Analysis
- max time kernel
149s - max time network
150s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260513-en - resource tags
- submitted
11/08/2026, 02:31
General
- Target 2026-08-11_b7a3989f8b0b650b02b9b54a99195747_elex_icedid_vidar.exe
- Size 3.5MB
- Sample260811-czp35stdpf
- SHA256 c6e6e1a5e6972b5cc4a945b7e16da31a951fedd9469c29faa08cbdbd61d9e8ab
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables embedding registry key / value combination indicative of disabling Windows Defen 5 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 1 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 5 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 4 IoCs
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-11_b7a3989f8b0b650b02b9b54a99195747_elex_icedid_vidar.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-11_b7a3989f8b0b650b02b9b54a99195747_elex_icedid_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
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CCCBCACCCBCCBCCCBCACBCCABAAABBACBACBBBBAABCAAABBCABBAAABACCBBBBBCCCABAAACBCCCCACCBCBCCBBBCCBABCCBABBBBA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBABCACBCAAAABAACACCABBAAACBCACBACBABAABCABCBBABAAAABCA.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f2⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exeschtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CCCBCACCCBCCBCCCBCACBCCABAAABBACBACBBBBAABCAAABBCABBAAABACCBBBBBCCCABAAACBCCCCACCBCBCCBBBCCBABCCBABBBBA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBABCACBCAAAABAACACCABBAAACBCACBACBABAABCABCBBABAAAABCA.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f3⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_BBAAACBABCCBCCCCABACACBCACACACCBBBACAABCACABBBBACCC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBABCACBCAAAABAACACCABBAAACBCACBACBABAABCABCBBABAAAABCA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BBAAACBABCCBCCCCABACACBCACACACCBBBACAABCACABBBBACCC"2⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exesc create "UserDataSvc_BBAAACBABCCBCCCCABACACBCACACACCBBBACAABCACABBBBACCC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBABCACBCAAAABAACACCABBAAACBCACBACBABAABCABCBBABAAAABCA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BBAAACBABCCBCCCCABACACBCACACACCBBBACAABCACABBBBACCC"3⤵
- Launches sc.exe
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_BBAAACBABCCBCCCCABACACBCACACACCBBBACAABCACABBBBACCC"2⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
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C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBABCACBCAAAABAACACCABBAAACBCACBACBABAABCABCBBABAAAABCA.exeC:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBABCACBCAAAABAACACCABBAAACBCACBACBABAABCABCBBABAAAABCA.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Execution
Command and Scripting Interpreter
1Windows Command Shell
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1System Services
1Service Execution
1Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Create or Modify System Process
1Windows Service
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
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Downloads
ConvertToInitialize.exe
ConvertToInitialize.exe
ConvertToInitialize.exe
ConvertToInitialize.exe
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qap`g`v~dtlq
qap`g`v~dtlq
qap`g`v~dtlq
svchost_BBABCACBCAAAABAACACCABBAAACBCACBACBABAABCABCBBABAAAABCA.exe
memory/3572-37-0x00000000000D0000-0x00000000000F1000-memory.dmp
memory/3572-56-0x00000000000D0000-0x00000000000F1000-memory.dmp
memory/3572-79-0x00000000000D0000-0x00000000000F1000-memory.dmp
memory/3860-63-0x00000000001B0000-0x00000000001D1000-memory.dmp
memory/3860-38-0x00000000001B0000-0x00000000001D1000-memory.dmp
memory/3860-0-0x00000000001B0000-0x00000000001D1000-memory.dmp
memory/3860-25-0x00000000001B0000-0x00000000001D1000-memory.dmp
memory/3860-12-0x00000000001B0000-0x00000000001D1000-memory.dmp