Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    114s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    15/08/2026, 01:45

General

  • Target
    2026-08-15_245d5d7187a6a2725577b7ebafb93d6d_elex_stop.exe
  • Size 1.8MB
  • Sample260815-b6eqbadc32
  • SHA256 2f7cb996a36a08b566f7916d18fe14dc75c8b8b5db1b88d53dfd23898a6ace86
  • 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 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 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 7 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-15_245d5d7187a6a2725577b7ebafb93d6d_elex_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-15_245d5d7187a6a2725577b7ebafb93d6d_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:4572
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BABAAACAAABACAACAACBBCABBCBAAACAAACAACCACBAAAACABCAABCBAAAACBACBAABACCBBBBACACCCBACBCCABACCCBBABAABACBB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCACAABACAABAACAACAAAACCCBBABCBBCBBACCCCAAAAABBCABBBCB.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:2528
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BABAAACAAABACAACAACBBCABBCBAAACAAACAACCACBAAAACABCAABCBAAAACBACBAABACCBBBBACACCCBACBCCABACCCBBABAABACBB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCACAABACAABAACAACAAAACCCBBABCBBCBBACCCCAAAAABBCABBBCB.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:5152
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_AAACAABABABCCBBCBABACBCBCBACAAABBBCAACCBABCACACAAAB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCACAABACAABAACAACAAAACCCBBABCBBCBBACCCCAAAAABBCABBBCB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_AAACAABABABCCBBCBABACBCBCBACAAABBBCAACCBABCACACAAAB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2944
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_AAACAABABABCCBBCBABACBCBCBACAAABBBCAACCBABCACACAAAB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCACAABACAABAACAACAAAACCCBBABCBBCBBACCCCAAAAABBCABBBCB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_AAACAABABABCCBBCBABACBCBCBACAAABBBCAACCBABCACACAAAB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4492
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_AAACAABABABCCBBCBABACBCBCBACAAABBBCAACCBABCACACAAAB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3772
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_AAACAABABABCCBBCBABACBCBCBACAAABBBCAACCBABCACACAAAB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1460
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCACAABACAABAACAACAAAACCCBBABCBBCBBACCCCAAAAABBCABBBCB.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCACAABACAABAACAACAAAACCCBBABCBBCBBACCCCAAAAABBCABBBCB.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:1452
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:2824
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCACAABACAABAACAACAAAACCCBBABCBBCBBACCCCAAAAABBCABBBCB.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCACAABACAABAACAACAAAACCCBBABCBBCBBACCCCAAAAABBCABBBCB.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:1260
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCCBCCBCCCABBABCAAABABBACCBBBCBCACACABACCBAABBBBBACBAA.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCCBCCBCCCABBABCAAABABBACCBBBCBCACACABACCBAABBBBBACBAA.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2552

    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 09679cee6892f67cc80d9611602d100ef0fc4739892df1289cc4c72130b55384
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 29d4e4ef71656214eb9058bf6e946958a34e8a1fb3dec223d88f79edcd6b8359
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 39094f1903ed093b787997563e1fdd976ed7f5ebf73e935a5fd172bac026ebae
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 4aaa86fcef2dfd6226160ac8af0d0755326debe18fc1c9b7cf5d19faaf7630c1
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          svchost_BCCACAABACAABAACAACAAAACCCBBABCBBCBBACCCCAAAAABBCABBBCB.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCACAABACAABAACAACAAAACCCBBABCBBCBBACCCCAAAAABBCABBBCB.exe
          • Size 1.8MB
          • SHA256 2f7cb996a36a08b566f7916d18fe14dc75c8b8b5db1b88d53dfd23898a6ace86
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/1452-24-0x00000000008E0000-0x0000000000901000-memory.dmp

          memory/1452-37-0x00000000008E0000-0x0000000000901000-memory.dmp

          memory/4572-0-0x0000000000040000-0x0000000000061000-memory.dmp

          memory/4572-7-0x0000000000040000-0x0000000000061000-memory.dmp