Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    148s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    09/09/2026, 05:43

General

  • Target
    2026-09-07_20e4d673a3388d46045f0f7cf7ceae9c_elex_stop_vidar.exe
  • Size 10.9MB
  • Sample260909-gexppsssez
  • SHA256 3ee4ff044933e233e97be33f4c920f4b20acd0315654289750c1a4bd5e844d85
  • 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 11 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
  • 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 SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 8 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-07_20e4d673a3388d46045f0f7cf7ceae9c_elex_stop_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-07_20e4d673a3388d46045f0f7cf7ceae9c_elex_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:4884
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CABBBAAACCAACCCBCAACBBCACAABBBCBBABBBBCBCABCBBBBCCBCBCAABABBAACABBCBCAACCCBACCBCBBCCBBCCACBCCACAACCBACA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABBCBBAABBBAACBABBCBABBBCABBACBBACCBBCCAAAAAAABBBACCCAC.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:4620
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CABBBAAACCAACCCBCAACBBCACAABBBCBBABBBBCBCABCBBBBCCBCBCAABABBAACABBCBCAACCCBACCBCBBCCBBCCACBCCACAACCBACA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABBCBBAABBBAACBABBCBABBBCABBACBBACCBBCCAAAAAAABBBACCCAC.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:1684
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_BBCCBCAAACACBACAACAACBCAAACBBBAABCCCABBCBCCBCBCABBA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABBCBBAABBBAACBABBCBABBBCABBACBBACCBBCCAAAAAAABBBACCCAC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BBCCBCAAACACBACAACAACBCAAACBBBAABCCCABBCBCCBCBCABBA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1704
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_BBCCBCAAACACBACAACAACBCAAACBBBAABCCCABBCBCCBCBCABBA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABBCBBAABBBAACBABBCBABBBCABBACBBACCBBCCAAAAAAABBBACCCAC.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BBCCBCAAACACBACAACAACBCAAACBBBAABCCCABBCBCCBCBCABBA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4116
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_BBCCBCAAACACBACAACAACBCAAACBBBAABCCCABBCBCCBCBCABBA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:872
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_BBCCBCAAACACBACAACAACBCAAACBBBAABCCCABBCBCCBCBCABBA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2608
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABBCBBAABBBAACBABBCBABBBCABBACBBACCBBCCAAAAAAABBBACCCAC.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABBCBBAABBBAACBABBCBABBBCABBACBBACCBBCCAAAAAAABBBACCCAC.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:4288
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\notepad.exe
      "notepad.exe"
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2428
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\calc.exe
        calc.exe
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Modifies registry class
        PID:888
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABBCBBAABBBAACBABBCBABBBCABBACBBACCBBCCAAAAAAABBBACCCAC.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABBCBBAABBBAACBABBCBABBBCABBACBBACCBBCCAAAAAAABBBACCCAC.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    PID:3080
  • C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe
    C:\Windows\system32\OpenWith.exe -Embedding
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:3352
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABBABBBBCACABCBABACCABAAACCACCCBACBABBBBCACACABBBABBAAA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABBABBBBCACABCBABACCABAAACCACCCBACBABBBBCACACABBBABBAAA.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    PID:2308

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 3ba1b08bf971fecfbfd142c579878c200130a4296eca94d6f033c4016e219ce7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 0b4f3b518fd46ff4b69867fbe0afc52ed136ce72d386c0700f58655eb43126e7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        UnblockStep.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\UnblockStep.exe
        • Size 66.2MB
        • SHA256 4582387d080113f5b746f1ea1e8bb10fd8561768bc5d7a7b2815b57122d6d716
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 730b14426e0bd044803405b9d4e00a41dc84b12148c035f4545d4ee77911e6c7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 a3fca59c53ec2babc4104e124f3b8a6e47fd22961df38242de01c1e2d3ea0bdc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        qap`g`v~dtlq

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
        • Size 10B
        • SHA256 4712950acf87c93ad5cc11785ea3d82c4df6e42bfe2bb8b8ab5e7a58066662ef
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

        svchost_ABBCBBAABBBAACBABBCBABBBCABBACBBACCBBCCAAAAAAABBBACCCAC.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_ABBCBBAABBBAACBABBCBABBBCABBACBBACCBBCCAAAAAAABBBACCCAC.exe
        • Size 10.9MB
        • SHA256 3ee4ff044933e233e97be33f4c920f4b20acd0315654289750c1a4bd5e844d85
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/2428-88-0x0000000000880000-0x0000000000881000-memory.dmp

        memory/3080-96-0x0000000000F60000-0x0000000000F81000-memory.dmp

        memory/4288-54-0x0000000000F60000-0x0000000000F81000-memory.dmp

        memory/4288-77-0x0000000000F60000-0x0000000000F81000-memory.dmp

        memory/4288-36-0x0000000000F60000-0x0000000000F81000-memory.dmp

        memory/4884-63-0x0000000000A70000-0x0000000000A91000-memory.dmp

        memory/4884-0-0x0000000000A70000-0x0000000000A91000-memory.dmp

        memory/4884-37-0x0000000000A70000-0x0000000000A91000-memory.dmp

        memory/4884-94-0x0000000000A70000-0x0000000000A91000-memory.dmp

        memory/4884-24-0x0000000000A70000-0x0000000000A91000-memory.dmp

        memory/4884-11-0x0000000000A70000-0x0000000000A91000-memory.dmp