Analysis

  • max time kernel
    150s
  • max time network
    152s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    29/07/2026, 14:30

General

  • Target
    2026-07-29_13b18087fdce4521f8f99b7561a8a69f_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe
  • Size 9.0MB
  • Sample260729-rt67sswejf
  • SHA256 cfcd6c865fa529a883794d536c14595b6d2f2548aa35aca62dce83c07fa87482
  • 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\2026-07-29_13b18087fdce4521f8f99b7561a8a69f_cobalt-strike_elex_hijackloader_icedid_njrat_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-29_13b18087fdce4521f8f99b7561a8a69f_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:1644
    • 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:3284
    • 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:4656
      • 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:2952

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        7z.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe
        • Size 9.5MB
        • SHA256 158cb064964c40fa62c8d21d260b9c688687d4c8991d24f3e79c76659f602dad
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7zFM.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zFM.exe
        • Size 10.0MB
        • SHA256 2db76bfc0df18ebe8913f065bd8edac5ff208895549a3975718979d7a56a68a2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7zG.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7zG.exe
        • Size 9.7MB
        • SHA256 88fef38254c746c330157d88a0cdf7eb802fffd081f877016bd4f3b83e97998d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Uninstall.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 9.0MB
        • SHA256 be2404844b0b5885e4477c619f608552511b746bd5b81117a004a0c8361afb2f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrmstp.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\chrmstp.exe
        • Size 15.1MB
        • SHA256 e6edad65337eb06357f1d45d87988cd36c5187d67f9165cf78507c50206ed275
        • 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 12.5MB
        • SHA256 344e12514950d6e519ffd5cbc5ef15e989b680c438661ad6d3b0465be2567172
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        elevation_service.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\elevation_service.exe
        • Size 11.3MB
        • SHA256 c24f6d95703e4038fbaa9732fc765c391be8a6186ef4c7c51b9b6f566adc2c64
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        notification_helper.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\notification_helper.exe
        • Size 10.6MB
        • SHA256 af1ca0a0334e54a6a402363e74f44f35e9fd7bfd3cd3d6235368dc71802b27cf
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrome.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
        • Size 12.1MB
        • SHA256 1f9cd87ddeaffc572e6a9391f0f937724a3bd80dc30eb77a11b5f921aeffafed
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        chrome_proxy.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome_proxy.exe
        • Size 10.4MB
        • SHA256 11e22187847f46d16b3eeae20975fbf4374647466c9390ed8ef2294d464fe5dd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        appletviewer.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\appletviewer.exe
        • Size 9.0MB
        • SHA256 dc8042c01e5bdc3fd9a9033f6560c2d1282c828d96cc0bb1a8402ad4190de2ff
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        extcheck.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\extcheck.exe
        • Size 9.0MB
        • SHA256 e38672398affe069235f495b28c37afb8606b9c25a6cb89d9e674ab0a92daedd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        idlj.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\idlj.exe
        • Size 9.0MB
        • SHA256 72368616f41d2ac79eccccf82a35bb43b8c81106acb74094e975ea6004423124
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jabswitch.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jabswitch.exe
        • Size 9.1MB
        • SHA256 fe3ccc561282e56dc3cda22686fd0eee8435bcfbbbd3183dbc16daa09cbc7839
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jar.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jar.exe
        • Size 9.0MB
        • SHA256 11da8159538ee561b30f9d145b1c73f3d84bba08e16d3b1708939950b344700b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jarsigner.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jarsigner.exe
        • Size 9.0MB
        • SHA256 d1af1999ed17ea1d9e5f9983cae3ce8810f2ee361b484f50fb5802558c7908e8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        java-rmi.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe
        • Size 9.0MB
        • SHA256 73184cc0e540f6a051c23d82f16123352d66baac99ab2246b5fd8abedbbee13b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        java.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java.exe
        • Size 9.3MB
        • SHA256 67d7016f16accba7f0c317fee903bbb90b49bfc9836708f4192f6b3fd859fe19
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        dotnet.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\dotnet.exe
        • Size 9.2MB
        • SHA256 e3fb230ea6e861076884176c132a8ededb31b619e948281c0f03b84f116d08f2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        createdump.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\6.0.27\createdump.exe
        • Size 9.1MB
        • SHA256 7635ac193e6299255724807a1d114e7787ac3be05f20dc89dd0ee2c3fd02192e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        createdump.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\7.0.16\createdump.exe
        • Size 9.1MB
        • SHA256 90261a5ddca75f60688c212b2d56dd886e56d033d163b3dcf863e4a8adae1890
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        createdump.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.NETCore.App\8.0.15\createdump.exe
        • Size 9.1MB
        • SHA256 5a9f61d1fb938515d170289cae8dbc71951f8af0814fa8da847969b014a75c65
        • 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 9.0MB
        • SHA256 cfcd6c865fa529a883794d536c14595b6d2f2548aa35aca62dce83c07fa87482
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 9.0MB
        • SHA256 81a9bd4c35eb5d33d76126a1f5883eda8ac2ad995ba89b0463d8a59ab6a0a6c4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 9.0MB
        • SHA256 11b0e1242247cbccd82fa121da7034b70bd5d0c65528190f4e04ce406735b24d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 9.0MB
        • SHA256 2e0c48c091cba1bb992db8b3eea782432b97380027b03f4be71ae9cf94f5db87
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 9.0MB
        • SHA256 a7bbdfa26e94e22cade266d8d78b86421a690d6baf5b5f078290490e8a972b67
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 9.0MB
        • SHA256 6c29cad2e96021407ed02aa6cb9b52c3b8ce8e67d9dbbcd33afddde8812147ec
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 9.0MB
        • SHA256 7b3295ef1f2ef9b83ce0cc11325e6e7779cb0e5d362edde0ba846c6c86236cb2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 9.0MB
        • SHA256 1c6b6ec89a3831f9c61f5f85c2b92201bf6e8714d1716bee3c4990351594564e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 9.0MB
        • SHA256 df77ba3fbd046e0639372a93c2ddd19a6d37af05d4a8a24ea6caa82a56aea0ab
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ntldr~6

        • Path \??\c:\ntldr~6
        • Size 9.0MB
        • SHA256 2cfce5f40f6fa691c5b706093b92f56fa6758d25a1e841a90fe16c6ddfdf38df
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH