Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    143s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    14/08/2026, 03:40

General

  • Target
    2026-08-14_9f4e79ef472ab17e81c9d03ebc9640d6_elex_stop_vidar.exe
  • Size 2.6MB
  • Sample260814-d775cstxes
  • SHA256 079de079152e62db8df90f62f70bdf208bef79d878d8ba2b3578fed0cdce3027
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 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 8 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\2026-08-14_9f4e79ef472ab17e81c9d03ebc9640d6_elex_stop_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-14_9f4e79ef472ab17e81c9d03ebc9640d6_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:4924
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ACCCBACABCACCCBBBBAACCBCABACACCCCABBCBBAABBAACABCBCAABACCCACAAABAABAAAAAABBBCACCCCABABBBAACCACBBBBABCAC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AABACBAAABCBAAACCAAAACBCCCCABACBCABCBABBACCBCACBBABABBA.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:2472
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ACCCBACABCACCCBBBBAACCBCABACACCCCABBCBBAABBAACABCBCAABACCCACAAABAABAAAAAABBBCACCCCABABBBAACCACBBBBABCAC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AABACBAAABCBAAACCAAAACBCCCCABACBCABCBABBACCBCACBBABABBA.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:4396
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_BBABBBABBBCBCBABCBACBBBCBCBCABBCCBBBCABCBABBCCBACAA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AABACBAAABCBAAACCAAAACBCCCCABACBCABCBABBACCBCACBBABABBA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BBABBBABBBCBCBABCBACBBBCBCBCABBCCBBBCABCBABBCCBACAA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4132
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_BBABBBABBBCBCBABCBACBBBCBCBCABBCCBBBCABCBABBCCBACAA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AABACBAAABCBAAACCAAAACBCCCCABACBCABCBABBACCBCACBBABABBA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BBABBBABBBCBCBABCBACBBBCBCBCABBCCBBBCABCBABBCCBACAA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1300
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_BBABBBABBBCBCBABCBACBBBCBCBCABBCCBBBCABCBABBCCBACAA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      PID:3800
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_BBABBBABBBCBCBABCBACBBBCBCBCABBCCBBBCABCBABBCCBACAA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:1844
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AABACBAAABCBAAACCAAAACBCCCCABACBCABCBABBACCBCACBBABABBA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AABACBAAABCBAAACCAAAACBCCCCABACBCABCBABBACCBCACBBABABBA.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3656
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4932
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\calc.exe
        calc.exe
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2752
  • C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe -Embedding
    1⤵
      PID:4276
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AABACBAAABCBAAACCAAAACBCCCCABACBCABCBABBACCBCACBBABABBA.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AABACBAAABCBAAACCAAAACBCCCCABACBCABCBABBACCBCACBBABABBA.exe
      1⤵
        PID:2104

      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 907d7306bb23dbddce9edd6b58e062f1775da1d708f0561d8beb3b69819cb8ec
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

            qap`g`v~dtlq

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
            • Size 10B
            • SHA256 ce5730a70d570464892c97b2ee5a74aad57e7d63db41d298accd3e27a6f4bc74
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

            qap`g`v~dtlq

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
            • Size 10B
            • SHA256 8c5afdc5f77f897dc85940255b97f327b69db61e69a46b4e5ecdd870267135f3
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

            LimitTrace.exe

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\LimitTrace.exe
            • Size 15.8MB
            • SHA256 b4b1aa945acd088fccd78dc01988f006979586a0dc9c3d7b96d5b22e8f502e73
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            LimitTrace.exe

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\LimitTrace.exe
            • Size 18.4MB
            • SHA256 01830176d06cde786f9f0e5ffa9b5e6076a00df3aaeca66a44b3efff07fc4e93
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            LimitTrace.exe

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\LimitTrace.exe
            • Size 21.0MB
            • SHA256 ed1419bdc8ae815cc215a188a41559abe66fe33702f05384de7776c388578b25
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            LimitTrace.exe

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\LimitTrace.exe
            • Size 23.6MB
            • SHA256 eefa81d170aa3ae79543bb55d89ac5b4ae9dae4369d0868b861ca7b4d5c4ed9e
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            qap`g`v~dtlq

            • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
            • Size 10B
            • SHA256 04660c4665aae4befa6b999e8b86049a87f167c063ff1a78ab02ec35b84f06bf
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

            svchost_AABACBAAABCBAAACCAAAACBCCCCABACBCABCBABBACCBCACBBABABBA.exe

            • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AABACBAAABCBAAACCAAAACBCCCCABACBCABCBABBACCBCACBBABABBA.exe
            • Size 2.6MB
            • SHA256 079de079152e62db8df90f62f70bdf208bef79d878d8ba2b3578fed0cdce3027
            • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

            memory/3656-37-0x0000000000E70000-0x0000000000E91000-memory.dmp

            memory/3656-55-0x0000000000E70000-0x0000000000E91000-memory.dmp

            memory/3656-78-0x0000000000E70000-0x0000000000E91000-memory.dmp

            memory/4924-64-0x0000000000340000-0x0000000000361000-memory.dmp

            memory/4924-38-0x0000000000340000-0x0000000000361000-memory.dmp

            memory/4924-0-0x0000000000340000-0x0000000000361000-memory.dmp

            memory/4924-25-0x0000000000340000-0x0000000000361000-memory.dmp

            memory/4924-12-0x0000000000340000-0x0000000000361000-memory.dmp

            memory/4932-86-0x0000000005620000-0x0000000005621000-memory.dmp