Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    145s
  • 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, 10:36

General

  • Target
    2026-08-15_cdf76e180eb3d290a400c997d00dceb1_elex_icedid.exe
  • Size 399KB
  • Sample260815-mnfqfafb98
  • SHA256 b704891aaf5f77b09e90d723e49eed384d940d78aee059465ebc9865355cf268
  • 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 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 11 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 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 WriteProcessMemory 9 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-15_cdf76e180eb3d290a400c997d00dceb1_elex_icedid.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-15_cdf76e180eb3d290a400c997d00dceb1_elex_icedid.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:2480
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BBAACACAACCACAABACCBBACAACAABBBCCCBCBAABAACAACCCBBBBABBACBACCBCBBBBCBACABBACCAAAABCBBCBBCCCCBAACCCAAACB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AAAABACACAAABAABCBBCCCBCCCCBAACBBCAACCACACBBCABBBBAACCC.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:5828
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BBAACACAACCACAABACCBBACAACAABBBCCCBCBAABAACAACCCBBBBABBACBACCBCBBBBCBACABBACCAAAABCBBCBBCCCCBAACCCAAACB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AAAABACACAAABAABCBBCCCBCCCCBAACBBCAACCACACBBCABBBBAACCC.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:1380
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_BBCABACACAAABCBBBBCBBABABAAABCABABBACACACCBABBCAABC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AAAABACACAAABAABCBBCCCBCCCCBAACBBCAACCACACBBCABBBBAACCC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BBCABACACAAABCBBBBCBBABABAAABCABABBACACACCBABBCAABC"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4452
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_BBCABACACAAABCBBBBCBBABABAAABCABABBACACACCBABBCAABC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AAAABACACAAABAABCBBCCCBCCCCBAACBBCAACCACACBBCABBBBAACCC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BBCABACACAAABCBBBBCBBABABAAABCABABBACACACCBABBCAABC"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:6104
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_BBCABACACAAABCBBBBCBBABABAAABCABABBACACACCBABBCAABC"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3876
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_BBCABACACAAABCBBBBCBBABABAAABCABABBACACACCBABBCAABC"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2436
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AAAABACACAAABAABCBBCCCBCCCCBAACBBCAACCACACBBCABBBBAACCC.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AAAABACACAAABAABCBBCCCBCCCCBAACBBCAACCACACBBCABBBBAACCC.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:6024
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:3272
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BABBBBCCBBCBABBCBACAABAABACCCACACBBBAABBABBCBAABCBABAACCBAAACBACBBCBCCCAAACAACCCCAABCCBAACCBCABBCBCABAC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CACCCCBAAABCBBBCACCBBBAABAABBBAACCBAABCBACBCABACBABCCAA.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:5512
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
          schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BABBBBCCBBCBABBCBACAABAABACCCACACBBBAABBABBCBAABCBABAACCBAAACBACBBCBCCCAAACAACCCCAABCCBAACCBCABBCBCABAC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CACCCCBAAABCBBBCACCBBBAABAABBBAACCBAABCBACBCABACBABCCAA.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
          3⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:2796
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CACCCCBAAABCBBBCACCBBBAABAABBBAACCBAABCBACBCABACBABCCAA.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CACCCCBAAABCBBBCACCBBBAABAABBBAACCBAABCBACBCABACBABCCAA.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2948
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AAAABACACAAABAABCBBCCCBCCCCBAACBBCAACCACACBBCABBBBAACCC.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AAAABACACAAABAABCBBCCCBCCCCBAACBBCAACCACACBBCABBBBAACCC.exe
      1⤵
      • Creates a file in the Startup directory
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3616

    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 5a5d3b9b150fba6a9cd0e35c77c5c274294487c352c5a52e53e355d02e4a4416
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection\Temp\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 1027ef88ccc073111e31a51af7e3a0139887efdbb97533799b16b34531a1ed4b
          • 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 1007KB
          • SHA256 4c68edb1a3e36f2747b153eac4c3ec596cbd9232a65c5883812e156e8427410d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Sun\Java\Deployment\cache\6.0\53\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 c0b8dd32bf948ba51c9f32904cdd450a45dfbebb060bda3b2ea2a0ab065c0edf
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 39f2c1b5feedfaf5c8ef6b171c6a791f9fe8408b6dd92e5c97889f1a176c5958
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.NarratorQuickStart_8wekyb3d8bbwe\AC\Temp\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 8e0b7328b3d1db0bd0214be35a603208ca4039b653bcf50b3061783309a57b11
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 f78ffa1efdccfe57f8b6d332c9c7588ee84b75ab9bb95b51140de77125499415
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 5de66b2862bf2079da0474c478a081a89aeff5c213cba1ba7ffb1375868fe01d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 46f5c39ad04eb8bd07e2559827094b9dab8e037b0c1a0bb9a21fac3826cd9e2d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 3233195946706e64ce8368bce0daf15c5d11f221f662d685b9a8a016e5860718
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 16d7ea8dedf11a15894c18bf8422a81212112fe6e8da650aef7b283a3bc75f92
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 d1d8de5eb549a9b770a11cce536f6d8a47d4e6d1b3e04168167a638d6e2a2637
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Saved Games\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 3fccdbb92753a084372e39427851877525e2196a59288109ff0239bdd354474f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          svchost_AAAABACACAAABAABCBBCCCBCCCCBAACBBCAACCACACBBCABBBBAACCC.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AAAABACACAAABAABCBBCCCBCCCCBAACBBCAACCACACBBCABBBBAACCC.exe
          • Size 399KB
          • SHA256 b704891aaf5f77b09e90d723e49eed384d940d78aee059465ebc9865355cf268
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 16c7533febb0518bb92a75357f46e2bfa9fa2f5decb4803e24e16507c36e4223
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 73cff03b9a29d154ce76da06fd28b758993bbefe6c7cfc4029d7f7e21389a07d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 926B
          • SHA256 37481bfb311749f6c8cac3092dd2a0db4bf9f5e4896cc96961caf3f50a04fea2
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          memory/2480-6-0x0000000000B50000-0x0000000000B71000-memory.dmp

          memory/2948-63-0x0000000000690000-0x00000000006B1000-memory.dmp

          memory/2948-3939-0x0000000000690000-0x00000000006B1000-memory.dmp

          memory/3616-75-0x0000000000A60000-0x0000000000A81000-memory.dmp

          memory/6024-33-0x0000000000A60000-0x0000000000A81000-memory.dmp