Analysis

  • max time kernel
    105s
  • max time network
    129s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    18/07/2026, 00:58

General

  • Target
    2026-07-18_824796fe017d3eee2e4bc994766a1513_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
  • Size 897KB
  • Sample260718-bbhhqaez5w
  • SHA256 9408a51ce4568e4ea3df8285f54ed99266e65c93ac4665e8570dbd44eae5f1f6
  • 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 16 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\2026-07-18_824796fe017d3eee2e4bc994766a1513_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-18_824796fe017d3eee2e4bc994766a1513_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:3588
  • 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:3132

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        patcher.exe

        • Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
        • Size 897KB
        • SHA256 9408a51ce4568e4ea3df8285f54ed99266e65c93ac4665e8570dbd44eae5f1f6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7z.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
        • Size 1.4MB
        • SHA256 0ee779528965a76cbeb2269bcd5cd10e0121e0a930ec18e5d40e28e087d601ae
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Uninstall.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 911KB
        • SHA256 a1c670152dce8664c1e23fea93076be7c22042aece32a9beaac351628c72c5d4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        InspectorOfficeGadget.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\InspectorOfficeGadget.exe
        • Size 945KB
        • SHA256 e422cee10cbdc7f1f2e956c16f8cb3527c777ccc83d6490c01f4fa30c87915ea
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        java-rmi.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe
        • Size 920KB
        • SHA256 903600da8750d9d5130e0efe25e3f0d4719250263c61d6b478f10ab1b9c85be9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javac.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javac.exe
        • Size 920KB
        • SHA256 7ee7145793f9216f2d37fcff96dd42b3f1068be40274eb0f29fce7a15883abce
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javadoc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javadoc.exe
        • Size 920KB
        • SHA256 a866be8c2da639604240dda3d2932770b7363937e9c1cbb1e8c29ab4bbf4d7a2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javah.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javah.exe
        • Size 920KB
        • SHA256 a53c18958a3e8c41ee460b86bafff8dd5e1895dec5cadd2f620552c5b486860d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javap.exe
        • Size 920KB
        • SHA256 03eadbe5bb226010a13268226c0ac6dadec9478cabfbd108f49fecf1c42a2c15
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jcmd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jcmd.exe
        • Size 920KB
        • SHA256 7d34f6aa046916f403a8421d825b4bbd5738e33516175e7942d1166e052e6bb2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jconsole.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe
        • Size 920KB
        • SHA256 2af290aa69a943ffffc8a13830ad85fde57047ca11f34be6409a86c3cb8a20dc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdb.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdb.exe
        • Size 920KB
        • SHA256 e3236c02962bf1cb31b079d1db22f0cc55f090b53c44381957b40eadb5422afd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdeps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdeps.exe
        • Size 920KB
        • SHA256 582243970ce927f57991d4d5c7bfdd464529b63bfdc477053e08c3e841fc1197
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jhat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe
        • Size 920KB
        • SHA256 79410a528333ee59029151b9933996abb518c1ecf5c8213d9357829d056240fc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jinfo.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe
        • Size 920KB
        • SHA256 30f3e89717408c0d8c46ca13b79a448ad6caca90bea3d00c6dabdc7f16b7c3dd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jjs.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe
        • Size 920KB
        • SHA256 f2c8c110d3cc83047d53d4e85f863008ea2a30f9f803f325d21c65b3b1f5cb73
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jmap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe
        • Size 920KB
        • SHA256 469f0b23662eb70f19babe42cc20461a41607cdf5e40b7e89e45cee7fc8243b1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe
        • Size 920KB
        • SHA256 e5228412c1e3699af74e4e311022c4301a98311a1156e2402769268913401a42
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jrunscript.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe
        • Size 920KB
        • SHA256 03c1b1f383b4f35ade42e1e4a72affcc6f9766624754341045e528b5798aeb07
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jsadebugd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jsadebugd.exe
        • Size 920KB
        • SHA256 4da64ce0cf822de42b81790f8ed63c762a2bd31406960ea627875b3a1bf0dc27
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstack.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe
        • Size 920KB
        • SHA256 769a3e0c98fa7a0e9f6b01913213ffacbc6c8c5ae629a51d7556268d7058b2d1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe
        • Size 920KB
        • SHA256 61d854dc882ac3d268da911c6b91a62eb26f5ecfc0127462fa1e1fe65f0d236a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstatd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe
        • Size 920KB
        • SHA256 ec12b2534baf3627eb8820d0388120b8695620ec00e3bc12c2af1031b7b4eb03
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        keytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe
        • Size 920KB
        • SHA256 489114d51ad6f2f8367604b34b46ee52c0f94f90cd0037c4af8514bdc3cbcc91
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        kinit.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe
        • Size 920KB
        • SHA256 e7e898e2d77b8eae921b80b9bf6c466fafb79026995337f3ca4852ff81202a94
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        klist.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe
        • Size 920KB
        • SHA256 dfbe99d76b032506f3429139196f654f120329ffbc25a0555eb4713cdcb841ca
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ktab.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe
        • Size 920KB
        • SHA256 8f7e3ce0d23bd75042766f05171194dfb420231646349f9f392de668d05c67d5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        native2ascii.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe
        • Size 920KB
        • SHA256 f56a644229c076e8f4d9f074be3a1dffabcfac02aed78c66c5ef2655c99b5385
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        orbd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe
        • Size 920KB
        • SHA256 cc7abb70ca5a252af3be41ae705d3be907d81cf80e4c865fd801b1782205ac99
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pack200.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe
        • Size 920KB
        • SHA256 903c1d6c279853316b8032f1fd51feff5304fc36a16f5469e055aaeda747984b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        policytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe
        • Size 920KB
        • SHA256 6d03c7cbc9a3a4c2eecce9672ddb23d6a9042bc738a5155192ba840000e3e28d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmic.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.exe
        • Size 920KB
        • SHA256 5c7367ae98e16e7a95787e1b9c044ea567741dc3b50ceee9df45b10efd8cbabd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmid.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe
        • Size 920KB
        • SHA256 160b658318d6a7219adebdcba8b6421d682d53ca3d00a4d464a7fd55b94cee97
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmiregistry.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe
        • Size 920KB
        • SHA256 b3781415e9cefc6f46f6b382a4050518118f823d241168916bdb73dda21a0c03
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        schemagen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe
        • Size 920KB
        • SHA256 03b7340cd5e0f9d017e215f031ef239dfd0c828ebe65b7ca7cbf8e56276b4815
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        serialver.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe
        • Size 920KB
        • SHA256 c279270accdd283e85482e0dc31b9ab03dbdf6be4f5e065c279f1db17bd908f7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        servertool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe
        • Size 920KB
        • SHA256 c5cfe14fd315de9ec37e0a2451da21fdff91dcf5ad640726fd666f34805ab8d8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        tnameserv.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe
        • Size 920KB
        • SHA256 767c0ea50f5d0d8ed7fd11d95d1b62a94e65d9d232e7fb45fd3633e5aedf983b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsgen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe
        • Size 920KB
        • SHA256 a3735c7e06d437856edbb732b00856ab944f3a39415724420b085f2ac4a90326
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsimport.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsimport.exe
        • Size 920KB
        • SHA256 e3dd557865ad674d855d51fceafebaf5f6a3843ee4a519f0820432a33fd8b952
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        xjc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\xjc.exe
        • Size 920KB
        • SHA256 e939705dba70c61ba9bd074f853b8c104bc04af3724965db3ac97a7c21556846
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/3132-41-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/3588-21-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/3588-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp