Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • 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, 04:49

General

  • Target
    2026-08-10_5c5f0de05fe2947ceb76bed5b6b86e0d_amadey_coinminer_elex_hijackloader_stop_vidar.exe
  • Size 18.9MB
  • Sample260810-ff3fxawset
  • SHA256 586d1b821d13ef2aa9a257735b996dec77563aefd5f438f64af511971bdc87b9
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables embedding registry key / value combination indicative of disabling Windows Defen 2 IoCs
  • UPX dump on OEP (original entry point) 2 IoCs
  • 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_5c5f0de05fe2947ceb76bed5b6b86e0d_amadey_coinminer_elex_hijackloader_stop_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-10_5c5f0de05fe2947ceb76bed5b6b86e0d_amadey_coinminer_elex_hijackloader_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:4980
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CBCBCCAACBACBBABBBABABACBBCCCCBBBACBBBACCCACACCBCACBACBABABACCBACCCCCCACCCBBAAABCCCABCCACCBABBCAACBCACB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBABABCAABABBABCCBCCAABCBBBBABACABABCACBBCCABBAABCBABC.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:3380
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CBCBCCAACBACBBABBBABABACBBCCCCBBBACBBBACCCACACCBCACBACBABABACCBACCCCCCACCCBBAAABCCCABCCACCBABBCAACBCACB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBABABCAABABBABCCBCCAABCBBBBABACABABCACBBCCABBAABCBABC.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:5100
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_CAACCACBACCBCBCBCBABABABBCBBBCCBBABABABBACBABACCAAB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBABABCAABABBABCCBCCAABCBBBBABACABABCACBBCCABBAABCBABC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CAACCACBACCBCBCBCBABABABBCBBBCCBBABABABBACBABACCAAB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2448
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_CAACCACBACCBCBCBCBABABABBCBBBCCBBABABABBACBABACCAAB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBABABCAABABBABCCBCCAABCBBBBABACABABCACBBCCABBAABCBABC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CAACCACBACCBCBCBCBABABABBCBBBCCBBABABABBACBABACCAAB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:756
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_CAACCACBACCBCBCBCBABABABBCBBBCCBBABABABBACBABACCAAB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5076
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_CAACCACBACCBCBCBCBABABABBCBBBCCBBABABABBACBABACCAAB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:668
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBABABCAABABBABCCBCCAABCBBBBABACABABCACBBCCABBAABCBABC.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBABABCAABABBABCCBCCAABCBBBBABACABABCACBBCCABBAABCBABC.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:1616
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2108
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\calc.exe
        calc.exe
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies registry class
        PID:3848
  • C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe -Embedding
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:4948
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AACCACBAABCBABCCCABBCBCBABBABACBCCABCBACBACCCABCACBACAB.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AACCACBAABCBABCCCABBCBCBABBABACBCCABCBACBACCCABCACBACAB.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4312
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBABABCAABABBABCCBCCAABCBBBBABACABABCACBBCCABBAABCBABC.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBABABCAABABBABCCBCCAABCBBBBABACABABCACBBCCABBAABCBABC.exe
    1⤵
    • Creates a file in the Startup directory
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:4208

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 5d29ae2189de43d62aca8d5ef4f26eebd21a3ed12da60d0b5a31d947ecb01df0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        setup.exe

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Adobe\Setup\{AC76BA86-7AD7-1033-7B44-AC0F074E4100}\setup.exe
        • Size 19.3MB
        • SHA256 958838514b0fc1b7b4b796d440542a783e3e9f0533ab3f85abec6a773b808f02
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\ClickToRun\UserData\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 164f9f91f81a78b67adca2289eb20139d7d1c59851697d1ef6072eabaa9429c1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Data\Applications\Windows\Projects\SystemIndex\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 091ab7038dd1ce97fdcc6e15206b5ea541e830194cd3c186b03994187c804af7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Templates\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 241e525d10e8ea44aad341e973f4e184225b8ccb050659592ad162c200c3ff30
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{6DB765A8-05AF-49A1-A71D-6F645EE3CE41}v14.30.30704\packages\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 c09cdcb92b258d3641c9b1b6908152249f50973318fdc74fe07eebbc84f72b36
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Sun\Java\Deployment\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 9ead20b36e3c9f0fd6b085e0a1413e3cd40c116042e9b824f1e1d3b9ba36f15c
        • 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 cd3efee8a4184d50148eaa47bb44123986b54bc112090b1325ebdc6b85574d59
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.ECApp_8wekyb3d8bbwe\AC\INetHistory\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 898364b90b3b4b0275801fc10f896a5e9142c0acee484d7fea56fed111b853cd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 188800a550d03b55cae71b2b4607b1fdd158bfcff2e2b21adcde441f38e4f8de
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 31a314964e41cd1b4cfa5536a0b3100bfb26e73d36eb77ab17094027dd41d5c8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 1974c11e8a3ef12242650d20adf15772365925a294cb0fa0dfc3b00c0d3bd2e2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 343cf8f7d2eb51129e70cf276147ac43e7de44ae984725fb716b940dad5a865b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 17d06e2f9bfe21522c02cf1beb3265ca20c8b9a536fa0e615ef72c9e55a11fb2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 bb83359f00e224fd8f187594c64fde1be4f05a27beceba06d0ff04d99eaa2185
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        svchost_ACBABABCAABABBABCCBCCAABCBBBBABACABABCACBBCCABBAABCBABC.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBABABCAABABBABCCBCCAABCBBBBABACABABCACBBCCABBAABCBABC.exe
        • Size 18.9MB
        • SHA256 586d1b821d13ef2aa9a257735b996dec77563aefd5f438f64af511971bdc87b9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        virus_log.txt

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
        • Size 930B
        • SHA256 8adc978dcab32c1f052e12881e96f33713fb810405311974f00baf91f148d938
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        memory/1616-36-0x00000000002A0000-0x00000000002C1000-memory.dmp

        memory/2108-60-0x00000000056D0000-0x00000000056D1000-memory.dmp

        memory/4208-2557-0x00000000002A0000-0x00000000002C1000-memory.dmp

        memory/4312-72-0x0000000000220000-0x0000000000241000-memory.dmp

        memory/4980-0-0x00000000000A0000-0x00000000000C1000-memory.dmp

        memory/4980-7-0x00000000000A0000-0x00000000000C1000-memory.dmp