Analysis

  • max time kernel
    105s
  • max time network
    114s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    14/07/2026, 12:30

General

  • Target
    2026-07-14_d908fd837d06d960e7a2a388b4809932_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
  • Size 864KB
  • Sample260714-ppp2lsft81
  • SHA256 b9e8b3f927a044488b9c5af9ccfabbb7cf455f0a39ed2907e5a1c615c0e1625e
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables packed with ASPack 44 IoCs
  • ASPack v2.12-2.42 41 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 Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 1 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\2026-07-14_d908fd837d06d960e7a2a388b4809932_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-14_d908fd837d06d960e7a2a388b4809932_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:2276
  • 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:5096

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        patcher.exe

        • Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
        • Size 864KB
        • SHA256 b9e8b3f927a044488b9c5af9ccfabbb7cf455f0a39ed2907e5a1c615c0e1625e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7z.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
        • Size 1.4MB
        • SHA256 8b482d32f92883bfe1c357006b3070a6cb2ff8dc96a65d96d31128b30c44da7a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Uninstall.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 878KB
        • SHA256 59170b6092aefff431d830d01a071df2282ab0d4bf3a17ea748a888868c3175a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        IntegratedOffice.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\IntegratedOffice.exe
        • Size 911KB
        • SHA256 b4db4a1d6947db612bddbba8502a5195a8a80ddd18a6d80195569d4241091e7c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        java-rmi.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe
        • Size 887KB
        • SHA256 9ba67b6d81a3a8c83855ea2dfdc38068e8b78c37d195496f94956f05323e518e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javac.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javac.exe
        • Size 887KB
        • SHA256 de2cc0fb4362be493db968ed048179e9b7fc82afdc0be9efb5b3822cf9a10e51
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javadoc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javadoc.exe
        • Size 887KB
        • SHA256 f712fb608698d021083e99366f85a46703a859b3bbcc7cea5e87118b5f8e8ac4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javah.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javah.exe
        • Size 887KB
        • SHA256 84d5f77e3def8ec6fdae2531cd72a009fb879f79e8a1a815f395c36dfb9133b1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javap.exe
        • Size 887KB
        • SHA256 15a7120cde110e6c727c2285949eaebd6e632938e8129642dff2e60214e9ecea
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jcmd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jcmd.exe
        • Size 887KB
        • SHA256 dddd01b1f86d1aaaae420f49d19a296d22e3ca7d4aed289f106dfd77bc9fccde
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jconsole.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe
        • Size 887KB
        • SHA256 79b70f90b3bc09693a2d9b7626146a403b13d32022a332b2258ad04871024090
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdb.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdb.exe
        • Size 887KB
        • SHA256 f76ccd7066e22c1e7ec1c5cdfb026d95f025eb7287bb335b1bf9bd17c5437f0a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdeps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdeps.exe
        • Size 887KB
        • SHA256 6abf4e16db86f7377053f94daa6b0afff2cabb67591c6da196f1db7632931ba1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jhat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe
        • Size 887KB
        • SHA256 1dfa50ab32eca1d3e906c5acb616cf90d640357dc555b2aabb6036070c9bcbd5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jinfo.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe
        • Size 887KB
        • SHA256 a28c1ab21e34869a87ff2d343e39be243e597819b7e24ba4b17a11fdbcf7c1aa
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jjs.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe
        • Size 887KB
        • SHA256 27debd661d4462e5cad14d8282b8cd2fd31a37b5b53ffc31b0b93d5c913dc0b8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jmap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe
        • Size 887KB
        • SHA256 f6c465efeb9bed199186143bf3b476f3d6b4cb011c5f4a86d4534073673458ab
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe
        • Size 887KB
        • SHA256 5284756cd4497f3e7acc9a7f5e3afe4a862ab43711a40b61e9817f25fb4b9e09
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jrunscript.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe
        • Size 887KB
        • SHA256 6607d508dfbad58ca7ce4be58869e2174736cb5ea6136b8cea0e22d8d68b77c4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jsadebugd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jsadebugd.exe
        • Size 887KB
        • SHA256 54f5830e69fc771fc88f1dd90c240a9835125acd8cc63cc91549b5c60201b51a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstack.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe
        • Size 887KB
        • SHA256 47032ab811c738d40e4e9bd8f37514c07b2864792b7ebc2672a67368e385204d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe
        • Size 887KB
        • SHA256 74977dac8fbac91384c711248a7ffb2bc6ddbc951cd4b13956c7e8284422839b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstatd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe
        • Size 887KB
        • SHA256 c9aec7e90a80809cb0d5dc1becaa71e7a37394134f78a1d9eaf5201e3fe16a94
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        keytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe
        • Size 887KB
        • SHA256 53cb2a7739ac4666e2d5432645ac41a7f64e825d7167e0767bd013d977ec10e6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        kinit.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe
        • Size 887KB
        • SHA256 7b75f1a12aff07c0630a6a4f7a123a5d88396c4df15a394fc9cf8206b9120032
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        klist.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe
        • Size 887KB
        • SHA256 05481cb3626008be69618797c4d6028985ac5cd6243942eba8d1be2c6378e48f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ktab.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe
        • Size 887KB
        • SHA256 f9a557c19c4c15446a7ae82014a0fa52310ea4e082ab7f043779110c34a4e9fc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        native2ascii.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe
        • Size 887KB
        • SHA256 7aa93fa93abcca0bfb27421060b186d1a2b01893bc9d6ffaa319b6a8a33b5e78
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        orbd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe
        • Size 887KB
        • SHA256 87819bad6332318e22f83d1cff1d1bfaa8c14d2596f4464740ca523bd45a6cf5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pack200.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe
        • Size 887KB
        • SHA256 069cc8b448719dc26a78cda1523283131114d7ae80ce997fe16a79ee5d5b932f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        policytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe
        • Size 887KB
        • SHA256 449573f010da5ed43e476669f87303073ea9464c8cf83482064058dfa681ae7e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmic.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.exe
        • Size 887KB
        • SHA256 4232693fd14eaf937ced4162811c9e7be7a0d274a59383684779302a748db3d6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmid.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe
        • Size 887KB
        • SHA256 5c214184a1486306329b03cc1f667768d54e74b295262b4aa82d7f5059d5f375
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmiregistry.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe
        • Size 887KB
        • SHA256 15aaea1bac4b1f9ad584ad62ef5f33ff29c40694b4ca6132c502e6121ca354cb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        schemagen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe
        • Size 887KB
        • SHA256 a476a53991b53f1cc4cafb593309013e205d2ef7fb4bb674ab82b09f527069cf
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        serialver.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe
        • Size 887KB
        • SHA256 16f252bdd2be7c1675f18c7074008ec0df9c46f98ddee005f42479595bdf039f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        servertool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe
        • Size 887KB
        • SHA256 669ae2f968163317c1061ca627eaf3ca432bbc01b2a4c94b98ec9e8132cedffa
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        tnameserv.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe
        • Size 887KB
        • SHA256 b17e2b128ba5ee7120b28c4492111d8169b959b5857f73f4eed9612426e3bcfd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsgen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe
        • Size 887KB
        • SHA256 9c29d3fd6981827ee87c98a02f38df6304519841eb5b25d57018e2022658ae20
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsimport.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsimport.exe
        • Size 887KB
        • SHA256 26bc4bd44d736e45e2561f7117ecd35ad05df84236c18677b914e192a2555b4b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        xjc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\xjc.exe
        • Size 887KB
        • SHA256 d19d3c735b6d4d35932d7bf1a31c19aafcc35cf86b335cfcc8712f4f4af0d51d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/2276-21-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/2276-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/5096-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp