Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    127s
  • 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, 02:40

General

  • Target
    2026-08-17_f8ef8c8b25718f30f5f724466e20f492_elex_glassworm_stop_vidar.exe
  • Size 10.1MB
  • Sample260818-c537ysvbld
  • SHA256 73f0a9f33c488a003b794043a45a805e80721bd4288067d973592a4e05e4f281
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • 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\2026-08-17_f8ef8c8b25718f30f5f724466e20f492_elex_glassworm_stop_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-17_f8ef8c8b25718f30f5f724466e20f492_elex_glassworm_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:3148
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CBAAACCABCAACBABCBABCBBCCCCCCCABCACBCBAABBCBABCACBCCBCAACBCABAACACAAACCCCABBABCCCBAAABBCAABAABCBCCABBCB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBCABAACBCACCBCBACBCCACBCBABBABCAACACCAAAABAACBABABCCC.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:4452
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CBAAACCABCAACBABCBABCBBCCCCCCCABCACBCBAABBCBABCACBCCBCAACBCABAACACAAACCCCABBABCCCBAAABBCAABAABCBCCABBCB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBCABAACBCACCBCBACBCCACBCBABBABCAACACCAAAABAACBABABCCC.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:4324
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_ACBBACBCCCACACCBAAAACAAABBAACACBABABBCABBABABCCCCAC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBCABAACBCACCBCBACBCCACBCBABBABCAACACCAAAABAACBABABCCC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_ACBBACBCCCACACCBAAAACAAABBAACACBABABBCABBABABCCCCAC"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4460
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_ACBBACBCCCACACCBAAAACAAABBAACACBABABBCABBABABCCCCAC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBCABAACBCACCBCBACBCCACBCBABBABCAACACCAAAABAACBABABCCC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_ACBBACBCCCACACCBAAAACAAABBAACACBABABBCABBABABCCCCAC"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:5720
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_ACBBACBCCCACACCBAAAACAAABBAACACBABABBCABBABABCCCCAC"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:616
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_ACBBACBCCCACACCBAAAACAAABBAACACBABABBCABBABABCCCCAC"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4312
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBCABAACBCACCBCBACBCCACBCBABBABCAACACCAAAABAACBABABCCC.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBCABAACBCACCBCBACBCCACBCBABBABCAACACCAAAABAACBABABCCC.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:4920
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:3152
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BCACABBCCACBBCBCBBBBBCBABCCACCABABBACCCBBAAABACBBACBACACBBBBCCAACBBBAACBACACCAABBCBCCAABCAABABBBCACCBCB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABBCCBCACABCBABCBAABAACAABCAACBACCCCCABCBBAACBACBACBBBC.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:4156
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
          schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BCACABBCCACBBCBCBBBBBCBABCCACCABABBACCCBBAAABACBBACBACACBBBBCCAACBBBAACBACACCAABBCBCCAABCAABABBBCACCBCB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABBCCBCACABCBABCBAABAACAABCAACBACCCCCABCBBAACBACBACBBBC.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
          3⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:5160
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABBCCBCACABCBABCBAABAACAABCAACBACCCCCABCBBAACBACBACBBBC.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABBCCBCACABCBABCBAABAACAABCAACBACCCCCABCBBAACBACBACBBBC.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:3408
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBCABAACBCACCBCBACBCCACBCBABBABCAACACCAAAABAACBABABCCC.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBCABAACBCACCBCBACBCCACBCBABBABCAACACCAAAABAACBABABCCC.exe
      1⤵
      • Creates a file in the Startup directory
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2980

    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 36ec0bf7db9069d17a7d26414f647b00cd7dd0512383db3ec54cd68a3255973a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\AppV\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 63345b58afce1d3054bc571c9d6f2a0825d55db280a329a4ca78f3fe208f899e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Crypto\PCPKSP\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 df69036c42eb8d700695750f6e2390035693e452e5e8e0b39ff5bf67e6be7e44
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\VideoLAN\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 0d0a6c1464dd0ee404485a1d778ed732321254a30e8a6467ef22631f9ab16c7c
          • 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 10.7MB
          • SHA256 4bf7481e56f614d000a31dcaba6dc44c6bbb42c83231d3ebf846e0cb15e8c623
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{57a73df6-4ba9-4c1d-bbbb-517289ff6c13}\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 b333d3a19021463aeb4ecdef7ced518d21dfd7fbb47dd696d3500c49ac9fe1ce
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Packages\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 b73cfb66330144e6147370cf63daa109c1b3f230fcccac464b8900a43729a526
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\discount_infos_db\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 c28eb877dd62d7504c1c56884c1b717c16728a509ec46d6b786e3faaa0f9475b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.NarratorQuickStart_8wekyb3d8bbwe\AC\INetHistory\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 a2a3657e9db6c7bf4c048dbfa0cc4f287da411e180a6df8ac3272a38163effd7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\AC\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStore\WYOFISML\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 22ac0af863d8a2b0721adfec2f4409f3ba05618bcafcd88edae6bd5b4e26fb6a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 a57ebbd9ff27976924706d78ea7805b1d595b25c01acf228181c2b43646e1d59
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 8f0ba902b991138cfed4df3672105f4225ada084e030c9d4febbd048f748c044
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 12f1396afcaf9e1829a9d3a7e7a3b48f2c49abb3bb4f03c02ae9c487c4f78e98
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 0090f07099958271d7c0e22d040c3dc1cd98cde779e71a432d19644413cea769
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 10d3dae5d242e7d5ff36dfc708171a1eae4b5ce35838a5caac15c4977c6092ad
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 1d4718e3b231c26b12d0283aad787f997529ebf8298a842518a1f9f765ba07f2
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 b98485c0218aef71292ff289331e30201967d653e1283b12e31317e0e1c09205
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          svchost_ACBCABAACBCACCBCBACBCCACBCBABBABCAACACCAAAABAACBABABCCC.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACBCABAACBCACCBCBACBCCACBCBABBABCAACACCAAAABAACBABABCCC.exe
          • Size 10.1MB
          • SHA256 73f0a9f33c488a003b794043a45a805e80721bd4288067d973592a4e05e4f281
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 0f0f25ed6b3b1a6c14e4ae358bd9e5055e26986d71230ae68ef822fd364b0e30
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 ba6c62e68ca9f48a6d84989931b9921a267c85a83fcfa2b21301d61ec02606c7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 926B
          • SHA256 d29d426e722c9ffc3d83125a1352c79ce55071c782711a63d2abf1de5029baf8
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          memory/2980-1524-0x0000000000120000-0x0000000000141000-memory.dmp

          memory/2980-4064-0x0000000000120000-0x0000000000141000-memory.dmp

          memory/3148-6-0x0000000000650000-0x0000000000671000-memory.dmp

          memory/3408-69-0x0000000000DC0000-0x0000000000DE1000-memory.dmp

          memory/3408-4062-0x0000000000DC0000-0x0000000000DE1000-memory.dmp

          memory/4920-32-0x0000000000120000-0x0000000000141000-memory.dmp