Analysis

  • max time kernel
    104s
  • max time network
    135s
  • 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, 05:06

General

  • Target
    2026-08-01_7bcc460b38efbccdabaeafddb5f8cb0e_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader.exe
  • Size 742KB
  • Sample260801-frj4pseb42
  • SHA256 08dd0b8a2f1ac254f9a6c25493ffa1d5b98751f184b0920f31e25df33ee7e213
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables packed with ASPack 46 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 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\2026-08-01_7bcc460b38efbccdabaeafddb5f8cb0e_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-01_7bcc460b38efbccdabaeafddb5f8cb0e_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader.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:3280
  • 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:5060

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        patcher.exe

        • Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
        • Size 742KB
        • SHA256 08dd0b8a2f1ac254f9a6c25493ffa1d5b98751f184b0920f31e25df33ee7e213
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7z.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
        • Size 1.3MB
        • SHA256 33a15a462c54d4b7d3b8af5053af1bc8177a6a75f3cc0feb60d2676fcb530e95
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        IntegratedOffice.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\IntegratedOffice.exe
        • Size 790KB
        • SHA256 1dad08466850066006c8b4bdcb9eb59a18c0aa8701d7bd62ce78fe5f3a1298d3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        java-rmi.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 a3f63d2d9c88f9421d167a4844fa81c129b6d3246cef1683509b4fdb644448ea
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javac.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javac.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 293dd3e332e15b630360184af379bc78bc833f228c197d6466b431acf14fc9fb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javadoc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javadoc.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 27d3ad0c6f0712a14c89e804545fd2d738cc88467ae9ce796f881f6849640f34
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javafxpackager.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javafxpackager.exe
        • Size 903KB
        • SHA256 33b973ecbb245396b39d353ad77f54f9008b122b71947b2d3f0b63d2422feb64
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javah.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javah.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 68871a8b7ed06e6765989ee8e476535b4aa1733bfeab37898edf1b510b21d160
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javap.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 ea401c6b3d38364bf514afceee297b4cb9e4ac36367c644fa78028b4563de87b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javapackager.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javapackager.exe
        • Size 903KB
        • SHA256 02cadf993b498760ebe79dc1a2433c959d131382ccb9e769592c77296a510dbe
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jcmd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jcmd.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 6d870cc2cffc4cac93162fec93310abcc3005a8ca9e52b24320086c1e6aefe2f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jconsole.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 682f1138a52ba3be3f274a27ea95a1e1b450235aefb591def6803c3607a58a64
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdb.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdb.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 a2fa6ec13a9090b2a3ac03139ea289d931e2a76b8a724443e2fe695c8a5b9640
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdeps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdeps.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 b3369528e96961bc8ce7f3a753aeba77e5b5c46b40d98c78b5cbdf3ea6fbc310
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jhat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 22c8bee816985dbf542500a55eebfa34213a3000c1c3cb537703689a738a80f1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jinfo.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 09994cc85cd6daf38620fa51560584074c530042103a591507186862693e43c3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jjs.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 6bc151ef3a7973b493632a5135a4155bea47a05e0e100a08c5e9f315c152c258
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jmap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 179f9d6b2cf9040a163afe6ca9447dd8da9fdb4c7291c33cefcfe4854f1eb2fd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 90f86ca35ed3b34e770b8c14ed429fb918dd5403a774fd39cefacfd9b3ee4bcd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jrunscript.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 d1a4e572ba8fe3e9d4524a16845849a0602f6c55b2e2e6ab50feb2af97cb3281
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jsadebugd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jsadebugd.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 33204a8c697802d73eeb27bff72c88abca21038076f749854139e343f9070ad0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstack.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 d8e80ba44089e6426fe7f2743c98d278d0d80e67489b205907c56ddeee2f37cd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 a1fc591e28acdc25776545c00be11f7c4fff049e7657806923958371e49d6d88
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstatd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 d43e02da2a6ef8e1d4d2e7e112bcc7242e117dd033f6843612e0f4c7be51487c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        keytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 c41d6ab00cf68c602423abf73c95239932ef49551d865c75aafa7ff3010f395c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        kinit.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 aa433c28134e33e00450b935c66e7e579360065f21c4e90c69e43cd229bf4d09
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        klist.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 706e53f01add82dc56a28510220043ee131a4a4197838094c9d3aa15362ffbda
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ktab.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 6b8481c264789ce36858cd327321c7e2062902aa49c24cd0c6073ab6ddcc270e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        native2ascii.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 a6b901643be3ef7c5ff5d0ef7924ce3103d15faf68c5a1930eedac166b78a4eb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        orbd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 9e9e563642992a9a5366d43f09b37006d8214eab57a1d612516c0c182886519d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pack200.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 667a3aec90909fb3e2f45985b61233ce2c0bf2468249f66104acf3d9e6734e21
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        policytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 35a73a3bb9e340a270e1854fc89d2c302319ffe35e80eed7c5433f396a80f957
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmic.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 6eccdbbe9670e7e6703142f451087dc544968b3fedd986fc7b8e717711ee80bd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmid.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 1ec3b4c9edf17e711c16c5913708b690b261bffbc07abc0362068308bdccefef
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmiregistry.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 1457a855a5450722a81fc0d49f1861d8bb43a4a144571f47aefb8ad5c4a60f57
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        schemagen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 482724897ab67018e8886b81e5c5f3747e8a375f1292847a5eef76ecc45a84e0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        serialver.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 c589ed316f33b48f620465821845b35848d5ef3dca2cca260c9dae870fbee559
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        servertool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 21b1bec34820ddbcc5924118ee1045a3930ea20fd97942d51a98dc6eee15f3d0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        tnameserv.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 874f2b16c0abdd4158f91fa78cb26e1ad8ba54ec9b281c6251fe663753a1eca3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        unpack200.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\unpack200.exe
        • Size 962KB
        • SHA256 b485735002d0b2968683543ed195cee18b34af56172ad8bfdb9f2e20e49cee9b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsgen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 148af762c00a44a65c4aa7c9ba41a60c7dac86adfcbc49cf316962562f0f1db4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsimport.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsimport.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 6f065aeada41d437945ed8fe442d2ff3b02da921a70d43a24aeb3061bb4478d2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        xjc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\xjc.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 cbd43251ea0f4c20eda375b604afec8b55b3edb62cf56e282d7ba36de1691d61
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/3280-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/3280-1556-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/5060-1665-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp