Analysis

  • max time kernel
    80s
  • max time network
    152s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    23/05/2026, 11:21

General

  • Target
    2026-05-23_21c76aa1755017a81fba6d711f021702_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
  • Size 848KB
  • Sample260523-ngc7eabs8x
  • SHA256 0abff0a84a3200992ed527ab6e3b78c8ff51674b4a2ecb2fc58558b462cd2496
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Custom signature
    Detects executables packed with ASPack 50 IoCs
  • ASPack v2.12-2.42 46 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\2026-05-23_21c76aa1755017a81fba6d711f021702_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-23_21c76aa1755017a81fba6d711f021702_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:4924
  • 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:2952

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        patcher.exe

        • Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
        • Size 848KB
        • SHA256 0abff0a84a3200992ed527ab6e3b78c8ff51674b4a2ecb2fc58558b462cd2496
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        RdrCEF.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroCEF\RdrCEF.exe$
        • Size 1.1MB
        • SHA256 b916c30bc32ed3331cd2c0e56d96197e030b7bdda07a07015e11b7a83dbe7287
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        AcroLayoutRecognizer.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroLayoutRecognizer\AcroLayoutRecognizer.exe
        • Size 860KB
        • SHA256 7142051a0e1ef2da30dbadeeab73d743169ad5dac7415bb8660a8c902fba25d7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        AcroRd32Info.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32Info.exe
        • Size 876KB
        • SHA256 54f4c39c31d65e40f730c8eacc469fe91d2ac574381f32bbea9fc505002f5853
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        AcroTextExtractor.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroTextExtractor.exe
        • Size 894KB
        • SHA256 21f838a5f981c58fd3f1857599eab29a45bd5a89005b6b8ad9f03773398aee26
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Eula.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Eula.exe
        • Size 939KB
        • SHA256 e7e728bfdf3a25aecb6eb5222c8e57c08f13daf17e103f110423e9d5f32e7946
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        arh.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\arh.exe
        • Size 932KB
        • SHA256 268fc96edec8a28f8e24de5dfbf9262802ad96bf346c5fede10d3f68de13f6f7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        reader_sl.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\reader_sl.exe
        • Size 900KB
        • SHA256 79cc94e46eabc6013d3f589f92acf1d75efda49a1001e9904483671544b6534d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wow_helper.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\wow_helper.exe
        • Size 955KB
        • SHA256 29a84324f901f8cf130c08390c5166c6914cea738921a12065fbb716d3e492c2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        setup.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\Installer\setup.exe$
        • Size 1.3MB
        • SHA256 b2b64ad5c1cb554408b18703be7296e0a973cbf8a431e0bdfb6ae80a2cf776cc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        elevation_service.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\elevation_service.exe
        • Size 969KB
        • SHA256 7921121d351d8743604da7c1124b893319a443e12759e9a9186c3c5ec1d21f87
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7z.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
        • Size 1.4MB
        • SHA256 23d8a68e66938e570d37c4d26aa34d6c9eafc982de6106bc089a51bcecafa7b7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        InspectorOfficeGadget.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\InspectorOfficeGadget.exe
        • Size 895KB
        • SHA256 daf9e1081af0d84fe6343d0d2a3c32091af3b8804e941dbe180060251f665c75
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        java-rmi.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe
        • Size 871KB
        • SHA256 444ca60acf9f396a03b4367616a2fa16f96bd82f6ab24d9dd6c5c654092ba8cd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jcmd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jcmd.exe
        • Size 871KB
        • SHA256 1f29367968bb47d353b4b8c2f99325429d6e34b66a705ab80a94c8c2e5a00ad4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jconsole.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe
        • Size 871KB
        • SHA256 ebc031a64663562437521ed7e2b676bfe2a76b7dfc580c8e6d7afb4defa44137
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdb.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdb.exe
        • Size 871KB
        • SHA256 1df5b1f766e613d4581e355b256f5dd3834ff96197e69eac9cdaa7dd7bc62224
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdeps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdeps.exe
        • Size 871KB
        • SHA256 5d67aa9092072ea1145b7764ac7f621f255b7bc4f1fae7e970e3012b99719570
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jhat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe
        • Size 871KB
        • SHA256 c90ab45096482e04b9419c3ae57be11689bd7dfdd5f2349b2f0c185b2c3c2bd7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jinfo.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe
        • Size 871KB
        • SHA256 869c94dacac9654974814a540a545350516b98ffa8b78a5731f032170ddd8b56
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jjs.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe
        • Size 871KB
