Overview

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Static

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2026-08-08...op.exe

windows10-2004-x64

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2026-08-08...op.exe

windows11-ltsc_2024-x64

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Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    154s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    08/08/2026, 03:05

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General

  • Target
    2026-08-08_96a34103f054c1040dccca9fd8329195_coinminer_elex_hijackloader_stop.exe
  • Size 24.8MB
  • Sample260808-dlhycayfle
  • SHA256 132e2c5d554d022e9238b17c97807a5fa4e8fd578947840eaf4d1e76bd071f8f
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
discoveryexecutionpersistence

Malware Config

Signatures

  • UPX dump on OEP (original entry point) 1 IoCs
  • Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
    persistenceexecution
  • Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
    persistence
  • 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.

    execution
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 9 IoCs

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

    discovery
  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

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

    persistenceexecution
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 7 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-08_96a34103f054c1040dccca9fd8329195_coinminer_elex_hijackloader_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-08_96a34103f054c1040dccca9fd8329195_coinminer_elex_hijackloader_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:4048
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ABAACBCACCCBBBBACBCAAABCBBCBBBACCBBCCCBACBCAACCCBAACCCBABCAACBAACCACABCCACAAAACBABBCBCBBBCAACAAACAAABBC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBCCCABBCABBABACBCBBCBCCBBCBAAAABBCBBACABCBCBBCBCACABBB.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:4868
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ABAACBCACCCBBBBACBCAAABCBBCBBBACCBBCCCBACBCAACCCBAACCCBABCAACBAACCACABCCACAAAACBABBCBCBBBCAACAAACAAABBC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBCCCABBCABBABACBCBBCBCCBBCBAAAABBCBBACABCBCBBCBCACABBB.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:2420
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_CABCCABCBABACBBBCABABACBACCABABABCBCCBCBCBABBCBCBCA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBCCCABBCABBABACBCBBCBCCBBCBAAAABBCBBACABCBCBBCBCACABBB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CABCCABCBABACBBBCABABACBACCABABABCBCCBCBCBABBCBCBCA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5644
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_CABCCABCBABACBBBCABABACBACCABABABCBCCBCBCBABBCBCBCA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBCCCABBCABBABACBCBBCBCCBBCBAAAABBCBBACABCBCBBCBCACABBB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CABCCABCBABACBBBCABABACBACCABABABCBCCBCBCBABBCBCBCA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:5104
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_CABCCABCBABACBBBCABABACBACCABABABCBCCBCBCBABBCBCBCA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4824
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_CABCCABCBABACBBBCABABACBACCABABABCBCCBCBCBABBCBCBCA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4040
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBCCCABBCABBABACBCBBCBCCBBCBAAAABBCBBACABCBCBBCBCACABBB.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBCCCABBCABBABACBCBBCBCCBBCBAAAABBCBBACABCBCBBCBCACABBB.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:1280
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:2536
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AAAABAAAACBCCACBCBCABCBBABCCCCABCABCBBCBCCABABBCBABBCCA.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AAAABAAAACBCCACBCBCABCBBABCCCCABCABCBBCBCCABABBCBABBCCA.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:5792
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBCCCABBCABBABACBCBBCBCCBBCBAAAABBCBBACABCBCBBCBCACABBB.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBCCCABBCABBABACBCBBCBCCBBCBAAAABBCBBACABCBCBBCBCACABBB.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:5876

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

          Reconnaissance

          Resource Development

          Initial Access

          Execution

          Command and Scripting Interpreter

          1
          T1059

          Windows Command Shell

          1
          T1059.003

          Scheduled Task/Job

          1
          T1053

          Scheduled Task

          1
          T1053.005

          System Services

          1
          T1569

          Service Execution

          1
          T1569.002

          Persistence

          Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

          1
          T1547

          Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

          1
          T1547.001

          Create or Modify System Process

          1
          T1543

          Windows Service

          1
          T1543.003

          Scheduled Task/Job

          1
          T1053

          Scheduled Task

          1
          T1053.005

          Privilege Escalation

          Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

          1
          T1547

          Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

          1
          T1547.001

          Create or Modify System Process

          1
          T1543

          Windows Service

          1
          T1543.003

          Scheduled Task/Job

          1
          T1053

          Scheduled Task

          1
          T1053.005

          Defense Evasion

          Modify Registry

          1
          T1112

          Credential Access

          Discovery

          System Location Discovery

          1
          T1614

          System Language Discovery

          1
          T1614.001

          Lateral Movement

          Collection

          Command and Control

          Exfiltration

          Impact

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          Downloads

          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 b77b67e40e91c08fc8ee7803bd642b57a580efab0741c99edc14c08790ca3c9c
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 64d47f84fc4f944925bf5187d3e85bb05602dd1d3616c24839c3f0ad017cc1ff
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 7ffb0c64c2ffe522413c89f19ae500a8fca4f4a19d75a5c5ecdfb826277e90fe
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 bff0b62bc0f43aa5415e454cca0f0df7e87c53997bbb515c4e0a7a7779a01744
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 49be00edd341c411685b76ec08cf34cbf0d4192177ce07e09cf1fada976e89f5
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          svchost_BBCCCABBCABBABACBCBBCBCCBBCBAAAABBCBBACABCBCBBCBCACABBB.exe
          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBCCCABBCABBABACBCBBCBCCBBCBAAAABBCBBACABCBCBBCBCACABBB.exe
          • Size 24.8MB
          • SHA256 132e2c5d554d022e9238b17c97807a5fa4e8fd578947840eaf4d1e76bd071f8f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
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          memory/1280-23-0x0000000000150000-0x0000000000171000-memory.dmp
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          memory/1280-33-0x0000000000150000-0x0000000000171000-memory.dmp
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          memory/4048-0-0x0000000000040000-0x0000000000061000-memory.dmp
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          memory/4048-7-0x0000000000040000-0x0000000000061000-memory.dmp
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          memory/5792-70-0x0000000000B50000-0x0000000000B71000-memory.dmp
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          memory/5876-71-0x0000000000150000-0x0000000000171000-memory.dmp
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