Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
151s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260513-en - resource tags
- submitted
09/08/2026, 23:46
General
- Target 2026-08-09_b74b25593f887b3bbbfcff73ba20bfbf_elex_stop.exe
- Size 1.7MB
- Sample260809-3sraqsxekb
- SHA256 7e333e42e43becdf2fe2dfccf45620f4b117a0e5cff6ebc6f3dc9fe68e15d990
Malware Config
Signatures
- Executes dropped EXE 22 IoCs
- Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs
Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.
- Drops file in System32 directory 37 IoCs
- Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
- Drops file in Windows directory 4 IoCs
- Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs
Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).
- 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.
- Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 64 IoCs
SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
- Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 64 IoCs
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 7 IoCs
- Suspicious behavior: LoadsDriver 2 IoCs
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 41 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 2 IoCs
- Uses Volume Shadow Copy service COM API
The Volume Shadow Copy service is used to manage backups/snapshots.
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-09_b74b25593f887b3bbbfcff73ba20bfbf_elex_stop.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-09_b74b25593f887b3bbbfcff73ba20bfbf_elex_stop.exe"1⤵
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\System32\alg.exeC:\Windows\System32\alg.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\system32\DiagSvcs\DiagnosticsHub.StandardCollector.Service.exeC:\Windows\system32\DiagSvcs\DiagnosticsHub.StandardCollector.Service.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exeC:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe -k NetworkService -p -s TapiSrv1⤵
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C:\Windows\system32\fxssvc.exeC:\Windows\system32\fxssvc.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe"C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\elevation_service.exe"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\elevation_service.exe"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\maintenanceservice.exe"C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\maintenanceservice.exe"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Windows\System32\msdtc.exeC:\Windows\System32\msdtc.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
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\??\c:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE"c:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Windows\system32\PerceptionSimulation\PerceptionSimulationService.exeC:\Windows\system32\PerceptionSimulation\PerceptionSimulationService.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Windows\SysWow64\perfhost.exeC:\Windows\SysWow64\perfhost.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Windows\system32\locator.exeC:\Windows\system32\locator.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Windows\System32\SensorDataService.exeC:\Windows\System32\SensorDataService.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Checks SCSI registry key(s)
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C:\Windows\System32\snmptrap.exeC:\Windows\System32\snmptrap.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Windows\system32\spectrum.exeC:\Windows\system32\spectrum.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Checks SCSI registry key(s)
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C:\Windows\System32\OpenSSH\ssh-agent.exeC:\Windows\System32\OpenSSH\ssh-agent.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Windows\system32\svchost.exeC:\Windows\system32\svchost.exe -k LocalService -p -s SharedRealitySvc1⤵
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C:\Windows\system32\TieringEngineService.exeC:\Windows\system32\TieringEngineService.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Checks processor information in registry
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\system32\AgentService.exeC:\Windows\system32\AgentService.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\System32\vds.exeC:\Windows\System32\vds.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exeC:\Windows\system32\vssvc.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\system32\wbengine.exe"C:\Windows\system32\wbengine.exe"1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Windows\system32\wbem\WmiApSrv.exeC:\Windows\system32\wbem\WmiApSrv.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
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C:\Windows\system32\SearchIndexer.exeC:\Windows\system32\SearchIndexer.exe /Embedding1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\system32\SearchProtocolHost.exe"C:\Windows\system32\SearchProtocolHost.exe" Global\UsGthrFltPipeMssGthrPipe1_ Global\UsGthrCtrlFltPipeMssGthrPipe1 1 -2147483646 "Software\Microsoft\Windows Search" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT; MS Search 4.0 Robot)" "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Data\Temp\usgthrsvc" "DownLevelDaemon"2⤵
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
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C:\Windows\system32\SearchFilterHost.exe"C:\Windows\system32\SearchFilterHost.exe" 0 912 916 924 8192 920 8962⤵
- Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
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Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Credential Access
Credentials from Password Stores
1Credentials from Web Browsers
1Unsecured Credentials
1Credentials In Files
1Replay Monitor
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Downloads
elevation_service.exe
maintenanceservice.exe
7z.exe
7zFM.exe
7zG.exe
Uninstall.exe
AppVShNotify.exe
IntegratedOffice.exe
MavInject32.exe
OfficeC2RClient.exe
appvcleaner.exe
LICLUA.EXE
OSE.EXE
VSTOInstaller.exe
chrmstp.exe
setup.exe
chrome_pwa_launcher.exe
elevated_tracing_service.exe
elevation_service.exe
notification_helper.exe
os_update_handler.exe
chrome_proxy.exe
appletviewer.exe
extcheck.exe
idlj.exe
jabswitch.exe
jar.exe
jarsigner.exe
java-rmi.exe
java.exe
javac.exe
javadoc.exe
javafxpackager.exe
javah.exe
javap.exe
javapackager.exe
javaw.exe
wmpnetwk.exe
dotnet.exe
perfhost.exe
AgentService.exe
DiagnosticsHub.StandardCollector.Service.exe
FXSSVC.exe
Locator.exe
ssh-agent.exe
PerceptionSimulationService.exe
SearchIndexer.exe
SensorDataService.exe
Spectrum.exe
TieringEngineService.exe
VSSVC.exe
alg.exe
msdtc.exe
snmptrap.exe
vds.exe
WmiApSrv.exe
wbengine.exe
AppVClient.exe
SgrmBroker.exe
msiexec.exe
memory/208-63-0x0000000000890000-0x00000000008F0000-memory.dmp
memory/208-185-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001402D4000-memory.dmp
memory/208-71-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001402D4000-memory.dmp
memory/208-69-0x0000000000890000-0x00000000008F0000-memory.dmp
memory/720-179-0x0000000000D80000-0x0000000000DE0000-memory.dmp
memory/720-186-0x0000000000D80000-0x0000000000DE0000-memory.dmp
memory/720-189-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140259000-memory.dmp
memory/720-440-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140259000-memory.dmp
memory/1032-202-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140210000-memory.dmp
memory/1032-96-0x0000000000CB0000-0x0000000000D10000-memory.dmp
memory/1032-90-0x0000000000CB0000-0x0000000000D10000-memory.dmp
memory/1032-98-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140210000-memory.dmp
memory/1244-12-0x00000000006E0000-0x0000000000740000-memory.dmp
memory/1244-102-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140201000-memory.dmp
memory/1244-18-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140201000-memory.dmp
memory/1244-20-0x00000000006E0000-0x0000000000740000-memory.dmp
memory/1244-19-0x00000000006E0000-0x0000000000740000-memory.dmp
memory/1504-82-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000065F000-memory.dmp
memory/1504-470-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000065F000-memory.dmp
memory/1504-8-0x0000000000880000-0x00000000008E6000-memory.dmp
memory/1504-2-0x0000000000880000-0x00000000008E6000-memory.dmp
memory/1504-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000065F000-memory.dmp
memory/1572-225-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140226000-memory.dmp
memory/1572-103-0x00000000007F0000-0x0000000000850000-memory.dmp
memory/1572-111-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140226000-memory.dmp
memory/1572-109-0x00000000007F0000-0x0000000000850000-memory.dmp
memory/1936-132-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401EC000-memory.dmp
memory/1936-133-0x00000000006F0000-0x0000000000750000-memory.dmp
memory/1936-253-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401EC000-memory.dmp
memory/1936-139-0x00000000006F0000-0x0000000000750000-memory.dmp
memory/2204-255-0x00000000005E0000-0x0000000000640000-memory.dmp
memory/2204-261-0x00000000005E0000-0x0000000000640000-memory.dmp
memory/2204-254-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014021D000-memory.dmp
memory/2204-517-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014021D000-memory.dmp
memory/2268-117-0x0000000000600000-0x0000000000660000-memory.dmp
memory/2268-125-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140202000-memory.dmp
memory/2268-123-0x0000000000600000-0x0000000000660000-memory.dmp
memory/2268-237-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140202000-memory.dmp
memory/2316-173-0x00000000006E0000-0x0000000000740000-memory.dmp
memory/2316-175-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140169000-memory.dmp
memory/2316-383-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140169000-memory.dmp
memory/2440-520-0x000001DD54A80000-0x000001DD54A90000-memory.dmp
memory/2440-526-0x000001DD54A80000-0x000001DD54A90000-memory.dmp
memory/2440-523-0x000001DD54A80000-0x000001DD54A90000-memory.dmp
memory/2440-531-0x000001DD54A80000-0x000001DD54A90000-memory.dmp
memory/2440-525-0x000001DD54A80000-0x000001DD54A90000-memory.dmp
memory/2440-521-0x000001DD54A80000-0x000001DD54A90000-memory.dmp
memory/2440-524-0x000001DD54A80000-0x000001DD54A90000-memory.dmp
memory/2440-519-0x000001DD54A80000-0x000001DD54A90000-memory.dmp
memory/2440-527-0x000001DD54A80000-0x000001DD54A90000-memory.dmp
memory/2440-528-0x000001DD54A80000-0x000001DD54A90000-memory.dmp
memory/2440-518-0x000001DD54A80000-0x000001DD54A90000-memory.dmp
memory/2440-533-0x000001DD54A80000-0x000001DD54A90000-memory.dmp
memory/2440-532-0x000001DD54A80000-0x000001DD54A90000-memory.dmp
memory/2440-522-0x000001DD54A80000-0x000001DD54A90000-memory.dmp
memory/2440-529-0x000001DD54A80000-0x000001DD54A90000-memory.dmp
memory/2440-530-0x000001DD54A80000-0x000001DD54A90000-memory.dmp
memory/2508-250-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005EE000-memory.dmp
memory/2508-129-0x0000000000400000-0x00000000005EE000-memory.dmp
memory/3004-55-0x0000000000730000-0x0000000000790000-memory.dmp
memory/3004-49-0x0000000000730000-0x0000000000790000-memory.dmp
memory/3004-59-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001402E9000-memory.dmp
memory/3004-166-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001402E9000-memory.dmp
memory/3224-60-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140135000-memory.dmp
memory/3224-38-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140135000-memory.dmp
memory/3224-45-0x00000000008F0000-0x0000000000950000-memory.dmp
memory/3224-39-0x00000000008F0000-0x0000000000950000-memory.dmp
memory/3224-57-0x00000000008F0000-0x0000000000950000-memory.dmp
memory/3772-512-0x00000000005D0000-0x0000000000630000-memory.dmp
memory/3772-514-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401D7000-memory.dmp
memory/3772-143-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401D7000-memory.dmp
memory/3772-144-0x00000000005D0000-0x0000000000630000-memory.dmp
memory/3772-274-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401D7000-memory.dmp
memory/3772-150-0x00000000005D0000-0x0000000000630000-memory.dmp
memory/3776-466-0x000000000CD50000-0x000000000CD58000-memory.dmp
memory/3776-345-0x0000000001DB0000-0x0000000001DC0000-memory.dmp
memory/3776-272-0x0000000000510000-0x0000000000570000-memory.dmp
memory/3776-275-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140179000-memory.dmp
memory/3776-377-0x000000000A1F0000-0x000000000A1F8000-memory.dmp
memory/3776-266-0x0000000000510000-0x0000000000570000-memory.dmp
memory/3776-329-0x0000000001B00000-0x0000000001B10000-memory.dmp
memory/3776-534-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140179000-memory.dmp
memory/3788-203-0x00000000004F0000-0x0000000000550000-memory.dmp
memory/3788-215-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401C0000-memory.dmp
memory/3788-212-0x00000000004F0000-0x0000000000550000-memory.dmp
memory/3788-209-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401C0000-memory.dmp
memory/3788-210-0x00000000004F0000-0x0000000000550000-memory.dmp
memory/3904-74-0x0000000001510000-0x0000000001570000-memory.dmp
memory/3904-80-0x0000000001510000-0x0000000001570000-memory.dmp
memory/3904-85-0x0000000001510000-0x0000000001570000-memory.dmp
memory/3904-84-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014022C000-memory.dmp
memory/3904-87-0x0000000140000000-0x000000014022C000-memory.dmp
memory/4080-200-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140239000-memory.dmp
memory/4080-197-0x0000000000810000-0x0000000000870000-memory.dmp
memory/4080-191-0x0000000000810000-0x0000000000870000-memory.dmp
memory/4080-463-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140239000-memory.dmp
memory/4240-235-0x0000000000500000-0x0000000000560000-memory.dmp
memory/4240-229-0x0000000000500000-0x0000000000560000-memory.dmp
memory/4240-238-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401FC000-memory.dmp
memory/4240-515-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401FC000-memory.dmp
memory/4392-27-0x00000000006B0000-0x0000000000710000-memory.dmp
memory/4392-26-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140200000-memory.dmp
memory/4392-128-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140200000-memory.dmp
memory/4392-35-0x00000000006B0000-0x0000000000710000-memory.dmp
memory/4840-372-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401ED000-memory.dmp
memory/4840-155-0x0000000000720000-0x0000000000780000-memory.dmp
memory/4840-162-0x0000000140000000-0x00000001401ED000-memory.dmp
memory/4840-161-0x0000000000720000-0x0000000000780000-memory.dmp
memory/4908-227-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140147000-memory.dmp
memory/4908-511-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140147000-memory.dmp
memory/4908-223-0x0000000000B30000-0x0000000000B90000-memory.dmp
memory/4908-217-0x0000000000B30000-0x0000000000B90000-memory.dmp
memory/5064-516-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140216000-memory.dmp
memory/5064-251-0x0000000140000000-0x0000000140216000-memory.dmp
memory/5064-247-0x0000000000500000-0x0000000000560000-memory.dmp