Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • 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, 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 new service(s) 2 TTPs
  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 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 8 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_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:4864
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ACCCBBBCCCACCCBCCBCABBBBAAABBCACBCCAACBBCAAACCCBCAAABCBBAAAAACAACAABBCABACBACAACBBBBCBACCBCCACBCCBBCCCC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BAABCCACBCABCABCBAABACBBCBBAACBABAABCCAAABBAABACACCBABB.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:1300
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ACCCBBBCCCACCCBCCBCABBBBAAABBCACBCCAACBBCAAACCCBCAAABCBBAAAAACAACAABBCABACBACAACBBBBCBACCBCCACBCCBBCCCC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BAABCCACBCABCABCBAABACBBCBBAACBABAABCCAAABBAABACACCBABB.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:3376
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_BBCBBBCBBCABBCACCCCBBCAACCAACABABCBABABBCBCBACCABAA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BAABCCACBCABCABCBAABACBBCBBAACBABAABCCAAABBAABACACCBABB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BBCBBBCBBCABBCACCCCBBCAACCAACABABCBABABBCBCBACCABAA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5292
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_BBCBBBCBBCABBCACCCCBBCAACCAACABABCBABABBCBCBACCABAA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BAABCCACBCABCABCBAABACBBCBBAACBABAABCCAAABBAABACACCBABB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BBCBBBCBBCABBCACCCCBBCAACCAACABABCBABABBCBCBACCABAA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:5708
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_BBCBBBCBBCABBCACCCCBBCAACCAACABABCBABABBCBCBACCABAA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5004
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_BBCBBBCBBCABBCACCCCBBCAACCAACABABCBABABBCBCBACCABAA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:408
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BAABCCACBCABCABCBAABACBBCBBAACBABAABCCAAABBAABACACCBABB.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BAABCCACBCABCABCBAABACBBCBBAACBABAABCCAAABBAABACACCBABB.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:964
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:2960
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BAABCCACBCABCABCBAABACBBCBBAACBABAABCCAAABBAABACACCBABB.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BAABCCACBCABCABCBAABACBBCBBAACBABAABCCAAABBAABACACCBABB.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:3900

    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 fb99c1faeca6479924abd1d5d28aed8d2db57b60db247c1312d6b0cbf845c73c
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 42232f6c0a7c4db8e8c14aca69b364bab3709a0cc720f491f8a88809d56fd242
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 869d33c11157a1a61cb85c02e5a2c1532afae40b454afeee132af299f8fdd63f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 6b328004e4f6e5772604dae24ab1408720f4e315a67bcad47aa57af25358ab4d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          svchost_BAABCCACBCABCABCBAABACBBCBBAACBABAABCCAAABBAABACACCBABB.exe

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

          memory/964-25-0x0000000000160000-0x0000000000181000-memory.dmp

          memory/964-38-0x0000000000160000-0x0000000000181000-memory.dmp

          memory/4864-0-0x0000000000D30000-0x0000000000D51000-memory.dmp

          memory/4864-8-0x0000000000D30000-0x0000000000D51000-memory.dmp