        • SHA256 b65168e407ff90f35491874d921ae6c43437c630c94fe28dc5e5e5cb6e87332b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jmap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe
        • Size 871KB
        • SHA256 d553bff2ba4f85619773497314fd2877695f249a8a22c06b7e27468cc8d2419a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe
        • Size 871KB
        • SHA256 d099d061175f7e5d19b0f7f11eed56b9cf541987b2a9704bd7af29bffbac0405
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jrunscript.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe
        • Size 871KB
        • SHA256 bf15ba31affbea7d546c8756fed89cac546d35af6716fbed4980d824bd015c06
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jsadebugd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jsadebugd.exe
        • Size 871KB
        • SHA256 74f68f6c46bffb96e085970af1b545f1e8fb7e3bb70c99bd9934d17e3a7c47c2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstack.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe
        • Size 871KB
        • SHA256 81f3b20c9407531d28338e11ec16ad9ce8b637718fbcab0c99a720845671732c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe
        • Size 871KB
        • SHA256 5c08a0e7c3a1c60e0546d9a4690d12ec538858608978f90b4876b3eaff04f2f8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstatd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe
        • Size 871KB
        • SHA256 214c8bed0a5bb7bfea64c736364e304e205d0cd437086e05c88a192b8302c15c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        keytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe
        • Size 871KB
        • SHA256 43ca47395e7e38d99f8c81969517a716cc327021588f75d3582e9cae5cfd9317
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        kinit.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe
        • Size 871KB
        • SHA256 fb00b26b41d1353597a13649725c26304fcbab93e7b5b6e1467e43f054c86efd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        klist.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe
        • Size 871KB
        • SHA256 e7ae91991b2d95d780747b8657a153acc161ad0a674d86c7e89c22bfe1955ad8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ktab.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe
        • Size 871KB
        • SHA256 cabec1857c7f8d220f5c8b160a6f2499a17303ca10f4cc019447005cd1d75ab4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        native2ascii.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe
        • Size 871KB
        • SHA256 00aa3fd14886c56bb91ce23c8d0629cef86512db96c9b752b17be261c1a7247b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        orbd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe
        • Size 871KB
        • SHA256 d70b9e1757c44dbc9ab343ad97a3db583a82f8ee339974a65c12beaf05682294
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pack200.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe
        • Size 871KB
        • SHA256 02cd2cf8599a9af71e269e0e368d8ea24310da5a5456777f221358fc3f394ff4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        policytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe
        • Size 871KB
        • SHA256 2bb42f2a70cd57ed888596806aad8f86775cab086def0c39b4354f3530a7f96d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmic.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.exe
        • Size 871KB
        • SHA256 5ebc4b4b96cafbf89117489f5c05748e6d2e5d619aabbf59649047f4ae133d80
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmid.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe
        • Size 871KB
        • SHA256 e8cfc0fc08cae84a1ac898e395e77f685dcddfe5cf0c11226de626237b49c81d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmiregistry.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe
        • Size 871KB
        • SHA256 c5a7bcb661e5fe630efc2a7fd9c4af483a61e17180fc94c85b9f7bf2bd313219
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        schemagen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe
        • Size 871KB
        • SHA256 a3f66aefcc3645f505a6bddb9e114728f8b7e5b57e6d2ecf49d2f807641f6a44
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        serialver.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe
        • Size 871KB
        • SHA256 58f60b1c05fbd6419a3c0494cc73d26ff2712767b1801ef8d2eace8c65f23f81
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        servertool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe
        • Size 871KB
        • SHA256 ed16c7f757ce087a27cb83978b1d14e4f7663773578549f356b573bfb39e02e7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        tnameserv.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe
        • Size 871KB
        • SHA256 c42759d4849a2e6fa3bded6c31b9eef75f7e87d5938bf34a068bbae2ec23d1db
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsgen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe
        • Size 871KB
        • SHA256 9d19748ff9c3541be394b0030d8bf2ac748f1848bf9974e2922208f9bec43d33
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsimport.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsimport.exe
        • Size 871KB
        • SHA256 2cc809973112829e539d0d333dc680537b015efb18600cec5695d603f4b49d31
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        xjc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\xjc.exe
        • Size 871KB
        • SHA256 b8cfe463b4943ecfd5d76f30400c4bc2e37a99352b57bc61a5b0ca48bd0819d4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/2952-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

        memory/2952-41-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

        memory/4924-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

        memory/4924-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp