Overview

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Static

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2026-08-16...ar.exe

windows10-2004-x64

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2026-08-16...ar.exe

windows11-ltsc_2024-x64

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Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    127s
  • 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, 06:57

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General

  • Target
    2026-08-16_9c378f2893ce1338b362c6fb62d0906a_elex_stop_vidar.exe
  • Size 11.5MB
  • Sample260816-hqya2seq81
  • SHA256 ba2fa1a45818b5fba17edf16b6b0a7be30712b5ee8d89717b165f3c1961d6d17
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10
discoveryexecutionpersistenceprivilege_escalationspywarestealer

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.

    persistenceprivilege_escalation
  • Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
    persistenceexecution
  • 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.

    spywarestealer
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
    persistence
  • 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.

    execution
  • 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.

    discovery
  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

    persistenceexecution
  • 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_9c378f2893ce1338b362c6fb62d0906a_elex_stop_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-16_9c378f2893ce1338b362c6fb62d0906a_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:2832
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BAABACCAACACBBABCBBACCABBACBCABBABCBBACCCBBBBCAABAAAACCABAACCBACBACBBAACBCACBAABCCBACBBBCBAAAABABCABCAC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBABCCBBCCBBBCBBBBBCABACBCABBABBCACCABBCABBBACBCCBABCA.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:5400
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BAABACCAACACBBABCBBACCABBACBCABBABCBBACCCBBBBCAABAAAACCABAACCBACBACBBAACBCACBAABCCBACBBBCBAAAABABCABCAC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBABCCBBCCBBBCBBBBBCABACBCABBABBCACCABBCABBBACBCCBABCA.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:2388
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_CAABABBAAABAAABCCBCABCBBBBBCCAACACCBBBCBBBBABCACACA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBABCCBBCCBBBCBBBBBCABACBCABBABBCACCABBCABBBACBCCBABCA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CAABABBAAABAAABCCBCABCBBBBBCCAACACCBBBCBBBBABCACACA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5852
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_CAABABBAAABAAABCCBCABCBBBBBCCAACACCBBBCBBBBABCACACA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBABCCBBCCBBBCBBBBBCABACBCABBABBCACCABBCABBBACBCCBABCA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CAABABBAAABAAABCCBCABCBBBBBCCAACACCBBBCBBBBABCACACA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1228
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_CAABABBAAABAAABCCBCABCBBBBBCCAACACCBBBCBBBBABCACACA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5576
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_CAABABBAAABAAABCCBCABCBBBBBCCAACACCBBBCBBBBABCACACA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1632
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBABCCBBCCBBBCBBBBBCABACBCABBABBCACCABBCABBBACBCCBABCA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBABCCBBCCBBBCBBBBBCABACBCABBABBCACCABBCABBBACBCCBABCA.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:3968
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:4656
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBCCCBBCCBCBBBBCBBCAACAABCBBCBABACCBBBAAAACCAABBBCCCBAB.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBCCCBBCCBCBBBBCBBCAACAABCBBCBABACCBBBAAAACCAABBBCCCBAB.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2204
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBABCCBBCCBBBCBBBBBCABACBCABBABBCACCABBCABBBACBCCBABCA.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBABCCBBCCBBBCBBBBBCABACBCABBABBCACCABBCABBBACBCCBABCA.exe
      1⤵
      • Creates a file in the Startup directory
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2208

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

          Reconnaissance

          Resource Development

          Initial Access

          Execution

          Command and Scripting Interpreter

          1
          T1059

          Windows Command Shell

          1
          T1059.003

          Scheduled Task/Job

          1
          T1053

          Scheduled Task

          1
          T1053.005

          System Services

          1
          T1569

          Service Execution

          1
          T1569.002

          Persistence

          Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

          2
          T1547

          Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

          2
          T1547.001

          Create or Modify System Process

          1
          T1543

          Windows Service

          1
          T1543.003

          Scheduled Task/Job

          1
          T1053

          Scheduled Task

          1
          T1053.005

          Privilege Escalation

          Boot or Logon Autostart Execution

          2
          T1547

          Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

          2
          T1547.001

          Create or Modify System Process

          1
          T1543

          Windows Service

          1
          T1543.003

          Scheduled Task/Job

          1
          T1053

          Scheduled Task

          1
          T1053.005

          Defense Evasion

          Modify Registry

          1
          T1112

          Credential Access

          Credentials from Password Stores

          1
          T1555

          Credentials from Web Browsers

          1
          T1555.003

          Unsecured Credentials

          1
          T1552

          Credentials In Files

          1
          T1552.001

          Discovery

          System Location Discovery

          1
          T1614

          System Language Discovery

          1
          T1614.001

          Lateral Movement

          Collection

          Data from Local System

          1
          T1005

          Command and Control

          Exfiltration

          Impact

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          Downloads

          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\PerfLogs\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 e88230c7d02592ca4539003dc9a800567ab3b7529b36edb939db31826f55ba90
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512
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          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 12.1MB
          • SHA256 6f72547fa3262cc688d1f0d0d4089389c6d2006e0fd4736cca1b6bc24c396638
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\ProgramData\Packages\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 53ce84581bebb0f18d6a1cd412d08f732faef5ed7fe32c31a180f9a181431ac5
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Sun\Java\Deployment\cache\6.0\6\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 a3a372e52fb0b5d9a41bca893df06cade683e519815c7599c3ffb9a871d1f8fb
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\18.151.0729.0013\bg\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 a7f22ee463de4f27715d0571444534de67d8ddd720c6723c42f96b8f7d366a81
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 0f3671382e7f8494bc7689641299fc6f732fe96991c91cc7d82ee2061c477aa7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 d04f5bf1291a4cc1d1cc507c43e43693d5fd976eb371abe1a766fc59499c51eb
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 b7a5bee48c5dc19fd05e81e6c45d0867ae1dd79c027a6ba6383d63b79b6f043d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 d2616252e4c7787856abbcf4a09742d5b975c4132983af3c2d922b906a6a2637
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 968db6c524326b91bc88554d07c40324c9fd8ce5d38b071909f52f894ace913b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512
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          svchost_ACBABCCBBCCBBBCBBBBBCABACBCABBABBCACCABBCABBBACBCCBABCA.exe
          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBABCCBBCCBBBCBBBBBCABACBCABBABBCACCABBCABBBACBCCBABCA.exe
          • Size 11.5MB
          • SHA256 ba2fa1a45818b5fba17edf16b6b0a7be30712b5ee8d89717b165f3c1961d6d17
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
          Submit Download

          virus_log.txt
          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 926B
          • SHA256 b07a327a9c3f80947b7a2fd9a3fc6ead686e13ca28b62ca587f917f226e99909
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH
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          memory/2204-69-0x0000000000670000-0x0000000000691000-memory.dmp
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          memory/2208-72-0x0000000000860000-0x0000000000881000-memory.dmp
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          memory/2832-0-0x0000000000B20000-0x0000000000B41000-memory.dmp
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          memory/2832-7-0x0000000000B20000-0x0000000000B41000-memory.dmp
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          memory/3968-33-0x0000000000860000-0x0000000000881000-memory.dmp
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          memory/3968-23-0x0000000000860000-0x0000000000881000-memory.dmp
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