Analysis

  • max time kernel
    115s
  • max time network
    96s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20260130-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-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:1728
  • 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:4304

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

        RdrServicesUpdater.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrServicesUpdater.exe$
        • Size 1.7MB
        • SHA256 bc2cabb1ee1f61c677e53ec8efaccde54f61a9a85cae4bd5e5f1c9fdf11599fa
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        AdobeCollabSync.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AdobeCollabSync.exe
        • Size 636KB
        • SHA256 4aa6978aff9a68bc5226bef2133421e7628bcb9849497fa0115703cbe7df48e3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Eula.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Eula.exe
        • Size 592KB
        • SHA256 a1de08eb1bc6ad610744ed33aad8503f993d0c6c0a00d292c71f5fc173e2998f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        FullTrustNotifier.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\FullTrustNotifier.exe
        • Size 714KB
        • SHA256 b907eacfa2a05629d1377ec1d2ed13ab4e1e258502b77f9b651850b1f26feba1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        LogTransport2.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\LogTransport2.exe
        • Size 846KB
        • SHA256 b70741c3c9278d1df997966307ab25c1aeaf23c9eee02d7757e5eda73e105ac4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        arh.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\arh.exe
        • Size 585KB
        • SHA256 ee3655eb6d0214f2cd8789b2f3aa86c393cf6a3cedb9a15be0b3b7f89645fd77
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        reader_sl.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\reader_sl.exe
        • Size 553KB
        • SHA256 1b381530294c0ed1ff2261ab26b32691d4e653bd7e458ce2d5a73ad0bcb33720
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wow_helper.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\wow_helper.exe
        • Size 608KB
        • SHA256 7fd9c302779bdbbdb2cb8d050ff2d0b1613e1a841eb5a90d819fbbbad6227bbe
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        elevated_tracing_service.exe

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

        Uninstall.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 515KB
        • SHA256 a8ca9548d0e7ac8928378db3e5852f8258224a5ee977829c1bccfccf04a37229
        • 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

        keytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\keytool.exe
        • Size 524KB
        • SHA256 076d73a9c042054500bc7520d808707dd31bcd33a59e499f050bb956ebe8bbe7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        kinit.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\kinit.exe
        • Size 524KB
        • SHA256 b972fe03deb33a9a27b3e231888d0e7bf35abebe093016d1746dd780b6eaec45
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        klist.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\klist.exe
        • Size 524KB
        • SHA256 caad0fd36dd0c88bd767417d525d41641c5d9e79fca7ce6386ed951d315a1314
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ktab.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\ktab.exe
        • Size 524KB
        • SHA256 ab5dd78e72a391d7499b1a69a345be7fc539d7751621eda4862825ee1401ecb1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        orbd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\orbd.exe
        • Size 524KB
        • SHA256 ae7d1a0c4ffaea9f377d89aad3b5463f8a09e814db351476242cc7a870a51859
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pack200.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\pack200.exe
        • Size 524KB
        • SHA256 1b32d306c2b623bd827e0e3431b9e02dab235043641fe1832516003f5de84592
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        policytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\policytool.exe
        • Size 524KB
        • SHA256 89ba556a033a9aba07f365594f126295890b2a967efa33c0c5909015a5b15f61
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmid.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\rmid.exe
        • Size 524KB
        • SHA256 0d1132894d420afc73a2c1246c8851f988ba4c2b669dae4daaf4689d1cec2316
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmiregistry.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\rmiregistry.exe
        • Size 524KB
        • SHA256 a4e09b93de48876e7198c92acc38a602057f1ea6e7be2ae15df7fa8f4b7352d0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        servertool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\servertool.exe
        • Size 524KB
        • SHA256 914b088abb108e5e6d2f6a72465d0bf66be833a9cd62565b252738dbba70ef98
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ssvagent.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\ssvagent.exe
        • Size 599KB
        • SHA256 3473af0b81b0ee5b4b342dc05ef87b42748d4ab17d7691f4a5ae48a2b57be4f0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        tnameserv.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\tnameserv.exe
        • Size 524KB
        • SHA256 44572d696f45ee03f51c7115c41dc91af4d56dc6e87b547e6497560fcfc51a14
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        unpack200.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\unpack200.exe
        • Size 721KB
        • SHA256 079670b5ed13a6b37a9c36f96257bba052a3499b185ed8a50f79f9b384e19df3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        keytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\keytool.exe
        • Size 524KB
        • SHA256 971d3b12bb821dccace0a7e085f698a3ab04007fe34f231aa703cf779123fd64
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        kinit.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\kinit.exe
        • Size 524KB
        • SHA256 b01e12447dc651b18748135d40b6bee45ecb7f03a78d28a43417bea5519a92b1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        klist.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\klist.exe
        • Size 524KB
        • SHA256 af48d2732b4deb0b35cbe5ecdbf1b16b1122b940f5135289109203df821b285f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ktab.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\ktab.exe
        • Size 524KB
        • SHA256 30afdf963e56bedf23eeeff3549705ce74d64478a98c0cab32e38aab7f73fe81
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        orbd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\orbd.exe
        • Size 524KB
        • SHA256 0020b44ba46c83ef7d889e74bb182da61a88b0cc4e5f141c0335b78e496254ae
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pack200.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\pack200.exe
        • Size 524KB
        • SHA256 a11c01c5349e77f716cc1d4a2dda54221a588ef5d556e3733b89f35e274cda17
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        policytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\policytool.exe
        • Size 524KB
        • SHA256 b720c247807eb06c94c379c0af608c9727e1313a946615ac21b4ead57ffe4157
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmid.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\rmid.exe
        • Size 524KB
        • SHA256 8f55707f0a2b6cbcf2b77ddb4ca7140fee24ee4db4c857e43e52ae01160fd38d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmiregistry.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe
        • Size 524KB
        • SHA256 7e723b06ad6c5c8200b42c70830c0c9cc6f5c4944a4ff7745d26d5ae46a4f0e8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        servertool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\servertool.exe
        • Size 524KB
        • SHA256 417d3767cb87da3ce49fd472e608b66c6344e99930c0742ba63d71790873ef64
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ssvagent.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\ssvagent.exe
        • Size 599KB
        • SHA256 25e6a1f95e2a222e3cbc7e81ba26ff7da5cae04ad9363c83808bb4d6ab0b9d99
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        tnameserv.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe
        • Size 524KB
        • SHA256 86b492f6110739ee44733fc33625244092ca0bb69af18898e5512ea50745277b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        unpack200.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\unpack200.exe
        • Size 721KB
        • SHA256 26e8cf5abdb64f09ba72494558ed7214c3e543792c167e767dbaa19e3f5f3ad8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        SDXHelper.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SDXHelper.exe
        • Size 655KB
        • SHA256 eb4b3440754e9a0932c7f1345296ae9df23507540b5cced13e685b3f761d1f50
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        SDXHelperBgt.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SDXHelperBgt.exe
        • Size 534KB
        • SHA256 f6012f038a8c9c9194432af2701d744fcc36c69a340426a060a36af05acd80f4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        SETLANG.EXE

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SETLANG.EXE
        • Size 577KB
        • SHA256 1d49c8ab787b02fa0f34742f9c934953c4a0a440755fab623967237afebeaac5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        WORDICON.EXE

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\WORDICON.EXE
        • Size 545KB
        • SHA256 d9a9aa6a5e96c43ce42dce2148b51656c6293b07673adf2eae495d7227d2a9ae
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        msoev.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoev.exe
        • Size 557KB
        • SHA256 fa15f1eaba5a36b1fe4d63124db5a5b25ee76b75cacd201d4e8b2accd6d72f45
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        OLicenseHeartbeat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\OLicenseHeartbeat.exe
        • Size 727KB
        • SHA256 d21fb33449d63edd5524cf76354c28fdd7837702a5852a792eee0976f4c1c9d5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        visicon.exe

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

        pingsender.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\pingsender.exe
        • Size 584KB
        • SHA256 d68281274f65850b1d978207d3970aa2165b4d9402d86d97c3b6e034971f9749
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        plugin-container.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\plugin-container.exe
        • Size 641KB
        • SHA256 a2fc1a0e312b8b742f80ab593cecf084ee6794b776ae39fd2d9bd6d5d8f1eb1a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        private_browsing.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\private_browsing.exe
        • Size 565KB
        • SHA256 4b9b2f5f65cee66cca20d49759737fee0073e9d732728730e55166d2804d43ed
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        updater.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\updater.exe
        • Size 956KB
        • SHA256 3c04ed13a2faef98c4e47bca9a51f58b2b08630c6fd1f15cc9c3f5a0a7918e8c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        OneDriveStandaloneUpdater.exe$

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\OneDriveStandaloneUpdater.exe$
        • Size 1.2MB
        • SHA256 5addc70e1257f9c0786fdfb6c1155d073f913192b149e764a31a642934d68fce
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/1728-1380-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/1728-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/4304-14-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/4304-1381-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp