Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260710-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260710-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    16/08/2026, 11:09

General

  • Target
    2026-08-16_446996d63a073110f0e3b8f4062d2610_elex_stop.exe
  • Size 402KB
  • Sample260816-m9cwnsweqa
  • SHA256 bf4312c43693540c512d6b1b2343857e0aee9f80ab6994c43875a90d93e5d100
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
  • Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
  • 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 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 7 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-16_446996d63a073110f0e3b8f4062d2610_elex_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-16_446996d63a073110f0e3b8f4062d2610_elex_stop.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:2364
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BBACABBBAACACAABBCCBABBBBACBCCABCAACCCAAABAABAAABCBBBCBBAABCACCBCABBCABCCCCACAABAAACBABBCBBCCBAABAABACB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CACBABBABABAABCBACCABAACCBCACBCBAACCBCCABBACABCCBBAAACC.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:4392
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BBACABBBAACACAABBCCBABBBBACBCCABCAACCCAAABAABAAABCBBBCBBAABCACCBCABBCABCCCCACAABAAACBABBCBBCCBAABAABACB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CACBABBABABAABCBACCABAACCBCACBCBAACCBCCABBACABCCBBAAACC.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:3544
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_CBCCBCBCBCAAABABCCCBACAACACCBBAAAACBBAACAAABBCCABBC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CACBABBABABAABCBACCABAACCBCACBCBAACCBCCABBACABCCBBAAACC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CBCCBCBCBCAAABABCCCBACAACACCBBAAAACBBAACAAABBCCABBC"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2788
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_CBCCBCBCBCAAABABCCCBACAACACCBBAAAACBBAACAAABBCCABBC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CACBABBABABAABCBACCABAACCBCACBCBAACCBCCABBACABCCBBAAACC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CBCCBCBCBCAAABABCCCBACAACACCBBAAAACBBAACAAABBCCABBC"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2816
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_CBCCBCBCBCAAABABCCCBACAACACCBBAAAACBBAACAAABBCCABBC"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5124
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_CBCCBCBCBCAAABABCCCBACAACACCBBAAAACBBAACAAABBCCABBC"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:5080
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CACBABBABABAABCBACCABAACCBCACBCBAACCBCCABBACABCCBBAAACC.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CACBABBABABAABCBACCABAACCBCACBCBAACCBCCABBACABCCBBAAACC.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:1188
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:4640
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBBAACAABBCACCAABABABCABBAAAAACAAAACABACBBABAAACAACABAB.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBBAACAABBCACCAABABABCABBAAAAACAAAACABACBBABAAACAACABAB.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:956
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CACBABBABABAABCBACCABAACCBCACBCBAACCBCCABBACABCCBBAAACC.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CACBABBABABAABCBACCABAACCBCACBCBAACCBCCABBACABCCBBAAACC.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:3292

    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 ac6810c7aaad50a3b95fe51f65c4d37b9f78593c97bfe5feba1bc14ddc6a9a57
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 7441d3ec3c2fd58c080b9e57c9b56793b87167cf8d4f468e1b28b5f0a823fc28
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 12839f3d8cacda694c6dc256521b10d4bd08357277bfa966d05e35cf87a8e0d2
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 3e79b7835ba3ee9c9b8ce9404bdcb3d56c37713d4b8787b70f75b70e268b880f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          svchost_CACBABBABABAABCBACCABAACCBCACBCBAACCBCCABBACABCCBBAAACC.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CACBABBABABAABCBACCABAACCBCACBCBAACCBCCABBACABCCBBAAACC.exe
          • Size 402KB
          • SHA256 bf4312c43693540c512d6b1b2343857e0aee9f80ab6994c43875a90d93e5d100
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/1188-24-0x0000000000240000-0x0000000000261000-memory.dmp

          memory/1188-34-0x0000000000240000-0x0000000000261000-memory.dmp

          memory/2364-0-0x0000000000F80000-0x0000000000FA1000-memory.dmp

          memory/2364-8-0x0000000000F80000-0x0000000000FA1000-memory.dmp