Analysis

  • max time kernel
    80s
  • max time network
    141s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    29/05/2026, 12:15

General

  • Target
    2026-05-29_e393646c1b11fec482a0a516a4e35a2e_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
  • Size 791KB
  • Sample260529-pfa64ab14n
  • SHA256 80402db69739b8f0b091062d83d83955e2ae58883acbac4e768ca01830f6311c
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Custom signature
    Detects executables packed with ASPack 39 IoCs
  • ASPack v2.12-2.42 36 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\2026-05-29_e393646c1b11fec482a0a516a4e35a2e_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-29_e393646c1b11fec482a0a516a4e35a2e_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:3660
  • 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:4004

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        patcher.exe

        • Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
        • Size 791KB
        • SHA256 80402db69739b8f0b091062d83d83955e2ae58883acbac4e768ca01830f6311c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ADelRCP.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\ADelRCP.exe
        • Size 927KB
        • SHA256 5c93f136c0e49323f4ac00cfc058c5ab1a5d1363c41faa48e3363d8aada25f76
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        AcroRd32Info.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32Info.exe
        • Size 820KB
        • SHA256 215cced1914eec3b60d4b78c2be928ab49a70610eba2f7ebcc6e86476d3384a3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        AcroTextExtractor.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroTextExtractor.exe
        • Size 838KB
        • SHA256 720f45dfa21c1ca94e34fe171afb20504c7d09634eabd6a20f1791709bf3d6f1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Eula.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Eula.exe
        • Size 883KB
        • SHA256 6e8f493c658fb8db4d2e11e3a83908971dcddcb7803773f4b56200acf1d685ea
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        arh.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\arh.exe
        • Size 876KB
        • SHA256 f546806a4f335a9eee0e3221beedc43b9cb8e7989ddb65d729e352d8112678ac
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        reader_sl.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\reader_sl.exe
        • Size 844KB
        • SHA256 d8142d11fe616a876b244e2303e74d8f0683f5a00ebe60f619dc26f650e577d4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wow_helper.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\wow_helper.exe
        • Size 899KB
        • SHA256 e7d81f93a8934cb49314aacfb1c28cf9908c4d16d92146cb2010c26ace1e5ddf
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        MicrosoftEdgeUpdateSetup.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.147.37\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateSetup.exe
        • Size 890KB
        • SHA256 87fec5ed804028155a7965b70859f74aaee780e42d9cbfaff6b943def77d802f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        MicrosoftEdgeUpdateSetup.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateSetup.exe
        • Size 890KB
        • SHA256 5eb645b6c9205498b156738e1f99f115781fe88dc1a31ed961b6583f15f37ad3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        elevation_service.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\elevation_service.exe
        • Size 912KB
        • SHA256 4a9a8e16b0129bf6df3ed617a0c9b30183e028298f208b8a1981063707f542a1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7z.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
        • Size 1.3MB
        • SHA256 e51139a757ecc3b5e1e9907049326e3f4d4063d1f885f93f59e169b655e35239
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Uninstall.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 806KB
        • SHA256 029085dee33d46416b74af8c4326b8dea47656d0c8aaa1e8142fd1ba0c218be3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        InspectorOfficeGadget.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\InspectorOfficeGadget.exe
        • Size 839KB
        • SHA256 e0af7b9690c036df3c34faf4bbe90f7c031d084fc82919d889d2f81118ad5d8c
        • 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 935KB
        • SHA256 495bb3b4602c7b3dc595d55a5445077acfce95650caebd419eb01c40dfafa0d8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        java-rmi.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\java-rmi.exe
        • Size 815KB
        • SHA256 00ecc786301234f5c34eeebe6fcca18fd33180ee0c250bd3e87c721e261ef6fd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jjs.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\jjs.exe
        • Size 815KB
        • SHA256 697caf4a5264b408f5d0e69599f5b95bf3a36552e54f71505137ac9043038652
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jp2launcher.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\jp2launcher.exe
        • Size 940KB
        • SHA256 9721cb91dac56cbcc5667f05b721af65e8e444f37cbc8a3a768cb014e355c0a9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        keytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\keytool.exe
        • Size 815KB
        • SHA256 49fa15c192d22fcc4fa44d4b8cf8bedd4c5028a659b76a5a8da0e440d1e8bbc9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        kinit.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\kinit.exe
        • Size 815KB
        • SHA256 f7bfa78c9a6efb1725db6a1def1dd54577e52829ec55f662475ecaf527a5180c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        klist.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\klist.exe
        • Size 815KB
        • SHA256 d115b42ce0dbfc49ad9075075f5b2237c2b329fbab6ef4c6b713780c441b8b2c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ktab.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\ktab.exe
        • Size 815KB
        • SHA256 12b86a59d03b54ee74f827ac63a355c68d46220759a9a1eec5ae4b4e6e83ab80
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        orbd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\orbd.exe
        • Size 815KB
        • SHA256 a18b0d04611759c1f50f69d8dd90e8ae844cd04ca02fb1b283c524b5cb8f35d7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pack200.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\pack200.exe
        • Size 815KB
        • SHA256 6cb4cc06b364b78553b7cdc397bc42e94dc6102b395cd5acebc2330a751736ef
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        policytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\policytool.exe
        • Size 815KB
        • SHA256 f5930eb5a28aa9d2ddf837b05215e53f433f3451d55b7f4519be7057c546d4a4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmid.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\rmid.exe
        • Size 815KB
        • SHA256 b4e5a3690b842ff619e79d5abc245749207db2231623f30e54220f02dabaaf81
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmiregistry.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\rmiregistry.exe
        • Size 815KB
        • SHA256 672ec258093843ba56bb83fa3c6d1e3bbecb17a59a6d968fc76c9e2c465c2c22
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        servertool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\servertool.exe
        • Size 815KB
        • SHA256 722bd143a8e9908cd30802fbc21392848587a91dca77d7cac26bb5de82940f35
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ssvagent.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\ssvagent.exe
        • Size 889KB
        • SHA256 44325aac24cac749d17e66721f54b8dcc0a34be5b0b45d56d83b54f72241b7b7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        tnameserv.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\tnameserv.exe
        • Size 815KB
        • SHA256 d145029ed4b253db781618e3280092d0f9a6710e8090b3c07b03762e50ed0273
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        SELFCERT.EXE

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SELFCERT.EXE
        • Size 825KB
        • SHA256 79565b42c88865a58fcf84822fa5d895f47b85da4261d88b394422dd4c1baef4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        SETLANG.EXE

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SETLANG.EXE
        • Size 867KB
        • SHA256 a40ba905244feb019b4cf51ff63ffa438dffa631c00b6052f20b5338abe2f139
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Wordconv.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\Wordconv.exe
        • Size 835KB
        • SHA256 cdf9cb89a3edaff66438e4855e599414fa4aa4d59c1b650e05a65e18ac21e073
        • 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 847KB
        • SHA256 37c9971f1c06fef2290b879e2d9624d62aaf6482328cc43c83bb43b995961de1
        • 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 853KB
        • SHA256 a5f2a54a0df3cf28e351a9c31402190c869d1af3effd84f0d3fd64414de36ba5
        • 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 871KB
        • SHA256 19430286c3c0cbb0cd94200ee06d1417a9a54a47c0bc478a133347b42b46c15e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/3660-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

        memory/3660-40-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

        memory/4004-53-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp