Analysis

  • max time kernel
    139s
  • max time network
    124s
  • 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, 16:15

General

  • Target
    2026-07-03_35fb771fd9131712cc9654697bba7955_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
  • Size 886KB
  • Sample260703-tp87pshv9k
  • SHA256 e8e426618372c18e246dc84903be076ad8ca2086bcd5f3e80cd564268ae63621
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables packed with ASPack 40 IoCs
  • ASPack v2.12-2.42 37 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with ASPack v2.12-2.42

  • 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
  • Drops file in Windows 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_35fb771fd9131712cc9654697bba7955_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-03_35fb771fd9131712cc9654697bba7955_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe"
    1⤵
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops autorun.inf file
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • NTFS ADS
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:6116
  • 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
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:7052

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        patcher.exe

        • Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 e8e426618372c18e246dc84903be076ad8ca2086bcd5f3e80cd564268ae63621
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7z.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
        • Size 1.4MB
        • SHA256 ae0e358fb0b6a506913cfc188e2e88c7e8298b911dce8855b0d43cae7d343cd1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Uninstall.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 900KB
        • SHA256 481266a7247fa3dee1a6a14622dd275fc14ddd0be82e36481651f6e6c7e47f48
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        IntegratedOffice.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\IntegratedOffice.exe
        • Size 934KB
        • SHA256 4349e8890a9eef80891137a97b682da48264eb50b25670e18cc2f810fa162654
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jar.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jar.exe
        • Size 909KB
        • SHA256 c031d6b8e85c938db92fed5369bb799f366f0779aa97753f5acc4e57b66de7da
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jarsigner.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jarsigner.exe
        • Size 909KB
        • SHA256 2b0f72d7b999aa2e54352065a57bde419d009cd2a785ed7e5ce34476b0c63394
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        java-rmi.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe
        • Size 909KB
        • SHA256 86990899d2628e1e1de6f602a7d093b5e0d829d572c03e465150a99e42b6f775
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javac.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javac.exe
        • Size 909KB
        • SHA256 7519a0a4df9b773314c62a853f4043b7c1906dcc5d38b16ed629153414c9af43
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javadoc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javadoc.exe
        • Size 909KB
        • SHA256 b2144659a7188d02437d5f3c451f6646fc4df2d7bc374406e56a435055fd4fd6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javah.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javah.exe
        • Size 909KB
        • SHA256 ac145930be8afbae080f1bcff8ab95d0c3a6def270d4cd7af15c45a8ea5c70fb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javap.exe
        • Size 909KB
        • SHA256 bf710c0a5ef289ded6443e53b0c63c0da56a0e3ec0e308c582a6051b3eaee39e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsgen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe
        • Size 909KB
        • SHA256 3793bdb819b80b7c76fefb320f00f1f7f59b382a9590bcebfb5aecb95edffb36
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsimport.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsimport.exe
        • Size 909KB
        • SHA256 8b856bd5995fcb0ed7f5ba60670c08df1023e3c4934dd7a9f538096a8e2f7efa
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        xjc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\xjc.exe
        • Size 909KB
        • SHA256 b5f9db903c6ab5a0a7082fa938b0fdb1c45cbc38b2d9c45ecafdefab83e88a72
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jjs.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\jjs.exe
        • Size 909KB
        • SHA256 dcf9995e28f7af794d8f5cda274ff09be3ccc609b88d74ff673d68f5ebdafb40
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        keytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\keytool.exe
        • Size 909KB
        • SHA256 81772e594d201c5ca54cb03addd72dc49c36a7857662168106ef2e75a63ed176
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        kinit.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\kinit.exe
        • Size 909KB
        • SHA256 232ad02e01d792a5b3f5d5904791e24ee4e69cc42609c2e70a6bcd42716582fb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        klist.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\klist.exe
        • Size 909KB
        • SHA256 5a55bea1be0fdd8904ae19aa7a0c8a42f64f8d2077019652215944d25c33e54c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ktab.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\ktab.exe
        • Size 909KB
        • SHA256 1182dbb59ea727c4e471711fb13e2790ac0d61307a832f410e50bf169766a0d2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        orbd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\orbd.exe
        • Size 909KB
        • SHA256 bdbf00a2369eb2336ccace88fb8d2d374a98fb8845e8a9bb21067ad9021633aa
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pack200.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\pack200.exe
        • Size 909KB
        • SHA256 4a5d242e8bf0f77a735a37227623334d8b9084264ff4921bf1b8b0f4362565f5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        policytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\policytool.exe
        • Size 909KB
        • SHA256 87665a9f5bf020ca9080e324e5af1ef4bd5d6cdf2b9215e0270342f2736fe6a5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmid.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\rmid.exe
        • Size 909KB
        • SHA256 d41ac4519353b0e41940d550cba3e727648d830941625361303a3ae30c29343a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmiregistry.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\rmiregistry.exe
        • Size 909KB
        • SHA256 a51257c01dccfa86c14d9903b4bb3125fec4871638dc2889bab76b40a45cd448
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        servertool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\servertool.exe
        • Size 909KB
        • SHA256 012f6cca5de8665030cf069ecef65b1cb6e06343320733eb46b4f9e53e93aad3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        tnameserv.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\tnameserv.exe
        • Size 909KB
        • SHA256 6fef61a300a04128719b0c4d49c373adfe1cfbefcda8e372a2a4e80d8d8d7f4c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        tnameserv.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe
        • Size 909KB
        • SHA256 79412f04b2efc7707fa99201df81fbae279839d47b53df1a9750181088a31b0d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Microsoft.Mashup.Container.NetFX40.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ADDINS\Microsoft Power Query for Excel Integrated\bin\Microsoft.Mashup.Container.NetFX40.exe
        • Size 907KB
        • SHA256 273c3cf26bbd837c0713b266a013521eca676798786a56c3f574fd766ec0b1ea
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Microsoft.Mashup.Container.NetFX45.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ADDINS\Microsoft Power Query for Excel Integrated\bin\Microsoft.Mashup.Container.NetFX45.exe
        • Size 907KB
        • SHA256 2e5cb629512567c50c72ef41a618b6d3d7710aec3be64ed682021705c2631186
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        SDXHelperBgt.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SDXHelperBgt.exe
        • Size 919KB
        • SHA256 3c33df86c7cfbede9a1b8ee983149340091a7d28be22e2f22f77bda34d007bae
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        SETLANG.EXE

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SETLANG.EXE
        • Size 962KB
        • SHA256 710f97a81b490542f6810540d4d127b32e61b626352c6f0141653d4c60ce2ba6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        WORDICON.EXE

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\WORDICON.EXE
        • Size 930KB
        • SHA256 4b5d429992ecedc0b02f19c09bc64c52d829d08dc11cbe9ab13380d3f32e24c5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        msoev.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoev.exe
        • Size 942KB
        • SHA256 cfed42e4b86fb89e5c772771f3eeda388f88549a953419e8d690f7f149e93cd8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Common.ShowHelp.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\Common.ShowHelp.exe
        • Size 925KB
        • SHA256 087d093f108e0c2d99fa52cda03bdcb08fe49aa4f5e6ce4d7f75f91aa182c712
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        msouc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\msouc.exe
        • Size 941KB
        • SHA256 df7478f8acf00170fbeb0f54776fc3b102e2f7940601195ab8f306bc77b4a4bf
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        osmadminicon.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\osmadminicon.exe
        • Size 947KB
        • SHA256 516d0e6b095fa36877a2c67b1f2d2a5d3208753788f364d902d6a65ba8878363
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        sscicons.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\sscicons.exe
        • Size 965KB
        • SHA256 732deddb3366f8f9f585b5c360302c794f0920787fc18079d8a38870b274d3c5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/6116-59-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

        memory/6116-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

        memory/7052-72-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp