Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    134s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    09/08/2026, 14:52

General

  • Target
    2026-08-09_15a0ccb2c32ae4fff6d2202c9be95d8b_elex_icedid.exe
  • Size 511KB
  • Sample260809-r866cazflf
  • SHA256 9f93ce47b8686ef8ca1ddd85b74a119c5cebf1b8179aa96a4872aeb16bfeddfd
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Creates a file in the Startup directory 1 TTPs 1 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 9 IoCs

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

  • 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 WriteProcessMemory 7 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-09_15a0ccb2c32ae4fff6d2202c9be95d8b_elex_icedid.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-09_15a0ccb2c32ae4fff6d2202c9be95d8b_elex_icedid.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:4072
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CABACBABCBBCACBABACCBCACBBCCBBAABBABACACCCABBBCACCABACACABAAABABBCBAACBCBBCABABAABBACBCBAABBBCCCCCAACBC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CAACCCACCBABACCCAAABCBBCAABAAAAABCCCCABCBABABCCCAACCCAB.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:4576
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CABACBABCBBCACBABACCBCACBBCCBBAABBABACACCCABBBCACCABACACABAAABABBCBAACBCBBCABABAABBACBCBAABBBCCCCCAACBC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CAACCCACCBABACCCAAABCBBCAABAAAAABCCCCABCBABABCCCAACCCAB.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:1376
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_BAACAABBABABBBBAABBAABCBABCCBAABBBBABCBCCABBCAACACB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CAACCCACCBABACCCAAABCBBCAABAAAAABCCCCABCBABABCCCAACCCAB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BAACAABBABABBBBAABBAABCBABCCBAABBBBABCBCCABBCAACACB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4092
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_BAACAABBABABBBBAABBAABCBABCCBAABBBBABCBCCABBCAACACB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CAACCCACCBABACCCAAABCBBCAABAAAAABCCCCABCBABABCCCAACCCAB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BAACAABBABABBBBAABBAABCBABCCBAABBBBABCBCCABBCAACACB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2912
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_BAACAABBABABBBBAABBAABCBABCCBAABBBBABCBCCABBCAACACB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2692
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_BAACAABBABABBBBAABBAABCBABCCBAABBBBABCBCCABBCAACACB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4328
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CAACCCACCBABACCCAAABCBBCAABAAAAABCCCCABCBABABCCCAACCCAB.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CAACCCACCBABACCCAAABCBBCAABAAAAABCCCCABCBABABCCCAACCCAB.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:4892
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:3400
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBCCCACCACBABABAABABCCABCBCABCCAABABBBBBCCBCCBBACBCACAC.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBCCCACCACBABABAABABCCABCBCABCCAABABBBBBCCBCCBBACBCACAC.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1996
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CAACCCACCBABACCCAAABCBBCAABAAAAABCCCCABCBABABCCCAACCCAB.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CAACCCACCBABACCCAAABCBBCAABAAAAABCCCCABCBABABCCCAACCCAB.exe
      1⤵
      • Creates a file in the Startup directory
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3392

    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 d69a01a8e23d46316bb45b6e04791b37525848a3ed0eacde436edf7141b514af
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          windowsdesktop-runtime-8.0.15-win-x64.exe

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{5625bb48-295c-4113-bc92-d6a69b19b04c}\windowsdesktop-runtime-8.0.15-win-x64.exe
          • Size 1.1MB
          • SHA256 dafbc5e11f0d4a62167632f254aabb94301fe3cc5a39f7a80359f344ca11a2f2
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{CF2BEA3C-26EA-32F8-AA9B-331F7E34BA97}v11.0.61030\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 b79223c16ad41d17569e87f3d884c6fd4b6b13ed41ceadab214a3cba8067b22c
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Extensions\ghbmnnjooekpmoecnnnilnnbdlolhkhi\1.107.1_0\_locales\ms\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 b87c0f5d975f53170d384a9416fe7922f4606c6e0223aa9a127cea84ddca4c6b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalCache\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 70c9023d87c8d79dc6bac6ccec2119f06c6b9530d541bd23bfe461d3d07786c2
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\fiyrtffj.default-release\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 2a47b6fdda0c9f8a5c48793cac7cf0762bb2ba90d4fa9c3974e244d1a670dd2f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 c04135733a1d046f35dd2de7bf8850f03021a05e2494ef40bf31c19aeefdfa10
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 a26065d72d33a2f9b9b29f452ff6845a0f5a76dc0810aa5c613abef41a9477b9
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 734a8a8ef3cca61d9cb1079875dc0c10a138a1dddc052d663e4f17a127384387
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 58c3f540d5362350a9625a6305241cf945ade98832a8c4e0b4cfe5c911c69381
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 dc73ea3ea7e4c6ca507bdd7d1c66cc85069e9753049b8b55c7433ed9d88b4951
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Default\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 a3e11a132bb720ff928792d9434709af89d030e4a72d8de0818d70a154b7d88a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          svchost_CAACCCACCBABACCCAAABCBBCAABAAAAABCCCCABCBABABCCCAACCCAB.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CAACCCACCBABACCCAAABCBBCAABAAAAABCCCCABCBABABCCCAACCCAB.exe
          • Size 511KB
          • SHA256 9f93ce47b8686ef8ca1ddd85b74a119c5cebf1b8179aa96a4872aeb16bfeddfd
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 926B
          • SHA256 35eafd9dd00b63c1fc914c1fd85c4545e97a2fb579a432697b7fe44ca54032d1
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 d1d9cd2de49369e9c6fa6dc8363fb1c2dd0fdac52d422e279b1c7ca0024a5e29
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          memory/1996-78-0x0000000000DB0000-0x0000000000DD1000-memory.dmp

          memory/3392-1920-0x0000000000F80000-0x0000000000FA1000-memory.dmp

          memory/4072-0-0x0000000000DB0000-0x0000000000DD1000-memory.dmp

          memory/4072-7-0x0000000000DB0000-0x0000000000DD1000-memory.dmp

          memory/4892-31-0x0000000000F80000-0x0000000000FA1000-memory.dmp