Analysis
- max time kernel
148s - platform
windows11-21h2_x64 - resource
win11-20260513-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows - submitted
16/05/2026, 01:26
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-05-16_92a9565e290d11134d7f34e3688178ef_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
windows10-2004-x64
11 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-05-16_92a9565e290d11134d7f34e3688178ef_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
Resource
win11-20260513-en
windows11-21h2-x64
9 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-05-16_92a9565e290d11134d7f34e3688178ef_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
- Size 729KB
- Sample260516-btjthacy9k
- SHA256 ead1c0afd83992359b3c492a01dbd7051027856fc0c56cbd2ecc43dffadcb66d
- MD5 92a9565e290d11134d7f34e3688178ef
- SHA1 0bb52723ad63aaef00813eb7c5a55882d6b9e6e4
- SHA512 e64f527d6e4b1fccbf92fe6a992c1b0e63be7218cd255b2d74cd46df3805301453cb0c237ef486f678b224a85cc5b11cde33d5f161336a12fe986d71bed2477c
- SSDEEP 12288:A3ZUnXoZ643ZUnXoZ6irWcRGJlFsaza6Q0a:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlaaza6QN
- TLSH T17AF49C13E79900E8D10AC1789A9A9A32FB75BC561730A3DF2358C6152F63BD06F3E794
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Custom signatureDetects executables packed with ASPack 3 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/3092-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x001b00000002b450-7.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/3092-18-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x001b00000002b450-7.dat aspack_v212_v242 - 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 1 IoCs
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\WinFirewall = "C:\\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\\patcher.exe" 2026-05-16_92a9565e290d11134d7f34e3688178ef_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe - Drops autorun.inf file 1 TTPs 1 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 2026-05-16_92a9565e290d11134d7f34e3688178ef_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe - Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\Installer\setup.exe$ 2026-05-16_92a9565e290d11134d7f34e3688178ef_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\elevated_tracing_service.exe$ 2026-05-16_92a9565e290d11134d7f34e3688178ef_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\cookie_exporter.exe 2026-05-16_92a9565e290d11134d7f34e3688178ef_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateSetup.exe$ 2026-05-16_92a9565e290d11134d7f34e3688178ef_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\chrmstp.exe 2026-05-16_92a9565e290d11134d7f34e3688178ef_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SETLANG.EXE 2026-05-16_92a9565e290d11134d7f34e3688178ef_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\grv_icons.exe$ 2026-05-16_92a9565e290d11134d7f34e3688178ef_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\msedge_pwa_launcher.exe$ 2026-05-16_92a9565e290d11134d7f34e3688178ef_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.143.57\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe$ 2026-05-16_92a9565e290d11134d7f34e3688178ef_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\extcheck.exe$ 2026-05-16_92a9565e290d11134d7f34e3688178ef_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\ClientX64\IntegratedOffice.exe$ 2026-05-16_92a9565e290d11134d7f34e3688178ef_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.HEIFImageExtension_1.0.40978.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\codecpacks.heif.exe 2026-05-16_92a9565e290d11134d7f34e3688178ef_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\pwahelper.exe$ 2026-05-16_92a9565e290d11134d7f34e3688178ef_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe$ 2026-05-16_92a9565e290d11134d7f34e3688178ef_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOHTMED.EXE$ 2026-05-16_92a9565e290d11134d7f34e3688178ef_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSQRY32.EXE 2026-05-16_92a9565e290d11134d7f34e3688178ef_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\elevation_service.exe$ 2026-05-16_92a9565e290d11134d7f34e3688178ef_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe$ 2026-05-16_92a9565e290d11134d7f34e3688178ef_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\6.0.27\createdump.exe 2026-05-16_92a9565e290d11134d7f34e3688178ef_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\ielowutil.exe 2026-05-16_92a9565e290d11134d7f34e3688178ef_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\NAMECONTROLSERVER.EXE 2026-05-16_92a9565e290d11134d7f34e3688178ef_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\elevation_service.exe 2026-05-16_92a9565e290d11134d7f34e3688178ef_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe 2026-05-16_92a9565e290d11134d7f34e3688178ef_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\VSTO\10.0\VSTOInstaller.exe 2026-05-16_92a9565e290d11134d7f34e3688178ef_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX64\Microsoft Analysis Services\AS OLEDB\140\SQLDumper.exe 2026-05-16_92a9565e290d11134d7f34e3688178ef_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Browser\WCChromeExtn\WCChromeNativeMessagingHost.exe$ 2026-05-16_92a9565e290d11134d7f34e3688178ef_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AdobeCollabSync.exe 2026-05-16_92a9565e290d11134d7f34e3688178ef_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VSTO\10.0\VSTOInstaller.exe 2026-05-16_92a9565e290d11134d7f34e3688178ef_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\BHO\ie_to_edge_stub.exe 2026-05-16_92a9565e290d11134d7f34e3688178ef_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\msedgewebview2.exe$ 2026-05-16_92a9565e290d11134d7f34e3688178ef_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\8.0.15\createdump.exe$ 2026-05-16_92a9565e290d11134d7f34e3688178ef_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\unpack200.exe$ 2026-05-16_92a9565e290d11134d7f34e3688178ef_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\joticon.exe 2026-05-16_92a9565e290d11134d7f34e3688178ef_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\Common.DBConnection64.exe 2026-05-16_92a9565e290d11134d7f34e3688178ef_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\microsoft.windowscommunicationsapps_16005.12827.20400.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\HxAccounts.exe 2026-05-16_92a9565e290d11134d7f34e3688178ef_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\msedge.exe 2026-05-16_92a9565e290d11134d7f34e3688178ef_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\msedge_proxy.exe 2026-05-16_92a9565e290d11134d7f34e3688178ef_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\MSInfo\msinfo32.exe 2026-05-16_92a9565e290d11134d7f34e3688178ef_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\ssvagent.exe$ 2026-05-16_92a9565e290d11134d7f34e3688178ef_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.143.57\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateOnDemand.exe$ 2026-05-16_92a9565e290d11134d7f34e3688178ef_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\setup.exe 2026-05-16_92a9565e290d11134d7f34e3688178ef_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe$ 2026-05-16_92a9565e290d11134d7f34e3688178ef_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe 2026-05-16_92a9565e290d11134d7f34e3688178ef_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\kinit.exe 2026-05-16_92a9565e290d11134d7f34e3688178ef_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\policytool.exe 2026-05-16_92a9565e290d11134d7f34e3688178ef_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroTextExtractor.exe 2026-05-16_92a9565e290d11134d7f34e3688178ef_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\msedge.exe$ 2026-05-16_92a9565e290d11134d7f34e3688178ef_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe 2026-05-16_92a9565e290d11134d7f34e3688178ef_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe 2026-05-16_92a9565e290d11134d7f34e3688178ef_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\jjs.exe$ 2026-05-16_92a9565e290d11134d7f34e3688178ef_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\visicon.exe$ 2026-05-16_92a9565e290d11134d7f34e3688178ef_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\Uninstall.exe$ 2026-05-16_92a9565e290d11134d7f34e3688178ef_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\MavInject32.exe 2026-05-16_92a9565e290d11134d7f34e3688178ef_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jcmd.exe 2026-05-16_92a9565e290d11134d7f34e3688178ef_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\keytool.exe 2026-05-16_92a9565e290d11134d7f34e3688178ef_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\klist.exe 2026-05-16_92a9565e290d11134d7f34e3688178ef_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\java.exe$ 2026-05-16_92a9565e290d11134d7f34e3688178ef_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\OLCFG.EXE$ 2026-05-16_92a9565e290d11134d7f34e3688178ef_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\crashreporter.exe 2026-05-16_92a9565e290d11134d7f34e3688178ef_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\elevated_tracing_service.exe 2026-05-16_92a9565e290d11134d7f34e3688178ef_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\MSOICONS.EXE 2026-05-16_92a9565e290d11134d7f34e3688178ef_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\BHO\ie_to_edge_stub.exe$ 2026-05-16_92a9565e290d11134d7f34e3688178ef_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome_proxy.exe 2026-05-16_92a9565e290d11134d7f34e3688178ef_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.BingWeather_1.0.6.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\WeatherStub.exe 2026-05-16_92a9565e290d11134d7f34e3688178ef_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe - System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 1 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 2026-05-16_92a9565e290d11134d7f34e3688178ef_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe - NTFS ADS 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\:\autorun.inf 2026-05-16_92a9565e290d11134d7f34e3688178ef_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 1 IoCs
pid Process 3092 2026-05-16_92a9565e290d11134d7f34e3688178ef_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-16_92a9565e290d11134d7f34e3688178ef_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-16_92a9565e290d11134d7f34e3688178ef_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:3092
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 1.4MB
- SHA256 68887b48b0a9586fc36d58a3e700aec55ebe66bbfa6974096853e5396e2415c7
- MD5 cb06a8e25d12fa581719298a06af7c86
- SHA1 6886b4953f4d384cb083d00b7833c7c66421a16f
- SHA512 b3fe3381e1f1164243ba0855c9ff8a0654d170ffa8c297be369973df74f511325c1574f9320b2d8a46e8f8d9a37072a717c42bf90030bdfafcea61cd7b196773
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlaaza6Q43mnXoZ643mnXoZ6i6cMJlaaza6QN:A3k03kHRJV3k03kHRJA
- TLSH T1D9659C13E79900E8D10AC1789A9A9A32FB75BC561730A3DF2358C6152F63BD06F3E794
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH