Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    147s
  • 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, 11:33

General

  • Target
    2026-08-28_98ff42620a8ad45673b952c0cb38d17f_elex_stop.exe
  • Size 5.1MB
  • Sample260828-npcwlscf74
  • SHA256 e2f9806e033c55868bc6cd703e8b16df16cfa51a1c9eadf9a76347dff15fc897
  • 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 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\2026-08-28_98ff42620a8ad45673b952c0cb38d17f_elex_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-28_98ff42620a8ad45673b952c0cb38d17f_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:5152
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BCBCBABACACCACABBCCCBBABBBBCCABCCABCCACAAABCBACABABCBBCACBACABAACACCCCBBBAACCAACACCACCCABBACAAABACBCCBB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACABCACBCBCAACBAAABBAAACBCACBCACCACBCAACAABBBBACBCAABCB.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:4160
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BCBCBABACACCACABBCCCBBABBBBCCABCCABCCACAAABCBACABABCBBCACBACABAACACCCCBBBAACCAACACCACCCABBACAAABACBCCBB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACABCACBCBCAACBAAABBAAACBCACBCACCACBCAACAABBBBACBCAABCB.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:3424
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_CAAABCAACBBACCCACCABBCCCCBABAACBABBCAACACBBBBBCACBB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACABCACBCBCAACBAAABBAAACBCACBCACCACBCAACAABBBBACBCAABCB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CAAABCAACBBACCCACCABBCCCCBABAACBABBCAACACBBBBBCACBB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2424
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_CAAABCAACBBACCCACCABBCCCCBABAACBABBCAACACBBBBBCACBB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACABCACBCBCAACBAAABBAAACBCACBCACCACBCAACAABBBBACBCAABCB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CAAABCAACBBACCCACCABBCCCCBABAACBABBCAACACBBBBBCACBB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2976
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_CAAABCAACBBACCCACCABBCCCCBABAACBABBCAACACBBBBBCACBB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5240
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_CAAABCAACBBACCCACCABBCCCCBABAACBABBCAACACBBBBBCACBB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:944
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACABCACBCBCAACBAAABBAAACBCACBCACCACBCAACAABBBBACBCAABCB.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACABCACBCBCAACBAAABBAAACBCACBCACCACBCAACAABBBBACBCAABCB.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:5940
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:4284
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ABBBCAABBACBCAABBBCCABAACACBCABBCACBAABCBBBCABCACACACBACBACBAAABACAAACABAAABCABCABAAABBABACCBBCABBACCAB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACACAABCCACAABAACBABCBABBCBBBACABCBBCABAABBBCAACAACAABB.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:2956
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
          schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ABBBCAABBACBCAABBBCCABAACACBCABBCACBAABCBBBCABCACACACBACBACBAAABACAAACABAAABCABCABAAABBABACCBBCABBACCAB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACACAABCCACAABAACBABCBABBCBBBACABCBBCABAABBBCAACAACAABB.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
          3⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:1092
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACACAABCCACAABAACBABCBABBCBBBACABCBBCABAABBBCAACAACAABB.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACACAABCCACAABAACBABCBABBCBBBACABCBBCABAABBBCAACAACAABB.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2000
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACABCACBCBCAACBAAABBAAACBCACBCACCACBCAACAABBBBACBCAABCB.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACABCACBCBCAACBAAABBAAACBCACBCACCACBCAACAABBBBACBCAABCB.exe
      1⤵
      • Creates a file in the Startup directory
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2980

    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 b76e6ce7979fe5c46f0fcc893046785900cfb95297e12760e0cff08ed9ad7144
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows Defender\Features\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 403103a7c94847811fdf96f300b385771ceab4ba4771edb99ac0dc6ef54827cc
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\AppRepository\Packages\F46D4000-FD22-4DB4-AC8E-4E1DDDE828FE_10.0.26100.1_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 35919c717341dd2b66bdb21a1658f210679347cafebf6935760b3ae3f005cd8c
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\AppRepository\Packages\MicrosoftWindows.LKG.AccountsService_1000.26100.1742.0_x64__cw5n1h2txyewy\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 ea6fada9da843fc33d6e6c19cdfe8ebac69e1413de2bfd8871b6ed4b5ffd2983
          • 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 5.7MB
          • SHA256 80477abeacd5d90e9229dabecaab6b28034fd452f25481842f0e377f6de6dd61
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{6DB765A8-05AF-49A1-A71D-6F645EE3CE41}v14.30.30704\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 5d062918c70645af5331182b4df2eeb3ba60725dc3c2e075c814d3c0274e3550
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\18.151.0729.0013\platforms\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 6f53a9f055a9cb2118564c95e53da0b106fc93f8ce8e6512b63fa0fda5331dab
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\18.151.0729.0013\platforms\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 142bd209a30f2de5577b53e9694937ad07e3576b501773ec2e680eab5318172f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 1b621608c1cd98ae0c2ae6682254c45337bd49bdf8cd4cbfec7a916cf59dcca5
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 419bcd2f26a207e5e981678394c1ea33b287b47e31f4b6f9310c092ce89cead6
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 630ca96fd84d1b85e2b7fcad3cc7241c58c2b137ec04318bcf4b1ba66c78a536
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 68343bbf6a58d41d64e23dff462b5375ba3ff9f1b00c214999a034918dcdedd9
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          svchost_ACABCACBCBCAACBAAABBAAACBCACBCACCACBCAACAABBBBACBCAABCB.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACABCACBCBCAACBAAABBAAACBCACBCACCACBCAACAABBBBACBCAABCB.exe
          • Size 5.1MB
          • SHA256 e2f9806e033c55868bc6cd703e8b16df16cfa51a1c9eadf9a76347dff15fc897
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 03fdd7b5418fd9734123a122b2a3e90e599ee43f1156eaa09d75f9ba5613f996
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 926B
          • SHA256 a31aea56fa7f7ace508f7c67636b6880026c0486b2f34a41f6c74acbc3e95428
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 ef398c6ef6c4708b7a819fa6668a529730a1e717b7d34a34f1308e0b6b7593d9
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          memory/2000-80-0x0000000000490000-0x00000000004B1000-memory.dmp

          memory/2980-2768-0x0000000000F80000-0x0000000000FA1000-memory.dmp

          memory/5152-6-0x0000000000EC0000-0x0000000000EE1000-memory.dmp

          memory/5940-33-0x0000000000F80000-0x0000000000FA1000-memory.dmp