Analysis

  • max time kernel
    96s
  • max time network
    144s
  • 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, 00:55

General

  • Target
    2026-07-19_9a4784db6aefdc10b0ab822f2a8e4447_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
  • Size 963KB
  • Sample260720-a98bcsds61
  • SHA256 4c2073faf90419f399ab7ca28170246061e6594148666fd75c8545acfa60e5b3
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables packed with ASPack 7 IoCs
  • 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 21 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\2026-07-19_9a4784db6aefdc10b0ab822f2a8e4447_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-19_9a4784db6aefdc10b0ab822f2a8e4447_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:1924
  • 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:3460

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        patcher.exe

        • Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
        • Size 963KB
        • SHA256 4c2073faf90419f399ab7ca28170246061e6594148666fd75c8545acfa60e5b3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7z.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
        • Size 1.5MB
        • SHA256 11d0d73b57d02b80e3b1c173cdf34280afe798a61f397d890ce103bfb0d3f2f2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jhat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe
        • Size 986KB
        • SHA256 4ea76797b0d55cee73fa4ec2f7282e683fc4aa672d80efa1c4adceff787cc195
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jhat.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe$
        • Size 986KB
        • SHA256 c7c8f08983d37ca7759c7b198a82f1a15d73bb2e990df273a10d7d0feabf5873
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/1924-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/1924-1965-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/3460-1966-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp