Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • 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
    10/08/2026, 01:49

General

  • Target
    2026-08-10_df4e785adb4b825d612af40fe4f6ecdb_elex_hawkeye_remcos_stop_vidar.exe
  • Size 5.5MB
  • Sample260810-b8r4eshj2v
  • SHA256 eed72c19b62475f70f4727d01786c4c791cea7badb20598ebaf4567bc77174fa
  • 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 10 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-10_df4e785adb4b825d612af40fe4f6ecdb_elex_hawkeye_remcos_stop_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-10_df4e785adb4b825d612af40fe4f6ecdb_elex_hawkeye_remcos_stop_vidar.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:1936
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_AAAACCABACCBCBBACBCACBAAACABCCBCABBBBBCCABBACCCACACBBCBBCACAAACAAACBABCCBACCCCCBCBABCBACCCBCBCCAABCACCB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBACABCCCABBBCCBACCBACBAACABCBCBBACBACBCABCCCCCABBAACCA.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:5032
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_AAAACCABACCBCBBACBCACBAAACABCCBCABBBBBCCABBACCCACACBBCBBCACAAACAAACBABCCBACCCCCBCBABCBACCCBCBCCAABCACCB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBACABCCCABBBCCBACCBACBAACABCBCBBACBACBCABCCCCCABBAACCA.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:2772
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_AACCBCCCBBCCAAABABABBBBCABCABACAABCABBCAAACBCCCBBCB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBACABCCCABBBCCBACCBACBAACABCBCBBACBACBCABCCCCCABBAACCA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_AACCBCCCBBCCAAABABABBBBCABCABACAABCABBCAAACBCCCBBCB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3900
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_AACCBCCCBBCCAAABABABBBBCABCABACAABCABBCAAACBCCCBBCB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBACABCCCABBBCCBACCBACBAACABCBCBBACBACBCABCCCCCABBAACCA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_AACCBCCCBBCCAAABABABBBBCABCABACAABCABBCAAACBCCCBBCB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4784
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_AACCBCCCBBCCAAABABABBBBCABCABACAABCABBCAAACBCCCBBCB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1796
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_AACCBCCCBBCCAAABABABBBBCABCABACAABCABBCAAACBCCCBBCB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4460
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBACABCCCABBBCCBACCBACBAACABCBCBBACBACBCABCCCCCABBAACCA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBACABCCCABBBCCBACCBACBAACABCBCBBACBACBCABCCCCCABBAACCA.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:1576
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2260
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\calc.exe
        calc.exe
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies registry class
        PID:1816
  • C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe -Embedding
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:3404
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBACABCCCABBBCCBACCBACBAACABCBCBBACBACBCABCCCCCABBAACCA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBACABCCCABBBCCBACCBACBAACABCBCBBACBACBCABCCCCCABBAACCA.exe
    1⤵
    • Creates a file in the Startup directory
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:3080
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCBBBCBCACBCCBACAACBAACBAAAAACABCBCAACBBBCBBAACACABBBBC.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCBBBCBCACBCCBACAACBAACBAAAAACABCBCAACBBBCBBAACACABBBBC.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2500

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 0a84d28635261c46b46a5aadb16f007b2e0f5c6434745126e6a73cc867ef85ee
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        setup.exe

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Adobe\Setup\{AC76BA86-7AD7-1033-7B44-AC0F074E4100}\setup.exe
        • Size 6.0MB
        • SHA256 ba93926220574aacd0dbbb8156ee724c9c5b3673493a5bc22bf558f11713bed0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Diagnosis\SoftLandingStage\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 d7a4ad2153fcb5b920304c48f018c12e643d62dbefbd3d834d195d155ef3943f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\18.151.0729.0013\cy-GB\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 afeb1370e68b603ba802367c505c33bd2d06e70c30ae2ba5c910d9c696d66b8a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.BingWeather_8wekyb3d8bbwe\Settings\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 2de05d8a21534488eaa604e6247868e2b6953592d2347c4483e1c1e823ad598b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Background Tasks Profiles\77wftcd8.MozillaBackgroundTask-308046B0AF4A39CB-defaultagent\crashes\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 344c2b264615cd479356b7779bbe284c2bf76925a5951f2e455f21cdb957c206
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 3307223f65209abf693bd5d76bed1b8714ef5fcff8d0fea085e5f6005abfe80c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 49ff62e2f04c3c698256d4114496f6aaeb59046fe24ec3c2bfa6a0d88a95b60c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 9b98fd0a04514a3217d38be6e133a669673fbe5f26a86c456634f5d8a14ebfce
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 53609fb1aa93ae3b97b8be17f92737ab94e75e36111317390bc6ae72391c9989
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 8627612069ee01c49c92fd573a2e6393706aba1b933c382e72de8d5db6fe6183
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        svchost_CBACABCCCABBBCCBACCBACBAACABCBCBBACBACBCABCCCCCABBAACCA.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBACABCCCABBBCCBACCBACBAACABCBCBBACBACBCABCCCCCABBAACCA.exe
        • Size 5.5MB
        • SHA256 eed72c19b62475f70f4727d01786c4c791cea7badb20598ebaf4567bc77174fa
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        virus_log.txt

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
        • Size 934B
        • SHA256 585b41f5ac02ffd0a4086e4de96173c8c45c963ff56d2f9193fc59583d889055
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        memory/1576-35-0x0000000000EB0000-0x0000000000ED1000-memory.dmp

        memory/1576-25-0x0000000000EB0000-0x0000000000ED1000-memory.dmp

        memory/1936-6-0x0000000000E10000-0x0000000000E31000-memory.dmp

        memory/2260-59-0x0000000005BD0000-0x0000000005BD1000-memory.dmp

        memory/2500-79-0x0000000000BC0000-0x0000000000BE1000-memory.dmp

        memory/3080-73-0x0000000000EB0000-0x0000000000ED1000-memory.dmp

        memory/3080-1094-0x0000000000EB0000-0x0000000000ED1000-memory.dmp