Analysis

  • max time kernel
    92s
  • max time network
    140s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260629-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260629-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    02/07/2026, 15:01

General

  • Target
    2026-07-02_610c7de0f2d6c1c6b37f78ccc7e525b4_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe
  • Size 940KB
  • Sample260702-sdzcpadx4k
  • SHA256 ccb0c897570618708b6f454a036637ae177ec468a22366c587f863772dc428b2
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables packed with ASPack 45 IoCs
  • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Adversaries may achieve persistence by adding a Registry key to the Active Setup of the local machine.

  • ASPack v2.12-2.42 42 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
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • 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.

  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 62 IoCs

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

  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 38 IoCs
  • NTFS ADS 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 36 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 52 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 42 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-02_610c7de0f2d6c1c6b37f78ccc7e525b4_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-02_610c7de0f2d6c1c6b37f78ccc7e525b4_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_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:5236
  • 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:6048
  • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
    sihost.exe
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1128
    • C:\Windows\explorer.exe
      explorer.exe /LOADSAVEDWINDOWS
      2⤵
      • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup
      • Enumerates connected drives
      • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
      • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:5692
  • C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe
    "C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXywbrabmsek0gm3tkwpr5kwzbs55tkqay.mca
    1⤵
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:4724
  • C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchHost.exe
    "C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchHost.exe" -ServerName:CortanaUI.AppXstmwaab17q5s3y22tp6apqz7a45vwv65.mca
    1⤵
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:3432

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        patcher.exe

        • Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
        • Size 940KB
        • SHA256 ccb0c897570618708b6f454a036637ae177ec468a22366c587f863772dc428b2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7z.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
        • Size 1.5MB
        • SHA256 4c8bd6ca3ed34ce48150c076ff16d68d8ceac198bc43b38fa2182bafae1142fc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Uninstall.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 955KB
        • SHA256 db22853bac5a36c2b7fa17532e91f39cb28bc1bbd5f8dc1e6e5b9575d6a53610
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jar.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jar.exe
        • Size 964KB
        • SHA256 8699a5d26a0be95f68fa9a18aaefae5c9cbe7569144394c8c8d3d79ca0a74264
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jarsigner.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jarsigner.exe
        • Size 964KB
        • SHA256 ad9055c1371cd175002a6ab66a255c57a9c4e1c983c64a95f21ef8e48c9ad766
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        java-rmi.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe
        • Size 964KB
        • SHA256 0738d4fd351340a1bbfefb469c20ece087c3978d79dbb6ecfa9c213e0fe341a9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javac.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javac.exe
        • Size 964KB
        • SHA256 7b130469d0a5d9599fc31d4f0c87216531b2bb6616af3302ef5403c690774360
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javadoc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javadoc.exe
        • Size 964KB
        • SHA256 f7f3e73ccc9f3c271920402cd5a0c41b2d55d03f6e703d3e33170f8306c304c9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javah.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javah.exe
        • Size 964KB
        • SHA256 e4ec7df9033f09c3607772ddd091be9020796c176853e78797fc097f79cecc60
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javap.exe
        • Size 964KB
        • SHA256 fe4e62f61a297cf5e11c9337621cd8bbbfc07c7f32aecd09794065b884651590
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jcmd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jcmd.exe
        • Size 964KB
        • SHA256 05f91fe1fa7120d7f37222d4f2cacb527cc11bfa68a2cd2e283d72035b58a77c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jconsole.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe
        • Size 964KB
        • SHA256 93e67f43fcf33d18cf85ea7df51c7a34f82ef4758ecfcde9369a81c8f14bbd5a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdb.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdb.exe
        • Size 964KB
        • SHA256 0a4c987a7442350565ff8b5a9b42b7309e189ef63d7cecac04373a9107740ec7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdeps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdeps.exe
        • Size 964KB
        • SHA256 41e1abb73a02cb1bcb3a12967325a1e8394206ede85c8c4544a09ca91b22eeb0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jhat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe
        • Size 964KB
        • SHA256 92db3ab903cb1859853a85f54f99256b31cdd0f23f00a896a3610588a28f175b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jinfo.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe
        • Size 964KB
        • SHA256 0cff6b14b5d21bb6f386021e0a601b3f6cb626bbb0abe5cad5f824a9a700f772
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jjs.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe
        • Size 964KB
        • SHA256 00006030e79a4fabbf9d27999cd9e76605b34c1822e16a9826013ac6f948a26e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jmap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe
        • Size 964KB
        • SHA256 ad5367c4ce9477961f35d2e02f2de226d9de4f958ea590f292c4bab4bac28351
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe
        • Size 964KB
        • SHA256 e510ca2529cca239da473faeffc8df5605893beb4eaaae98c29ca64a1df7691a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jrunscript.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe
        • Size 964KB
        • SHA256 8e6e869864f7ac07967f8a719e9079c2c54f57cc8e4e1c7c2b6c3c2536829d98
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jsadebugd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jsadebugd.exe
        • Size 964KB
        • SHA256 ba35c4b3ad5f2dbb73dff012b7ec725e45292136383b225eadeca99160a72865
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstack.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe
        • Size 964KB
        • SHA256 07b184f3453cd52b5544bb680e5b1bf80e9285c2388539918ce7ec64ec3f6f8d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe
        • Size 964KB
        • SHA256 1d4dc9ca57fa2cdf41e7beb551c3610cd3e3161e27f626439c7a8b69ddaab57d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstatd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe
        • Size 964KB
        • SHA256 df47d05cfc792cc17cffa9cf82432013a898890bc8cd950bae3b273e1a4f164f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        keytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe
        • Size 964KB
        • SHA256 e39854fe1f89cf9bf58b6051cb0aee7e6613d0621ef6fc4cc7047887ccd2f416
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        kinit.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe
        • Size 964KB
        • SHA256 402b7d866dd0281f12ac955fd25a99a5c5756371a95055c87c7715278a2f32c6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        klist.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe
        • Size 964KB
        • SHA256 620845630eb1866995e28f2fc28a89e4d7d89e15b749174164b8cba34da21489
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ktab.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe
        • Size 964KB
        • SHA256 1078b217b03c426b4ac23314bc77dfbc17721193fed6ffe6cd6cd568cbd1653c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        native2ascii.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe
        • Size 964KB
        • SHA256 da6ba61cf3975d22e97a2f928fc824b82b8d66c92a8aa32db8775332376c1d78
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        orbd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe
        • Size 964KB
        • SHA256 4a3ef1cf1894fbd41089a1903843184f765c2e1df07a579e251a7cfbca7625ef
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pack200.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe
        • Size 964KB
        • SHA256 8e5f85bb1a3b26040b071251aaf7ed50b3421788099ee68db135d42d84652f82
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        policytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe
        • Size 964KB
        • SHA256 b4737de3286113322202dc85c75cff3de03004d1ef1fc418cef4d59dae894850
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmic.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.exe
        • Size 964KB
        • SHA256 9d4db25be77e312c67fa09a7b9bfac0eadbe2bb068170d4f8d6634b8071b5cbe
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmid.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe
        • Size 964KB
        • SHA256 a260f2be6163a0e5d018161c84d805702fac2a822432bbae4dfd5dbf6bed2002
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmiregistry.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe
        • Size 964KB
        • SHA256 05a785a4c778b78fb34dbebeb283717bb5696ca20b23cb4eceb6f487f523170e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        schemagen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe
        • Size 964KB
        • SHA256 a7ad54f71b7a074a74c45f7bce0c7021a5310c4e52d7bb198fce51c5afe08051
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        serialver.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe
        • Size 964KB
        • SHA256 a22a86925d7710399b238338430d4d59892efe04b2b706ae5d1c29a02aab8ed6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        servertool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe
        • Size 964KB
        • SHA256 38e9885ad54789681e296acd0ab283b2890844be21b180c2c128dcb22d6b3436
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        tnameserv.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe
        • Size 964KB
        • SHA256 9f44029c358e5e535b334a3fc1e66ccd85cfd3f726c0cae4a55c3f65619f75c1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsgen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe
        • Size 964KB
        • SHA256 3764663e6932f5e8fbf7a083edad9a012817a84d11da2c6ba58bac5b55a90e03
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsimport.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsimport.exe
        • Size 964KB
        • SHA256 90704449c116c05736b671fb8ee1566b99881425c29fcb48e6dba487b104a0c7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        xjc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\xjc.exe
        • Size 964KB
        • SHA256 bd1eb01de9c3f69f7afec0b15b5e059c5bf0f91b428222fd02922f333738ab70
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        prep_Activatable Class_Hermes_perf.cache

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\TempState\prep_Activatable Class_Hermes_perf.cache
        • Size 607B
        • SHA256 be6b74e52e5eef1f1c27c0976bf3bf1bfa99958c00bbef2898a602f691be6dae
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        memory/3432-991-0x0000021E81D60000-0x0000021E81E60000-memory.dmp

        memory/3432-977-0x0000021E801E0000-0x0000021E802E0000-memory.dmp

        memory/3432-989-0x0000021E81900000-0x0000021E81920000-memory.dmp

        memory/3432-979-0x0000021E801E0000-0x0000021E802E0000-memory.dmp

        memory/3432-978-0x0000021E801E0000-0x0000021E802E0000-memory.dmp

        memory/3432-1023-0x0000021E941E0000-0x0000021E94200000-memory.dmp

        memory/3432-1000-0x0000021E81B60000-0x0000021E81B80000-memory.dmp

        memory/5236-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

        memory/5236-21-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

        memory/6048-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp