Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    129s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    26/08/2026, 04:26

General

  • Target
    2026-08-25_e7aff92103eaaf892c947ad2fde89bf4_elex_stop_vidar.exe
  • Size 3.7MB
  • Sample260826-e2kybasbqh
  • SHA256 4dd905b3c280c6e41f90e90e09d88ef3222ac55b6100cd3b521cf11a5286d320
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
  • Executes dropped EXE 3 IoCs
  • 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 3 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.

  • Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
  • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task 1 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Schtasks is often used by malware for persistence or to perform post-infection execution.

  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-25_e7aff92103eaaf892c947ad2fde89bf4_elex_stop_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-25_e7aff92103eaaf892c947ad2fde89bf4_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:1144
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ABACAAAACABCBCBBCACBCAABACCBABAACABAACAACCBBACCCBCBBBBBBBCCAABAACABCAAAABCAABACCBABCCBACBBCCBACAACBBBAC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AAAAAACCABAAAABBABACAACACACBCAABBCCBBAAABBACABAACAABBAB.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:2004
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ABACAAAACABCBCBBCACBCAABACCBABAACABAACAACCBBACCCBCBBBBBBBCCAABAACABCAAAABCAABACCBABCCBACBBCCBACAACBBBAC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AAAAAACCABAAAABBABACAACACACBCAABBCCBBAAABBACABAACAABBAB.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:1852
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_CABBBABBCAABCACBABAAAAABBCAABBBBAAAABABCACABACBABBB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AAAAAACCABAAAABBABACAACACACBCAABBCCBBAAABBACABAACAABBAB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CABBBABBCAABCACBABAAAAABBCAABBBBAAAABABCACABACBABBB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4340
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_CABBBABBCAABCACBABAAAAABBCAABBBBAAAABABCACABACBABBB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AAAAAACCABAAAABBABACAACACACBCAABBCCBBAAABBACABAACAABBAB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CABBBABBCAABCACBABAAAAABBCAABBBBAAAABABCACABACBABBB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3508
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_CABBBABBCAABCACBABAAAAABBCAABBBBAAAABABCACABACBABBB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2172
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_CABBBABBCAABCACBABAAAAABBCAABBBBAAAABABCACABACBABBB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1812
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AAAAAACCABAAAABBABACAACACACBCAABBCCBBAAABBACABAACAABBAB.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AAAAAACCABAAAABBABACAACACACBCAABBCCBBAAABBACABAACAABBAB.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:3720
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:720
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\calc.exe
        calc.exe
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies registry class
        PID:3496
  • C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe -Embedding
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:60
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AAAAAACCABAAAABBABACAACACACBCAABBCCBBAAABBACABAACAABBAB.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AAAAAACCABAAAABBABACAACACACBCAABBCCBBAAABBACABAACAABBAB.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:2344
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCCAACCCABBCCCACAAACAABCCBCACBCBBAAABAACBCBACCCBCCCACA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCCAACCCABBCCCACAAACAABCCBCACBCBBAAABAACBCBACCCBCCCACA.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:372

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 d53fb0714f3cbe304a45364c77964ddc757787cef5aec10b88a2aa2c85a14129
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 e4d02f1c301a92e3d7db38beb9eae09eb4a4207cae7aa05e21b9b750e6b5c0e8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 69f72a08e5dcca4783758d34cc8fc6df8e10fbb8c1d10a40ea8e6ec76879ac92
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 1a35713f6088b72475b3f148ab94ec3a01858bde381332373a55d25ee35d1437
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 f34ca85840b1dbd84991a08d78e3740a7ddfc0e39dd7f3c03667394d8932dcb3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        svchost_AAAAAACCABAAAABBABACAACACACBCAABBCCBBAAABBACABAACAABBAB.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AAAAAACCABAAAABBABACAACACACBCAABBCCBBAAABBACABAACAABBAB.exe
        • Size 3.7MB
        • SHA256 4dd905b3c280c6e41f90e90e09d88ef3222ac55b6100cd3b521cf11a5286d320
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/720-60-0x0000000005B80000-0x0000000005B81000-memory.dmp

        memory/1144-0-0x00000000007E0000-0x0000000000801000-memory.dmp

        memory/1144-7-0x00000000007E0000-0x0000000000801000-memory.dmp

        memory/2344-78-0x0000000000280000-0x00000000002A1000-memory.dmp

        memory/3720-27-0x0000000000280000-0x00000000002A1000-memory.dmp

        memory/3720-37-0x0000000000280000-0x00000000002A1000-memory.dmp