Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    145s
  • 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, 03:09

General

  • Target
    2026-07-20_5365f7d96ff8c96a2cdd97b1ec5d1be2_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe
  • Size 9.1MB
  • Sample260720-dnhelags4z
  • SHA256 2683cb3dd330a69dfb05978d30e7d7f35037b38a83dda700f7da7f8d3f0cc2e6
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Grants admin privileges 1 TTPs

    Uses net.exe to modify the user's privileges.

  • Drops file in Drivers directory 1 IoCs
  • Disables service(s) 3 TTPs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Network Share Discovery 1 TTPs

    Attempt to gather information on host network.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 5 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Launches sc.exe 5 IoCs

    Sc.exe is a Windows utlilty to control services on the system.

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 8 IoCs

    Execution of a cmd.exe one-liner (/c "close" or /k "keep") is a common script/loader stage.

  • Permission Groups Discovery: Local Groups 1 TTPs

    Attempt to find local system groups and permission settings.

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 30 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

    Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
  • Runs net.exe
  • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 30 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-20_5365f7d96ff8c96a2cdd97b1ec5d1be2_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-20_5365f7d96ff8c96a2cdd97b1ec5d1be2_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Drivers directory
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:1304
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Windows\system32\Option.bat
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3936
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UpdatAuto.exe
      C:\Windows\system32\UpdatAuto.exe
      2⤵
      • Executes dropped EXE
      • Drops file in System32 directory
      • Drops file in Program Files directory
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4900
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
        C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe /c C:\Windows\system32\Option.bat
        3⤵
        • Executes a command shell one-liner
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        PID:4928
    • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE
      "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE" /n "C:\Windows\system32\drivers\2026-07-20_5365f7d96ff8c96a2cdd97b1ec5d1be2_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar~1.Doc" /o ""
      2⤵
      • Checks processor information in registry
      • Enumerates system info in registry
      • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:4948
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c net stop sharedaccess
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4996
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net stop sharedaccess
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:5648
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop sharedaccess
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:2260
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c net stop wuauserv
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5452
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net stop wuauserv
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:628
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop wuauserv
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:4912
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c net stop wscsvc
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:2792
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net stop wscsvc
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:5624
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop wscsvc
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:5616
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c net stop srservice
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:936
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net stop srservice
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:5488
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop srservice
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:2804
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c net start TlntSvr
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4612
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net start TlntSvr
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3576
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 start TlntSvr
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:856
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c net user helpassistant 123456
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1692
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net user helpassistant 123456
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:5664
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 user helpassistant 123456
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:5548
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c net localgroup administrators helpassistant /add
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:1312
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net localgroup administrators helpassistant /add
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:6080
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 localgroup administrators helpassistant /add
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:3416
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      sc config srservice start= disabled
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:6088
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      sc config SharedAccess start= disabled
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:5048
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      sc config wuauserv start= disabled
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2300
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      sc config wscsvc start= disabled
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:1912
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      sc config srservice start= disabled
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:1192

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        7z.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe
        • Size 9.6MB
        • SHA256 f873a636e5e26b5e6029f9637a1ba0410abad617c91e247ccd3b9a2d37d08e9c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7zFM.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe
        • Size 10.0MB
        • SHA256 894f9e34e92fead003a48e11775b4a316fe8fde25ad37bcb3f38256ceb302231
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7zG.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe
        • Size 9.8MB
        • SHA256 5ad57a6a8d9126d468d12717e4044d37605f5d5d8446fa326903631791dd3842
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Uninstall.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 9.1MB
        • SHA256 f54e35ef29ca2887df9e49190ceb219644a4c65cd55245d6b7e2f6ce93e34623
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrmstp.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\chrmstp.exe
        • Size 15.1MB
        • SHA256 2c902507d3dfba0abf976ea88ee024eb04b259fbee53069a33ea37a8086dc1e5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrome_pwa_launcher.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\chrome_pwa_launcher.exe
        • Size 10.8MB
        • SHA256 f3896d1bb0631345cfe737aac22c81957993bc71971f591ad4a3e70576f54b0f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        elevated_tracing_service.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevated_tracing_service.exe
        • Size 12.5MB
        • SHA256 8fe0ca1215c6787162331cbe9ae002f2293d027b445584ec35e9f68b9253d63d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        elevation_service.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe
        • Size 11.3MB
        • SHA256 0c753a484255db340bc05bf08d444f6abd2f9f75fa73e135ea4a41d55bf3db00
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        notification_helper.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\notification_helper.exe
        • Size 10.7MB
        • SHA256 5e7d3baa63a3f999326a9bd23d13dbaa33a6e43a557a0d88023e957356407aee
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        os_update_handler.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\os_update_handler.exe
        • Size 10.9MB
        • SHA256 03b11d6ea70ab3a3f867b5fa22b1f08aba93dd28ab0c281964fce92b5d475565
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrome.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
        • Size 12.1MB
        • SHA256 eb6e011f379b99d31a8b3ca6d50d9049d4cf9bf87147fb30d0299a5351a2e92b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrome_proxy.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome_proxy.exe
        • Size 10.5MB
        • SHA256 07b4f271d681cb81ead74ee2754a66da6f74ea9a20686dbcad2db629882c7e74
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        appletviewer.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\appletviewer.exe
        • Size 9.1MB
        • SHA256 cf7c6fa74e705a4632720138c50caa9e136792f60f10ff355b7ae3037e0d4fe7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        extcheck.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\extcheck.exe
        • Size 9.1MB
        • SHA256 a5f15ccdb5dcd7601a2e49c4a63b7bd3419ce87a9f6e7e8d4b53d9d3b1de9685
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        idlj.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\idlj.exe
        • Size 9.1MB
        • SHA256 a96b3fd3808e25eadae7b98e3efeb30deb727f54580e2a4dd0b3219ae3b0e0fe
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jabswitch.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe
        • Size 9.1MB
        • SHA256 bb07efb780c4a8d8beb02fa7c4cdc9a2b9186b39c0d8f32626d16efc233ef72c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jar.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jar.exe
        • Size 9.1MB
        • SHA256 bab3e8474db9451046cfdeb364aa82c10934b855692259a5777893c5383c590c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jarsigner.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jarsigner.exe
        • Size 9.1MB
        • SHA256 f35cb5444b9a37c45dfb1355ac1b6c11923f72fc0eb18290685854615684eae9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        java-rmi.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe
        • Size 9.1MB
        • SHA256 0bc2ca7715ce5d352a8fc6c0c52a9f1753c25ff1d84d280b3074e186ae094b18
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        dotnet.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe
        • Size 9.2MB
        • SHA256 99bb95e6482bd9039f4358b5e5257526bb6eb9125a30b68548fc8afe9d7cb4f8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        createdump.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\6.0.27\createdump.exe
        • Size 9.1MB
        • SHA256 29c069c33d97d4ddac8f4c46d68085231475ed4d6528fd0083e29b89eb8a6e06
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        createdump.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.16\createdump.exe
        • Size 9.1MB
        • SHA256 de03dc7c09c5128e543d77557f4735a0e24c9e795f019092aa8f8b64ee3ea222
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        createdump.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\8.0.15\createdump.exe
        • Size 9.1MB
        • SHA256 a2f47b3b138f00132d6c3f247d91c9029bed78e86f99c706482c0948b6e12b28
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        57C8EDB95DF3F0AD4EE2DC2B8CFD4157

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\LocalLow\Microsoft\CryptnetUrlCache\MetaData\57C8EDB95DF3F0AD4EE2DC2B8CFD4157
        • Size 342B
        • SHA256 a1fe754fa7249118ff791702e4a6b813f3c96f0f1f6fd238e07c5f338f8a2c22
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        sist02.xsl

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TCDA6BE.tmp\sist02.xsl
        • Size 245KB
        • SHA256 ef4835db41a485b56c2ef0ff7094bc2350460573a686182bc45fd6613480e353
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        2026-07-20_5365f7d96ff8c96a2cdd97b1ec5d1be2_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar~1.Doc

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Drivers\2026-07-20_5365f7d96ff8c96a2cdd97b1ec5d1be2_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar~1.Doc
        • Size 7KB
        • SHA256 049c264c462d500a985f016666cee6bbaa00f3e1d34c8deec739054c1c92fb92
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Option.bat

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Option.bat
        • Size 53B
        • SHA256 0bc485263cf8a962e64db0b88f156f2a9af1b81ecfdb1cf9111d497e85df70f3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 TLSH

        UpdatAuto.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UpdatAuto.exe
        • Size 9.1MB
        • SHA256 c0d053ded9b3a29934358201437b5a4202d3b561b403fc045e0982fe1ce51596
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 9.1MB
        • SHA256 794b1c7f0215d0a12e816601cb8d13da7ba8cc11e68b45cf3ac6c6e51e9f27b3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 9.1MB
        • SHA256 0173305a9d0647c5ddd2f88d6eca80b901690f403783ad54c540d6c75659770a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 9.1MB
        • SHA256 4d66eca354b7599cbf02f04103fe2df9f55a114ab5e4e490fe3565b0f495482c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 9.1MB
        • SHA256 e67e92e81f3bed183518d482333916898f89ca779eac6be9532361b059e17346
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 9.1MB
        • SHA256 5333e1b7e18b584de256d859afa891576fadaedb86712b2a724655e27a6aaeaa
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 9.1MB
        • SHA256 e47ff220b13bbe83e8075e74954c18d223555c2e83de881bb54bf7b46814a4ff
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 9.1MB
        • SHA256 9faa831985f5a9abad9f2d20a92255f1eadd6c1773bb9798165813d993c52552
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 9.1MB
        • SHA256 b034e430018d046b0aa964775f1af9fa840ed37a5cdf6df1ea57f2b7563c4cb2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/4948-47-0x00007FFCFD180000-0x00007FFCFD190000-memory.dmp

        memory/4948-45-0x00007FFCFD180000-0x00007FFCFD190000-memory.dmp

        memory/4948-44-0x00007FFCFD180000-0x00007FFCFD190000-memory.dmp

        memory/4948-48-0x00007FFCFD180000-0x00007FFCFD190000-memory.dmp

        memory/4948-43-0x00007FFCFD180000-0x00007FFCFD190000-memory.dmp

        memory/4948-50-0x00007FFCFAD60000-0x00007FFCFAD70000-memory.dmp

        memory/4948-51-0x00007FFCFAD60000-0x00007FFCFAD70000-memory.dmp