Analysis

  • max time kernel
    80s
  • 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
    03/07/2026, 15:24

General

  • Target
    2026-07-03_f3550cdbb021a0267ea4b28db07aa4ed_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
  • Size 933KB
  • Sample260703-sth1msgx9p
  • SHA256 67da762db44bba3d737ddead186d8a0ced06f0d2931a8e9f93c7939610570d5a
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables packed with ASPack 45 IoCs
  • ASPack v2.12-2.42 41 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\2026-07-03_f3550cdbb021a0267ea4b28db07aa4ed_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-03_f3550cdbb021a0267ea4b28db07aa4ed_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:4800
  • 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:2784

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        patcher.exe

        • Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
        • Size 933KB
        • SHA256 67da762db44bba3d737ddead186d8a0ced06f0d2931a8e9f93c7939610570d5a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        msedge_pwa_launcher.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\msedge_pwa_launcher.exe
        • Size 1.0MB
        • SHA256 bcd16b2c64fc36beaa6ec2112163ff0012517d70e2004ef2c7d3e99c39f4faa2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7z.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
        • Size 1.4MB
        • SHA256 5c3e602c305be2b63040cc4381656890d1b3b2c0acd729957ed23271f2d22b63
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        notification_helper.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\notification_helper.exe
        • Size 1.1MB
        • SHA256 bbe97ec4335fce7acf67bd23ad38973cc73eb971bae090f6b1ddc23b737f25e8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        java-rmi.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 15580bba98ef765df72b1ff1a848551c9bad610aff08840dedaefbfdc9dc55db
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javah.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javah.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 6443a78d74f0000775a3a7a1d492cc61bd5288ca989486e23a92900893afded0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javap.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 bf09cedb430fe18c85f9200699c5745e7cab79d71562a5a06ddd9f72e0f27918
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jcmd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jcmd.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 be399d1e9ef021635f6fecd01f0d580a39efcdaf188a038245291fd824f9c8aa
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jconsole.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 b7f1a0b74e231ca45ae80e8290a6e6e3c069fa864c69700c056eab0165a6207a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdb.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdb.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 b5345abd69a5e735479e1b57ac634b6ee7c9d70fece71af1c2d8dfe63ce09768
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdeps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdeps.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 6ef35bcbb0bfbab5e0140cac21242500dd7de22947ca3b6538eb42a705d89cf3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jhat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 7160805ca359de7d407e877f9fda04b581bcbf00ca7dfaef9f63a565f50ce5d0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jinfo.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 16c005143082cf479d2b41b33ea099de331e3f17c94b30748c16074de0cf961a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jjs.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 fe90cf8f6865cb46d8f44b790b04470182b12e2f82a6da0d86f797c29194dbba
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jmap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 8c3bb19b49818ac494b0666d0e3f659ac90452b4ad8be02ad1c62482c6dd1142
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 99f7d6f5385b31c694e6e24725a8327d29a7300b45e99d19e675a0ada4463213
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jrunscript.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 92df38dcc591bccbd7bc65beccd53f12235d4a8bc58879c43ef7644a074f5964
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jsadebugd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jsadebugd.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 00b456ca15d17a7c9a073afdca37b67a04a5e8a270a086646b34c3b21c21fec9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstack.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 35162a1da63c05611b942049d71d0bba9c1e5c6c22a015c20b733ac434ac663c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 e6b22ea87c59ad2bbe008983b68370700cc7bca568e38ed11fc692a419b04152
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstatd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 be765a5828e9ba119c942c6487be33c2c39702900f581a640533f89dc7c80f82
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        keytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 cc0ab78f62bbb42b4ae579a6ff651e4104049bc54e9c5768021f17e612a748d5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        kinit.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 751df2d5699c65a3a78c5d41e0be8446d0cbcff81b32a8a27f2764fa6f839201
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        klist.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 500d238cb1df20c6821381e5fec2bd68cc19bc980573f493e8e4dc0cda811447
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ktab.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 75b1d4a5a0bbf2ad14172fc3ee20cc5698726b07476726a332a686318a6c09a2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        native2ascii.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 dfb1ef8ad70c06d7591cdda2ec8782e55b6f449218c2960485af21c59243b2d7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        orbd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 a500ba70efe7b61013b262a3b920624a24ae3527a18c7526f99648e9ec63795e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pack200.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 d9b6b8280547ddb2565d7d9a8532a02f93d8196703b9aeb0896543c23081c3e9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        policytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 cd7895a2be367d160368e38ada199d491efece97d4ee24349f1707c4e4be1897
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmic.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 a552d303d15cbcaaf6bd627868a13dbc3dd0bf3e387c3b181fe7073436e27857
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmid.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 e2f7df982c3de7f25c27fac0bf8c32913b80f0ffc896c12da95bc0dd13c19c45
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmiregistry.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 c3945853205b78c8592ce04bba0d815f42fc3a447ffa16b2d6c0b05b22de2631
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        schemagen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 ee3f75c8b0078d29f3b0d5e289f8bf8ad10c832a05445009072b23c39494dc74
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        serialver.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 cf0b1abb399bdf2a6b67737f2948940d4205bda53b544bacce8fec984cc4902e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        servertool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 f7e2a0a873b90bd541987e57e18140fd6c845c987cdc2b089d998cfb3c7fa2a3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        tnameserv.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 2c15ceae3211514ca81eaaeaedd4448afc65cd93d53692fc2b6ae5e83f692222
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsgen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 624cd5d495cbd1805669f4823cfd123097dca0038b2aa8c1bf419cb06295f9b4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsimport.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsimport.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 8749d5fbe7ea95dc1df001291ab6ef730e25f442eac4954f8ac650fd3ab379c4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        xjc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\xjc.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 1542fcf7dd19cc30384cad27658d34c0cf14fd8bf895516fe96e3723278f9554
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        integrator.exe$

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\ClickToRun\{9AC08E99-230B-47e8-9721-4577B7F124EA}\integrator.exe$
        • Size 1.4MB
        • SHA256 e5b814546790f01338d537b15d43922a6a1d188c1dc40962e3240c46c40bb465
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        OneDriveStandaloneUpdater.exe$

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Microsoft\OneDrive\OneDriveStandaloneUpdater.exe$
        • Size 1.2MB
        • SHA256 baac3c8a33de95035c2506332fd0957efad47893f0b97bf36b6fc425bdb7cfea
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/2784-59-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

        memory/2784-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

        memory/4800-40-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

        memory/4800-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp