Analysis

  • max time kernel
    120s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260629-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260629-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    04/07/2026, 18:47

General

  • Target
    2026-07-04_5aed1eaf5c243359b5391740a8f56d4a_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
  • Size 909KB
  • Sample260704-xfa54ab13s
  • SHA256 1ea6116b0944e22ac2db328c98312c67a38f4fe1fdb36b6abf0b50e29f398710
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables packed with ASPack 46 IoCs
  • ASPack v2.12-2.42 43 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 1 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\2026-07-04_5aed1eaf5c243359b5391740a8f56d4a_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-04_5aed1eaf5c243359b5391740a8f56d4a_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:2656
  • 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:5512

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        patcher.exe

        • Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
        • Size 909KB
        • SHA256 1ea6116b0944e22ac2db328c98312c67a38f4fe1fdb36b6abf0b50e29f398710
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7z.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
        • Size 1.4MB
        • SHA256 53a43a68b02df6556b52e1867df69e524420a272402de8cad15e4710ad90648a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Uninstall.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 924KB
        • SHA256 e612353884ad1390552fd36224facab03b53179ebe500f427c1108b9f295f299
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        InspectorOfficeGadget.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\InspectorOfficeGadget.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 93889f757ea00aa4c7eefa680482ee62d63887f0cd1218c3b7bf0b124ab4e937
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jar.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jar.exe
        • Size 933KB
        • SHA256 97def70298eb0596fbe84167d8ba040134da9cc81f07dc61235209a82f060fdb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jarsigner.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jarsigner.exe
        • Size 933KB
        • SHA256 45b51fa64e16f1e5df6a694d90ff48f71b45178c9ba290258ad9f6730ae48240
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        java-rmi.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe
        • Size 933KB
        • SHA256 ea7b6f6f019184115d9153c60d5225da7272fc5c5fc7fbcce1be31c3a5d13f7b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javac.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javac.exe
        • Size 933KB
        • SHA256 9551983dbe600ab82905436ac6dd8962590d6f697b8eca798098b8f7ee6c400f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javadoc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javadoc.exe
        • Size 933KB
        • SHA256 87569cdbebac85a438502cb8419d397d5e3522f0a4751c4ea9b2c32cb2e108fa
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javah.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javah.exe
        • Size 933KB
        • SHA256 43bc0fc92a1982dab2c79794063da21bcfb27fe0b09feafe4196e0a02e6ffdc0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javap.exe
        • Size 933KB
        • SHA256 a34476ddd13904a5f66740f1568998b7d7977079f161e4a5037413aebe772a43
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jcmd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jcmd.exe
        • Size 933KB
        • SHA256 949b66a32cdedfdb09a1f935b5162b36da024783146fd2248826e7438ed7174e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jconsole.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe
        • Size 933KB
        • SHA256 869d519ff7f9c7a6f6e33b2b41af1e3ede2244fc16b71bc2c4630138276977bf
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdb.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdb.exe
        • Size 933KB
        • SHA256 08b5f68afc98aab33720ab8abf5afd22a41e28b4e4ba26cbf29f86093ddb6fc0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdeps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdeps.exe
        • Size 933KB
        • SHA256 7023933d1bd4c1b4f169fb714d60846f5b4de9bd476fa88185ac711cac9e4029
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jhat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe
        • Size 933KB
        • SHA256 8d11bd56d4de8046e7a9bf7dc1f5fd8ad6041461c3f019861bf03439c5c6d870
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jinfo.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe
        • Size 933KB
        • SHA256 78fcd97cd0274c1bedc7b7ead21825fc32ea73cc6170f01047ec1121c513be71
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jjs.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe
        • Size 933KB
        • SHA256 4194e888e8880bf9e0785c96397db100ea12aefd838f1576e562b60ea8b6dade
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jmap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe
        • Size 933KB
        • SHA256 cc0d802afe4c25a214a87e7af270e522039bdf76e7fb38c1eb2bfec3cadd26b0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe
        • Size 933KB
        • SHA256 d4ff7f498345a99d4c76e43e7d86aacbe9efa9e091a7afc7b8983a6146aee417
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jrunscript.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe
        • Size 933KB
        • SHA256 33ed1b1c98912d49ec786c56353b81a587088c64b97079bf9f55d18859aa6a0d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jsadebugd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jsadebugd.exe
        • Size 933KB
        • SHA256 452fe2e64fc540e2936eeeaf8b7fe87e0cb9c2661bd2941b92b4547c9aaa23d9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstack.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe
        • Size 933KB
        • SHA256 f9b089eb4d9c7dc39f3151c0904123d470d1f598a544765ce30e2210b4dd621c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe
        • Size 933KB
        • SHA256 112d6e37b249a9c3deb11faeb56f359000200f8c2d9d3dc7bb9a6ffc6d7e7285
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstatd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe
        • Size 933KB
        • SHA256 3ac723d5f515b79741b404b2113081e53ad63eea8674638955d0e45f3a1a0582
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        keytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe
        • Size 933KB
        • SHA256 188e71d40b9f79755302dddfb59d28b941314f7e6803a40b8484a0b59a54e072
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        kinit.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe
        • Size 933KB
        • SHA256 df51c3a2aaf057f6915d543666c90eebd2dd3e0a608592481506d46013f4a02e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        klist.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe
        • Size 933KB
        • SHA256 12d7dede4bcfe4f1f5210f12f98fb9a789d481d2b7bf347789ac5ba98ef96510
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ktab.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe
        • Size 933KB
        • SHA256 6cac1b0b2b27708202f3c344dc947a1eb3f456720fd6e91aafb1c6ca6c9183a9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        native2ascii.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe
        • Size 933KB
        • SHA256 28625b6f9ff63450cc5eb3aee4eb6aee9abfa4776aea78b9057d13413e049477
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        orbd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe
        • Size 933KB
        • SHA256 4f564fb4550df5be0b9d5bf94644488f5be95f4615624b27fae419caee29560b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pack200.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe
        • Size 933KB
        • SHA256 ad02eae93b9df750bc3d52719d4b41f263b1bedd8c8a3e841b55be4d2df50d9a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        policytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe
        • Size 933KB
        • SHA256 cfc4d3730c518cc319d631b0678e706b4d178315308901ad682fc5374ca3eeea
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmic.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.exe
        • Size 933KB
        • SHA256 84330feb311c0ec8a170c93682dd50d2a574f2ce78ace9ce2c8fd568232e7f7c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmid.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe
        • Size 933KB
        • SHA256 af5ce564ea4aa4b3e9420ed6bfd6dbb3be113a064e92645a457c5c39aeb1476c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmiregistry.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe
        • Size 933KB
        • SHA256 8b8fc523ed7f8953f0b06e3bc987ea39d763fe604202d84c781652173b23ee24
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        schemagen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe
        • Size 933KB
        • SHA256 4e1545cd72acb8ef8ae68fbe241eb83e99f6db4ec5cae4c3a1d43cf698b3838f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        serialver.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe
        • Size 933KB
        • SHA256 7f1ac63fb76129aee4c7d11f78179c05ca0cc81cec9cd11888445a2b2d1b5d85
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        servertool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe
        • Size 933KB
        • SHA256 80f3ff6118f364a6b2ab17e9fe38bdfa5bc851f63a92206d6a5a154c58ef2987
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        tnameserv.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe
        • Size 933KB
        • SHA256 d20dec792fae2f71da7cba816e0b356ce6431e126c8ad257870512909a51c0e0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsgen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe
        • Size 933KB
        • SHA256 ef4b1b4cf6c6b83739652874f7c0be34685d91db5c0c14c48bc044a3887b34a6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsimport.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsimport.exe
        • Size 933KB
        • SHA256 67dfedeaf9cd0b7bab0955461776055549a90c0eb9206954731c724eb8f4cf8d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        xjc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\xjc.exe
        • Size 933KB
        • SHA256 7da7e3c106b999a75f77acf83dbe56f552e4a092867b947d1e319bb668499bd5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/2656-21-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

        memory/2656-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

        memory/5512-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp