Analysis

  • max time kernel
    104s
  • max time network
    115s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260710-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260710-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    15/07/2026, 03:11

General

  • Target
    2026-07-15_25b94d54a7ff5a316cb906f90988d473_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
  • Size 864KB
  • Sample260715-dpvrbaaw9j
  • SHA256 69242282fc3f130b3f11b3a0173438917709864def7946a24f22e5f0e4ebe27d
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables packed with ASPack 47 IoCs
  • ASPack v2.12-2.42 44 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 30 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\2026-07-15_25b94d54a7ff5a316cb906f90988d473_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-15_25b94d54a7ff5a316cb906f90988d473_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:4680
  • 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:5924

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        patcher.exe

        • Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
        • Size 864KB
        • SHA256 69242282fc3f130b3f11b3a0173438917709864def7946a24f22e5f0e4ebe27d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        AcroRd32Info.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32Info.exe
        • Size 893KB
        • SHA256 4fb8f4a5a40870ffe1f5a9d1588cac910567f739522045e2221f8768ad4cd145
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        AcroTextExtractor.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroTextExtractor.exe
        • Size 910KB
        • SHA256 4e3c7f764ffd1e30c1d9c5e68936e5855611287c29bfbd933adbde2b6fefe84e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Eula.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Eula.exe
        • Size 955KB
        • SHA256 e7ef6e74c72aba95e31bdd4bed4b42b7a12e23b2638e5dc1e1b75679e5cd3395
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        arh.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\arh.exe
        • Size 948KB
        • SHA256 9aaa0c6f7987a69520f415037624bd081ac3653ab44d628dd2ae4b368252cc09
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        reader_sl.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\reader_sl.exe
        • Size 916KB
        • SHA256 c97511a838f87e276cda19bbcf76e16df01bb11a235af0446669739021bad5eb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wow_helper.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\wow_helper.exe
        • Size 971KB
        • SHA256 bdfcd6e576197cc4e119904b3e71e126efc30aa93b506c437d5080f28c97af2a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7z.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
        • Size 1.4MB
        • SHA256 bf25c324866b5cd873a1d3dccd35b37ccf0ef191397980657376e1313acd0cdd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Uninstall.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 878KB
        • SHA256 772db24a43bdd7a7a05783664982d0cbaba2f9d039633e40ab018fa27995c865
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        IntegratedOffice.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\IntegratedOffice.exe
        • Size 911KB
        • SHA256 d4401682c83331604283d4aa9391505b2652f98ae63c2449e23283e281661ac0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jcmd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jcmd.exe
        • Size 887KB
        • SHA256 a826c48c6728fe655d49cd47318a8c259445645c3ed36c5c73d67b2bf0d94136
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jconsole.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe
        • Size 887KB
        • SHA256 15ff9572949258b496a39f172a518af140c33a8d4d5f7e5130a50cea144345b2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdb.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdb.exe
        • Size 887KB
        • SHA256 d19e65c9cd60f53b9df62c5b430d2be4dfd464300e02eca38aa02aa84968ec93
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdeps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdeps.exe
        • Size 887KB
        • SHA256 ef9c1584e3c25e1102001fe41d8908efe2792b7be566c98d19124f3f5a5454f5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jhat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe
        • Size 887KB
        • SHA256 97621e959eb9efb7ca218cf1edb6e52f7262462f6698f6ffb006f1e581cdf04e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jinfo.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe
        • Size 887KB
        • SHA256 101f4ea5c2753c77039a9a0f565111e6a23dc36b3ed64256dbed63c4fe1bfee0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jjs.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe
        • Size 887KB
        • SHA256 b48d72e55836aa460fa50dd7c4af4a4dbf38dc880d709e5bd7ef63cd3e6540ee
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jmap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe
        • Size 887KB
        • SHA256 5f2b67c7bf9dcc04814ffa2e618ef10cf7f3916cead8eab341d85d96436aab94
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe
        • Size 887KB
        • SHA256 f05c6e8b98feda5dd462b37378bffbc27bb4ccf2ea517cb254e6c177727b7119
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jrunscript.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe
        • Size 887KB
        • SHA256 14077adb2c2be7972a80b314510dd61ae55e8c202ce014cf5cc0355fe48fb168
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jsadebugd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jsadebugd.exe
        • Size 887KB
        • SHA256 f6398851f7665c01beeed8a24793034eba0e255acfa5f883cba19e181072d119
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstack.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe
        • Size 887KB
        • SHA256 fc5075ea29df068c83abc7e871c3cd215dcecda638d95a1dfbe71db20325265e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe
        • Size 887KB
        • SHA256 1053a87992fcec4df28989e573daa4eff055906ded2ea33dc65ec95aa9f1965a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstatd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe
        • Size 887KB
        • SHA256 a18f55fb74ceabcef70817f7e1d4d8496fee16ff9cb0e21852d56e82fce66fbe
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        keytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe
        • Size 887KB
        • SHA256 c52f4127b5aeb620df0cade7a12048efc1660f1577b8bc4956c622a7ead89fab
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        kinit.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe
        • Size 887KB
        • SHA256 478d06a15543151ba6a84b6f38969774f11760e1f49c61106c1c57a9a8fef6ae
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        klist.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe
        • Size 887KB
        • SHA256 be8e4dfe3a2102f88bb6576ef7fadd532227108a609025b9b0f0de5de92963be
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ktab.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe
        • Size 887KB
        • SHA256 8df94c74bc7e51bff37e58ddb9e7f1799c0a180fecbb7af99bc402a91e63a295
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        native2ascii.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe
        • Size 887KB
        • SHA256 1e25560a64157c190ac21f9d94d074d4493cf26ef8795f6965313bd76fd55691
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        orbd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe
        • Size 887KB
        • SHA256 9d867e6b728cc231d439fcda07025d8dc4b910d663bb69ad25e1480469058212
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pack200.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe
        • Size 887KB
        • SHA256 d589eafeb58d44a2a177016e6e3df163f103261d0ba7b8ab3e12e31d19d41ef3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        policytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe
        • Size 887KB
        • SHA256 a7754e4e0168c9b12b87c16344a604d916bc3a9cb62873bbac33dae26446e98f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmic.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.exe
        • Size 887KB
        • SHA256 adfb26b5d9a4ae5b2e6c3a021c3d029a8ad733ef8a2d5e17e67ed14d375ea5fa
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmid.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe
        • Size 887KB
        • SHA256 1f8e8bce4339d7f28313ded8a10c100554ba4be30df5f0ce3b731d827dcbffa5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmiregistry.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe
        • Size 887KB
        • SHA256 78faf2d020238b787ab2bd64742ebf9f04ef57d335b9cdeff8fe47ba2347c98e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        schemagen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe
        • Size 887KB
        • SHA256 a6f17497e1d0276e5570ebe85b2e6193a0851e5897f68097ca9224eb179eba42
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        serialver.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe
        • Size 887KB
        • SHA256 602675d9d3fbb781cd8600b40295cd4e451342a86c4d9415d41a4d532adba955
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        servertool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe
        • Size 887KB
        • SHA256 bb2f9eb1e97e69618fac8c9cd76acd6da0e69444d8f556c1a762860a698677a1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        tnameserv.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe
        • Size 887KB
        • SHA256 d96b39f26925f332e6ca8b4139422fb25478e14d0e4bac445ed0b69110c3e2b8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsgen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe
        • Size 887KB
        • SHA256 435e05758663d117bed0c5ab29f239980f3bc164d7bad3f923db790b9471d5ff
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsimport.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsimport.exe
        • Size 887KB
        • SHA256 23f240f18e2b7c711dfa4a0b065bc524d19e808668d38a084c0aa440f0ca7128
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        xjc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\xjc.exe
        • Size 887KB
        • SHA256 9ba7c6f28d82439a19a7c7af970f613d0bc7fccf3451be9f1164478644cf19dd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pingsender.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\pingsender.exe
        • Size 947KB
        • SHA256 461e11b7c12c091382226b5827c4f900dfe96933f8281a3baf6f0cf4f6bfd474
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        private_browsing.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\private_browsing.exe
        • Size 928KB
        • SHA256 9c2258b772ef64e8029b7b054fc9b1406cc669f7a4471cebf9442c0e99d98de6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/4680-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/4680-21-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/5924-41-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp