Analysis

  • max time kernel
    82s
  • max time network
    152s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260130-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    20/04/2026, 10:25

General

  • Target
    2026-04-20_8d7ee514caf0c08440343a679f3a34ab_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_vidar.exe
  • Size 2.1MB
  • Sample260420-mf5plaby3x
  • SHA256 d35212f089dfaf90e63487fa07a6b264842f7569970536899d7779e86cd536d1
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables packed with ASPack 11 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • 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\2026-04-20_8d7ee514caf0c08440343a679f3a34ab_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-20_8d7ee514caf0c08440343a679f3a34ab_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_rhadamanthys_smoke-loader_vidar.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:4460
  • 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:4756

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        patcher.exe

        • Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
        • Size 2.1MB
        • SHA256 d35212f089dfaf90e63487fa07a6b264842f7569970536899d7779e86cd536d1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        disabledupdater.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\GoogleUpdater\141.0.7340.0\disabledupdater.exe$
        • Size 2.6MB
        • SHA256 c92647f701cba7b47210225a90bb1b9755b6e7f1fa7690a9de3df54c13319746
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7z.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
        • Size 2.6MB
        • SHA256 d7391fb3b77239345ca452c2d68571ad94de162266f97ec7771d09158959e53d
        • 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 499dce7acc8c4de33e3f8bd56239309cad50420791cf64fc84bfdec6498c4905
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        misc.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-001F-040C-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe$
        • Size 2.2MB
        • SHA256 7c2709ac1b3cfa6feebc280ef536ebbfa5cb1241e93284babb19b1898b7bf25a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        integrator.exe$

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\ClickToRun\{9AC08E99-230B-47e8-9721-4577B7F124EA}\integrator.exe$
        • Size 2.5MB
        • SHA256 ca1d6ba9147d14eaa83da19c7ba50b66e46b9be244c320d87f2d9e92855c8d30
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        MicrosoftEdge.exe$

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\MicrosoftEdge.exe$
        • Size 2.3MB
        • SHA256 a7ca9d1b282ddd0f742bb1fe5e6e9121acce7d5475ca4e5e3cf4b02415d2e3f2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/4460-70-0x0000000000A40000-0x0000000000B23000-memory.dmp

        memory/4460-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/4460-1390-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/4756-71-0x00000000007A0000-0x0000000000883000-memory.dmp

        memory/4756-1392-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/4756-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp