Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    134s
  • 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, 04:36

General

  • Target
    2026-08-14_4646102b1202da1e0226b0d4cf2b8c15_elex_hawkeye_icedid_njrat_remcos.exe
  • Size 1.1MB
  • Sample260814-e8k7navdje
  • SHA256 8cfee47dc4f2c3fc9acb10c615606f63d4ebe97082e9f53f625b5b25ad167541
  • 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 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 13 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 2 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 10 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-14_4646102b1202da1e0226b0d4cf2b8c15_elex_hawkeye_icedid_njrat_remcos.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-14_4646102b1202da1e0226b0d4cf2b8c15_elex_hawkeye_icedid_njrat_remcos.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:2900
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CACCCBCBBCCABCACBACAAABACACACABCCCCBBBAAAABBCAACBBAABBCCBCCCCAABCACBABACBBCAACAACACABAACCCBBCCAACCABAAB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCABACBCBBABBACBBBABAACBBACCBBAACACCACBCCCBCBBBABBAAAAC.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:3008
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CACCCBCBBCCABCACBACAAABACACACABCCCCBBBAAAABBCAACBBAABBCCBCCCCAABCACBABACBBCAACAACACABAACCCBBCCAACCABAAB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCABACBCBBABBACBBBABAACBBACCBBAACACCACBCCCBCBBBABBAAAAC.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:1540
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_BACAACBCBBBAAABCBCCBACABBACBCCCBBACCCBCACCBBBAACCAA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCABACBCBBABBACBBBABAACBBACCBBAACACCACBCCCBCBBBABBAAAAC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BACAACBCBBBAAABCBCCBACABBACBCCCBBACCCBCACCBBBAACCAA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:884
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_BACAACBCBBBAAABCBCCBACABBACBCCCBBACCCBCACCBBBAACCAA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCABACBCBBABBACBBBABAACBBACCBBAACACCACBCCCBCBBBABBAAAAC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BACAACBCBBBAAABCBCCBACABBACBCCCBBACCCBCACCBBBAACCAA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4904
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_BACAACBCBBBAAABCBCCBACABBACBCCCBBACCCBCACCBBBAACCAA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2964
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_BACAACBCBBBAAABCBCCBACABBACBCCCBBACCCBCACCBBBAACCAA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2656
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCABACBCBBABBACBBBABAACBBACCBBAACACCACBCCCBCBBBABBAAAAC.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCABACBCBBABBACBBBABAACBBACCBBAACACCACBCCCBCBBBABBAAAAC.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:2460
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2292
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\calc.exe
        calc.exe
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies registry class
        PID:3080
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BBACABBBABBCCBBCCACCBBBBBBCAABBAACBCCACBAACCCAAABABCBBACAABAACCACBCAACCCBCCBBCCAACCBCABAAACBAACBCABBCBB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BACCCAABBCBCCCCABACBBACCCCACACCBBBBCAACCCCABCABBBCBAACC.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:2352
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BBACABBBABBCCBBCCACCBBBBBBCAABBAACBCCACBAACCCAAABABCBBACAABAACCACBCAACCCBCCBBCCAACCBCABAAACBAACBCABBCBB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BACCCAABBCBCCCCABACBBACCCCACACCBBBBCAACCCCABCABBBCBAACC.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:4568
  • C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe -Embedding
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:4716
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BACCCAABBCBCCCCABACBBACCCCACACCBBBBCAACCCCABCABBBCBAACC.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BACCCAABBCBCCCCABACBBACCCCACACCBBBBCAACCCCABCABBBCBAACC.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:4972
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCABACBCBBABBACBBBABAACBBACCBBAACACCACBCCCBCBBBABBAAAAC.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCABACBCBBABBACBBBABAACBBACCBBAACACCACBCCCBCBBBABBAAAAC.exe
    1⤵
    • Creates a file in the Startup directory
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:3880

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 434af12e23705aff27b13af3c803e78d51687359324418eef0fe552308f94ce6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        setup.exe

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Adobe\Setup\{AC76BA86-7AD7-1033-7B44-AC0F074E4100}\setup.exe
        • Size 1.6MB
        • SHA256 ef28fbb2c898f0f6c334bb08076e015aac446d5154f420e66a6abf1795101903
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Diagnosis\ScenariosSqlStore\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 7312c843556d60be42ab48cb44df95b3645cb11542e5314e70f7eb6eee688914
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\ProgramData\ssh\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 d221872f1988bdbbc2c764e7b4082acb86bf90becff6b2e4a4d6c1a913c9b269
        • 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 fea326f935e5b3f8d4188be66f70c114a17af69d4c93186751af37c84f46add1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftStickyNotes_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalCache\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 209f47a70711cb658d354136ae2c08921e6e239aa94d81500a217a715144f35b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 bec7c8f96f161f1d959c959303127f46c6fce3bbb611758d674ee9c5d575a683
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 79f0793014dd978385181d9242d272155c637f2c5eb4a3630b1c4ac0599c24de
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 ec2031e192a9374af44f1f4fc808278d063a99bd521ced9438f4d500cfc6a1c4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 2712ba044ee32f14d809d4b8433d1cc77094db7037752d41a70470e8ded1c251
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 9bb33b57aa034c8a9dc89e9f8d51bd8f89058e793a3516b52a636ff6d71484e0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 22c8a0cf3746d88dadd47ccbedfae0a41c63adc9b67c1c215be3b8a4188afb15
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 2e4639cca3cd043b9f814023a65dd5335f6d4d8682d1314ed2dfdba7217218e6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        svchost_CCABACBCBBABBACBBBABAACBBACCBBAACACCACBCCCBCBBBABBAAAAC.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCABACBCBBABBACBBBABAACBBACCBBAACACCACBCCCBCBBBABBAAAAC.exe
        • Size 1.1MB
        • SHA256 8cfee47dc4f2c3fc9acb10c615606f63d4ebe97082e9f53f625b5b25ad167541
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        virus_log.txt

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 acf53a13dab8b74ca72d72f4b281418545565ff6780e79180657f529a35c9f5a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        virus_log.txt

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 6ed33ce05fb8a10b0d10d56a41abadf0c9971da224d20880b383ee6a46039346
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        virus_log.txt

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
        • Size 934B
        • SHA256 3939b78f38ec2e3c7390916b5bce0f03cfce9591cb2fff6eb4e66c1238105dd2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        memory/2292-59-0x0000000005930000-0x0000000005931000-memory.dmp

        memory/2460-36-0x0000000000870000-0x0000000000891000-memory.dmp

        memory/2900-6-0x0000000000F50000-0x0000000000F71000-memory.dmp

        memory/3880-2999-0x0000000000870000-0x0000000000891000-memory.dmp

        memory/4972-76-0x0000000000B50000-0x0000000000B71000-memory.dmp

        memory/4972-3011-0x0000000000B50000-0x0000000000B71000-memory.dmp