Analysis

  • max time kernel
    151s
  • max time network
    132s
  • 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, 03:43

General

  • Target
    2026-08-17_0e532c832206a7cf33189962c94495e1_coinminer_elex_hijackloader_stop_vidar.exe
  • Size 49.9MB
  • Sample260818-eac4dswxcw
  • SHA256 5ef9f0e97950b871e8d0fb1c57e33343b916e33e69c036d443006c1cafb1e84c
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • UPX dump on OEP (original entry point) 1 IoCs
  • 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\2026-08-17_0e532c832206a7cf33189962c94495e1_coinminer_elex_hijackloader_stop_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-17_0e532c832206a7cf33189962c94495e1_coinminer_elex_hijackloader_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:2804
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CBCAAACABCBACBBBACAACBCCCBCAABBAABAACACCCACCABBBAABBBCBBABBCABAABBBCACCAAAACACCCABAAAABAABCACAABAABBCAB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCBABBCBBCCCAAAAACBACACCAABCCCCCBACCBCAABACCBCAABCBCAC.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:1628
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CBCAAACABCBACBBBACAACBCCCBCAABBAABAACACCCACCABBBAABBBCBBABBCABAABBBCACCAAAACACCCABAAAABAABCACAABAABBCAB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCBABBCBBCCCAAAAACBACACCAABCCCCCBACCBCAABACCBCAABCBCAC.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:5772
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_ACBABCCAACAAACCCBACAABBBAABAAABCCACBBCAACCCAAACCACA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCBABBCBBCCCAAAAACBACACCAABCCCCCBACCBCAABACCBCAABCBCAC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_ACBABCCAACAAACCCBACAABBBAABAAABCCACBBCAACCCAAACCACA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1848
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_ACBABCCAACAAACCCBACAABBBAABAAABCCACBBCAACCCAAACCACA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCBABBCBBCCCAAAAACBACACCAABCCCCCBACCBCAABACCBCAABCBCAC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_ACBABCCAACAAACCCBACAABBBAABAAABCCACBBCAACCCAAACCACA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4280
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_ACBABCCAACAAACCCBACAABBBAABAAABCCACBBCAACCCAAACCACA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2556
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_ACBABCCAACAAACCCBACAABBBAABAAABCCACBBCAACCCAAACCACA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2692
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCBABBCBBCCCAAAAACBACACCAABCCCCCBACCBCAABACCBCAABCBCAC.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCBABBCBBCCCAAAAACBACACCAABCCCCCBACCBCAABACCBCAABCBCAC.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:2824
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:1016
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BBAAABCCCACAAAACBAAAAABCACCCAACBCBACBABCACBACCCABABCCBBAAACBACCAACCCACAABBCCBCBABCCABCBCAACCBBCCBBBACCC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCBBAABCCAABBCABBABBCCABCACACACBBBBBCCCAABBBAABCABBABCC.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:836
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
          schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BBAAABCCCACAAAACBAAAAABCACCCAACBCBACBABCACBACCCABABCCBBAAACBACCAACCCACAABBCCBCBABCCABCBCAACCBBCCBBBACCC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCBBAABCCAABBCABBABBCCABCACACACBBBBBCCCAABBBAABCABBABCC.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
          3⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:1888
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCBBAABCCAABBCABBABBCCABCACACACBBBBBCCCAABBBAABCABBABCC.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCBBAABCCAABBCABBABBCCABCACACACBBBBBCCCAABBBAABCABBABCC.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2972
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCBABBCBBCCCAAAAACBACACCAABCCCCCBACCBCAABACCBCAABCBCAC.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCBABBCBBCCCAAAAACBACACCAABCCCCCBACCBCAABACCBCAABCBCAC.exe
      1⤵
      • Creates a file in the Startup directory
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:620

    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 e15e5cdb906ca2b8227003d742f393bbe20ffe17c7185940ae3143f159a16852
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Device Stage\Task\{e35be42d-f742-4d96-a50a-1775fb1a7a42}\fr-FR\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 9bf215340e4ceb0b3c23b3fb33a2c52b5c65be3d7982f2842eff4adefd0c0cfc
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{4C903F19-B4C3-4D0C-8CC9-D444C511AF1C}v64.60.31149\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 bed5b2f99f5b2de4931a06adb26c9a8d9a8843bcd69f3d96c00094bc33e3bcd1
          • 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 c7ccd2e4f9d7314ae5fa75ba6a769ddee3f372836ca6d79efb7a4208af65934f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{ef5af41f-d68c-48f7-bfb0-5055718601fc}\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 d107b3d7979a6051f024a1f34e647735eaf40990963128dd9bfaea06d3a70a40
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\18.151.0729.0013\gu\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 f3c04dea0b694141c2ef2679313797d615d28c8c9d6ac2e23eca23d33e1b1eea
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TCD2532.tmp\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 c0304b752cb68162d300b767252b76d736e5cf8f732fc536a750f465372b57d2
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 9cef2545822fd16a1abbc6111023d595426a8c8c5234f8aef2558eacacb0c8f0
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 e7e58291087f9e1df2a93c9d9daa13b43acb5f3e22a9cb1dee99a0280fc3bcba
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 e5a8cc39ba21abb10c035b221c639d154dd475d4743ebff2ab479f16ca96ca06
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 d430cf0315f3c14f96f891b39280775fea3fbd8651a1015445bcd31e145f2d3d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 17b8473e5fee2ae6720c3031935c5c201c57dcac4988fcd61266f74e28c6cb8a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 65b33c21f80e1df1baaf62a38cb3ea309b33003aedc468580bfcda7d3f09e907
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 ba70a0588b4f7b06b554d365eeff2124fa366fc907567523af45555f2ff03666
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Documents\OneNote Notebooks\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 cb4d02bc1daa2f39bff70cff1ef048f5c42c78d5b5c04fa431cd69c54f3cf281
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 c1ac70004cd2fa9bbfa5c1d8734486be74aa135ef09eddddd16516430bf119a8
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 80c886ddbd49d0f0303a3825f1d5d4e4e2ab90f66bac4028bb32dcbe2fff27d8
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 1e3495c1e303acb9f7b46eb45c485ea7f56f94a6c9b03b8377a00e7c53c04d7d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 8897a1da632c93cbbb3aaff5fac7b456ea5b9cc4ab449d4abf531b55709f62e2
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 a7bace0374810016546a3e8ad2d51dcadf25845adf3e72740b7b694033c54cdb
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          svchost_BCCBABBCBBCCCAAAAACBACACCAABCCCCCBACCBCAABACCBCAABCBCAC.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCCBABBCBBCCCAAAAACBACACCAABCCCCCBACCBCAABACCBCAABCBCAC.exe
          • Size 49.9MB
          • SHA256 5ef9f0e97950b871e8d0fb1c57e33343b916e33e69c036d443006c1cafb1e84c
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 f893356838b1544a925d6eefae45a2528c7464db6b203d8536538595e163f16f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 8aaf0654d7a8beaeebb52b7b8d1de5f3694eb62e001a72e871f4de5ad77a09cb
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 926B
          • SHA256 1dab6e2d14faea48cc18a81c3ed600eb5a8f026a4843fa855aa88d014c94eca3
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          memory/620-1973-0x0000000000180000-0x00000000001A1000-memory.dmp

          memory/620-109-0x0000000000180000-0x00000000001A1000-memory.dmp

          memory/2804-21-0x0000000000500000-0x0000000000521000-memory.dmp

          memory/2804-110-0x0000000000500000-0x0000000000521000-memory.dmp

          memory/2804-70-0x0000000000500000-0x0000000000521000-memory.dmp

          memory/2804-10-0x0000000000500000-0x0000000000521000-memory.dmp

          memory/2804-65-0x0000000000500000-0x0000000000521000-memory.dmp

          memory/2804-46-0x0000000000500000-0x0000000000521000-memory.dmp

          memory/2824-66-0x0000000000180000-0x00000000001A1000-memory.dmp

          memory/2824-47-0x0000000000180000-0x00000000001A1000-memory.dmp

          memory/2824-111-0x0000000000180000-0x00000000001A1000-memory.dmp

          memory/2824-99-0x0000000000180000-0x00000000001A1000-memory.dmp

          memory/2972-108-0x0000000000690000-0x00000000006B1000-memory.dmp

          memory/2972-90-0x0000000000690000-0x00000000006B1000-memory.dmp