Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    98s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    29/05/2026, 03:50

General

  • Target
    2026-05-29_5dd0ecabecc53d5ccedcb280ca9b38b2_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe
  • Size 8.1MB
  • Sample260529-ed73yact4j
  • SHA256 93c5732ba240f48fc341dd8554c9b0a6f587285cedb6c54c73f53cc9676136f0
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in System32 directory 5 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-29_5dd0ecabecc53d5ccedcb280ca9b38b2_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-29_5dd0ecabecc53d5ccedcb280ca9b38b2_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:2000
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Windows\system32\Option.bat
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2288
    • 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:1060
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Windows\system32\Option.bat
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:5816

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        7z.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe
        • Size 8.6MB
        • SHA256 0d73517bd7e82bd476c3ef5b4e51d95c85347e1211431f4f727b51b83499d548
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7zFM.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe
        • Size 9.0MB
        • SHA256 0c9fe363cd5c0a5e05918ba282d28b7222a604f4024d1e18817e3b0fdb4198b5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7zG.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe
        • Size 8.7MB
        • SHA256 114c8e6444cbdf6b6dca96ca3a3029ff3dee980c097e87c3d0d851fde6c35f2e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Uninstall.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 8.1MB
        • SHA256 f54d5c2c59b6ce1d7edeb08a60a9c02688d7a2257afdf3070bb57e55a7100dd4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrmstp.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\chrmstp.exe
        • Size 14.1MB
        • SHA256 56d8950c835042112ebc929ff94a4959d4b1076ca80ae84da22221dca1be052d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        setup.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\setup.exe
        • Size 14.1MB
        • SHA256 1649662a5d44d3e3f956dbcfc5009ad27a09d387a11918a7d7ed946f8e60482f
        • 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 9.8MB
        • SHA256 d84981cd9b976889c16d8ca55b87c34e93e36b181259e3040e5cc619a1e44b67
        • 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 11.5MB
        • SHA256 117d85d87013aaffed6bb00bff4205b3a8c082215eccd0326826a00de2648163
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        elevation_service.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe
        • Size 10.3MB
        • SHA256 83f6683e3e2a576ba22d089cfb3c29e651aa9a8c035a68491017602c3a8ea708
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        notification_helper.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\notification_helper.exe
        • Size 9.7MB
        • SHA256 72070c583d3e1ace12a911ef2635e9064e30dd6684a279ed8c0e65874c35b7ad
        • 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 9.9MB
        • SHA256 d509ff5658c65f8753951a8d4d8d388648c4df6747de56b19bd2ffb5a37cbf3a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrome.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
        • Size 11.1MB
        • SHA256 33266b19ec8c83eb73a2001d15e6bd1d04256a35d2721465ffbd8c5f999658d3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrome_proxy.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome_proxy.exe
        • Size 9.5MB
        • SHA256 5536ba225684bfc4480826b08ab30d7c6dd781d08f39531fb6bd1dd4af031c0d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        appletviewer.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\appletviewer.exe
        • Size 8.1MB
        • SHA256 e4a1f1cd0091b9c9d57daa50fa6cdfcc72489056a74857936e5dd530ddaa33c0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        extcheck.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\extcheck.exe
        • Size 8.1MB
        • SHA256 7f3d8f52544c2bddfa1cf973ed0bc0e377ff4dfaea88ebb3095e63b5b8c9f308
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        idlj.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\idlj.exe
        • Size 8.1MB
        • SHA256 24db4cab237bfeb29c65603241b1d849835eb611202cfd75165f14c96ba96e8d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jabswitch.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe
        • Size 8.1MB
        • SHA256 db81c19a3321794d264a72302bc4a7b4c0fca2bcaa9d7e19a3aadfe66be67496
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jar.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jar.exe
        • Size 8.1MB
        • SHA256 2edc8672532161253053b65310f3a497fd750c0edb6d754c0740f11476b7eb60
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        dotnet.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe
        • Size 8.2MB
        • SHA256 6804f67b1f4fb98c0ec251d3bf42f57d92a8456758be3711f93ee6d525344bf6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        createdump.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\6.0.27\createdump.exe
        • Size 8.1MB
        • SHA256 9ef7db90114b48dff2bdab2404786da0f2c14e1fc6cfd233f2a8b021c6d4b919
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        createdump.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.16\createdump.exe
        • Size 8.1MB
        • SHA256 52590661ec37e25349b22992d1ab1eb8283322e9e9cb0266fc39f012ad1cfb4e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        createdump.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\8.0.15\createdump.exe
        • Size 8.1MB
        • SHA256 68a9e723fd72a7b943f8919daf86e454124be44017385f93cf6779363439c580
        • 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 8.1MB
        • SHA256 93c5732ba240f48fc341dd8554c9b0a6f587285cedb6c54c73f53cc9676136f0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 8.1MB
        • SHA256 7feac6456bfd277bb3e0c8d85f8a786bf25bcd25e460ef70df8dec4c5979d958
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 8.1MB
        • SHA256 5cc557d71caa8093accb389c85af7aa67d09ebeb3d65e08a44360f45a2d66d62
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 8.1MB
        • SHA256 8409d65930ba7aeadb821fe7db0cb49709021747dd02290076a5bdcfbba8df23
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 8.1MB
        • SHA256 a07d82e70f29e6d43d75bee4be78f338dd5b28e2e393d3dc17900806d9827dfb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 8.1MB
        • SHA256 2487df7c1759f91cbf9c7ed87c5245319b7361c7babe48508b6d838f8df9de61
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 8.1MB
        • SHA256 25101f29de9cadc27059812779f1726b7e3a81230a69b94689fb7782c1865935
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 8.1MB
        • SHA256 9623c6c7edd834f6126de4a48f5a1118f908834dd481ebcaca8988aa5eb5c549
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 8.1MB
        • SHA256 e52496feb7dcd1f42b104325c6ae9b078461f637ff9a6bc6b15cc65235ea3893
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH