Analysis

  • max time kernel
    112s
  • max time network
    134s
  • platform
    windows11-ltsc_2024_x64
  • resource
    win11ltsc2024-20260709-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win11ltsc2024-20260709-enlocale:en-usos:windows11-ltsc_2024-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    02/08/2026, 13:33

General

  • Target
    2026-08-02_dba3fa16d4d055a7278816404ad1e032_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader.exe
  • Size 765KB
  • Sample260802-qtkhcsteng
  • SHA256 a968be0aa9403664339bee5fe03e0c0ed0250645c89077a42b29874cf065a4c2
  • 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 14 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\2026-08-02_dba3fa16d4d055a7278816404ad1e032_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-02_dba3fa16d4d055a7278816404ad1e032_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:4900
  • 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:1424

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        patcher.exe

        • Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 a968be0aa9403664339bee5fe03e0c0ed0250645c89077a42b29874cf065a4c2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7z.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
        • Size 1.3MB
        • SHA256 f500733164ed42aa75d8cca307c9abe9cfd8852ce678df199eb817076db2b099
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Uninstall.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 780KB
        • SHA256 41b3abbb4f9db4b2f23f5f2a433c47b83b84b59c1d61ce5473d632703bfea250
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        InspectorOfficeGadget.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\InspectorOfficeGadget.exe
        • Size 813KB
        • SHA256 33f13e7fddc99d26ff5c5845f8f35a6cffb4bc67809f66e63041d6cf26d64979
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        java-rmi.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 240c2eaf0e38b1a35124382ddc032de5d1e7f93592827be5cb91add6401939cb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javac.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javac.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 c3c79cd3fb5454f76e6d5e31db5b4675c6d8b406824d2d34480b65275e30a831
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javadoc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javadoc.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 67b1199cae67b39870348a96bfdf29d20a8aa7cf7821e768f1b383dcdf657ff2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javafxpackager.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javafxpackager.exe
        • Size 927KB
        • SHA256 5f8d3b5ba32e3c7cc14ef340310917e0fe4b42662a46a4f6a70144d4d71bd88b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javah.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javah.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 0daa6bca34659ae71ae17e32e9732540e8707a151096775289bcbe39bc034f98
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javap.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 68fbbea7a1c27c812d187732e0480fa2ca52cc36fa809ecc52af90821eb708d0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javapackager.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javapackager.exe
        • Size 927KB
        • SHA256 4c7aef860a2cc6887f19f24d3f0bafe01c685df14a3e11dbd60a51d2c1c49b17
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jcmd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jcmd.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 6fb528faeb252db18c2d6638d9fc09c7ccad6b02c17f75199e80f6713454edcc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jconsole.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 fa54dcb76a7da9c40ff3e5b7f36b03b5fc6f98d5f792c09645aaba63c43229bc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdb.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdb.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 93b8ace4b4d151e82e5007c87c0767db45dc2c1f07d986126f9a59dc2c780e5b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdeps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdeps.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 be6fea36fb4f2b549c021cf173492ff0a0fe21eff76846cb6efe9e2d9e9ae7d2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jhat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 d2061b3d15268b04cc14ef343b94fb6137b4b50c6845363bf85f496db45d9712
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jinfo.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 e7dfe257040eda179f628595b94dba62c8c3d6167008c7a65134fd01574751a7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jjs.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 0479f3f5827d82932d46f5f4694261c3797443d3f46724cb1b6be16e058a851d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jmap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 09374dd386f57cd159d5f22aa40be1bf5e32792948eb89a4e642f40b38a8ee2e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 1015036f78ba1f50a2027bdac5fc6ef297fbff80fae64c046e569d24d55806e3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jrunscript.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 91fb3d0b180d8724c7be40ab091777cabb0ac3ffd4cb5a7a978588140242931e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jsadebugd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jsadebugd.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 e247e038ae424cb95ff9ea253a2a8dcb9247b6e5e7a7d4617a3766f6822a3e50
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstack.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 74cb864761ba1e8d918571816249ed3f9d463bed97f6ff527c3dc59be4aee208
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 b7ca7de4f626f26db45434dad64c2d2863e23f7ff610597125f73d1e908efdc5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstatd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 8668ad585a8a781b1a0404ff2f9b21cc3032abb05061c8a7340e19c7976d0cba
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        keytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 470ddc827905e3028813b1444593e8dd182e847b0c1321b909ad2b4c9dbd2a7d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        kinit.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 69eb02b2ee1c504cc8bc2a6043d2f323af2d5b49a964f7b29065bee3e98c9c28
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        klist.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 7e8e005322bbfddae8e6b5c9d31bad8c2e8d70a18adefe5ee3ae36251136d07b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ktab.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 b15f16cf6daa8ed15472f9dd5125346cb393a69aa11b9367fafa281dd03a80e0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        native2ascii.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 e8fb638e109ad03e4e05f06311eba1047196eb240ad77300c8870be240c64a75
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        orbd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 397f84bb77d63fd0dc2676e93b37ad6016c98666115d5dceed94d2d77baf102e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pack200.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 72beb9c1b26f8f01fd6265c86a8ea9a3acfbce555e6f472eab8f297fe5c07a04
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        policytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 38bb356a8005c3a5918ebeb47dc46d288d83b6769880e46f361d398fa6eb17ef
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmic.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 b8fd09eb12dbb04252acac67f32d8e6c98cfee063f05b8b4005e5c3a28d6a6fe
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmid.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 04e6831504790189d455521f4b2d7cc19dc32f9423a627d4a8ecaf6ae5f804cb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmiregistry.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 efa765a325e9b9dfc700a7721a761061e4c70462c713d2e96ae57abe04f1a02a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        schemagen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 1aa7fd391a4d1c76fbf34473bf1c7072b8a3457ce60b35e5af452e44224b2a8e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        serialver.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 a9d610363cec590e15e986590edb21e1b9077521a629c749004d8bd1a8b85cdf
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        servertool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 51cb26388f0476c4b039a973e6d1694834c37097610a1d403bac2d026968d347
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        tnameserv.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 87428710c6c13b473344737546378385e5fbe354d410896d2d7f9483f42a4f7c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsgen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 3579d37d30ec4d09a0100742950c73809765b3211f9abb5d864e76869c734d55
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsimport.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsimport.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 92f97d6c6e86e6725b0e223fae62864a7f690f2aed1ea1c370e63a24bf65a52f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        xjc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\xjc.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 585d5b70e3381cffa2ae6fb7e96ea5005ec29ccf3382fb3bc8c483bccc9ed5b4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/1424-1432-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/4900-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/4900-1431-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp