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
    144s
  • 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, 15:00

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General

  • Target
    2026-08-16_29c63ffd137a80f95bd64f90d5e232a0_elex_stop_vidar.exe
  • Size 19.1MB
  • Sample260816-sdgsmsdl41
  • SHA256 962e448260f23605339ff64c3139766cf4660fadae6fcc4d334d95e70f5c95b5
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
discoveryexecutionpersistence

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables embedding registry key / value combination indicative of disabling Windows Defen 1 IoCs
  • Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
    persistenceexecution
  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 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 8 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 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 7 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:3860
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BBCBBCABCACABBAABAAAABCCACACAABBCCBACAACCCCBBABCBACBBABAACCBCBBCCAACABABCAAACCBBABBBBCCCBABBCCCBBCBCCBB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBCABBCABAABACAACACCBBACBBAABCBACACBBCACCABACCACBCBABAA.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:2444
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BBCBBCABCACABBAABAAAABCCACACAABBCCBACAACCCCBBABCBACBBABAACCBCBBCCAACABABCAAACCBBABBBBCCCBABBCCCBBCBCCBB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBCABBCABAABACAACACCBBACBBAABCBACACBBCACCABACCACBCBABAA.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:5636
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_AACAACBBABBBACBBAAAAACCBBAACAABCCCCCBCACBCBCCBCBCBB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBCABBCABAABACAACACCBBACBBAABCBACACBBCACCABACCACBCBABAA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_AACAACBBABBBACBBAAAAACCBBAACAABCCCCCBCACBCBCCBCBCBB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5004
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_AACAACBBABBBACBBAAAAACCBBAACAABCCCCCBCACBCBCCBCBCBB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBCABBCABAABACAACACCBBACBBAABCBACACBBCACCABACCACBCBABAA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_AACAACBBABBBACBBAAAAACCBBAACAABCCCCCBCACBCBCCBCBCBB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2176
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_AACAACBBABBBACBBAAAAACCBBAACAABCCCCCBCACBCBCCBCBCBB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:896
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_AACAACBBABBBACBBAAAAACCBBAACAABCCCCCBCACBCBCCBCBCBB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1632
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBCABBCABAABACAACACCBBACBBAABCBACACBBCACCABACCACBCBABAA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBCABBCABAABACAACACCBBACBBAABCBACACBBCACCABACCACBCBABAA.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2336
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:4992
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBCABBCABAABACAACACCBBACBBAABCBACACBBCACCABACCACBCBABAA.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBCABBCABAABACAACACCBBACBBAABCBACACBBCACCABACCACBCBABAA.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:3328

    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

          1
          T1547

          Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

          1
          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

          1
          T1547

          Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder

          1
          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

          Discovery

          System Location Discovery

          1
          T1614

          System Language Discovery

          1
          T1614.001

          Lateral Movement

          Collection

          Command and Control

          Exfiltration

          Impact

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          Downloads

          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 1a0a15cf4599049c6bde3e25f7ea483e9f3731569fad1e2a82d602abd5e86f4c
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 e25b2eaf80e84bbf4b15d99baac9fffb0d2c077a43aa8db0b0b790e46d375a9c
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 1e0d3a6e08998499c0057b765789819a6f8f9bd3dc47e47eed45e637d63dc916
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          qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 992d920f70fc0c0d7b167cf9dae1ede25b8c03c3d11430b62ad9f4a09bfa5990
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          svchost_BBCABBCABAABACAACACCBBACBBAABCBACACBBCACCABACCACBCBABAA.exe
          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBCABBCABAABACAACACCBBACBBAABCBACACBBCACCABACCACBCBABAA.exe
          • Size 19.1MB
          • SHA256 962e448260f23605339ff64c3139766cf4660fadae6fcc4d334d95e70f5c95b5
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
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          memory/2336-24-0x0000000000A50000-0x0000000000A71000-memory.dmp
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          memory/2336-37-0x0000000000A50000-0x0000000000A71000-memory.dmp
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          memory/3860-0-0x0000000000D40000-0x0000000000D61000-memory.dmp
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          memory/3860-8-0x0000000000D40000-0x0000000000D61000-memory.dmp
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