Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    142s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    12/08/2026, 00:07

General

  • Target
    2026-08-11_2eab49b3d322f81f20a3c9ad554adeb7_elex_stop.exe
  • Size 728KB
  • Sample260812-aea3dahd78
  • SHA256 41e4587cc1c18c6ac847208399c44b67a3767c4b122663cfd4325d2126589351
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Creates a file in the Startup directory 1 TTPs 4 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 4 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 10 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 8 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-11_2eab49b3d322f81f20a3c9ad554adeb7_elex_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-11_2eab49b3d322f81f20a3c9ad554adeb7_elex_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:2164
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_AABBBBACAABBBCBABCBCCBABACCBBCBBBBBBABBBBCBACBACCBCBCABBCCCBCAACAACACBBCCBBBBACCABBCCCBBCCCBBBACAABCCCB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCBCBABCBBACCCAAACBCACBACCACCABCCCCAACBCACBAAAACBCBACBB.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:2788
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_AABBBBACAABBBCBABCBCCBABACCBBCBBBBBBABBBBCBACBACCBCBCABBCCCBCAACAACACBBCCBBBBACCABBCCCBBCCCBBBACAABCCCB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCBCBABCBBACCCAAACBCACBACCACCABCCCCAACBCACBAAAACBCBACBB.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:1508
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_BABCCACBABCCAAACCACCABCAAABBCACBCBBCAACABCBBCCBABBB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCBCBABCBBACCCAAACBCACBACCACCABCCCCAACBCACBAAAACBCBACBB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BABCCACBABCCAAACCACCABCAAABBCACBCBBCAACABCBBCCBABBB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5764
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_BABCCACBABCCAAACCACCABCAAABBCACBCBBCAACABCBBCCBABBB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCBCBABCBBACCCAAACBCACBACCACCABCCCCAACBCACBAAAACBCBACBB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BABCCACBABCCAAACCACCABCAAABBCACBCBBCAACABCBBCCBABBB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3244
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_BABCCACBABCCAAACCACCABCAAABBCACBCBBCAACABCBBCCBABBB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5824
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_BABCCACBABCCAAACCACCABCAAABBCACBCBBCAACABCBBCCBABBB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1596
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCBCBABCBBACCCAAACBCACBACCACCABCCCCAACBCACBAAAACBCBACBB.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCBCBABCBBACCCAAACBCACBACCACCABCCCCAACBCACBAAAACBCBACBB.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:5140
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:5080
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CCABCABAABABBBBACACCBCBBAACCAABACBACCBCBBBACACBACBACBCAAAAABBABABBCCAABBABABACCABBAABCBAAABCBBCCAAAAACA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABCCBCCBCAABBCAABCAABBCBAAABAACCABCCCBACBBACAACCBCBAACC.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        2⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2084
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABCCBCCBCAABBCAABCAABBCBAAABAACCABCCCBACBBACAACCBCBAACC.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABCCBCCBCAABBCAABCAABBCBAAABAACCABCCCBACBBACAACCBCBAACC.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:5224
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCBCBABCBBACCCAAACBCACBACCACCABCCCCAACBCACBAAAACBCBACBB.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCBCBABCBBACCCAAACBCACBACCACCABCCCCAACBCACBAAAACBCBACBB.exe
      1⤵
      • Creates a file in the Startup directory
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1672

    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 98c90b11756ca065a9d9db009b36f22670edbe5c842c205a3074663422ea812e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Crypto\PCPKSP\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 1c07b61f18cfe1365f6e441fb6e4d6a249cfc4b3281531d8bed4355e18deaabe
          • 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 1.3MB
          • SHA256 bb4e93c64648f98c786795549b1944c6ed3ad8ff671661ea6cbae974f2252deb
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\18.151.0729.0013\gu\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 99814f99684cf73d4a407e8588e72ba8bc952f40067333600f63cb39e0b11d57
          • 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 25ef31d0e7fbed9c491509ecbc0c55e7d4f39286a25e85098e27c5abd130aa24
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 4fcab56ef12abd222f62ad9dbce8b7376b3978a8df6ea5d01b3799329e767fdc
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 16e8fd10b532be3f375c5775c569f5d1d8b7371f0decab28df48c8d83a0a3966
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 a7ab3f414b2a8edb5604de681702f3a6b0fb985ea497cbf1d6454d85010052ef
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 91b80d1a999c88d1a5b725ba576d07e4749a3b647267afcbd91d628f154257ef
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          svchost_BCBCBABCBBACCCAAACBCACBACCACCABCCCCAACBCACBAAAACBCBACBB.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCBCBABCBBACCCAAACBCACBACCACCABCCCCAACBCACBAAAACBCBACBB.exe
          • Size 728KB
          • SHA256 41e4587cc1c18c6ac847208399c44b67a3767c4b122663cfd4325d2126589351
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 926B
          • SHA256 08787eb9504d34fefa3660b93b8fabbae8c3272e6148369aeafff0e0b4e4250b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 e5d26db5a9686e8d83249e7793b52d6af446c2b84de705e9601d0ff275fcf8b8
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 7dc1cae5ba36305947a855bf89f20d767ff1eafaefd448839b056bf0c3ddb568
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          memory/1672-756-0x0000000000090000-0x00000000000B1000-memory.dmp

          memory/2164-6-0x00000000004B0000-0x00000000004D1000-memory.dmp

          memory/5140-31-0x0000000000090000-0x00000000000B1000-memory.dmp

          memory/5224-76-0x0000000000DD0000-0x0000000000DF1000-memory.dmp