Analysis

  • max time kernel
    108s
  • max time network
    136s
  • 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, 19:13

General

  • Target
    2026-08-01_da92f1106a34d1da4fbf80ab4e6daafd_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
  • Size 916KB
  • Sample260801-xw9zcsvamb
  • SHA256 715b43abdb24068dd3af8eb045a224b79a5ac4fbc727b6237b9191dcf6d5da6a
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables packed with ASPack 43 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 19 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_da92f1106a34d1da4fbf80ab4e6daafd_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-01_da92f1106a34d1da4fbf80ab4e6daafd_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:2984
  • 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:4136

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        patcher.exe

        • Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
        • Size 916KB
        • SHA256 715b43abdb24068dd3af8eb045a224b79a5ac4fbc727b6237b9191dcf6d5da6a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7z.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
        • Size 1.4MB
        • SHA256 361d6078520621899f0891f9f4b997358cb3d1067a4b56077c1bbdfa346e543e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        InspectorOfficeGadget.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\InspectorOfficeGadget.exe
        • Size 963KB
        • SHA256 b3ad22d10cc958edf345b3ed0c0f458e5455fa31f0aa7de56dbb199443bfb69a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        java-rmi.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe
        • Size 939KB
        • SHA256 61330c2f4f84fb0e61717b21756350e3611f1d20b8e8b500aae1a6c3de6f47e5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javac.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javac.exe
        • Size 939KB
        • SHA256 e8afc48b90b62b3e1f31e2a136ee637514a2b0a0b5551c6c44a0bfb65992ffd3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javadoc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javadoc.exe
        • Size 939KB
        • SHA256 b8b10b261369cc9055c17161d7496417a478bd0d3584b31a6d0836c06348c6b0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javah.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javah.exe
        • Size 939KB
        • SHA256 fe55f9e97066105da97a0e57056f7025fec6f9babb13fab395904f5b1505fe72
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javap.exe
        • Size 939KB
        • SHA256 acb6f3ddd8fe4d257082834dc5d2b7c37375e2a07ff91d59c4af4eeebae4b9d1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jcmd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jcmd.exe
        • Size 939KB
        • SHA256 bc1713ec454135525783c20ed2b53d4074c97a89845d629d179b4ed9df609053
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jconsole.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe
        • Size 939KB
        • SHA256 197d43f865bf87b9e3d7713a2eb5dd88e0d4c48da02ba799e614ccf195907e39
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdb.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdb.exe
        • Size 939KB
        • SHA256 066ee60238a016a20983e1ddecaded6574c72ea1de13deea6014865ebd5a81a3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdeps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdeps.exe
        • Size 939KB
        • SHA256 62c5cc1f67db3734a5a7d69fb3cc95bd7485be25a5270e65b1b2cf80c2b09435
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jhat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe
        • Size 939KB
        • SHA256 50c64138cb9e4ff441029b010d8d740b45600a260a033fcb8d13a03e24b2c8ff
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jinfo.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe
        • Size 939KB
        • SHA256 cf2d692e342c936a4a5996d358510bbbd6ee4e46cde75873db2cd04d6d4b57d9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jjs.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe
        • Size 939KB
        • SHA256 eb2b7c1a0c4888a17c7aff3efdf27b1eed5b2b59fb1d2e7c8b11ae57b56c5be3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jmap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe
        • Size 939KB
        • SHA256 f65f28162ead443f9096d5321026e8a50ff6cda1652b3d8e94490c777fd3c184
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe
        • Size 939KB
        • SHA256 11bb13d85dcfe935f4578764ae922b788959bcdea6adbbdaa5b0000b575f7e8e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jrunscript.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe
        • Size 939KB
        • SHA256 29d4e8ee6f34bca5f660669f4aa621e62cc9a51e25075fe412531c05cc84a614
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jsadebugd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jsadebugd.exe
        • Size 939KB
        • SHA256 22bd069b75d197196525adda3ff371b9fc65963e865a62015dd36a15fd3b74dc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstack.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe
        • Size 939KB
        • SHA256 5d31229b788ca8437ede43f46f7158abeb66f4570642a68e939cb800f1588b85
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe
        • Size 939KB
        • SHA256 0e6cbfff2bfc9f1618a5141bfa6c9adaa50d6e1151c368e773cd224e52817db1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstatd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe
        • Size 939KB
        • SHA256 7696e94107a19546857c16e9e1cb9d612878775efc5cedf724c475fa529866bd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        keytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe
        • Size 939KB
        • SHA256 90d1dd179ff812b5327ab6b6d3cf80a1825013c62666cc02d3b4a21a58fbfcf7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        kinit.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe
        • Size 939KB
        • SHA256 e2d63b58254ddc40548ab5053d596d40fab51ae971867aab1cbb0747a39af9f1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        klist.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe
        • Size 939KB
        • SHA256 ea6e8011c24a6726cc8421d6eb5757aa2bdf3ffcc90f83e75dda17967bf7f448
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ktab.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe
        • Size 939KB
        • SHA256 3e27e31ed5f76f5e449feac4421a1e519a29e72eaf7a3c400695378dcb2dd56a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        native2ascii.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe
        • Size 939KB
        • SHA256 420a18bafc35285b0a34d87bb3e526979a74d6f1fcf55657276a8c8e3bf79ce2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        orbd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe
        • Size 939KB
        • SHA256 ab5af3873e83fc143169b8af0f70fb27e96074cc70e5c83a40abc5bbc4ea85dc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pack200.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe
        • Size 939KB
        • SHA256 60714965021057bcdfc095e7a501d1f2431a10e6fded46a8ef82ee5480ae2927
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        policytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe
        • Size 939KB
        • SHA256 3524a5b8d198d3c9c3b6c851cb4a20cdd2b51fc3ddc7e2812364a5cd92695180
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmic.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.exe
        • Size 939KB
        • SHA256 b38c1e62787cbdfbc03e92771a26c0858a9e31ba7725da7b330ae71b6274f27c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmid.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe
        • Size 939KB
        • SHA256 b1dab51b1ccb2045a3b282d3ba461478bf0c7b96625ecba78db7896c68fc8601
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmiregistry.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe
        • Size 939KB
        • SHA256 5fba4a79245e2489678db241e4f7e5665c9481794d1a796366bcd10a30e24b5a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        schemagen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe
        • Size 939KB
        • SHA256 7693116798ef827ade8feecaad11f774e0e001539f4f0f9a5c5a444f7a8d0e99
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        serialver.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe
        • Size 939KB
        • SHA256 53f7393a741e20122c7d70a1e9946427479989f526a98cb43ce5c99fcf745b0f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        servertool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe
        • Size 939KB
        • SHA256 dd0af22d6742e7c0eb76b4492c82102dee375e9140643c313f7b1b4a333de395
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        tnameserv.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe
        • Size 939KB
        • SHA256 c58a6709f374421b6a1881d3eb49ff1f5e439589dd1f881ea21bd96d9df95f95
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsgen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe
        • Size 939KB
        • SHA256 88e1bb2ec41751e1c723b0593fccd0b92c7985517bfc579f3da94b360e7d7b8d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsimport.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsimport.exe
        • Size 939KB
        • SHA256 ddd6cea2e391e607ab9c9a3258d7254e0266294d419f3a200b9c0e4a435b9317
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        xjc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\xjc.exe
        • Size 939KB
        • SHA256 2443716b1f087b6d2856367490f9c8672ac5333de6bbeddd84f65ac87c276ea7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/2984-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/2984-1428-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/4136-1507-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp