Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    144s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    23/08/2026, 05:04

General

  • Target
    2026-08-22_8ede2eb53cce9bc874b0c569ef7a7570_elex_icedid_njrat.exe
  • Size 1.1MB
  • Sample260823-fp8z2sel21
  • SHA256 0ecd773ac25570fad0e98a05f8b2d85523ca25d08015ec77445d14cdc2894a4c
  • 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 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 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 7 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-22_8ede2eb53cce9bc874b0c569ef7a7570_elex_icedid_njrat.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-22_8ede2eb53cce9bc874b0c569ef7a7570_elex_icedid_njrat.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:2580
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CCBBCBACCACCBBCAABCBCBBBCAACBCCBABCBCCCCCACBABBBAABACCABAACCBCBCBBBACABAACBACCABAABCCBACCBBCCBBBCACACAB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCBCBACBBABACAAAACAABCACBCBAACABACBAAAAAABBBAACABABACBB.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:6112
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CCBBCBACCACCBBCAABCBCBBBCAACBCCBABCBCCCCCACBABBBAABACCABAACCBCBCBBBACABAACBACCABAABCCBACCBBCCBBBCACACAB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCBCBACBBABACAAAACAABCACBCBAACABACBAAAAAABBBAACABABACBB.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:3320
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_CACCBCACAABCACBCBABABCABABBCABBCBABAABBBCACBCBABCBA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCBCBACBBABACAAAACAABCACBCBAACABACBAAAAAABBBAACABABACBB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CACCBCACAABCACBCBABABCABABBCABBCBABAABBBCACBCBABCBA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1832
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_CACCBCACAABCACBCBABABCABABBCABBCBABAABBBCACBCBABCBA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCBCBACBBABACAAAACAABCACBCBAACABACBAAAAAABBBAACABABACBB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CACCBCACAABCACBCBABABCABABBCABBCBABAABBBCACBCBABCBA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1504
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_CACCBCACAABCACBCBABABCABABBCABBCBABAABBBCACBCBABCBA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1308
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_CACCBCACAABCACBCBABABCABABBCABBCBABAABBBCACBCBABCBA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:5084
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCBCBACBBABACAAAACAABCACBCBAACABACBAAAAAABBBAACABABACBB.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCBCBACBBABACAAAACAABCACBCBAACABACBAAAAAABBBAACABABACBB.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:3540
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:1420
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BAACCCBACBBBACCBCABACABCAACCAABCCCACCCBBBBAABCCBBCBCBBCCACCCAABAACBCCBAABBACBCCCBBCCBABACBBBBABBCCBCACC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCAACAACBAACCBAABABAAAABCCBBCBCABABAABBCBBCBAABACAACABB.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        2⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        PID:5352
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
          schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BAACCCBACBBBACCBCABACABCAACCAABCCCACCCBBBBAABCCBBCBCBBCCACCCAABAACBCCBAABBACBCCCBBCCBABACBBBBABBCCBCACC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCAACAACBAACCBAABABAAAABCCBBCBCABABAABBCBBCBAABACAACABB.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
          3⤵
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:3008
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCAACAACBAACCBAABABAAAABCCBBCBCABABAABBCBBCBAABACAACABB.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCAACAACBAACCBAABABAAAABCCBBCBCABABAABBCBBCBAABACAACABB.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4052
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCBCBACBBABACAAAACAABCACBCBAACABACBAAAAAABBBAACABABACBB.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCBCBACBBABACAAAACAABCACBCBAACABACBAAAAAABBBAACABABACBB.exe
      1⤵
      • Creates a file in the Startup directory
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4492

    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 8f46b4fb69c0def65dc2eb8b711ecf21bcceed47e8019ffea2f200e1229af0bc
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\PerfLogs\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 4236175877e755baab8e1d8c8c37df083c4be6606070db38b0a21f215b45fdd0
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Search\Data\Temp\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 5479e8b76bc631b4c6f94c449321742fd678b183174a5ec3b9e4bd78bf6cd6bc
          • 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 1.7MB
          • SHA256 4d877b007b62653b544d975f6c144095b5465f6fbb7af524defebc73f08e81e5
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\18.151.0729.0013\platforms\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 a7703de2d151e04489075b50ab4f4807da06971433ea9b3a0f52382914930e6b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.NarratorQuickStart_8wekyb3d8bbwe\AC\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 3bf8ac2d2ee5601dd3bc5b096e385e540f951c57a9909db3d743955ee8db8e11
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Background Tasks Profiles\5oj1pt8p.MozillaBackgroundTask-308046B0AF4A39CB-defaultagent\crashes\events\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 cdff93936ec42fd046f93076cf2c5e7887f59d71f38fdbf86e114d8f58d63250
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 31a51cabee67c31bde046738e72a8bfeadd98f74f2e2e4222364092fb8d88fbd
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 da056223014177cacf19feaaf9355b1cc9ab6867367984cce255f4b1f3544d74
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 5faecbcef4850024bf3d134c4b6f6afd30a8d9e095fcecc580bf72e78e82f725
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          svchost_BCBCBACBBABACAAAACAABCACBCBAACABACBAAAAAABBBAACABABACBB.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCBCBACBBABACAAAACAABCACBCBAACABACBAAAAAABBBAACABABACBB.exe
          • Size 1.1MB
          • SHA256 0ecd773ac25570fad0e98a05f8b2d85523ca25d08015ec77445d14cdc2894a4c
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 926B
          • SHA256 9729242da5e470eaf8548eb9a13f58133285e6682b4bd3f86885feb050e4c588
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 6c23dce2d33b1cdafac7b7174c84c7e1678071bf1a8d46cbe141f665c99e49fc
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          memory/2580-6-0x0000000000FB0000-0x0000000000FD1000-memory.dmp

          memory/3540-31-0x0000000000D40000-0x0000000000D61000-memory.dmp

          memory/4052-76-0x00000000001B0000-0x00000000001D1000-memory.dmp

          memory/4492-82-0x0000000000D40000-0x0000000000D61000-memory.dmp