Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    126s
  • 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, 04:34

General

  • Target
    2026-08-13_773532b5a02f2d02501b4dbc6d1d2c72_elex_stop_vidar.exe
  • Size 10.9MB
  • Sample260813-e7apja1hqc
  • SHA256 2864f09e51a7e7ed36f1177925d63008318955932cfd927f7b934abef7a95364
  • 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\2026-08-13_773532b5a02f2d02501b4dbc6d1d2c72_elex_stop_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-13_773532b5a02f2d02501b4dbc6d1d2c72_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:3384
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BBBAACCCBAAABBCABCACABCABBBACBBAACABCBCCACABBACBACBCBBCBACBCACCABBAACCBBBCBBACCACCCBAABCBAAABBCBCBCACCA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBABACACBCABABBCBABBBABBAAAAABABBBCABAAAABCBAABAACABBBC.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:4772
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BBBAACCCBAAABBCABCACABCABBBACBBAACABCBCCACABBACBACBCBBCBACBCACCABBAACCBBBCBBACCACCCBAABCBAAABBCBCBCACCA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBABACACBCABABBCBABBBABBAAAAABABBBCABAAAABCBAABAACABBBC.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:4888
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_AABACABACCABBCBBACCCCBCCAACCAABAABCBCAABBBBBCCCBACB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBABACACBCABABBCBABBBABBAAAAABABBBCABAAAABCBAABAACABBBC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_AABACABACCABBCBBACCCCBCCAACCAABAABCBCAABBBBBCCCBACB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3408
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_AABACABACCABBCBBACCCCBCCAACCAABAABCBCAABBBBBCCCBACB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBABACACBCABABBCBABBBABBAAAAABABBBCABAAAABCBAABAACABBBC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_AABACABACCABBCBBACCCCBCCAACCAABAABCBCAABBBBBCCCBACB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:5580
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_AABACABACCABBCBBACCCCBCCAACCAABAABCBCAABBBBBCCCBACB"
      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_AABACABACCABBCBBACCCCBCCAACCAABAABCBCAABBBBBCCCBACB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4876
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBABACACBCABABBCBABBBABBAAAAABABBBCABAAAABCBAABAACABBBC.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBABACACBCABABBCBABBBABBAAAAABABBBCABAAAABCBAABAACABBBC.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:5620
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:4272
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AACABCBCBCCCCACABBAACBABCCBACCCBCBACBCCACACABBCACCABBBA.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AACABCBCBCCCCACABBAACBABCCBACCCBCBACBCCACACABBCACCABBBA.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:892
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBABACACBCABABBCBABBBABBAAAAABABBBCABAAAABCBAABAACABBBC.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBABACACBCABABBCBABBBABBAAAAABABBBCABAAAABCBAABAACABBBC.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:4840

    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 20a8aaef27e79e64383d415cde0bb917eaedc2282dcb31d8f4294b9c855cb90a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 c09e3da4d17b403adfcf2fd79e52a8d8eca4e825298c71bbf52e1466b2e307be
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 b28699fa44e077676082359c78fbf934ce12dcb2532b8cd2b617909de050a1d1
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 f1cb222573fb6247f19ffaeefeb2cb5540f410b7d0c8ac12ae0e2591cbd20bae
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 ee5b1a01966024c7310226845fc6941bed6dc57aaa3b718f79fa6c9ba2629886
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          LimitStart.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\LimitStart.exe
          • Size 512KB
          • SHA256 78a5caec19be3bcf0257638d7d82a9747075b778e5cef87f88ec0511681d9711
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          LimitStart.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\LimitStart.exe
          • Size 66.0MB
          • SHA256 2010c81968fad6dfb7c5a640ab7b5cf7e51feb7e12f418402c3eaf9d14e80135
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 11171bf20f8e6d93fe6206a6d2a5821cff0517da12617fb1e723e4615490cafb
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          svchost_CBABACACBCABABBCBABBBABBAAAAABABBBCABAAAABCBAABAACABBBC.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBABACACBCABABBCBABBBABBAAAAABABBBCABAAAABCBAABAACABBBC.exe
          • Size 10.9MB
          • SHA256 2864f09e51a7e7ed36f1177925d63008318955932cfd927f7b934abef7a95364
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/892-85-0x0000000000670000-0x0000000000691000-memory.dmp

          memory/3384-23-0x0000000000BB0000-0x0000000000BD1000-memory.dmp

          memory/3384-49-0x0000000000BB0000-0x0000000000BD1000-memory.dmp

          memory/3384-0-0x0000000000BB0000-0x0000000000BD1000-memory.dmp

          memory/3384-71-0x0000000000BB0000-0x0000000000BD1000-memory.dmp

          memory/3384-12-0x0000000000BB0000-0x0000000000BD1000-memory.dmp

          memory/5620-48-0x00000000003A0000-0x00000000003C1000-memory.dmp

          memory/5620-70-0x00000000003A0000-0x00000000003C1000-memory.dmp

          memory/5620-93-0x00000000003A0000-0x00000000003C1000-memory.dmp