Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    11/08/2026, 02:31

General

  • Target
    2026-08-11_b7a3989f8b0b650b02b9b54a99195747_elex_icedid_vidar.exe
  • Size 3.5MB
  • Sample260811-czp35stdpf
  • SHA256 c6e6e1a5e6972b5cc4a945b7e16da31a951fedd9469c29faa08cbdbd61d9e8ab
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables embedding registry key / value combination indicative of disabling Windows Defen 3 IoCs
  • Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
  • Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
  • 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 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 7 IoCs

Processes

  • 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
    PID:1784
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ACBBACBCAABAAAABABACACAABACBCCCCBCBBCBBBBBCBAACBBBCAAABCCAACACABCCACCCAACBCCAAACAABBAACABACCABBAACBBACB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBCBAACAAACBBBCAABACBAAACBACAACACBAACAAAACBAABCAACCAAAA.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:3152
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ACBBACBCAABAAAABABACACAABACBCCCCBCBBCBBBBBCBAACBBBCAAABCCAACACABCCACCCAACBCCAAACAABBAACABACCABBAACBBACB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBCBAACAAACBBBCAABACBAAACBACAACACBAACAAAACBAABCAACCAAAA.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:1424
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_BCCCCCAAAAACBCABCBCACBBBBBCACABCAACCAABAABACCCBBCBA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBCBAACAAACBBBCAABACBAAACBACAACACBAACAAAACBAABCAACCAAAA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BCCCCCAAAAACBCABCBCACBBBBBCACABCAACCAABAABACCCBBCBA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4176
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_BCCCCCAAAAACBCABCBCACBBBBBCACABCAACCAABAABACCCBBCBA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBCBAACAAACBBBCAABACBAAACBACAACACBAACAAAACBAABCAACCAAAA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BCCCCCAAAAACBCABCBCACBBBBBCACABCAACCAABAABACCCBBCBA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1932
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_BCCCCCAAAAACBCABCBCACBBBBBCACABCAACCAABAABACCCBBCBA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5336
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_BCCCCCAAAAACBCABCBCACBBBBBCACABCAACCAABAABACCCBBCBA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3488
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBCBAACAAACBBBCAABACBAAACBACAACACBAACAAAACBAABCAACCAAAA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBCBAACAAACBBBCAABACBAAACBACAACACBAACAAAACBAABCAACCAAAA.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:5288
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:2128
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBCBAACAAACBBBCAABACBAAACBACAACACBAACAAAACBAABCAACCAAAA.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBCBAACAAACBBBCAABACBAAACBACAACACBAACAAAACBAABCAACCAAAA.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:4556
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CAABACCABCCCABABCBABACACCBBBCAAABCBCBCACBACCCCBBBCCACBB.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CAABACCABCCCABABCBABACACCBBBCAAABCBCBCACBACCCCBBBCCACBB.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3044

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          SubmitGrant.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\SubmitGrant.exe
          • Size 11.0MB
          • SHA256 d7343eff5b79a275f58fa0081de33cf97d88702f78d15e4e51c17825a1f067b9
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          SubmitGrant.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\SubmitGrant.exe
          • Size 9.9MB
          • SHA256 79fc4ae32acbbfbd4bdc051b3525b40773598cb9ef6e745d16ee34b97e78ce7d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          SubmitGrant.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\SubmitGrant.exe
          • Size 1024KB
          • SHA256 97e17fc46e756114752255a9c54541c23b8ff4d73ecd51dc6b76a20c8115dbe9
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          SubmitGrant.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\SubmitGrant.exe
          • Size 640KB
          • SHA256 40f9257f19ac7c4af8fd80664901e976984dc85618a037ef33723ef6e47f335b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          SubmitGrant.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\SubmitGrant.exe
          • Size 192KB
          • SHA256 3418ab2c1a33d351436f1b266a689b29c8ef4b01bf44db336fb9bfc550979571
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 1cfc5790e846bc320768f3e8a4d2eea053a28c6a8c596c7036fa642507d2f9d6
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 d7b6c6fa82f457e72b9e9220581877ff3715ffd21c873d7727c7c46efa099ebf
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 f3fb752b1e333665a11af87e09f72b914d774d111773420a5b7ae3f71716ba45
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 c8472075fc4fa238190512d295ff0ae9f2a0ddbf388515c886b6acf3cc511e72
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 3fe4ff908df489abac859ee232f1a2ecd5b0547a6a9a2219076e3d0c94bc6c2b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 a2cc29f03eef5d328dd2603cde915bf1d1868380801486143707278464ab912f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          svchost_CBCBAACAAACBBBCAABACBAAACBACAACACBAACAAAACBAABCAACCAAAA.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBCBAACAAACBBBCAABACBAAACBACAACACBAACAAAACBAABCAACCAAAA.exe
          • Size 3.5MB
          • SHA256 c6e6e1a5e6972b5cc4a945b7e16da31a951fedd9469c29faa08cbdbd61d9e8ab
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/1784-33-0x0000000000580000-0x00000000005A1000-memory.dmp

          memory/1784-61-0x0000000000580000-0x00000000005A1000-memory.dmp

          memory/1784-0-0x0000000000580000-0x00000000005A1000-memory.dmp

          memory/1784-22-0x0000000000580000-0x00000000005A1000-memory.dmp

          memory/1784-11-0x0000000000580000-0x00000000005A1000-memory.dmp

          memory/5288-52-0x00000000006E0000-0x0000000000701000-memory.dmp

          memory/5288-34-0x00000000006E0000-0x0000000000701000-memory.dmp

          memory/5288-73-0x00000000006E0000-0x0000000000701000-memory.dmp