Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    151s
  • 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, 17:52

General

  • Target
    2026-08-15_9838933980791e8c79d6201e8da8254d_elex_stop_vidar.exe
  • Size 3.7MB
  • Sample260815-wf55sseq2v
  • SHA256 33f4785a5f32af64c913f46bf60aba88b374ac5b77fec028cec0ad5ff9838d2b
  • 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 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 11 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 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 SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-15_9838933980791e8c79d6201e8da8254d_elex_stop_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-15_9838933980791e8c79d6201e8da8254d_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:4112
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_AAACBABABCBCABACBCBABCAACBACCCBBABAACACCACBBCAAACCBBBCBCCCACBCBCBACBBCCACACBAAAACAAABACCACCCCACBCBBCABC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCBACCBABBCAACBBABBBCABCCBABBBACCAAACACCABABBCCBBBCBCCA.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:648
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_AAACBABABCBCABACBCBABCAACBACCCBBABAACACCACBBCAAACCBBBCBCCCACBCBCBACBBCCACACBAAAACAAABACCACCCCACBCBBCABC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCBACCBABBCAACBBABBBCABCCBABBBACCAAACACCABABBCCBBBCBCCA.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:1608
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_AAACBBAAABACCACACBABBACBBBCBABCBBBAACBABBCBABBABAAA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCBACCBABBCAACBBABBBCABCCBABBBACCAAACACCABABBCCBBBCBCCA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_AAACBBAAABACCACACBABBACBBBCBABCBBBAACBABBCBABBABAAA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:868
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_AAACBBAAABACCACACBABBACBBBCBABCBBBAACBABBCBABBABAAA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCBACCBABBCAACBBABBBCABCCBABBBACCAAACACCABABBCCBBBCBCCA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_AAACBBAAABACCACACBABBACBBBCBABCBBBAACBABBCBABBABAAA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:332
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_AAACBBAAABACCACACBABBACBBBCBABCBBBAACBABBCBABBABAAA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2780
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_AAACBBAAABACCACACBABBACBBBCBABCBBBAACBABBCBABBABAAA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1020
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCBACCBABBCAACBBABBBCABCCBABBBACCAAACACCABABBCCBBBCBCCA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCBACCBABBCAACBBABBBCABCCBABBBACCAAACACCABABBCCBBBCBCCA.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:116
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2396
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\calc.exe
        calc.exe
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies registry class
        PID:5052
  • C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe -Embedding
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:2008
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBBCBCCCCABABCABBCCBBAABABBCCCBCBAAABABBCABCABCCBBBBABB.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBBCBCCCCABABCABBCCBBAABABBCCCBCBAAABABBCABCABCCBBBBABB.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:3992
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCBACCBABBCAACBBABBBCABCCBABBBACCAAACACCABABBCCBBBCBCCA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCBACCBABBCAACBBABBBCABCCBABBBACCAAACACCABABBCCBBBCBCCA.exe
    1⤵
    • Creates a file in the Startup directory
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:4676

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 075582556409f4f45ba1ef63f793211e92862b24096d27b3e548cf3ccb19aa8f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        setup.exe

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Adobe\Setup\{AC76BA86-7AD7-1033-7B44-AC0F074E4100}\setup.exe
        • Size 4.1MB
        • SHA256 8d44f1a7c50d593e0a9ab1ec307b14cb705cac4705a1b4cab2aa07d4f9b45c90
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default\DawnWebGPUCache\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 c9eaaef73ebd8d46aaf01dfbf991529e7d616b63b5a1a9fc8d63856902107b60
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneNote\16.0\Backup\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 64235e616f75d1e17ae9ed6e18f93bb361e2f2ceb4e79a6529def25915d17a5e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.XGpuEjectDialog_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 0ac288025d8d7faec58c8a708a6f524135bf5236759ac2cc2504f0ce6e9ae7a3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 4c6f3b00c78c36f7f96d2bc2cd4fc5604792fec6c098c5db9f001d558ef7a98d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 47dd38f201d666f5764e4ac1ef1157b2e133cb21aaa4215b31cb76c9323cb1f0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 d2bd712dd4658a4126151d439eb62eb81dbbd1fdec62d29cf84c7bfdba4dc8ce
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 8149e72db7f7c9e0610fd2bae89c40308409f735f3a9d197c3277cb7d36f89ef
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 dc2b1aecd56fb365693338dd41f4235afa72238e939b6d7a0c92980f326e7a21
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 f19bdda8557e4c83409f5d7d9fac8a1861280de1fa84e1be932a5bcc7e0aadc1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\History\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 33e2124a88ac4086cd52f5d580f716c6f66b9493f90f096300b5b6965db49d53
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        svchost_CCBACCBABBCAACBBABBBCABCCBABBBACCAAACACCABABBCCBBBCBCCA.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCBACCBABBCAACBBABBBCABCCBABBBACCAAACACCABABBCCBBBCBCCA.exe
        • Size 3.7MB
        • SHA256 33f4785a5f32af64c913f46bf60aba88b374ac5b77fec028cec0ad5ff9838d2b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        virus_log.txt

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
        • Size 934B
        • SHA256 e19af1421767dd51aa16cfb98076c37a3f7833f33477ba177d5264707fe64e9b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        virus_log.txt

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 667fee06add2a9c0df19eb4724000fecacaa671637e7fdc0d120e469f1913c4a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        memory/116-34-0x0000000001000000-0x0000000001021000-memory.dmp

        memory/2396-58-0x0000000004F20000-0x0000000004F21000-memory.dmp

        memory/3992-86-0x0000000000F00000-0x0000000000F21000-memory.dmp

        memory/4112-0-0x0000000000510000-0x0000000000531000-memory.dmp

        memory/4112-7-0x0000000000510000-0x0000000000531000-memory.dmp

        memory/4676-1284-0x0000000001000000-0x0000000001021000-memory.dmp