Analysis

  • max time kernel
    101s
  • 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, 15:51

General

  • Target
    2026-07-20_72f036cc14f4488ff9bb3b69c3bdf039_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
  • Size 933KB
  • Sample260720-tafxlsg121
  • SHA256 c339ce947290ab05b3339e4d2b5d53ffdb0df180927bff9f4a872d73bcb9e355
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables packed with ASPack 43 IoCs
  • ASPack v2.12-2.42 40 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with ASPack v2.12-2.42

  • 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_72f036cc14f4488ff9bb3b69c3bdf039_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-20_72f036cc14f4488ff9bb3b69c3bdf039_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:4900
  • 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:5224

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        patcher.exe

        • Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
        • Size 933KB
        • SHA256 c339ce947290ab05b3339e4d2b5d53ffdb0df180927bff9f4a872d73bcb9e355
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7z.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
        • Size 1.4MB
        • SHA256 5c8f844811d69adf781b0f393bf85b55ee45d4a0926d7daf7f1c28be5d235209
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Uninstall.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 947KB
        • SHA256 aaf1a978d0386d4ca0694f887d597846b49a1e0abad2010f9cc63e23ce6eda62
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        java-rmi.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 69a9b60408297b40c7a6617e71c5d751121672a073b800ea5178fc3e4a4b3fe5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javac.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javac.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 8fd610898beb389fc61bbd9e57115bee914e0794cafd2c823390e45694101deb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javadoc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javadoc.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 c3590a5f0e578e77890e92f2f9bf4034070b90351dea973c3fb1ae6cae90ca8c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javah.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javah.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 e67ff734c2e93ba9b3e102c2ddb02a56b4bdbd3300ddc5e5664344197f762745
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javap.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 2c54b9fcb06c1fb5d6349a77c50578d149d2e7bd41020ff9689ea936cb05a6b5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jcmd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jcmd.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 e71898c7446f614e0e936d95ad9f01ba9fef5a6979a7afa3bf62afe405eeb355
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jconsole.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 5d7e58c62eea5b81c2fa74a10d710967f5683a6d73e8fdc33eae84e9f93b4d10
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdb.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdb.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 62628cde81b6cc3cd7da626ac9473270495110b87d2c267ead973889be8a3a48
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdeps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdeps.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 8ddb8e2d2b1c813424dc8fd1997069a0f51037d05bdba82dc9a14b3b55d9ff8b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jhat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 3b514f50ab53f9747fa9f3ac06542666c9a98110810d72d6e06fa85c5280ca92
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jinfo.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 d5d01da1289edf9ce5c14157f2d0b1cabf336cf729f07f9d5dc979c31f4f1baf
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jjs.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 187e78cdfefdc9bb9562ca9ead101692fe2ccef43d9022b391e2eba377407431
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jmap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 b02fe8761d909940374a745425b484233ae8250a53def01caa1c9c315863a7cd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 d7e8a16085e40c3fafadec39552767f0264fa0fbc7263b5f2dd6bd4d61aa901a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jrunscript.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 1bce0e2364c938ad80b46fb0e69e176ca3d474e9e0e1365b1f85f4ecdac7322c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jsadebugd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jsadebugd.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 b7c25ecd2da30482f2b83d2bbaafcd19921627ebd980786aca0f35e469ae3496
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstack.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 91a9bd173e6387a376326c6a3c35c946f17c89cd36877a96f220cae511f53a9b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 7e84f4fb3e8b7ea76c37b828190715d66b18a2698140c23e2618b99e94cfab8a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstatd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 24bb9d255c9cdf04f7e8b37ee9dd1c65650813dd512f7d6dea2bdff047aef656
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        keytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 50762215eac64357279c7cd21c9db921e4b9de585a9b239c3f37657cff91ba42
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        kinit.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 d35b364f3cd51bcfc69474eb552ffd41f4596d37bec5dd5b09149a5319f904b4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        klist.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 63f1d86c138bb5ea8f01c01c7d49abc45d1aa1a1c6e6465c84b7378d8d80410a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ktab.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 ebfd4b801cadfa01a91a6c544454d42fad96fb94bcf21677bddc82000c9643d4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        native2ascii.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 c39755acf0f335b545fad1cbd2e189b97dfabb7228f47bbafd68255472040ea0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        orbd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 547d9b4b69488502d5a2b36743e381047dde43be30a8a810bf1c3d650843ef35
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pack200.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 a31ecd7ef29d137f937b48d5a2686c07a1d8770d8bd985c6fa67f53bf71aba4d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        policytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 fdf5ef4cc8a440790714f7c3131fa9408cb797167ff8c3f390d931958e0162b6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmic.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 644038af768c38f8ffdd1ea5d5cec2a493c8dbf8a66991e9c83f4dcb0efd704d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmid.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 fdb014ef257e649b11055e97482978df42b0de28ccf04d84b66781b6d5a7e1b3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmiregistry.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 8180e7ec87ad1d28af02b6de9a9a04d58c1fe050c75605c35e0174cd364498e0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        schemagen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 5d5e440a27e5cd1f08004ff4f2c50e958993a8e511fd32d429712f2d8f0a4ddc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        serialver.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 cde36d2c89770fac01a90037a056b9b1dca55f0fca280db046e4f49c5827185a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        servertool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 188e1e10fcb7b5066e2a056e954a6821aab44de6ff61042106577cf67bb13142
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        tnameserv.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 bc2121f5ab003be90af8a259bf668ad2c31e72cc4ab54268409c7b4a081b9b1d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsgen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 070b4d81edf19a4347aa3d121bec835f445ebd51050cb74dc8fb1aab0154e176
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsimport.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsimport.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 06dc69fe7f3735167dc1bb9e212fe2d8bb44d45df096efe0c349b1db9a476621
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        xjc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\xjc.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 1f543b91e0ea47dee33592ec3efdf6472fa16872615f7469c974472e08215c24
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/4900-21-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

        memory/4900-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

        memory/5224-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp