Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    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
    24/07/2026, 09:25

General

  • Target
    2026-07-24_618422aef51512dcd0d29ec77ada5872_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe
  • Size 2.1MB
  • Sample260724-ldqbfsfd66
  • SHA256 bca1939390d78012072e1fde7e0a15a664fc743d264f0e71884577f56e5b59b7
  • 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\2026-07-24_618422aef51512dcd0d29ec77ada5872_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-24_618422aef51512dcd0d29ec77ada5872_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:3332
    • 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:4156
    • 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:4476
      • 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:6028

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        7z.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe
        • Size 2.7MB
        • SHA256 b7db5ec2163f59045af876af83d734cd411c6459c3a97d76fa3ae79dc3b613a8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7zFM.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe
        • Size 3.1MB
        • SHA256 372fa1a0e9df0bfb209f4bcb11dc5bcaa13facc706665c1aeb590ded79dff129
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7zG.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe
        • Size 2.8MB
        • SHA256 c3960db6794cf02c0bf47a807d8dba3f2f1f1e24d46e1f5e0ab01ee7048d3f52
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Uninstall.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 2.1MB
        • SHA256 c963dc52665ddf309777f08009b01109a985f32b6bdc0e07d7d813504d6d002d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrmstp.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\chrmstp.exe
        • Size 8.2MB
        • SHA256 b23fcdb905aab9db05865aa64532d81c16ff3d404c262f85358b84f515e8299b
        • 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 3.8MB
        • SHA256 8e2ee997c8ba48857c27b0712f06f922c10351e29d16d02e4ff01d459caa7e9c
        • 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 5.6MB
        • SHA256 1aad82878df039334d73012c125eebdab06d1fd2aed92ddc3319a9778516f12e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        elevation_service.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe
        • Size 4.4MB
        • SHA256 78986dc7180423ec56b6e0bf9f61f431ece220363167efddbd52182c76b041c7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        notification_helper.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\notification_helper.exe
        • Size 3.8MB
        • SHA256 e823485814699a7290fd58e8d6bfea2ae4d1e218f7754b4c245c54a43a9143e0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrome.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
        • Size 5.2MB
        • SHA256 7d14b9e6f6cec4e63d1019a4fe77514ae76ddc1798df54fe28958c932edd44e2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrome_proxy.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome_proxy.exe
        • Size 3.6MB
        • SHA256 29a0c52ec19a91b6199236fc6f3c13992c7e428f76975d1b67c3f7baf1de3805
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        appletviewer.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\appletviewer.exe
        • Size 2.2MB
        • SHA256 f093b134109f1b46d4d88e7f21c02ac4d7413bca0ae0069b610203e4bb20a42c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        extcheck.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\extcheck.exe
        • Size 2.2MB
        • SHA256 0a953333da1777d6a071b463b2b39328fa54cabf6dc1a29465bf3427681151e7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        idlj.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\idlj.exe
        • Size 2.2MB
        • SHA256 288c623a42ebb8a880ff54024b211cbcee85292e492ffc66d5b6c6aaa3e5f61e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jabswitch.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe
        • Size 2.2MB
        • SHA256 69ec5e257c06ce530b55bb8049ce9891f8d06bcc69d00620320b72be36ea7ead
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jar.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jar.exe
        • Size 2.2MB
        • SHA256 a25c356977b955e0e003102396f0ee7b5df1f99142a02cfd737bd13bf2f25bcc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jarsigner.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jarsigner.exe
        • Size 2.2MB
        • SHA256 76a875729aa8ba323232cd46c9efa9a434edf444739c0017773b3fedc206a47a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        dotnet.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe
        • Size 2.3MB
        • SHA256 d4ec1ca0f724638bf91d4cf99d6576aae33926fd02c87eb101a068c8c955e62b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        createdump.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\6.0.27\createdump.exe
        • Size 2.2MB
        • SHA256 e40cf98d8662cd81ca1d534ad5c3ddc00f44be129aa3109ba5967645b355aee9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        createdump.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.16\createdump.exe
        • Size 2.2MB
        • SHA256 eeb86c86a4dadb824df57a22f580349b85382e67710557f56d624923516ace41
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        createdump.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\8.0.15\createdump.exe
        • Size 2.2MB
        • SHA256 f95c214ed23a6e5768c34053b685a458d8a05e3f211104d1d2bdafecc2cb33ff
        • 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 2.1MB
        • SHA256 bca1939390d78012072e1fde7e0a15a664fc743d264f0e71884577f56e5b59b7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 2.1MB
        • SHA256 9f79b49a61f50bb3d9764a7374b83c1c25a29b25835af2fb0ef178d1e8a324bf
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 2.1MB
        • SHA256 5217084ec384b70186b77846c44754c1a09d42d82e146dab09b4ebb18b521cbc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 2.1MB
        • SHA256 f58f187dce1141d693b61199ae71070aaa23a9520c0cdcde520dc177c9fbfc21
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 2.1MB
        • SHA256 864e16e059e77cc0dddb509c46c9637483e5fdd5789d57c426c6fb1df6dae8ac
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 2.1MB
        • SHA256 5fa557d9d74d9fd33e51e2ddff1b2962580a6b3441c3b108a9b3b9dfa4d32cc6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 2.1MB
        • SHA256 e5163a6ebdc8b68c4f6a8141d34cda2ed031d2239fed6a92eb63d1d085bd85ce
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 2.1MB
        • SHA256 d1ae792b284f0ba1ab36836a62a1394983348d253d784c0543220922e6630092
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 2.1MB
        • SHA256 a1cff3cc5fcca43c8a03790fd0fca09cdf99ddb471d6ad63d5e194139e4d919d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~8

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~8
        • Size 2.1MB
        • SHA256 c5efb96762f9cd7075687d7fbac01d74858359f6ed6f82361375e24668d37b08
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH