Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    151s
  • 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, 04:27

General

  • Target
    2026-08-14_5367fd5c2f53ca6a062ff99121984342_elex_stop.exe
  • Size 8.6MB
  • Sample260814-e2417acp4v
  • SHA256 26f946ebbee81ed503c1ff0a861f712406fdc581492e8a1fd183a37b7e30c859
  • 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 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 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-14_5367fd5c2f53ca6a062ff99121984342_elex_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-14_5367fd5c2f53ca6a062ff99121984342_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:2592
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CCACCAAACCCAABABBABABCAAACABBCCBBCACCAAAAAAACBABCBCCBAAABACCBCACBACACCACCCBBACBBABBBCBCCABACACCCBCBACCB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBBABBAACABCABBBBBCACCCBACBCABCACCCCAABBACCAACCBBCBABBA.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:1804
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CCACCAAACCCAABABBABABCAAACABBCCBBCACCAAAAAAACBABCBCCBAAABACCBCACBACACCACCCBBACBBABBBCBCCABACACCCBCBACCB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBBABBAACABCABBBBBCACCCBACBCABCACCCCAABBACCAACCBBCBABBA.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:2552
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_AACACCACAABCBCAAAACCAAABAAABCBCAABAABBCBBCBBABAACBB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBBABBAACABCABBBBBCACCCBACBCABCACCCCAABBACCAACCBBCBABBA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_AACACCACAABCBCAAAACCAAABAAABCBCAABAABBCBBCBBABAACBB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1984
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_AACACCACAABCBCAAAACCAAABAAABCBCAABAABBCBBCBBABAACBB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBBABBAACABCABBBBBCACCCBACBCABCACCCCAABBACCAACCBBCBABBA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_AACACCACAABCBCAAAACCAAABAAABCBCAABAABBCBBCBBABAACBB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4000
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_AACACCACAABCBCAAAACCAAABAAABCBCAABAABBCBBCBBABAACBB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1116
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_AACACCACAABCBCAAAACCAAABAAABCBCAABAABBCBBCBBABAACBB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1576
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBBABBAACABCABBBBBCACCCBACBCABCACCCCAABBACCAACCBBCBABBA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBBABBAACABCABBBBBCACCCBACBCABCACCCCAABBACCAACCBBCBABBA.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:2600
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2112
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\calc.exe
        calc.exe
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies registry class
        PID:3348
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBBABBAACABCABBBBBCACCCBACBCABCACCCCAABBACCAACCBBCBABBA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBBABBAACABCABBBBBCACCCBACBCABCACCCCAABBACCAACCBBCBABBA.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:4320
  • C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe -Embedding
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:1548
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABBCBCABBCBACCCAABCBABCCCCBAABBABCBAACBBBCCBACBBACABCCB.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABBCBCABBCBACCCAABCBABCCCCBAABBABCBAACBBBCCBACBBACABCCB.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:4296

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 72168c6ee0bc51fb2b300231a1cf8bc6b3bbe2820db1819bae02de2b197664b3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 c3ad80e04ae339cbafaaac5ec6f74233b054f608ed36cb31932107213232cd31
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 755f63f6ad469e95b4720ecc1da2aa5ba02e0b27d7e866f52ba2d89aed6fab1b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 46d2a0e46c8cee0df53c9e1e16c8c169c7e51685d04a72d8e3a782445a2ae6d3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 b1227f9e0581edf28b6b69581f6ccd23b5542423a2eadf5ac63bcf8a6837fb6e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        svchost_CBBABBAACABCABBBBBCACCCBACBCABCACCCCAABBACCAACCBBCBABBA.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBBABBAACABCABBBBBCACCCBACBCABCACCCCAABBACCAACCBBCBABBA.exe
        • Size 8.6MB
        • SHA256 26f946ebbee81ed503c1ff0a861f712406fdc581492e8a1fd183a37b7e30c859
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/2112-67-0x0000000002AC0000-0x0000000002AC1000-memory.dmp

        memory/2592-6-0x0000000000540000-0x0000000000561000-memory.dmp

        memory/2600-25-0x0000000000310000-0x0000000000331000-memory.dmp

        memory/2600-38-0x0000000000310000-0x0000000000331000-memory.dmp

        memory/4296-82-0x0000000000720000-0x0000000000741000-memory.dmp

        memory/4320-72-0x0000000000310000-0x0000000000331000-memory.dmp