Analysis

  • max time kernel
    120s
  • 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
    17/04/2026, 12:11

General

  • Target
    2026-04-17_81ab9102e5068a783e385dc884e4ba5e_cobalt-strike_conti_elex.exe
  • Size 501KB
  • Sample260417-pc33psfz8t
  • SHA256 6cfd1d3d3dc236c4195dde657256f1247a58eb54ae65fef7de1febe057db4422
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 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
  • Drops autorun.inf file 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Malware can abuse Windows Autorun to spread further via attached volumes.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • NTFS ADS 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-17_81ab9102e5068a783e385dc884e4ba5e_cobalt-strike_conti_elex.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-17_81ab9102e5068a783e385dc884e4ba5e_cobalt-strike_conti_elex.exe"
    1⤵
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops autorun.inf file
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • NTFS ADS
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:2792
  • C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
    C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops autorun.inf file
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:4308

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        patcher.exe$

        • Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe$
        • Size 1002KB
        • SHA256 be14933bd198e647dffac413efac0a047b326135038826a3fa26b923a24f5427
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        MicrosoftEdgeUpdateSetup.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateSetup.exe
        • Size 599KB
        • SHA256 df8f986ef0a25a7b0ef629334d8a22a6e0dfb3220f8cf9a05862c1b546aaf280
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        elevation_service.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\elevation_service.exe
        • Size 622KB
        • SHA256 9324ec01151dca4d25d3353058cf97c70344bf0df4645d5f328fff758a95bcfc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        msedge.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\msedge.exe
        • Size 615KB
        • SHA256 7b8314c0f8f3e5012775dbf2afdc5441ef945ff379d2ca76db72d1137753f683
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        OfficeC2RClient.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\OfficeC2RClient.exe
        • Size 860KB
        • SHA256 41f5ddea3ab3c253a6197c31e007c899cbe9b64e82ca08391e790269a73457e4
        • 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 644KB
        • SHA256 b6daa6af9f13111119673e10e09ddc4ee814393bc5fc49a1a56d084431736558
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jcmd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jcmd.exe
        • Size 524KB
        • SHA256 9c912bb528310c64065b3e6ddb95f79fc42c9ff401e559f0d5c6ba638c5109a6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jconsole.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe
        • Size 524KB
        • SHA256 9815d188554f02c258fcf3829d2c9c846a23c2fe540889156b284582c52c8d1e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdb.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdb.exe
        • Size 524KB
        • SHA256 3ccb9ab5f8ab9428e32e21771eda8bfbbb558c6650291e2bb8f65caafc89d79f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdeps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdeps.exe
        • Size 524KB
        • SHA256 5eb9e1f44e840b00b6c2d1514abe2a1a1fa8b6a3457fdc4826ba488f87689aa7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jhat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe
        • Size 524KB
        • SHA256 81bbbf5aecc9f2c1c24245fcb686c1bc67a96eea8af3d4b466cfe5e23acd7ce5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jinfo.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe
        • Size 524KB
        • SHA256 a376ac41a3c106bdb1ce716408850cd895196137e7e16438158a8d8ea01203b2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jjs.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe
        • Size 524KB
        • SHA256 37865e8e065501c16c6b9353ef8d4867d4f277041d79bd00ebd9fd6a173ee149
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jmap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe
        • Size 524KB
        • SHA256 b7b079e4640abba6a7b2d403d6015160adf92b2620ed579af71402402d88ab46
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe
        • Size 524KB
        • SHA256 409261ddef827dcfb02732983a08a9ee0019102e3d3ea610585ace27b64332ea
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jrunscript.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe
        • Size 524KB
        • SHA256 d4d92875cd9012d6281bfef7eb0f764eec4fea8f89e8177cd45c7580fa08cb23
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jsadebugd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jsadebugd.exe
        • Size 524KB
        • SHA256 6a439c2d38922fe296e6ee3bd9f5af0d5311ec538f71d71482bb48a443b2b4c4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstack.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe
        • Size 524KB
        • SHA256 d574859f5839db81458962c2de8580f09cd739bbd14c6e02d04637b4b53d671d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe
        • Size 524KB
        • SHA256 f69e12daab0e0250bdb601200edbddaa5729100bae23d9561df28d49f2e4dbaf
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstatd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe
        • Size 524KB
        • SHA256 2ab078681934c918a12bc8d88ae1037e320dd45bde308cb9082cf929ffd48573
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        keytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe
        • Size 524KB
        • SHA256 fb35c6f5061ec0808ca3e4e01075e2c2fd77771e64df9c86c4a071c078ba532d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        kinit.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe
        • Size 524KB
        • SHA256 b293a6becc4f5e617563ad26175d4007f1cd75cc8264d69af82704d11f934977
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        klist.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe
        • Size 524KB
        • SHA256 e243f70f69211f8fc4b39d401cc43c47b82b47731bd0ddbc2351b0e79711b591
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ktab.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe
        • Size 524KB
        • SHA256 8a64e14d5ac27d325735561e406c1fa6bbab777a53347172e3e4087b0c17eec5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        native2ascii.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe
        • Size 524KB
        • SHA256 658507d361349b40b61bfadaf589ecf182ac539274fda8f099d960bf351f223f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        orbd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe
        • Size 524KB
        • SHA256 6762de993237dac3f37b2c1c1bec5cd249ff6390fefa2456bfbc7378e649eb73
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pack200.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe
        • Size 524KB
        • SHA256 4ac9fc3bf0ffb7f4f33a6182a5240088a4fd9905f353cabb4049fc833a679893
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        policytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe
        • Size 524KB
        • SHA256 99f7c70a96afe0455a1938fcd32b548f3cfe5cfb8f6edf623821efc30bd2dfd4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmic.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.exe
        • Size 524KB
        • SHA256 3ce422d1122d942e729701620989e47ffbc97b26fcc986149abce015f1e0fb75
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmid.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe
        • Size 524KB
        • SHA256 9b95c983d04be6a098579557cbd25fef201e42c41e489920c996af8b18685a9a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmiregistry.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe
        • Size 524KB
        • SHA256 067333d135bd8128c5e927596727eaa3d5eadad1203122169dc7678bf6b90ad6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        schemagen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe
        • Size 524KB
        • SHA256 4f7599d8c3ed506b3f9aa0ac65910263dde3ce65118514595b08ff8e1b72af9f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        serialver.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe
        • Size 524KB
        • SHA256 d57c2bc5e49b7bbd877eb5b7e7e1f897b7c7a3c49acee72df41669dbeb4a7e79
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        servertool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe
        • Size 524KB
        • SHA256 bd66e85fd5de28a59955f4f63df256515536f3b96022625d1ef751af005321b9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        tnameserv.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe
        • Size 524KB
        • SHA256 f87b8e0868805535033c0337b5c1eda0360d691344a855eca7cc30618999367f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        unpack200.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\unpack200.exe
        • Size 721KB
        • SHA256 55c6cb54910943a10a20bb51861a73c4c8ef086d0e6194205a5b0c0923197dba
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsgen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe
        • Size 524KB
        • SHA256 d885126ae37f8b5c42555f2979a9b89609f791e605de425d20f0836059857478
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsimport.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsimport.exe
        • Size 524KB
        • SHA256 0c81af73d5b1c609eb6b0d6ab33bc2d837b1a9313874ae77356f5779ca6a6aec
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        xjc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\xjc.exe
        • Size 524KB
        • SHA256 f47ab59a055a954c909d4da5fc261cf7881889ddc00888212799f13026b4f83b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        accicons.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\accicons.exe$
        • Size 1.4MB
        • SHA256 af5a7cfab8b6f9c47f2d8e87da4abc55b5356cb525d1b9faf5c316272a8ae76d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        msouc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\msouc.exe
        • Size 556KB
        • SHA256 ed19889929c73d746854598be78783b3794ac48c1b41ea33ba4c0ee5efc900b2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        osmadminicon.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\osmadminicon.exe
        • Size 562KB
        • SHA256 f3916fc7dba67f23ed119936ea4328a2c30f96acda5d8939c9586ff50841f285
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        sscicons.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\sscicons.exe
        • Size 580KB
        • SHA256 2f0df85fbfb7c607db1fc6cddce36bb343bde24eaf660dce83e551f8e375d6e4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        OneDriveSetup.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\18.151.0729.0013\OneDriveSetup.exe
        • Size 753KB
        • SHA256 80123ad191acbb2b89a966dec0d1e996deca3a3dd730a2da4e3a3a61eab4140a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        XamlViewer_v0300.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v3.0\WPF\XamlViewer\XamlViewer_v0300.exe
        • Size 526KB
        • SHA256 51a16a987c82d7378ea5048e286fcf203401330f8564353c1eb1af7a9445500a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/2792-1486-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/2792-78-0x00000000008C0000-0x00000000009A3000-memory.dmp

        memory/2792-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/4308-14-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/4308-79-0x0000000000670000-0x0000000000753000-memory.dmp

        memory/4308-1518-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp