Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    147s
  • 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, 17:53

General

  • Target
    2026-07-20_3bce0b6b64caf88ab21548035594b553_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redline-ste.exe
  • Size 1.7MB
  • Sample260720-wgbbtaat3j
  • SHA256 2c6c363de6252cbd00fc0b6e1b036ded271e8524eb4c11c1fa7b2a0d2d77cbd7
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in System32 directory 5 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 4 IoCs

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

  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 3 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-20_3bce0b6b64caf88ab21548035594b553_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redline-ste.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-20_3bce0b6b64caf88ab21548035594b553_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redline-ste.exe"
    1⤵
    • 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:3412
    • 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:3320
    • 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:1284
      • 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:2664

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        7z.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe
        • Size 2.3MB
        • SHA256 aeec0d042fc463f56b1dc58e06472fb53d4b14d5d3faf2c751e2fd3234114731
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7zFM.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe
        • Size 2.7MB
        • SHA256 e87b3c54db549f7e6b00ad2cc5c5c473df1fca239688195004a5dba121379db7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7zG.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe
        • Size 2.4MB
        • SHA256 1e935f6f598bfd061aadc91d7850e9a835b6b877c0a59589cba555d6c3e63943
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Uninstall.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 1.7MB
        • SHA256 6d1e265e74a950b94c8d7765c36cc706f6f400e4f712b915adcc733293e2580d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrmstp.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\chrmstp.exe
        • Size 7.8MB
        • SHA256 c22b1ea0e98f3286256f2692c04e47e59f59eca3d40290383c07ca32b97b78c3
        • 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 3.4MB
        • SHA256 047f6b2a9ab4859b7a29d6dae069eb1ebf10850355776583544c4d2cd6fc7525
        • 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 5.2MB
        • SHA256 bea0505075e68fd93a36f6342c63d5d0948fc7cf6aea6ecb7a29693c5c097adf
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        elevation_service.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe
        • Size 4.0MB
        • SHA256 113bcc2400201d70cb1316b5ab0851d4dc55478dac5042c73364623d80420bd7
        • 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 3.6MB
        • SHA256 7ea8cf797af0bc3da110643e261ddf039c70a0aef7dbc167774326e52b5923c9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrome_proxy.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome_proxy.exe
        • Size 3.1MB
        • SHA256 52e7d85ae61e9a9a05086685d729dc3ca679cfc48a7a3b0e373e78a6e548a07a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        appletviewer.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\appletviewer.exe
        • Size 1.7MB
        • SHA256 31400318931754d69754a46bcc44ca89fbd2145bc566174bfdb889c0f36e9a81
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        extcheck.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\extcheck.exe
        • Size 1.7MB
        • SHA256 85e9d895aa260398771f9e66984b8bc40d826dee4492b921a768bc8b33b63896
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        idlj.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\idlj.exe
        • Size 1.7MB
        • SHA256 75cb99f98b6efdd2dfa49984d43ffb8cc2a9bc82be63a202ec45110318002804
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jabswitch.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe
        • Size 1.8MB
        • SHA256 47fe018aa0cd705c44c8ba0c82a424ab4d9559d94f8f531020e6dfdd2b134cff
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jar.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jar.exe
        • Size 1.7MB
        • SHA256 d5a24d1173db73ae014e8d20d851be953ab8e519684cc06e5854fe0b3ab1311d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        StopWait.xls

        • Path C:\Program Files\StopWait.xls
        • Size 2.0MB
        • SHA256 76357079d436a4244de5d7ea55857c7f4c2a0f31f3bccc1c164193582a116de3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        dotnet.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe
        • Size 1.9MB
        • SHA256 283117567a5e7aece53d05c871e6089aa5174aa065eb011d548bec202a364845
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        createdump.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\6.0.27\createdump.exe
        • Size 1.8MB
        • SHA256 d84aee7f822f3e3a2b8cf50f83d04927b277bcfd1e60d46702bdec37a5cea05f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        createdump.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.16\createdump.exe
        • Size 1.8MB
        • SHA256 c25706cfe370e124d420c3e4c8abcdcb698813bb8cd99bc25d8e61f3ec67e422
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        createdump.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\8.0.15\createdump.exe
        • Size 1.8MB
        • SHA256 37fc7f79837efc0aca63bb6246080c8a0fd3df695b9f649e9c114aa7a5cedb38
        • 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 1.7MB
        • SHA256 2c6c363de6252cbd00fc0b6e1b036ded271e8524eb4c11c1fa7b2a0d2d77cbd7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 1.7MB
        • SHA256 7e89956ac5244950e7c416abf76528337d9fc1ca33914f25a837f35f19aabcc8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 1.7MB
        • SHA256 160454c619420e80639ff4a9a68592e7b746253e16b64a1b29d64f6d0933be88
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 1.7MB
        • SHA256 c158ff46011f8b412a89629437b4a62a381c301afb3b47cb2cb88b87198824ea
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 1.7MB
        • SHA256 985f96b0a824e7b7bed26e9fc51b702e6272872dacc02ec63ded1b5c0cce5729
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 1.7MB
        • SHA256 1c6481ee3af714263c6657cba4669a85d66cbb246ecd6e56cf69a86d84751809
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 1.7MB
        • SHA256 dd25cbbc827caa1abe7f79da18135f2d63156f48edb2eec5f393f9c1e01777c2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 1.7MB
        • SHA256 b53da79b00cba91e4782c09540164d56ad57616abee967422a35bc98866673c2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 1.7MB
        • SHA256 7580c4676d06929625bd8e14b69f55c39eae49a12910fd5648adb27cc0baf677
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~8

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~8
        • Size 1.7MB
        • SHA256 bfda82da582c801140bb9c1e829ddadaede96b31791a19e619a8789e2324e99b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH