SHA256 f0d1aa8b8db276f55c75018549d7e748ebcf69ab4ead125982fbc1697ee53ad8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\AppRepository\Packages\Microsoft.Edge.GameAssist_1.0.3456.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 55e441584470498bb0748d8581660480b2ea8b715c09888a93cdb320404b9f34
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{57a73df6-4ba9-4c1d-bbbb-517289ff6c13}\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 0076bb9ab59105b685101c29dc11e8e46c0a7920cdea56e3ddf5c7aa08d19f2d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\18.151.0729.0013\platforms\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 35d1fb5563dd503dac3db79f0ce0563be2a56958bdefedde9af4f07ca68ef860
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.BioEnrollment_cw5n1h2txyewy\SystemAppData\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 3b252bac76eaf2a298b5ea29ef846150e47669100df076ebec13bf3c2378eb04
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 234a7fe05d474c2af84b327d1d74c213f270f359e10889e868a39c1a2fba2c9b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 4f730fa6d59c899742f21b9827b48b397d90bae67f94798217e95e9a903cba64
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 427a8e11befe609d5124510938ab069d0e58933cc42a0e1494d2b93315735b89
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 09a7f8d7caed2936f6de7cfdf8f051e5170e92f0decfb1dbe9f64563abcd6447
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 7d6a904339bd20193b7cea48abd0fbeda244557aadb86df9f18b006e9c3ca40f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 c0ac50b5576b4728d39f36065d9b73e71404cead98f79ca24254c2b84e06097e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        svchost_BAABCCBCBBBCBAABBBCCBCBCCBCBACAAAAACCAACBCCACCABAAABAAA.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BAABCCBCBBBCBAABBBCCBCBCCBCBACAAAAACCAACBCCACCABAAABAAA.exe
        • Size 2.2MB
        • SHA256 201e489f1bd1fc109250fdc9eea5abae65fd001a85436da64a7c3c1721562f61
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        virus_log.txt

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
        • Size 784B
        • SHA256 48e3e98f5225aa8e84f96415042a1058d43c20071b5266a3a3f00fc82905d3bd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        virus_log.txt

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 b53cc86e7f6c305d734105a5488ef7f4d70e915b5f3fa3634344fa98b9988f53
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        memory/932-35-0x0000000000750000-0x0000000000771000-memory.dmp

        memory/932-25-0x0000000000750000-0x0000000000771000-memory.dmp

        memory/2324-88-0x0000000000750000-0x0000000000771000-memory.dmp

        memory/2324-2804-0x0000000000750000-0x0000000000771000-memory.dmp

        memory/3676-57-0x00000000024D0000-0x00000000024D1000-memory.dmp

        memory/4204-1327-0x0000000000240000-0x0000000000261000-memory.dmp

        memory/4204-77-0x0000000000240000-0x0000000000261000-memory.dmp

        memory/5000-6-0x0000000000AF0000-0x0000000000B11000-memory.dmp