Analysis
- max time kernel
100s - max time network
128s - platform
windows11-ltsc_2024_x64 - resource
win11ltsc2024-20260709-en - resource tags
arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-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
- Detects executables packed with ASPack 8 IoCs
resource yara_rule behavioral2/memory/3556-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000d00000001c43b-5.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000300000001b2d6-11.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x000200000001bb50-393.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x0003000000019900-386.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/files/0x002b000000018a67-422.dat INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/3556-1263-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack behavioral2/memory/5140-1276-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp INDICATOR_EXE_Packed_ASPack - Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
pid Process 5140 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\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe - Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
description ioc Process File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\Installer\setup.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\msedge_proxy.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\notification_helper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\CLVIEW.EXE 2026-07-19_bc859a47045ff93056fd036a3870dd68_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\elevation_service.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\elevation_service.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\FullTrustNotifier.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\identity_helper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Maintenance Service\maintenanceservice.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Media Player\wmprph.exe 2026-07-19_bc859a47045ff93056fd036a3870dd68_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javaw.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\jabswitch.exe 2026-07-19_bc859a47045ff93056fd036a3870dd68_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\java.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\outicon.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Java\Java Update\jaureg.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeWebView\Application\122.0.2365.106\notification_click_helper.exe$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\VSTO\10.0\VSTOInstaller.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\notification_helper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\kinit.exe 2026-07-19_bc859a47045ff93056fd036a3870dd68_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\unpack200.exe 2026-07-19_bc859a47045ff93056fd036a3870dd68_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\default-browser-agent.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection\MsSense.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\EXCEL.EXE$ patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\excelcnv.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\appvcleaner.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\msoev.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\MSOSYNC.EXE$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\MSOXMLED.EXE patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\msedge_pwa_launcher.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\Source Engine\OSE.EXE$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\jjs.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\GRAPH.EXE patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\msedge_proxy.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\msedge_proxy.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\msedge_pwa_launcher.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\cookie_exporter.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\idlj.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\rmiregistry.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 created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\pwahelper.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\BHO\ie_to_edge_stub.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\chrmstp.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office16\OSPPREARM.EXE 2026-07-19_bc859a47045ff93056fd036a3870dd68_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\nmhproxy.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AcroRd32Info.exe patcher.exe File created C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\Edge\Application\139.0.3405.125\notification_helper.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateBroker.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe 2026-07-19_bc859a47045ff93056fd036a3870dd68_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jre-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\ohub32.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\outicon.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\plugin-container.exe 2026-07-19_bc859a47045ff93056fd036a3870dd68_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.185.27\MicrosoftEdgeUpdate.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.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 opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\plug_ins\pi_brokers\32BitMAPIBroker.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\122.0.2365.106\elevation_service.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeCore\139.0.3405.125\elevation_service.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe$ patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\ProgramFilesCommonX64\Microsoft Shared\OFFICE16\MSOICONS.EXE patcher.exe - Drops file in Windows directory 9 IoCs
description ioc Process File opened for modification C:\Windows\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_64\MSBuild\3.5.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe 2026-07-19_bc859a47045ff93056fd036a3870dd68_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\ComSvcConfig\3.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\ComSvcConfig.exe 2026-07-19_bc859a47045ff93056fd036a3870dd68_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\SMSvcHost\3.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\SMSvcHost.exe 2026-07-19_bc859a47045ff93056fd036a3870dd68_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\WsatConfig\3.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\WsatConfig.exe patcher.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_32\MSBuild\3.5.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe 2026-07-19_bc859a47045ff93056fd036a3870dd68_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\dfsvc\2.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\dfsvc.exe 2026-07-19_bc859a47045ff93056fd036a3870dd68_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\PresentationFontCache\3.0.0.0__31bf3856ad364e35\PresentationFontCache.exe 2026-07-19_bc859a47045ff93056fd036a3870dd68_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe File opened for modification C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\WsatConfig\3.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\WsatConfig.exe 2026-07-19_bc859a47045ff93056fd036a3870dd68_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.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 2 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 File opened for modification C:\Windows\:\autorun.inf patcher.exe - Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
pid Process 3556 2026-07-19_bc859a47045ff93056fd036a3870dd68_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe 5140 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
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- NTFS ADS
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:3556
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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 Program Files directory
- Drops file in Windows directory
- System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
- NTFS ADS
- Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
PID:5140
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
- Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe
- Size 986KB
- SHA256 ed727d1023732f54f276512934bcfa88aa5231d1752d20f15f5eddf66346f34b
- MD5 51d5e642d0c62bbf2a73a6f4b450362f
- SHA1 9b1cff0244c34f201a440ed8e779d466283d1603
- SHA512 f32955628e2f9b695530599505c2a81538684e1b8ff3dcdc9f18d1965f459644d5fa763bf19e0f3e463c4c96940b5fefe4f45d4785e52198e81df19fcb9558fa
- SSDEEP 24576:nNlwnnl12y2UoAZJJNK/Ry5ARToMBMEy1i9Q:cuytJJ8y5iTvW
- TLSH T12925AE1277E444B2E162823489E19756EBB6FC620F21C7CF6354971E1F32BD1AE39722
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe
- Size 986KB
- SHA256 6b8c63da06868af7d4c71add8e190eb5f814262d47f8045f36c3a48c39718248
- MD5 15b47a2fa455a6fc66263aef90937487
- SHA1 8691981acd4f82fe3d23507ac4ea9360f466ce92
- SHA512 06fd4a876940ca61efccc4fafb6f8de6cfd306eb055ab502246edfe69f54fcc1243f27fa04e7070506a358237e304d5bbcc15c91ed3c07a4c296e410aea94648
- SSDEEP 24576:nNlwnnl12y2UoAZJJNK/Ry5ARToMBMEy1H4:cuytJJ8y5iTvF
- TLSH T15225AE1277E444B2E162823489E19756EBB6FC620F21C7CF6354971E1F32BD1AE39722
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
- Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe$
- Size 986KB
- SHA256 4a389b6d5ed52ce405f736f8ab72d734e41d288a22883e11566f062ec7b78119
- MD5 09c170481594fbb33f1e71bfc54deac9
- SHA1 fcacf4b978028b4f0f5fbf20d027c9e1eebc8eec
- SHA512 02f87b05c51db5bfae9022f0b837fea619419f6ba420155f554f936b32f0eae6a29ca768a958c81354e538508a9fbb836a10b408c42716a93c163a708cf3a5be
- SSDEEP 24576:nNlwnnl12y2UoAZJJNK/Ry5ARToMBMEy1vo:cuytJJ8y5iTvR
- TLSH T1BE25AE1277E444B6E162823489E19756EBB6FC620F20C7CF6354971E1F32BD1AE39722
- MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH