Analysis

  • max time kernel
    97s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    01/08/2026, 00:00

General

  • Target
    2026-07-31_40087e0675e246077c02a79a1f17412d_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
  • Size 918KB
  • Sample260801-aagpcsttcy
  • SHA256 7376ce3a3c9e20ac54a036063739a8b7e9763228c5f82791f402efdccc9eb412
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables packed with ASPack 43 IoCs
  • ASPack v2.12-2.42 40 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 22 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_40087e0675e246077c02a79a1f17412d_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-07-31_40087e0675e246077c02a79a1f17412d_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe"
    1⤵
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops autorun.inf file
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • NTFS ADS
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:4216
  • 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:2728

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        patcher.exe

        • Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
        • Size 918KB
        • SHA256 7376ce3a3c9e20ac54a036063739a8b7e9763228c5f82791f402efdccc9eb412
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7z.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
        • Size 1.4MB
        • SHA256 6789dea7d366f5310c4cd7779ec9b6e2c9e2dbebd08833b9ccb36b2f1e4663f4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Uninstall.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 932KB
        • SHA256 28b833f9dfcb5b380844ae00f0ef3e45d3d66a6d81b478de82425278f8d0e7dd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        java-rmi.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe
        • Size 941KB
        • SHA256 ed741aeb3f6e06e046859faedc9ceeeaa96572b7a2d3ac04b9beb50e3bc6b1ba
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javac.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javac.exe
        • Size 941KB
        • SHA256 b731498b1a9b2e49b2cb6361afeedadacce8a1c5933baafb11b35871e510a39a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javadoc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javadoc.exe
        • Size 941KB
        • SHA256 6ba0dd61e8cd29fdc1160461bf916062426f45b192e3ed35d9704979703f48d5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javah.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javah.exe
        • Size 941KB
        • SHA256 71324611b71c1f8ff82751d04a626f3e0741f126563efe8fd65deb05a1ae527f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javap.exe
        • Size 941KB
        • SHA256 6dad5421c9fbe06bab061b7362f69e18af741ddbd12a58073f9c9623f3ded6db
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jcmd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jcmd.exe
        • Size 941KB
        • SHA256 b0902332f2954575b69c25f47510290780227764abfd779ddab7c0beed985ed1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jconsole.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe
        • Size 941KB
        • SHA256 e81a7f2ad0d1cd35acad6658d224e39b8dcfd049472445189f2835a3d3191e80
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdb.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdb.exe
        • Size 941KB
        • SHA256 773c68a1042a2c4eff563163039a56362e222d4cc3503258486e8dcfdc774e0c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdeps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdeps.exe
        • Size 941KB
        • SHA256 fa6410cd35d8627e4885785f54e8961b9963ff12a3edbb8065341ce361e2c217
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jhat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe
        • Size 941KB
        • SHA256 f9fd6801dcc57e12602c4c0113e619c54036ef7fb6d48c7c82a5af753c67d16b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jinfo.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe
        • Size 941KB
        • SHA256 aa8024d908a6aa82902ef828c731e8e285f2322e0afd765791bcea0535eb7e78
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jjs.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe
        • Size 941KB
        • SHA256 57d2a23eb6fa3700eb67d1c9df0b0adc9a37dc46c19e3dff6a7a15de10eed882
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jmap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe
        • Size 941KB
        • SHA256 f8aa467f45c34a6cccc7d0acc70b5018e7ea877d1e4608cae01b588f2a8fcd9f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe
        • Size 941KB
        • SHA256 6075ec0693d47aa7bb27f7ca60ab2312fe571c4b8888542528e579bc09c7b195
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jrunscript.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe
        • Size 941KB
        • SHA256 6340296006b2a225dad901f9bcd4ab486f95bc335ec94d0febb0f82cad14d48d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jsadebugd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jsadebugd.exe
        • Size 941KB
        • SHA256 f0e5de9d2390fb282855276f3715004a4396c2213a7bbb2ae1e871a0f1a8e97d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstack.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe
        • Size 941KB
        • SHA256 1025858d005b6b92d3d324792d93572b24839121639b8d0562b2305a84edff3b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe
        • Size 941KB
        • SHA256 34637c1f9c715c50b45fc1894d128a5dc1299935cbfee6ccfdd90df3057efe6e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstatd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe
        • Size 941KB
        • SHA256 aecf1f8237995a3776226dd15a860ad386239afa258965d53b9973539ec2cbce
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        keytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe
        • Size 941KB
        • SHA256 c4c21dc85aa89cd95f61f4b0afe7848dccdcca77c1bf45d964f5b43df6446a2a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        kinit.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe
        • Size 941KB
        • SHA256 367dd88d8293e86262f2dbd1aa224551f9638eb482f78bed29f7f31f8be5abb3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        klist.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe
        • Size 941KB
        • SHA256 b2b543f231915e337f592296e3d69be1b13fe3e6c5c72f92cc34872bf7d1cd6e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ktab.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe
        • Size 941KB
        • SHA256 f0f88c301d078fd3f2b90767c5b9595d2fcf839d8cb87f21a15cfea8a27d6451
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        native2ascii.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe
        • Size 941KB
        • SHA256 553c86ae5ccf9450ba2df53892c3347f72499301026a6da01aa46b274d5ec2a4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        orbd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe
        • Size 941KB
        • SHA256 60fd5006bb1617a467b7fd85bc456c8b367cf22cd2fc59732896b9628dc95985
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pack200.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe
        • Size 941KB
        • SHA256 fa44a0d2b3be159f869b642246017b1b5c51327b7892315720b507e206249993
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        policytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe
        • Size 941KB
        • SHA256 cb1fea6cf4b37fb07eaeaba9f59392381e98645a9b878f8a0d557718cbab0397
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmic.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.exe
        • Size 941KB
        • SHA256 cb3f206f48b61201b650b7e9409f289539f1dd98433bb7f69d5737ff66131af3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmid.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe
        • Size 941KB
        • SHA256 0453f27da3ea08e0de1dbadc5cc38543a83c76b6c35a3b1e99fed5cf88cfbfef
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmiregistry.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe
        • Size 941KB
        • SHA256 f65c8e5cd34497ec26345ef204d716b64ffebb13e01b860f21c7cccd2c937bb4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        schemagen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe
        • Size 941KB
        • SHA256 a0b63a250d151bde592c22f4c62b764e75c94900c2915f1fa2c5f5cc9f9f8947
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        serialver.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe
        • Size 941KB
        • SHA256 d3e10748ec1a1dc0c993f372dfe3a4aac2af02498d4962945a76e71da17edfca
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        servertool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe
        • Size 941KB
        • SHA256 c65ba05edba715be8675be16f7c8af79477d65bec7a14f4eab29a51210e5ab14
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        tnameserv.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe
        • Size 941KB
        • SHA256 d61302f0b0e3a2b6b44587dbb1a41b5976e92cc8c05978b7b8de118a9701d96c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsgen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe
        • Size 941KB
        • SHA256 907c259145b52547181edd730e575cd9b5900d344cd7f18baa683c6ef40b9a59
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsimport.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsimport.exe
        • Size 941KB
        • SHA256 e2919bd32cfb7796c0f529963c421974bbb825d2c07dbccb82ab04ce4f4d373d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        xjc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\xjc.exe
        • Size 941KB
        • SHA256 9ed134c825df64e240e208afb48cf01e438121257ece77f3cfd8adf8a5527463
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/2728-167-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/4216-166-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/4216-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp