Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    133s
  • 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, 16:10

General

  • Target
    2026-08-31_a8c042cb4af396a320c9b7393cb546b7_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_icedid_njrat_stealc_stop_vidar.exe
  • Size 19.3MB
  • Sample260831-tmlzdswamc
  • SHA256 e5e6fce1efcf26cfc3b347633f5c14fbc476663a8fee852168733eae97d08f20
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables embedding registry key / value combination indicative of disabling Windows Defen 1 IoCs
  • 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 12 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 4 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 7 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-31_a8c042cb4af396a320c9b7393cb546b7_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_icedid_njrat_stealc_stop_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-31_a8c042cb4af396a320c9b7393cb546b7_cobalt-strike_elex_glassworm_icedid_njrat_stealc_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:3724
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BCCCBBCCAABCABCABCABACBAACBABCBBABABBACCBBCAABBCCABCBBCBAAAAABABABBACBCCAACABABAAABCCAABBBCAACBAAAABABA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CABBBBABCCABBCBBCABACBCAABCABCBAACCABBACBABBACBBCCCABAC.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:2368
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BCCCBBCCAABCABCABCABACBAACBABCBBABABBACCBBCAABBCCABCBBCBAAAAABABABBACBCCAACABABAAABCCAABBBCAACBAAAABABA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CABBBBABCCABBCBBCABACBCAABCABCBAACCABBACBABBACBBCCCABAC.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:4884
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_CABBBAABBBCBBACBCBCCCACBBBBABBCCAACAACABAABABBABCAB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CABBBBABCCABBCBBCABACBCAABCABCBAACCABBACBABBACBBCCCABAC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CABBBAABBBCBBACBCBCCCACBBBBABBCCAACAACABAABABBABCAB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3848
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_CABBBAABBBCBBACBCBCCCACBBBBABBCCAACAACABAABABBABCAB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CABBBBABCCABBCBBCABACBCAABCABCBAACCABBACBABBACBBCCCABAC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_CABBBAABBBCBBACBCBCCCACBBBBABBCCAACAACABAABABBABCAB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3276
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_CABBBAABBBCBBACBCBCCCACBBBBABBCCAACAACABAABABBABCAB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5528
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_CABBBAABBBCBBACBCBCCCACBBBBABBCCAACAACABAABABBABCAB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3272
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CABBBBABCCABBCBBCABACBCAABCABCBAACCABBACBABBACBBCCCABAC.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CABBBBABCCABBCBBCABACBCAABCABCBAACCABBACBABBACBBCCCABAC.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:2052
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:1724
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBCCCACCCCBABBBAABBCABBCBAAACCAABCACCBAABBCBCAABCABCABA.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBCCCACCCCBABBBAABBCABBCBAAACCAABCACCBAABBCBCAABCABCABA.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:5536
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CABBBBABCCABBCBBCABACBCAABCABCBAACCABBACBABBACBBCCCABAC.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CABBBBABCCABBCBBCABACBCAABCABCBAACCABBACBABBACBBCCCABAC.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:4764

    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 18f9d19c2918d6ff1d0e048f35d9b2d60088a40fc65f5775fb0cdaea5ad22723
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\AppRepository\Packages\Microsoft.ECApp_10.0.26100.1150_neutral__8wekyb3d8bbwe\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 cd37e1611a8f057cf2b73e2e22bf5fdcf0a6bf6a5f100ae5fd65a9f47183ad70
          • 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 4.3MB
          • SHA256 d8153864bba01ddbab7732de75a06e60ecd8c63668c417b0b982df0eb9af0f77
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{CB0836EC-B072-368D-82B2-D3470BF95707}v12.0.40660\packages\vcRuntimeMinimum_amd64\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 95b100f01fe576b050172004d2f03c041854daa831cda86574c471bb3c24c045
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\discounts_db\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 55670c3ae7eeb2d408714259b20912b2b65b6d9b2a0cfe5e9782611acc1f4814
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 99bdadcac9b7a685f0a8b189b9cc5e75b89216ba2783e5a668415df16478b9ab
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 c67f91182cbb1d4325e038287abf08e4989e799fbb02f4504178eb1553cfaa5e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 842dd045e2e1037a45036c96cf620f72a6db823d507d7f47f10b16ffea7df67e
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 7606e00e6a7f64e933e3d422ba65e528844e26a7408fce8a4e97cb3ee82faaa2
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 1893ad5a863f1738d7bf90218474cee1f4452522af55be9dfe48878539273588
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 309a780f254892f7153c2da5bf0b036346e3b47d6b929a233c6791b3a367f1af
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          svchost_CABBBBABCCABBCBBCABACBCAABCABCBAACCABBACBABBACBBCCCABAC.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CABBBBABCCABBCBBCABACBCAABCABCBAACCABBACBABBACBBCCCABAC.exe
          • Size 19.3MB
          • SHA256 e5e6fce1efcf26cfc3b347633f5c14fbc476663a8fee852168733eae97d08f20
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 926B
          • SHA256 036ae3986a4711073c1e64d8c7b845f36cd41842a9fc4e5a7cdf32327ede7169
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 7a7ae1f1942ad2b4d3b6cc2943c973116df1f13dd8b29aa288f314395f001bc0
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          memory/2052-33-0x0000000000930000-0x0000000000951000-memory.dmp

          memory/2052-23-0x0000000000930000-0x0000000000951000-memory.dmp

          memory/3724-0-0x0000000000190000-0x00000000001B1000-memory.dmp

          memory/3724-7-0x0000000000190000-0x00000000001B1000-memory.dmp

          memory/4764-80-0x0000000000930000-0x0000000000951000-memory.dmp

          memory/5536-70-0x0000000000900000-0x0000000000921000-memory.dmp