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
    16/08/2026, 04:35

General

  • Target
    2026-08-16_545e9c4606f2869e3f5ee3370eed1cc2_elex_stop_vidar.exe
  • Size 4.9MB
  • Sample260816-e7ptfszdkf
  • SHA256 093ab4420df988545c19232a276a0fb7d56aff6033d25ca57872b02ac7ae611b
  • 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 9 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-16_545e9c4606f2869e3f5ee3370eed1cc2_elex_stop_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-16_545e9c4606f2869e3f5ee3370eed1cc2_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:2040
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CBCCCAACCBBBBABCCAAAAABACAACACACACBBBCABBBBBACBCCACAAACBACBCCCAACBBBBBBBBABBAACCACAACAACCCBBBBCABCABBAC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBACCACACCBACACAABABCCBBCACCBCBCCCCCBCABBBCBCBAACCBACBC.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:3124
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CBCCCAACCBBBBABCCAAAAABACAACACACACBBBCABBBBBACBCCACAAACBACBCCCAACBBBBBBBBABBAACCACAACAACCCBBBBCABCABBAC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBACCACACCBACACAABABCCBBCACCBCBCCCCCBCABBBCBCBAACCBACBC.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:4548
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_ABBBACABBCCBBCACABCBCCBBBABCACBCCCCBBCBBBBBCBCACBBC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBACCACACCBACACAABABCCBBCACCBCBCCCCCBCABBBCBCBAACCBACBC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_ABBBACABBCCBBCACABCBCCBBBABCACBCCCCBBCBBBBBCBCACBBC"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3500
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_ABBBACABBCCBBCACABCBCCBBBABCACBCCCCBBCBBBBBCBCACBBC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBACCACACCBACACAABABCCBBCACCBCBCCCCCBCABBBCBCBAACCBACBC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_ABBBACABBCCBBCACABCBCCBBBABCACBCCCCBBCBBBBBCBCACBBC"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4492
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_ABBBACABBCCBBCACABCBCCBBBABCACBCCCCBBCBBBBBCBCACBBC"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3760
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_ABBBACABBCCBBCACABCBCCBBBABCACBCCCCBBCBBBBBCBCACBBC"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4552
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBACCACACCBACACAABABCCBBCACCBCBCCCCCBCABBBCBCBAACCBACBC.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBACCACACCBACACAABABCCBBCACCBCBCCCCCBCABBBCBCBAACCBACBC.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:3232
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3360
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\calc.exe
        calc.exe
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies registry class
        PID:2700
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ABABBBCCBBBAAAAACAACABCACABCBCBCCCCCCBBCAABCBCCCACCCCBACBACABBBAABCBCABACACCCCAABABCCCCAACABAABCAABACCB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBBCBBAAACCABBABCAABBCCBCACCACCBBABBBCAABBCACAACCCBACAB.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:2332
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ABABBBCCBBBAAAAACAACABCACABCBCBCCCCCCBBCAABCBCCCACCCCBACBACABBBAABCBCABACACCCCAABABCCCCAACABAABCAABACCB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBBCBBAAACCABBABCAABBCCBCACCACCBBABBBCAABBCACAACCCBACAB.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:1924
  • C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe -Embedding
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:1020
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBBCBBAAACCABBABCAABBCCBCACCACCBBABBBCAABBCACAACCCBACAB.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBBCBBAAACCABBABCAABBCCBCACCACCBBABBBCAABBCACAACCCBACAB.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:3808
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBACCACACCBACACAABABCCBBCACCBCBCCCCCBCABBBCBCBAACCBACBC.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBACCACACCBACACAABABCCBBCACCBCBCCCCCBCABBBCBCBAACCBACBC.exe
    1⤵
    • Creates a file in the Startup directory
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:2516

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 cbb05fbcbf406df5ce84f8aa5bd7619111640e244a7e23c5cb591e02820cf47f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Sun\Java\Deployment\cache\6.0\48\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 092fa4c74760ec03fd1375441bb6f604273e845d6ef700aadf162c028f142e9b
        • 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\sq\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 3a9e8eceabe397f88ffd1f24c940dccd350171e0ea6e1ec9a835e1322777fece
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.BioEnrollment_cw5n1h2txyewy\TempState\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 346c45af7e9f8053328d52d29cc8d7707be31c52215d2466788237881c037c2e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Windows.PrintDialog_cw5n1h2txyewy\RoamingState\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 89b956686214e103d6a6fceaefb1f92025a57621e3bb8e91951f4ad03bc9ccd9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        SelectUnprotect.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\SelectUnprotect.exe
        • Size 58.7MB
        • SHA256 e4f3784f80fdf34d12ea51446880fb24e58d2268893fcb299e5465df951a9310
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        SelectUnprotect.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\SelectUnprotect.exe
        • Size 24.6MB
        • SHA256 3c316e78cafca704e746edbc4f909f06c5bf5b9f7dbec011c727d54b3b94aaf7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        SelectUnprotect.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\SelectUnprotect.exe
        • Size 29.5MB
        • SHA256 d42088d4858fc413b004473067f1d66f4ba12e1d8204299c60282e804650a3ac
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        SelectUnprotect.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\SelectUnprotect.exe
        • Size 34.3MB
        • SHA256 31982d0ee56bbf67de08b3aec31e9a445c5011a4f89b6313bf34725ce8fd6d96
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        SelectUnprotect.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\SelectUnprotect.exe
        • Size 39.2MB
        • SHA256 f469c0ac099ae466ecaa14903c35dfdbb69ee8eb482e86f99900a3c4343f922e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        SelectUnprotect.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\SelectUnprotect.exe
        • Size 49.0MB
        • SHA256 59ac353ffc38e0bb793c90c8e943a279b23199a0718657d1e02e7247a823d63e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 e9dded988c2501f92a49e3be930d911550c738529efabc5e92f0a8b4d1cf077b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 8f37c176e1d3f8beff0c3f045b2816d4e897b8a9df5c8c8747300364f7c87c03
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 4d50232b8d09d293a2d8b1d8e7e9a3db9faa507ba74147b79c83846fc925955a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 4096d4cd92567567e60d9744779f7ff17ea55e6a84fd81097c67bfceb1ddd572
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 103cbe392ebb11d15749467b6eb9bb32a4f7b29493f43720fb586844c2c32509
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 0163907b3131177196e2b616a3755661ed9820000795b10067ef26309e528e8e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 74a82799c1773b0f74698051e6a17d529eaea887bdea331ca86f35a3af3a5e79
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 2f3bc0d083b81dc332bbc096d21c84b64750e563a9b5d287ead8bb84405ad2a5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 1e21db464b46d8bd6d7c647ad2f4ae30407aa50bc44c5a3f57d36b7099013950
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        svchost_CBACCACACCBACACAABABCCBBCACCBCBCCCCCBCABBBCBCBAACCBACBC.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBACCACACCBACACAABABCCBBCACCBCBCCCCCBCABBBCBCBAACCBACBC.exe
        • Size 4.9MB
        • SHA256 093ab4420df988545c19232a276a0fb7d56aff6033d25ca57872b02ac7ae611b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        virus_log.txt

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 4462182c6463d8bb4d4c00d51db080a4bcc215e5e417776b01b2b881530aa68d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        virus_log.txt

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
        • Size 1KB
        • SHA256 30f95ff5a6b0f7165d1f82d4fc1e1fd3524d254eb8062eb5d36de802d72cfa22
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        virus_log.txt

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
        • Size 934B
        • SHA256 9160b96b21ed4d1493d27b5ffb1766fcd43233575b5d83ff303aa3c420ccd7a4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        memory/2040-115-0x0000000000CB0000-0x0000000000CD1000-memory.dmp

        memory/2040-10-0x0000000000CB0000-0x0000000000CD1000-memory.dmp

        memory/2040-74-0x0000000000CB0000-0x0000000000CD1000-memory.dmp

        memory/2040-50-0x0000000000CB0000-0x0000000000CD1000-memory.dmp

        memory/2040-23-0x0000000000CB0000-0x0000000000CD1000-memory.dmp

        memory/2516-2105-0x0000000000740000-0x0000000000761000-memory.dmp

        memory/3232-113-0x0000000000740000-0x0000000000761000-memory.dmp

        memory/3232-73-0x0000000000740000-0x0000000000761000-memory.dmp

        memory/3232-49-0x0000000000740000-0x0000000000761000-memory.dmp

        memory/3360-77-0x0000000000D30000-0x0000000000D31000-memory.dmp

        memory/3808-105-0x0000000000CD0000-0x0000000000CF1000-memory.dmp