Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    145s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    28/08/2026, 10:36

General

  • Target
    2026-08-28_a87c85e2e678d9644230159da29e4776_elex_stop.exe
  • Size 809KB
  • Sample260828-mnpy4sce96
  • SHA256 2c27d4210c3592e0b0bcd3f6b256c227bb05d86b41d1fae8167306e39d8e8741
  • 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\2026-08-28_a87c85e2e678d9644230159da29e4776_elex_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-28_a87c85e2e678d9644230159da29e4776_elex_stop.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:6000
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ACABCAAAABBBCCBCABCCCCCAABBBCCBACBBABABBACABABBABBBAABCBAABBACBCBABBACCABCACBBBAABCABCAACBCBCABBACAACBB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AACBCABAABACABCBABACCCBCBCBBABCACAAACBCACCABBBABAABCBCB.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:5904
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ACABCAAAABBBCCBCABCCCCCAABBBCCBACBBABABBACABABBABBBAABCBAABBACBCBABBACCABCACBBBAABCABCAACBCBCABBACAACBB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AACBCABAABACABCBABACCCBCBCBBABCACAAACBCACCABBBABAABCBCB.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:5184
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_CBABCCAABAABBBABCCABACBAAABBACBCCBCCAABCBCBCCCACCAC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AACBCABAABACABCBABACCCBCBCBBABCACAAACBCACCABBBABAABCBCB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CBABCCAABAABBBABCCABACBAAABBACBCCBCCAABCBCBCCCACCAC"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1296
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_CBABCCAABAABBBABCCABACBAAABBACBCCBCCAABCBCBCCCACCAC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AACBCABAABACABCBABACCCBCBCBBABCACAAACBCACCABBBABAABCBCB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CBABCCAABAABBBABCCABACBAAABBACBCCBCCAABCBCBCCCACCAC"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:5036
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_CBABCCAABAABBBABCCABACBAAABBACBCCBCCAABCBCBCCCACCAC"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2020
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_CBABCCAABAABBBABCCABACBAAABBACBCCBCCAABCBCBCCCACCAC"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4944
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AACBCABAABACABCBABACCCBCBCBBABCACAAACBCACCABBBABAABCBCB.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AACBCABAABACABCBABACCCBCBCBBABCACAAACBCACCABBBABAABCBCB.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:4940
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:1988
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AACBCABAABACABCBABACCCBCBCBBABCACAAACBCACCABBBABAABCBCB.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AACBCABAABACABCBABACCCBCBCBBABCACAAACBCACCABBBABAABCBCB.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:4344
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBBABAAABAAAACAACBCCAABCABBACBAAAABCBBACBAAAAACCBACBCAC.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBBABAAABAAAACAACBCCAABCABBACBAAAABCBBACBAAAAACCBACBCAC.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3304

    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 e7972300fad18b7c1a7fd498d79c832043c1e41a161456127f320f987bcaac04
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 fa8123d03551f15162cfecdd2e4579681c3ab7b72dd56aeadf5ee59100f8c99b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 5df949441d20c26b4e01952d1747775a1b2aa97815c7b7300ddbcfb2d90093c6
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 e9a171dc7dc114cf4b9f73bfdc6ae3944a1220b6fff460bc4338020c7eb4cc03
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          svchost_AACBCABAABACABCBABACCCBCBCBBABCACAAACBCACCABBBABAABCBCB.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AACBCABAABACABCBABACCCBCBCBBABCACAAACBCACCABBBABAABCBCB.exe
          • Size 809KB
          • SHA256 2c27d4210c3592e0b0bcd3f6b256c227bb05d86b41d1fae8167306e39d8e8741
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/4940-24-0x00000000001D0000-0x00000000001F1000-memory.dmp

          memory/4940-34-0x00000000001D0000-0x00000000001F1000-memory.dmp

          memory/6000-0-0x00000000004B0000-0x00000000004D1000-memory.dmp

          memory/6000-8-0x00000000004B0000-0x00000000004D1000-memory.dmp