Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • 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, 04:35

General

  • Target
    2026-08-16_53b18b8f33fdbc280db6fb0ba898e885_elex_stop_vidar.exe
  • Size 2.2MB
  • Sample260816-e7yrcsdj8w
  • SHA256 39b2807ba30e5ebab9f033e3dde6c592e6cd2732923e7456bda6521c66879258
  • 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 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 10 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 7 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-16_53b18b8f33fdbc280db6fb0ba898e885_elex_stop_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-16_53b18b8f33fdbc280db6fb0ba898e885_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:4684
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ABCCCCCBCCBBACBCCCACCBCBABCABACACBBACCBCBBBBCBCBBCBBCABCAACCABCBBAAACCABBAAACCCCCBABCCBAAABBABAABABCBAB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACACBBCBACBABCBAACBCCAAABCACCCBACBACBACBAACCCCACABCCCBB.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:760
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ABCCCCCBCCBBACBCCCACCBCBABCABACACBBACCBCBBBBCBCBBCBBCABCAACCABCBBAAACCABBAAACCCCCBABCCBAAABBABAABABCBAB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACACBBCBACBABCBAACBCCAAABCACCCBACBACBACBAACCCCACABCCCBB.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:1232
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_CCACBABCCBABAACCCBAABBACCBBABACBBABBCCACABAACBCABAB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACACBBCBACBABCBAACBCCAAABCACCCBACBACBACBAACCCCACABCCCBB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CCACBABCCBABAACCCBAABBACCBBABACBBABBCCACABAACBCABAB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4272
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_CCACBABCCBABAACCCBAABBACCBBABACBBABBCCACABAACBCABAB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACACBBCBACBABCBAACBCCAAABCACCCBACBACBACBAACCCCACABCCCBB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CCACBABCCBABAACCCBAABBACCBBABACBBABBCCACABAACBCABAB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1340
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_CCACBABCCBABAACCCBAABBACCBBABACBBABBCCACABAACBCABAB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:416
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_CCACBABCCBABAACCCBAABBACCBBABACBBABBCCACABAACBCABAB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3728
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACACBBCBACBABCBAACBCCAAABCACCCBACBACBACBAACCCCACABCCCBB.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACACBBCBACBABCBAACBCCAAABCACCCBACBACBACBAACCCCACABCCCBB.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:1264
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:2264
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACACBBCBACBABCBAACBCCAAABCACCCBACBACBACBAACCCCACABCCCBB.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACACBBCBACBABCBAACBCCAAABCACCCBACBACBACBAACCCCACABCCCBB.exe
      1⤵
      • Creates a file in the Startup directory
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3296
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBBCBCBACBBABAAAABCBBABAACBCAACCABAAABAAABBCCCCBAAABAB.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBBCBCBACBBABAAAABCBBABAACBCAACCABAAABAAABBCCCCBAAABAB.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:4528

    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 db998d365251f1381f97377bef65aa5b454f69dc144121e528a38c5f23b7c931
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Diagnosis\SoftLandingStage\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 d8f7c28cc31d5ce6790ff3034876e31aa43e617f356768c03af5f94a055107a3
          • 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 2.8MB
          • SHA256 ac02c6aad7be5a1238edf8ee3dee8e871d7976c622e30b036977bffc3e0fd502
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\18.151.0729.0013\gu\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 250f9c598c562bc398fb77d258a16687706bb8c9d1e7a4e1ccba9b2f324356fd
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\LimitReceive\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 fd9ac65717b1fa2c0523b9f00bec6605b8d889df8a51ad29de0401690f866f87
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 7a2c2b4ad244f6385ba11aca10d8dc71cd2be3e6c0e46893da80e406731a83ce
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 d310fee3fafc3817332cac1aec84eeb5819c71a9a0aa767dfc6df787d909354a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 63a48144261785287b01bf3519edbf6fdc9484797119ef37be8d57a3b769f298
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 59d0ecc179fce041d1e30f3c379e32765491cdd98c06ca7cff1a72ebfd0c20dd
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 e963cbeb7bfc3d4879601e61c183b32ace1cb18a7ad66eac06bc3ee1f519dd72
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          svchost_ACACBBCBACBABCBAACBCCAAABCACCCBACBACBACBAACCCCACABCCCBB.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACACBBCBACBABCBAACBCCAAABCACCCBACBACBACBAACCCCACABCCCBB.exe
          • Size 2.2MB
          • SHA256 39b2807ba30e5ebab9f033e3dde6c592e6cd2732923e7456bda6521c66879258
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 926B
          • SHA256 54756085cab4cc3e7c0547e750f34ef9e10b16d2e308cec57511952055a28fa2
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Libraries\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 ea0433c81f5ea2b4c858f38aa7aff2089b8daef9f09a0b7a57978927dcc472e4
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          memory/1264-35-0x0000000000A00000-0x0000000000A21000-memory.dmp

          memory/1264-22-0x0000000000A00000-0x0000000000A21000-memory.dmp

          memory/3296-841-0x0000000000A00000-0x0000000000A21000-memory.dmp

          memory/3296-66-0x0000000000A00000-0x0000000000A21000-memory.dmp

          memory/4528-71-0x00000000001E0000-0x0000000000201000-memory.dmp

          memory/4684-6-0x0000000000E30000-0x0000000000E51000-memory.dmp