Analysis

  • max time kernel
    94s
  • 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
    02/08/2026, 14:35

General

  • Target
    2026-08-02_4028ace807ea643d3df41a9d62ce20c7_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
  • Size 940KB
  • Sample260802-rybaxsveld
  • SHA256 6fce3673e4a5d59f0c06facbea9693b8e892bdb85e986adce1862f9bed1afd71
  • 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 23 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_4028ace807ea643d3df41a9d62ce20c7_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-02_4028ace807ea643d3df41a9d62ce20c7_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:1004
  • 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:260

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        patcher.exe

        • Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
        • Size 940KB
        • SHA256 6fce3673e4a5d59f0c06facbea9693b8e892bdb85e986adce1862f9bed1afd71
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7z.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
        • Size 1.5MB
        • SHA256 04d83748e4e13898193797edb5628a4110d4d374ba32c6c16d83493f93479ffe
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Uninstall.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 955KB
        • SHA256 c8a60135cbf47e3bc763ab66c4c41ed2ddec3c897128f829f23570102d7134c1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        java-rmi.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe
        • Size 964KB
        • SHA256 081aaedb081155f56dd5b9e9dde835a3a80489d2296d89d7d247778496f237e4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javac.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javac.exe
        • Size 964KB
        • SHA256 59bd139f44d2ec83e70d03ece73ddffd33b0a638e6b0481166d285f3e04dfd40
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javadoc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javadoc.exe
        • Size 964KB
        • SHA256 db8871416b32507229cd574eb568d5d4b96825fceb66a956ed5180c81bbea9b4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javah.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javah.exe
        • Size 964KB
        • SHA256 c705363a3535e8e6aa9f2e732eb328cee6aca743bdc4a7b86c2d6da264f8fffd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javap.exe
        • Size 964KB
        • SHA256 68185226ecdb59154152050d1599b985039e9399a6883731dd062aa969e4056b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jcmd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jcmd.exe
        • Size 964KB
        • SHA256 9667c7cdd173ede99e08822ba93089818ca27db419e094adc7986e4486448559
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jconsole.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe
        • Size 964KB
        • SHA256 56fcf4c3033c801d1dadda8250de6620d574779a907a3c79eccd92f58bcd5768
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdb.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdb.exe
        • Size 964KB
        • SHA256 ef88cccece9a62f7b19c1bd35c3ff4bcd0cb811f467ac93d575aa02842b687d9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdeps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdeps.exe
        • Size 964KB
        • SHA256 06833069e94b3e73bac61a5f632aab1f85ff449a93bfb2d2630d262e89fa98fd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jhat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe
        • Size 964KB
        • SHA256 148dd1075ceabc4697986e6328e04d6359f6fc55bfe8ef79b5e0cbdbc954fdec
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jinfo.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe
        • Size 964KB
        • SHA256 038582069ed0eb051c873d771dd078733c767146ca96e2e92ae6a98d758e5725
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jjs.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe
        • Size 964KB
        • SHA256 097a7c6fc02acf4ebe1c0b5fd15457e82384a15f916d05cbc80761761bb609b1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jmap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe
        • Size 964KB
        • SHA256 f8c62b4ba250479abe173a9f73840e6c5ec0cafd15361bf6f1d7fa9a7d99a18f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe
        • Size 964KB
        • SHA256 666ba76692d5a87182c01b3983f41a89040987a04921911ac7349f4d46997eda
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jrunscript.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe
        • Size 964KB
        • SHA256 5d36af6dd73610a74d48a79d0a03a67d1fa1f941de3f78992fbc6548c6be9b7e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jsadebugd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jsadebugd.exe
        • Size 964KB
        • SHA256 bfbe2caf20322a83e1f4d2925bdf27769697c45cf5e92870fb8ce5ab4263e5f1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstack.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe
        • Size 964KB
        • SHA256 bbb7dc953cfefa5db41a65c4c12f0638d89a06d3b12d0fb5c5d5868ed8bb0924
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe
        • Size 964KB
        • SHA256 40fe25aef398ea49b11b61d80db9d9b5300632435c2dcfe9d7ce6f8aa5418e9d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstatd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe
        • Size 964KB
        • SHA256 e308949750b2133a9e5e508837a690e76bf6098b826b71bde8169a62654dc469
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        keytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe
        • Size 964KB
        • SHA256 a366a20911dd670665041a9544901e1951ec7f40c064a0b8d6fefd3b92b56697
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        kinit.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe
        • Size 964KB
        • SHA256 2cff30f930f9cad3b1aca348b059dbd5787d156b7cbb5b2a67c2cd0b5c4b38a1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        klist.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe
        • Size 964KB
        • SHA256 91692ea399b67810e2e16f07bf1224b62540866887ac6df361e486d9b6339a15
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ktab.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe
        • Size 964KB
        • SHA256 ff7815de68ce1ce402a8f0c12e1de45f26c03146727f3ea5458bf1b9357f0480
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        native2ascii.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe
        • Size 964KB
        • SHA256 a28f1cb73bff339d3947af4b9c37a3a0ac1a7ae7ae3d5bb73b99dc99b8dd8561
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        orbd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe
        • Size 964KB
        • SHA256 24dd2fbe1c17dafa81211c2e91850ce02281444b26d6a6e95aff17331d94d80e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pack200.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe
        • Size 964KB
        • SHA256 604482e8a0c308b032d4ee479c8cca525abbb112a7f7371459ad439432cee132
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        policytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe
        • Size 964KB
        • SHA256 908682cd2b35434da973744675190e7deace4f4915b5887a6dc284fa95fc6cb3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmic.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.exe
        • Size 964KB
        • SHA256 401b65c9329dad75efe02c796ea929591ca98c37dd72ae9558b21940c140968e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmid.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe
        • Size 964KB
        • SHA256 64fd3ab4623d4cfb9292d8eba4e1131485a1f06bc5ac25c25eef2f4b9546cb6e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmiregistry.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe
        • Size 964KB
        • SHA256 17681c731fab34eae7afd87f34ed4dc8d165de28bde971e7e2705bb5479904eb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        schemagen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe
        • Size 964KB
        • SHA256 c9c8e82bc85ef9221b783efe89c5c945591a2277b6796726125652b47f021061
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        serialver.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe
        • Size 964KB
        • SHA256 4222318bb4f1dfab9d2dce0cb84df37a030883cf68b97a3a6a21a2a4c2f7464b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        servertool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe
        • Size 964KB
        • SHA256 fabc49bad59fa1d80bca4b62b0111c715e9f3e82a321c1f991040923089b9e28
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        tnameserv.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe
        • Size 964KB
        • SHA256 9e9422ff77d14a1c9c66f05a3cc719200836b275387cbf6b607706451fc46eb5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsgen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe
        • Size 964KB
        • SHA256 3019e7b0a9bd14f709600e8698ea9b9f5164dcb87257723eaac7cb4f736d917c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsimport.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsimport.exe
        • Size 964KB
        • SHA256 84fb795f1b5e63db7b6affe6f60bb8c8fdc999881b02d386b3316c6ef5f08252
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        xjc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\xjc.exe
        • Size 964KB
        • SHA256 33601a25135c6330c42e5a4ff338b6afd50097553df4956dfb86fafadb168892
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/260-2022-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/1004-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/1004-2003-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp