Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    135s
  • 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, 04:28

General

  • Target
    2026-08-14_50be843d1520f51f3b23b900d46fb7b0_elex_stop_vidar.exe
  • Size 4.0MB
  • Sample260814-e311xsfb98
  • SHA256 e5c5c1e98ff120766519c8faa6644b5d3e618dbee3b65a7fae30b46d88f8ccd3
  • 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 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 12 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 7 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-14_50be843d1520f51f3b23b900d46fb7b0_elex_stop_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-14_50be843d1520f51f3b23b900d46fb7b0_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:5836
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BBBCCAAABBCCCACABCCBACBBBCCCCCCCAACCABAABAACBAAAACBBBCCCBAABCBABCBCCBBBACACAABBBABCABCCCBBBAAAABBBBAACA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABBBABBAABCCACABBAAAABACABBBABBBCBBBABCCABCACBBCAACCCAA.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:1100
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BBBCCAAABBCCCACABCCBACBBBCCCCCCCAACCABAABAACBAAAACBBBCCCBAABCBABCBCCBBBACACAABBBABCABCCCBBBAAAABBBBAACA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABBBABBAABCCACABBAAAABACABBBABBBCBBBABCCABCACBBCAACCCAA.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:3448
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_BBBCBCBBBCACBCCBCCBABCBBACBBBBBABCCCABBABBBABCBBBAC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABBBABBAABCCACABBAAAABACABBBABBBCBBBABCCABCACBBCAACCCAA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BBBCBCBBBCACBCCBCCBABCBBACBBBBBABCCCABBABBBABCBBBAC"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:996
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_BBBCBCBBBCACBCCBCCBABCBBACBBBBBABCCCABBABBBABCBBBAC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABBBABBAABCCACABBAAAABACABBBABBBCBBBABCCABCACBBCAACCCAA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BBBCBCBBBCACBCCBCCBABCBBACBBBBBABCCCABBABBBABCBBBAC"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2756
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_BBBCBCBBBCACBCCBCCBABCBBACBBBBBABCCCABBABBBABCBBBAC"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1880
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_BBBCBCBBBCACBCCBCCBABCBBACBBBBBABCCCABBABBBABCBBBAC"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:5520
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABBBABBAABCCACABBAAAABACABBBABBBCBBBABCCABCACBBCAACCCAA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABBBABBAABCCACABBAAAABACABBBABBBCBBBABCCABCACBBCAACCCAA.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:2064
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:2004
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACACCBBACBBCCBCABABAAABABAAAACCCAACBCAABCBBCCAAACCCAABB.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACACCBBACBBCCBCABABAAABABAAAACCCAACBCAABCBBCCAAACCCAABB.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3920
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABBBABBAABCCACABBAAAABACABBBABBBCBBBABCCABCACBBCAACCCAA.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABBBABBAABCCACABBAAAABACABBBABBBCBBBABCCABCACBBCAACCCAA.exe
      1⤵
      • Creates a file in the Startup directory
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4796

    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 bcedf860f0eb19aabcb3ac99468236ac9bdc3874c793813147eb273859a76bcd
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          windowsdesktop-runtime-8.0.15-win-x64.exe

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{5625bb48-295c-4113-bc92-d6a69b19b04c}\windowsdesktop-runtime-8.0.15-win-x64.exe
          • Size 4.6MB
          • SHA256 44935f9f9a232fccadf93edf695ffb13e512f4305f1cd25f7a8d0bebca70d4b3
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\commerce_subscription_db\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 79441508d5a0f5b5dbb97eea1a615f60d979e7d6c15fba7b65ce5f674766b787
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ShellExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\Settings\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 c4b9a39047bae1e2ecd7af0ffc053727def293605f80260132e3300b97ae9b95
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\WaitWatch\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 0829b58b0dd9ab5c4e6068fcc5431b60506cff5be3cc509819104ff42862f843
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 71805163aa5d643185e8a06ea3b16dc691824a20c44936642faeadf0b5c5f427
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 2b6326fcbd614e07d9bf2c4a5f7354e7b85f3249dd590eee91261cc201130d4e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 6012d027038fdac9b8f44ee2c7994800caaec06e05f2625d21b8d3ae7d90d15d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 c2843e845cd87739ec50adb046166fe1969448c1b2406dd0ebf5468454657f89
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 8fb33f48f32e118369257dd5d0c95da60c81027c838033f494c30ce5fc773388
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WinX\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 9ff5e157b96a086950d4e7d7235a85e0ab32e60cee79061d4dc163b482becdfb
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          svchost_ABBBABBAABCCACABBAAAABACABBBABBBCBBBABCCABCACBBCAACCCAA.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABBBABBAABCCACABBAAAABACABBBABBBCBBBABCCABCACBBCAACCCAA.exe
          • Size 4.0MB
          • SHA256 e5c5c1e98ff120766519c8faa6644b5d3e618dbee3b65a7fae30b46d88f8ccd3
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 926B
          • SHA256 4aaf18afda8242b2c61f2e3aff7b60aac565e631cf3dcac0c0d2a3737172736d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 8c6097c418ceefed97db69b4a55c91085b668a25bea0eb78e476a58787f57866
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 08645dc350772d1cc7f77fe987e4dcc1b56ba23263d1ec27386129630e1831f3
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          memory/2064-31-0x0000000000CB0000-0x0000000000CD1000-memory.dmp

          memory/3920-78-0x0000000000D40000-0x0000000000D61000-memory.dmp

          memory/4796-1880-0x0000000000CB0000-0x0000000000CD1000-memory.dmp

          memory/5836-0-0x00000000007B0000-0x00000000007D1000-memory.dmp

          memory/5836-7-0x00000000007B0000-0x00000000007D1000-memory.dmp