Analysis

  • max time kernel
    96s
  • max time network
    114s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    29/07/2026, 19:36

General

  • Target
    2026-07-29_c446669c4b75ca5dca2803b7a7749674_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
  • Size 963KB
  • Sample260729-ybdabsdg46
  • SHA256 7713d07567a8296c1f04f50b434bba918303d2309c037b4028990a9574c5610a
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables packed with ASPack 7 IoCs
  • 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 27 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\2026-07-29_c446669c4b75ca5dca2803b7a7749674_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-29_c446669c4b75ca5dca2803b7a7749674_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:5596
  • 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:260

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        patcher.exe

        • Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
        • Size 963KB
        • SHA256 7713d07567a8296c1f04f50b434bba918303d2309c037b4028990a9574c5610a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7z.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
        • Size 1.5MB
        • SHA256 95cb40455c7529da9d26846721a8129d5ac82825f6c6124897dbc10a8e2d497a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmid.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\rmid.exe
        • Size 986KB
        • SHA256 84aec69a0c136f2facf0942e75636d1f842fc0e6c7ea5eba674fd0814cd9d482
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmid.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\jre\bin\rmid.exe$
        • Size 986KB
        • SHA256 8d63351c61b0d146430fb5e80927abe4b38997b636dd8595b070c7bcf0f96449
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/260-1972-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/5596-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/5596-1959-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp