Analysis

  • max time kernel
    147s
  • max time network
    115s
  • 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, 04:16

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 4 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_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:4832
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BCAABCCACBCBACBAACAABCABCBCAACACBBCABABBCCBAABBBBCCACABCBBAACBACACCBBCABAAABCACACBBABCACCBACCAAABCBCABB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BACBBBACCCCCACCBCCBCABCCBAAABACBCCAABAAACCCCBACBBBBACBA.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:1492
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BCAABCCACBCBACBAACAABCABCBCAACACBBCABABBCCBAABBBBCCACABCBBAACBACACCBBCABAAABCACACBBABCACCBACCAAABCBCABB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BACBBBACCCCCACCBCCBCABCCBAAABACBCCAABAAACCCCBACBBBBACBA.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:4984
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_ACCBAACAAAABBBAACAABCAAABCCAABCACACACABCCBBCABABACB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BACBBBACCCCCACCBCCBCABCCBAAABACBCCAABAAACCCCBACBBBBACBA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_ACCBAACAAAABBBAACAABCAAABCCAABCACACACABCCBBCABABACB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3732
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_ACCBAACAAAABBBAACAABCAAABCCAABCACACACABCCBBCABABACB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BACBBBACCCCCACCBCCBCABCCBAAABACBCCAABAAACCCCBACBBBBACBA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_ACCBAACAAAABBBAACAABCAAABCCAABCACACACABCCBBCABABACB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4724
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_ACCBAACAAAABBBAACAABCAAABCCAABCACACACABCCBBCABABACB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4496
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_ACCBAACAAAABBBAACAABCAAABCCAABCACACACABCCBBCABABACB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4004
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BACBBBACCCCCACCBCCBCABCCBAAABACBCCAABAAACCCCBACBBBBACBA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BACBBBACCCCCACCBCCBCABCCBAAABACBCCAABAAACCCCBACBBBBACBA.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:4548
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:5868
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BACCACAABBBBCCBCBBAACCBCBABBACBBACABBBACCABBBBABBCCBCAB.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BACCACAABBBBCCBCBBAACCBCBABBACBBACABBBACCABBBBABBCCBCAB.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4520
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BACBBBACCCCCACCBCCBCABCCBAAABACBCCAABAAACCCCBACBBBBACBA.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BACBBBACCCCCACCBCCBCABCCBAAABACBCCAABAAACCCCBACBBBBACBA.exe
      1⤵
      • Creates a file in the Startup directory
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:5044

    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 c50977e61a116773aec03f2fb63bf477f58602523adf050ecf203f8c3b419504
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\PerfLogs\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 891d587519f3ff9031bf176750adbdb412f273b2c557c981ff22e977da1173eb
          • 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 3.4MB
          • SHA256 ca259109dab5fef4e2fd4af7e476d47a1addcaeeef5e2750ef7e8fe432f9fde9
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{61087a79-ac85-455c-934d-1fa22cc64f36}\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 f81d355c80b9a2faf2d317707ba5355c18d51e25a0ba9b903adbeef64007fb0a
          • 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 82a6601a6aab9f42b5f6e6203ab3a282703aa2ad5eb08758667e4c14352289d5
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WebCache\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 c18249f69ef0ea3596d5db3c6c8ffcbd4767850283b3a81e88c484187f297084
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\x9aidq83.default-release\storage\permanent\chrome\idb\1657114595AmcateirvtiSty.files\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 c0e3fa60022ac9b43500e0c9a77c2a44b2d75d00f3de620ebdd0121b127266c9
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 f76eea3e9fb443f59b81c47189a25e32e19ecbdd6874161aa7232ae29c3c990b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 9a460b7ab69c97e3bd1b8da6c43513f11e95be72f95419fa81264dd0668cb8d3
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 3d2942eb8288d3102da518bc89f60e21e5493c0f8ad8789e6b27fc15645806e5
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          svchost_BACBBBACCCCCACCBCCBCABCCBAAABACBCCAABAAACCCCBACBBBBACBA.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BACBBBACCCCCACCBCCBCABCCBAAABACBCCAABAAACCCCBACBBBBACBA.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 926B
          • SHA256 cd3d2504fb115558858e23271bcce4ecf870ae20350a7e9b1b9eaa048ae6467e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 37e9ce6e9dab977efc325ab351d84eee779ade3a089364349c42b5e2b014b8b0
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          memory/4520-77-0x0000000000830000-0x0000000000851000-memory.dmp

          memory/4548-31-0x00000000007A0000-0x00000000007C1000-memory.dmp

          memory/4832-0-0x0000000000050000-0x0000000000071000-memory.dmp

          memory/4832-7-0x0000000000050000-0x0000000000071000-memory.dmp

          memory/5044-384-0x00000000007A0000-0x00000000007C1000-memory.dmp