Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    146s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    13/08/2026, 01:13

General

  • Target
    2026-08-12_4d91f4ac83156a5212d2a94a180b4f3f_elex_stop_vidar.exe
  • Size 1.9MB
  • Sample260813-blb4payfkc
  • SHA256 2354bcf48500611ab00bb9b8333df9c7df65e70adff14f982b881de0c06dcd05
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • 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\2026-08-12_4d91f4ac83156a5212d2a94a180b4f3f_elex_stop_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-12_4d91f4ac83156a5212d2a94a180b4f3f_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:4756
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BAAABCBBBBCCABBBBAAABCBCBBCBAAABBBCAABBBBBBABBCACBBCBCACBCACCACBBCABCBACCCCCBBABCABBCCCAAACAAACACABCCBB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AABABCBAACABBAAAACCBBBBABACBBABCBBACAACABBCBACAAAACACBB.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:2816
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BAAABCBBBBCCABBBBAAABCBCBBCBAAABBBCAABBBBBBABBCACBBCBCACBCACCACBBCABCBACCCCCBBABCABBCCCAAACAAACACABCCBB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AABABCBAACABBAAAACCBBBBABACBBABCBBACAACABBCBACAAAACACBB.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:1608
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_ACACCABBCCCCACBCAAACBAACBABCABABAACCBBACCABBABCCABB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AABABCBAACABBAAAACCBBBBABACBBABCBBACAACABBCBACAAAACACBB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_ACACCABBCCCCACBCAAACBAACBABCABABAACCBBACCABBABCCABB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4464
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_ACACCABBCCCCACBCAAACBAACBABCABABAACCBBACCABBABCCABB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AABABCBAACABBAAAACCBBBBABACBBABCBBACAACABBCBACAAAACACBB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_ACACCABBCCCCACBCAAACBAACBABCABABAACCBBACCABBABCCABB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:5712
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_ACACCABBCCCCACBCAAACBAACBABCABABAACCBBACCABBABCCABB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:916
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_ACACCABBCCCCACBCAAACBAACBABCABABAACCBBACCABBABCCABB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:5956
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AABABCBAACABBAAAACCBBBBABACBBABCBBACAACABBCBACAAAACACBB.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AABABCBAACABBAAAACCBBBBABACBBABCBBACAACABBCBACAAAACACBB.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:2552
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:4140
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AABABCBAACABBAAAACCBBBBABACBBABCBBACAACABBCBACAAAACACBB.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AABABCBAACABBAAAACCBBBBABACBBABCBBACAACABBCBACAAAACACBB.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:1316
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCBCACBCBACAAACCAACBACAACBACBCCBABCAAAAACBCBCCAACCCBABA.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCBCACBCBACAAACCAACBACAACBACBCCBABCAAAAACBCBCCAACCCBABA.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3248

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 e09149a5fb9e3fc2d92f6acb763110873bdba094b5af575fbdbfa2390a05d6cd
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 918a1a8b701cdb96ab1854ceaf8055b0003b2e78857082b4fbb5a3e18790c2f2
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 3e48564ff990033bc8b1439e7e770380acd5509c89880b8599da74200121c72b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 c122a7dc764db39eae67ed87937d8bad8558655edd43fd055ad6e82f62bf7382
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          svchost_AABABCBAACABBAAAACCBBBBABACBBABCBBACAACABBCBACAAAACACBB.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AABABCBAACABBAAAACCBBBBABACBBABCBBACAACABBCBACAAAACACBB.exe
          • Size 1.9MB
          • SHA256 2354bcf48500611ab00bb9b8333df9c7df65e70adff14f982b881de0c06dcd05
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/2552-24-0x0000000000D80000-0x0000000000DA1000-memory.dmp

          memory/2552-37-0x0000000000D80000-0x0000000000DA1000-memory.dmp

          memory/4756-0-0x0000000000480000-0x00000000004A1000-memory.dmp

          memory/4756-8-0x0000000000480000-0x00000000004A1000-memory.dmp