Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • 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, 18:43

General

  • Target
    2026-08-28_36b18184c76b87312c229b482c50f3a0_elex_icedid_vidar.exe
  • Size 463KB
  • Sample260828-xdds7sdl7z
  • SHA256 a54fc78ae79f7949fa9c57caa96ef8758debf75988b27bb3e882079af3343f49
  • 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 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 12 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 7 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-28_36b18184c76b87312c229b482c50f3a0_elex_icedid_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-28_36b18184c76b87312c229b482c50f3a0_elex_icedid_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:3860
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ACCAABCCBCCCCCCAAACACAACCABAABBBAABBBACABACBABACABBCBBCCBBBABCCACBBABCACCAACBBBCBBACCBBABCCACCAACACCAAA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CABCABACAABBAAAAABABBCAABAAABBBACCABACACBCCACBCCCBBCACA.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:6084
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ACCAABCCBCCCCCCAAACACAACCABAABBBAABBBACABACBABACABBCBBCCBBBABCCACBBABCACCAACBBBCBBACCBBABCCACCAACACCAAA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CABCABACAABBAAAAABABBCAABAAABBBACCABACACBCCACBCCCBBCACA.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:1492
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_AABCBACBCCCBBCABBACBCBCBBACCAABBBACAABCCCABCACAACAC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CABCABACAABBAAAAABABBCAABAAABBBACCABACACBCCACBCCCBBCACA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_AABCBACBCCCBBCABBACBCBCBBACCAABBBACAABCCCABCACAACAC"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1572
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_AABCBACBCCCBBCABBACBCBCBBACCAABBBACAABCCCABCACAACAC" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CABCABACAABBAAAAABABBCAABAAABBBACCABACACBCCACBCCCBBCACA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_AABCBACBCCCBBCABBACBCBCBBACCAABBBACAABCCCABCACAACAC"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1880
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_AABCBACBCCCBBCABBACBCBCBBACCAABBBACAABCCCABCACAACAC"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1628
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_AABCBACBCCCBBCABBACBCBCBBACCAABBBACAABCCCABCACAACAC"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3712
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CABCABACAABBAAAAABABBCAABAAABBBACCABACACBCCACBCCCBBCACA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CABCABACAABBAAAAABABBCAABAAABBBACCABACACBCCACBCCCBBCACA.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:1324
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:5032
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACCAABBCBAACAABCAACABAACAABABCCCCBABABCABBAAABCACCAACAC.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACCAABBCBAACAABCAACABAACAABABCCCCBABABCABBAAABCACCAACAC.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:5632
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CABCABACAABBAAAAABABBCAABAAABBBACCABACACBCCACBCCCBBCACA.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CABCABACAABBAAAAABABBCAABAAABBBACCABACACBCCACBCCCBBCACA.exe
      1⤵
      • Creates a file in the Startup directory
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:6108

    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 eb75731b77507cee0f5b72d6c158e54de9109386821ebb90d329d3cacb472914
          • 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 1.0MB
          • SHA256 0c927a64cbb3d53972bcf94b64677c47a812809c3ae394d99e6749b9a16975ad
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{61087a79-ac85-455c-934d-1fa22cc64f36}\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 294cdc0225aefbfa5f74c6ee8058547e3fa6860f8d1688d6f9d574cfb333132e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge.Stable_8wekyb3d8bbwe\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 625115db36dfcd564c410f3a2eec735b40245a3d4a113778d8ec482e4f8fdce3
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Extensions\ghbmnnjooekpmoecnnnilnnbdlolhkhi\1.107.1_0\_locales\hu\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 61c6a988516b963bbaab18bdd1a2e8e05d117994bd55d5ec36349c71f5458f69
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\18.151.0729.0013\it\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 1fb059e1d8f020d1d3258787ff76bb97de4b6558688e3d5f218327726d2314f3
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\AC\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\DOMStore\WHZCA6IW\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 9c3bb33573e89dde668c6439c3934d23da469d6cac7d18ec0d54add3937b3887
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 81028b7aa8b70df4e9030baeaeb8ab59fa4e32085ec2bf682fe41b26314d7442
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 04d4b61e1b77dd232fc972c23b93782d80b089d7dcb47fdc649e4d3a22ca6012
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 6a55833e54d04a9df463f6c55c0fa2a9b54d84e445338c3e0c7cc497b0551b34
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 ab9fc857097de55d90b2dabbebfa3f8a92ee83d9c23ce0b0eef61eaa4af4720a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 a9298c959f7cfda20dc3a685ae9bd7a7420d574663e2c461fab6c62a76a98bb6
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 c6f7af78e270f37011a9bdac76cb0c388ace81bfa35d4166b6c8d3d96f7b7370
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 9db2a9fd5216ecb6f75aeec7b39d578d89a9a4e7f2ae8b02e4ca8a1dd8a25a77
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          svchost_CABCABACAABBAAAAABABBCAABAAABBBACCABACACBCCACBCCCBBCACA.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CABCABACAABBAAAAABABBCAABAAABBBACCABACACBCCACBCCCBBCACA.exe
          • Size 463KB
          • SHA256 a54fc78ae79f7949fa9c57caa96ef8758debf75988b27bb3e882079af3343f49
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 926B
          • SHA256 c9c21b20555051f350ee263091b8b8147af48eec2ba84fb361e9ebfdbd625e32
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 966B
          • SHA256 0ebd5faff770863afb932a85b0bd76d924a117317283c48d1b443b8470719142
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          memory/1324-32-0x0000000000E60000-0x0000000000E81000-memory.dmp

          memory/1324-22-0x0000000000E60000-0x0000000000E81000-memory.dmp

          memory/3860-6-0x0000000000B30000-0x0000000000B51000-memory.dmp

          memory/5632-1494-0x0000000000880000-0x00000000008A1000-memory.dmp

          memory/5632-69-0x0000000000880000-0x00000000008A1000-memory.dmp

          memory/6108-518-0x0000000000E60000-0x0000000000E81000-memory.dmp

          memory/6108-3949-0x0000000000E60000-0x0000000000E81000-memory.dmp