Analysis

  • max time kernel
    108s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260706-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260706-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    07/07/2026, 12:53

General

  • Target
    2026-07-07_be5f80dedbe01db2bb97a953224bb661_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe
  • Size 874KB
  • Sample260707-p45evaft2r
  • SHA256 0eee923c29fab7bd8bb270c91e3d896b8a2e03a18cbfa386e054f2198ac5967f
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables packed with ASPack 38 IoCs
  • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup 2 TTPs 1 IoCs

    Adversaries may achieve persistence by adding a Registry key to the Active Setup of the local machine.

  • ASPack v2.12-2.42 35 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
  • Enumerates connected drives 3 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Attempts to read the root path of hard drives other than the default C: drive.

  • 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 18 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.

  • Checks SCSI registry key(s) 3 TTPs 62 IoCs

    SCSI information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Modifies Internet Explorer settings 1 TTPs 1 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 35 IoCs
  • NTFS ADS 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken 52 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow 51 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage 42 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 5 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 1 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-07_be5f80dedbe01db2bb97a953224bb661_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-07_be5f80dedbe01db2bb97a953224bb661_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_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:1292
  • 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:4416
  • C:\Windows\system32\sihost.exe
    sihost.exe
    1⤵
    • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2220
    • C:\Windows\explorer.exe
      explorer.exe /LOADSAVEDWINDOWS
      2⤵
      • Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Active Setup
      • Enumerates connected drives
      • Checks SCSI registry key(s)
      • Modifies Internet Explorer settings
      • Modifies registry class
      • Suspicious behavior: EnumeratesProcesses
      • Suspicious use of AdjustPrivilegeToken
      • Suspicious use of FindShellTrayWindow
      • Suspicious use of SendNotifyMessage
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:5560
  • C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe
    "C:\Windows\SystemApps\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\StartMenuExperienceHost.exe" -ServerName:App.AppXywbrabmsek0gm3tkwpr5kwzbs55tkqay.mca
    1⤵
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:2628
  • C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchHost.exe
    "C:\Windows\SystemApps\MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_cw5n1h2txyewy\SearchHost.exe" -ServerName:CortanaUI.AppXstmwaab17q5s3y22tp6apqz7a45vwv65.mca
    1⤵
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:5912

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        patcher.exe

        • Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
        • Size 874KB
        • SHA256 0eee923c29fab7bd8bb270c91e3d896b8a2e03a18cbfa386e054f2198ac5967f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7z.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
        • Size 1.4MB
        • SHA256 0c933659f3fb86dfc3b410727c72a83d3af1a54430b47602b9e85b8ad6d725ac
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Uninstall.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 889KB
        • SHA256 048fc80660c8ce730b952c64136cb85ee7a51e3d790914e0a3248ba3df3ebc3a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        IntegratedOffice.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\IntegratedOffice.exe
        • Size 922KB
        • SHA256 9d116a96058a0a660692155fbd0cc940b457de6eee18f9186d04d20a2a8ccc61
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jconsole.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe
        • Size 898KB
        • SHA256 98a3213706fb86d473a4e523a510bd27f25c428b5ffddb9342fcd067aa13b5ce
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdb.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdb.exe
        • Size 898KB
        • SHA256 76ff0818257a2db93dd70ac8539f1744a4400f12b1d390f066f725e5e1f83d7c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdeps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdeps.exe
        • Size 898KB
        • SHA256 ddf4d09970234727c88aa9bd28b1a152655133fee4a9ad341b04f8851764bece
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jhat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe
        • Size 898KB
        • SHA256 22ea3db6405eeddca982b0deca0be3961713eaf945334baf4898e64ad791c1d5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jinfo.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe
        • Size 898KB
        • SHA256 e0acf979d5d431f983acb857d209b17e7560d35da97c33c91a74d1e0f11ac681
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jjs.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe
        • Size 898KB
        • SHA256 a3f4317d41407c84d1d9fd04aea008dcd72dbfb8803f6c53c0c1da9a9c3fb4d9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jmap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe
        • Size 898KB
        • SHA256 376e377d8c95f2f06d09999eba94a63664f21d233af451e215b3dbebcb42c1c6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe
        • Size 898KB
        • SHA256 e1cf114669438f7dde69660e058feaf8244fb715c92b8925e01eeeaab5b4e01e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jrunscript.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe
        • Size 898KB
        • SHA256 68ccb3d607c6cfc4dc3971315cf05b1e1942ac3f93a89fbfbd1134cb03aa8670
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jsadebugd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jsadebugd.exe
        • Size 898KB
        • SHA256 1a95d0a627d858f3e262b78c414ef5d4a7847a8e736921aedd4dd3abcb39eb5f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstack.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe
        • Size 898KB
        • SHA256 7b0fdafb195df1a9d68eae9c60ca50379d64ae16d802ca5d7da67491561e160f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe
        • Size 898KB
        • SHA256 461a1f9e3660c851ed27e5acc53294733532c720422184b8d41cbed57425c171
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstatd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe
        • Size 898KB
        • SHA256 2892b72b5cffdc9ea5a1fe34d0ed8aa2d22cf2df0f052ac040edf0547e7d2ac6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        keytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe
        • Size 898KB
        • SHA256 2363717d7ba4c74906e9be8b38b1fdb1d69a083051c7e39d6628ed1248acb974
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        kinit.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe
        • Size 898KB
        • SHA256 383df0eaa0d24f5b65551dc3c381ba1ed0be882894d8728d6f29185b023d6d33
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        klist.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe
        • Size 898KB
        • SHA256 963199729eb9d24a0f9e2bdc63ba9aad724a7dddcdf9d526ad424b2503d6083c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ktab.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe
        • Size 898KB
        • SHA256 0669a03d49515e54bd7de4efeabe56462e2104e21ac5a6936ece6f6b9cae5096
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        native2ascii.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe
        • Size 898KB
        • SHA256 21b034e303a212e2cee8112801585bec65afc6a9cea03ecf88b57c52f61667df
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        orbd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe
        • Size 898KB
        • SHA256 d12935cd1ecae315d43a76fe189c157ffe3a2c5054ec285f9be1a632d8a676b5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pack200.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe
        • Size 898KB
        • SHA256 b0338f055d9d40c19b0248d44b9cd87e514e1fa6488ec84414ddba336540b890
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        policytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe
        • Size 898KB
        • SHA256 d49b304782bee9bb9f8001ea61e19289182224f832f4efdbfcef883e607b0b7a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmic.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.exe
        • Size 898KB
        • SHA256 1ec38b83c7918a6e346c5120e755855c939ba216cd95f39437be39cfea41bdbb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmid.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe
        • Size 898KB
        • SHA256 0a8f0a390b16f014188aa27b879e07aea29ab48d05c49974fb7656b2539372b5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmiregistry.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe
        • Size 898KB
        • SHA256 0fd02f7118e453d6d11b7d987852a741536c161d6915e731bdf8859297d0ca4d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        schemagen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe
        • Size 898KB
        • SHA256 696d81dc5a80c816bb65b14d9c84497c9c1220690e0b3b3b3236103915b270c2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        serialver.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe
        • Size 898KB
        • SHA256 c8df610b5c9715209de263d12087fda04525d6bb96302b52205f4b05b1c29421
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        servertool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe
        • Size 898KB
        • SHA256 7d9ebe2ae577e1a94520890f5d3af866a4925514ca5efec60ffbbf1152f6b4eb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        tnameserv.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe
        • Size 898KB
        • SHA256 5b9d9d0c5ec502907b7215013d6ec1db838cc205c5827c41ec99cb859cd3c33f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsgen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe
        • Size 898KB
        • SHA256 8e6bfe58a6e21f4e127adf52e88b829c3b70a9a72b7659423b68f06ea97db06d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsimport.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsimport.exe
        • Size 898KB
        • SHA256 86a2060500e928acb75b47d7ea585190adde1e4e5b187c0ae036ac8c46bbe283
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        xjc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\xjc.exe
        • Size 898KB
        • SHA256 3e6a4f2651ffef9f0465b51de30e281d8cca1dae9a88e343d3361a8a7c47f9c3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        prep_Activatable Class_Hermes_perf.cache

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewy\TempState\prep_Activatable Class_Hermes_perf.cache
        • Size 599B
        • SHA256 b536a3dae9ea5c69081f0491eed829e3b57e32401fdf49a63031bcd6b20e6fdb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        memory/1292-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

        memory/1292-21-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

        memory/4416-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

        memory/5560-926-0x000000000AA30000-0x000000000AC8F000-memory.dmp

        memory/5912-945-0x000002E013D70000-0x000002E013E70000-memory.dmp

        memory/5912-965-0x000002E003B70000-0x000002E003B90000-memory.dmp

        memory/5912-933-0x000002E0001E0000-0x000002E0002E0000-memory.dmp

        memory/5912-944-0x000002E003910000-0x000002E003930000-memory.dmp

        memory/5912-978-0x000002E0141B0000-0x000002E0141D0000-memory.dmp

        memory/5912-934-0x000002E0001E0000-0x000002E0002E0000-memory.dmp

        memory/5912-935-0x000002E0001E0000-0x000002E0002E0000-memory.dmp