Analysis

  • max time kernel
    103s
  • max time network
    128s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260130-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    26/04/2026, 08:57

General

  • Target
    2026-04-26_97bd4830d9fcb974dbe318840e0b57de_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader.exe
  • Size 492KB
  • Sample260426-kwpbfaey6k
  • SHA256 93044f78e9338c1ec7f362c39a876129697b2769c353301e9e557f4ff85e363d
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables packed with ASPack 50 IoCs
  • 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\2026-04-26_97bd4830d9fcb974dbe318840e0b57de_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-04-26_97bd4830d9fcb974dbe318840e0b57de_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader.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:4548
  • 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:860

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        patcher.exe

        • Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
        • Size 984KB
        • SHA256 691226b525cf350f3c1bad60d9660fb45ff336f3795c4502262242181dd6a57c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ADelRCP.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\ADelRCP.exe
        • Size 627KB
        • SHA256 0ab276d921d9137625adc67c3de134186fc26a8666f69e0f21cbb335f2d83fea
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        AcroRd32.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32.exe
        • Size 780KB
        • SHA256 71c0ec238632405dd9990dc9d90198ca0e063416956d5012898e48b51727a52b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        AcroRd32Info.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32Info.exe
        • Size 521KB
        • SHA256 194fb8fef3bdfc109a34785c6479be550083f9066b5a5c2544bad2b02705934c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        AcroTextExtractor.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroTextExtractor.exe
        • Size 538KB
        • SHA256 0e5fd4d92f782df5f19e8a9cf81ee80fd47152e5ce39592414db6e43b9b93677
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Eula.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Eula.exe
        • Size 583KB
        • SHA256 cf188888ed2575b85230a15fa26b2cf1c11c4729c5e324f9032608e8a0cefdca
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        FullTrustNotifier.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\FullTrustNotifier.exe
        • Size 705KB
        • SHA256 b537d23a6168e6140919e2b432ebd55951433d43364babaa05dad596f14a8a67
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        LogTransport2.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\LogTransport2.exe
        • Size 837KB
        • SHA256 3eb58d532cdb21d94468ae95e6ffe30746df0074e72bb65ce1eee5371df4fcdd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        arh.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\arh.exe
        • Size 576KB
        • SHA256 724d17a3314b43b369ffb62892c77107dcd83f8262340e488a6bec75270c6ff7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        reader_sl.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\reader_sl.exe
        • Size 544KB
        • SHA256 4d9002e6cd0629978c6307935c7ed45b039b02f0cb1af44b3b6ec97a62382fd1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wow_helper.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\wow_helper.exe
        • Size 599KB
        • SHA256 295486692605016c8f5b8c3019c68e99a8a3627c2b79fac8ae4a76dc1addce64
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        MicrosoftEdgeUpdateSetup.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.147.37\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateSetup.exe
        • Size 591KB
        • SHA256 bea15cd5c3321329ce055e21e3deacaf4c72ff0851e920a1876d325c7b92af0e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        MicrosoftEdgeUpdateBroker.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateBroker.exe
        • Size 590KB
        • SHA256 17477cf4d20600cf5316049813bcc84fe8ddb8b347025611ce7bed03006c9a7e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        MicrosoftEdgeUpdateComRegisterShell64.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateComRegisterShell64.exe
        • Size 707KB
        • SHA256 40f586d1b299845f329b05a1b94a3301355687830720e89327c66fb5b9babdb6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.exe
        • Size 754KB
        • SHA256 ef9a11137cd7c138fb697bb373bbbe70741bc20e05d2cb90cd3ac5c962439c65
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        MicrosoftEdgeUpdateOnDemand.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateOnDemand.exe
        • Size 590KB
        • SHA256 ce16bd5865e8e40b7ceda91eb1942d22a9ffe5f6137e1b7fa8934814e97043ed
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Uninstall.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 506KB
        • SHA256 cfe3c1b3b32b6bc0e5fae1c19080ed13fde4963e5f48d49f6f31db7882e5af1d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        OfficeC2RClient.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\OfficeC2RClient.exe
        • Size 851KB
        • SHA256 b025adba3aba1e8beae8d64343954190890bc58138f92ed3c3f249cd1b520114
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        notification_helper.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\notification_helper.exe
        • Size 636KB
        • SHA256 10ec168375e08a74778057cc92684781ec13d0859cf2eabedee8d17305ab2f82
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        kinit.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe
        • Size 515KB
        • SHA256 27fdc5682b83aa987646eba10e1bb30913c38e45e91cf50356b8bce33f38b94f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        klist.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe
        • Size 515KB
        • SHA256 10e4551886bde754f651edcb96f63a2a9ce46282ad1637e9da6e24ff4e9a80ac
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ktab.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe
        • Size 515KB
        • SHA256 2b760621ea34a3ebd77be360557ef999ab2dbcd8a2fd9a64a5cfa3386a050394
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        native2ascii.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe
        • Size 515KB
        • SHA256 eae40aba57caf742300a40d4b205a7eeb2e2b473b57a16e200e824d1203c25a4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        orbd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe
        • Size 515KB
        • SHA256 7baf9bb507eadd9ec205e33472c698d95ab5372aa784f2bca6df268b90bdf74b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pack200.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe
        • Size 515KB
        • SHA256 96ead17f9ca1aeff79890c01ad9043f93a689df974550137d66bb9996a3adc39
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        policytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe
        • Size 515KB
        • SHA256 470a72f4f017dbbcd8ae34be39d370d138d5469019d28c6ef9e0b6730bdcbacc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmic.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.exe
        • Size 515KB
        • SHA256 319078153720f6585684bba55be723d0fecccd1d807103db593c0d6ec14fbf84
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmid.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe
        • Size 515KB
        • SHA256 82bb04b5f70c1e849442dcd5618754be844b7c5b5b4e330eddf58537ab5c6913
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmiregistry.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe
        • Size 515KB
        • SHA256 12f0c69c4b4d29cb0fcee2099842065169a2d2fb4267b76aa543d42a6bd0924d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        schemagen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe
        • Size 515KB
        • SHA256 23097f3e1f0fd797d20daa7e152137cacf7b8db89fb51942a5cfddf31780c402
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        serialver.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe
        • Size 515KB
        • SHA256 f323a7924a3da1f8ebd19019e1ab31ad9b35b47770967b26052211c3848a33ee
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        servertool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe
        • Size 515KB
        • SHA256 38eecd72097c0b86e02b007384fcb7079421ce6ac26efa432271fd99896241e6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        tnameserv.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe
        • Size 515KB
        • SHA256 6785e3c1865b609f2a39a4b730e688b2fa513b6a0333360171f49773e55a984d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        unpack200.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\unpack200.exe
        • Size 712KB
        • SHA256 0089a3ab9b2f40a7fff741f3b666b9b7b7322bda65c0cf8ff3e2a7d78ae6e227
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsgen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe
        • Size 515KB
        • SHA256 2b2fba5425ab19810692fcdec128abcf7742145507c86eabe459b87fe47a90cf
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsimport.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsimport.exe
        • Size 515KB
        • SHA256 decffd17ec4e0d5cc09ebb966be358002a1c9e08792922aaeac69088a4a4e5c6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        xjc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\xjc.exe
        • Size 515KB
        • SHA256 96f96d47574c51e67df660e6a4050cbed902794cb77ca15481f47223e76af6c1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        NAMECONTROLSERVER.EXE

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\NAMECONTROLSERVER.EXE
        • Size 634KB
        • SHA256 67675b8ff435e334afbce208755ec866b31165ac3de663e7a1c60ccc85b0b829
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ONENOTEM.EXE

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ONENOTEM.EXE
        • Size 673KB
        • SHA256 09c7ad49052c8d60ac67c34ea2cfec1de55c9af3f82b97cc55ef5e4e16738321
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        SDXHelper.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SDXHelper.exe
        • Size 647KB
        • SHA256 e93421db2b3e309208febbd09b6a19349cbc0fc40aad967822226c90228ce8bd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        SDXHelperBgt.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SDXHelperBgt.exe
        • Size 525KB
        • SHA256 78c5448bb168493244aa1fb1366d783537dd97cf20012fbe53dc2a12694b3284
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        SETLANG.EXE

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SETLANG.EXE
        • Size 568KB
        • SHA256 507107e373a02b14773d96e4b0fef11636edf191f73f79d5453d205ef1bb073a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Wordconv.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\Wordconv.exe
        • Size 536KB
        • SHA256 a44790ce202aa8bdabceca6c7b83c334fd911d5050edbc473ab3c7a267de1dfa
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        msotd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msotd.exe
        • Size 548KB
        • SHA256 413a3713de726a8d1b20e794342b74538985c5bcb6f9540a0cef07e3c4610c72
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pj11icon.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\pj11icon.exe
        • Size 975KB
        • SHA256 0e209e6ee0532348fa9a0597a1fefcd4e09cce6faf0dc2320a3767527ec2c307
        • 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 571KB
        • SHA256 0ae5076f26100bb1cc10f12eed838662cb8cfc67396955cb1d7eb7f558232f52
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/860-1796-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/860-14-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/4548-1645-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/4548-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp