Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    150s
  • 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, 04:06

General

  • Target
    2026-08-15_42a86c9cfe4ca30d3b72d3cec9f5a422_elex_glassworm_stop_vidar.exe
  • Size 1.1MB
  • Sample260815-epekrsdg57
  • SHA256 5acaa9573cb0de4b94a089ce450d91f3168e46bd4d5e5c7e1bd4be7774678cb6
  • 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_42a86c9cfe4ca30d3b72d3cec9f5a422_elex_glassworm_stop_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-15_42a86c9cfe4ca30d3b72d3cec9f5a422_elex_glassworm_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:4688
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CCBBACCBABBBABAABBAAACCAABABCCBABCACCCACBBCACAACBBCCAACCABABBACBBACBBBAABBBCBCABCCCACBABCCBBBABCCBCCCCA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBCACBCAACBBABAABBBAACCBCCAABBBAABAAACBBACACCACCABBBBCA.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:1336
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CCBBACCBABBBABAABBAAACCAABABCCBABCACCCACBBCACAACBBCCAACCABABBACBBACBBBAABBBCBCABCCCACBABCCBBBABCCBCCCCA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBCACBCAACBBABAABBBAACCBCCAABBBAABAAACBBACACCACCABBBBCA.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:2972
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_BACCBABABCCCBAACBCCCCACBCBBBACACCCAABBBAAACBAABABBC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBCACBCAACBBABAABBBAACCBCCAABBBAABAAACBBACACCACCABBBBCA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BACCBABABCCCBAACBCCCCACBCBBBACACCCAABBBAAACBAABABBC"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:412
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_BACCBABABCCCBAACBCCCCACBCBBBACACCCAABBBAAACBAABABBC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBCACBCAACBBABAABBBAACCBCCAABBBAABAAACBBACACCACCABBBBCA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BACCBABABCCCBAACBCCCCACBCBBBACACCCAABBBAAACBAABABBC"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4404
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_BACCBABABCCCBAACBCCCCACBCBBBACACCCAABBBAAACBAABABBC"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4924
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_BACCBABABCCCBAACBCCCCACBCBBBACACCCAABBBAAACBAABABBC"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:724
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBCACBCAACBBABAABBBAACCBCCAABBBAABAAACBBACACCACCABBBBCA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBCACBCAACBBABAABBBAACCBCCAABBBAABAAACBBACACCACCABBBBCA.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:632
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5056
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\calc.exe
        calc.exe
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies registry class
        PID:4020
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ABAAAAABABAABBBBBCACACACBBBBCCAAAACCACCAABBBBACBCCBCCACBABABBCABBCAACCCABBCCAABBCACCCABAAACACCACAABCAAB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBCBBCCBCBAAAAABABCCABACABAACAAAAACACAACBACCACBAACCCAAB.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:1632
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ABAAAAABABAABBBBBCACACACBBBBCCAAAACCACCAABBBBACBCCBCCACBABABBCABBCAACCCABBCCAABBCACCCABAAACACCACAABCAAB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBCBBCCBCBAAAAABABCCABACABAACAAAAACACAACBACCACBAACCCAAB.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:3232
  • C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe -Embedding
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:3588
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBCBBCCBCBAAAAABABCCABACABAACAAAAACACAACBACCACBAACCCAAB.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBCBBCCBCBAAAAABABCCABACABAACAAAAACACAACBACCACBAACCCAAB.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:2240
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBCACBCAACBBABAABBBAACCBCCAABBBAABAAACBBACACCACCABBBBCA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBCACBCAACBBABAABBBAACCBCCAABBBAABAAACBBACACCACCABBBBCA.exe
    1⤵
    • Creates a file in the Startup directory
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:2680

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 42a1a94d1994a01f4a374061c2d16052c06be02b0eb2ac498e0a8eb90a2a033f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        setup.exe

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Adobe\Setup\{AC76BA86-7AD7-1033-7B44-AC0F074E4100}\setup.exe
        • Size 1.6MB
        • SHA256 cc9119e014721711deb3e5a2e9013dc4a7646054df2a30d4ae9f455c4b1de6da
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\AppRepository\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ContentDeliveryManager_10.0.19041.1023_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 539d79f0f56594592a50c2fd7c91cd22aa54be82304607a776e4e5297228dbba
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\Extensions\ghbmnnjooekpmoecnnnilnnbdlolhkhi\1.104.1_0\_locales\ar\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 4fd17c26a0fecdc4287c11f020789f6450037ba6b9625832c1c45535b35cf2e3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\18.151.0729.0013\qml\QtQuick\Controls\Styles\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 67b1a8b7938670e6f54d08c6e3f31170e74009638dd6dc9c0f58043554084e32
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Getstarted_8wekyb3d8bbwe\AC\INetCookies\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 84defb0e70b4f8422522a19434b826b928d1c50ecb8e715e3c0470c2441bb659
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.PeopleExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\AC\INetCache\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 ed707c05e7931d62665c7af61504fac06dcf16e6f78c670f8a51ec3b0e5fa328
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 8ea7dcf9ccd7c68b0f7e5092bf12ae527a9afc5374cdbd60caee6ece32574ee4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 ede63422939c0b310c0907890745abf20c5b1bcd17b30edc25431c4f386e87c8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 f94b138daf6d76fed1d22f5fa88de1be4cbb6860529b3aec6420703c097b9f81
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 6cb20244607ddef0a1559262bde167ab99fc82dc528ee6ada4918509fd1bcbc4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 64739e27d0458ad2d91d2a01ecd4b388091bbee247a56cf7bd7947ecb58ff148
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 8eb197a4509b5e0fed0b90669b197aade536e647e8a79e5321d519d2676cfa6f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 a89357eee9ad395cc03fc8cb268c8cf7e8a84ac31d52eb1522aff88beb27983c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        svchost_CBCACBCAACBBABAABBBAACCBCCAABBBAABAAACBBACACCACCABBBBCA.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBCACBCAACBBABAABBBAACCBCCAABBBAABAAACBBACACCACCABBBBCA.exe
        • Size 1.1MB
        • SHA256 5acaa9573cb0de4b94a089ce450d91f3168e46bd4d5e5c7e1bd4be7774678cb6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        virus_log.txt

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 478dbe7a06ff009c910e678643153ccb9703e5515c2153f58d65c7c2d3591fc6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        virus_log.txt

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 47e8f4930edc9af4ba6beec5e70b0d2bf082bbfdf1f3b13c737e1f47108707b4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        virus_log.txt

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
        • Size 784B
        • SHA256 3f56ac91a8483d5f66f00c65fcbb8af83f0593fcde58ab991673902c4c5c94db
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        memory/632-35-0x00000000000C0000-0x00000000000E1000-memory.dmp

        memory/2240-71-0x0000000000320000-0x0000000000341000-memory.dmp

        memory/2240-2759-0x0000000000320000-0x0000000000341000-memory.dmp

        memory/2680-1460-0x00000000000C0000-0x00000000000E1000-memory.dmp

        memory/2680-2761-0x00000000000C0000-0x00000000000E1000-memory.dmp

        memory/4688-6-0x00000000006A0000-0x00000000006C1000-memory.dmp

        memory/5056-59-0x00000000052A0000-0x00000000052A1000-memory.dmp