Analysis

  • max time kernel
    125s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260629-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260629-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    03/07/2026, 13:59

General

  • Target
    2026-07-03_9e5c862041ac9949d4eee854cdb7eae4_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
  • Size 870KB
  • Sample260703-rawxqaav4t
  • SHA256 9ec9c96402f43a058d0b34a1870147145eab41637db035753e0c7b56da2cb13b
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables packed with ASPack 42 IoCs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs

    Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

  • 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\2026-07-03_9e5c862041ac9949d4eee854cdb7eae4_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-03_9e5c862041ac9949d4eee854cdb7eae4_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:3104
  • 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:4000

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        patcher.exe

        • Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
        • Size 870KB
        • SHA256 9ec9c96402f43a058d0b34a1870147145eab41637db035753e0c7b56da2cb13b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        MicrosoftEdgeUpdateOnDemand.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateOnDemand.exe
        • Size 968KB
        • SHA256 19e228e5e10b63a595e2dfa6634f5367da385c8c5522a6f854360ae9abff8cce
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7z.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
        • Size 1.4MB
        • SHA256 102610fc1a75658646be08da686e7bad9b3bf2e21cc87559bda3c85dd56c1d2c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Uninstall.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 884KB
        • SHA256 4f55682913813a3f4e36713497dfb600e5edbd74407e5998d7be0724ca64368a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        IntegratedOffice.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\IntegratedOffice.exe
        • Size 917KB
        • SHA256 dda7535f726a0bbbaeac767cd3dd099579b1600997f4d4b667347a8b5fc0e125
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javah.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javah.exe
        • Size 893KB
        • SHA256 dc6e67c30a43c864c101042cf69e408ed2092008410360522539905d167ac06b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javap.exe
        • Size 893KB
        • SHA256 eb5381d3e75a04ec05f8a919faf17f33daea2823b26cfca6ce75422ef6d6f642
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jcmd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jcmd.exe
        • Size 893KB
        • SHA256 b6a6a9fe637cc7c05281a5dc223a726902d85b5f42507ad587ea1e0f61a9532c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jconsole.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe
        • Size 893KB
        • SHA256 0aff27618638d4bb35c7fcace41cd19fb666ca7e6d18df70a0466affeb02c6a6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdb.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdb.exe
        • Size 893KB
        • SHA256 b0af291d6129b00842f8c65af37abca85e9b53b6696c30386f3f81221f03dc48
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdeps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdeps.exe
        • Size 893KB
        • SHA256 984760cbfeee04a9468ee35d3956a0282538108d85c9126527333d4c0ecff4e1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jhat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe
        • Size 893KB
        • SHA256 c38faaa9472725daef699d4560c5cd38b597566b6dfe54829c01b09c024d4686
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jinfo.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe
        • Size 893KB
        • SHA256 0e82b87d956bc483505d27751d241181bc91dbfeb3afd7e0305a76c81ba3fea5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jjs.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe
        • Size 893KB
        • SHA256 467bd1c91285c7325baaa70bf5a82941fdbc02fa666f3bde10c905b2957de939
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jmap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe
        • Size 893KB
        • SHA256 423c98db9115f4d2bc1e089d55cbff6a38f49bd06f7c37cc7b53966601262033
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe
        • Size 893KB
        • SHA256 0a6414778e4a48a74e17d09e8824ff1c028e6959bf5e55f2f276dd1bb3118a12
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jrunscript.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe
        • Size 893KB
        • SHA256 8b1351072b8c070dad2b0b7dbf7d35bff7fd64968f23c771d83c8a59132401da
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jsadebugd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jsadebugd.exe
        • Size 893KB
        • SHA256 445ab26c7a3ad23f8639da1048cc42d1f4c97604b3151d80ae17844ddaf0981a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstack.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe
        • Size 893KB
        • SHA256 69c783f406e7203e9088726a97ad0d74781c5deb33cea3856db20933ebba8e4d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe
        • Size 893KB
        • SHA256 751cd9e47a76d42a626faec4246f61debafb613721d70195c1d03a5f582807ee
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstatd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe
        • Size 893KB
        • SHA256 170649f58f996f4bd594579905359c775e0c9a875a37a999f5ea07c5ead269e4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        keytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe
        • Size 893KB
        • SHA256 a547820916e9dceec9cb775762d5ba7e6d0bf72190a340bbb63f4aa811e5ff1d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        kinit.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe
        • Size 893KB
        • SHA256 5960e1b612012c64d2e1093493edeea2d6bc5494e2b9fb4b2de924dadd714e09
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        klist.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe
        • Size 893KB
        • SHA256 600863f32b9f304bbaedcf2db6320af8970177abbdb36efc5b59f0c7072bb992
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ktab.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe
        • Size 893KB
        • SHA256 edb5d65a989d0e624af8bf588ff0460063911e2d6054794c1abc3a3b3c67d9f9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        native2ascii.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe
        • Size 893KB
        • SHA256 a4ccd9a8e1c4d76e8945cbad6ae8a4876560ebcdf4c3e409ed7170ce4d79e0e6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        orbd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe
        • Size 893KB
        • SHA256 4a22a46cc68c5bce7290311ab302e8a2caa14464c68dd257a36c04453526845e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pack200.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe
        • Size 893KB
        • SHA256 14f47aa833435ebd4b41657d96a98b254ed1c4fe5a58ca054ad72b354cd60262
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        policytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe
        • Size 893KB
        • SHA256 d0f7cd9740f2f2287906c0e5211c5dc1ad88c79a3b8e50463ef1772dc288a028
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmic.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.exe
        • Size 893KB
        • SHA256 d389c1be3228ffeded0e147bac4844db34d66d01e7ab3f5ef8d4a0f6981be029
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmid.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe
        • Size 893KB
        • SHA256 374b6efd11a50ff6deb497d590e5be1d261524396e460a6c7dcbb8ffbca470eb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmiregistry.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe
        • Size 893KB
        • SHA256 3af9533f164b1e0bdf6cba8c4e0772b5093478606a342f6936c4e9be2fd100d8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        schemagen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe
        • Size 893KB
        • SHA256 f646e9fdd2336fcc0c1be698c2cc5f69cf8a29c1c4eda24087f8aac7e4d51247
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        serialver.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe
        • Size 893KB
        • SHA256 8da5f5f1ef0bce0daa9536312ec79f5d1f133f340d2d04d20f60b230bc76c3f5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        servertool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe
        • Size 893KB
        • SHA256 b993ddbed631e3e740b6c849ca1e581f8f129b343039cb57ab5786a998d97a21
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        tnameserv.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe
        • Size 893KB
        • SHA256 93da26eb744e07f64c63f53fa1f0433ca9efb6683242a4d48ca811994032ea30
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsgen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe
        • Size 893KB
        • SHA256 ed9307aae40a4bb0bdd15106d6700007dff352ab9a107df3f09e54d991aca172
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsimport.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsimport.exe
        • Size 893KB
        • SHA256 0f2543c68cdae92bbbcde28c1894a2a3c106a4155e3819a20d561e18d938659b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        xjc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\xjc.exe
        • Size 893KB
        • SHA256 5ea1b0369da17258d3c3f9d13ebe0fa34e34d80daaa45578a1eba05f61d5d657
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/3104-1377-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/3104-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/4000-1390-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp