Analysis

  • max time kernel
    110s
  • max time network
    151s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    31/07/2026, 17:14

General

  • Target
    2026-07-31_a5e89fd779f466c372c712ffdb607f14_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
  • Size 933KB
  • Sample260731-vr1tsaxaqd
  • SHA256 cdfdcc9505aa41b27296397b845bf39efa28279b574482558f9a1ea68cbcc04e
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables packed with ASPack 38 IoCs
  • ASPack v2.12-2.42 35 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 13 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\2026-07-31_a5e89fd779f466c372c712ffdb607f14_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-31_a5e89fd779f466c372c712ffdb607f14_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:4060
  • 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:588

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        patcher.exe

        • Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
        • Size 933KB
        • SHA256 cdfdcc9505aa41b27296397b845bf39efa28279b574482558f9a1ea68cbcc04e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7z.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
        • Size 1.4MB
        • SHA256 7913f0bd279b9368531f3c20b322353b51ab16c650b772ad4537c00c819615a2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Uninstall.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 947KB
        • SHA256 a406a8c20c6e91fbde61312b4e392649c56be19a1c33d605853ec5e7d0f7aa06
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jcmd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jcmd.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 efd2d6f53881e1f0ee0e83f13d693575ac1c2d2e85764a64e1df0b6ac037e44f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jconsole.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 668740f0857320dcca9aa365d378c2ae68b9653178473cb8e882ae7d05afe47b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdb.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdb.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 738541d1f8393605ef5b3cbc5f9bd47702a8de39bae9fa3f26677ac9f75f0805
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdeps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdeps.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 a34a4f9638184f5943e5d7d993284ce9603adc1c52f454f9721e2b8378bb844f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jhat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 3ba39a5de52bc9fd0a6f5d3c79b135067af0d94e72721df7e9cd0404902e1cbf
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jinfo.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 ee08d90774b618ca2c7e0ea28209d3d714f41463a0a25b8333882d767d6fe563
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jjs.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 c021f32d471847e55ccf6ad2d88bd94fbe7e4286e73e294823df3cee96dfb7fd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jmap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 4ff35c434ac71c7ae5b5d11b25889dd0657fc3ee173af4a59daa5174ff0cd428
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 58005f391950a97365e217ad1d08cd67b4c2048d4b7ed7db4932580fac9631e8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jrunscript.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 71d7932925a391fce50c952a68daf152a028c07ce3ffae27d3bd21259fb4994c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jsadebugd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jsadebugd.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 10a170a1d7bbfe2889f699321bdbed3867ff4a1f38f9181dc109927078ea80f8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstack.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 0f1226c991d9fcd98026e2a612def8e6e2c67b1a74c78372897ed5b88c11912b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 f0bd6c31550a6627806276326a06a0216c2766ac496c5bfeea56548cd94cfde4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstatd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 32c57ddd35704370856f498f0e5f21ded25e54817a51e3ad50aff2f967991444
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        keytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 5bbac7b4a82f65c70ea749067b6f26485526ee2f30732239eb23f1d4cee8758d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        kinit.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 5bf15f4e708420f93d0e2498ddf1887980cf24ca322c9f215a13692940e0bc9d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        klist.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 c67ac6a2a068d7c3466888a87cd1f75794aa8fcadba40413f7362e99fcc52b2d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ktab.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 579a1c4339355d19105f4ab51e3f906dc05ecdc069e4294a1290324cb8272eb8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        native2ascii.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 46e00328c3f41966d12f950b7d1256ae0f1e5a379d2ce75f6da251b38ecd22a5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        orbd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 b55737122636d09f6683debb5edc1c41887a7487b44aabfc119fd8d2b276af61
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pack200.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 d21d0d0e498b095cef864162f0f98f0cdff7212907821d17d165dd00582bb5a3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        policytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 dd566d854ba70f1427d8989d76232a3f2e68b93f2bd3a7e75f943a215a53e91a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmic.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 8977efcc24435731fcfaea641b65f487b90ea1464bf27f241ed42a37e57422b6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmid.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 7c21b5562ac97727a55c17d16c7af343c4739b02f14ee25d825894a863a6c5b0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmiregistry.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 8e8852f87ac4e25f29ca5b8a45a8849e05f1e96e3f98dc44a3a5667012e86de1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        schemagen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 1984f9a0acb761e966528405e1050573877f04827146ec02011ea3cc8657a8c8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        serialver.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 53fb7335f774351d897d47ed9922f4d6c03fcfe5ef4f7e86ded836b3beed1f5e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        servertool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 2e7a7be66111e5492a136bd2b0eeffd6e83916111a2ac73204d0b87b243bc923
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        tnameserv.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 d6e2c9dcef0e450206fb6a4225030d8acf52266f60f00bcc0be5d2994fb6ae87
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsgen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 a02158fbfd35027664d65ac7cc40f46928236779fca5b9e2f54446bd39e89676
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsimport.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsimport.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 57d7b389342d8245d3e453a10d43e7f86831199829faecf1a0d19fefeec45183
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        xjc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\xjc.exe
        • Size 957KB
        • SHA256 9f081cd0879db13471bee93250cf9e3bf38d8e92e4d2c24e2581c26c3e5c24f4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/588-16-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

        memory/4060-15-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

        memory/4060-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp