Analysis

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

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    14/08/2026, 02:55

General

  • Target
    2026-08-14_e575eb950a93c8bfb7bf7a40e05f657e_elex_stop.exe
  • Size 10.8MB
  • Sample260814-devcsss1ev
  • SHA256 eef9f110c8ad1332306564fb3e5cd6c228a6800683dfe71f19bf40097348c4ab
  • 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 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 11 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 2 IoCs

    Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 10 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-14_e575eb950a93c8bfb7bf7a40e05f657e_elex_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-14_e575eb950a93c8bfb7bf7a40e05f657e_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:3464
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ABCAAABBCCABCCCBACCCAAAACCCACACBCCCAACBCACCCCCBACCBACCBCCACAACBACAABCBCCCBCAACCBCCAABCCBBBBCBACABACBBBB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AACCACBAACBBBACACBCBBAAACBCBCABACAACACACABAAAAACBBCCCBC.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:5208
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ABCAAABBCCABCCCBACCCAAAACCCACACBCCCAACBCACCCCCBACCBACCBCCACAACBACAABCBCCCBCAACCBCCAABCCBBBBCBACABACBBBB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AACCACBAACBBBACACBCBBAAACBCBCABACAACACACABAAAAACBBCCCBC.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:5976
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_BAACBBCCBCBCCBAACAABBABBABCACCCCACBABBABBABBBCBABAB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AACCACBAACBBBACACBCBBAAACBCBCABACAACACACABAAAAACBBCCCBC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BAACBBCCBCBCCBAACAABBABBABCACCCCACBABBABBABBBCBABAB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5776
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_BAACBBCCBCBCCBAACAABBABBABCACCCCACBABBABBABBBCBABAB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AACCACBAACBBBACACBCBBAAACBCBCABACAACACACABAAAAACBBCCCBC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BAACBBCCBCBCCBAACAABBABBABCACCCCACBABBABBABBBCBABAB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2664
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_BAACBBCCBCBCCBAACAABBABBABCACCCCACBABBABBABBBCBABAB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:680
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_BAACBBCCBCBCCBAACAABBABBABCACCCCACBABBABBABBBCBABAB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1428
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AACCACBAACBBBACACBCBBAAACBCBCABACAACACACABAAAAACBBCCCBC.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AACCACBAACBBBACACBCBBAAACBCBCABACAACACACABAAAAACBBCCCBC.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:4124
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:2764
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CBBBABCBCBAAABCABBBCAACABCABACACCCCACABAAACBBCCABAAAACACBCABCCBCCABCABCAABCCAABCCCBCBACCCABABAAABABCAAB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CACCBACCCCCABBAABCBBBBCBCACBBABACCCCAABCBAABBBBCAACCCAC.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:4212
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
          schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CBBBABCBCBAAABCABBBCAACABCABACACCCCACABAAACBBCCABAAAACACBCABCCBCCABCABCAABCCAABCCCBCBACCCABABAAABABCAAB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CACCBACCCCCABBAABCBBBBCBCACBBABACCCCAABCBAABBBBCAACCCAC.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
          3⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:2088
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CACCBACCCCCABBAABCBBBBCBCACBBABACCCCAABCBAABBBBCAACCCAC.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CACCBACCCCCABBAABCBBBBCBCACBBABACCCCAABCBAABBBBCAACCCAC.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3408
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AACCACBAACBBBACACBCBBAAACBCBCABACAACACACABAAAAACBBCCCBC.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AACCACBAACBBBACACBCBBAAACBCBCABACAACACACABAAAAACBBCCCBC.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:4776

    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 b853c998f004120a6372014e3bed2d5618935f0b2423b241771901fbcbd21768
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 182d917377c978a9ee7994fb7d5042f636a872fd6f442f3f94598a3d0c69d24b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 9d7cf5c2a90303590595df605ccf71f39165a993c692a7e84360c8a2cb19fd0b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 c92d03f6c3fb670b7ea1ac7a53aceb622e87f36df4d37a587f40c623e29aa00f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 e71b1f8209068cccd4d163fdaef73215e7f8401638e5ae46d7c298921db6cc9b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 a650fe2be8a6f5bde34785069616ecc386e122ceed16a281bc335e946d6022e0
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 6c57006a5c8cb7731a9f7363ca87b4eab605187d6e284f71c74e6181eb4f4325
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          svchost_AACCACBAACBBBACACBCBBAAACBCBCABACAACACACABAAAAACBBCCCBC.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AACCACBAACBBBACACBCBBAAACBCBCABACAACACACABAAAAACBBCCCBC.exe
          • Size 10.8MB
          • SHA256 eef9f110c8ad1332306564fb3e5cd6c228a6800683dfe71f19bf40097348c4ab
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 926B
          • SHA256 be0d1676b8c93aa4d8c4407fcb4b86f8f894acbdf6fea8e84369cc57669db12d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 7a8b3ffb80c7d25a0a9f96f82f006435dba3b96c1a3b527c6666781e6ec2b4ca
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          memory/3408-63-0x00000000007C0000-0x00000000007E1000-memory.dmp

          memory/3408-81-0x00000000007C0000-0x00000000007E1000-memory.dmp

          memory/3464-6-0x0000000000E50000-0x0000000000E71000-memory.dmp

          memory/4124-32-0x0000000000CF0000-0x0000000000D11000-memory.dmp

          memory/4776-84-0x0000000000CF0000-0x0000000000D11000-memory.dmp