Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    12/07/2026, 20:30

General

  • Target
    2026-07-12_c64c948f676eeec62ecd5fe00fd9c05c_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe
  • Size 681KB
  • Sample260712-zaacqagw4m
  • SHA256 13941b73167eebc21b95e8c403ac694eb7632e4c2b9dc61c8756b9c43edc010f
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in System32 directory 5 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-12_c64c948f676eeec62ecd5fe00fd9c05c_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-12_c64c948f676eeec62ecd5fe00fd9c05c_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.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:4188
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Windows\system32\Option.bat
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:4236
    • 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:5424
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Windows\system32\Option.bat
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:2060

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        7z.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe
        • Size 1.2MB
        • SHA256 f29bea0fcffd9c5e84755654d58e3dd6a7d66fcbc9b33f292f6d36817f9ce0fc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7zFM.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe
        • Size 1.6MB
        • SHA256 bf70236fb18e9c4319b662a075a83127657c4367c6533d7db8135ff54c3ce147
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7zG.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe
        • Size 1.3MB
        • SHA256 7c50cb543e0c80996566ae7aecbdc68aef3db01ad0c103d6bd2545715267286a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Uninstall.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 695KB
        • SHA256 23629473513600e18381a6c34d3de7575282d7902ea61802235f2c40f01b2b6f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrmstp.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\chrmstp.exe
        • Size 6.7MB
        • SHA256 013b3acc818ead2185224dd4871bffb5a32d027ffc031f44eb1865dc4065c97d
        • 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 2.4MB
        • SHA256 0edb82108064b2fc9a410f210ab71b951793a8e507ed3515785f9251e7f90f4b
        • 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 4.1MB
        • SHA256 6f17580e75531825473eb32b12c50f3e8c0a88591c9c86d898f663885c710cca
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        elevation_service.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe
        • Size 2.9MB
        • SHA256 420f5dca9360b7f67fafd6fc315bae9f8c621130713a368f5115f623ee000e6b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        notification_helper.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\notification_helper.exe
        • Size 2.3MB
        • SHA256 3b640684a98cbb995d354bcb1e17d043c7af8561b58af13cb81e803a2469e16a
        • 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 2.5MB
        • SHA256 38ece55c8b4e2cf888583c6d19ff5065e119a3841b5e782f00e8f4a7d12a2283
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrome.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
        • Size 3.7MB
        • SHA256 7ed4789bca5c89b029749af1473ce2e8897f2cf59ba9c78b3a6a9f1d61d4ad79
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrome_proxy.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome_proxy.exe
        • Size 2.1MB
        • SHA256 71559726f057d48f361dc3f966c612821a06c01e6bf7e847edb36a8d605e8fed
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        appletviewer.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\appletviewer.exe
        • Size 705KB
        • SHA256 5df10037c438a2ae3ca8890b82add4ec2d0348029ec4cdb7be31e274560781bf
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        extcheck.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\extcheck.exe
        • Size 705KB
        • SHA256 99d580410620d17675be61b5b07d53106ee73972c8576eb1a6ffd8708d31e4fc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        idlj.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\idlj.exe
        • Size 705KB
        • SHA256 05139eccaa1a268c484f10b141e321082fb87d3dab78f896dadd8ea23e6014b8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jar.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jar.exe
        • Size 705KB
        • SHA256 da90331a5a94e17fb735fe711326931355f6616c463d6edd8bf5d38b0e286b06
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jarsigner.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jarsigner.exe
        • Size 705KB
        • SHA256 5f09291f766800b2ee27a5a5090e049828863e8cdb0394a8f8c7c610bbcd5605
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        java-rmi.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe
        • Size 705KB
        • SHA256 f5e3c8723fe58b3110a0c3e6e16c78bf8d72737ecaf4bdc4a17fe701616d8bef
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        dotnet.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe
        • Size 825KB
        • SHA256 93230c07f92fc021c617992b2b9f39a42404bcd8193373bd3fa13a30b5d52e2c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        createdump.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\6.0.27\createdump.exe
        • Size 737KB
        • SHA256 e697aedcc3f90edcb018aa33f7d67127a60c5eaadf6d6e0a66a61731d96c0015
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        createdump.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.16\createdump.exe
        • Size 745KB
        • SHA256 0b925c84ee1823367b23efcfd2f48ceeacd9b5edb8803304bdbf8d78884dbb77
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        createdump.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\8.0.15\createdump.exe
        • Size 741KB
        • SHA256 ab6cfbe9fae68e7dd26d13f4b670f29888cbcf029ab5f8a958e20b1adaccee89
        • 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 681KB
        • SHA256 13941b73167eebc21b95e8c403ac694eb7632e4c2b9dc61c8756b9c43edc010f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 681KB
        • SHA256 bf17b7b77b49c0e7d3b1e176fa4e799a37e2ca07033c00d0385caee092d992cd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 681KB
        • SHA256 47d2339d12e837eb176743cbc6bc04ed4f68dcab1669934a69bf9893ae7ff3ec
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 681KB
        • SHA256 9576425b401c937e478f1411a15c3c00e632a4ec0ca5df3c0ff94998e064d8be
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 681KB
        • SHA256 bb838bb2257202295f876f749ef45241889305295dc4a304730da826d15c2d99
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 681KB
        • SHA256 ac8fa3c90c3ebd691177cce1e5c347bb30190eca62c000abda303546c443732f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 681KB
        • SHA256 f860475cc4b56ff9f61425cbd72292cc506a748a54186a3c64c4a63b66f78b5c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 681KB
        • SHA256 ae5545a2318b15a978b0e5a3627e0aa43d504bd313d97e09fb0c6410aac65a07
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 681KB
        • SHA256 8b32f40a5bed3c9954e75d35214341fff7c715662e78ca8c62902859e48e19df
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 681KB
        • SHA256 6f4afe453f72821638e4c4c7cab40d05a876f3d67e633dd3d497ab8dcb4f0600
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH