Analysis
- max time kernel
150s - max time network
137s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
- submitted
16/08/2026, 18:25
General
- Target 2026-08-16_2d8f6bf2c7fa92a9d0001b16df053c48_elex_icedid.exe
- Size 3.5MB
- Sample260816-w2pd6svvbw
- SHA256 d2149648953aa3f42bf7aadf17652996f0cbae82a86bf5c949487f1c2185d5f1
Malware Config
Signatures
- 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 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 12 IoCs
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 7 IoCs
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-16_2d8f6bf2c7fa92a9d0001b16df053c48_elex_icedid.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-16_2d8f6bf2c7fa92a9d0001b16df053c48_elex_icedid.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
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CACABAACCACACBCCBCACBACCCBACCBBBACABCBBBBCBBABBBCBABABACCCAACCBCCCCBCAAABBABABBACCBCCBBABCAAABCBBBAACAB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BAAABBCCCAABBABCABCACACBBACCBCBBACBCCCBCBABCBCAABAABCCA.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f2⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exeschtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CACABAACCACACBCCBCACBACCCBACCBBBACABCBBBBCBBABBBCBABABACCCAACCBCCCCBCAAABBABABBACCBCCBBABCAAABCBBBAACAB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BAAABBCCCAABBABCABCACACBBACCBCBBACBCCCBCBABCBCAABAABCCA.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f3⤵
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_CACBCBABCBCCACAACACBBAABCBACACBBAABCCAAACBBABBCABAC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BAAABBCCCAABBABCABCACACBBACCBCBBACBCCCBCBABCBCAABAABCCA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CACBCBABCBCCACAACACBBAABCBACACBBAABCCAAACBBABBCABAC"2⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exesc create "UserDataSvc_CACBCBABCBCCACAACACBBAABCBACACBBAABCCAAACBBABBCABAC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BAAABBCCCAABBABCABCACACBBACCBCBBACBCCCBCBABCBCAABAABCCA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CACBCBABCBCCACAACACBBAABCBACACBBAABCCAAACBBABBCABAC"3⤵
- Launches sc.exe
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exeC:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_CACBCBABCBCCACAACACBBAABCBACACBBAABCCAAACBBABBCABAC"2⤵
- Executes a command shell one-liner
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
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C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exesc start "UserDataSvc_CACBCBABCBCCACAACACBBAABCBACACBBAABCCAAACBBABBCABAC"3⤵
- Launches sc.exe
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
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C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BAAABBCCCAABBABCABCACACBBACCBCBBACBCCCBCBABCBCAABAABCCA.exeC:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BAAABBCCCAABBABCABCACACBBACCBCBBACBCCCBCBABCBCAABAABCCA.exe1⤵
- 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
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C:\Windows\notepad.exe"notepad.exe"2⤵
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C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBCCAACBAAABBCABBCAACBABBCABAACBCBBABCAABACCACCBABCCBBA.exeC:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBCCAACBAAABBCABBCAACBABBCABAACBCBBABCAABACCACCBABCCBBA.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
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C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BAAABBCCCAABBABCABCACACBBACCBCBBACBCCCBCBABCBCAABAABCCA.exeC:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BAAABBCCCAABBABCABCACACBBACCBCBBACBCCCBCBABCBCAABAABCCA.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
- Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
Execution
Command and Scripting Interpreter
1Windows Command Shell
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1System Services
1Service Execution
1Persistence
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Create or Modify System Process
1Windows Service
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Privilege Escalation
Boot or Logon Autostart Execution
1Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder
1Create or Modify System Process
1Windows Service
1Scheduled Task/Job
1Scheduled Task
1Replay Monitor
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Downloads
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CloseGroup.exe
CloseGroup.exe
CloseGroup.exe
CloseGroup.exe
CloseGroup.exe
CloseGroup.exe
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svchost_BAAABBCCCAABBABCABCACACBBACCBCBBACBCCCBCBABCBCAABAABCCA.exe
virus_log.txt
virus_log.txt
memory/820-105-0x00000000007C0000-0x00000000007E1000-memory.dmp
memory/1000-109-0x0000000000CD0000-0x0000000000CF1000-memory.dmp
memory/1284-45-0x0000000000CD0000-0x0000000000CF1000-memory.dmp
memory/1284-70-0x0000000000CD0000-0x0000000000CF1000-memory.dmp
memory/1284-67-0x0000000000CD0000-0x0000000000CF1000-memory.dmp
memory/1284-108-0x0000000000CD0000-0x0000000000CF1000-memory.dmp
memory/1284-48-0x0000000000CD0000-0x0000000000CF1000-memory.dmp
memory/1992-69-0x0000000000940000-0x0000000000961000-memory.dmp
memory/1992-107-0x0000000000940000-0x0000000000961000-memory.dmp
memory/1992-47-0x0000000000940000-0x0000000000961000-memory.dmp
memory/1992-0-0x0000000000940000-0x0000000000961000-memory.dmp
memory/1992-22-0x0000000000940000-0x0000000000961000-memory.dmp
memory/1992-11-0x0000000000940000-0x0000000000961000-memory.dmp