Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    126s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    10/08/2026, 01:41

General

  • Target
    2026-08-10_fc7e57dd4c014b81cb92d081bae95de8_elex_hawkeye_remcos_stop.exe
  • Size 5.6MB
  • Sample260810-b3534aydrg
  • SHA256 2a0bcdcfaed6d588eb72c962e9fbdb991cc6bbee5491248e7d017b53262914c7
  • 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 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\2026-08-10_fc7e57dd4c014b81cb92d081bae95de8_elex_hawkeye_remcos_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-10_fc7e57dd4c014b81cb92d081bae95de8_elex_hawkeye_remcos_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:4908
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ABCCCBAABCBBABBCBCBCAABBCACBAACAABBBBBABCAABBABCBABACACCBCCCCACAACCAACBAACCCCABACCCCACBBBABCBABBCCABBCB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCACCBBCCAABABCCBAABABBCCCACBABCCACBACBCAACACABCBBBBBAC.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:1132
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ABCCCBAABCBBABBCBCBCAABBCACBAACAABBBBBABCAABBABCBABACACCBCCCCACAACCAACBAACCCCABACCCCACBBBABCBABBCCABBCB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCACCBBCCAABABCCBAABABBCCCACBABCCACBACBCAACACABCBBBBBAC.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:4564
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_BBACBABACABCCCACCCABBBCACCCABCAAAAABCCCCCBCACBCACCB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCACCBBCCAABABCCBAABABBCCCACBABCCACBACBCAACACABCBBBBBAC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BBACBABACABCCCACCCABBBCACCCABCAAAAABCCCCCBCACBCACCB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1052
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_BBACBABACABCCCACCCABBBCACCCABCAAAAABCCCCCBCACBCACCB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCACCBBCCAABABCCBAABABBCCCACBABCCACBACBCAACACABCBBBBBAC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BBACBABACABCCCACCCABBBCACCCABCAAAAABCCCCCBCACBCACCB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4480
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_BBACBABACABCCCACCCABBBCACCCABCAAAAABCCCCCBCACBCACCB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4320
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_BBACBABACABCCCACCCABBBCACCCABCAAAAABCCCCCBCACBCACCB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4768
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCACCBBCCAABABCCBAABABBCCCACBABCCACBACBCAACACABCBBBBBAC.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCACCBBCCAABABCCBAABABBCCCACBABCCACBACBCAACACABCBBBBBAC.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:4852
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:5228
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBBCBCACCACBCABCAAACACBACCCBABAABCCABBACAACBCABBACBBBAA.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBBCBCACCACBCABCAAACACBACCCBABAABCCABBACAACBCABBACBBBAA.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1352
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCACCBBCCAABABCCBAABABBCCCACBABCCACBACBCAACACABCBBBBBAC.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCACCBBCCAABABCCBAABABBCCCACBABCCACBACBCAACACABCBBBBBAC.exe
      1⤵
      • Creates a file in the Startup directory
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:972

    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 0443584ea9272e23e873fb32d5e45997481b90991ca3a811a14b8b4ccb9a6c99
          • 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 6.2MB
          • SHA256 74cdf800c5391d21130e1ade37d9b424336423ca11a099632d1601f1938a1c90
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 dc1980e237fe90004d000a354826968330ae349d00ed70a17cbc6d04cdc6b58e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\txabvose.Admin\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 aebf21663ce404328ea1d8b6062d5b121e12e4100433440c3f887af47f14071e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 93930fbc23142d8254e41f7c369c2fbd8a4c6d9faf31afdb62a0bf1d738d1688
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 bd4434d4f02af575c533d894ab5b8fcd7a0c0265485fc08324c19ee1a2b5ff4b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 d611730b2bb4b25023c0f40696a5550a5f095b6b52609b506cccae41b538f188
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 62c6780a7678506d78b58bd877c923f3a61d00036ad4e4a7269aec385fc05cd0
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 bb1b005bf0fb5eee63279fe0ebd5c2e8ca79b5d373613d3712d89e1895f48bcd
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 5e75196c79fcd16f715e66a46ae39cc1f83485e5dd7471793a8763f00a7d810a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          svchost_CCACCBBCCAABABCCBAABABBCCCACBABCCACBACBCAACACABCBBBBBAC.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCACCBBCCAABABCCBAABABBCCCACBABCCACBACBCAACACABCBBBBBAC.exe
          • Size 5.6MB
          • SHA256 2a0bcdcfaed6d588eb72c962e9fbdb991cc6bbee5491248e7d017b53262914c7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 926B
          • SHA256 ca9139c71fda0a88fafcc4800eb2f11995794a9859a3e7ae59347376520b7233
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 26f1f3b9c3ea3cf29a43de10f4567a449748417f96225413db4fad3829a25142
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          memory/972-542-0x0000000000E30000-0x0000000000E51000-memory.dmp

          memory/1352-70-0x00000000002C0000-0x00000000002E1000-memory.dmp

          memory/1352-1049-0x00000000002C0000-0x00000000002E1000-memory.dmp

          memory/4852-31-0x0000000000E30000-0x0000000000E51000-memory.dmp

          memory/4908-0-0x00000000002E0000-0x0000000000301000-memory.dmp

          memory/4908-7-0x00000000002E0000-0x0000000000301000-memory.dmp