Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • 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, 12:49

General

  • Target
    2026-08-28_878a5b80c2d80554bbf4aa62d7edd434_elex_stop_vidar.exe
  • Size 5.2MB
  • Sample260828-p2npbach99
  • SHA256 55153551e54ea4971de74489524065f1d5fcf6e18363ef6466c9e24fa5562f2a
  • 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_878a5b80c2d80554bbf4aa62d7edd434_elex_stop_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-28_878a5b80c2d80554bbf4aa62d7edd434_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:800
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ACCCCBBABBCCBCABABCACABBBABBCCABACCBBCACBCAAAABBBBABBCACBCAAABACCCCACCABCCCACBBBCBACABAAACBBCACCACABABA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCACACBAABBACBBBBCAAABCCBACBBABACCCABBCABCACBAABBCACCBB.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:4408
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ACCCCBBABBCCBCABABCACABBBABBCCABACCBBCACBCAAAABBBBABBCACBCAAABACCCCACCABCCCACBBBCBACABAAACBBCACCACABABA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCACACBAABBACBBBBCAAABCCBACBBABACCCABBCABCACBAABBCACCBB.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:1052
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_BAACAABACCCCCCBBBBBACCACBACABBCACBCCABAACBABBAAAABB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCACACBAABBACBBBBCAAABCCBACBBABACCCABBCABCACBAABBCACCBB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BAACAABACCCCCCBBBBBACCACBACABBCACBCCABAACBABBAAAABB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4772
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_BAACAABACCCCCCBBBBBACCACBACABBCACBCCABAACBABBAAAABB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCACACBAABBACBBBBCAAABCCBACBBABACCCABBCABCACBAABBCACCBB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BAACAABACCCCCCBBBBBACCACBACABBCACBCCABAACBABBAAAABB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4488
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_BAACAABACCCCCCBBBBBACCACBACABBCACBCCABAACBABBAAAABB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3088
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_BAACAABACCCCCCBBBBBACCACBACABBCACBCCABAACBABBAAAABB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4672
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCACACBAABBACBBBBCAAABCCBACBBABACCCABBCABCACBAABBCACCBB.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCACACBAABBACBBBBCAAABCCBACBBABACCCABBCABCACBAABBCACCBB.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:356
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:3736
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCACACBAABBACBBBBCAAABCCBACBBABACCCABBCABCACBAABBCACCBB.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCACACBAABBACBBBBCAAABCCBACBBABACCCABBCABCACBAABBCACCBB.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:3392
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACCCAACCABACCBBABBCCCCCABBABABBABABACBCACACCBABCAACACBC.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACCCAACCABACCBBABBCCCCCABBABABBABABACBCACACCBABCAACACBC.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:5188

    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 0904cddc123e384530f3b9faef74069778e22afad3689031a28225b5a6010749
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 6b3b1a4cd68a453c32fefad4dd3538b54374277619c0a45b01b6e9c113716298
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 e19a5fe5777b8da509f8f611fd330d4fb5c88ba907d05b9bc9c8705ee18c462d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 f9c96cabd40a90b373a9712468dfc7f9e84c7225c14f6296c0e84499b38915ec
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          svchost_BCACACBAABBACBBBBCAAABCCBACBBABACCCABBCABCACBAABBCACCBB.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BCACACBAABBACBBBBCAAABCCBACBBABACCCABBCABCACBAABBCACCBB.exe
          • Size 5.2MB
          • SHA256 55153551e54ea4971de74489524065f1d5fcf6e18363ef6466c9e24fa5562f2a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/356-23-0x0000000000A20000-0x0000000000A41000-memory.dmp

          memory/356-36-0x0000000000A20000-0x0000000000A41000-memory.dmp

          memory/800-0-0x0000000000AF0000-0x0000000000B11000-memory.dmp

          memory/800-7-0x0000000000AF0000-0x0000000000B11000-memory.dmp

          memory/3392-67-0x0000000000A20000-0x0000000000A41000-memory.dmp