Analysis

  • max time kernel
    101s
  • max time network
    116s
  • 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, 18:06

General

  • Target
    2026-07-15_e7d6da5070cb23c3c108bb991fd4f34d_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
  • Size 887KB
  • Sample260715-wp8bhsdz9s
  • SHA256 27eaaa3b25d7efe04e17b63389323146b70c5b3479cee817a69410ddb12c1372
  • 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
  • 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 62 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_e7d6da5070cb23c3c108bb991fd4f34d_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-15_e7d6da5070cb23c3c108bb991fd4f34d_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:1004
  • 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:5536

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        patcher.exe

        • Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
        • Size 887KB
        • SHA256 27eaaa3b25d7efe04e17b63389323146b70c5b3479cee817a69410ddb12c1372
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7z.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
        • Size 1.4MB
        • SHA256 e6df39d238ca2db4bcb5775606ccd5471e9be99466ed3c10ff547169bec50972
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Uninstall.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 902KB
        • SHA256 64c4878278608102fcc159e99fdeccc38ea09b4fef37dc46d525eec143a8b0f3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        java-rmi.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe
        • Size 911KB
        • SHA256 09eabc4c3575425ada9da78b3d6d521704dd4d3fa5687226caa7b8a108aa358b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javac.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javac.exe
        • Size 911KB
        • SHA256 f0207ac5d36d3f90baacda22a80d20faf9964d5c680cbb964431e1ffcc40f25b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javadoc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javadoc.exe
        • Size 911KB
        • SHA256 83ca23ab23a90ebea75afc0437ab9a436aa90df443991f2f67d5c06c8a134a4a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javah.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javah.exe
        • Size 911KB
        • SHA256 251a114f68d99e7cf9b2cad8bf8422404b7e963714a5d368f413459e8f657716
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javap.exe
        • Size 911KB
        • SHA256 a86a5887a3807756bb248d77affad5dc5dffbe4d05b9391a5e78a74d0559182d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jcmd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jcmd.exe
        • Size 911KB
        • SHA256 67e30406a0b1f6fc3eacd48cf9b485dd1821149b764dc0715aa3ecb0bf2198eb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jconsole.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe
        • Size 911KB
        • SHA256 248834eb4b78c83b0de19fccacba7968c9500967d4f7940736754e1fd7fa15d4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdb.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdb.exe
        • Size 911KB
        • SHA256 e130bf352a19a128f5127d220f6fc9fd57563a8498c2a7c834551697d67a22de
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdeps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdeps.exe
        • Size 911KB
        • SHA256 81810a29272c69300dca265100b121ce4a8280f1a2e66b7cafb8311ec0046d4d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jhat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe
        • Size 911KB
        • SHA256 3c31cca3207b444f7ce4a34ba14f61d69e44ca8865d962894789e94ac11ea66e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jinfo.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe
        • Size 911KB
        • SHA256 28d0b4f84986f16c3307d55b56c43e2e27d0b86f1d75f5273c59859fa21cdcd0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jjs.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe
        • Size 911KB
        • SHA256 0bbc828c1c86fc3bbb4164625139ba614ad8199567776b72e796db008506696b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jmap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe
        • Size 911KB
        • SHA256 98000e378decd7b5ef0573722f0970f6c92c9b3a9e7878dbd68ddf6d4ba9c44b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe
        • Size 911KB
        • SHA256 fe02a255e864c5cb5b5d65721d7bbb736a629b9b97b3bd09792f86fc11e3190d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jrunscript.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe
        • Size 911KB
        • SHA256 7875a75ce2aebf6194e99943b665a00f2b188a1d73068a2d2bb3cac9e2b35e01
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jsadebugd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jsadebugd.exe
        • Size 911KB
        • SHA256 14dcf9955d9af514aa14a2bfb6cf9d41a4432b270415202c2a68a94968da74b3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstack.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe
        • Size 911KB
        • SHA256 407dad260193d81600d7db27f2ddd3ac044524dc67694c8ed6137cd07ee743f5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe
        • Size 911KB
        • SHA256 6d6dfb018437827bc317802bc7e0780a52f37dc354c8a711e10c98205dd751b4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstatd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe
        • Size 911KB
        • SHA256 d54da8c3ef491bb4b85a0967f41595db6b818a23c6a455fbd12a08c3a39d8603
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        keytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe
        • Size 911KB
        • SHA256 392a2482b22682ddc2f2ae10bfaaaa6ba42ffcc0cab6e5ab08234d5b919f4507
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        kinit.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe
        • Size 911KB
        • SHA256 61cffa51fee07832d37e4a32ce3eee4fd5b9be165b9caab5feae28d31c16e309
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        klist.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe
        • Size 911KB
        • SHA256 156451a9b00f1cd3d22f1ce3e2e97b2f4104f2885052f3a8da52e2b1badb14bf
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ktab.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe
        • Size 911KB
        • SHA256 7334b330fac1d22f111d5f58b97e1ccb99dd58824862db5f46c5e47d52680cdc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        native2ascii.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe
        • Size 911KB
        • SHA256 15ac84d5e40a4858d6bcef0e8a4549e6e157b74457a266a4ad468d0d5a2f15ea
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        orbd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe
        • Size 911KB
        • SHA256 520129110e605e4b5be417beaac153c56d811f39ad1c7397dce97fd17c98d8f9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pack200.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe
        • Size 911KB
        • SHA256 5172a7b83513a09b7149d6631cc6dbdf933c0a8e7871854ad16e62fb74384ac1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        policytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe
        • Size 911KB
        • SHA256 0098ac5bd7d582c8d3537ab2f028b0fe4543937b79c629b3c054b560e1262ea9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmic.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.exe
        • Size 911KB
        • SHA256 e9487cdd3ad5d5449711a5f832a9df7ce2852195e9e34a9a3cf680fa0ac7c4ae
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmid.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe
        • Size 911KB
        • SHA256 244786dfe70d5274967e70a2ebfe610062fa4371f357a0b058c9502df09d4f2d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmiregistry.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe
        • Size 911KB
        • SHA256 501e78bef5a32b00ee5d9afc724a10defdf5667b258fdf844e6ff5f5ee0389b2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        schemagen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe
        • Size 911KB
        • SHA256 f4f11191e3c238e6b9805ea09e8f94f3dc95b55b026e31f3f49ea0d5e8340a50
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        serialver.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe
        • Size 911KB
        • SHA256 242abaec2c5933098b8749342436c6f0ac4b19af8ce181c8a2fc172ae57e5f0f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        servertool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe
        • Size 911KB
        • SHA256 6e81fd411725fbd2459286e7e6df1ed1c73fcdd090867848fbfd0e7d809af721
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        tnameserv.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe
        • Size 911KB
        • SHA256 dd1dc79cdb6d8670b03bb06b9959977c5b66da716b8af056ed6f10b1f46293db
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsgen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe
        • Size 911KB
        • SHA256 5ddd311d849d5e17d6db7820f96763871854f9dba3533f93ffd9a0a8192ffca1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsimport.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsimport.exe
        • Size 911KB
        • SHA256 11cea1fd591830c5f1c068c0f76ef98b0de54992fb93b01f8f7c377f1703ddae
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        xjc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\xjc.exe
        • Size 911KB
        • SHA256 06c84f86d1e2e30098f271f3aa8126073c25a653be89706945ad44b4cd826c16
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        MSBuild.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_32\MSBuild\3.5.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe
        • Size 976KB
        • SHA256 2718107216440261aba408cc09533c3f47869608322b8cbd6c331634a61c5b2d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/1004-166-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/1004-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/5536-167-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp