Analysis

  • max time kernel
    105s
  • max time network
    112s
  • 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, 16:48

General

  • Target
    2026-07-14_7a961e4b6d818a3a5115b94f8be35c55_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
  • Size 933KB
  • Sample260714-vbftnsbw91
  • SHA256 e9faea5dbff59a21aa061f23d8fe73e14d0bb454de1cee313262b6843d9099c1
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables packed with ASPack 41 IoCs
  • ASPack v2.12-2.42 38 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 23 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_7a961e4b6d818a3a5115b94f8be35c55_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-14_7a961e4b6d818a3a5115b94f8be35c55_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:1484
  • 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:5772

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        patcher.exe

        • Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
        • Size 933KB
        • SHA256 e9faea5dbff59a21aa061f23d8fe73e14d0bb454de1cee313262b6843d9099c1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7z.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
        • Size 1.4MB
        • SHA256 40da8a7471f5fa7b74ee161457bbc7f652d777b75a3849b345dceebd7b74dc4c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Uninstall.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 947KB
        • SHA256 3c44fb94e29eca60160824fd18008fc9f2aaf0d76fcc3a19773c499533433ceb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        java-rmi.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 29f5b589ba8c19471e34f6405a147e8c676b0ee7b6b0eb187b6ee15ff73b32e4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javah.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javah.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 b08465516c4af6e6826ec27d503300a01839b5d2dae9298c8790ba15612cc3d2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javap.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 c07057f6c595b3d6bc3e67c2269839507697b5b6d1567fb09722c9a2744cfc5c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jcmd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jcmd.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 a795f33b5a2929be9587c1e8707d03583d45787d9d157a89c775a388b9186379
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jconsole.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 e203ba92b46fb310770791c254bd21c9f7dc0b99e18fd8a8681790151e6ef4e6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdb.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdb.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 10140d2e682451227e692da78c4d2069434fbf25a2065cfc7a20de96749f628c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdeps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdeps.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 84630417c0011752a2b6014ba25eef7e44b2ef800984fa843e6857f3b1e98ad9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jhat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 875271821651d42985bc7899083f6de2b1724ce6b109ec965dd0af4473223801
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jinfo.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 b4e105723750fbca89ee6c75d23f2015ae0f7b132153e5648d2936190bffa9c4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jjs.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 ef7bd5e5ba4c6677ca11ced816a3cf79f232d637ae6dd02f4afd400b56cccb10
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jmap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 f3170f0c35623b7faca72706b9146b1528eedf3dc515bafb7939eec0b24e2b44
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 373d4f1a1b393f1b0f239ce0893ebc71d9f78fa42a911f66e3c127c75a61bc0b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jrunscript.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 93edcbf8494ed91f9f7ab0e5b690d5ab0c90a62ac826b137c245ee5f588db423
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jsadebugd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jsadebugd.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 cbaedaf9283c3907917ad985755f976cf88d001009e4816d99289c077dfb6679
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstack.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 84dd11e0d9408edfd745ebf2fdca0d6e25f478cfab64a85d00b42e3081ce00e7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 74bf0524b6cb05d203dd7fb7e6086b52d6a124d30a3baf83c289ac5a063c888a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstatd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 e8d78ed801e87107f967dedd2702b769dcfa6dc17a69982312c3b7e9b38d5074
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        keytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 9b85f064ed747034eddcf8ade58ac70a45ffe822f6fbec18e8710b0a27bdb174
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        kinit.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 ad70b23fe2695fd1fe5797366862a7216e6b25b4f8e1676894a90f50b3874fe2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        klist.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 2cff5b061720ace02fe5cd9ad2013af6d2bddfa90f26ab4de3001f2ab89ba1d0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ktab.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 00ec6c4fccaca609f63c2c4b27b9ca67292525870da7d1dbf184266f067e4beb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        native2ascii.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 dbe60e0a753108708a80a281eb332aea8552e2d53d0ecb6c9c2d72e3e1362fd8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        orbd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 63ce8df19f93b5035c1af38eba35384bd7f1066888410b591d2e30e4c08b4018
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pack200.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 04c99d637e98c6d37e013eeb8e8f59f6ce8e7d061b406452baef737303b2099b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        policytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 6eab15a629bfe7fa6097b7d05079e770ae73bf4d7d84672735a273aaa2437daa
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmic.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 1ad640000b325776945b032c08f1b64622ac08953eb6bc8dc9deddc21fcd2bf2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmid.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 3a5aa02a93b5fa6efa54601620b9f5f534733c037cf3937455d065b46b557370
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmiregistry.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 296a96c0b4f4aef51529faacf87bf4d5379cde160aff01dfa0bff6e6ff53086d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        schemagen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 73da9714e42374d6ae7176b2a70b04857f5030fc0c807a596adbe9925f4dc5e9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        serialver.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 052b806ac2a17437e469835dbb32f7d756b2b5f584dc214dbb1bce03036040fc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        servertool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 433ddab721003556cb5804672bbc9aee1ca0190d13fef73280ece93c068ad6d4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        tnameserv.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 2e88cf65442e609e4d7122796f201faf39fd918a880b129c40e1007d4cf09753
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsgen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 85d6f15eaccadac5d1f6ca67a2472ca45c1e02c274c8e9f14cc47a308fd8d7b2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsimport.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsimport.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 cdb9ecffa64bc353c621d7e7b16ceccc9e0c84a5a32e20629d97d4b0681da879
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        xjc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\xjc.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 dcf84067426bbd20d68f622304544356c0ffeb5d86953bd7e103c1425f0d5a47
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/1484-160-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

        memory/1484-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

        memory/5772-167-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp