Analysis

  • max time kernel
    94s
  • max time network
    150s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    14/07/2026, 01:40

General

  • Target
    2026-07-13_263a3b10d8a15c802023e3848e9de49e_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
  • Size 909KB
  • Sample260714-b3tp3aev7w
  • SHA256 25bd44759a6a3fff60cea395a89cdf3d027b347a0baa404d039bf3492e7f12fa
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables packed with ASPack 47 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 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\2026-07-13_263a3b10d8a15c802023e3848e9de49e_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-13_263a3b10d8a15c802023e3848e9de49e_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:4660
  • 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:2460

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        patcher.exe

        • Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
        • Size 909KB
        • SHA256 25bd44759a6a3fff60cea395a89cdf3d027b347a0baa404d039bf3492e7f12fa
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        reader_sl.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\reader_sl.exe
        • Size 962KB
        • SHA256 24481623557487954b13f29d1d3d60f4df5d8d0e57b69ea3b25b0d52451bdee7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        msedge.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\msedge.exe
        • Size 1.0MB
        • SHA256 df6200815827c721c8d2ef21951433a9c1dec8cb1931b2c92b2c8ad63940ab8e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7z.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
        • Size 1.4MB
        • SHA256 445c3c86fc336706a4592a10c4379369d13a7c25bb040586f0ad3bd9d944de20
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Uninstall.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 924KB
        • SHA256 3a99c7a074a0bca8fe87aaa5d15919357d8678c060b01b2704632c9535173629
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        IntegratedOffice.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\IntegratedOffice.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 868f15d37e83edeb1add8daf6c17bfa9188726f70b818b042ad7c206a9d7d0a2
        • 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 1.0MB
        • SHA256 288d7097b2fccc6aa61430a0a19385efc81761890f749af25eae0d2ce0a56564
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        java-rmi.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe
        • Size 933KB
        • SHA256 f2ba3c96d798a88e48683b71da5c5771c0179149c915423e3cc7bbde3a14fb91
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javah.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javah.exe
        • Size 933KB
        • SHA256 fb2217b506d84424248a8302383b78f6a41db33e9632cd97ce907b7dc3df21cc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javap.exe
        • Size 933KB
        • SHA256 1935b6bd5d107f03ec684825347e7643c4399076590f09adfe30f115e56d34c5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jcmd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jcmd.exe
        • Size 933KB
        • SHA256 2d95f02a11e58a879286968aaf30cd76ceb2af44946637b6a3d5a708bc7c883d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jconsole.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe
        • Size 933KB
        • SHA256 0360567da54d903c6236f5235508705ce91a0fb974378931b8ec5c54b61ce3ff
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdb.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdb.exe
        • Size 933KB
        • SHA256 eb4ae68aaefb3c3c79cd9b448d493db14fa29436ff03c0e155fbedf4ab2dd641
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdeps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdeps.exe
        • Size 933KB
        • SHA256 7891cac2897e2d1cdfeb0a794f34ff2e472f839bbb763c1ca22a6b7fe33e5309
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jhat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe
        • Size 933KB
        • SHA256 83feae506f591a82f978acb67a6bc505793d3484ec61cb76d4e2241c01f0c30f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jinfo.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe
        • Size 933KB
        • SHA256 486a665ffa94f788aa389c6b23a89517baca6d6805e5488e087e03273c91de78
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jjs.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe
        • Size 933KB
        • SHA256 79f69851704af96001c0e0fbee8153d38669f818b9993f91be9d142c39809703
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jmap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe
        • Size 933KB
        • SHA256 1a98fc60bbd9a52b6641c0a866cb14df78291a972e9df7c2673a5639ddd902a1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe
        • Size 933KB
        • SHA256 202d9fba425b5a03f04361f4716e9004fd6433807aef30aa9cd59d1e6545bd0a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jrunscript.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe
        • Size 933KB
        • SHA256 5331e94c10266a5105f110bee121f7aa3c3bfc951d7768ea15d19fc9c34a9cf4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jsadebugd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jsadebugd.exe
        • Size 933KB
        • SHA256 692a1d1015217f484332fd4e6c2b903e319197ad09e343c99d91aa620f10bb89
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstack.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe
        • Size 933KB
        • SHA256 d74e374908ae4caf22390333a41e809bac67d40b92afcfdb87a6ff42f6d89d14
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe
        • Size 933KB
        • SHA256 8d9ec48a247e353cac1f1f69e31a0538268a4d616b621d3bdcb3c2bb8a04dd5f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstatd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe
        • Size 933KB
        • SHA256 9cbd319937ebb0470ad8a82dde59ad5642ede209b7f06976464edc4061c722c4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        keytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe
        • Size 933KB
        • SHA256 6ee0712b56472840b303565e41e79e99cf8f89893b416f55d229f61f04c9d4e4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        kinit.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe
        • Size 933KB
        • SHA256 309ab04da3b55c9b4e35e6de95149256d12ef8884d5bfaf58c66f4f5f4659cf9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        klist.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe
        • Size 933KB
        • SHA256 4eea842af7a2d3481b71f2f79ee17a87b91dd41f0a251da6e664fa2de2edf32f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ktab.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe
        • Size 933KB
        • SHA256 8dac235072d5c22068ea3aac86bf8de425423320d8be8ae15ce142009c282d49
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        native2ascii.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe
        • Size 933KB
        • SHA256 65d956c75194e939a052d974549d1dc718c40cf623791bba6d7c7672ebbef977
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        orbd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe
        • Size 933KB
        • SHA256 844248a6e607a18e788e5465f6444ff78058ba69b26869c9eb3ae765c4ba6435
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pack200.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe
        • Size 933KB
        • SHA256 6c6e920c75a19c585b9fd241176ab98c54b83ec7e953919db1c0da420400894b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        policytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe
        • Size 933KB
        • SHA256 8573ce4004b95b7d1c4a3e80db24eb15dbde2ddbd29761ada65b3b9e0713a7e0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmic.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.exe
        • Size 933KB
        • SHA256 2cf2a8e0b0d58b5effe9ec3de7ca0486b4b91d5ceb923b6568f38e128111f564
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmid.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe
        • Size 933KB
        • SHA256 70e691ed27f680cf41d755e3a6d30052063f9fe481449907df422a03612cd4ae
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmiregistry.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe
        • Size 933KB
        • SHA256 e4b164caddf893e505e15e382d008db9e942dd9fc2a5abe3f5291bfbc02f8b34
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        schemagen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe
        • Size 933KB
        • SHA256 1062b845a77713edc1c62a23d3c1f0c4b4905fc6660063a66c1e3bd7e5028a90
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        serialver.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe
        • Size 933KB
        • SHA256 cab7a1aabf5c2cc7a7740df67385241ba7d30457b103ff7d97216c67825f54a6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        servertool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe
        • Size 933KB
        • SHA256 36e62c74c021383d5c0593414d5e413a0b0634bb9c944d33d4b4bc87881c7573
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        tnameserv.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe
        • Size 933KB
        • SHA256 6ce83fbe672949045fe8bceb3261bca6e180bd79601491ce1cde6eb5cfd37241
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsgen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe
        • Size 933KB
        • SHA256 6fbd5130c67d1e7be470296b7eda3db94512ef58365738128753d10929760563
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsimport.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsimport.exe
        • Size 933KB
        • SHA256 b55902fd98b4cd7e353c5b97a4d92e5631562bddf4f949fca9bfa0f9cf312a1a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        xjc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\xjc.exe
        • Size 933KB
        • SHA256 d96941e7fabfb3f3952714653d4305d7740b09459d4d679b9ddd2f841a7ad6f8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        integrator.exe$

        • Path C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\ClickToRun\{9AC08E99-230B-47e8-9721-4577B7F124EA}\integrator.exe$
        • Size 1.3MB
        • SHA256 739ee911c54ffa771b59eb1fab29683949772e78dce6af9b860c31fef17cb9da
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/2460-67-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

        memory/2460-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

        memory/4660-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

        memory/4660-41-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp