Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    149s
  • 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, 03:44

General

  • Target
    2026-08-16_c407318f5e28f06ea6cd3e358bc37996_elex_stop_vidar.exe
  • Size 2.8MB
  • Sample260816-eapr7acm9x
  • SHA256 f397e617d5f7990662fa94ceca4a6f3520b363aaa438889e9e94937e764a6e70
  • 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\2026-08-16_c407318f5e28f06ea6cd3e358bc37996_elex_stop_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-16_c407318f5e28f06ea6cd3e358bc37996_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:4236
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CCACCAABBBBBCBAACABABBACAACAAACBCBBCBBCAABBACAAABCCCBBBCBCAACAACBBACACBCABCCCABBBCCCABABBCBCBACABCBCCAA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BAACCCCCCBCAABBABCACABBBBCBBCABABBCBBAACCCCCCCCABABABBA.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:1256
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CCACCAABBBBBCBAACABABBACAACAAACBCBBCBBCAABBACAAABCCCBBBCBCAACAACBBACACBCABCCCABBBCCCABABBCBCBACABCBCCAA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BAACCCCCCBCAABBABCACABBBBCBBCABABBCBBAACCCCCCCCABABABBA.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:3464
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_BBCCAACACCAABCAABCCCBAAAABACCCBBAAABACAAACAACABAAAB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BAACCCCCCBCAABBABCACABBBBCBBCABABBCBBAACCCCCCCCABABABBA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BBCCAACACCAABCAABCCCBAAAABACCCBBAAABACAAACAACABAAAB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1932
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_BBCCAACACCAABCAABCCCBAAAABACCCBBAAABACAAACAACABAAAB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BAACCCCCCBCAABBABCACABBBBCBBCABABBCBBAACCCCCCCCABABABBA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BBCCAACACCAABCAABCCCBAAAABACCCBBAAABACAAACAACABAAAB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:820
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_BBCCAACACCAABCAABCCCBAAAABACCCBBAAABACAAACAACABAAAB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:212
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_BBCCAACACCAABCAABCCCBAAAABACCCBBAAABACAAACAACABAAAB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4672
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BAACCCCCCBCAABBABCACABBBBCBBCABABBCBBAACCCCCCCCABABABBA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BAACCCCCCBCAABBABCACABBBBCBBCABABBCBBAACCCCCCCCABABABBA.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:5136
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:552
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\calc.exe
        calc.exe
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies registry class
        PID:2012
  • C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe -Embedding
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:4148
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BACCACCABABACACACBABAACACCCBBCBCBCCBAACBACABCCAACABBACA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BACCACCABABACACACBABAACACCCBBCBCBCCBAACBACABCCAACABBACA.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:412
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BAACCCCCCBCAABBABCACABBBBCBBCABABBCBBAACCCCCCCCABABABBA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BAACCCCCCBCAABBABCACABBBBCBBCABABBCBBAACCCCCCCCABABABBA.exe
    1⤵
    • Creates a file in the Startup directory
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:3756

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 e77b43dd61e321106a26297e160ac85c4522541f3e2337f1e464611801ac0e36
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        setup.exe

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Adobe\Setup\{AC76BA86-7AD7-1033-7B44-AC0F074E4100}\setup.exe
        • Size 3.2MB
        • SHA256 0cb8107512af78053f3bb9cb2eb0ce15b0dc710de5532739a9c95ab547678292
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Crypto\PCPKSP\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 cb38e3b02c23cf71225b990f90dc426145e984d88cb9ebd37a827209cc92370a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Subresource Filter\Unindexed Rules\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 ee4e459ceef0257200f4b4f509435bfe74c52172e468039cbb6f6f7d24ce6acc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\18.151.0729.0013\tk-TM\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 f2252aaffc5cdfa2652ffc3390da1f800e2f98bd36cdec6c669e2fcffd2e8e00
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TCDFD52.tmp\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 13c6375d6c34ad9e5e997bac39f5c46d4cf492fd356ffd561fc46a252654ed64
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 4f18dbd71fd44e13ce1cb7bd72f732e44ac1c9eda5fb7c637d1059d0f4f8e983
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 0b6717688e9590835e54b7f71d2d834d495c0665cd0236af7f48514180e989c2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 ef342f8f85609e8e969e0a07ccf12f20d6cfef3d23c66f5dead2e6d9a0b9a638
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 b74583a53bfe36d49930223e48140382ab7632d925abc0db7f2a3c09de60f326
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 c20915f2236908b400e215ced7984f7fb57fa00816df72dceac7c5ef738b336c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 16e19241a103c6afb0a240ffd22c70993ecfddab12508f3179db5f58497ed729
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 9b6c495126334c7e430b747b44f7d8c641a8b92a3166dd594816de5f7c67956d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        svchost_BAACCCCCCBCAABBABCACABBBBCBBCABABBCBBAACCCCCCCCABABABBA.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BAACCCCCCBCAABBABCACABBBBCBBCABABBCBBAACCCCCCCCABABABBA.exe
        • Size 2.8MB
        • SHA256 f397e617d5f7990662fa94ceca4a6f3520b363aaa438889e9e94937e764a6e70
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        virus_log.txt

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
        • Size 784B
        • SHA256 e8304a061ac12198dc42786933380be7441c85658f8d2206286827fb3b4afacc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        virus_log.txt

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
        • Size 974B
        • SHA256 912bb289d9f1eb9349547db8afaed071a8a48c5dc86d081300f963e720db50c8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        memory/412-72-0x0000000000C20000-0x0000000000C41000-memory.dmp

        memory/412-90-0x0000000000C20000-0x0000000000C41000-memory.dmp

        memory/552-59-0x0000000005000000-0x0000000005001000-memory.dmp

        memory/3756-3071-0x0000000000BE0000-0x0000000000C01000-memory.dmp

        memory/4236-0-0x0000000000AB0000-0x0000000000AD1000-memory.dmp

        memory/4236-7-0x0000000000AB0000-0x0000000000AD1000-memory.dmp

        memory/5136-36-0x0000000000BE0000-0x0000000000C01000-memory.dmp