Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    151s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    30/05/2026, 03:23

General

  • Target
    2026-05-30_640e5ea6e7ec72d699a1c92d493b4d71_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe
  • Size 8.6MB
  • Sample260530-dxt5rafw6p
  • SHA256 e3fb12a2886148703b82078805a79c29e21cec596ab429dfaebd9118f3771564
  • 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.

  • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS 59 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 3 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-30_640e5ea6e7ec72d699a1c92d493b4d71_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-05-30_640e5ea6e7ec72d699a1c92d493b4d71_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:4788
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Windows\system32\Option.bat
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3052
    • 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:3856
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Windows\system32\Option.bat
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:1804
  • C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\ClickToRun\OfficeClickToRun.exe
    "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\ClickToRun\OfficeClickToRun.exe" /service
    1⤵
    • Modifies data under HKEY_USERS
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:5036

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        7z.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe
        • Size 9.2MB
        • SHA256 0ade7439acaaf1ebf210ec99af12f4ed1aa537fcec84cc1de6957f1c818cb8ae
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7zFM.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe
        • Size 9.6MB
        • SHA256 c614c32719f292995bd16b3be9eb15ecb682ea31d425bb08a2e18e0ee568cafa
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7zG.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe
        • Size 9.3MB
        • SHA256 74f59e6da80323d9e3bc13e8231e8a481f00c816b437f1cfde1e2cd554431319
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Uninstall.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 8.7MB
        • SHA256 27118a2ea7add6063fcd94a62844d645cc8e27f8be73a49afdbb5b6bc112a0ff
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ExportSubmit.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\ExportSubmit.exe
        • Size 8.8MB
        • SHA256 3bbd7693aae59c35c5a03bd951ab860048e6e1be968b248f540a33159109210b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrmstp.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\chrmstp.exe
        • Size 14.7MB
        • SHA256 7cafdc165633f22b3d4c7aa6a8dd7b8f18ec83c8714291aad4de9bab6793bd48
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        setup.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\setup.exe
        • Size 14.7MB
        • SHA256 5aa57998b6ee9029856041597d21fcde32c107fac5d906382250f23166c0b08b
        • 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 10.4MB
        • SHA256 bcafe50cb3541b152140dcfc8f25767524f8cc28c7427824eedbb9ad7e41d995
        • 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 12.1MB
        • SHA256 2340c8e026107cabaf70482581d905d8d82155093d73e3a44fc6ba368f559f40
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        elevation_service.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe
        • Size 10.9MB
        • SHA256 a438d2b6f9ceeb6f4979d4309f5b29b725d33e5c2dea739a1dca7b7a056013ed
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        notification_helper.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\notification_helper.exe
        • Size 10.3MB
        • SHA256 a3a56dd8114216c11061dc2e20aef1725bdcfb3c18cb99a0e545bfc7460e21f1
        • 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 10.5MB
        • SHA256 e02c5f06d06f2ff111eadce09eff08c3d797acf468949efbff6c64bb26b8db72
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrome.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
        • Size 11.7MB
        • SHA256 a7fd290065a4ed7f569c3753c48d019eb5a29a405bbcca68ff63397d500091b0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrome_proxy.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome_proxy.exe
        • Size 10.1MB
        • SHA256 fbfb9395ac2790bde23c2363280b32d3bfaf6a93f20a16465fedd2d800a6ccc7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        appletviewer.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\appletviewer.exe
        • Size 8.7MB
        • SHA256 6adcd7f2e559dcaaefba2a324f71549f9018cc42553f96fe0e276695a9df4f8f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        extcheck.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\extcheck.exe
        • Size 8.7MB
        • SHA256 c1f97672be5b8ea5f02469750978ed252c42b81964793b146009bc586d2dab2a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        idlj.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\idlj.exe
        • Size 8.7MB
        • SHA256 b608ab920f293f16d4e1fe398c7a0e11b49873b2b9b889b54713741f0af19ea2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jabswitch.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe
        • Size 8.7MB
        • SHA256 300e6b90a5a38604f623e797daf48ce57a406b22fb2fc0686da2b75b14e7d33f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        dotnet.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe
        • Size 8.8MB
        • SHA256 64cbcaec0a545389ccfb301781120edae48edaea25864c4b68e9146f4702a27b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        createdump.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\6.0.27\createdump.exe
        • Size 8.7MB
        • SHA256 a22f62abc1408bdb6a305df545b40f6f90ab507d6b9d4fb3112b73ea91a63705
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        createdump.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.16\createdump.exe
        • Size 8.7MB
        • SHA256 7f41fb802200ea5bc71758152f66a1546c19006dc3ca066d57d9d9c3beb29596
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        createdump.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\8.0.15\createdump.exe
        • Size 8.7MB
        • SHA256 ce8884cb86758f5ac582a47720bfa3bef6acc495b0187c334ccfdd8206a5edde
        • 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 8.6MB
        • SHA256 e3fb12a2886148703b82078805a79c29e21cec596ab429dfaebd9118f3771564
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 8.6MB
        • SHA256 fb07a04189ddd2e0972b23fa8b1b8feb3902549598e25f97ffc13e9ff1d8a8d3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 8.6MB
        • SHA256 9e5d62fb4f9d66b70a4c73db12fb3fc34d5dd8ca6305e126ce5eb5ea8f433cba
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 8.6MB
        • SHA256 b7fdbc8003bdebaa567f8938caa64dca809ff6c68b244d75d1e92208c7152fea
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 8.6MB
        • SHA256 b763095138a643817c9a3ca91819328ea53fdb9a7f48069a6e5a8a92d2c96f23
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 8.6MB
        • SHA256 40dce0aa14e537de4cf5a0d65bbc9da651a222a4a73d9dde48d27fb84fb59f82
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 8.6MB
        • SHA256 f8f937804adbe109b5e877645639e7080848f4973718c2835c5e49da6de9ad88
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 8.6MB
        • SHA256 5a6361624d4d813f9d35f8cc157a690d7327a430c22812744c005405ce85672f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 8.6MB
        • SHA256 cdbcee68ee22c0201ce9c56a1c8cdac860a56b887e83d66b0c062bf4bcbe7f76
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH