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2026-07-22...ar.exe

windows10-2004-x64

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2026-07-22...ar.exe

windows11-ltsc_2024-x64

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Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    22/07/2026, 23:37

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General

  • Target
    2026-07-22_879e3bf3e90bec7ea4fd13e3fb436ac4_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe
  • Size 935KB
  • Sample260722-3mfxtadf26
  • SHA256 af13bc75c5cdb680b376eeb83d21efe7b8a7540ebd66d35c04cf4aff6f622b24
  • 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\2026-07-22_879e3bf3e90bec7ea4fd13e3fb436ac4_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-22_879e3bf3e90bec7ea4fd13e3fb436ac4_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:3908
    • 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:1160
    • 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:2536
      • 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:4544

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        7z.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe
        • Size 1.4MB
        • SHA256 c8cc6e47f329dfa0d695bd4313ad6990d794d2136714cb16a9f02202441b62ca
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        7zFM.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe
        • Size 1.9MB
        • SHA256 8058ea3ba6de297d6c8a13795d2813e6e8f2b753205a3fcdaa6ec8d4e79c5fba
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        7zG.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe
        • Size 1.6MB
        • SHA256 d0852134c002a24358498975bd4b50c7265ef48c5669a64aef146d6b706c2418
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        Uninstall.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 949KB
        • SHA256 0c462ed2c168b4b2329aec20efa8463ca707740ceffe076ae8a860693c276f40
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        chrmstp.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\chrmstp.exe
        • Size 7.0MB
        • SHA256 dbe2677d74f53c890d07e94a81a808e7c42aa8eb9351d8b89d3b3bc410c38846
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        chrome_pwa_launcher.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\chrome_pwa_launcher.exe
        • Size 2.6MB
        • SHA256 180059ea9457d80da65fb686a9f72b1fce74aac07b6c1e65490f7978af352ddd
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        elevated_tracing_service.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevated_tracing_service.exe
        • Size 4.4MB
        • SHA256 ae94a33f1de175f4cc0fcf7bf3994da4c2af9a875d2d8b7d6245d587713e104d
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        elevation_service.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe
        • Size 3.2MB
        • SHA256 ca90300ed22ba652f8b60aad0c3cd58da7978f9d33566a39eab5c07abac47377
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        notification_helper.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\notification_helper.exe
        • Size 2.5MB
        • SHA256 88a884a8f09454ac471734bbf69affbaaca5492456b7bcd4faad3d3633011128
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        os_update_handler.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\os_update_handler.exe
        • Size 2.8MB
        • SHA256 617f92c6f44c60919488c2bf1e381214b9ecc787f927ada8fff961881ad4bb2f
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        chrome.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
        • Size 4.0MB
        • SHA256 66045943d10d52b3cf9cfe5b0dbc98d38b0d5e2f5870ba8d7965beef4fd9d866
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        chrome_proxy.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome_proxy.exe
        • Size 2.3MB
        • SHA256 fddc4ebf6494747f7280db34988639d4b093a72b1e9be183f79ce2ce8ab310ab
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        appletviewer.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\appletviewer.exe
        • Size 958KB
        • SHA256 213529b35cd68f13365e71397526dd2336e4e4293ba14ffe3b11c0a2b6e0d62d
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        extcheck.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\extcheck.exe
        • Size 958KB
        • SHA256 928921d335e7fcb63c18107f722aa5e6795312b94854d56777d5461fc3225c29
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        idlj.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\idlj.exe
        • Size 958KB
        • SHA256 b700b0ad177584631e3b1c851a302481079d4d473eeb9e1173ec2f92e75e23e7
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        jar.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jar.exe
        • Size 958KB
        • SHA256 d7bfefe13113395ac5ee753f06f9c8e698d493454eb2e0bb054662e6170e013a
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        jarsigner.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jarsigner.exe
        • Size 958KB
        • SHA256 e1576394e79d91fe74830125ab60840f7a0a7b260659a10e49206d1ac179503f
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        java-rmi.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe
        • Size 958KB
        • SHA256 560e92a0019ab54588598401b164b632b0390af762f3eb3b40b9fe4464ac7cc8
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        dotnet.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe
        • Size 1.1MB
        • SHA256 324d89df18a5922451f0f1376c053f70ba07d786aebb2308413846f277bb7852
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        createdump.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\6.0.27\createdump.exe
        • Size 991KB
        • SHA256 9f800725c78b62113c7ee4a782d8bec123241198a7707f8e0c17f8a8123bf62c
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        createdump.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.16\createdump.exe
        • Size 999KB
        • SHA256 285de75a4e8871a58285b84bbe26fa884926f5bd1444fb5f16db263812bc6525
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        createdump.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\8.0.15\createdump.exe
        • Size 995KB
        • SHA256 d42b0b3ae52b762be86fedfc123e3dec75e58607ecec076abbbbaf487a681916
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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 935KB
        • SHA256 af13bc75c5cdb680b376eeb83d21efe7b8a7540ebd66d35c04cf4aff6f622b24
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        ntldr~6
        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 935KB
        • SHA256 89e85d9523f05670257d8fbefaccfe6842581e6e17abbc672872d42ed1100ca1
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        ntldr~6
        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 935KB
        • SHA256 154bd7830c7416d73e079f68757fabb866af392f044f8617661b1c74b5284d0c
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        ntldr~6
        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 935KB
        • SHA256 69041bcfdef2636c355ef12ce0584723e6d1b098533078be5276693238ef3a42
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        ntldr~6
        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 935KB
        • SHA256 292438194bb69403091c38cfc94145b2efe18caf32a7a6a04eed6a373e1b82a0
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        ntldr~6
        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 935KB
        • SHA256 e7d2a22b6c19534f91c25e35a4df71eded2d09b08495f7b73f5d821e5a598c26
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        ntldr~6
        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 935KB
        • SHA256 ba719976a07ebfbe49b25eb6463f5b89157812cbe2680f93edac8a895e199863
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        ntldr~6
        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 935KB
        • SHA256 8c2ee1ddb136e0023769d982273a9663ae287985b572c0103d47bd1f6b5ac113
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        ntldr~6
        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 935KB
        • SHA256 49b61f94ad76c236a8772bef41bc9489a9c63f1b086b8fd48a420443b5f2f0d7
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