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, 15:00

General

  • Target
    2026-08-16_29c63ffd137a80f95bd64f90d5e232a0_elex_stop_vidar.exe
  • Size 19.1MB
  • Sample260816-sdgsmsdl41
  • SHA256 962e448260f23605339ff64c3139766cf4660fadae6fcc4d334d95e70f5c95b5
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables embedding registry key / value combination indicative of disabling Windows Defen 1 IoCs
  • 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 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 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-16_29c63ffd137a80f95bd64f90d5e232a0_elex_stop_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-16_29c63ffd137a80f95bd64f90d5e232a0_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:4124
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CBBBBCBACBCAABAAABABBBBACBBACBBBABABCCAAACBAACABBAAABACCABCACCCABBABCCCBCCCBCBBBABCBBABCAAAAAAABBACCAAB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCABABBBACCBCCABABBBAACCAAABABACBBCCCACCBBAABACACCBBAA.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:4516
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CBBBBCBACBCAABAAABABBBBACBBACBBBABABCCAAACBAACABBAAABACCABCACCCABBABCCCBCCCBCBBBABCBBABCAAAAAAABBACCAAB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCABABBBACCBCCABABBBAACCAAABABACBBCCCACCBBAABACACCBBAA.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:4340
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_ACCCABCCCCCBBBACBCABACCBCCACAACABCCCBBBACABCCABABBC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCABABBBACCBCCABABBBAACCAAABABACBBCCCACCBBAABACACCBBAA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_ACCCABCCCCCBBBACBCABACCBCCACAACABCCCBBBACABCCABABBC"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1360
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_ACCCABCCCCCBBBACBCABACCBCCACAACABCCCBBBACABCCABABBC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCABABBBACCBCCABABBBAACCAAABABACBBCCCACCBBAABACACCBBAA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_ACCCABCCCCCBBBACBCABACCBCCACAACABCCCBBBACABCCABABBC"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3404
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_ACCCABCCCCCBBBACBCABACCBCCACAACABCCCBBBACABCCABABBC"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1040
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_ACCCABCCCCCBBBACBCABACCBCCACAACABCCCBBBACABCCABABBC"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2428
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCABABBBACCBCCABABBBAACCAAABABACBBCCCACCBBAABACACCBBAA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCABABBBACCBCCABABBBAACCAAABABACBBCCCACCBBAABACACCBBAA.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:5088
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4816
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\calc.exe
        calc.exe
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies registry class
        PID:744
  • C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe -Embedding
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:4684
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCABABBBACCBCCABABBBAACCAAABABACBBCCCACCBBAABACACCBBAA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCABABBBACCBCCABABBBAACCAAABABACBBCCCACCBBAABACACCBBAA.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:2592
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACCCCCCABBBBABCCBABBCCCCCBBBCCACBACCBBCAAABAAABABACABCC.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACCCCCCABBBBABCCBABBCCCCCBBBCCACBACCBBCAAABAAABABACABCC.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:432

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 3cb4fab1a96a243b4b8b86d1a75b7f3edc66757d05cb6c6a7b3bc7b904c824a5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 f6e26819d0981ef7cc8e15c7d1d93c73255dbca68ac72c2ccfb3e0d349a44943
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 b65f26b41ab3152ef698128cb83ec33f92a5309da6753962706d8af466ab7d38
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 b8811b6138d53fd2b8f76171e638eb0611bf5f3dba31f48f674ee573f35ddf7a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 4b6385ea287ef1edb61bc9b706865e70bbfc6a68c21a988814ab3b5d43a82c6f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 49593adf6cbe815ac3c17fcdf58b2e72dbb101c514bf780a7035ee0ca502f7fe
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 0236bfb7a63e494bd759287e23b98a06d2ed6a9e9260964b985537a5b555c984
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        svchost_CCCABABBBACCBCCABABBBAACCAAABABACBBCCCACCBBAABACACCBBAA.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCABABBBACCBCCABABBBAACCAAABABACBBCCCACCBBAABACACCBBAA.exe
        • Size 19.1MB
        • SHA256 962e448260f23605339ff64c3139766cf4660fadae6fcc4d334d95e70f5c95b5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/4124-36-0x0000000000A70000-0x0000000000A91000-memory.dmp

        memory/4124-59-0x0000000000A70000-0x0000000000A91000-memory.dmp

        memory/4124-75-0x0000000000A70000-0x0000000000A91000-memory.dmp

        memory/4124-0-0x0000000000A70000-0x0000000000A91000-memory.dmp

        memory/4124-24-0x0000000000A70000-0x0000000000A91000-memory.dmp

        memory/4124-11-0x0000000000A70000-0x0000000000A91000-memory.dmp

        memory/4816-79-0x0000000005870000-0x0000000005871000-memory.dmp

        memory/5088-52-0x0000000000960000-0x0000000000981000-memory.dmp

        memory/5088-37-0x0000000000960000-0x0000000000981000-memory.dmp

        memory/5088-76-0x0000000000960000-0x0000000000981000-memory.dmp