Analysis

  • max time kernel
    101s
  • max time network
    149s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    09/07/2026, 14:55

General

  • Target
    2026-07-09_354b9ae3a6fd9c9036632422f560a7b8_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
  • Size 966KB
  • Sample260709-sav6vsdt21
  • SHA256 68af6b575cbc38279734463ba3ba45b5dc4080a54d93f2f245506a53281532bf
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables packed with ASPack 11 IoCs
  • ASPack v2.12-2.42 7 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with ASPack v2.12-2.42

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • 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
  • 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\2026-07-09_354b9ae3a6fd9c9036632422f560a7b8_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-09_354b9ae3a6fd9c9036632422f560a7b8_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:3008
  • 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
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:4256

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        patcher.exe

        • Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
        • Size 966KB
        • SHA256 68af6b575cbc38279734463ba3ba45b5dc4080a54d93f2f245506a53281532bf
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        setup.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\Installer\setup.exe$
        • Size 1.5MB
        • SHA256 912093799b5930415ac4a43e1f35439d03d9524c343dc71d350163e7a8e7e063
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7z.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
        • Size 1.5MB
        • SHA256 5b6ac40cac346653583692addcf1c391d056c4f2b5ca04babfabd6c8759a2e64
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        java-rmi.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe
        • Size 990KB
        • SHA256 99f66424f34a6bcdfb5fdd0a30fd6f1f4f9c726315541e12c770a7ec82a88aca
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        java-rmi.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe$
        • Size 1.1MB
        • SHA256 9fb53c10f87d6ce4eebe563fc18f648d2c1e3efdc0d8117801c23838c1ec4a16
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        excelcnv.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\excelcnv.exe
        • Size 1.2MB
        • SHA256 19350afb68e0e6deaee914b19b9eb36ef60231981d9f9136fecf38ba8e867ad5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        misc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\misc.exe
        • Size 1.3MB
        • SHA256 b18517b6e22250ec78a50125894bfcff796fc33f2879a164922327a1b8c60df5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/3008-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

        memory/3008-40-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

        memory/4256-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

        memory/4256-59-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp