Analysis
- max time kernel
82s - max time network
150s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260130-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows - submitted
04/05/2026, 14:18
Static task
static1
2 signatures
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-05-04_13cae4919b650975cb323988ca5a464b_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_vidar.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260130-en
windows10-2004-x64
9 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-05-04_13cae4919b650975cb323988ca5a464b_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_vidar.exe
Resource
win11-20260130-en
windows11-21h2-x64
9 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-05-04_13cae4919b650975cb323988ca5a464b_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_vidar.exe
- Size 1.0MB
- Sample260504-rmse3adv61
- SHA256 e81639e07dab85b8db0aba3ce4a7dfc5e902973e9ed3b2f8cd1868d27f0ed2c4
- MD5 13cae4919b650975cb323988ca5a464b
- SHA1 bec9894e2dbe68bef6ca695aa97b0a57289a191e
- SHA512 0e24393851a49ac6b0c99f308f08e893df66f8ccd7efcaf8413bf7c7d9c88bf75e57db4a02488f93525d2879f2968d2fe049098e344ee8ad073ada626b28b1a0
- SSDEEP 24576:bx/s/r70+enS18sPDt3YZ3y7YD5TvinrmC:l+rQJSJPDtoZr56rX
- TLSH T15F355B1163E94FA5E1BF46309DB1A5619A77BC624F21C7CF22586E1E3E32B809D31723
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 8 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral1/memory/1480-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x00070000000244df-6.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/4744-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x00030000000229e5-12.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x0003000000021663-1244.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/1480-1377-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/4744-1451-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x0003000000016973-1899.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 4744 patcher.exe - Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\WinFirewall = "C:\\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\\patcher.exe" 2026-05-04_13cae4919b650975cb323988ca5a464b_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_vidar.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\WinFirewall = "C:\\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\\patcher.exe" patcher.exe - Drops autorun.inf file 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Malware can abuse Windows Autorun to spread further via attached volumes.
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\:\autorun.inf 2026-05-04_13cae4919b650975cb323988ca5a464b_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe - Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe - Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\orbd.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoia.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\XLICONS.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\pingsender.exe$ 2026-05-04_13cae4919b650975cb323988ca5a464b_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\jjs.exe$ 2026-05-04_13cae4919b650975cb323988ca5a464b_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\filecompare.exe 2026-05-04_13cae4919b650975cb323988ca5a464b_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe 2026-05-04_13cae4919b650975cb323988ca5a464b_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ADDINS\Microsoft Power Query for Excel Integrated\bin\Microsoft.Mashup.Container.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc-cache-gen.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe 2026-05-04_13cae4919b650975cb323988ca5a464b_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\unpack200.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\jabswitch.exe 2026-05-04_13cae4919b650975cb323988ca5a464b_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\ktab.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\orbd.exe$ 2026-05-04_13cae4919b650975cb323988ca5a464b_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SkypeSrv\SKYPESERVER.EXE 2026-05-04_13cae4919b650975cb323988ca5a464b_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ink\TabTip.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\ielowutil.exe 2026-05-04_13cae4919b650975cb323988ca5a464b_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe 2026-05-04_13cae4919b650975cb323988ca5a464b_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\MSOXMLED.EXE 2026-05-04_13cae4919b650975cb323988ca5a464b_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\VSTO\10.0\VSTOInstaller.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOSREC.EXE$ 2026-05-04_13cae4919b650975cb323988ca5a464b_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\dbcicons.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-001F-0409-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-001F-0C0A-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe$ 2026-05-04_13cae4919b650975cb323988ca5a464b_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\unpack200.exe$ 2026-05-04_13cae4919b650975cb323988ca5a464b_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\policytool.exe$ 2026-05-04_13cae4919b650975cb323988ca5a464b_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX64\Microsoft Analysis Services\AS OLEDB\140\SQLDumper.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\plug_ins\pi_brokers\64BitMAPIBroker.exe 2026-05-04_13cae4919b650975cb323988ca5a464b_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\pack200.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVDllSurrogate64.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\osmclienticon.exe 2026-05-04_13cae4919b650975cb323988ca5a464b_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\arh.exe$ 2026-05-04_13cae4919b650975cb323988ca5a464b_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msotd.exe 2026-05-04_13cae4919b650975cb323988ca5a464b_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\wow_helper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevated_tracing_service.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe 2026-05-04_13cae4919b650975cb323988ca5a464b_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16\OSPPREARM.EXE$ 2026-05-04_13cae4919b650975cb323988ca5a464b_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\NAMECONTROLSERVER.EXE 2026-05-04_13cae4919b650975cb323988ca5a464b_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE 2026-05-04_13cae4919b650975cb323988ca5a464b_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\lyncicon.exe$ 2026-05-04_13cae4919b650975cb323988ca5a464b_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\osmadminicon.exe 2026-05-04_13cae4919b650975cb323988ca5a464b_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\plug_ins\pi_brokers\32BitMAPIBroker.exe 2026-05-04_13cae4919b650975cb323988ca5a464b_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX86\Microsoft Shared\EQUATION\eqnedt32.exe$ 2026-05-04_13cae4919b650975cb323988ca5a464b_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\AppSharingHookController.exe 2026-05-04_13cae4919b650975cb323988ca5a464b_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\joticon.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\AppVShNotify.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe 2026-05-04_13cae4919b650975cb323988ca5a464b_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe 2026-05-04_13cae4919b650975cb323988ca5a464b_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msotd.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\DW\DW20.EXE 2026-05-04_13cae4919b650975cb323988ca5a464b_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\accicons.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\pubs.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\uninstall.exe$ 2026-05-04_13cae4919b650975cb323988ca5a464b_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\AppVShNotify.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javah.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javaws.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoia.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\ADelRCP.exe 2026-05-04_13cae4919b650975cb323988ca5a464b_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_vidar.exe - 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.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language patcher.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-05-04_13cae4919b650975cb323988ca5a464b_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_vidar.exe - NTFS ADS 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\:\autorun.inf 2026-05-04_13cae4919b650975cb323988ca5a464b_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_vidar.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 1480 2026-05-04_13cae4919b650975cb323988ca5a464b_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_vidar.exe 4744 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-04_13cae4919b650975cb323988ca5a464b_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_vidar.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-04_13cae4919b650975cb323988ca5a464b_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_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:1480
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C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exeC:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe1⤵
- 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:4744
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 1.0MB
- SHA256 e81639e07dab85b8db0aba3ce4a7dfc5e902973e9ed3b2f8cd1868d27f0ed2c4
- MD5 13cae4919b650975cb323988ca5a464b
- SHA1 bec9894e2dbe68bef6ca695aa97b0a57289a191e
- SHA512 0e24393851a49ac6b0c99f308f08e893df66f8ccd7efcaf8413bf7c7d9c88bf75e57db4a02488f93525d2879f2968d2fe049098e344ee8ad073ada626b28b1a0
- SSDEEP 24576:bx/s/r70+enS18sPDt3YZ3y7YD5TvinrmC:l+rQJSJPDtoZr56rX
- TLSH T15F355B1163E94FA5E1BF46309DB1A5619A77BC624F21C7CF22586E1E3E32B809D31723
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\pwahelper.exe
- Size 1.2MB
- SHA256 4e713b99a6dfe1c24fc754d7774ec93e4e45bcfdb0700a0921488bd5dd585d40
- MD5 8c7c3c710103f78a8ba319d6e772b66f
- SHA1 c12efb88bfbeac9ca25f6d6426e4aa3d40a23d2f
- SHA512 c064624d2fee67745fde4acf92759ee817a4dd7ce63ee3b59038065f0f8b54741bce8558b83c2cb838ce71063ef50c0c4b58e7ef17eb967daea644ccf4d4cf0c
- SSDEEP 24576:bx/s/r70+enS18sPDt3YZ3y7YD5TvinrmpGen:l+rQJSJPDtoZr56rJI
- TLSH T1F2455B1263E84FA5E1BF463089B1A551AB77BC624F21C7DF22586E1D3E32B809D35723
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 1.6MB
- SHA256 655eb78ee9e7ae4cf57e4b179fd463d89ed916f064fda62805708c23583c726c
- MD5 bdfed741f69ca350837eedf42c8ad9f4
- SHA1 a09ed58789c8507a14e5dc1304fccba6a97fdee6
- SHA512 3c6b77583fd8d58bd57a278be8fe2eb22ea008a42f4870e1e60db7106082376e756ed20247f18035bbdeca87f3e4ab181e84c24f718a8e5f7dda0686747904a7
- SSDEEP 24576:bx/s/r70+enS18sPDt3YZ3y7YD5TvinrmC0Le5ji0hmxNrM:l+rQJSJPDtoZr56rTPji0Aj
- TLSH T169754A11B2A44B75E0BB8174C9E2A655EA737C524F30C7CF1248AA6D3E33BD19936723
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\ClientX64\OfficeClickToRun.exe
- Size 1.1MB
- SHA256 6dd198e93684facf7dbd03925cc4ad50688b2a525e3c40e249cd24d631e53dbe
- MD5 94d6032f03842f1a1ab3833e81485d57
- SHA1 a86b3ed2cb0cc5d82b7ff7f76ef7a4ba4b2d6345
- SHA512 0d3182a3a3f7db5fe133f52e94334044aa641b2dcdd051b64c5fba6713ee779678db736dde762c2ee5b996ff0258b1637fa1d0d2d70a6af4ab798b2a96f8923d
- SSDEEP 24576:bx/s/r70+enS18sPDt3YZ3y7YD5TvinrmgF:l+rQJSJPDtoZr56r9
- TLSH T15E455B0163E54FA5E2BF12309DB59651AA77BDA20E21C7EF22587F1D3E32780AD21713
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH