Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    10/09/2026, 01:57

General

  • Target
    2026-09-08_ea282165ab072714467251cdd513c1e2_elex_glassworm_stop_vidar.exe
  • Size 22.1MB
  • Sample260910-cdpv9atcrb
  • SHA256 dbd53e8adc141e58605e28408394bcb1809384aab6a5ceb8b9d3b5a06db8241c
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables embedding registry key / value combination indicative of disabling Windows Defen 2 IoCs
  • 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 7 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 5 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-08_ea282165ab072714467251cdd513c1e2_elex_glassworm_stop_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-09-08_ea282165ab072714467251cdd513c1e2_elex_glassworm_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:4992
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CBBBCCBBACABBBABCBAABACACCCCABBBBCCCCBCABCCCACBACCCCACCBCCAABAAAABBCBCAACABABCCBCAABCACACCAACCAACCBCABA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBABCCBACCBBBACCACBBACCBABCCBACCABCCBBCBCBCCCBBBBABBAAA.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:6080
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\schtasks.exe
        schtasks /create /tn "Microsoft\Windows\MemoryDiagnostic\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateTask_CBBBCCBBACABBBABCBAABACACCCCABBBBCCCCBCABCCCACBACCCCACCBCCAABAAAABBCBCAACABABCCBCAABCACACCAACCAACCBCABA" /tr "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBABCCBACCBBBACCACBBACCBABCCBACCABCCBBCBCBCCCBBBBABBAAA.exe" /sc minute /mo 30 /ru SYSTEM /f
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Scheduled Task/Job: Scheduled Task
        PID:1916
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc create "UserDataSvc_BBBAACCABBAAAABACACBBBAAAACCAABACBABACCABAAABAACCAA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBABCCBACCBBBACCACBBACCBABCCBACCABCCBBCBCBCCCBBBBABBAAA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BBBAACCABBAAAABACACBBBAAAACCAABACBABACCABAAABAACCAA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5144
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc create "UserDataSvc_BBBAACCABBAAAABACACBBBAAAACCAABACBABACCABAAABAACCAA" binPath= "C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBABCCBACCBBBACCACBBACCBABCCBACCABCCBBCBCBCCCBBBBABBAAA.exe" start= auto displayName= "UserDataSvc_BBBAACCABBAAAABACACBBBAAAACCAABACBABACCABAAABAACCAA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2336
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c sc start "UserDataSvc_BBBAACCABBAAAABACACBBBAAAACCAABACBABACCABAAABAACCAA"
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:612
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
        sc start "UserDataSvc_BBBAACCABBAAAABACACBBBAAAACCAABACBABACCABAAABAACCAA"
        3⤵
        • Launches sc.exe
        PID:5904
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBABCCBACCBBBACCACBBACCBABCCBACCABCCBBCBCBCCCBBBBABBAAA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBABCCBACCBBBACCACBBACCBABCCBACCABCCBBCBCBCCCBBBBABBAAA.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
    • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
    PID:1380
  • C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBABCCBACCBBBACCACBBACCBABCCBACCABCCBBCBCBCCCBBBBABBAAA.exe
    C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBABCCBACCBBBACCACBBACCBABCCBACCABCCBBCBCBCCCBBBBABBAAA.exe
    1⤵
      PID:5856

    Network

          MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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          Downloads

          SwitchDisable.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\SwitchDisable.exe
          • Size 66.9MB
          • SHA256 561450ea2607b550a392f661cf291fc0a8b926c4ef5b3f738cb10e79782f7a2d
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 ebb4040de7a002f26d39d577bf8f26640c3b5a16cd11d266853d44369e990b72
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 bb1ce47f25352c9205cf12c998874d5b431ba34dca28dc4d23a4b5d0cfc5982f
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 2d3e3a42a4ed1b2eb131a668ab7cffbd727f52a1f1c6232c5ae1b89d34d42910
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Desktop\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 2906abcaa0d7b2aeed19cc94bfc469caeb09e0cf91aa60a55327e0351f25c1f6
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          qap`g`v~dtlq

          • Path C:\Users\Admin\Downloads\qap`g`v~dtlq
          • Size 10B
          • SHA256 cd94cd3bce1acaab947d82522a24315640749e86da784811a34e257d26743301
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512

          svchost_BBABCCBACCBBBACCACBBACCBABCCBACCABCCBBCBCBCCCBBBBABBAAA.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBABCCBACCBBBACCACBBACCBABCCBACCABCCBBCBCBCCCBBBBABBAAA.exe
          • Size 22.1MB
          • SHA256 dbd53e8adc141e58605e28408394bcb1809384aab6a5ceb8b9d3b5a06db8241c
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          svchost_BBABCCBACCBBBACCACBBACCBABCCBACCABCCBBCBCBCCCBBBBABBAAA.exe

          • Path C:\Users\Public\Documents\Microsoft\Windows\Logs\svchost_BBABCCBACCBBBACCACBBACCBABCCBACCABCCBBCBCBCCCBBBBABBAAA.exe
          • Size 3.4MB
          • SHA256 62a4179c6e2a1f03d79e78d43516092dbd591c81c1e16f081ddb45da96670899
          • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

          memory/1380-35-0x0000000000A40000-0x0000000000A61000-memory.dmp

          memory/1380-53-0x0000000000A40000-0x0000000000A61000-memory.dmp

          memory/1380-74-0x0000000000A40000-0x0000000000A61000-memory.dmp

          memory/4992-34-0x0000000000810000-0x0000000000831000-memory.dmp

          memory/4992-0-0x0000000000810000-0x0000000000831000-memory.dmp

          memory/4992-60-0x0000000000810000-0x0000000000831000-memory.dmp

          memory/4992-23-0x0000000000810000-0x0000000000831000-memory.dmp

          memory/4992-12-0x0000000000810000-0x0000000000831000-memory.dmp