Analysis

  • max time kernel
    95s
  • max time network
    113s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    09/07/2026, 16:23

General

  • Target
    2026-07-09_d3bc65db80f1edcc4b3bd8bfd5cd00ec_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
  • Size 809KB
  • Sample260709-tv528sdv3m
  • SHA256 9e2ebc64c4609a91e3916153302dace3e003e83621b3aa240c83ec8ac45e3c55
  • 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 Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 26 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 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-09_d3bc65db80f1edcc4b3bd8bfd5cd00ec_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-09_d3bc65db80f1edcc4b3bd8bfd5cd00ec_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:1040
  • 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 Program Files directory
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • NTFS ADS
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:1216

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        patcher.exe

        • Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
        • Size 809KB
        • SHA256 9e2ebc64c4609a91e3916153302dace3e003e83621b3aa240c83ec8ac45e3c55
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7z.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
        • Size 1.3MB
        • SHA256 9c81082b2333bfb899786461ba25b4161433c93f06d70cc5247f931fdc5e78f8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Uninstall.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 824KB
        • SHA256 fdc959f25d44c85c81fceeb09bbdb7c9f984a01c65b332ac39ab35cead133a15
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        MavInject32.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\MavInject32.exe$
        • Size 1.1MB
        • SHA256 21ffec2843eba7ae694d4213ea428d2a1f20dca3e58d3a369d8cbc6ac893cd88
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        java-rmi.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe
        • Size 833KB
        • SHA256 c18f3b6e6934fc1fb51bed99b8e3ab248bf007084d7540f265958e54e795ec36
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javac.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javac.exe
        • Size 833KB
        • SHA256 f8eb3a153aedabb7190b528256e610e633ad7ee8c4af81c7cd211058a8de9cff
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javadoc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javadoc.exe
        • Size 833KB
        • SHA256 5b39009ae3174e802fb624699f53bf135be24eef72251d219f1a2fe4eb945e61
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javafxpackager.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javafxpackager.exe
        • Size 971KB
        • SHA256 0128fd0487a7f65868c74302e3dae151b687c5396dddd4350a56e21bbc5b89b4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javah.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javah.exe
        • Size 833KB
        • SHA256 e63f3968e25c6696e613a774c09d968466c83891f51643339d885bd23b0aa4a2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javap.exe
        • Size 833KB
        • SHA256 eac9dc2697ca6d1ec34433d18a2472f05e06bded4b825bbf3cd09b6b8193c9c6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javapackager.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javapackager.exe
        • Size 971KB
        • SHA256 46787bb085219a81510422826af2eef8108319ac13719de860a0e8ca466d9661
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jcmd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jcmd.exe
        • Size 833KB
        • SHA256 18cc822a40235f2f0968d9be95402579da4543621590741472b10d86188d69f3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jconsole.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe
        • Size 833KB
        • SHA256 27740315bafcc5eae786de8299f7ac076bc6c17f6079ba038f4b739be5aae10e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdb.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdb.exe
        • Size 833KB
        • SHA256 6e886df1141b52efc5916b8cfe7d6fd2fb618ebfbc22b7c688c44b1fba437741
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdeps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdeps.exe
        • Size 833KB
        • SHA256 c5059b00e7a4770c666d5952e0d5c6f4517faad33f53aca20def3df6c48df638
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jhat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe
        • Size 833KB
        • SHA256 2ed71ebc79da09dba4915b3b95281629c38f8a048131fb1c9ba8ed63c0287dc8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jinfo.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe
        • Size 833KB
        • SHA256 3abf3f38efde359167f23c9f3b88bf97bd47c1ad3a102639de4cbd4c5cf8fe44
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jjs.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe
        • Size 833KB
        • SHA256 9920c84b597c94f55dc4dbcd0cea233b9c7e201442d818411a60aaae7b29d0b6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jmap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe
        • Size 833KB
        • SHA256 c99c00dad5e147df12ce6a6b726325a90acfa573524e6e534dcd8309660c7240
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe
        • Size 833KB
        • SHA256 605bc9141889ac7478c8237a7a3dcda8e28203ec2550b2b57d7afa8877ff6b68
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jrunscript.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe
        • Size 833KB
        • SHA256 2168971cbfdea2c2fef693bfa9f08214f3768d3cc2287303e5bfa89bc6b317ab
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jsadebugd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jsadebugd.exe
        • Size 833KB
        • SHA256 5526ee5fae175e98966df872e01f4977676425d4f7201fef91313c13a92f9358
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstack.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe
        • Size 833KB
        • SHA256 b474402d177a387a5ba177b8e4fd90e02062046b8dd883f51ada10d010f8dde2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe
        • Size 833KB
        • SHA256 bead1b9189105330fa701845977dcc7a904e6732643a5eae6deca4cb24bec72e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstatd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe
        • Size 833KB
        • SHA256 c6f0a86250b6a15371f883af541b4556c0e6190361aeb8a20c5dc6d2b4d38379
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        keytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe
        • Size 833KB
        • SHA256 e682965195def2ab54bbc8f7328335fc6c65677562536dc7c4366b00a5cc42d2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        kinit.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe
        • Size 833KB
        • SHA256 c05e75d6063ad236adf03bf40f6e0dee04e6c050176866ecd4bc515b054b7278
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        klist.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe
        • Size 833KB
        • SHA256 b74f6bcb3ce9967431782d9f968c1deb749a22fb9b70d8c11001117942ee4b9e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ktab.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe
        • Size 833KB
        • SHA256 1177809fe286044dcbaad40279a9c17e31f587e3c1b656099860043b35e512e1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        native2ascii.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe
        • Size 833KB
        • SHA256 b314e3ddcb40c3e403703f35f726c52d9353531b19310f30d892cb2b029d6ebc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        orbd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe
        • Size 833KB
        • SHA256 d48ec35f1e9039dd378e79b544fc27382cf88a15e78b8158430882bce3e6bde0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pack200.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe
        • Size 833KB
        • SHA256 e4e4cd2283b3e3056bad9006402546d62f770dc37f4f488760ae3fbe00bc96d0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        policytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe
        • Size 833KB
        • SHA256 5cbacd5a15f5a184d047723b01decfa1304daac07f572d23702b9e2a6271eaad
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmic.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.exe
        • Size 833KB
        • SHA256 93237f1c6dbb7ea8c7d52d37a327dab1c186dfa1183fbb91fa9bd134fe5c408c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmid.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe
        • Size 833KB
        • SHA256 8cbf86645675054e2559a1d53b36dc1570dffca3713cb96ae95a964a5348f61d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmiregistry.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe
        • Size 833KB
        • SHA256 dfb55308f44a390dfdb5ca82db6961c188871c2f5f26bb86158a2cdf1d2f78de
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        schemagen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe
        • Size 833KB
        • SHA256 108d0d1512f7705363bdbc1588640c10dafa8b9573ab3fcc2db332ce2dbb9800
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        serialver.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe
        • Size 833KB
        • SHA256 f28f6cf696fd456e9ee8b037bdee419b7934961b8592b9610e38a11ecaa6417a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        servertool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe
        • Size 833KB
        • SHA256 e7f65481d7b268468ba5a52dc44849cc05b2ca714e98cc03155a30c33745f237
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        tnameserv.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe
        • Size 833KB
        • SHA256 4c5ddd4184b48acc0f27ef99943f42caddb43561cbc0481d27adc3c01aefd9c4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsgen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe
        • Size 833KB
        • SHA256 07c386a4e8eeb5983e5c133048179cb428806a2bd0c89f96de85e875254f28dc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsimport.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsimport.exe
        • Size 833KB
        • SHA256 ab7ae6a534a657270b05f5e5ec3c6053d2c89247cb66f188387ca4f86f0031d2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        xjc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\xjc.exe
        • Size 833KB
        • SHA256 357557869a72e1269eaaa1159bffa39cfcbf941942b1f38e16e7bf46d85f5c0b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/1040-72-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

        memory/1040-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

        memory/1216-109-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp