Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    133s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    27/08/2026, 13:12

General

  • Target
    2026-08-27_8b96507cc5bc025484165f9a20ca9468_elex_stop_vidar.exe
  • Size 3.8MB
  • Sample260827-qfyststyax
  • SHA256 aaec3ccdfd1562e47bf0c81afab42d6ba799cbc143a56345383c65a1f5f1a310
  • 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 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 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 WriteProcessMemory 7 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-27_8b96507cc5bc025484165f9a20ca9468_elex_stop_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-27_8b96507cc5bc025484165f9a20ca9468_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:4960
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CBACAABCAACCACBBCBABCBAABBCABCCBCCABAAAAACBACABBCCACABAAAABBCBACBAACBBCABCBBCBABCBACBABCBACABBBCBABBBBC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CACCCCAAABCACBBCABBCABCCCCAABBABBBBACCCAAACABBAAAABAAAA.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:1096
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CBACAABCAACCACBBCBABCBAABBCABCCBCCABAAAAACBACABBCCACABAAAABBCBACBAACBBCABCBBCBABCBACBABCBACABBBCBABBBBC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CACCCCAAABCACBBCABBCABCCCCAABBABBBBACCCAAACABBAAAABAAAA.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:3268
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_CACCBCACAABABAAABCAAABACCCCBACABCCBBAAACCCACBBACACA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CACCCCAAABCACBBCABBCABCCCCAABBABBBBACCCAAACABBAAAABAAAA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CACCBCACAABABAAABCAAABACCCCBACABCCBBAAACCCACBBACACA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3000
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_CACCBCACAABABAAABCAAABACCCCBACABCCBBAAACCCACBBACACA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CACCCCAAABCACBBCABBCABCCCCAABBABBBBACCCAAACABBAAAABAAAA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CACCBCACAABABAAABCAAABACCCCBACABCCBBAAACCCACBBACACA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:5004
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_CACCBCACAABABAAABCAAABACCCCBACABCCBBAAACCCACBBACACA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1000
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_CACCBCACAABABAAABCAAABACCCCBACABCCBBAAACCCACBBACACA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4512
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CACCCCAAABCACBBCABBCABCCCCAABBABBBBACCCAAACABBAAAABAAAA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CACCCCAAABCACBBCABBCABCCCCAABBABBBBACCCAAACABBAAAABAAAA.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:6124
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:2132
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CACCCCAAABCACBBCABBCABCCCCAABBABBBBACCCAAACABBAAAABAAAA.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CACCCCAAABCACBBCABBCABCCCCAABBABBBBACCCAAACABBAAAABAAAA.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:3584
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBABBCCBCCABCBCCCCACCBACCBCCAACCAACABCACCBBBCCAACCACACB.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBABBCCBCCABCBCCCCACCBACCBCCAACCAACABCACCBBBCCAACCACACB.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:5368

    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 75000ee251d3edec2f6bee129473d04108b5ef1494fb0f461eb8fff2d7d7dcc8
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 0c541aa7fa8bde5bca9817a22a275f26ca2648a218d1bc5211da22df8d132b3a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 a5479a895db151694d597ad0a7b9d7d18513dcca52af76222f6b7b203beb4381
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 f93b3623e0c1a5c3f0701ea6cf621dce34318d39aa416bfb2fe9ab2fd4b6ce94
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 78a5ee18a482bc089b6f482dac599a8ce5a899c33f22868cde5498660f968fde
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          svchost_CACCCCAAABCACBBCABBCABCCCCAABBABBBBACCCAAACABBAAAABAAAA.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CACCCCAAABCACBBCABBCABCCCCAABBABBBBACCCAAACABBAAAABAAAA.exe
          • Size 3.8MB
          • SHA256 aaec3ccdfd1562e47bf0c81afab42d6ba799cbc143a56345383c65a1f5f1a310
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/3584-66-0x0000000000760000-0x0000000000781000-memory.dmp

          memory/4960-6-0x0000000000290000-0x00000000002B1000-memory.dmp

          memory/5368-72-0x0000000000990000-0x00000000009B1000-memory.dmp

          memory/6124-22-0x0000000000760000-0x0000000000781000-memory.dmp

          memory/6124-35-0x0000000000760000-0x0000000000781000-memory.dmp