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2026-07-21...ar.exe

windows10-2004-x64

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2026-07-21...ar.exe

windows11-ltsc_2024-x64

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Analysis

  • max time kernel
    149s
  • max time network
    144s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    21/07/2026, 03:58

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General

  • Target
    2026-07-21_9b3d1cc84803bd34551be4e5080797fc_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe
  • Size 8.0MB
  • Sample260721-ejwxvset3k
  • SHA256 7e871176181a7991140d1993f98a4e983585b7ffbd9aa364b25720a77b4ce307
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH
Score
7/10
discoveryexecution

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.

    execution
  • 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.

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

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-21_9b3d1cc84803bd34551be4e5080797fc_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-21_9b3d1cc84803bd34551be4e5080797fc_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.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:2476
    • 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:2164
    • 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:4824
      • 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:2628

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        7zFM.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe
        • Size 9.0MB
        • SHA256 479df965200028e7a71943835234cfdfa52d99309134dbb59f4e1e97e9a55353
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        7zG.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe
        • Size 8.7MB
        • SHA256 9b4e13a412d8c3e2f5aa3d0b9d34029ec9b9b03f8f05310e2121cf8c50351e38
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        Uninstall.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 8.0MB
        • SHA256 3f998f2f33e0b0fc9a83d936d76f1160eb3ce603cb9a045566d73977be92cee2
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        setup.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\setup.exe
        • Size 14.1MB
        • SHA256 c65d6960f752f7bc4a2916cd4adb5a42993597f39485f3ed5c9c4d1ae012ab6f
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        chrome_pwa_launcher.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\chrome_pwa_launcher.exe
        • Size 9.7MB
        • SHA256 4045d0f30553e3651c8c20a7a00cd376265542b1c4982a690c4d6c524165869d
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        elevated_tracing_service.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevated_tracing_service.exe
        • Size 11.5MB
        • SHA256 bdb0bd256d9d64f6b9721a6ecd0d89fe4e6ed18ccf59be1f7fd5643c6c4955e4
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        elevation_service.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe
        • Size 10.3MB
        • SHA256 c0e927880281a0d2500c8cbaf718b73c829c11b8ea5cc60b498e00f66bdced5c
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        notification_helper.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\notification_helper.exe
        • Size 9.7MB
        • SHA256 82f2b9201dc8ce1ec157e5404910b572586ce302bde6d475cb4fa796b313d27c
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        os_update_handler.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\os_update_handler.exe
        • Size 9.9MB
        • SHA256 afaab03f03c559d648a41adb70d1730255488e4231b41672d6cd2ed77bf0ad40
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        chrome.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
        • Size 11.1MB
        • SHA256 0f3df0eaaedbbc9434663b43884e27a577c6201f2183da535b88e6bf57f0c359
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        chrome_proxy.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome_proxy.exe
        • Size 9.4MB
        • SHA256 d92b999cbe1227750266064b821a0dd590975c834927fc480253ab8a176354a7
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        appletviewer.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\appletviewer.exe
        • Size 8.0MB
        • SHA256 2f835e387503421a3844dba7cd9e1226d8659e5aba6cd5b3247d3cb9c6fdae1a
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        extcheck.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\extcheck.exe
        • Size 8.0MB
        • SHA256 87d94891857b7fec6ed88f8429ce219ef3998d839fbd6120ddf580d0bbf6e9f0
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        idlj.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\idlj.exe
        • Size 8.0MB
        • SHA256 8257752ffb7dc412833af8eec718df485c052f89cbbef4ae156b7b91e82da46a
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        jabswitch.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe
        • Size 8.1MB
        • SHA256 1e6b88c0e0da0c411f63b24eb8c60cbf6e317cb51441abfe5cc3ddae32904d4a
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        jar.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jar.exe
        • Size 8.0MB
        • SHA256 de89f18e59fcc30f2837a4e89971d8a2907a80c9aaee59fd012d808a9dd7434b
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        jarsigner.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jarsigner.exe
        • Size 8.0MB
        • SHA256 335306502c3396767ca5bb5fd1b66146a032e98247340b4802af6a53b961111a
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        dotnet.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe
        • Size 8.2MB
        • SHA256 022227d22bdb339334ede983b662a3bc9c677abafd10a1035401da91da3501ca
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        createdump.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\6.0.27\createdump.exe
        • Size 8.1MB
        • SHA256 a7b505468ec69b445c707289c1bffde17bb63cc03c50e0a8b9d22c042f8e9e98
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        createdump.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.16\createdump.exe
        • Size 8.1MB
        • SHA256 538e2b600e8bf212220946a5470bdb2814a2c0cb3687e41700dae2d9e1bd4aa3
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        createdump.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\8.0.15\createdump.exe
        • Size 8.1MB
        • SHA256 e77652428514f6868d5b74a5aa64e0a6b3f2a0d515810a50787ada3d5b3cf68a
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        Option.bat
        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Option.bat
        • Size 53B
        • SHA256 0bc485263cf8a962e64db0b88f156f2a9af1b81ecfdb1cf9111d497e85df70f3
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        UpdatAuto.exe
        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\UpdatAuto.exe
        • Size 8.0MB
        • SHA256 7e871176181a7991140d1993f98a4e983585b7ffbd9aa364b25720a77b4ce307
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        ntldr~6
        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 8.0MB
        • SHA256 d9e50a337b3a43f45451ff8e406b1f01b495f9ed0d0c02587de37f43c94eb9e8
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        ntldr~6
        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 8.0MB
        • SHA256 4cb2942852f9812633bb972d486d4ebec65aec93970c1ca226bffc5b9a1a4f05
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        ntldr~6
        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 8.0MB
        • SHA256 5c02e90d059504c919533bbb8bf1814f0589fea8ee43c7f04325b65efb6709ef
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        ntldr~6
        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 8.0MB
        • SHA256 b92721a23b1fa6b3acef733a1a76cc15dc7f4959f093d0aca413d5864f462e22
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        ntldr~6
        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 8.0MB
        • SHA256 e0c017b243d22d37c3e86fcf4c9679556db298f46a0ef6b0d29450e14af6c684
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        ntldr~6
        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 8.0MB
        • SHA256 56eba0556d34fdbc32c208ea7787831b422308fd620867d6edb819e2e9125f71
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        ntldr~6
        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 8.0MB
        • SHA256 464154891876d556df5cb5e09c082e840822c5bb0e086fa6cfea3b14ccbd00a6
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