Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    140s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260710-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260710-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    01/09/2026, 22:54

General

  • Target
    2026-08-31_fb505a84858ad2f32f22a297a329f743_elex_icedid_stop.exe
  • Size 4.1MB
  • Sample260901-2vr5dacl7x
  • SHA256 a9aeb390cad05df5b3dd2da5383ed407c65325eb842e43f63e8fb6322262926f
  • 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\2026-08-31_fb505a84858ad2f32f22a297a329f743_elex_icedid_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-31_fb505a84858ad2f32f22a297a329f743_elex_icedid_stop.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:4340
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BCBACBCBCACCCCAABABCBACBABCCCAABBBCCBABCBBCBCCBAABABACCABBBAACCBAABACBACABABACABCACCBCACBABBCBAABCCBCAB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCAABAACCAAABBBBABAAACACCBBCBACBAACBBAACABBCABAACBBACA.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:1704
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_BCBACBCBCACCCCAABABCBACBABCCCAABBBCCBABCBBCBCCBAABABACCABBBAACCBAABACBACABABACABCACCBCACBABBCBAABCCBCAB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCAABAACCAAABBBBABAAACACCBBCBACBAACBBAACABBCABAACBBACA.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:4448
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_AABAACAACAAACABBACCBCAAABACBACCBBAAACCABBBCBBABBBAB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCAABAACCAAABBBBABAAACACCBBCBACBAACBBAACABBCABAACBBACA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_AABAACAACAAACABBACCBCAAABACBACCBBAAACCABBBCBBABBBAB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:616
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_AABAACAACAAACABBACCBCAAABACBACCBBAAACCABBBCBBABBBAB" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCAABAACCAAABBBBABAAACACCBBCBACBAACBBAACABBCABAACBBACA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_AABAACAACAAACABBACCBCAAABACBACCBBAAACCABBBCBBABBBAB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1268
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_AABAACAACAAACABBACCBCAAABACBACCBBAAACCABBBCBBABBBAB"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4528
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_AABAACAACAAACABBACCBCAAABACBACCBBAAACCABBBCBBABBBAB"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:5132
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCAABAACCAAABBBBABAAACACCBBCBACBAACBBAACABBCABAACBBACA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCAABAACCAAABBBBABAAACACCBBCBACBAACBBAACABBCABAACBBACA.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:5516
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:2648
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCAABAACCAAABBBBABAAACACCBBCBACBAACBBAACABBCABAACBBACA.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCAABAACCAAABBBBABAAACACCBBCBACBAACBBAACABBCABAACBBACA.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:1156
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AAABAABCABBACBABACBBCCABBBAAACBCCABCACBBBCABACAAACCCCBC.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AAABAABCABBACBABACBBCCABBBAAACBCCABCACBBBCABACAAACCCCBC.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3276

    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 7f16de74a09a13dc45bd9f5cc154ee2d2ca8bc866ffad03c52e8b68032f89abc
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 5666825f024bcf72e013d412aa0f8f1d99954c8b69245ebbc495a29bda1560cc
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 a446b47de893e2e1dd2c2619e6cb9704b24f4851bc31897b138c071b5f57d4a2
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 322bdf09578868df9d8b71c16f03bf2694ceb93d7e3a658ac4c7bba3a06851d2
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 1f238e5c4bd8e697609a762cca0031d8db7f7c47a6db9a6841f6bc92e28895f3
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          svchost_CCCAABAACCAAABBBBABAAACACCBBCBACBAACBBAACABBCABAACBBACA.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CCCAABAACCAAABBBBABAAACACCBBCBACBAACBBAACABBCABAACBBACA.exe
          • Size 4.1MB
          • SHA256 a9aeb390cad05df5b3dd2da5383ed407c65325eb842e43f63e8fb6322262926f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/1156-67-0x0000000000600000-0x0000000000621000-memory.dmp

          memory/3276-72-0x0000000000E90000-0x0000000000EB1000-memory.dmp

          memory/4340-0-0x0000000000B10000-0x0000000000B31000-memory.dmp

          memory/4340-7-0x0000000000B10000-0x0000000000B31000-memory.dmp

          memory/5516-23-0x0000000000600000-0x0000000000621000-memory.dmp

          memory/5516-36-0x0000000000600000-0x0000000000621000-memory.dmp