Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260710-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260710-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    13/08/2026, 00:10

General

  • Target
    2026-08-12_c8b88fd81d84e1a1db4dd832e219cccc_elex_stop_vidar.exe
  • Size 9.8MB
  • Sample260813-af3tsafe55
  • SHA256 394e1c959f83b1029b96df3792172ad68dae21a905974643a5fa3efdf36f84fc
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • 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\2026-08-12_c8b88fd81d84e1a1db4dd832e219cccc_elex_stop_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-12_c8b88fd81d84e1a1db4dd832e219cccc_elex_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:2452
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CBABABBAABBBBBBBBCBAAACBBBACAABACCAABBABACCCCCBABCBACBBAACCBACCCBBBBBBBCBBBCAAAABCBCABAACBCACBCACBBBBBC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BABCCABABACCCCBCCABCCBCBAACBBCBAACBBCCACBABBCBABBABCCCB.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:5716
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CBABABBAABBBBBBBBCBAAACBBBACAABACCAABBABACCCCCBABCBACBBAACCBACCCBBBBBBBCBBBCAAAABCBCABAACBCACBCACBBBBBC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BABCCABABACCCCBCCABCCBCBAACBBCBAACBBCCACBABBCBABBABCCCB.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:1420
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_AAABABACCBBCACAACBBBBBABAACCCABBABAABBCCCBAAAAABCAB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BABCCABABACCCCBCCABCCBCBAACBBCBAACBBCCACBABBCBABBABCCCB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_AAABABACCBBCACAACBBBBBABAACCCABBABAABBCCCBAAAAABCAB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4088
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_AAABABACCBBCACAACBBBBBABAACCCABBABAABBCCCBAAAAABCAB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BABCCABABACCCCBCCABCCBCBAACBBCBAACBBCCACBABBCBABBABCCCB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_AAABABACCBBCACAACBBBBBABAACCCABBABAABBCCCBAAAAABCAB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1332
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_AAABABACCBBCACAACBBBBBABAACCCABBABAABBCCCBAAAAABCAB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3552
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_AAABABACCBBCACAACBBBBBABAACCCABBABAABBCCCBAAAAABCAB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:796
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BABCCABABACCCCBCCABCCBCBAACBBCBAACBBCCACBABBCBABBABCCCB.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BABCCABABACCCCBCCABCCBCBAACBBCBAACBBCCACBABBCBABBABCCCB.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:6028
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:5400
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCABCACACAAACCCCCBCCCBCAACBBBCBBCBCBCAABACACCACBACCCBBC.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCABCACACAAACCCCCBCCCBCAACBBBCBBCBCBCAABACACCACBACCCBBC.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:5700
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BABCCABABACCCCBCCABCCBCBAACBBCBAACBBCCACBABBCBABBABCCCB.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BABCCABABACCCCBCCABCCBCBAACBBCBAACBBCCACBABBCBABBABCCCB.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4284

    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 aa99774c2dead8d8b7681280f15f427802650f17c97a5d060b964ef58b431b9f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{4C903F19-B4C3-4D0C-8CC9-D444C511AF1C}v64.60.31149\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 7174cd261e64dcf1ec190a6d1ea55d9d446f89cbfdedc65e7d4ea755904b8a25
          • 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 10.4MB
          • SHA256 cbb327716a28ef46873cc0966700b9aee5d35d4c297e9718f40e34db33818926
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Extensions\ghbmnnjooekpmoecnnnilnnbdlolhkhi\1.107.1_0\_locales\en_GB\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 84096fba92973b4d3470c52e85af6f3ce87680a09cbce36cb52f4de790df41d1
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 0b05feafb94c90405d57f1e833e78b1b23fe4ddd1b594fd2ec4445cb42181fc0
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 9b3b86430936e464d4a13a0acf15fd16bfa698287774ddb68d94bbe45f3f291b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 7ab2edf6330f7a2712d4d978ef6687b4a3212c4c5887942d5a4229364fa38d7b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 5154093af183ff93913c11d0ea932d84869fa6c1b308e4e3585b9123e6c00f82
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 a04197196346770b33ebc8ed755cd8c40707ced8c3069aebd884e80aba24a177
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 e57512ba12aac131d61d5e16a4735272066b5bab3ce67849d612fc921a57d142
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          svchost_BABCCABABACCCCBCCABCCBCBAACBBCBAACBBCCACBABBCBABBABCCCB.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BABCCABABACCCCBCCABCCBCBAACBBCBAACBBCCACBABBCBABBABCCCB.exe
          • Size 9.8MB
          • SHA256 394e1c959f83b1029b96df3792172ad68dae21a905974643a5fa3efdf36f84fc
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 926B
          • SHA256 d5e520446c209e9ec387564caefe9752d647a49637c9898f6105ad2c91c9bfb1
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 605c038a998108735b86710d6e2394e42a207cc8ece81f96e9958cb2608f01cb
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          memory/2452-0-0x0000000000440000-0x0000000000461000-memory.dmp

          memory/2452-7-0x0000000000440000-0x0000000000461000-memory.dmp

          memory/4284-81-0x0000000000110000-0x0000000000131000-memory.dmp

          memory/5700-79-0x0000000000620000-0x0000000000641000-memory.dmp

          memory/6028-33-0x0000000000110000-0x0000000000131000-memory.dmp

          memory/6028-23-0x0000000000110000-0x0000000000131000-memory.dmp