Analysis
- max time kernel
92s - max time network
132s - platform
windows10-2004_x64 - resource
win10v2004-20260513-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows - submitted
20/07/2026, 00:41
Static task
static1
2 signatures
Behavioral task
behavioral1
Sample
2026-07-19_bc859a47045ff93056fd036a3870dd68_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
Resource
win10v2004-20260513-en
windows10-2004-x64
10 signatures
150 seconds
Behavioral task
behavioral2
Sample
2026-07-19_bc859a47045ff93056fd036a3870dd68_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
Resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
windows11-ltsc_2024-x64
10 signatures
150 seconds
General
- Target 2026-07-19_bc859a47045ff93056fd036a3870dd68_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
- Size 963KB
- Sample260720-a14ltacy81
- SHA256 dc7aa44c3b96df8bd59f0f2e597279964c0136e9ac35876ef21857a205ac2351
- MD5 bc859a47045ff93056fd036a3870dd68
- SHA1 948895d68d9b4bbcec23f6feffee8ab2e802d6c3
- SHA512 d28e41edd40a79c17c35a9080a057a6ebe860279ab93c3ef014042195b59a1c4d25ca0a952aee31ce2883a96c1a641cc58087349c84cee568322f7a54238b6ff
- SSDEEP 24576:nNlwnnl12y2UoAZJJNK/Ry5ARToMBMEy1u:cuytJJ8y5iTvB
- TLSH T1E8259E1277E444B6E162823489E19756EBB6FC620F20C7CF6354971E1F32BD1AE39722
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
9/10
Malware Config
Signatures
- Custom signatureDetects executables packed with ASPack 6 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral1/memory/5000-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x0011000000024343-6.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/1416-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/files/0x0003000000022bd0-12.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/5000-1937-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral1/memory/1416-1950-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 1416 patcher.exe - 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
description ioc Process Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\WinFirewall = "C:\\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\\patcher.exe" 2026-07-19_bc859a47045ff93056fd036a3870dd68_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe Set value (str) \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\WinFirewall = "C:\\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\\patcher.exe" patcher.exe - Drops autorun.inf file 1 TTPs 2 IoCs
Malware can abuse Windows Autorun to spread further via attached volumes.
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\:\autorun.inf 2026-07-19_bc859a47045ff93056fd036a3870dd68_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe - Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\SysWOW64\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe - Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome_proxy.exe 2026-07-19_bc859a47045ff93056fd036a3870dd68_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\javaws.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\pack200.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\OUTLOOK.EXE$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc-cache-gen.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe$ 2026-07-19_bc859a47045ff93056fd036a3870dd68_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\orbd.exe 2026-07-19_bc859a47045ff93056fd036a3870dd68_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVLP.exe 2026-07-19_bc859a47045ff93056fd036a3870dd68_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\Smart Tag\SmartTagInstall.exe$ 2026-07-19_bc859a47045ff93056fd036a3870dd68_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\misc.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmlaunch.exe 2026-07-19_bc859a47045ff93056fd036a3870dd68_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32Info.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\msedge_pwa_launcher.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javaw.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\XLICONS.EXE 2026-07-19_bc859a47045ff93056fd036a3870dd68_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Wallet_2.4.18324.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Microsoft.Wallet.exe 2026-07-19_bc859a47045ff93056fd036a3870dd68_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Browser\WCChromeExtn\WCChromeNativeMessagingHost.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\javaw.exe$ 2026-07-19_bc859a47045ff93056fd036a3870dd68_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVDllSurrogate64.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\DCF\DATABASECOMPARE.EXE 2026-07-19_bc859a47045ff93056fd036a3870dd68_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\identity_helper.exe 2026-07-19_bc859a47045ff93056fd036a3870dd68_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\132.0.2957.140\msedge.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javaws.exe 2026-07-19_bc859a47045ff93056fd036a3870dd68_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe 2026-07-19_bc859a47045ff93056fd036a3870dd68_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\PPTICO.EXE 2026-07-19_bc859a47045ff93056fd036a3870dd68_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SCANPST.EXE 2026-07-19_bc859a47045ff93056fd036a3870dd68_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\dbcicons.exe 2026-07-19_bc859a47045ff93056fd036a3870dd68_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\identity_helper.exe$ 2026-07-19_bc859a47045ff93056fd036a3870dd68_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe$ 2026-07-19_bc859a47045ff93056fd036a3870dd68_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ONENOTEM.EXE$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\WORDICON.EXE 2026-07-19_bc859a47045ff93056fd036a3870dd68_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\ktab.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoia.exe 2026-07-19_bc859a47045ff93056fd036a3870dd68_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\SDXHelperBgt.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Java\Java Update\jaureg.exe 2026-07-19_bc859a47045ff93056fd036a3870dd68_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\VSTO\10.0\VSTOInstaller.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe 2026-07-19_bc859a47045ff93056fd036a3870dd68_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Analysis Services\AS OLEDB\140\SQLDumper.exe$ 2026-07-19_bc859a47045ff93056fd036a3870dd68_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\132.0.2957.140\msedge.exe 2026-07-19_bc859a47045ff93056fd036a3870dd68_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\extcheck.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe 2026-07-19_bc859a47045ff93056fd036a3870dd68_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.549981C3F5F10_1.1911.21713.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\Cortana.exe 2026-07-19_bc859a47045ff93056fd036a3870dd68_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javap.exe 2026-07-19_bc859a47045ff93056fd036a3870dd68_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Client\AppVDllSurrogate32.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Analysis Services\AS OLEDB\140\SQLDumper.exe 2026-07-19_bc859a47045ff93056fd036a3870dd68_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\identity_helper.exe 2026-07-19_bc859a47045ff93056fd036a3870dd68_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\javacpl.exe 2026-07-19_bc859a47045ff93056fd036a3870dd68_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\GRAPH.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\DW\DWTRIG20.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\LogTransport2.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath_target_89984\javaws.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\pwahelper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe 2026-07-19_bc859a47045ff93056fd036a3870dd68_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\MSInfo\msinfo32.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesX86\Microsoft Office\Office16\MSOHTMED.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Oracle\Java\javapath_target_89984\javaws.exe$ 2026-07-19_bc859a47045ff93056fd036a3870dd68_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge.exe 2026-07-19_bc859a47045ff93056fd036a3870dd68_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\VSTO\10.0\VSTOInstaller.exe patcher.exe - 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.
description ioc Process Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language 2026-07-19_bc859a47045ff93056fd036a3870dd68_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe Key opened \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\NLS\Language patcher.exe - NTFS ADS 1 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\:\autorun.inf 2026-07-19_bc859a47045ff93056fd036a3870dd68_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 5000 2026-07-19_bc859a47045ff93056fd036a3870dd68_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe 1416 patcher.exe
Processes
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C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-19_bc859a47045ff93056fd036a3870dd68_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-19_bc859a47045ff93056fd036a3870dd68_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe"1⤵
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops autorun.inf file
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- NTFS ADS
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:5000
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C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exeC:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe1⤵
- Executes dropped EXE
- Adds Run key to start application
- Drops autorun.inf file
- Drops file in System32 directory
- Drops file in Program Files directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:1416
Network
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16
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Downloads
- Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
- Size 963KB
- SHA256 dc7aa44c3b96df8bd59f0f2e597279964c0136e9ac35876ef21857a205ac2351
- MD5 bc859a47045ff93056fd036a3870dd68
- SHA1 948895d68d9b4bbcec23f6feffee8ab2e802d6c3
- SHA512 d28e41edd40a79c17c35a9080a057a6ebe860279ab93c3ef014042195b59a1c4d25ca0a952aee31ce2883a96c1a641cc58087349c84cee568322f7a54238b6ff
- SSDEEP 24576:nNlwnnl12y2UoAZJJNK/Ry5ARToMBMEy1u:cuytJJ8y5iTvB
- TLSH T1E8259E1277E444B6E162823489E19756EBB6FC620F20C7CF6354971E1F32BD1AE39722
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
- Size 1.5MB
- SHA256 24b95c297a9908e9092e4c52283ff4001900a74f70141a623d66264c35405e93
- MD5 b02806ebc6036238635f66acd78798d9
- SHA1 43903c317e38d507326112ef9b9d6791a42b27be
- SHA512 d02cdc5f5d6a5ef397c93da8365685511faf0cee8ffdf9a979789fc945f30946504575e805cecbe63eb6e021cff78ddc74f5ba4fac6a822183596672812940c5
- SSDEEP 24576:nNlwnnl12y2UoAZJJNK/Ry5ARToMBMEy1e0Le5ji0hmxNrM:cuytJJ8y5iTvdPji0Aj
- TLSH T110656B16F6A44671E073C175C5D2A75AEA7278520B3087CB5384876D2F33BE29E3A732
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH