Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    141s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    16/08/2026, 02:10

General

  • Target
    2026-08-16_79a3e1afa98cf62694c5a8282e3862d3_elex_stop_vidar.exe
  • Size 11.1MB
  • Sample260816-clys5axfrd
  • SHA256 fe8a7a932dab4780a8d2a66a9345c5a379d173d527d634bf29b8026a7c459a2f
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 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 8 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\2026-08-16_79a3e1afa98cf62694c5a8282e3862d3_elex_stop_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-16_79a3e1afa98cf62694c5a8282e3862d3_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:4220
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ACAABBCCCCCBBBBCCAAACCCBCCBAACBCACCBBBBCCACAACCACCBCBBACCAACAAAACABCBBBCBCAAABBAABBBBBBBABCBBCAABCBCACB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBBCCCCCCCBAAAAACCACBAABAAACCCBCCCABBBAABACCCAABAAAAACA.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:5164
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ACAABBCCCCCBBBBCCAAACCCBCCBAACBCACCBBBBCCACAACCACCBCBBACCAACAAAACABCBBBCBCAAABBAABBBBBBBABCBBCAABCBCACB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBBCCCCCCCBAAAAACCACBAABAAACCCBCCCABBBAABACCCAABAAAAACA.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:5892
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_BBBCAAACCBAACCBBBAACBABABBBAACBABAACCAAACCBABACCCCC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBBCCCCCCCBAAAAACCACBAABAAACCCBCCCABBBAABACCCAABAAAAACA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BBBCAAACCBAACCBBBAACBABABBBAACBABAACCAAACCBABACCCCC"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1540
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_BBBCAAACCBAACCBBBAACBABABBBAACBABAACCAAACCBABACCCCC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBBCCCCCCCBAAAAACCACBAABAAACCCBCCCABBBAABACCCAABAAAAACA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BBBCAAACCBAACCBBBAACBABABBBAACBABAACCAAACCBABACCCCC"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1536
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_BBBCAAACCBAACCBBBAACBABABBBAACBABAACCAAACCBABACCCCC"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3708
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_BBBCAAACCBAACCBBBAACBABABBBAACBABAACCAAACCBABACCCCC"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:5008
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBBCCCCCCCBAAAAACCACBAABAAACCCBCCCABBBAABACCCAABAAAAACA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBBCCCCCCCBAAAAACCACBAABAAACCCBCCCABBBAABACCCAABAAAAACA.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2900
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:2940
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBBCCCCCCCBAAAAACCACBAABAAACCCBCCCABBBAABACCCAABAAAAACA.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBBCCCCCCCBAAAAACCACBAABAAACCCBCCCABBBAABACCCAABAAAAACA.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:6004

    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 9b67a6187d3d2f873a6c25b2e4e8743bd924bce8781e0d185467555369644768
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 7305dedd91d62f1b82ce32710c37bd91004df0a97159d24a5ff07f5d137ba332
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 0470c0cae957bf44b5452ee22a1ad4e611ad65c576a2e1fd16179db005cab887
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 04137fce0d5bbcc5ca68ae129a8210fd4c15a801865ab8e42acbdd8f5242ec4b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          svchost_BBBCCCCCCCBAAAAACCACBAABAAACCCBCCCABBBAABACCCAABAAAAACA.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBBCCCCCCCBAAAAACCACBAABAAACCCBCCCABBBAABACCCAABAAAAACA.exe
          • Size 11.1MB
          • SHA256 fe8a7a932dab4780a8d2a66a9345c5a379d173d527d634bf29b8026a7c459a2f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/2900-24-0x0000000000040000-0x0000000000061000-memory.dmp

          memory/2900-37-0x0000000000040000-0x0000000000061000-memory.dmp

          memory/4220-0-0x00000000008C0000-0x00000000008E1000-memory.dmp

          memory/4220-8-0x00000000008C0000-0x00000000008E1000-memory.dmp