Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    126s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    31/08/2026, 12:15

General

  • Target
    2026-08-30_42b43b8a9c129cc00c1eb2397b90dfde_elex_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe
  • Size 3.3MB
  • Sample260831-pex98s1epd
  • SHA256 fdeedb4ad976d074820eff0be023cf5d9ac3eda011d33c9cb3f3c9c0b8d725b0
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables embedding registry key / value combination indicative of disabling Windows Defen 2 IoCs
  • 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\2026-08-30_42b43b8a9c129cc00c1eb2397b90dfde_elex_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-30_42b43b8a9c129cc00c1eb2397b90dfde_elex_icedid_njrat_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:5280
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CBCCBCAABAABABACABBBCCCCBBBCBCBCBBBCCCBBAACCABBCBAABBCCCCBCBBCACBCBCCBCBACCCCCBCACABBBACBACACABCBBBABAB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CABCBBBACBAABBCACBCBCABBCACCCCABACBCCABAABABBABBACACACB.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:1960
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CBCCBCAABAABABACABBBCCCCBBBCBCBCBBBCCCBBAACCABBCBAABBCCCCBCBBCACBCBCCBCBACCCCCBCACABBBACBACACABCBBBABAB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CABCBBBACBAABBCACBCBCABBCACCCCABACBCCABAABABBABBACACACB.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:6872
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_BBBCCBBCABACAAABACCCBCACABCBCCBAACCCBBABAABBAAACACB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CABCBBBACBAABBCACBCBCABBCACCCCABACBCCABAABABBABBACACACB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BBBCCBBCABACAAABACCCBCACABCBCCBAACCCBBABAABBAAACACB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5572
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_BBBCCBBCABACAAABACCCBCACABCBCCBAACCCBBABAABBAAACACB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CABCBBBACBAABBCACBCBCABBCACCCCABACBCCABAABABBABBACACACB.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BBBCCBBCABACAAABACCCBCACABCBCCBAACCCBBABAABBAAACACB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3588
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_BBBCCBBCABACAAABACCCBCACABCBCCBAACCCBBABAABBAAACACB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:6260
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_BBBCCBBCABACAAABACCCBCACABCBCCBAACCCBBABAABBAAACACB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:6504
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CABCBBBACBAABBCACBCBCABBCACCCCABACBCCABAABABBABBACACACB.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CABCBBBACBAABBCACBCBCABBCACCCCABACBCCABAABABBABBACACACB.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:3400
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:860
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_AACCCBCBCCBCBAACCCACAAABCBABCBAABAABBBBCBCBAAABACBCBBCCAACBAABCBCCBACBCBACAABBACBBACCBABABBBBACBCCBABCA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BAABBCCCCBACABACAACAABABABCAACCBCAAABCAACBABBBBBAABBCCC.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:2448
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
          schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_AACCCBCBCCBCBAACCCACAAABCBABCBAABAABBBBCBCBAAABACBCBBCCAACBAABCBCCBACBCBACAABBACBBACCBABABBBBACBCCBABCA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BAABBCCCCBACABACAACAABABABCAACCBCAAABCAACBABBBBBAABBCCC.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
          3⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:1740
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BAABBCCCCBACABACAACAABABABCAACCBCAAABCAACBABBBBBAABBCCC.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BAABBCCCCBACABACAACAABABABCAACCBCAAABCAACBABBBBBAABBCCC.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1756
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CABCBBBACBAABBCACBCBCABBCACCCCABACBCCABAABABBABBACACACB.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CABCBBBACBAABBCACBCBCABBCACCCCABACBCCABAABABBABBACACACB.exe
      1⤵
      • Creates a file in the Startup directory
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:6828

    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 31ec9ca3f378ab5594fe41a91b6603e46fad44cee373aeb83232e899c9fb24d5
          • 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 3.9MB
          • SHA256 7f0421470f5b757f32d00b29f0e3b568ffa2408a7d92107c0ffda25d9906cb8e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{57a73df6-4ba9-4c1d-bbbb-517289ff6c13}\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 725b40f2a82cc672d675ebcb07e4d1e07027033f927322781fe6877dfa7a6284
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Sun\Java\Deployment\cache\6.0\25\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 e8ea129f9053ce1c1b5e25a7a07387ddefab6f0f5e49ab1cc865c2482019b4f7
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\CookieReadinessList\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 0cdcfce8545888e53789869a9c78d319f6fd80f77d4e473772da00f1a7ffad42
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.SecHealthUI_8wekyb3d8bbwe\TempState\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 7a78cc7c7f501ece5ba2a94d6d2223aa84c3b82fad371cdb57d601037165e406
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 b2245c05ba11978926f9b4225792ccc1b46140a4c1911d7fea06e896ddf690d6
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 e1d13986a06fe99a6df512d51a0b685f021e9b15ef57292ea61389af8776c2db
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 519c4a3fc96ae0b63237cc1f85198953b26a4b0f53031d6e14d4bcd79b05a330
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 e6fa950271781a08913f33a60b2dcb88f1b6b37a8f0e1f7ffb086c2d00f4b32b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 5f384a2ee2081112723923079eaf2578c259bb8fd32eae615456d32655a9b863
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 f575c695e95b79139154e04ccfc8a31b28002d3d374bdf1bfadc74a394ade3aa
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 0e97dd078aa30e8f3709f335c25a4fa243186495cbe7f2bf551d5091308ef547
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Default\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\History\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 324c94d9145ceecf482fe4ee2f0b0586b56b91522e2f6a3a6e872b8fd23a9c1d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 b46d38c8ad208c8071cfa7a15ec9899f7fb51c67c10a4875f049b2b0170765e2
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          svchost_CABCBBBACBAABBCACBCBCABBCACCCCABACBCCABAABABBABBACACACB.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CABCBBBACBAABBCACBCBCABBCACCCCABACBCCABAABABBABBACACACB.exe
          • Size 3.3MB
          • SHA256 fdeedb4ad976d074820eff0be023cf5d9ac3eda011d33c9cb3f3c9c0b8d725b0
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 663747a978d4fc16f82a65bfabba666a9218e6b754bbccc09e9908fbafeac62c
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 926B
          • SHA256 2f40f6c31d366381158e6c0dd9219109d2abc7566fed90a06adbcf83524648a4
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 333351e002953a98860c1fb10251a02193d9b4ba454cb4aa65a4ba6e427f4991
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          memory/1756-72-0x00000000004B0000-0x00000000004D1000-memory.dmp

          memory/3400-33-0x0000000000DF0000-0x0000000000E11000-memory.dmp

          memory/5280-6-0x0000000000590000-0x00000000005B1000-memory.dmp

          memory/6828-402-0x0000000000DF0000-0x0000000000E11000-memory.dmp