Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    140s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260710-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260710-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    18/08/2026, 21:28

General

  • Target
    2026-08-18_20977b350d8eb42b648df6e982dea6ac_elex_icedid.exe
  • Size 484KB
  • Sample260818-1blb2s1drd
  • SHA256 3d0f4f294fd0157bb70fe5f553e62b695affbdd40816b3651a3286232f6716b4
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

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.

  • 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 4 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.

  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 2 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 9 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-18_20977b350d8eb42b648df6e982dea6ac_elex_icedid.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-18_20977b350d8eb42b648df6e982dea6ac_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
    PID:1824
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ACBCBCBCABAABCCABACCABACAACBBAABCCCBBBBCAAAAAAACAACAAABBAAABCBAACBABACBABCBAAACCCBCCCCABABABBBCBACCAABA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCBCBABACCBBBAACAABABABBABBAAAAAABBCABBBCBAACAACBCCABCC.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:1336
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ACBCBCBCABAABCCABACCABACAACBBAABCCCBBBBCAAAAAAACAACAAABBAAABCBAACBABACBABCBAAACCCBCCCCABABABBBCBACCAABA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCBCBABACCBBBAACAABABABBABBAAAAAABBCABBBCBAACAACBCCABCC.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:5044
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_AAABACCCACCBBBACABCCCCACACBBCBCCBABCAACCBACABABBCAC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCBCBABACCBBBAACAABABABBABBAAAAAABBCABBBCBAACAACBCCABCC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_AAABACCCACCBBBACABCCCCACACBBCBCCBABCAACCBACABABBCAC"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5092
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_AAABACCCACCBBBACABCCCCACACBBCBCCBABCAACCBACABABBCAC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCBCBABACCBBBAACAABABABBABBAAAAAABBCABBBCBAACAACBCCABCC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_AAABACCCACCBBBACABCCCCACACBBCBCCBABCAACCBACABABBCAC"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2456
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_AAABACCCACCBBBACABCCCCACACBBCBCCBABCAACCBACABABBCAC"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:6128
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_AAABACCCACCBBBACABCCCCACACBBCBCCBABCAACCBACABABBCAC"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:548
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCBCBABACCBBBAACAABABABBABBAAAAAABBCABBBCBAACAACBCCABCC.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCBCBABACCBBBAACAABABABBABBAAAAAABBCABBBCBAACAACBCCABCC.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:240
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:1316
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_AABCAACCBBBABAABBCBCBACBACACABABABBBCCBCCABACCAABAACBCBBAACCABAABBABBABACCABCBBBABCAACCBCABAAABBBBBBBCB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBBACCCABBAACBCBAAABAABBBAABCCBBBACACABBBBCBBCCACAACACA.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:5700
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
          schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_AABCAACCBBBABAABBCBCBACBACACABABABBBCCBCCABACCAABAACBCBBAACCABAABBABBABACCABCBBBABCAACCBCABAAABBBBBBBCB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBBACCCABBAACBCBAAABAABBBAABCCBBBACACABBBBCBBCCACAACACA.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
          3⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:2072
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBBACCCABBAACBCBAAABAABBBAABCCBBBACACABBBBCBBCCACAACACA.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CBBACCCABBAACBCBAAABAABBBAABCCBBBACACABBBBCBBCCACAACACA.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:6012
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCBCBABACCBBBAACAABABABBABBAAAAAABBCABBBCBAACAACBCCABCC.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCBCBABACCBBBAACAABABABBABBAAAAAABBCABBBCBAACAACBCCABCC.exe
      1⤵
      • Creates a file in the Startup directory
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4556

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\PerfLogs\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 c4c297059ecd71ede29559f29682e882990c80fe681f155ae9604d1fa3ad70b2
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\AppRepository\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdgeDevToolsClient_1000.25128.1000.0_neutral_neutral_8wekyb3d8bbwe\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 50e621930146da7d8975b9d057b8a4bdba4b19f762c823b80a7eb3fb815aac12
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          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 1.1MB
          • SHA256 7a96797cb1c42c007ec50a2032fefebe8602b693c50bb153a8f03f979e532955
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{61087a79-ac85-455c-934d-1fa22cc64f36}\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 852d1e1c1e92971c16a099d1ba9fa68afab64c199db00c2333c5d4a9b6cf375b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\System Volume Information\SystemRestore\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 2dac9cda3ffcaaa2095bc63842676bc8d69cc985264f8bd9b275192348ce5568
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.NarratorQuickStart_8wekyb3d8bbwe\SystemAppData\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 8a26d6a1cecbf852255171f97188a87418edb9d1d6516eaece3999008ed52c97
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 049c29c116856b7f3edf4119c33c3f28a97fa921b4fe631096dcbd7523171cc1
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 980143f22e596fcdafa5ab1959dc28b4bb173624208819645f9b920b97e8154b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 689e054660489f3f97baf4fec5a69cb1a96b31d352268bcd058ec786c8d7a32a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 b6aef0726ca94064ca219afa60b12ac528df7acab5c77f690989c0ffd755b119
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 376f0fb04ed334ac96ba88cd50be200f37b674fe7ffc7f0883e0ae790942ac89
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 aee7a64a7dbe95ea766fc88de9bec213cdaca8ce671c4c0fc7604be4dea328bf
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\History\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 6ffc1e5401fe1f7101bb16e4af95a47374095edf92dfa41dbb2e2979837b2b6c
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          svchost_CCBCBABACCBBBAACAABABABBABBAAAAAABBCABBBCBAACAACBCCABCC.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCBCBABACCBBBAACAABABABBABBAAAAAABBCABBBCBAACAACBCCABCC.exe
          • Size 484KB
          • SHA256 3d0f4f294fd0157bb70fe5f553e62b695affbdd40816b3651a3286232f6716b4
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 a119f3f60f61bacb129aa897786f6bfd13bc62cb15c332ea4be27e960635a214
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 1bdce6bc44329038ebf345df25234313c7183314fd9553aebea51a59543bba83
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 926B
          • SHA256 39d119c1f2769f4836317202b5cc8ba1134a8522d02f00db4609efcf87a7decb
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          memory/240-33-0x0000000000240000-0x0000000000261000-memory.dmp

          memory/1824-0-0x0000000000190000-0x00000000001B1000-memory.dmp

          memory/1824-7-0x0000000000190000-0x00000000001B1000-memory.dmp

          memory/4556-3656-0x0000000000240000-0x0000000000261000-memory.dmp

          memory/6012-63-0x0000000000B20000-0x0000000000B41000-memory.dmp

          memory/6012-3932-0x0000000000B20000-0x0000000000B41000-memory.dmp