Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    114s
  • 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, 02:57

General

  • Target
    2026-08-10_1e38f6b05343d4342b9e4b2e78ccbb57_elex_stop.exe
  • Size 5.5MB
  • Sample260810-dfp5gazelf
  • SHA256 53701a56da61ef3302e3de7112b6a1eb7cdc4a2afb160aa7ab42006ba3d37b1c
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Creates a file in the Startup directory 1 TTPs 4 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 4 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.

  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 2 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 9 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-10_1e38f6b05343d4342b9e4b2e78ccbb57_elex_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-10_1e38f6b05343d4342b9e4b2e78ccbb57_elex_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:5044
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ABBCCCBCBCAAABABBCCAABAACCCCBACCCAAAACBCCBCABACCCABBBBCCCAAAACCCABAAAACCCCCAAACBBBCBCBBAACAABBCACCCCCCC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CAABCCBBBCCBBCBBBACCCBBBBBACABCAACCCAACCBCCABCACAAAACBB.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:612
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ABBCCCBCBCAAABABBCCAABAACCCCBACCCAAAACBCCBCABACCCABBBBCCCAAAACCCABAAAACCCCCAAACBBBCBCBBAACAABBCACCCCCCC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CAABCCBBBCCBBCBBBACCCBBBBBACABCAACCCAACCBCCABCACAAAACBB.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:3724
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_CBABACAAABBCACBCBBBBAAABABCCCACAABCABABAAABCAABCBCA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CAABCCBBBCCBBCBBBACCCBBBBBACABCAACCCAACCBCCABCACAAAACBB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CBABACAAABBCACBCBBBBAAABABCCCACAABCABABAAABCAABCBCA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4536
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_CBABACAAABBCACBCBBBBAAABABCCCACAABCABABAAABCAABCBCA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CAABCCBBBCCBBCBBBACCCBBBBBACABCAACCCAACCBCCABCACAAAACBB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CBABACAAABBCACBCBBBBAAABABCCCACAABCABABAAABCAABCBCA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1864
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_CBABACAAABBCACBCBBBBAAABABCCCACAABCABABAAABCAABCBCA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5548
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_CBABACAAABBCACBCBBBBAAABABCCCACAABCABABAAABCAABCBCA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2772
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CAABCCBBBCCBBCBBBACCCBBBBBACABCAACCCAACCBCCABCACAAAACBB.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CAABCCBBBCCBBCBBBACCCBBBBBACABCAACCCAACCBCCABCACAAAACBB.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:2376
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:2400
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CACCACAACBCACCCACCCBACBCBABAABCCBBABAAAAABAABCAABCCABCBBCBAAACAAABABAACABAAABBCCCCACABABCACCABAAACCAABB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CACBCCAAAAAAAACBBAABBABCBAACCCBCBBACCAAACBBCACCBCCAABBB.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:1796
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
          schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CACCACAACBCACCCACCCBACBCBABAABCCBBABAAAAABAABCAABCCABCBBCBAAACAAABABAACABAAABBCCCCACABABCACCABAAACCAABB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CACBCCAAAAAAAACBBAABBABCBAACCCBCBBACCAAACBBCACCBCCAABBB.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
          3⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:592
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CACBCCAAAAAAAACBBAABBABCBAACCCBCBBACCAAACBBCACCBCCAABBB.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CACBCCAAAAAAAACBBAABBABCBAACCCBCBBACCAAACBBCACCBCCAABBB.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:460
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CAABCCBBBCCBBCBBBACCCBBBBBACABCAACCCAACCBCCABCACAAAACBB.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CAABCCBBBCCBBCBBBACCCBBBBBACABCAACCCAACCBCCABCACAAAACBB.exe
      1⤵
      • Creates a file in the Startup directory
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:5332

    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 67e0dae62fbfa48cd601d2fca566a68bb1fbf33194640e737dc5000c9a42a9c7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\PerfLogs\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 4b5d696dbb52a5f3c11e832f86cd19a3514d4c4e14d24064a09548d5f3d73a98
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\AppRepository\Packages\MicrosoftWindows.LKG.IrisService_1000.26100.1742.0_x64__cw5n1h2txyewy\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 524e7d7005dd850eb167a51db8e62c39fbeb977ad3d30cb89356f142104f848d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\AppRepository\Packages\windows.immersivecontrolpanel_10.0.8.1000_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 83b9f2669cf1c8262432219ac4ff1f912401591078a22a1a2d5ec1f8981d6e34
          • 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 6.1MB
          • SHA256 ebc55c8cb7032d178b6e63adaaa412187ca991fbf8af1b857621de84be246a1e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{61087a79-ac85-455c-934d-1fa22cc64f36}\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 83ba2cf95a86984370e176fc4c7a1ca63f15b499a976975d023ac21eefa61891
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Feeds\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 24b5e5f2ab24f33b699905b18bcd8bfafe82596cd8cd505c74930c7c44c5826a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\18.151.0729.0013\platforms\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 2937f1b164a01f706709396cd3697b359fe7b03614efbd65194c623308e96395
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 9955df700b96fbb56f4bdda7b54c95e77260cdc68cf4530e660a3da886d2070e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 1eb665887715e63f4609d0d00b29164f2934bf8c4ccbfa15621f5bffa17fa53b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 f5be73cbaaaa53b36d8e87b5f374ecf0898bb281a4f4a5f510131bbaedc11a01
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 6eaa4d906ddd2aca1e20cd710df14355f5b8795e202681b2f3dde13c97550636
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 a8abd131ba09b87b86591bdcc61b3cf13a79a161367d3c69f02851fed64f4772
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 3d0e8d38fa4f229547dca9773b967bbcf7812c7a5fafb8340729d3c0e06392b3
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 07503ce1aec1f384df70bba3a671873c828f0d939a31fe32ba41680326adc723
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          svchost_CAABCCBBBCCBBCBBBACCCBBBBBACABCAACCCAACCBCCABCACAAAACBB.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CAABCCBBBCCBBCBBBACCCBBBBBACABCAACCCAACCBCCABCACAAAACBB.exe
          • Size 5.5MB
          • SHA256 53701a56da61ef3302e3de7112b6a1eb7cdc4a2afb160aa7ab42006ba3d37b1c
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 a4c896f94058ec762007ff1864443e0adbb194ecac0833edd3fb0db6950c37ae
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 d7e8a2cbe9e1a2311f92106b9681c2bf9d98a124ec29c80930571b4581659ebe
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 926B
          • SHA256 7b7d0bf885bcf572f6dd2622639f56f09a66a0051caebc58a60bf84d42ef8a79
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          memory/460-68-0x0000000000190000-0x00000000001B1000-memory.dmp

          memory/460-3932-0x0000000000190000-0x00000000001B1000-memory.dmp

          memory/2376-32-0x0000000000D30000-0x0000000000D51000-memory.dmp

          memory/5044-6-0x0000000000550000-0x0000000000571000-memory.dmp

          memory/5332-1530-0x0000000000D30000-0x0000000000D51000-memory.dmp

          memory/5332-3934-0x0000000000D30000-0x0000000000D51000-memory.dmp