Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    149s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    05/09/2026, 06:38

General

  • Target
    2026-09-04_7596c6f09ee65f1086f11b7d5e16d8c1_elex_stop.exe
  • Size 612KB
  • Sample260905-hej92sfr21
  • SHA256 3c479e4aeb22a538bb474d4e64fdad960b540d87d8793cab24726787b2c5dd47
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Creates new service(s) 2 TTPs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 1 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 8 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 6 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 6 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-04_7596c6f09ee65f1086f11b7d5e16d8c1_elex_stop.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-04_7596c6f09ee65f1086f11b7d5e16d8c1_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:564
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ACAAACABCCBBACACAABBACABAAAABBABCCAACCABCBABACCBABBBAABCABBBCCCAAABBBCBACCCABCABAACCACACACACACAABCAABAB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CAACCCCABABAABACBAAACAAAABBBBAACBAACACCCACAACCACCBBABBC.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:1756
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_ACAAACABCCBBACACAABBACABAAAABBABCCAACCABCBABACCBABBBAABCABBBCCCAAABBBCBACCCABCABAACCACACACACACAABCAABAB" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CAACCCCABABAABACBAAACAAAABBBBAACBAACACCCACAACCACCBBABBC.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:2436
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_ACBAAACBAACBABBBABBAAACAACCACBACBBCACCABBCCBCBCBAAA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CAACCCCABABAABACBAAACAAAABBBBAACBAACACCCACAACCACCBBABBC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_ACBAAACBAACBABBBABBAAACAACCACBACBBCACCABBCCBCBCBAAA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2476
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_ACBAAACBAACBABBBABBAAACAACCACBACBBCACCABBCCBCBCBAAA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CAACCCCABABAABACBAAACAAAABBBBAACBAACACCCACAACCACCBBABBC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_ACBAAACBAACBABBBABBAAACAACCACBACBBCACCABBCCBCBCBAAA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:3888
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_ACBAAACBAACBABBBABBAAACAACCACBACBBCACCABBCCBCBCBAAA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4756
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_ACBAAACBAACBABBBABBAAACAACCACBACBBCACCABBCCBCBCBAAA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2336
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CAACCCCABABAABACBAAACAAAABBBBAACBAACACCCACAACCACCBBABBC.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CAACCCCABABAABACBAAACAAAABBBBAACBAACACCCACAACCACCBBABBC.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:3840
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CAACCCCABABAABACBAAACAAAABBBBAACBAACACCCACAACCACCBBABBC.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CAACCCCABABAABACBAAACAAAABBBBAACBAACACCCACAACCACCBBABBC.exe
    1⤵
      PID:4004

    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 ed65a851f375ba0d8873a75ab0100faf8dd5368b73973c89979b8228da956634
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 4a482e082181e7261a2f7fb12a863fdc03f66e98623ebfee57d2ffa1ec823006
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 33ed4cdd741d643fb05be4886ebff30a26238f28ffdab2d240403336462e698c
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 1784698aacd26e487aa42b6a2906f15cb25ce3ef27166cde21085bbd54239b08
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          svchost_CAACCCCABABAABACBAAACAAAABBBBAACBAACACCCACAACCACCBBABBC.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_CAACCCCABABAABACBAAACAAAABBBBAACBAACACCCACAACCACCBBABBC.exe
          • Size 612KB
          • SHA256 3c479e4aeb22a538bb474d4e64fdad960b540d87d8793cab24726787b2c5dd47
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/564-0-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000421000-memory.dmp

          memory/564-8-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000421000-memory.dmp

          memory/3840-28-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000421000-memory.dmp

          memory/3840-41-0x0000000000400000-0x0000000000421000-memory.dmp