Analysis

  • max time kernel
    151s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    18/08/2026, 02:33

General

  • Target
    2026-08-18_12de8cc81fee4336c8db7002e12753ad_elex_stop_vidar.exe
  • Size 28.2MB
  • Sample260818-c2afgafa33
  • SHA256 a728bbfb8920d9cf8f872e7813e47c6cd358e602f080a0ae6cc70a04bb133319
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables embedding registry key / value combination indicative of disabling Windows Defen 1 IoCs
  • UPX dump on OEP (original entry point) 1 IoCs
  • Creates a file in the Startup directory 1 TTPs 4 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_12de8cc81fee4336c8db7002e12753ad_elex_stop_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-18_12de8cc81fee4336c8db7002e12753ad_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:4116
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BABABACCAACBCCAACAABCBCBACCACABAAAABAAAAACBCBCBABACBCBCAAACACBBCCCABBCBCAAACCCBCBBCBAACBBCCCABCBACCAACA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABABBBBCACBABBABCAABAACCCBBAABABABBBACCACBCACCACAABCBBA.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:2316
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BABABACCAACBCCAACAABCBCBACCACABAAAABAAAAACBCBCBABACBCBCAAACACBBCCCABBCBCAAACCCBCBBCBAACBBCCCABCBACCAACA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABABBBBCACBABBABCAABAACCCBBAABABABBBACCACBCACCACAABCBBA.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:6060
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_CAAAABAAABBCCBCCBCCCCACABABCCACCBBAAABBCABBBACBCBBB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABABBBBCACBABBABCAABAACCCBBAABABABBBACCACBCACCACAABCBBA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CAAAABAAABBCCBCCBCCCCACABABCCACCBBAAABBCABBBACBCBBB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2460
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_CAAAABAAABBCCBCCBCCCCACABABCCACCBBAAABBCABBBACBCBBB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABABBBBCACBABBABCAABAACCCBBAABABABBBACCACBCACCACAABCBBA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CAAAABAAABBCCBCCBCCCCACABABCCACCBBAAABBCABBBACBCBBB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1944
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_CAAAABAAABBCCBCCBCCCCACABABCCACCBBAAABBCABBBACBCBBB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2880
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_CAAAABAAABBCCBCCBCCCCACABABCCACCBBAAABBCABBBACBCBBB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2424
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABABBBBCACBABBABCAABAACCCBBAABABABBBACCACBCACCACAABCBBA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABABBBBCACBABBABCAABAACCCBBAABABABBBACCACBCACCACAABCBBA.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:5316
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:4940
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BBABACBCBCBBABCACBAABACBCBABBACCAAACBABAABBBAABBACACCAABBCABCBACCCAACCABCCBBBCBBBABACBCBBCBCAABAABBCAAA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CABCABCCBBCCBBABAABCCBBBBACABCBBCABCACBACBBCBAABAABACCB.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:5460
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
          schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BBABACBCBCBBABCACBAABACBCBABBACCAAACBABAABBBAABBACACCAABBCABCBACCCAACCABCCBBBCBBBABACBCBBCBCAABAABBCAAA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CABCABCCBBCCBBABAABCCBBBBACABCBBCABCACBACBBCBAABAABACCB.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
          3⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:5104
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CABCABCCBBCCBBABAABCCBBBBACABCBBCABCACBACBBCBAABAABACCB.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CABCABCCBBCCBBABAABCCBBBBACABCBBCABCACBACBBCBAABAABACCB.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:840
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABABBBBCACBABBABCAABAACCCBBAABABABBBACCACBCACCACAABCBBA.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABABBBBCACBABBABCAABAACCCBBAABABABBBACCACBCACCACAABCBBA.exe
      1⤵
      • Creates a file in the Startup directory
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2436

    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 e58ae7777e4804751aadb97c9822f83710d7f6d4bc3c7dc5a6c7a1bd13809cab
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Crypto\PCPKSP\WindowsAIK\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 52c43ac201c84c25b6f259522cb3edfa072a937476d882949ce1c33e4fcf2e9c
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\AppRepository\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.ShellExperienceHost_10.0.26100.1301_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 1ff0b83dbb95f3a23bd8ac5ab408ff23e21f981115d635bad4bcb6b8b3f24c68
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\ClipSVC\Import\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 06ee5d304e5edf6c59a359b92c1242ec4b24074bf280adf616bc46e95c30005e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\ClipSVC\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 220b331667584dc4df3471f626400b8203a2fb37a289d64e8fee165b9b48bdc2
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{6DB765A8-05AF-49A1-A71D-6F645EE3CE41}v14.30.30704\packages\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 04731ed81d1c37e4621c878d5881e42f180a50e716b24e338c6ab9a3cb11eb85
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{6DB765A8-05AF-49A1-A71D-6F645EE3CE41}v14.30.30704\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 43f2f77f92e5cd75caf1be82b7387758ef1905035c73b5a7e11b30f233189abf
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{6DB765A8-05AF-49A1-A71D-6F645EE3CE41}v14.30.30704\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 4ca9627edc9d37ed15ebad5104a3a291a912eb2d79f6e4b25dbc8ef7c03ca098
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\MediaFoundationWidevineCdm\x64\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 465be47fa29f73fc1cd722dd24e59b11b26999f67cd552273137c6b714c35be3
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Extensions\ghbmnnjooekpmoecnnnilnnbdlolhkhi\1.107.1_0\_locales\ar\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 5cce71d08f4dab4b672b3857e97bbf3541113d485728a747dbcbedb24b490b04
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneNote\16.0\Backup\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 47bdb91fdc24dc5b74a5ba813518bb654c09f8c78ea636f72bb17069409cd8ff
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneNote\16.0\Backup\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 fe7de776c1169b697fd9e993f954f8d0ec461e31c65e215deed2ea17b7a10b52
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 378c62d9597c678fede7a8f85be06683ad2281ccfae803c46590011cfe00ee07
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 9dfc17a6ad4913560feddb345267a04eb07a2927b273fb7e213125853c717e2b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 aa5b83f2fc6deb3c397f72ddaeaa6d2064bcc0f7946d8f7facfbed74d0256d73
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 3384f2d6cb1bd76c9dca67a76b1539f55e25c8e5c6d341fc354f77709d08fc69
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 17d5d384fd5d83737f7dc74a8df2e9896878f443041a800684d961e0d4de06b1
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 fb39abb2aa70916f20701de80a28ce23882f3867b597b860cbe8b8f594521a3a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 818f4f3bb348ceef4660c087a7a5ad1b97e4d5085571414601a2d36758dbfcd1
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Music\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 06a4f0f2ce54e860e356fbff58f413f1dc33d3e6a0e52ef50d32180a47959bd6
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Music\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 872acde48fb2adb38bd12a1dc442b97e0579da0a4dd6a51e439beda6f5bfbf8d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\GameExplorer\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 9f1df21d542fc66e31fc9b77e6a0b52c95e5fd49b060440224ffa12001c88a9b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          svchost_ABABBBBCACBABBABCAABAACCCBBAABABABBBACCACBCACCACAABCBBA.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABABBBBCACBABBABCAABAACCCBBAABABABBBACCACBCACCACAABCBBA.exe
          • Size 28.2MB
          • SHA256 a728bbfb8920d9cf8f872e7813e47c6cd358e602f080a0ae6cc70a04bb133319
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 393b8cc08dfdbff248b2a7deda51d9ce8a764813084a7750de221a1623830ac0
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 b2645c6a364da99c21d075ae9e0666ac980bdf9d9cf2ff02a273870a95fc9243
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 926B
          • SHA256 b3102188f0a8b446d90fca0263b35404741a1f6bb8bf10216d716704e6ee9c9b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          memory/840-96-0x0000000000250000-0x0000000000271000-memory.dmp

          memory/2436-1865-0x0000000001000000-0x0000000001021000-memory.dmp

          memory/2436-3866-0x0000000001000000-0x0000000001021000-memory.dmp

          memory/4116-68-0x00000000004F0000-0x0000000000511000-memory.dmp

          memory/4116-1946-0x00000000004F0000-0x0000000000511000-memory.dmp

          memory/4116-105-0x00000000004F0000-0x0000000000511000-memory.dmp

          memory/4116-10-0x00000000004F0000-0x0000000000511000-memory.dmp

          memory/4116-46-0x00000000004F0000-0x0000000000511000-memory.dmp

          memory/4116-21-0x00000000004F0000-0x0000000000511000-memory.dmp

          memory/5316-106-0x0000000001000000-0x0000000001021000-memory.dmp

          memory/5316-69-0x0000000001000000-0x0000000001021000-memory.dmp

          memory/5316-47-0x0000000001000000-0x0000000001021000-memory.dmp