Analysis

  • max time kernel
    103s
  • max time network
    152s
  • 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, 14:29

General

  • Target
    2026-07-20_6ec2e04424b190b3c1aae48f98c23770_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
  • Size 963KB
  • Sample260720-rttlpse17x
  • SHA256 63376260cfa26363820568c3888dd19acd487be7cba807f4a1bf4595e2f2d940
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables packed with ASPack 10 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 23 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\2026-07-20_6ec2e04424b190b3c1aae48f98c23770_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-20_6ec2e04424b190b3c1aae48f98c23770_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:4136
  • 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:1140

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        patcher.exe

        • Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
        • Size 963KB
        • SHA256 63376260cfa26363820568c3888dd19acd487be7cba807f4a1bf4595e2f2d940
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        AdobeCollabSync.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\AdobeCollabSync.exe
        • Size 1.3MB
        • SHA256 29e75634b0fcec2af89420a157b513efb654b7e24af9196b21de7d88c011c40c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7z.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
        • Size 1.5MB
        • SHA256 244c518a66773f0da3aabb29f0be1bef54ba4b54c4274b22294bdd4ea7906c94
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe
        • Size 986KB
        • SHA256 e145020aad5df1faf666c6a246a65bb5a37575c989732d1450f83d66d97075a5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        klist.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe
        • Size 986KB
        • SHA256 268ed47e97d1688a2259ca781f0f2ff36b01bb78d3fa356f4f1426f96dbafb2f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        klist.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe$
        • Size 986KB
        • SHA256 0612f7453737759141a17e39426bc0d09c29f220d0469513b67c672c06cf6557
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        osmclienticon.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\vfs\Windows\Installer\{90160000-000F-0000-1000-0000000FF1CE}\osmclienticon.exe
        • Size 1.0MB
        • SHA256 5b852d1e3f3b71d603f9769e9348461bad12ab66a256817673f5056d296c4cb5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/1140-1635-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/4136-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/4136-1532-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp