Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    148s
  • 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, 05:01

General

  • Target
    2026-08-10_423ed24dc0e15ca9fc483fe991fa0847_elex_hawkeye_remcos_stop.exe
  • Size 13.0MB
  • Sample260810-fn2vcaeb89
  • SHA256 9d541dd8b35be28577cfa5adc163080b6e4c3dfe23892ec7b30061c0cc37fb71
  • 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_423ed24dc0e15ca9fc483fe991fa0847_elex_hawkeye_remcos_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-10_423ed24dc0e15ca9fc483fe991fa0847_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:796
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BBABAAABBCAACAACACCCABBBBCCABBCBCBAABACBABABCCACCBBAABABABCCBABCCBCBCBAAABBABBCCABCBCCBBCBCBCBBAACACACB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCACBCCCBBAACCABCCABCCBCBACAACBAAAACCBACABCBBBBBCBAAAB.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:1276
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BBABAAABBCAACAACACCCABBBBCCABBCBCBAABACBABABCCACCBBAABABABCCBABCCBCBCBAAABBABBCCABCBCCBBCBCBCBBAACACACB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCACBCCCBBAACCABCCABCCBCBACAACBAAAACCBACABCBBBBBCBAAAB.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:3356
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_BABACBBCBCABCACAACCABCBCACCCACABBCBBACBAAABCBBACACC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCACBCCCBBAACCABCCABCCBCBACAACBAAAACCBACABCBBBBBCBAAAB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BABACBBCBCABCACAACCABCBCACCCACABBCBBACBAAABCBBACACC"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5520
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_BABACBBCBCABCACAACCABCBCACCCACABBCBBACBAAABCBBACACC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCACBCCCBBAACCABCCABCCBCBACAACBAAAACCBACABCBBBBBCBAAAB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BABACBBCBCABCACAACCABCBCACCCACABBCBBACBAAABCBBACACC"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4104
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_BABACBBCBCABCACAACCABCBCACCCACABBCBBACBAAABCBBACACC"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4820
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_BABACBBCBCABCACAACCABCBCACCCACABBCBBACBAAABCBBACACC"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2240
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCACBCCCBBAACCABCCABCCBCBACAACBAAAACCBACABCBBBBBCBAAAB.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCACBCCCBBAACCABCCABCCBCBACAACBAAAACCBACABCBBBBBCBAAAB.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:1096
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:1304
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCACBCCCBBAACCABCCABCCBCBACAACBAAAACCBACABCBBBBBCBAAAB.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCACBCCCBBAACCABCCABCCBCBACAACBAAAACCBACABCBBBBBCBAAAB.exe
      1⤵
      • Creates a file in the Startup directory
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3484
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBCBCCBBBBCAABBACCCAAABBBCBAACBBBCBCCACCBBBAABAABBABBCB.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBCBCCBBBBCAABBACCCAAABBBCBAACBBBCBCCACCBBBAABAABBABBCB.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4548

    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 6d3ae71d20c71417ef964a1b2530d6ada1a8290d8c02774519a63c0f36000df6
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Accessories\System Tools\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 5384a8649f07f240ad4b0e1856f5faf5177ea306e5171564e939f40e7afe8964
          • 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 13.6MB
          • SHA256 821d424c561f672868847450fc3987d7ae74bd9c35911c07ea320999a2513a96
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{662A0088-6FCD-45DD-9EA7-68674058AED5}v14.30.30704\packages\vcRuntimeMinimum_amd64\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 a5201afbed18d400a6df7c5bce62c124df5e84b5ff98f6a05670b2ef42b58102
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{ef5af41f-d68c-48f7-bfb0-5055718601fc}\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 f552ff7c70a780bc149ee20f451f367cb71bb28f90ef2e97a6b1c583f91508fc
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge.Stable_8wekyb3d8bbwe\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 92906206c42777e35f47ce096f9a2523420c2e9611271c43619d137c59a0f8fc
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Sun\Java\Deployment\cache\6.0\51\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 a781d2eac8be3c50602cc2dd3d798fd9910295ac1d97ce1c29a2ece809fd40fc
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Sun\Java\Deployment\cache\6.0\56\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 771e9b9798c95bc929b71f10bae6192ca6fa4805410b4bc8d48829fc2cb90571
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\18.151.0729.0013\ig-NG\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 ab477ce4714f722b261a5a1a764317c7ec10ad47731d527e7a4a5956f348ce6d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 d2ff75da3ef7bcc9a7c887d97c01442da440862da05fb1004ea0a80bca3acdb5
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 5b1208ed04d61f36f25502c48d1e945e83903e66224399b0148e66d7bdb34785
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 49fff28bec76e025f7cf1197a3ad0e444125685fdd4f32eaec9be495341802e5
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 3154285b27d466702337604721a351582382c3da98f6ce8244ccd71b939ae57d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 f082dfb59595c91e4cce8273d9ee038f05415a18783e1282dd5e0a96a3dccd56
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          svchost_BCCACBCCCBBAACCABCCABCCBCBACAACBAAAACCBACABCBBBBBCBAAAB.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCACBCCCBBAACCABCCABCCBCBACAACBAAAACCBACABCBBBBBCBAAAB.exe
          • Size 13.0MB
          • SHA256 9d541dd8b35be28577cfa5adc163080b6e4c3dfe23892ec7b30061c0cc37fb71
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 578c11cf4763335e02920aa4cd74e0a438a7406fb665338c9ac1f6348dee5bd0
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 926B
          • SHA256 d579a383f5c9359e665f35edf2570b329b6facfde9b8113f337395fd92f3ad6f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          memory/796-6-0x00000000004F0000-0x0000000000511000-memory.dmp

          memory/1096-32-0x0000000000DB0000-0x0000000000DD1000-memory.dmp

          memory/1096-22-0x0000000000DB0000-0x0000000000DD1000-memory.dmp

          memory/3484-70-0x0000000000DB0000-0x0000000000DD1000-memory.dmp

          memory/3484-1882-0x0000000000DB0000-0x0000000000DD1000-memory.dmp

          memory/4548-71-0x0000000000F70000-0x0000000000F91000-memory.dmp