Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    151s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    15/08/2026, 03:59

General

  • Target
    2026-08-15_4dd699e20d2a71e2b1ad7dcb6a86e264_elex_stop.exe
  • Size 835KB
  • Sample260815-ej5j1aycmb
  • SHA256 f4c670eb22e5e89ccfb67634fbabe24e273025b84f9ff39d06fe949d16d3d8d3
  • 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\2026-08-15_4dd699e20d2a71e2b1ad7dcb6a86e264_elex_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-15_4dd699e20d2a71e2b1ad7dcb6a86e264_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:2800
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BCCCBBCACABACCBAABBCABABBBBBCABABBBACBAACBAAAABCCBCABABACBAACCBACBACCABCBAACAABBBBABBCABCAAABABBAACBCAB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBABBCCBABBBABCBABCBCACABBBBACACCBCCCBCBAACBAAABCBCCBCB.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:1732
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BCCCBBCACABACCBAABBCABABBBBBCABABBBACBAACBAAAABCCBCABABACBAACCBACBACCABCBAACAABBBBABBCABCAAABABBAACBCAB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBABBCCBABBBABCBABCBCACABBBBACACCBCCCBCBAACBAAABCBCCBCB.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:4304
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_ACBCBBCCCACBCBABBACACBCBAABBABCBAAAAACBCCBBCCCBCBAB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBABBCCBABBBABCBABCBCACABBBBACACCBCCCBCBAACBAAABCBCCBCB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_ACBCBBCCCACBCBABBACACBCBAABBABCBAAAAACBCCBBCCCBCBAB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:432
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_ACBCBBCCCACBCBABBACACBCBAABBABCBAAAAACBCCBBCCCBCBAB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBABBCCBABBBABCBABCBCACABBBBACACCBCCCBCBAACBAAABCBCCBCB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_ACBCBBCCCACBCBABBACACBCBAABBABCBAAAAACBCCBBCCCBCBAB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3896
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_ACBCBBCCCACBCBABBACACBCBAABBABCBAAAAACBCCBBCCCBCBAB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4540
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_ACBCBBCCCACBCBABBACACBCBAABBABCBAAAAACBCCBBCCCBCBAB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2524
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBABBCCBABBBABCBABCBCACABBBBACACCBCCCBCBAACBAAABCBCCBCB.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBABBCCBABBBABCBABCBCACABBBBACACCBCCCBCBAACBAAABCBCCBCB.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:3028
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:776
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\calc.exe
        calc.exe
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies registry class
        PID:4660
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BAACBAAABBBCBBCACCCCCCCCCAACAACCABCCBCACAACBCBCCCACCBAAACBCBCABBCABCBBBBCAABCCBBBBACCCBBABAACABBCBBAAAB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CABBCCABCCCCABBBBBBABCACCBAACAACBBBBCAACBCACBCAAABBACAA.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:4996
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BAACBAAABBBCBBCACCCCCCCCCAACAACCABCCBCACAACBCBCCCACCBAAACBCBCABBCABCBBBBCAABCCBBBBACCCBBABAACABBCBBAAAB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CABBCCABCCCCABBBBBBABCACCBAACAACBBBBCAACBCACBCAAABBACAA.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:2704
  • C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe -Embedding
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:4620
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CABBCCABCCCCABBBBBBABCACCBAACAACBBBBCAACBCACBCAAABBACAA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CABBCCABCCCCABBBBBBABCACCBAACAACBBBBCAACBCACBCAAABBACAA.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:3816
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBABBCCBABBBABCBABCBCACABBBBACACCBCCCBCBAACBAAABCBCCBCB.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBABBCCBABBBABCBABCBCACABBBBACACCBCCCBCBAACBAAABCBCCBCB.exe
    1⤵
    • Creates a file in the Startup directory
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:4788

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 36a4c870b64ebfc2d49d7c8f33aa962282ff9ba377aa716286704ab65ffb39f1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        setup.exe

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Adobe\Setup\{AC76BA86-7AD7-1033-7B44-AC0F074E4100}\setup.exe
        • Size 1.3MB
        • SHA256 862eacf4ec7ef7edf70d6f1970164f586f3dbf29fd304a2157dde956d21b6d20
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\ClickToRun\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 6621bd9c831eee4c83740ae8fd0e322b6b3f14f599deef18ae93544f6966b4c2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Safe Browsing Network\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 5f668ec28f87d9d498ac61d8bcae843bc9dd794cc92c4a8cddf473b964d97a4d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.SecureAssessmentBrowser_cw5n1h2txyewy\AC\INetCookies\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 2d9c98873e55147a40705ce74c88c8c977cba8fbe5eb75f4123243761dce29d8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 e4db2aff0d5c25e661b345fe04c560e861bb9bd7b320547eb39ff3697529c536
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 28198c854d1c244610ba5d1a1852b7d7f476d3cc06f4d58142874330555604d3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 f7210644d3faac8fdfefba5351ff8dae08c66c4d47e8e3e687732de4292dbf08
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 8d1a5039305e078a5e4e9dd20138c6a1336dd65088ae17a775aa93584bb378e6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 109a6e392c15b9cc8dcf502ff8bdc16f4be591caa25b149fd905deb1d38754e5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 1f1fd92bfacd804e287f32504d44da1a5fc406a1e15d5120cb430035af209256
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 defcddf454d71b2bfde35bd0d39b00675a171c722b4b083059e8ee257776ed7c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 f1fd17f073daca6ffe8e62d41f47daf09feef0d1e1890795aaacb3eb8df0920a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        svchost_BBABBCCBABBBABCBABCBCACABBBBACACCBCCCBCBAACBAAABCBCCBCB.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBABBCCBABBBABCBABCBCACABBBBACACCBCCCBCBAACBAAABCBCCBCB.exe
        • Size 835KB
        • SHA256 f4c670eb22e5e89ccfb67634fbabe24e273025b84f9ff39d06fe949d16d3d8d3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        virus_log.txt

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 76dbd57ce1dcbf174d8deb417392bec8d4d9b3c02c6b29f1cd37e27cef8a3ed5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        virus_log.txt

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
        • Size 930B
        • SHA256 929453211202e545f728ef9a0811077dd0b9ae9de90f8b27b87bcde9f842bd39
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        virus_log.txt

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 de4988bd48c8628d020c30b2c46f60f95f001cc283933ddef06d89835f56933b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        memory/776-59-0x0000000002A60000-0x0000000002A61000-memory.dmp

        memory/2800-6-0x0000000000540000-0x0000000000561000-memory.dmp

        memory/3028-35-0x00000000000B0000-0x00000000000D1000-memory.dmp

        memory/3816-1994-0x0000000000E00000-0x0000000000E21000-memory.dmp

        memory/3816-71-0x0000000000E00000-0x0000000000E21000-memory.dmp

        memory/4788-91-0x00000000000B0000-0x00000000000D1000-memory.dmp

        memory/4788-2977-0x00000000000B0000-0x00000000000D1000-memory.dmp