Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    150s
  • 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, 03:11

General

  • Target
    2026-08-14_cec1da4459a06e1d286b76c79ffe482d_elex_stop_vidar.exe
  • Size 2.7MB
  • Sample260814-dpwzdattex
  • SHA256 9ac2e5558370bdda54a9823cf578237429a3c6d51d5b66b149aaca2e97cb60ff
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Creates a file in the Startup directory 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    A file was written to a Windows startup folder. Files in these directories are executed automatically when a user logs on or an application initializes.

  • 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 11 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
  • 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 SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-14_cec1da4459a06e1d286b76c79ffe482d_elex_stop_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-14_cec1da4459a06e1d286b76c79ffe482d_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:4684
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_AAABBBCCBCCBBCBCAABCCAACBACBABBCCCCABAAACAACCCCACBCCCABCCCBCAACCCCCBCAABBCCBACCCCCAACCAABACCCCCACBCAACA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCABCBABCCBAABCABCACACCBABCABBABAAAABABAABAACCBCAACCCA.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:2280
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_AAABBBCCBCCBBCBCAABCCAACBACBABBCCCCABAAACAACCCCACBCCCABCCCBCAACCCCCBCAABBCCBACCCCCAACCAABACCCCCACBCAACA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCABCBABCCBAABCABCACACCBABCABBABAAAABABAABAACCBCAACCCA.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:1952
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_BBBABBCAACBCCBCCCCCBBAAAACCBBCBABBBAAAABBCABABACCBA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCABCBABCCBAABCABCACACCBABCABBABAAAABABAABAACCBCAACCCA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BBBABBCAACBCCBCCCCCBBAAAACCBBCBABBBAAAABBCABABACCBA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4512
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_BBBABBCAACBCCBCCCCCBBAAAACCBBCBABBBAAAABBCABABACCBA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCABCBABCCBAABCABCACACCBABCABBABAAAABABAABAACCBCAACCCA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BBBABBCAACBCCBCCCCCBBAAAACCBBCBABBBAAAABBCABABACCBA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4800
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_BBBABBCAACBCCBCCCCCBBAAAACCBBCBABBBAAAABBCABABACCBA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3368
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_BBBABBCAACBCCBCCCCCBBAAAACCBBCBABBBAAAABBCABABACCBA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1144
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCABCBABCCBAABCABCACACCBABCABBABAAAABABAABAACCBCAACCCA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCABCBABCCBAABCABCACACCBABCABBABAAAABABAABAACCBCAACCCA.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:3160
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:396
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\calc.exe
        calc.exe
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies registry class
        PID:4320
  • C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe -Embedding
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:2172
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBABABACABBBCACAAABBACBCACCAAAAABABBCCBABAACACBCBBABABA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBABABACABBBCACAAABBACBCACCAAAAABABBCCBABAACACBCBBABABA.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:1900
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCABCBABCCBAABCABCACACCBABCABBABAAAABABAABAACCBCAACCCA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCABCBABCCBAABCABCACACCBABCABBABAAAABABAABAACCBCAACCCA.exe
    1⤵
    • Creates a file in the Startup directory
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:4956

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 4732a2c7dad36c6d01856a471ece9e8a3e4362bf00a7e637fe0bd3cbaf759321
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        setup.exe

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Adobe\Setup\{AC76BA86-7AD7-1033-7B44-AC0F074E4100}\setup.exe
        • Size 3.1MB
        • SHA256 55b902c47b51380a6d0aa0721f6ed2c6b58812cc6f894496961cef803374f7d8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{E30D8B21-D82D-3211-82CC-0F0A5D1495E8}v12.0.40660\packages\vcRuntimeMinimum_x86\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 d987e4aae14ba4fe936f3a3acc3e62ed56dd777642de5276928bee1a5e747b2b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneNote\16.0\Backup\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 678dc1acaeab98713568b0e11a0a0541926a4cffbe885d2e79894d6ef9811007
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\windows.immersivecontrolpanel_cw5n1h2txyewy\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 bd0a8be98634aa550e70a776420eb075a9305c14b668e5141713b39396d793a2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 b9c809a9a856254511b281bce441086d2872fbb2afe54644de3b7116add85549
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 354421c3b8b27de79160d676dbbd8edd5dd79d30c8bf36359ad4b2d35ead942d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 c63893222415f12d3f50102e933fa2cc23d2772b317d005bf02dbe1404b19bc2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 4b18d55a3a209c2edbff6fb0707a2f0dcdb3548c72508796ab55c86222eb22d5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 99b9f7f171a6db9125218e706d6d17be15a6647aa322226fe967f564a46ea4af
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 b23bd180aa6841ec342806ae4cbf7b8d0d91806d0ddb7e5d235a4f748787ed5f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 01cb1e1419c9d98a3c918043eb7f8ed84e49c270f82369ce58fecd9029d1dbb6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        svchost_CCCABCBABCCBAABCABCACACCBABCABBABAAAABABAABAACCBCAACCCA.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCABCBABCCBAABCABCACACCBABCABBABAAAABABAABAACCBCAACCCA.exe
        • Size 2.7MB
        • SHA256 9ac2e5558370bdda54a9823cf578237429a3c6d51d5b66b149aaca2e97cb60ff
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        virus_log.txt

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
        • Size 934B
        • SHA256 0dd15b0f64a5406d986cc42bfa313dafc86811aab7f08f0d7b0ec44625717a99
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        virus_log.txt

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 352c8ee240712da71feef3289530083699399793e586b5b8025362db297025e4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        memory/396-60-0x0000000005C00000-0x0000000005C01000-memory.dmp

        memory/1900-88-0x0000000000B20000-0x0000000000B41000-memory.dmp

        memory/3160-36-0x0000000000F10000-0x0000000000F31000-memory.dmp

        memory/4684-0-0x00000000002A0000-0x00000000002C1000-memory.dmp

        memory/4684-7-0x00000000002A0000-0x00000000002C1000-memory.dmp

        memory/4956-566-0x0000000000F10000-0x0000000000F31000-memory.dmp