Overview

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2026-07-23...ar.exe

windows10-2004-x64

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2026-07-23...ar.exe

windows11-ltsc_2024-x64

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Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    132s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    23/07/2026, 06:49

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General

  • Target
    2026-07-23_9065b51927c167b4fcb2d3aa21575fb2_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe
  • Size 935KB
  • Sample260723-hltr3ashna
  • SHA256 6caaabef0e79c710a83e5519e4b5521034b96aa6e5d071e2539ba522f925e7d5
  • 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\2026-07-23_9065b51927c167b4fcb2d3aa21575fb2_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-23_9065b51927c167b4fcb2d3aa21575fb2_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:4148
    • 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:4128
    • 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:4892
      • 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:1636

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 54bac5fd2dcdd967149997d66e73187753ade092ce765565a038961c751be6e4
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        7zFM.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe
        • Size 1.9MB
        • SHA256 454edeba6b256cb781e815b4773668ff8b8c06cc663e25944bc27d6f7dc5fd49
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        7zG.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe
        • Size 1.6MB
        • SHA256 23a86f197f4d842999ba0fc2c4db1ceec5dc2e39afb7afdd553b6ac5f04c0955
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        Uninstall.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 949KB
        • SHA256 3bb7c31bd09ac7f82f195e9b811eec8d618b4a83b5f2ec005b9eec4f837577d7
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        chrmstp.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\chrmstp.exe
        • Size 7.0MB
        • SHA256 80b8fca1ed6f11c11be90e0ede0818f0f46c0be9744ec3a8a4a60262a6fa5560
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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 cce1c4613fb8b2abae7263308b1dd7a65ac7f8893dd8463ae7d0387a606981d0
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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 ba3a83b4a0b951142e39ce09b292f18cde031313f4bee8d96112d1b77976387c
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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 889a95fe2fcb852ab602c0dd7abc0ceeee69ae780b758103cacc8fc4d2bb184d
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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 79125d830032e527e66b306bc34485ef4a68606c9f7ce69d5638c6ff4e124996
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        chrome.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
        • Size 4.0MB
        • SHA256 975ce5185d41bfad6208bd6e96c1478f78f2c52202790c62468c7189cb60bba8
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        chrome_proxy.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome_proxy.exe
        • Size 2.3MB
        • SHA256 351c364733854320553995dc789ca84fc89663c6caaf4016bcf4237e0f96783a
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        appletviewer.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\appletviewer.exe
        • Size 958KB
        • SHA256 afcd037ddab91cdb3d44e44681aab9c6174417c74392f7271718f7b3f6db710e
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        extcheck.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\extcheck.exe
        • Size 958KB
        • SHA256 7ef1887fe83491bc31991a5c4ed22a96fdf9f7518e007c83c37e90dd041e5954
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        idlj.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\idlj.exe
        • Size 958KB
        • SHA256 64b33a9070f0070273fbe13a6858473e58b5d3736d5b31fdd2fba67227d17a66
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        jabswitch.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe
        • Size 979KB
        • SHA256 64823db30fa06d5c93eaa42f29ba23ad9d2db096c3573e3de77061cad5ab2c36
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        jar.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jar.exe
        • Size 958KB
        • SHA256 8735b591b18588a7c62d3cd409bdee00b9ff6a4dd9fe12dafdcaf5968dc14da8
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        jarsigner.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jarsigner.exe
        • Size 958KB
        • SHA256 da0f9a4feacb8a44ebe0f21d5dd27806b3522460d7309ed01aaf6c439d19eb4b
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        dotnet.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe
        • Size 1.1MB
        • SHA256 0a22808f0e68edf7f7a2a126b507a4d31c936c2de05928227be48e6b7756b281
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        createdump.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\6.0.27\createdump.exe
        • Size 991KB
        • SHA256 0a63f927edfa6631025e974f0c066d10600ef13cc16a3bfb9247bd1fb5671a0e
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        createdump.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.16\createdump.exe
        • Size 999KB
        • SHA256 fe313dbd52f5716370b4077a96b8c10e91baee85297dc76a0233b7ea8fa7ff26
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        createdump.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\8.0.15\createdump.exe
        • Size 995KB
        • SHA256 ba66e8e918f755807a1e1885629a19c24ab2e203a29a2e854fb0435b50b22263
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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 6caaabef0e79c710a83e5519e4b5521034b96aa6e5d071e2539ba522f925e7d5
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        ntldr~6
        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 935KB
        • SHA256 6a7befec1cd5925caf08be3d9683687244426ce902eb0579322cef111da7b50e
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        ntldr~6
        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 935KB
        • SHA256 e3ace9a3d282800cba79da2baf60d106a9747c96c252fc36349d95a9c3dceeec
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        ntldr~6
        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 935KB
        • SHA256 9da3e4fb890d9055b53ea1cf527d7e029abad22be7379e24dd938b39e8deff3a
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        ntldr~6
        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 935KB
        • SHA256 b8ab1e3f69668abae6744b599dbb321063fa87a92b9c84cd6fd562740cc5038c
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        ntldr~6
        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 935KB
        • SHA256 146191c56d8776b0b41cbfbfec22e84e99bfbf20d08671ba61141b03316c3823
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        ntldr~6
        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 935KB
        • SHA256 abafc285934bebb02e7567bd29a4e1e927496d88939ef331618efa09fa7102b3
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        ntldr~6
        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 935KB
        • SHA256 0273209a224ae93b41985500b4b6d998220eeb8618db082b5b662fc9f220728b
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        ntldr~6
        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 935KB
        • SHA256 46a3d67b625980554941a34fba29f4e4322879ff3e967e3402cc07d3cf3350ab
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        ntldr~6
        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 935KB
        • SHA256 f69e180fa6e81bdab3d22736a543e87a2ee23aad5fc594841b122fbaf6b54228
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