Analysis

  • max time kernel
    115s
  • max time network
    151s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20260130-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260130-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    06/05/2026, 12:30

General

  • Target
    2026-05-06_fda2ee489e3a5dd967599a995ce10c19_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
  • Size 873KB
  • Sample260506-ppntjsay8y
  • SHA256 4230a4f7d2d2acb1872c2f2e39d311759cbd8b8f1a1058ac9b2294cad69217ab
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables packed with ASPack 62 IoCs
  • ASPack v2.12-2.42 58 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with ASPack v2.12-2.42

  • 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\2026-05-06_fda2ee489e3a5dd967599a995ce10c19_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-06_fda2ee489e3a5dd967599a995ce10c19_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_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:6056
  • 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:5420

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        patcher.exe

        • Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
        • Size 873KB
        • SHA256 4230a4f7d2d2acb1872c2f2e39d311759cbd8b8f1a1058ac9b2294cad69217ab
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7z.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
        • Size 1.4MB
        • SHA256 937fb5a0a4bfe7917a6cfe52a59444d0c3658fe0c3ae75cfb516c67e2bd86fc2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        InspectorOfficeGadget.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\InspectorOfficeGadget.exe
        • Size 920KB
        • SHA256 632d8bc027a6f26785656d043edbd209751d774db140f175324fa1133b45741f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        java-rmi.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe
        • Size 896KB
        • SHA256 c924af10b5cc601a4e03eff68563044994908cc64d9d6f167c18869d723c670d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javac.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javac.exe
        • Size 896KB
        • SHA256 d4ddbdb5184d4a69449c30cced3c70a823f4223f0d14cdddf8d00e501354d53b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javadoc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javadoc.exe
        • Size 896KB
        • SHA256 6dcd293430a4969a6370c3d9bef26cd56db7b25183be29e5e9aa7c220715db70
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javah.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javah.exe
        • Size 896KB
        • SHA256 d885b0e44ef8dea06a450e5ada311eb09bd4b31504ecdce5b4effcfdc08a6a13
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javap.exe
        • Size 896KB
        • SHA256 d11154ac9d6ff7cf17ab96e20699ca63dfd556c76e453afc87beb338a5fcb6a5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jcmd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jcmd.exe
        • Size 896KB
        • SHA256 9d8096440cd441bd474f3a883ac1ab45e651cb400b0a851c5c99e41d7ade3c9e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jconsole.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe
        • Size 896KB
        • SHA256 e9181b6ef174a74e234116a3406dd52a9eaa5b77f250a81daf7d85dd3c02f681
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdb.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdb.exe
        • Size 896KB
        • SHA256 dd16c09845a5d1ae96587a4f88829a5a5e5f659fda7a41dd205795b0b469b92c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdeps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdeps.exe
        • Size 896KB
        • SHA256 6210348f7f6b920a60f879e8216ee12e0533cdb37d47c37bafe2507d8f618a38
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jhat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe
        • Size 896KB
        • SHA256 b316ad886570c359f6383454ae11708757a6834b50169eb9f27ae85003758fbf
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jinfo.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe
        • Size 896KB
        • SHA256 d3edf02fd3ed15f9d8a71b6edd4879bbf5039a24e16d441d2730db7b2701df0a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jjs.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe
        • Size 896KB
        • SHA256 1bc121e89554a8d61e2cbdc39171e50978bc644f003cf2d14494d421bd294a0a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jmap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe
        • Size 896KB
        • SHA256 37b79c79c53b050eaae6601deba0d2cc99f200b5f875d2493db0f74fbc46c55c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe
        • Size 896KB
        • SHA256 066c3926a71518a0358377c10aeb74259ae7dd91aae8d17df81a502a8ce6d89c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jrunscript.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe
        • Size 896KB
        • SHA256 6d1ed394ad6d1029471ee11e89eea1badfaf47ff9123f87b1a0f53855c379300
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jsadebugd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jsadebugd.exe
        • Size 896KB
        • SHA256 1a7f74aa8562f024bcb611c78c9ebc1008d263ee8d01988cfc20ed203805d22b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstack.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe
        • Size 896KB
        • SHA256 7dc637d6824002c45faa674cc735400a8da24e8740fd5b25d5e5af2ea61e991a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe
        • Size 896KB
        • SHA256 c831b7c71f1d472cd33e3c79bef68a9dbc8126d52481ef02c18510f2b7387d99
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstatd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe
        • Size 896KB
        • SHA256 8dc3142ec1f46940fa66e036d169f38f8d93ac7ab72ff53ac8a97e81ef2bcea6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        keytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe
        • Size 896KB
        • SHA256 51a03edfa4e368fff0e4cc31b66a783b7e51d1c05459bad8913ffdd5d4bbaaf9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        kinit.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe
        • Size 896KB
        • SHA256 f89dbd3c857a1c192c31345dcac7057d56e0019503886663ba77eb4581f1407a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        klist.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe
        • Size 896KB
        • SHA256 73d25e1df5360b6012118274e0146c9f89095c1c19d18106a16bef58cc41d0d5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ktab.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe
        • Size 896KB
        • SHA256 ce7687c133e0a0bd2c828bd3d2a9650e05411873475cf20be93ca070dc5940bb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        native2ascii.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe
        • Size 896KB
        • SHA256 b6f44229bb8b4f1382d0b62e61d74b4161ab0ada077bbe7de9ff057eab59b8f2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        orbd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe
        • Size 896KB
        • SHA256 29870bae3ca0c16035b27c75f4a370e8c0843377b3c53b5d69bc3ffbd7ba1885
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pack200.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe
        • Size 896KB
        • SHA256 d9e6167abff1c416ae442d286364f2a445724b91c5a9bf08afbb00e8c656b97f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        policytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe
        • Size 896KB
        • SHA256 1013503677407b106f11663c8b390c0eea8be6d9345b3693955867c8838bb30f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmic.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.exe
        • Size 896KB
        • SHA256 2812167c09b4a9b574cbf8a5a0f232d93ee655370beedacdcf611cf0152379bc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmid.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe
        • Size 896KB
        • SHA256 84dc3d80c629da83b48a42eceb97dd293e17e118b70530a46d7692912526eb9d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmiregistry.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe
        • Size 896KB
        • SHA256 6f9cd527998574c28abca287ba483375784c922ebae6b61264b920c482a6c066
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        schemagen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe
        • Size 896KB
        • SHA256 633252be87e7122bf2a0d35da43ecd7000f3cf0450316d21476781fcaa86fb1e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        serialver.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe
        • Size 896KB
        • SHA256 2c80058dbd1f89aa62aacaf778df14abc67b3d2ddff4c1e1b2b62f6a4e1e5649
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        servertool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe
        • Size 896KB
        • SHA256 d3f5daf7d0a08da9097d467f65d8f4d6c72db2237a25af08bd64775242b9ca2f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        tnameserv.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe
        • Size 896KB
        • SHA256 399e2cdd43e39a5ebb3245744a7bb2037d955c14503ae5266f6497467c40f71d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsgen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe
        • Size 896KB
        • SHA256 c7668794162d843e62e5aab528c1171716dc3045df4c5125fb6ee9ba3294cc45
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsimport.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsimport.exe
        • Size 896KB
        • SHA256 fc1e7ca7218567c542a1f5aeeab22e8a2fd1277bd4bbadbd7e53296afea44219
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        xjc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\xjc.exe
        • Size 896KB
        • SHA256 9e4f9409ad7abc48b821df0466ec507a660c0f8be242481880026a6706d61f0f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        keytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\keytool.exe
        • Size 896KB
        • SHA256 7795d2c166858e9b2d7043b00728e2567e1a504b1b59601e374dd916452e9f9e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        kinit.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\kinit.exe
        • Size 896KB
        • SHA256 b441c476615834a042ea92354c58beab38b91489a029d63d06c9b499782a4024
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        klist.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\klist.exe
        • Size 896KB
        • SHA256 143bdde4576ad4aa8031f904ea853a683ca8ff0b41b6aabeb2497713204e8847
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ktab.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\ktab.exe
        • Size 896KB
        • SHA256 cdb6b76e911bf652011a3058a8e20cd4d08fb4bc4b3ef12e39b4f10ab899ca81
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        orbd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\orbd.exe
        • Size 896KB
        • SHA256 8c300d728e8f1468cc9b2b43dced3be293f80ae09f3e50c218d15fc7792e535d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pack200.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\pack200.exe
        • Size 896KB
        • SHA256 afacac2f19cbec32ce1da161b628e5c218427487125f1334543d795381802523
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        policytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\policytool.exe
        • Size 896KB
        • SHA256 a739f3ed56b2c1818baf8fe6d566761a0b283804ae181219546e169fc91996ce
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmid.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\rmid.exe
        • Size 896KB
        • SHA256 da37e7b97b58dc28ec4a3c66948b8e4a3a1a3e85f03c715baf9a3f7fc18d3a45
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmiregistry.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe
        • Size 896KB
        • SHA256 436d257e2be17b52eee51df50dd79d5a8103d6dd9d47473647c298256ad5895d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        servertool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\servertool.exe
        • Size 896KB
        • SHA256 a12236ea69f84add6467404fcc3c15232abc8bd827fcf187930e3539ef35a5d9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ssvagent.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\ssvagent.exe
        • Size 971KB
        • SHA256 4e57dcdc069c1e36c0bc27b923b54fcf736bc33f81e3d691670ec16a162041e5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        tnameserv.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe
        • Size 896KB
        • SHA256 4da56bfafd7b5e676ae38dc6afafff797908d0e03614e3f7a7bed9ed11718dde
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        SELFCERT.EXE

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SELFCERT.EXE
        • Size 906KB
        • SHA256 f02e3935c5d4a1d54dcc04036f485491513ee12a89f856f036df249a383faa31
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        SETLANG.EXE

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SETLANG.EXE
        • Size 948KB
        • SHA256 cf270a2493ba0205c833e947249f8a546b5a1332f05f810b7e6f0984d1aec893
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Wordconv.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\Wordconv.exe
        • Size 917KB
        • SHA256 b174e52ab687d0cd5e4806c632fd0c95d2499a7cab94c0c4cd8347256e56f98f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        msouc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\msouc.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 5bf685db9096f85b69650d93e41ebd70a18b4780dd68cabb2dc119b7aa1e02cf
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        osmadminicon.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\osmadminicon.exe
        • Size 934KB
        • SHA256 e2b1bd8aa9e75a673ea4d4ab4ce3ea60da3b3c3da2aaba847d439bf84ce0e44a
        • 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 952KB
        • SHA256 98ba0385cf8179c098e554ed256b47ed0871d8d79b7c299c44c3551ecd140aac
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/5420-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

        memory/5420-53-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

        memory/6056-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

        memory/6056-40-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp