Analysis

  • max time kernel
    113s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    15/07/2026, 04:33

General

  • Target
    2026-07-15_99100fe233a2458399239bad299cbe00_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
  • Size 933KB
  • Sample260715-e6m88sev8z
  • SHA256 ab5a4d1365f196a57ccbe2ba10b82045b47db18fbf1ac5356027b8db09a41955
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables packed with ASPack 43 IoCs
  • ASPack v2.12-2.42 40 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 26 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_99100fe233a2458399239bad299cbe00_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-15_99100fe233a2458399239bad299cbe00_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:1508
  • 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:4580

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        patcher.exe

        • Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
        • Size 933KB
        • SHA256 ab5a4d1365f196a57ccbe2ba10b82045b47db18fbf1ac5356027b8db09a41955
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7z.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
        • Size 1.4MB
        • SHA256 e2962daf5a71dadf42172876101b838825e7571bf6be15338edb5d65fa48a16f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Uninstall.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 947KB
        • SHA256 71f3f6bfbcad1f9a2c5deff9a71eaa7da7b6eb06e984a476ddd4ef2fb9f2fa61
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jar.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jar.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 b9e2453622f8f37e38318345f14596e4be664812afe1757d8e7091119b982b2b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jarsigner.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jarsigner.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 f1abcde16936c0b13d5fb53f4d781288c6c51c1a69b02694f9480554f4f8e705
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        java-rmi.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 a8c9a6c2377d9d0b0b7eb4228d06b8ded1bce77fd535a0763feec6ec7502edad
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javac.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javac.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 6981e31dcce90abe90f464b28938fc85c02f57346cadeedc7231006b401fd53a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javadoc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javadoc.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 d72fd79d4d9d561308830cd7061257b43e6b5defa9f4efd5b3570ebccf8a64b1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jcmd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jcmd.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 e4123756c1e63b7ddca20fbcfa607c169a1957b1c54db047939ebfac0f05f1cd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jconsole.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 feebf030e4f6eaa967dbc49c71162d3b994d964a8b5d4d24676841b1a50c5811
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdb.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdb.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 fd076670b6af1adc43d4f8062cac6fc68e911687ab7165c9ed947843181bb369
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdeps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdeps.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 4ca503163f3d564f4587d0a1e772b9340bbaf10641915ff5412a699b2c52bf59
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jhat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 8601f424abcfd9a002f15a84710204d5b11a4c3bcf95b626b2d01e9f77e1782e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jinfo.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 18de188d531af372466e7647f500ba32e7d530b5bad93d5caa33849dc14535f7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jjs.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 cce9d87b46780c4d54c84a0fe6c8a03830561b018b41562dd595b2da708f7109
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jmap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 9db65a17eed24feaaa70a10c40ab64390acf58b718754702739bb2409547c801
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 6f93095d904c1062537b381247b5b134b765bb731b7a1b73f9b77f474e649952
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jrunscript.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 0de22d597145e1f2d542773a1a46281b51bf355f202b3b91d2b9d36543a73325
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jsadebugd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jsadebugd.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 b65e030ea54966bd67c220350b11653dbd3f4d216b8030ce2daba98c83cafe00
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstack.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 612dc3988576d5994f04b5b487cde84678a0406f5606487efeef4e997d3c9875
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 4552869687fd25f2b9b1fe392e21f79d532befc2d78d39f07c1f38edbe851b9d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstatd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 a8096e11420cca6d315b662261f0c533580c23198144825aa08359024dc001a8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        keytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 97a1dafce9fe1bc571ae1c790595c7ccb8fbe81e8d45b2864f7c8095d1421f69
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        kinit.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 58ddc91fb07a49983c9756c010e443e5f02e696dbb36d9420c40a5a37588e7c8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        klist.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 ba92814a9cb18e3fbd0fc51ca77212d97b618de2045adaffeb290c869e75cd84
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ktab.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 2f621a619076b9dad1f179106039702513514da5bbfa03a591929b22f4ab727e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        native2ascii.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 7a836592b31e3ff8d2d4aff2e10a7a1b6c5d733e7f1a5a1ad7fb2a933c394fb6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        orbd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 8b81316a49faebfd6c3a07979d5dceedc4d5df719315188cade8f00a1abc2563
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pack200.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 4f4c1e0a4d752205c5fb505a92a2df9ab3f3485a9d1c9b66af69122fa0e56a59
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        policytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 81348df449512c1d450d525595f60ff48dd6a07a332b5c6078e1438189667cb3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmic.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 88b9ece6d7e30f623e4913369e9ce3c0fc9d277007de14b89bf0c1bad3e3357b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmid.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 c325cb3b1541b47911464d8378e6d38f5b760e5695dd28158f6c3d85d121b33d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmiregistry.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 4a9515c7baf4ce1f0c3815b8c738202d0048b9b96a588e308d310e5eb6b2889a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        schemagen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 77e5f3e019b207b284589a244e78c792c62ebaa7d8c04bc62a36845510f807f7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        serialver.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 b89cd0d13107970751db1e680c9e49f1a62af11d7a71ef6aa446a840f1075842
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        servertool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 cfe2d88849a0ed035d1b9e85dcbac8eeb84e0f66767916b627dd5e93ea76cd19
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        tnameserv.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 5cb64e59122b14da189c4bba2cdbce91bec054516539e86ea47493c5cbf4684a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsgen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 a1488cc5644d7f5b8547259564e9abbad4a24557eef34b5eeb84d47f871c457b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsimport.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsimport.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 2930098b9828f954b5564fa2a57aa220bcfe3954ea58f2ff977921de40b9a2ec
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        xjc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\xjc.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 5883c55caa64b199b0f136370c1fca78f7a075c96cce0f12547d437c253436e1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/1508-21-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

        memory/1508-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

        memory/4580-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp