Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    121s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260629-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260629-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    05/07/2026, 16:10

General

  • Target
    2026-07-05_52686de3c63bc10873f2c02763ccb1da_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redline-ste.exe
  • Size 11.2MB
  • Sample260705-tmp12shv7k
  • SHA256 e096423cf3457a96b673cc5d012f4d44843661a0fbdcd56c890f1489acd11228
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Grants admin privileges 1 TTPs

    Uses net.exe to modify the user's privileges.

  • Disables service(s) 3 TTPs
  • Executes dropped EXE 2 IoCs
  • Network Share Discovery 1 TTPs

    Attempt to gather information on host network.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 4 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Launches sc.exe 5 IoCs

    Sc.exe is a Windows utlilty to control services on the system.

  • Permission Groups Discovery: Local Groups 1 TTPs

    Attempt to find local system groups and permission settings.

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 31 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Runs net.exe
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 30 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-05_52686de3c63bc10873f2c02763ccb1da_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redline-ste.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-05_52686de3c63bc10873f2c02763ccb1da_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redline-ste.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:5612
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Windows\system32\Option.bat
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:5852
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UpdatAuto.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\UpdatAuto.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5868
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Windows\system32\Option.bat
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:5812
    • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-05_52686de3c63bc10873f2c02763ccb1da_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redline-ste~4.exe
      2026-07-05_52686de3c63bc10873f2c02763ccb1da_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redline-ste~4.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:6352
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c net stop sharedaccess
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4868
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net stop sharedaccess
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2988
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop sharedaccess
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:7004
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c net stop wuauserv
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5280
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net stop wuauserv
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:6648
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop wuauserv
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:3420
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c net stop wscsvc
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4216
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net stop wscsvc
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4484
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop wscsvc
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:3880
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c net stop srservice
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:7032
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net stop srservice
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2404
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop srservice
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:440
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c net start TlntSvr
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5164
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net start TlntSvr
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1692
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 start TlntSvr
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:5024
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c net user helpassistant 123456
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5200
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net user helpassistant 123456
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4008
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 user helpassistant 123456
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:4912
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c net localgroup administrators helpassistant /add
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:3324
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net localgroup administrators helpassistant /add
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1540
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 localgroup administrators helpassistant /add
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:6680
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      sc config srservice start= disabled
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:5944
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      sc config SharedAccess start= disabled
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:4020
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      sc config wuauserv start= disabled
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:6016
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      sc config wscsvc start= disabled
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:5212
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      sc config srservice start= disabled
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:760

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        7z.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe
        • Size 11.5MB
        • SHA256 7ce022fb18bdc90b4aae19b08ba10a189cbe4ed9a67d5ef9eeb511631ab2b9de
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7zFM.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe
        • Size 11.9MB
        • SHA256 c2545945f80f220ea79f2ff963c7f0c69c4e6a7b9060f3bba92209d7767e92a1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7zG.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe
        • Size 11.7MB
        • SHA256 5125aec1c61f83bb4b518a0dea58759b2761d398239588fa31a9d42c156c1f95
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Uninstall.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 11.0MB
        • SHA256 9d8d1b3875806b41042b53b749ae2d0602d181ad90754aae1310812323e554df
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrmstp.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\chrmstp.exe
        • Size 17.0MB
        • SHA256 4c283691c02604bb27bcb07c2e3751a180d31a35115ca3f5293cf0fe1af1640b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        setup.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\setup.exe
        • Size 17.0MB
        • SHA256 f80a72982866c0e2cb8e7b8bb8185042d9c798dae67b3bf1d7a9caa67b40d487
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrome_pwa_launcher.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\chrome_pwa_launcher.exe
        • Size 12.7MB
        • SHA256 fa993f429432c8dad70aa15fe34a1bc6d6c318dda41809ee0eb646a9da3c3470
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        elevated_tracing_service.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevated_tracing_service.exe
        • Size 14.5MB
        • SHA256 82dda3812806c4f185d1f74f622ff76907940ecab6c56b7682fc036c117f0252
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        elevation_service.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe
        • Size 13.3MB
        • SHA256 d039a17c78abc5ddde73eabc04bcc41d6e5f6ed0757b371cd6d905a237d95360
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        notification_helper.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\notification_helper.exe
        • Size 12.6MB
        • SHA256 e3dc8b23cd464ec56c221f4ed433bb17f7e7912c3b7e6dc07f2e3eabced42773
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        os_update_handler.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\os_update_handler.exe
        • Size 12.8MB
        • SHA256 445061a3106755ff0d2e7fc01110a55e17860bbd45cb92ee0ac6881f30d26b7b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrome.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
        • Size 14.1MB
        • SHA256 9d803c8277bbe4022c3956aaca8773052690a3d52a4e3e282901bf89d95249e9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrome_proxy.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome_proxy.exe
        • Size 12.4MB
        • SHA256 29aa0b2205fdf67e9c473ca721009c85c42f1641999443f4f6102f1527789b73
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        appletviewer.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\appletviewer.exe
        • Size 11.0MB
        • SHA256 ed76fe6f09421091f786cb87db40f5949b3a5ead3ea38fd9d9b9bd7568650db4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        extcheck.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\extcheck.exe
        • Size 11.0MB
        • SHA256 b85e312d72e2804e827154998b49b4cdea485f57c18a405a8d63265bf8d5545a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        idlj.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\idlj.exe
        • Size 11.0MB
        • SHA256 b5cb1d0308ae1aeb10be96fd7b167b75bb820f4dfb448450971bdddc454efaef
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jabswitch.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe
        • Size 11.0MB
        • SHA256 77bbd8576e2c9ee19b16decb6a1616b04166651194b46ff6290632ef0a0fc9a5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jar.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jar.exe
        • Size 11.0MB
        • SHA256 ef5fd1dc45528d3bcab191f49862d2d67561718fde642ca76b04214ea61356c5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        dotnet.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe
        • Size 11.1MB
        • SHA256 5b8b993706ea4c9b2ca295608037dd4153f699ee4fd179f0cfa05b0eb052b45e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        createdump.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\6.0.27\createdump.exe
        • Size 11.0MB
        • SHA256 b9ea465402a02597635de342a3c9570273669ad1abf7646a1b456e9e863c3096
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        createdump.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.16\createdump.exe
        • Size 11.1MB
        • SHA256 48e161b8e2a4ef67a3d1df5492584a2e82b9d9d55e878905788bc08a0954a38a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        createdump.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\8.0.15\createdump.exe
        • Size 11.1MB
        • SHA256 30efdebd22a40487185380ea48ded63d977ab9859e48794279ba32661d15b3bc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        2026-07-05_52686de3c63bc10873f2c02763ccb1da_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redline-ste~4.exe

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-05_52686de3c63bc10873f2c02763ccb1da_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redline-ste~4.exe
        • Size 202KB
        • SHA256 6437dbe9b983f869ba3e5a0aee14a3249e8189fb4b8fb157c885f47dac12f480
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Option.bat

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Option.bat
        • Size 53B
        • SHA256 0bc485263cf8a962e64db0b88f156f2a9af1b81ecfdb1cf9111d497e85df70f3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        UpdatAuto.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UpdatAuto.exe
        • Size 11.0MB
        • SHA256 8f7b5302de019ee37df09e20bd59bb941fddd8ad22f214e9370cdf78c7167dce
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 11.0MB
        • SHA256 c7cd5386c9e0f57da97b9567c9d68ade0b90a40a7b5bc4d2966034e022725cbb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 11.0MB
        • SHA256 c20b76ccc69c065f2e08cead9182961f513749425f6763df638d34866cce37b9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 11.0MB
        • SHA256 b6b3f4c1fa296d39f3d5751a4b3f1356d874c32ffbd00d6e31e6abf0b08f9162
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 11.0MB
        • SHA256 b5fc095342c149b5c80bf50425b53ecfa07fdf79354671581dc68fb99aca3494
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 605.4MB
        • SHA256 338f99c6941adc1152c21fedc45e24a2b05cc7dd180be1ecdb4f5ba55a3086b5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 603.3MB
        • SHA256 35da70b01d15c85b82d11e3cb9285fc77cfd9a42ae797eb3f4d2b28b0476cffa
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 11.0MB
        • SHA256 809bd23e3a70482278887b9d1c25a4616823300651dd7049ac9474c18e22e546
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 11.0MB
        • SHA256 206cb63242cba0c1a20e5b07e1d799cef1a9635f661f155c38cb6c69e9c4433e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 11.0MB
        • SHA256 81a175f146133812d0940d59f07f6c55cf4193fffe70d45c26445c816fa53322
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 11.0MB
        • SHA256 4da4d5da592623e7454df4e188084f4d0776de52e4cb95093497dd80a2283ba3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 11.0MB
        • SHA256 59bdb6f440b80ffc79606091b8bbe063e7a7ebc97aca3fa2d94af9628fb636f8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH