Analysis
- max time kernel
122s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260630-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260630-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows - submitted
04/07/2026, 17:05
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-07-04_e0639cf92b9eabc082f599d4434f8c12_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
windows10-2004-x64
11 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-07-04_e0639cf92b9eabc082f599d4434f8c12_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260630-en
windows11-ltsc_2024-x64
12 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-07-04_e0639cf92b9eabc082f599d4434f8c12_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
- Size 990KB
- Sample260704-vmaf2aat4w
- SHA256 4f453b04ac1bb6f45508e362eae26d5d2a119e05941357076833bd9bfab523c7
- MD5 e0639cf92b9eabc082f599d4434f8c12
- SHA1 2c3fb88ced6ca5ee73b73ee6bbb8e5052a167a50
- SHA512 c8e7eb32056df74ed240c3e3930e30c275b88da8ef3fe8cb574ffb60b9cc532f801fbc5a9d25e50b1ffdd1016e995038c3a8d5db08a63d28a89df86777a4765d
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6iLa5D5TvinrmdocjPXikjem51:A3k03kB56rG1
- TLSH T145257B03E6950FA5D00F81709A958662EA777C425F6093DF2358EE153F72BC06B3A39B
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 5 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/1800-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c6f9-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000300000001b2c0-11.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/2344-70-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/1800-69-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack -
resource yara_rule behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c6f9-5.dat aspack_v212_v242 behavioral2/files/0x000300000001b2c0-11.dat aspack_v212_v242 - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 2344 patcher.exe - 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
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\WinFirewall = "C:\\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\\patcher.exe" 2026-07-04_e0639cf92b9eabc082f599d4434f8c12_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\WinFirewall = "C:\\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\\patcher.exe" patcher.exe - Drops autorun.inf file 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Malware can abuse Windows Autorun to spread further via attached volumes.
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\:\autorun.inf 2026-07-04_e0639cf92b9eabc082f599d4434f8c12_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe - Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe - Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\msedge_pwa_launcher.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javafxpackager.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe 2026-07-04_e0639cf92b9eabc082f599d4434f8c12_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\servertool.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\ssvagent.exe 2026-07-04_e0639cf92b9eabc082f599d4434f8c12_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\policytool.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ADDINS\Microsoft Power Query for Excel Integrated\bin\Microsoft.Mashup.Container.Loader.exe 2026-07-04_e0639cf92b9eabc082f599d4434f8c12_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\PPTICO.EXE 2026-07-04_e0639cf92b9eabc082f599d4434f8c12_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\unpack200.exe 2026-07-04_e0639cf92b9eabc082f599d4434f8c12_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\MSOICONS.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Edge.GameAssist_1.0.3456.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\EdgeGameAssist.exe 2026-07-04_e0639cf92b9eabc082f599d4434f8c12_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge_proxy.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\identity_helper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\elevation_service.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\msedge.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\jjs.exe$ 2026-07-04_e0639cf92b9eabc082f599d4434f8c12_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\POWERPNT.EXE 2026-07-04_e0639cf92b9eabc082f599d4434f8c12_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\nmhproxy.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\msedge_pwa_launcher.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\policytool.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\IEContentService.exe 2026-07-04_e0639cf92b9eabc082f599d4434f8c12_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\Common.ShowHelp.exe 2026-07-04_e0639cf92b9eabc082f599d4434f8c12_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\wordicon.exe$ 2026-07-04_e0639cf92b9eabc082f599d4434f8c12_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\appvcleaner.exe 2026-07-04_e0639cf92b9eabc082f599d4434f8c12_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoadfsb.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Update\DisabledGoogleUpdate.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\msedge.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\chrome_pwa_launcher.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\pack200.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe 2026-07-04_e0639cf92b9eabc082f599d4434f8c12_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\pack200.exe 2026-07-04_e0639cf92b9eabc082f599d4434f8c12_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\NAMECONTROLSERVER.EXE$ 2026-07-04_e0639cf92b9eabc082f599d4434f8c12_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\Wordconv.exe$ 2026-07-04_e0639cf92b9eabc082f599d4434f8c12_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\msedgewebview2.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javafxpackager.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\pack200.exe$ 2026-07-04_e0639cf92b9eabc082f599d4434f8c12_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoadfsb.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\nmhproxy.exe 2026-07-04_e0639cf92b9eabc082f599d4434f8c12_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java.exe$ 2026-07-04_e0639cf92b9eabc082f599d4434f8c12_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe 2026-07-04_e0639cf92b9eabc082f599d4434f8c12_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\misc.exe$ 2026-07-04_e0639cf92b9eabc082f599d4434f8c12_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\Installer\setup.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\msedgewebview2.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\javaws.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\maintenanceservice.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\identity_helper.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Media Player\wmlaunch.exe 2026-07-04_e0639cf92b9eabc082f599d4434f8c12_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\VPREVIEW.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath\java.exe 2026-07-04_e0639cf92b9eabc082f599d4434f8c12_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateCore.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe 2026-07-04_e0639cf92b9eabc082f599d4434f8c12_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe$ 2026-07-04_e0639cf92b9eabc082f599d4434f8c12_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\java.exe 2026-07-04_e0639cf92b9eabc082f599d4434f8c12_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVDllSurrogate32.exe 2026-07-04_e0639cf92b9eabc082f599d4434f8c12_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\pingsender.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\plug_ins\pi_brokers\32BitMAPIBroker.exe$ patcher.exe - Drops file in Windows directory 63 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\ImmersiveControlPanel\SystemSettings.exe 2026-07-04_e0639cf92b9eabc082f599d4434f8c12_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File created C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_MSIL\ComSvcConfig\v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\ComSvcConfig.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_32\MSBuild\3.5.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe 2026-07-04_e0639cf92b9eabc082f599d4434f8c12_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\ComSvcConfig\3.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\ComSvcConfig.exe$ 2026-07-04_e0639cf92b9eabc082f599d4434f8c12_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_MSIL\dfsvc\v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\dfsvc.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\SMSvcHost\3.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\SMSvcHost.exe$ 2026-07-04_e0639cf92b9eabc082f599d4434f8c12_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\_4bitmapibroker.exe 2026-07-04_e0639cf92b9eabc082f599d4434f8c12_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\AdobeCollabSync.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\eula.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_32\MSBuild\3.5.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe$ 2026-07-04_e0639cf92b9eabc082f599d4434f8c12_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\AdobeCollabSync.exe 2026-07-04_e0639cf92b9eabc082f599d4434f8c12_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\reader_sl.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_64\MSBuild\3.5.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe 2026-07-04_e0639cf92b9eabc082f599d4434f8c12_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_32\MSBuild\v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\acrotextextractor.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\acrotextextractor.exe 2026-07-04_e0639cf92b9eabc082f599d4434f8c12_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_64\MSBuild\3.5.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\PresentationFontCache\3.0.0.0__31bf3856ad364e35\PresentationFontCache.exe 2026-07-04_e0639cf92b9eabc082f599d4434f8c12_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\BrowserCore\BrowserCore.exe 2026-07-04_e0639cf92b9eabc082f599d4434f8c12_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\AcroRd32Info.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_32\MSBuild\3.5.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\dfsvc\2.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\dfsvc.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\ComSvcConfig\3.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\ComSvcConfig.exe 2026-07-04_e0639cf92b9eabc082f599d4434f8c12_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\PresentationFontCache\3.0.0.0__31bf3856ad364e35\PresentationFontCache.exe 2026-07-04_e0639cf92b9eabc082f599d4434f8c12_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\acrobroker.exe 2026-07-04_e0639cf92b9eabc082f599d4434f8c12_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File created C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_64\MSBuild\3.5.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe 2026-07-04_e0639cf92b9eabc082f599d4434f8c12_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\PresentationFontCache\3.0.0.0__31bf3856ad364e35\PresentationFontCache.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\SMSvcHost\3.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\SMSvcHost.exe 2026-07-04_e0639cf92b9eabc082f599d4434f8c12_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File created C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\WsatConfig\3.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\WsatConfig.exe 2026-07-04_e0639cf92b9eabc082f599d4434f8c12_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\_4bitmapibroker.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\wow_helper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\wow_helper.exe 2026-07-04_e0639cf92b9eabc082f599d4434f8c12_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_MSIL\ComSvcConfig\v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\ComSvcConfig.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\ComSvcConfig\3.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\ComSvcConfig.exe 2026-07-04_e0639cf92b9eabc082f599d4434f8c12_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File created C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\SMSvcHost\3.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\SMSvcHost.exe 2026-07-04_e0639cf92b9eabc082f599d4434f8c12_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\eula.exe 2026-07-04_e0639cf92b9eabc082f599d4434f8c12_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_64\MSBuild\v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_MSIL\dfsvc\v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\dfsvc.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\PresentationFontCache\3.0.0.0__31bf3856ad364e35\PresentationFontCache.exe$ 2026-07-04_e0639cf92b9eabc082f599d4434f8c12_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\SMSvcHost\3.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\SMSvcHost.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\adelrcp.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\reader_sl.exe 2026-07-04_e0639cf92b9eabc082f599d4434f8c12_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File created C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_32\MSBuild\3.5.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe 2026-07-04_e0639cf92b9eabc082f599d4434f8c12_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\WsatConfig\3.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\WsatConfig.exe$ 2026-07-04_e0639cf92b9eabc082f599d4434f8c12_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\ImmersiveControlPanel\SystemSettings.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\acrobroker.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_32\MSBuild\v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_64\MSBuild\v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\logtransport2.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\logtransport2.exe 2026-07-04_e0639cf92b9eabc082f599d4434f8c12_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_MSIL\ComSvcConfig\v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\ComSvcConfig.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\dfsvc\2.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\dfsvc.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\AcroRd32Info.exe 2026-07-04_e0639cf92b9eabc082f599d4434f8c12_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_32\MSBuild\v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\dfsvc\2.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\dfsvc.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\WsatConfig\3.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\WsatConfig.exe 2026-07-04_e0639cf92b9eabc082f599d4434f8c12_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\WsatConfig\3.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\WsatConfig.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\BrowserCore\BrowserCore.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_64\MSBuild\v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Installer\$PatchCache$\Managed\68AB67CA7DA73301B744CAF070E41400\15.7.20033\adelrcp.exe 2026-07-04_e0639cf92b9eabc082f599d4434f8c12_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\assembly\GAC_MSIL\dfsvc\v4.0_4.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\dfsvc.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_64\MSBuild\3.5.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe$ 2026-07-04_e0639cf92b9eabc082f599d4434f8c12_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\ComSvcConfig\3.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\ComSvcConfig.exe patcher.exe - 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.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-07-04_e0639cf92b9eabc082f599d4434f8c12_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language patcher.exe - NTFS ADS 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\:\autorun.inf 2026-07-04_e0639cf92b9eabc082f599d4434f8c12_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 1800 2026-07-04_e0639cf92b9eabc082f599d4434f8c12_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe 2344 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-04_e0639cf92b9eabc082f599d4434f8c12_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-04_e0639cf92b9eabc082f599d4434f8c12_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:1800
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C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exeC:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe1⤵
- 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:2344
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 990KB
- SHA256 4f453b04ac1bb6f45508e362eae26d5d2a119e05941357076833bd9bfab523c7
- MD5 e0639cf92b9eabc082f599d4434f8c12
- SHA1 2c3fb88ced6ca5ee73b73ee6bbb8e5052a167a50
- SHA512 c8e7eb32056df74ed240c3e3930e30c275b88da8ef3fe8cb574ffb60b9cc532f801fbc5a9d25e50b1ffdd1016e995038c3a8d5db08a63d28a89df86777a4765d
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6iLa5D5TvinrmdocjPXikjem51:A3k03kB56rG1
- TLSH T145257B03E6950FA5D00F81709A958662EA777C425F6093DF2358EE153F72BC06B3A39B
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 1.5MB
- SHA256 875072dc784c9d124360f16541aaab68d5ba9a4f09b55bf03ed42cbaabd1f466
- MD5 c233608befc1e95b57093d04a7718bf9
- SHA1 c01cb06ac00d44b03a30c670d6cd5cc0a6bb9df2
- SHA512 735ae1844778e3732622572971ea2847d5478a44cdf2d290a81bb95c6d5fd409aef7b187a655b6337c12d7f06e17e8569ba7cf5ff4fc60a8e54407569ee95de1
- SSDEEP 24576:A3mnXoZ643mnXoZ6iLa5D5TvinrmdocjPXikjem5x0Le5ji0hmxNrM:A3k03kB56rGxPji0Aj
- TLSH T125756B16F6A44BA5D02FC074C5D2966AEA733C425F3087CB1354DE283F63BD19A3A762
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH