Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    152s
  • 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, 04:16

General

  • Target
    2026-08-14_6540434f0d32943459eb158eeab71d41_elex_stop_vidar.exe
  • Size 2.8MB
  • Sample260814-ewa6xsvbme
  • SHA256 ccd8d11bb71baf4d9fdff93a321fbeede0136257d487a1a77d3ce88d1fafc3dc
  • 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_6540434f0d32943459eb158eeab71d41_elex_stop_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-14_6540434f0d32943459eb158eeab71d41_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:2584
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_AAABBCBCCBACCBCCAABABACCBBBCBBBBACCAAABACBBCABBCCACCBACACABAABBBBCBAABBCBBAABCBCBBACACACACBAACAABBAAACB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABACBCAABBBABBABACBAABBBCBCABABABAAAAABABCACAABBBBCBABA.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:4620
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_AAABBCBCCBACCBCCAABABACCBBBCBBBBACCAAABACBBCABBCCACCBACACABAABBBBCBAABBCBBAABCBCBBACACACACBAACAABBAAACB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABACBCAABBBABBABACBAABBBCBCABABABAAAAABABCACAABBBBCBABA.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:1936
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_CCCCABABCAABAAABBACCAAAACABAAABBAABAAAABBBBCBACCBCA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABACBCAABBBABBABACBAABBBCBCABABABAAAAABABCACAABBBBCBABA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CCCCABABCAABAAABBACCAAAACABAAABBAABAAAABBBBCBACCBCA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4752
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_CCCCABABCAABAAABBACCAAAACABAAABBAABAAAABBBBCBACCBCA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABACBCAABBBABBABACBAABBBCBCABABABAAAAABABCACAABBBBCBABA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CCCCABABCAABAAABBACCAAAACABAAABBAABAAAABBBBCBACCBCA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3420
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_CCCCABABCAABAAABBACCAAAACABAAABBAABAAAABBBBCBACCBCA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3924
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_CCCCABABCAABAAABBACCAAAACABAAABBAABAAAABBBBCBACCBCA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2360
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABACBCAABBBABBABACBAABBBCBCABABABAAAAABABCACAABBBBCBABA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABACBCAABBBABBABACBAABBBCBCABABABAAAAABABCACAABBBBCBABA.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:1800
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4740
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\calc.exe
        calc.exe
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies registry class
        PID:5224
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CACCCACCACACAAAABCACBCBAABACCCCBABACCBBCACCBCACABACBAABCCABBCBBBACCBCBACBAACBBACCAAABABBCBABCCABCCBCBBB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BAACCBCCCBACCACCCCCCBABABACBCAABCCAACCACBACBBCBBACABACA.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:4600
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CACCCACCACACAAAABCACBCBAABACCCCBABACCBBCACCBCACABACBAABCCABBCBBBACCBCBACBAACBBACCAAABABBCBABCCABCCBCBBB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BAACCBCCCBACCACCCCCCBABABACBCAABCCAACCACBACBBCBBACABACA.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:2344
  • C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe -Embedding
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:4056
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BAACCBCCCBACCACCCCCCBABABACBCAABCCAACCACBACBBCBBACABACA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BAACCBCCCBACCACCCCCCBABABACBCAABCCAACCACBACBBCBBACABACA.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:5212
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABACBCAABBBABBABACBAABBBCBCABABABAAAAABABCACAABBBBCBABA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABACBCAABBBABBABACBAABBBCBCABABABAAAAABABCACAABBBBCBABA.exe
    1⤵
    • Creates a file in the Startup directory
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:3968

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 f397595b552c6406eb8b600a2cadca43df5da5e0a60617ddf572f11d8f9a99e3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        setup.exe

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Adobe\Setup\{AC76BA86-7AD7-1033-7B44-AC0F074E4100}\setup.exe
        • Size 3.3MB
        • SHA256 422ff0416ab5207eca04e2dcb96dd57ebacd0311128b653232b0cc2634e14b9a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\AppV\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 9405458e8d1fde25af7245b1d2bc9bb51cc12bcc5ed90d659a1402ed8070177d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Web Applications\Manifest Resources\agimnkijcaahngcdmfeangaknmldooml\Icons Monochrome\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 4ba6b908d1bd5fa324340b0ec36a3b9e277666bc0800de7a4840b9e3454422a2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\1527c705-839a-4832-9118-54d4Bd6a0c89_cw5n1h2txyewy\AC\INetHistory\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 fe346db26cf1305caa977ccb3078ef0b995e158fc568eb5c0c000981e0d50b96
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\RoamingState\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 2309d0c21f5999da6f349ebbf048c9007172b16b94576bab1d8a69176c7fb039
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 ce4112c56de9b30c4772a07fee18029fb8e0987bb4f4cc91c28dda98b5b78ebc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 48b47ef54f89e2a6f58a0ae5cf273dca1df788f86ba012fcf1e1de619a81e185
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 9f58e1b9d5b96ca7316a7c5c7b3f2b14580174595fb6fb50098f26d25dc73238
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 bd3fe795ac3af4d48d29299c44c3a71c14e77c30e817e53eb623811d7408ccc7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        svchost_ABACBCAABBBABBABACBAABBBCBCABABABAAAAABABCACAABBBBCBABA.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABACBCAABBBABBABACBAABBBCBCABABABAAAAABABCACAABBBBCBABA.exe
        • Size 2.8MB
        • SHA256 ccd8d11bb71baf4d9fdff93a321fbeede0136257d487a1a77d3ce88d1fafc3dc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        virus_log.txt

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 19565cff8a76e9b6c6af0978137f1a1c0b94725aff8bd38fd0e0d8214e56df08
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        virus_log.txt

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
        • Size 934B
        • SHA256 01bcd4ab83930618abb30928de02eda74145acd55d10d6b308f900abe1ee7578
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        virus_log.txt

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 e653d67638c834f23a3d8556d363a8d85064987687eab36006857d1edbf58a1c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        memory/1800-36-0x0000000000580000-0x00000000005A1000-memory.dmp

        memory/2584-6-0x0000000000680000-0x00000000006A1000-memory.dmp

        memory/3968-1464-0x0000000000580000-0x00000000005A1000-memory.dmp

        memory/4740-59-0x0000000002700000-0x0000000002701000-memory.dmp

        memory/5212-86-0x00000000007B0000-0x00000000007D1000-memory.dmp