Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    139s
  • platform
    windows11-21h2_x64
  • resource
    win11-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-21h2-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    08/06/2026, 17:50

General

  • Target
    2026-06-08_e809b101dd9790adcef6cae915521273_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe
  • Size 1.8MB
  • Sample260608-weq99ady2p
  • SHA256 a046e63635e467a538473e839de2382356cad82bf754e06af02d2679e673b04b
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Grants admin privileges 1 TTPs

    Uses net.exe to modify the user's privileges.

  • Drops file in Drivers directory 1 IoCs
  • Disables service(s) 3 TTPs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Network Share Discovery 1 TTPs

    Attempt to gather information on host network.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 5 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Launches sc.exe 5 IoCs

    Sc.exe is a Windows utlilty to control services on the system.

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Permission Groups Discovery: Local Groups 1 TTPs

    Attempt to find local system groups and permission settings.

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 30 IoCs

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

  • Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

    Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
  • Runs net.exe
  • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 13 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 30 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-08_e809b101dd9790adcef6cae915521273_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-06-08_e809b101dd9790adcef6cae915521273_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Drivers directory
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1612
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Windows\system32\Option.bat
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:4996
    • 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:5012
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Windows\system32\Option.bat
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4828
    • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE
      "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE" "C:\Windows\system32\drivers\2026-06-08_e809b101dd9790adcef6cae915521273_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar~1.xls"
      2⤵
      • Checks processor information in registry
      • Enumerates system info in registry
      • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:5576
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c net stop sharedaccess
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5508
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net stop sharedaccess
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1820
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop sharedaccess
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:2148
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c net stop wuauserv
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5772
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net stop wuauserv
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1032
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop wuauserv
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:1476
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c net stop wscsvc
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5468
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net stop wscsvc
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3144
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop wscsvc
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:4396
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c net stop srservice
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4376
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net stop srservice
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4596
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop srservice
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:4132
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c net start TlntSvr
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5160
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net start TlntSvr
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1068
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 start TlntSvr
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:964
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c net user helpassistant 123456
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5264
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net user helpassistant 123456
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:5412
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 user helpassistant 123456
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:2544
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c net localgroup administrators helpassistant /add
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1856
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net localgroup administrators helpassistant /add
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2984
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 localgroup administrators helpassistant /add
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:1784
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      sc config srservice start= disabled
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:1996
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      sc config SharedAccess start= disabled
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2436
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      sc config wuauserv start= disabled
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3876
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      sc config wscsvc start= disabled
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:5164
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      sc config srservice start= disabled
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2764

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        7z.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe
        • Size 2.3MB
        • SHA256 54e54531a40987000736909e5768d90c2f8aff12c489d0f5b22dcc3a0b3ac68f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7zFM.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe
        • Size 2.7MB
        • SHA256 a9ebb49cf8ddc9800709596077b21c9a0a87012eb13d7c091ab465ac89da3010
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7zG.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe
        • Size 2.4MB
        • SHA256 fff54294aa81dca9ee78330cde45c0d1a068d8494f4d32a349ddbd19ea28eba6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Uninstall.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 1.8MB
        • SHA256 e4ac64923d3d4528e734c8d23f4c71f5658c7b7379509d611304960517b8abf9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrmstp.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\chrmstp.exe
        • Size 7.8MB
        • SHA256 da65cfb0ab9253b8c1bed12ace38df001e521c8ed0646ada5d609ed64243b54b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        setup.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\setup.exe
        • Size 7.8MB
        • SHA256 a8afdb5d2027d2f804b69763745b281ce2f04ef2d18af5587e575c08fdda58ca
        • 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 3.5MB
        • SHA256 f6df55c6331c47514a2e65a195866cbbeb88fcca8cc262bf2c3cef23fa906481
        • 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 5.2MB
        • SHA256 590ad207fe7f433bc5e08d05ad18335e4b589103c23786427f5d2a8c9b6871f4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        elevation_service.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe
        • Size 4.0MB
        • SHA256 9aa2637dca4dfd4ea1e33f4a2bc7a49d4bc90125e74f2e04bc0ae31bc7ed4104
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        notification_helper.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\notification_helper.exe
        • Size 3.4MB
        • SHA256 f378849fce6d8c5e484a3fe857bf278a2384c6209c7ac759553e7adf89e6fea5
        • 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 3.6MB
        • SHA256 75bcfdb0047ffc02f04d519a15056a7ab2f161040c91bfde14a1289ad1e8dca7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrome.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
        • Size 4.8MB
        • SHA256 270604d66520777fb5acd27073ec550c83fd663dffc4aace6da2f92a5dfb6577
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrome_proxy.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome_proxy.exe
        • Size 3.2MB
        • SHA256 3ef2e6c19a9bb15bd2378be36d9898c72cc24c389f4493473b0305cd23cd1282
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        appletviewer.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\appletviewer.exe
        • Size 1.8MB
        • SHA256 92c8a1f9078862c0029c2a3a8a2d370563f43614598624582fc65592c931117b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        extcheck.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\extcheck.exe
        • Size 1.8MB
        • SHA256 a8b10224f1424d6fd25c4d99c8b005b813eaca8327b60fca3febadd2ddf6f79c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        idlj.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\idlj.exe
        • Size 1.8MB
        • SHA256 f387a2b829b33b394557cc814df22505e4aee2e09c9887e2b9359fa550fb634f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jabswitch.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe
        • Size 1.8MB
        • SHA256 aef86b863e8fd5ccf8714ef702004b312ed210e6d3c01a7ef46f0559dc997cbf
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jar.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jar.exe
        • Size 1.8MB
        • SHA256 a0d53662ea1f78b57e413e7a28e84ee4e2973d50752b49d26697d331cc3058f5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        dotnet.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe
        • Size 1.9MB
        • SHA256 ed0a20366560786fddd6ecec5a4b75ade72d958164a8969c0c6dc5165fe220fa
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        createdump.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\6.0.27\createdump.exe
        • Size 1.8MB
        • SHA256 2df4c5fb75dd170bc95948357916847d492c2e16d680d4b320c9f096ad3da59e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        createdump.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.16\createdump.exe
        • Size 1.8MB
        • SHA256 e5923a0eb38ec589b4fd9bfdefafd8d47b5be49879ad505c0e8688fb649674ed
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        createdump.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\8.0.15\createdump.exe
        • Size 1.8MB
        • SHA256 e3e29b1b7d57b4f3b153f47d24c70d790e814094fc760f864154bd2f6acb37f8
        • 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 1.8MB
        • SHA256 25dd4e4e5e5ea367e8891963fa863465fb5d1a9b0673e0adea60414a98df9967
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        2026-06-08_e809b101dd9790adcef6cae915521273_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar~1.xls

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\drivers\2026-06-08_e809b101dd9790adcef6cae915521273_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar~1.xls
        • Size 5KB
        • SHA256 b25eaf78487e765fdfb08b305c2c2845ed5122bbc64e41a73d97c89e4757a1e1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 1.8MB
        • SHA256 f55c4f0bef664ef37c23e65d6245c8421b4cd4f366d7c469d9ef83dd7c209437
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 1.8MB
        • SHA256 f445967711e8d142e34fc73a53e18f3bf38984819b5e49e94757fb1d3e277ce2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 1.8MB
        • SHA256 940ec22a396854d17634c1ca8307dc310ec764a224cbc673fbe043699a968f63
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 1.8MB
        • SHA256 6477d17c6fe07e346270e301392d24e62f2066fff922e7b0857ed28ab65e3786
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 1.8MB
        • SHA256 b785ba619f2f192da81926cebf154cbd7479e27d91e82dbaf3ac170d9ad061e7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 1.8MB
        • SHA256 544452ac5c5842eafcddf3ce077900b7f37df9cc0b557af1ce35796c6d608d1e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 1.8MB
        • SHA256 6d17918c37a7b66f60d9cf562704db228b2bf2ca7d974ee596a53685b9b161c1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 1.8MB
        • SHA256 78858d9ef78406a0d5c5646b9a2ead3c4f8fd8a4513dacbeab0dc23bb170ff59
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 1.8MB
        • SHA256 d18b85a150c935a71cc24d76c0bc0f381a8c41943e34636e51dde67b94e197dd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/5576-37-0x00007FFD27450000-0x00007FFD27460000-memory.dmp

        memory/5576-36-0x00007FFD27450000-0x00007FFD27460000-memory.dmp

        memory/5576-38-0x00007FFD27450000-0x00007FFD27460000-memory.dmp

        memory/5576-35-0x00007FFD27450000-0x00007FFD27460000-memory.dmp

        memory/5576-45-0x00007FFD248B0000-0x00007FFD248C0000-memory.dmp

        memory/5576-34-0x00007FFD27450000-0x00007FFD27460000-memory.dmp

        memory/5576-44-0x00007FFD248B0000-0x00007FFD248C0000-memory.dmp