Analysis

  • max time kernel
    147s
  • max time network
    122s
  • 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, 03:57

General

  • Target
    2026-08-15_50599c257ae9ea6015ac6d9718a2f571_elex_stop_vidar.exe
  • Size 1.5MB
  • Sample260815-ejapmayzb1
  • SHA256 b0305b4e6ff50a655d2cb70b9d2b457ae23cba14facce4d130bf826a122a84d4
  • 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\2026-08-15_50599c257ae9ea6015ac6d9718a2f571_elex_stop_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-15_50599c257ae9ea6015ac6d9718a2f571_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:1652
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CABBCACACCCBBCACBBABCBBABBCAACBCCABBBABCCBCBCBBACBBAABACABCAAACACCABBBCBBCCBBCBBACACAABBCCABCAAACBACCBB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACAAAAACBBACABAACACCBACBBCCABBBAABBACAAAAABBABABABABCAA.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:5076
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CABBCACACCCBBCACBBABCBBABBCAACBCCABBBABCCBCBCBBACBBAABACABCAAACACCABBBCBBCCBBCBBACACAABBCCABCAAACBACCBB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACAAAAACBBACABAACACCBACBBCCABBBAABBACAAAAABBABABABABCAA.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:3532
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_ACBAAABCBCCCACBACCABCBBBCABCBCBBCCCACAAABABBAAACBBC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACAAAAACBBACABAACACCBACBBCCABBBAABBACAAAAABBABABABABCAA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_ACBAAABCBCCCACBACCABCBBBCABCBCBBCCCACAAABABBAAACBBC"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4676
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_ACBAAABCBCCCACBACCABCBBBCABCBCBBCCCACAAABABBAAACBBC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACAAAAACBBACABAACACCBACBBCCABBBAABBACAAAAABBABABABABCAA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_ACBAAABCBCCCACBACCABCBBBCABCBCBBCCCACAAABABBAAACBBC"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3236
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_ACBAAABCBCCCACBACCABCBBBCABCBCBBCCCACAAABABBAAACBBC"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1504
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_ACBAAABCBCCCACBACCABCBBBCABCBCBBCCCACAAABABBAAACBBC"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:5084
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACAAAAACBBACABAACACCBACBBCCABBBAABBACAAAAABBABABABABCAA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACAAAAACBBACABAACACCBACBBCCABBBAABBACAAAAABBABABABABCAA.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:4308
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:4788
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BAACCABACACCABBCCCBCCACACCCBACABABABAAABCBACCACCCACAACB.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BAACCABACACCABBCCCBCCACACCCBACABABABAAABCBACCACCCACAACB.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1192
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACAAAAACBBACABAACACCBACBBCCABBBAABBACAAAAABBABABABABCAA.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACAAAAACBBACABAACACCBACBBCCABBBAABBACAAAAABBABABABABCAA.exe
      1⤵
      • Creates a file in the Startup directory
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3664

    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 892cee067cb981f5e32c2d129404bff8b2fb34670e54182e340bc560de049380
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Crypto\DSS\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 60922532b98bf2e2fc5c8629c148d00a0fe1e0a40c07508689deb8bc589e1b42
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Device Stage\Task\{e35be42d-f742-4d96-a50a-1775fb1a7a42}\fr-FR\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 4ffb3106bd8827f8150badc1d7c5f59a5101afbad8fc1453b6ae4e06e64547a8
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Diagnosis\SoftLanding\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 7d2fa6c90ac5c25df0ea43fc0ffda093961912a1b21af38e6cd451dfc0bb7539
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Vault\AC658CB4-9126-49BD-B877-31EEDAB3F204\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 e61857325dd39e4efa8fcc539fd68eef0cefbcc5b1bee9338c445d5f9f8d1831
          • 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 2.0MB
          • SHA256 c03e04789c21f92bbe930e19fbb1e3870b2568e2a541e7cdc082d2f2b6fdb8f7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\18.151.0729.0013\en\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 33ed7d4f2cb725012107497dc98a3570c21a32c04ea7698e7d052ca94a7b3cd5
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\18.151.0729.0013\platforms\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 472539d2ae160104e90ca2d36e1a4362bc0629c0ffce926282d3bf09cc0818c0
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Maintenance\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 c66e9aaaf44b7a99864ccdb85970633229c2c7f225e7ef29c6a9631056d42009
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 9f75053fdb9bab5c1d1f0f166fb72490c64403e0cd29bcac2dbae59a91f38d60
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 cdfd19b08a0e6a29ceee85784f874ea18fb274092d15c95611c6a35a83ee1aea
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 a715764875c1035105e6366eedff9bca960b6fac18e30ee3e203788d52ada0c7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          svchost_ACAAAAACBBACABAACACCBACBBCCABBBAABBACAAAAABBABABABABCAA.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACAAAAACBBACABAACACCBACBBCCABBBAABBACAAAAABBABABABABCAA.exe
          • Size 1.5MB
          • SHA256 b0305b4e6ff50a655d2cb70b9d2b457ae23cba14facce4d130bf826a122a84d4
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 926B
          • SHA256 71fb8d416fce8420f8d099e4b59743a3fb3a27c2215d8b88e4a0d2dda32d9416
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 92b09ab9d66aab924e78ea842c5e00d4828d9913ce6faf2afce54ea0ee91229f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          memory/1192-77-0x00000000004A0000-0x00000000004C1000-memory.dmp

          memory/1652-6-0x0000000000430000-0x0000000000451000-memory.dmp

          memory/3664-795-0x0000000000A60000-0x0000000000A81000-memory.dmp

          memory/4308-31-0x0000000000A60000-0x0000000000A81000-memory.dmp