Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    98s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260130-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    15/04/2026, 22:27

General

  • Target
    2026-04-15_9fc60453ab876098b0b4c133d30b11a0_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe
  • Size 761KB
  • Sample260415-2c73waa19q
  • SHA256 476edae18c5a118d226dfe85cb30a09f76a47e605fa655940559d08fc3e14c7c
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Grants admin privileges 1 TTPs

    Uses net.exe to modify the user's privileges.

  • Disables service(s) 3 TTPs
  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Network Share Discovery 1 TTPs

    Attempt to gather information on host network.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 4 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Launches sc.exe 5 IoCs

    Sc.exe is a Windows utlilty to control services on the system.

  • Permission Groups Discovery: Local Groups 1 TTPs

    Attempt to find local system groups and permission settings.

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 30 IoCs

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

  • Runs net.exe
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 30 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-15_9fc60453ab876098b0b4c133d30b11a0_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-15_9fc60453ab876098b0b4c133d30b11a0_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:3516
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Windows\system32\Option.bat
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:1176
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UpdatAuto.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\UpdatAuto.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4964
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Windows\system32\Option.bat
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1652
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-15_9fc60453ab876098b0b4c133d30b11a0_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_njrat_vidar~4.exe
      2026-04-15_9fc60453ab876098b0b4c133d30b11a0_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_njrat_vidar~4.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:2520
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c net stop sharedaccess
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3820
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net stop sharedaccess
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:332
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop sharedaccess
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:3428
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c net stop wuauserv
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3988
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net stop wuauserv
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:220
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop wuauserv
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:1256
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c net stop wscsvc
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3984
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net stop wscsvc
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:5044
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop wscsvc
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:1168
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c net stop srservice
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3940
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net stop srservice
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2256
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop srservice
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:3548
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c net start TlntSvr
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3756
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net start TlntSvr
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:216
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 start TlntSvr
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:2320
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c net user helpassistant 123456
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3908
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net user helpassistant 123456
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:924
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 user helpassistant 123456
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:2988
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c net localgroup administrators helpassistant /add
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:964
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net localgroup administrators helpassistant /add
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1592
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 localgroup administrators helpassistant /add
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:4888
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      sc config srservice start= disabled
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3944
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      sc config SharedAccess start= disabled
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:4612
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      sc config wuauserv start= disabled
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2140
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      sc config wscsvc start= disabled
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:4356
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      sc config srservice start= disabled
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:444

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        7z.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe
        • Size 1.0MB
        • SHA256 b384007a7ecf13c24603a4c82355e8ff06f5a10ecf95a5a737b10cba26c09435
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7zFM.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe
        • Size 1.4MB
        • SHA256 089c6d1a9d30e2046ac9f5accb64969dc0929c4c5604f0b4321dc3f54b87838c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7zG.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe
        • Size 1.2MB
        • SHA256 e6bf9014bda71902582d2045ee974af3031005db40ba159ca93c0be7d3518518
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Uninstall.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 504KB
        • SHA256 6fa29b26a1ce021fe9bb6bb3d000fbb72388b306f1a6a60d6047220d410ab216
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrmstp.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\chrmstp.exe
        • Size 6.5MB
        • SHA256 9a7d7e6a0d01f16bf434d5f2ea06fdea1becf9a1bfba5bea2e01161481df25d0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        setup.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\setup.exe
        • Size 6.5MB
        • SHA256 a9d53d17cdf587e6009be9514292f216f768c3d33feb4a009b9b12b1f810ee83
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrome_pwa_launcher.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\chrome_pwa_launcher.exe
        • Size 2.2MB
        • SHA256 c115acced75ec5ef3a51a325221f1fc9cef67ad39cf55fcb24766537644fdcdd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        elevated_tracing_service.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevated_tracing_service.exe
        • Size 3.9MB
        • SHA256 db5ebb022b073bda828585148de61cb6d2dc688eba8266fa77e163437f420a44
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        elevation_service.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe
        • Size 2.7MB
        • SHA256 64cf886e409ecf99349cae00d5bd1149cdd96426b8487425e8b578d2e902ff00
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        notification_helper.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\notification_helper.exe
        • Size 2.1MB
        • SHA256 0b09168661d4cec0a6186a34c99047791bcace0a6622b364638081f5ac00295f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        os_update_handler.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\os_update_handler.exe
        • Size 2.3MB
        • SHA256 9c7ae5c70ea99712415481b2a16eaff2bf935f128ac1e23a252d536f42c714e3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrome.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
        • Size 3.5MB
        • SHA256 ea153900a8557c6318b8e6ecc84ffb536e02fcf388ec85b9f049ecf99290083c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrome_proxy.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome_proxy.exe
        • Size 1.9MB
        • SHA256 447b64264df08cf166f004b1d513131ece6641c1909cb1d9979828c6fdac68c0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        appletviewer.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\appletviewer.exe
        • Size 514KB
        • SHA256 d0169b4c87dfacf887ed25d8ecbc56217afebe919a61f231cf6f91c3bad4f541
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        extcheck.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\extcheck.exe
        • Size 514KB
        • SHA256 39861159ce0d52d2452f45a10330ccf7a79ab6d60f330560079b1954b729c50d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        idlj.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\idlj.exe
        • Size 514KB
        • SHA256 300313b300a131c2861abe6aca5a894229f64a2474abbd90d1e62b6f1b33ae2b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jabswitch.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe
        • Size 534KB
        • SHA256 b997ac8f20e6a9746c155331d23d6313098b845adf940d739aa34fa39e5a8c44
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jar.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jar.exe
        • Size 514KB
        • SHA256 9427df9cd8516c42369e50891cc8235eaa5469f5f7c1a36e61c09174c2112b01
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        dotnet.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe
        • Size 634KB
        • SHA256 7402a7cdd19d07e9351f66fda8d35e9beacaf2c0f2c5e15ef9c961362ce5253f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        createdump.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\6.0.27\createdump.exe
        • Size 546KB
        • SHA256 20c2d18f59bf14463c576cd5cf7e70bfefd6b5b8fe63a0ee7792f604179457d3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        createdump.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.16\createdump.exe
        • Size 554KB
        • SHA256 03e55377a4244c8d5f36ea8060de6235dbcf6ed7404a830858313cf4209de8bc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        createdump.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\8.0.15\createdump.exe
        • Size 550KB
        • SHA256 e9376ca14d79edecb241cab300513e99160d4265c0010cde940a6b6bf43c8568
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        2026-04-15_9fc60453ab876098b0b4c133d30b11a0_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_njrat_vidar~4.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-15_9fc60453ab876098b0b4c133d30b11a0_cobalt-strike_elex_icedid_njrat_vidar~4.exe
        • Size 270KB
        • SHA256 f6db5b9217d190c6d8f16a95b67d2f26f1bff4ec79d95f00d3755f182cc8e5ca
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Option.bat

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Option.bat
        • Size 53B
        • SHA256 0bc485263cf8a962e64db0b88f156f2a9af1b81ecfdb1cf9111d497e85df70f3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        UpdatAuto.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UpdatAuto.exe
        • Size 490KB
        • SHA256 462a58e972d8ffc94989441a545de86504da4df0f17703fdc718afd9643d2aee
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 490KB
        • SHA256 d0a82263b7a88627332ab989a473dd72a5e6cee20b1f1682e223f88be9e399b6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 490KB
        • SHA256 959a59cea2f46fc5d84c0388e252e20daf6d57d068f5b7e1f17f1c9f418441c3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 490KB
        • SHA256 ad971b8688aa83ba6070c7bf4af3424c6d2ed8238851bdce2a6597deb9e10921
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 490KB
        • SHA256 658e5d3a3c58341f99e0fa494aeb89717c62c8617e5e713541c3e9a21e13f7eb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 490KB
        • SHA256 39465baf6a0dc9ecb2ac42dc3b5e08160bf8872ce653806881c936bd010a09f1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 490KB
        • SHA256 0920817ce7541ec32d88a5a309f373a37cf2e612dee651c18b7d9cd11da67f4a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 490KB
        • SHA256 f7bc153c95def683df97be98374b0b6c3e66d16655a2363b7401bd4f738d86a2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 490KB
        • SHA256 db01dcf3d024b467a43711f5d9a8d4119bd2a9de0f4e24c06dfefe0765ae902e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 490KB
        • SHA256 0b3009002ba6b33ecae1fe0664ca0fcf60c94128b9e46cfd81ddad56f615b73d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/2520-33-0x000001F700000000-0x000001F700270000-memory.dmp

        memory/2520-43-0x000001F77D2E0000-0x000001F77D2E1000-memory.dmp

        memory/2520-45-0x000001F700000000-0x000001F700270000-memory.dmp