Analysis

  • max time kernel
    104s
  • 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, 11:17

General

  • Target
    2026-07-27_899155933485ba2ace0e386c87fbd916_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
  • Size 816KB
  • Sample260727-nd46qa1bkh
  • SHA256 059613f7a3efe52ce2b1043db20ed054dc0a25549ce12df0e549703762e6352b
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables packed with ASPack 45 IoCs
  • ASPack v2.12-2.42 42 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with ASPack v2.12-2.42

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Reads user/profile data of web browsers 3 TTPs

    Infostealers often target stored browser data, which can include saved credentials etc.

  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Drops autorun.inf file 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Malware can abuse Windows Autorun to spread further via attached volumes.

  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • Drops file in Windows directory 59 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

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

  • NTFS ADS 2 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-27_899155933485ba2ace0e386c87fbd916_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-27_899155933485ba2ace0e386c87fbd916_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe"
    1⤵
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops autorun.inf file
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • NTFS ADS
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:3200
  • C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
    C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops autorun.inf file
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • Drops file in Windows directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • NTFS ADS
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:4320

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        patcher.exe

        • Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
        • Size 816KB
        • SHA256 059613f7a3efe52ce2b1043db20ed054dc0a25549ce12df0e549703762e6352b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7z.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
        • Size 1.3MB
        • SHA256 ec76879a15782756875146b1f487d4a7f1088048835de049d3ca7325ea79def8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Uninstall.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 831KB
        • SHA256 69db71c3caa2704e608a1e3b756da86a9f16b663fbe3ddc85b464f07dee63a35
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        IntegratedOffice.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\IntegratedOffice.exe
        • Size 864KB
        • SHA256 8d1b0246b331ee84315c93fdda2937c88b575742cf15db3f2e4a35ca6fccaf3c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        java-rmi.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe
        • Size 840KB
        • SHA256 d41bc3ec96884e0fbb25d8abea2105c839e1b94700ae4eafeea694ea8373e71e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javac.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javac.exe
        • Size 840KB
        • SHA256 1ef80ef4cd4e4fd56084d2420060e46b8a5bd321be9fbb42993022b38c8a65ca
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javadoc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javadoc.exe
        • Size 840KB
        • SHA256 5dcd598b1505f59fab2c7b627f3c37ac924e5e7062566cd38ebd85ba05b97c9c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javah.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javah.exe
        • Size 840KB
        • SHA256 533124a1acce9cbdaebb0897be012a14378f6f9d629362ebf1e56a6c0332ae6d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javap.exe
        • Size 840KB
        • SHA256 d775e93922623b3a00750154f5439e0481e2dd74845a3f9616614101b4961f8b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jcmd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jcmd.exe
        • Size 840KB
        • SHA256 9765b1b24103284daa5d2395541148d407d899a144b8d394c381fd99cc134a28
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jconsole.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe
        • Size 840KB
        • SHA256 d33d81e307fa1cc95b4441a5c2efd976c7ab99dd8fc55e480af29ab0ca811c7d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdb.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdb.exe
        • Size 840KB
        • SHA256 951fe074f9ec76cdebd752e273326ecbf35f5d42f0eb0d1cb18e1c29e17e1021
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdeps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdeps.exe
        • Size 840KB
        • SHA256 922adb7a9a4d2a80c3bcb4ee7c6caa06fe73cb575d166c21edfdb0f98251127e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jhat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe
        • Size 840KB
        • SHA256 285798f147ddc0a2f71e1ddcfc659cbbe58da8fabcdb9635f5d66302be85cd80
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jinfo.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe
        • Size 840KB
        • SHA256 f96ef58e07e7aeca0a6eb899047542f2fd34b76b7c13a7b9806cd90b8ee82c02
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jjs.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe
        • Size 840KB
        • SHA256 e14bdd969532909e596c8fe160b36ad6ea9e47c5c4a9c7be67ac61e8c060d3cc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jmap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe
        • Size 840KB
        • SHA256 635f7abfefd512aecaaa8a344ae618ec5c4ef2a14d7676c5be7e74664eef12a9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe
        • Size 840KB
        • SHA256 fc025b6715c53d86cc3cdebfece9ef6cef5357e9aa28b89ea5771af99b5b7d29
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jrunscript.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe
        • Size 840KB
        • SHA256 a6fa2ae3e336c0f4e8ef8ad3e3b97ac6fe377a059a1884ef98e20008bf3c6130
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jsadebugd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jsadebugd.exe
        • Size 840KB
        • SHA256 c3b1af78724ec8dcbf08f341dada75768b743606b7976b7bc0a50aa2decc11e3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstack.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe
        • Size 840KB
        • SHA256 a6c055130cab1fb77109c9542564baf151dc02bdf35d4ae16014bc6bcc306892
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe
        • Size 840KB
        • SHA256 314ef9d6ff3bddaa583c30a0899d8392a283e7a3571edaca2c72d0014512050c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstatd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe
        • Size 840KB
        • SHA256 70e3212a24cc6c7aa6a230f83a16f8b0763ebd11826ba290522805299016da6b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        keytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe
        • Size 840KB
        • SHA256 b08bfcfa71b00c3bcaf2621afaf377b35ae81b16503b232c4b9d0bc98706950e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        kinit.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe
        • Size 840KB
        • SHA256 5d9651c2ce89144cd8dac2b767ec4bac14baff556d67465e5c41a27745e19a8e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        klist.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe
        • Size 840KB
        • SHA256 35da917866473520398fc9fbd331421b3c0eb2a42e259d95690916a456565ad4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ktab.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe
        • Size 840KB
        • SHA256 a3ae87143c744f8b85a79550027b4bc7a37cb3c642e7b6e4ab4ddded1b5b603f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        native2ascii.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe
        • Size 840KB
        • SHA256 6114f1d886f0aca389f5e9e14282d010c601069d09415a56a538fab58b50d3b0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        orbd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe
        • Size 840KB
        • SHA256 2aef1ae45bf98fd71851deb3369a630ef72de524ef0d67d83822e5fb9e042289
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pack200.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe
        • Size 840KB
        • SHA256 9fc3777134a503f9af79fb7b2cac0ba82ed8c175f4af9e7ac92b7864e8431afa
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        policytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe
        • Size 840KB
        • SHA256 c1bf4b84ccf5448df7d80a86bb4a40884dce01107320f953c49d8748f8d0cb85
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmic.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.exe
        • Size 840KB
        • SHA256 5f0dd7231d36921fd0f42f5e5cbbf7701f01dca6bfce3795dfef9336a13992d7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmid.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe
        • Size 840KB
        • SHA256 d6567dc95a93ce7c0daaa0685d1048a598ac49f617c427c40a903af96b897b1d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmiregistry.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe
        • Size 840KB
        • SHA256 cd38c93e7f631bb4de3977464ad279270289372eed1e534c891dcb05efbbb943
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        schemagen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe
        • Size 840KB
        • SHA256 e1922e739155d4f2364dcc2790805b61043d4fda52ad15d1ac794ae824bb4651
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        serialver.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe
        • Size 840KB
        • SHA256 8b6805c8ef6bd54e263bb3e2982ef34e9dbb161dd946c6808cd66e2133969e31
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        servertool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe
        • Size 840KB
        • SHA256 ee1342628d7281e5ca7132c863e98156373785fca6ac8741fa9985183edc00f9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        tnameserv.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe
        • Size 840KB
        • SHA256 46e47a5f15a4f5513df239057a6992b6afd6bc14134e9a5d09a7b2b9a8130ba0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsgen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe
        • Size 840KB
        • SHA256 aaaaf41939aa2658d229d912312f44475cb1cce072b9b97500ccfc34c99a2829
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsimport.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsimport.exe
        • Size 840KB
        • SHA256 1f84891ba900353c062b689cc5c0c01936c510cc695974f085898772f4f0d7ea
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        xjc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\xjc.exe
        • Size 840KB
        • SHA256 6e7cdc8c5e014189ceb06eb955ef09912ae4f45d4d0e0abf063482c158f8246c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        MSBuild.exe

        • Path C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_64\MSBuild\3.5.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\MSBuild.exe
        • Size 901KB
        • SHA256 d9455903e88d6f35eb7517b3b035c4f6c619cadb88b982a9825a2c1e3db2e390
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/3200-21-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/3200-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/4320-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp