Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    114s
  • 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, 12:10

General

  • Target
    2026-08-15_b5a787e8edaddb843c59161db4353366_elex_glassworm_stop_vidar.exe
  • Size 2.2MB
  • Sample260815-pcbcpaff36
  • SHA256 03ae4dc376a77fc8af1ec2e19663b15ea3dee23a9a95d24410403bee97837e72
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
  • Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
  • 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 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 7 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-15_b5a787e8edaddb843c59161db4353366_elex_glassworm_stop_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-15_b5a787e8edaddb843c59161db4353366_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:4524
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ABCBCCCCCCCAAABBBCCACCABBBBBCCBCBACCBBBABACAAACBABCBCAABCCCBBBCABCBACACCBCBCCCACCACABCCACCACBBBBABAAABB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABAABBCCABBCBCCBCCAACAAAABCBCCCAABACAACCBCCAAABAACBCBCB.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:5668
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ABCBCCCCCCCAAABBBCCACCABBBBBCCBCBACCBBBABACAAACBABCBCAABCCCBBBCABCBACACCBCBCCCACCACABCCACCACBBBBABAAABB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABAABBCCABBCBCCBCCAACAAAABCBCCCAABACAACCBCCAAABAACBCBCB.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:4904
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_CACBCBBAABCAACCABBACBBBCCBCAABCACCCBBCAAAAABACCAAAC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABAABBCCABBCBCCBCCAACAAAABCBCCCAABACAACCBCCAAABAACBCBCB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CACBCBBAABCAACCABBACBBBCCBCAABCACCCBBCAAAAABACCAAAC"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:6816
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_CACBCBBAABCAACCABBACBBBCCBCAABCACCCBBCAAAAABACCAAAC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABAABBCCABBCBCCBCCAACAAAABCBCCCAABACAACCBCCAAABAACBCBCB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CACBCBBAABCAACCABBACBBBCCBCAABCACCCBBCAAAAABACCAAAC"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:6832
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_CACBCBBAABCAACCABBACBBBCCBCAABCACCCBBCAAAAABACCAAAC"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3064
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_CACBCBBAABCAACCABBACBBBCCBCAABCACCCBBCAAAAABACCAAAC"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:476
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABAABBCCABBCBCCBCCAACAAAABCBCCCAABACAACCBCCAAABAACBCBCB.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABAABBCCABBCBCCBCCAACAAAABCBCCCAABACAACCBCCAAABAACBCBCB.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:6160
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:6968
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABAABBCCABBCBCCBCCAACAAAABCBCCCAABACAACCBCCAAABAACBCBCB.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABAABBCCABBCBCCBCCAACAAAABCBCCCAABACAACCBCCAAABAACBCBCB.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:3648
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CACABBBBCCACCBCBAABAAACAABCCCCCCCCCBAAABACCCCCCBBCABCBC.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CACABBBBCCACCBCBAABAAACAABCCCCCCCCCBAAABACCCCCCBBCABCBC.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3508

    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 e1148fff2dfcd6579c0dd42f9fecfadf9545d0415f0f76753e7f96cc34f37866
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 1be0a2e78e8b4630f97753cec58121aef34be1fbb8122ce49d62be2ee2142284
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 b562927d4211405b52c23298c0faee354fd5cac8c899f949bfa21aa39d0a17e5
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 857630b380efbca7e300e312bcfb28b50073f45759009e2a618838c3e153d21e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 3f8b3e7675c74bc6297eaf307c31316f04600e54531261b9a05bb8421db1c937
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          svchost_ABAABBCCABBCBCCBCCAACAAAABCBCCCAABACAACCBCCAAABAACBCBCB.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABAABBCCABBCBCCBCCAACAAAABCBCCCAABACAACCBCCAAABAACBCBCB.exe
          • Size 2.2MB
          • SHA256 03ae4dc376a77fc8af1ec2e19663b15ea3dee23a9a95d24410403bee97837e72
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/3508-74-0x0000000000600000-0x0000000000621000-memory.dmp

          memory/3648-65-0x0000000000070000-0x0000000000091000-memory.dmp

          memory/4524-6-0x0000000000090000-0x00000000000B1000-memory.dmp

          memory/6160-22-0x0000000000070000-0x0000000000091000-memory.dmp

          memory/6160-35-0x0000000000070000-0x0000000000091000-memory.dmp