Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    135s
  • 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, 20:20

General

  • Target
    2026-08-31_5103b9099d7001265e5cabbb67030257_elex_icedid.exe
  • Size 1.4MB
  • Sample260831-y4nlrseq4w
  • SHA256 60b9189d65c7ef4b6eb05c059f3e09bbb2c747a295990697c53dd0df0f054d5c
  • 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\2026-08-31_5103b9099d7001265e5cabbb67030257_elex_icedid.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-31_5103b9099d7001265e5cabbb67030257_elex_icedid.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:4668
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BBABCBBBBBBBCABCBCACBBABCCAABCCCBABCBCABCBCCCBCAABBCCBCBCACBCCCABBCCCBBCCACBBCBBBCCCCBACBABBBACBBCACCAB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABACCCCBBABCCACBACCBCCCBBABCAABCBBABACCAAABBACAABAACABA.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:6088
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BBABCBBBBBBBCABCBCACBBABCCAABCCCBABCBCABCBCCCBCAABBCCBCBCACBCCCABBCCCBBCCACBBCBBBCCCCBACBABBBACBBCACCAB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABACCCCBBABCCACBACCBCCCBBABCAABCBBABACCAAABBACAABAACABA.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:3840
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_ACBBBCACBABBCBCAABAABAAAACCABCCCCAABBCCAABABCCBACCA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABACCCCBBABCCACBACCBCCCBBABCAABCBBABACCAAABBACAABAACABA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_ACBBBCACBABBCBCAABAABAAAACCABCCCCAABBCCAABABCCBACCA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:768
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_ACBBBCACBABBCBCAABAABAAAACCABCCCCAABBCCAABABCCBACCA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABACCCCBBABCCACBACCBCCCBBABCAABCBBABACCAAABBACAABAACABA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_ACBBBCACBABBCBCAABAABAAAACCABCCCCAABBCCAABABCCBACCA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2360
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_ACBBBCACBABBCBCAABAABAAAACCABCCCCAABBCCAABABCCBACCA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1432
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_ACBBBCACBABBCBCAABAABAAAACCABCCCCAABBCCAABABCCBACCA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4860
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABACCCCBBABCCACBACCBCCCBBABCAABCBBABACCAAABBACAABAACABA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABACCCCBBABCCACBACCBCCCBBABCAABCBBABACCAAABBACAABAACABA.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:1880
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:3388
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BBBBCCCACBBABAABCABBCABCCACBACCCABAABACCCABCAACCBABBAACCACAACAACCBBCBBCCBBBBBACACBABCCCCBBBACAACBCABBAC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCACBBABAACCAACBBBBBBAACBACABBCCBBABAACBABAAACACCBBBAAB.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:5488
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
          schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BBBBCCCACBBABAABCABBCABCCACBACCCABAABACCCABCAACCBABBAACCACAACAACCBBCBBCCBBBBBACACBABCCCCBBBACAACBCABBAC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCACBBABAACCAACBBBBBBAACBACABBCCBBABAACBABAAACACCBBBAAB.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
          3⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
          PID:4812
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCACBBABAACCAACBBBBBBAACBACABBCCBBABAACBABAAACACCBBBAAB.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCACBBABAACCAACBBBBBBAACBACABBCCBBABAACBABAAACACCBBBAAB.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1260
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABACCCCBBABCCACBACCBCCCBBABCAABCBBABACCAAABBACAABAACABA.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABACCCCBBABCCACBACCBCCCBBABCAABCBBABACCAAABBACAABAACABA.exe
      1⤵
      • Creates a file in the Startup directory
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2128

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\$Recycle.Bin\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 6379cebc8253a1f89ebe5f5502bcac711db90a38aab8151f1fdab8812874fbae
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\PerfLogs\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 2c9957f036cfbc3c813967bc0caf13ed9763d215881555262f90ddfa16a6ade5
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Crypto\Keys\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 5af4bda7963e4e072424314d2af14bc018977137c663dafc4b877caca81b1118
          • 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 2.0MB
          • SHA256 f0919fa1bd817edcd92a6a89e819433da443c406f039c668926f49b1c3a744e0
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\18.151.0729.0013\platforms\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 a83fdbd62dee132dc8dcdabb4c6b81f1e6d78b4ed93f7df5ee9c490e395818eb
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge.Stable_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 1251b9e55d4e2084f4373d90f71979538c4b084fb0fa7b85949778524ce8e062
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Background Tasks Profiles\zgn7oo5w.MozillaBackgroundTask-308046B0AF4A39CB-defaultagent\crashes\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 98225759b4c563d8b310a722961217f366c4f378b1ba2f7412a8833c7824a227
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 f9ace6f5dd04e7dd3fdbd6e8577725dc3fa5aca9e2f8a03c000f0a665f819a92
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 c5ef380858d288dd24fc7bc7af175de9b2a4bc717e90f847da2f5fde632e3034
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 e454228768ae4ca3d1f6f265d270645bf0a49760013252f2cf170119cedeb948
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 18e54c65cc57645ebdddad0917070a1695e44f0e372db85da89a952e754315f0
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 6b080185ba40058df1d2a9efa6b481f405db2c203cd01a48078d39f8b79f4c44
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 eec918ed89b0f966dc776f005a30d146850dcc1f666203ebfdd0994977129704
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          svchost_ABACCCCBBABCCACBACCBCCCBBABCAABCBBABACCAAABBACAABAACABA.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABACCCCBBABCCACBACCBCCCBBABCAABCBBABACCAAABBACAABAACABA.exe
          • Size 1.4MB
          • SHA256 60b9189d65c7ef4b6eb05c059f3e09bbb2c747a295990697c53dd0df0f054d5c
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 efaa004c5487586420b85ffeccc4898014a9472f07e14c64e4674610bf6bf4e3
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 926B
          • SHA256 0e5ad287e35ae22c0187e8e19fc05825c262ce1e9bc3b731c7fb1738ca3a58e5
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 2ef760d31033dc9389fc82c864d1ad04605ad6ee09dceb65c66c27911817df6a
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          memory/1260-72-0x0000000000AB0000-0x0000000000AD1000-memory.dmp

          memory/1880-32-0x00000000001D0000-0x00000000001F1000-memory.dmp

          memory/2128-1465-0x00000000001D0000-0x00000000001F1000-memory.dmp

          memory/2128-4032-0x00000000001D0000-0x00000000001F1000-memory.dmp

          memory/4668-6-0x0000000000A50000-0x0000000000A71000-memory.dmp