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, 04:24

General

  • Target
    2026-07-22_235ff857c6dc6e27e7621a35709624b8_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redline-ste.exe
  • Size 1.7MB
  • Sample260722-e1nb2sdj5x
  • SHA256 a1d320bda94805a18863efc542f645ad8a105be32047b3c5ef43265ee21c67ec
  • 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\2026-07-22_235ff857c6dc6e27e7621a35709624b8_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_redline-ste.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-22_235ff857c6dc6e27e7621a35709624b8_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:5404
    • 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:4396
    • 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:3452
      • 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:4496

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        7z.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe
        • Size 2.2MB
        • SHA256 ae2c5a2c0b4c59b36284c473f52fd1e60c3ed7ffcffd64ae9ad710aac59d1648
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7zFM.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe
        • Size 2.6MB
        • SHA256 d1c1bb389749a33820935d5ed044bafbfcc676486e54123e1f637346be9b0bf4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7zG.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe
        • Size 2.4MB
        • SHA256 87ef24a74330f0c75dce4835c1e9471e4b19a6c0068de5c54e3dfa82ee7c0dc8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Uninstall.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 1.7MB
        • SHA256 63466492364397bc8ccc0c88e9c3557b96713bd0df896cb88cfffbefc6081d30
        • 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 3c865646bb5c2dd4d537e36af33f1b1c744d89ce3e0a0e1a6896eb374e2546cc
        • 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 8c589a7c0409dada9f7a75e2456ec22f6363d88823710ff4eb93c26c388da842
        • 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 7ba433ee2d1b5f802d613007c71d401ba8853a0336866377ce1e19e4fcec3f7a
        • 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 c85c0e786204db9dd94ab55bdf0085ea04d13a5fbb10591c894260856c0da325
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        notification_helper.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\notification_helper.exe
        • Size 3.3MB
        • SHA256 458dfbae2c18ddff7acb656c5bce89a554c73d7bee8d8e4aa881fc49123d1ee5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrome.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
        • Size 4.8MB
        • SHA256 b054fc255529f18840886bbb155116349e63bd591bda0a2fb4861cfae4f6a0dd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrome_proxy.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome_proxy.exe
        • Size 3.1MB
        • SHA256 00534f3fa1b820fac0848ddea71cd415fbc3855ee2a60dc5a9b824a6bf7a21b9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        appletviewer.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\appletviewer.exe
        • Size 1.7MB
        • SHA256 e79e59cd989407440d7da79538bded0f9e4227041b748330177ad14943982e75
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        extcheck.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\extcheck.exe
        • Size 1.7MB
        • SHA256 9150f7cb27be295f4b17ccddd905ba4b6c35237d5ae7a2c8fbd4d51dd8e53e98
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        idlj.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\idlj.exe
        • Size 1.7MB
        • SHA256 b6a1084697f26f346502444b3905cd940bddbd8411fb56e10f118709de06be44
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jabswitch.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe
        • Size 1.7MB
        • SHA256 e674078c704fe9b02cb1d90632e262cff83caccaa006ba6e832ff1b37fde9b13
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jar.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jar.exe
        • Size 1.7MB
        • SHA256 abcc9a91041a46aa1ee6189be161f4ff1ccad13dd54e0b5d23aed0b4d544d26b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jarsigner.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jarsigner.exe
        • Size 1.7MB
        • SHA256 f7a0e42761b0f437bb616f06ac944119f07ecb189cddbd9fd35d9c570e9a547e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        dotnet.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe
        • Size 1.8MB
        • SHA256 372c8b26f44b060ff94f611cabfcc2cd816d6b241cdab1ada4dde6cfad7f4ace
        • 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 acf4ad6a5260a7ad1ec1374e7fb6b94c42edb4b13701cb0ac81462835bd84de9
        • 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 79358a816ecc023701fa3904cc5cd4accb8bd977f9bf85ac2a6171b4835ee932
        • 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 b280a4b5b14bb3799487932a0b92f0e8276613fd3a26a45c9dcd3fb52fe7ba63
        • 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 a1d320bda94805a18863efc542f645ad8a105be32047b3c5ef43265ee21c67ec
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 1.7MB
        • SHA256 f7a4a2d796afc2a4348e3015238e71c5b75ab2bf32804c0b1255cf446482a596
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 1.7MB
        • SHA256 e1b5a0116b0ce383af2510545cbd234031713b340a6cafb6d55c227065088d16
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 1.7MB
        • SHA256 6d010f1b7adbd51308a995502011dd340e7dd11e00a85168e0e2af308093d39f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 1.7MB
        • SHA256 61c5f7d5d882d3f9b8ca6d7a29a3060aef875173a2513207a662c7472e5d9b89
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 1.7MB
        • SHA256 5fbb54905f6ee42f68a9a79e01daed0071a1a700b6829287171b5fb46265632d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 1.7MB
        • SHA256 0ab1695ade30c91e5606265e59c2baac54947175b83a0251827e74951c381d25
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 1.7MB
        • SHA256 51e02e668147e3ffa1cf857ac9a041a149de4be2827322f2c15cea1d8d450116
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 1.7MB
        • SHA256 b035039f5f19b6fef86b85948eb0b7b263ffd888219fdf30307d149058f01325
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH