Overview

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2026-07-27...ar.exe

windows10-2004-x64

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2026-07-27...ar.exe

windows11-ltsc_2024-x64

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Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    133s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    27/07/2026, 03:48

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General

  • Target
    2026-07-27_45b63b9e92b8dbc7a625c19eb684864b_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe
  • Size 4.5MB
  • Sample260727-ec1mgagp2w
  • SHA256 ee7be3327fdf69ecdfb7e6f5ce106e295e92a0df2adc32b78a0f17ef4a72e272
  • 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\2026-07-27_45b63b9e92b8dbc7a625c19eb684864b_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-27_45b63b9e92b8dbc7a625c19eb684864b_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:5056
    • 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:4644
    • 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:3100
      • 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:6040

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        7z.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe
        • Size 5.0MB
        • SHA256 a81ca108bc6c1b47f6fff2e70a0614273f867401dcff103dcd475fc27c780472
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        7zFM.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe
        • Size 5.5MB
        • SHA256 29340ef40e242655f360caad122e0b200b0dbd930ba36f3488e47bd6dd24fcb8
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        7zG.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe
        • Size 5.2MB
        • SHA256 d967bc266cdbf2ffc57fdd367ddcea4c53f185da8dae4ed59c16baa479d20ae9
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        Uninstall.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 4.5MB
        • SHA256 5ebd277c2337082a7a3783cddab6aaa8a875c71ab226f398ee7a1afbf5c086bf
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        chrmstp.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\chrmstp.exe
        • Size 10.6MB
        • SHA256 ad39279a472547121c3e4bb21dda7031ed7cde13a4efa84c17ad9508ac483206
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        chrome_pwa_launcher.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\chrome_pwa_launcher.exe
        • Size 6.2MB
        • SHA256 4f5ffbb4ae564af2f936945efe267804ff86c37237e44bb5cd9aa8de4b5fc085
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        elevated_tracing_service.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevated_tracing_service.exe
        • Size 8.0MB
        • SHA256 f2732ffcf7a79e870649770cda7b84e00dc17c0cd1ffa1dc457643494315c80c
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        elevation_service.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe
        • Size 6.8MB
        • SHA256 8a6e95913b67215ea5cd77299ffc6c5f7f4eaada464d9eba08d79facdeabe93a
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        notification_helper.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\notification_helper.exe
        • Size 6.1MB
        • SHA256 074eaea3ebd9665be91f78834a3e6832c8d0b879602597b569a9ed6369551c07
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        chrome.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
        • Size 7.6MB
        • SHA256 ca556c36f932837965b0eae9a7ab637afd404c165043ca5ff58ac17d1ffbc941
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        chrome_proxy.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome_proxy.exe
        • Size 5.9MB
        • SHA256 846f4efd5824d0f62bdc4aebce696ece36d753de9d03aff120709364892fe1c3
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        appletviewer.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\appletviewer.exe
        • Size 4.5MB
        • SHA256 16d3bee74dc0ab28eb55380e06861d4be8219f3b5a790a6a87985f6834f3304c
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        extcheck.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\extcheck.exe
        • Size 4.5MB
        • SHA256 3dd9b7261563bac6c570210178bf315716e3750c2d2ebb77d7601dfa43e6d6fb
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        idlj.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\idlj.exe
        • Size 4.5MB
        • SHA256 78084b901282c22d2e157c60f609c0b657f12575172055f75a353e0914494998
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        jabswitch.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe
        • Size 4.6MB
        • SHA256 d59a7b5372e09dba49c0c98f57fcd3f1a829e8d5e3ff4b92b523e7ac1367fe5d
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        jar.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jar.exe
        • Size 4.5MB
        • SHA256 7f09b7af7687e9eec38ccabdbcff8c8e39882c07cc27b8e7d076c2afb9c5f8f0
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        ProtectBackup.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\ProtectBackup.exe
        • Size 5.6MB
        • SHA256 429c34fc01713facb6aa51af812a649f9c511852b382217e009e6ba5383e810d
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        dotnet.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe
        • Size 4.6MB
        • SHA256 4c7ec0ca35b80ab97c2757a65f4a79f01741a12a18992528fa8f2afecf41d82d
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        createdump.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\6.0.27\createdump.exe
        • Size 4.6MB
        • SHA256 6179bea98aca702f170d9ae0b34147fa48f0197efe58e2ae9fd34ae7b22f237d
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        createdump.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.16\createdump.exe
        • Size 4.6MB
        • SHA256 1fc246b83006c9b671b8adacc68a845761ee0ed0d5f63021334a568b725bf47c
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        createdump.exe
        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\8.0.15\createdump.exe
        • Size 4.6MB
        • SHA256 78b0583dbd35127d62989c750d4c40bc544a35543ad10b117c6adcc02be93f1e
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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 4.5MB
        • SHA256 ee7be3327fdf69ecdfb7e6f5ce106e295e92a0df2adc32b78a0f17ef4a72e272
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        ntldr~6
        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 4.5MB
        • SHA256 74b7ddba7202ab4e8b9422a5a3af4c3e6169ecd398901a19d49bfef3158c5cd0
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        ntldr~6
        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 4.5MB
        • SHA256 5acfa0fb167f6b9abe4713a417d369c424c29d400be2645402c632d372afa1ce
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        ntldr~6
        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 4.5MB
        • SHA256 acba3313be1fde660d930d4de7f197c7625a6f3089c15900cac8b0584924919a
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        ntldr~6
        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 4.5MB
        • SHA256 ac52775c6681ae13874312ae82d269c3a1587a756ddbd41fb540c3103beeca78
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        ntldr~6
        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 4.5MB
        • SHA256 1b53077f290b9fbe788a5e5ab49b6b971b43450e5f2633dd309f318c131785c1
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        ntldr~6
        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 4.5MB
        • SHA256 c476abff78ba38c710025bd955f5014f0792061d9625186234564ae6a0f68e03
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        ntldr~6
        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 4.5MB
        • SHA256 b897e47f1545b6f80e8f65ec3745b98c4cf8cd05ee0a732e39576c0745eb05fe
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        ntldr~6
        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 4.5MB
        • SHA256 5fd82d95a70745c586d9eab3da6b136915b1fce55029f076722a67e7f1907e1d
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        ntldr~8
        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~8
        • Size 4.5MB
        • SHA256 1a6448b63aa1562b073dd40ee57e71a4ebed492bd74fa8fb4fa66ae42944a176
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