Analysis

  • max time kernel
    93s
  • max time network
    132s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    17/07/2026, 16:20

General

  • Target
    2026-07-17_fce760ffc1693ad5264ad46155a71d86_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
  • Size 934KB
  • Sample260717-ts8eksa13t
  • SHA256 7386578ea48b65147a88dc6a1686ff7112c6e425e3b5c2a9813a698ef595cd6e
  • 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 64 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\2026-07-17_fce760ffc1693ad5264ad46155a71d86_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-17_fce760ffc1693ad5264ad46155a71d86_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:1264
  • 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:3324

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        patcher.exe

        • Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
        • Size 934KB
        • SHA256 7386578ea48b65147a88dc6a1686ff7112c6e425e3b5c2a9813a698ef595cd6e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7z.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
        • Size 1.4MB
        • SHA256 a30f99c26db3f334a299ac21c6b71bbdaae25812d6823cffbc90299044bd393f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Uninstall.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 949KB
        • SHA256 eade7f77a0add4c12b1cb929b9c84e28322baae0f733ea5510156aacb4809e3b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        java-rmi.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe
        • Size 958KB
        • SHA256 764795bf08fef2494274bb6ca032da1619691b448f6009e18f6906cf8f5cac69
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javac.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javac.exe
        • Size 958KB
        • SHA256 c82a004ac270fb1b0f36790bfb43f4664fd4e20fbedd8aeb2079d08c2200287e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javadoc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javadoc.exe
        • Size 958KB
        • SHA256 b438524fc1421791ed1d9b8608aa58fa9fce9ece3c7424c0f0d0a1e1a211c99e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javah.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javah.exe
        • Size 958KB
        • SHA256 e715c6a6f4c4466f4ec10345e2a4e684af0848801e6df4558caaf1fd5781e2df
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javap.exe
        • Size 958KB
        • SHA256 d2c3fadaac531c5ec76a6da38092aa13cdee457aaf876a1b23ce13d299149453
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jcmd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jcmd.exe
        • Size 958KB
        • SHA256 00f676e4abd7abc1f837cd1d47441511bdf6c4881302d9a278ec6e599a195378
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jconsole.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe
        • Size 958KB
        • SHA256 e29566336879d0e46cee127edb66bb4bea6507150d5627fb390397b6bf47e830
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdb.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdb.exe
        • Size 958KB
        • SHA256 857a3e740c65d1a9ed141faa3b7c7fcd64e9b3c0573a834b2af4fe0d1bad974e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdeps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdeps.exe
        • Size 958KB
        • SHA256 d358a8dccdafe1e97bbd07ce2532d67405a64f540692cff4e3c4e809edd7c219
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jhat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe
        • Size 958KB
        • SHA256 df75c9dbb75b51a42f7fe01b47dc5ba660458f8aeb6d88487785f6c782963e3a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jinfo.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe
        • Size 958KB
        • SHA256 43e202cd6abdc1e53fa795c743fff09b3b0e0fb482a2da66a995fb905e6f33a6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jjs.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe
        • Size 958KB
        • SHA256 18adfd07bd8775af59f1f8a5cf4b15b86199672fdb8fd5cbe8ac07d5ada72b33
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jmap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe
        • Size 958KB
        • SHA256 526b415ad29a90585137adc99459d4da695b0150c0ed043c755e88d0f1453501
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe
        • Size 958KB
        • SHA256 a328a762dd56af212ce653d9ce88a25f536daad69779c9c5b21dc718cae680ae
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jrunscript.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe
        • Size 958KB
        • SHA256 3163062277cdc6dcf2d4ddd185570d79268e8e71657f094e885617a802cd432d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jsadebugd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jsadebugd.exe
        • Size 958KB
        • SHA256 3636fd872e0429a265780767085e3f9588780e53402eef217b8307a57279e2e4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstack.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe
        • Size 958KB
        • SHA256 e546729084719ff0bfe0c2d512c431822409709ed9c38c7823024d297033e0c2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe
        • Size 958KB
        • SHA256 61d7e59688220e6ad5dfd6e9da049f26b99b93028d1297757d650d9dae105ca2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstatd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe
        • Size 958KB
        • SHA256 e515cf5095f471507b94dae82ff4c5b27a54c42a27dd62c350a0c85ec9763f9a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        keytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe
        • Size 958KB
        • SHA256 8ac5af6c3679ac3c7681bb74a8183df3304aea0e7567477876a1e57a663b82d5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        kinit.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe
        • Size 958KB
        • SHA256 bc3a9c0b601aae68b83881fab13ef97d6b445a9e3e6a1f536496333bd217951d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        klist.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe
        • Size 958KB
        • SHA256 abffa6e37836767e9e401ca3fe08dc9db08e15001033bdfc463040c71e5e4d0c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ktab.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe
        • Size 958KB
        • SHA256 18dafbb0e78a04e2cbda9e12abeddbd1b2ecb38bb37e968d21541d4616730040
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        native2ascii.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe
        • Size 958KB
        • SHA256 4ed3e71bf87396c27f44e097fa17613f859f2a60d2dbbb792425b4111825277f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        orbd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe
        • Size 958KB
        • SHA256 876c3e079e6b8049b2ca0ad709e3eda608abdfbaab23045a589bd41ad97c0c13
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pack200.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe
        • Size 958KB
        • SHA256 16b201f877cbb98c700a3ba530f6b565d25452462d606dc9d47686f56166216a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        policytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe
        • Size 958KB
        • SHA256 4c28b4cb89489a75d5f4e787454dafac874b35045c814fffb72421095ace5256
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmic.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.exe
        • Size 958KB
        • SHA256 0bc9c8b3e232ee9fc2a54e4569ea93e22358d14a7c74862a4a8109a620fd69d1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmid.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe
        • Size 958KB
        • SHA256 bea8b8b1d1a2122fa4e88e37c2b049b8856ee6b93dd3455b9a11d310629e806b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmiregistry.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe
        • Size 958KB
        • SHA256 1d1bb39f72a428dcc8f72aad960edfb10060f98c288459a471186e0442f406e5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        schemagen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe
        • Size 958KB
        • SHA256 8216942936965d36a14a01a24f02803a3433011dcee5a452ae1da187ca6c8289
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        serialver.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe
        • Size 958KB
        • SHA256 fc32216c57460e2830360042b54e1f1691893390b5234908d1606244a16d2b6a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        servertool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe
        • Size 958KB
        • SHA256 838c4261ab112ba391be25a5d53d10332f5ade25fa98ae8d02ae1dd441212f1d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        tnameserv.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe
        • Size 958KB
        • SHA256 7aecb32c1f617e98beec8608eddd2b0b8d18b455d9b53a6d19a3c43d71a9bb5f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsgen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe
        • Size 958KB
        • SHA256 f99d08f8fa4d8293c04e16040ea8c96dbd7f433d138d8c0459e154cb4c1e4ed2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsimport.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsimport.exe
        • Size 958KB
        • SHA256 6cc0d608139a7e87d22ece7561c3bc8855290dae5226ce172b5b72217c2da230
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        xjc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\xjc.exe
        • Size 958KB
        • SHA256 2b0b8f18c01281eec7585de88dc68b7be87bcdc715c73ecd15e9ebb7fb8c424a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/1264-166-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/1264-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/3324-203-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp