Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    133s
  • 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, 05:22

General

  • Target
    2026-08-10_0bb227a275ded6b28370152a6d380482_elex_stop_vidar.exe
  • Size 28.2MB
  • Sample260810-f2s5csec53
  • SHA256 3df9c6e1c6d1983d16b69d86fd3787197c8d8d3ae2f81e8eed2d95dba077ab04
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables embedding registry key / value combination indicative of disabling Windows Defen 1 IoCs
  • UPX dump on OEP (original entry point) 2 IoCs
  • Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 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 7 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 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 5 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-10_0bb227a275ded6b28370152a6d380482_elex_stop_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-10_0bb227a275ded6b28370152a6d380482_elex_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:4892
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CBAAAACBCCABCCCBAACACABABABAABBCACCABBCBCAACBACBCBBBBABAABBCABABCAACCBCABBCCCBCABCCBBAAAABCCBACBCBCAABC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCAAABCACBACBBACBCBAAACAABCCACBBBAAACBABBAACBCBBCBCCAAC.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:4700
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CBAAAACBCCABCCCBAACACABABABAABBCACCABBCBCAACBACBCBBBBABAABBCABABCAACCBCABBCCCBCABCCBBAAAABCCBACBCBCAABC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCAAABCACBACBBACBCBAAACAABCCACBBBAAACBABBAACBCBBCBCCAAC.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:4452
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_CABACBBBBCAACBCCABAACAACAACAACBBBBBCBCAAABABBBBACBC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCAAABCACBACBBACBCBAAACAABCCACBBBAAACBABBAACBCBBCBCCAAC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CABACBBBBCAACBCCABAACAACAACAACBBBBBCBCAAABABBBBACBC"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2876
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_CABACBBBBCAACBCCABAACAACAACAACBBBBBCBCAAABABBBBACBC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCAAABCACBACBBACBCBAAACAABCCACBBBAAACBABBAACBCBBCBCCAAC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CABACBBBBCAACBCCABAACAACAACAACBBBBBCBCAAABABBBBACBC"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:5888
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_CABACBBBBCAACBCCABAACAACAACAACBBBBBCBCAAABABBBBACBC"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:4728
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_CABACBBBBCAACBCCABAACAACAACAACBBBBBCBCAAABABBBBACBC"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:1332
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCAAABCACBACBBACBCBAAACAABCCACBBBAAACBABBAACBCBBCBCCAAC.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCAAABCACBACBBACBCBAAACAABCCACBBBAAACBABBAACBCBBCBCCAAC.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:4084
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCAAABCACBACBBACBCBAAACAABCCACBBBAAACBABBAACBCBBCBCCAAC.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCAAABCACBACBBACBCBAAACAABCCACBBBAAACBABBAACBCBBCBCCAAC.exe
    1⤵
      PID:6104

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 76acae825bc0feca60cef6ee0dad4e2bec6a51d85a708833ab9eb23b095543c8
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 f53c06fb1cc735165daf2fc749dd05dd42618d18c735f8c4cb4452771393bf44
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 ec6dbd93128ae3ceef1df2d3a8518ebd174b535f5d8dc2231c6aa77b28370512
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 a311b4ec9e8e6d485c9d77a1c232023c5326501f93526c9959435abd067e8eee
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          svchost_CCAAABCACBACBBACBCBAAACAABCCACBBBAAACBABBAACBCBBCBCCAAC.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCAAABCACBACBBACBCBAAACAABCCACBBBAAACBABBAACBCBBCBCCAAC.exe
          • Size 28.2MB
          • SHA256 3df9c6e1c6d1983d16b69d86fd3787197c8d8d3ae2f81e8eed2d95dba077ab04
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          svchost_CCAAABCACBACBBACBCBAAACAABCCACBBBAAACBABBAACBCBBCBCCAAC.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCAAABCACBACBBACBCBAAACAABCCACBBBAAACBABBAACBCBBCBCCAAC.exe
          • Size 4.2MB
          • SHA256 434f250e17e3a94c9169f61368b62ba738b729e94fd2a6871149c265c3b4a68e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/4084-25-0x0000000000130000-0x0000000000151000-memory.dmp

          memory/4084-38-0x0000000000130000-0x0000000000151000-memory.dmp

          memory/4892-0-0x0000000000800000-0x0000000000821000-memory.dmp

          memory/4892-8-0x0000000000800000-0x0000000000821000-memory.dmp