Analysis

  • max time kernel
    148s
  • max time network
    146s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    05/09/2026, 02:05

General

  • Target
    2026-09-04_9e04deb6f2dcc93edf74726618c2b278_elex_stop.exe
  • Size 1.8MB
  • Sample260905-ch1tbavdkf
  • SHA256 dcc91129e8b86f275028d98bac1d69ac21f2efd9935c9ed4ce9476c908f308f0
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Creates a file in the Startup directory 1 TTPs 2 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\2026-09-04_9e04deb6f2dcc93edf74726618c2b278_elex_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-04_9e04deb6f2dcc93edf74726618c2b278_elex_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:572
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CABCACBAACBCABBACBCCBCCCACAAAAABACCAABACBACABCBBBBABCBCBBAAABAAACAAACBCACABCCCCCCBCCBBABCACBBBCAABCCCCC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AABCCCAABABCBAACBACBBACCBAAACCAABCAABCBAAACBCCCAABBCBCA.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:704
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CABCACBAACBCABBACBCCBCCCACAAAAABACCAABACBACABCBBBBABCBCBBAAABAAACAAACBCACABCCCCCCBCCBBABCACBBBCAABCCCCC" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AABCCCAABABCBAACBACBBACCBAAACCAABCAABCBAAACBCCCAABBCBCA.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:5432
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_ABCBBAABCCBBBCABBBCBBAACBABABCBACACBBBCABBBABBBCBBA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AABCCCAABABCBAACBACBBACCBAAACCAABCAABCBAAACBCCCAABBCBCA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_ABCBBAABCCBBBCABBBCBBAACBABABCBACACBBBCABBBABBBCBBA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1728
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_ABCBBAABCCBBBCABBBCBBAACBABABCBACACBBBCABBBABBBCBBA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AABCCCAABABCBAACBACBBACCBAAACCAABCAABCBAAACBCCCAABBCBCA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_ABCBBAABCCBBBCABBBCBBAACBABABCBACACBBBCABBBABBBCBBA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:5040
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_ABCBBAABCCBBBCABBBCBBAACBABABCBACACBBBCABBBABBBCBBA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5496
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_ABCBBAABCCBBBCABBBCBBAACBABABCBACACBBBCABBBABBBCBBA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3892
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AABCCCAABABCBAACBACBBACCBAAACCAABCAABCBAAACBCCCAABBCBCA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AABCCCAABABCBAACBACBBACCBAAACCAABCAABCBAAACBCCCAABBCBCA.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:1288
    • C:\Windows\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
        PID:3224
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACAABBABABBBCABAABCCCACABBCACAABABCBAAABBAACABAAAACABBC.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ACAABBABABBBCABAABCCCACABBCACAABABCBAAABBAACABAAAACABBC.exe
      1⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:2388
    • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AABCCCAABABCBAACBACBBACCBAAACCAABCAABCBAAACBCCCAABBCBCA.exe
      C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AABCCCAABABCBAACBACBBACCBAAACCAABCAABCBAAACBCCCAABBCBCA.exe
      1⤵
      • Creates a file in the Startup directory
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      PID:1968

    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 91bfbcf44282a7b939b4c93cbdad58bd6da15f3e1239857c2ab55625a83d2f0b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\ClipSVC\Install\Apps\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 1ea841a76e3e80955824e9a4c82030fc8502b432464f8037f5a108c18783db49
          • 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 2.4MB
          • SHA256 891b89be7e56a7f545eee498485279dc9c3bdd9c14786d0d165cd87fd28e4e7c
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{6DB765A8-05AF-49A1-A71D-6F645EE3CE41}v14.30.30704\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 f10de33bac95fad5a664cf998fdacecb5947fb4954bcb5b69d46ca168d3aa6af
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Sun\Java\Deployment\cache\6.0\6\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 c98747fec57990bb9caa1344e887aa7fc583c6f69c585cae1719e3f569d20e1f
          • 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\no\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 20a54b8585263f1526cc471900e1a580a9194f3b25dc1b17b2995a51151ba7c6
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Service Worker\ScriptCache\index-dir\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 1132bc24ae17ebf04531bea966de07446c0576f42e8086b1a02518aa468af375
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 9f39d97f2a1a91d5af21a5ec61e22cc641a3b2079473cb51cf719b625fe6492d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 174c7fde7131859777e8a10b89b7f028942775207df375cf3b1a33d92764496b
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 09a0e7f61ee05daae5340832bd2e124106226c466e5218a9ba6debd5d090d4f1
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 1fcf95827c94005c7531178bcc98631e8d77c5eb5a48010d85f1e965beadefc9
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 a682e93fc0bed4d4d1c38db027be134b70ae7b94f586b1989a298597f5c35c6f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          svchost_AABCCCAABABCBAACBACBBACCBAAACCAABCAABCBAAACBCCCAABBCBCA.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_AABCCCAABABCBAACBACBBACCBAAACCAABCAABCBAAACBCCCAABBCBCA.exe
          • Size 1.8MB
          • SHA256 dcc91129e8b86f275028d98bac1d69ac21f2efd9935c9ed4ce9476c908f308f0
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 926B
          • SHA256 db539769ab041fa507765160a29cf52056c1351fc9335b644aeecdbb647a26ae
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          virus_log.txt

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\virus_log.txt
          • Size 1KB
          • SHA256 0065bab01e4e6af7fb0487dc5720203b5314fda5a1f113515a77624894e3f67f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

          memory/572-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000421000-memory.dmp

          memory/572-7-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000421000-memory.dmp

          memory/1288-31-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000421000-memory.dmp

          memory/1968-1237-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000421000-memory.dmp

          memory/2388-78-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000421000-memory.dmp