Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20260130-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    02/05/2026, 19:35

General

  • Target
    2026-05-02_6c69d98f8bba875f688152fd7d16b80b_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe
  • Size 975KB
  • Sample260502-yaz3psew91
  • SHA256 2659009bbdff7e63bb93e28a200da60976cbf050d057cff4c2179368b91b3ecf
  • 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\2026-05-02_6c69d98f8bba875f688152fd7d16b80b_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-02_6c69d98f8bba875f688152fd7d16b80b_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_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:2556
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Windows\system32\Option.bat
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2516
    • 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:1160
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Windows\system32\Option.bat
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1728
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-02_6c69d98f8bba875f688152fd7d16b80b_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar~4.exe
      2026-05-02_6c69d98f8bba875f688152fd7d16b80b_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar~4.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      PID:5228
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c net stop sharedaccess
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2148
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net stop sharedaccess
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3324
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop sharedaccess
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:1084
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c net stop wuauserv
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2200
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net stop wuauserv
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:5280
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop wuauserv
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:5264
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c net stop wscsvc
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1960
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net stop wscsvc
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3880
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop wscsvc
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:2296
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c net stop srservice
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3516
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net stop srservice
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:6024
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop srservice
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:1820
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c net start TlntSvr
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:812
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net start TlntSvr
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4188
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 start TlntSvr
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:2192
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c net user helpassistant 123456
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5772
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net user helpassistant 123456
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2936
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 user helpassistant 123456
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:348
    • 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:5000
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net localgroup administrators helpassistant /add
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:5704
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 localgroup administrators helpassistant /add
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:4224
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      sc config srservice start= disabled
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3064
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      sc config SharedAccess start= disabled
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:5632
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      sc config wuauserv start= disabled
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3952
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      sc config wscsvc start= disabled
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:5524
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      sc config srservice start= disabled
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:5124

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        7z.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe
        • Size 1.2MB
        • SHA256 3a6c3a1900f6265c1e66b35be65a70174c93686e7ee57f7c99c23c2a8834f00c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7zFM.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe
        • Size 1.6MB
        • SHA256 c8f13bcf67dae91ffe94ac78aea2722b14aec65824684fb29204f5c2d1a13d71
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7zG.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe
        • Size 1.4MB
        • SHA256 fb3de2e455242db130d1362add94289729c5429616b157bb797e4a2ebcd6eb59
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Uninstall.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 718KB
        • SHA256 52f1a8857c2447d802560d79dd2c642c64fcf68b3f56c5810023890e001514f7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrmstp.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\chrmstp.exe
        • Size 6.7MB
        • SHA256 c92c3302837b60c72b1c24261aaddcb8be51ff056ea59aad4ceaa52573c4eacd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        setup.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\setup.exe
        • Size 6.7MB
        • SHA256 4a776e67f61c180f7c29f3563d4afba099c9a6e864f7d607ab16b2a14d82039a
        • 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 2.4MB
        • SHA256 99da6d4ed415fddb4904af96e57da0050503887c4611190ecfe98cfe3c54c295
        • 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 4.1MB
        • SHA256 afc4be98cabbc1e980add3ec0efbc0eb60eb3791c7c5e690d4a126421070deb7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        elevation_service.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe
        • Size 3.0MB
        • SHA256 fe477baaa5299f2e76f35ffcc938fdff1a3c5ff74a6f24a12fc54154524c6f52
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        notification_helper.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\notification_helper.exe
        • Size 2.3MB
        • SHA256 370d8e74f08e81a497c53504c0e33972249e908ed37dac2dbbf968eded6e8bd7
        • 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 2.5MB
        • SHA256 c8841c9ac3532c1e42e7f50658071a1857f3f81e836c0c0b80f6f27c359dcb5e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrome.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
        • Size 3.8MB
        • SHA256 4b19a30ecf8ee7212d8dd71f4586e0f02aa3a077075a26f6ebb8ffebd345d38c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrome_proxy.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome_proxy.exe
        • Size 2.1MB
        • SHA256 d3b32c6b83e8ab8ba82acc2e1ca589c5b262d49c3f2e8ce751f9b451e3f206a2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        appletviewer.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\appletviewer.exe
        • Size 728KB
        • SHA256 90607fbfc1b5b04e56be3b52eeea75926341d04f497417569a6ae5006e59ae17
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        extcheck.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\extcheck.exe
        • Size 728KB
        • SHA256 0d9e968be907a0e009c832fa1323825dc3ea05791af0f1b145e4921e9f54d718
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        idlj.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\idlj.exe
        • Size 728KB
        • SHA256 01a36d404233b9318694837651cbf160b90a6cac77fba0cb1127b24350019d40
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jabswitch.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe
        • Size 748KB
        • SHA256 a53aed27776504ab17eaebb44bf8d6c27b7da6d6e119331c0fba51d06a3903c7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jar.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jar.exe
        • Size 728KB
        • SHA256 6e885871bcdfee925cac1a821f12874627e3d5d7735e2875d95cdf15c8c348bc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        dotnet.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe
        • Size 848KB
        • SHA256 a4de1e7a9b9924f49d7cb26f3cf15b57de4cd3491f8c33fa200e17a1d51cb50d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        createdump.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\6.0.27\createdump.exe
        • Size 760KB
        • SHA256 809bea3f6c788857ac57ba03bb758db07f4504610f5d84f6737f53384039357a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        createdump.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.16\createdump.exe
        • Size 768KB
        • SHA256 20546bafcf001a9576afeffbdbfb22119dc6f4faf4c70b93d6c09537234f354b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        createdump.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\8.0.15\createdump.exe
        • Size 764KB
        • SHA256 02bd72e8cad328757d213c9a14dbc4d8ad0a64fb391a3137bfe3a16e85d617d0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        2026-05-02_6c69d98f8bba875f688152fd7d16b80b_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar~4.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-02_6c69d98f8bba875f688152fd7d16b80b_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_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 704KB
        • SHA256 af79474f320d81de6cf217be46301c974ad77bd1b2ab9a93fb6e0ee3fe6c211d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 704KB
        • SHA256 ade3f8c4579d07d644943cb1152685dc0ea1cb13e8dac3827aa3a49cd1246aae
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 704KB
        • SHA256 21cbb51ebf21eadccb1e938faaadc9658b3be3ab787f681a6c5cb032c553b8aa
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 704KB
        • SHA256 cabae950e4303b2a91dc79f85681705439c00ad6da4af79b9f039c93d0c65a5b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 704KB
        • SHA256 01a26d3ed24d41a3ecbd414416d1404649520fbef8402d7c8984744e14f7bb30
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 704KB
        • SHA256 5454b1cadb029a154a7ef5b187a6107ff5fd82da475c61da217231da161116aa
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 704KB
        • SHA256 267cb51b94790596bb191e506a92583799694cf395efad2892cd6b089c7a03a3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 704KB
        • SHA256 2bb4343ac3a49ae941d987a08886495a090d22904fc129f8551f6ea780cee1b2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 704KB
        • SHA256 faa654346cc7212995bdafa1e411381a514df87aa2460650a14011183d6e5944
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 704KB
        • SHA256 b01d75e3281a1b04f0baf11d2eaa9df2214c0ddb18c35da66cb52f50bf5d1f47
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/1160-107-0x0000000002020000-0x0000000002084000-memory.dmp

        memory/2556-97-0x0000000002140000-0x00000000021A4000-memory.dmp

        memory/5228-33-0x000001F8C4E00000-0x000001F8C5070000-memory.dmp

        memory/5228-43-0x000001F8C37C0000-0x000001F8C37C1000-memory.dmp

        memory/5228-45-0x000001F8C4E00000-0x000001F8C5070000-memory.dmp