Analysis

  • max time kernel
    118s
  • 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, 16:07

General

  • Target
    2026-08-02_f829abf7b726a0bafc1dcf0366f4e9db_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader.exe
  • Size 765KB
  • Sample260802-tk1d1acd75
  • SHA256 a2fa6ec13a9090b2a3ac03139ea289d931e2a76b8a724443e2fe695c8a5b9640
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables packed with ASPack 45 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 1 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_f829abf7b726a0bafc1dcf0366f4e9db_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-02_f829abf7b726a0bafc1dcf0366f4e9db_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader.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:3036
  • 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:5384

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        patcher.exe

        • Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
        • Size 765KB
        • SHA256 a2fa6ec13a9090b2a3ac03139ea289d931e2a76b8a724443e2fe695c8a5b9640
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7z.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
        • Size 1.3MB
        • SHA256 e9cc8fa91a01cd186efc16cad0540dcb51ab73d037e5a48b386a0474285618ad
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        IntegratedOffice.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\IntegratedOffice.exe
        • Size 813KB
        • SHA256 02adfafde5025ea52e8c27dfe70cfd9902a4b97655100839049b4de0f1e86bc6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        java-rmi.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\java-rmi.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 255997f8e6811a971ac32a24e13f540ce0661041810f39794682ca6323bcd68a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javac.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javac.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 7a4d671a28dea3250a809bdd25126d1b89406129f0363f9174cfbb6299747df7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javadoc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javadoc.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 5047a3c40733517ae8dd5282f29a328a0431849e6aaa1c690a7df164cb747dce
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javafxpackager.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javafxpackager.exe
        • Size 927KB
        • SHA256 e905bc3703823ef740a2b7e1e8ae647e73e497c87f81a63f578342b7ded08975
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javah.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javah.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 3095ffd3db586d7529cdc561873dadbfa0916613cf7fdc0a08a8609cf51070d4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javap.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 ee81e5d940f5089b29eb1bed333a6b4e0b5464a7849ab3c7b866b0976593481b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        javapackager.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\javapackager.exe
        • Size 927KB
        • SHA256 7d2ae06f3da56115f22c4e1dfb16889089f44adf65f4aadafc056e053fd88f60
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jcmd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jcmd.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 a9e46af93007a02bd3fbf71cf227581af6d6fff85d723917d3a07ed2595965da
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jconsole.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 380ce7c692d95ade7d23bf4ba1bd146c94950bae7db7d6b9a31f233c152c3e7f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdb.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdb.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 b7f7ef12431d7e66c7e45bbaab4a385623aa5205924b3145af6569e3a83b91cd
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdeps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdeps.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 42b09167d6774cc89f4c38155c4e3bcfc3803b7220822ad9195efb3ef1466412
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jhat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 fd1f6f870764cb44498b84726b14e5828eabeccd30d3b4cc79751163e4c0a914
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jinfo.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 09608319069c4ceaa40f2054da55f975862a7c27cf21bc37fd4ca9a9c7bd7789
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jjs.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 34564b74e9c5248bc3c0ba6331f30b007d7530178c0b77dfc0fa9dee0e93776c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jmap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 94a4d4bbd96fb82f1eb30d36c5841b85518f2d3dd9111c0f27332e89ee06bc76
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 7d034cd56d3f7fb388fb3d24aa6a7bb9768593238571eab64357e4d46065bb3c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jrunscript.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 e363552a44e5e870399955d51c2f9c0d56f9e58f9bb451c2ba9473db40949421
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jsadebugd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jsadebugd.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 d4177abe7c2db04a5abbd3ba6374652d96ce4572725ae6d1973b293d052954da
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstack.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 121e9b108051a50af1e52178f21f85280ec76f6f466957789d30c80ac8b05fbb
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 9e478c2e707580605f01a2935c5807ac93e2f54c98dcec53c3e7ef204346160e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstatd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 a476dac39dcd24546ebf8239c629a1b640e6f05e0aa3313efd29e44b1add590b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        keytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 581ab28b4ccf0b944b9acf1b82005da23bafcf48b7e50a350b1baa12515af350
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        kinit.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 8da40433a2f0fef2db0cd7c4fc90d3c99bc65448fd77d072def3a6232f55e2b8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        klist.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 da150d9360b3d0e077335a2b046b214bf77cbcf7968b0c13cd0349ff05ab2c41
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ktab.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 ee4fb5896ca067e901cc6263aac4d6ce6064bd6deb32ef27493ae07f678688cc
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        native2ascii.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 7d1e37820efdce2b5115108745b218b67f35f872b8a9425367c0bd9702c6140a
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        orbd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 ba2ed8034adf064e93520c4de5417ab3a19eb81fec95646814076aa74a1825b1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pack200.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 6fb38841922d97b5fc1ba6f22ff5470747edf7d7fa45c46059b2542c4c472a11
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        policytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 735ab28b28ed184d3092880e23f0844a29abfdf6dc5e0c59c5522a5d1832c027
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmic.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 e31fe582377a62fb96c482da5f24534371c1404d66502a59c05a90f6955aa8b5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmid.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 29958eb43e3601eb5ad4063790425b42b2b8c50bb187c4402d6349776cf4411b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmiregistry.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 a81d02c1157f752349d01beccbd4d31401632b59167073dcf214f2f9efcf4914
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        schemagen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 b2a107616b649f6bba40f11d2a2939b6a28f019979af59a1f440c9d96f3b40b7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        serialver.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 79271667442af3e6f6e32fe9dd1970c7bc7b81d6de02a5a8787a9e65d3016743
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        servertool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 9ca0552b2cc385a41772a3736b60178acebd13aa15071fbd04ea5234c4af2d29
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        tnameserv.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 779e0973539743738a88705770427aafd027ca1366e48f3438f8c8bfc4573f7b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsgen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 295f6f4d5d6fb50adc99853f5fc11ff9ae82ee2cce471c4dedf07a170ca0ac57
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsimport.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsimport.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 ba800a327c06d46bba16c28c8845155ee72e292f47966c28293c7817a002c9e0
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        xjc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\xjc.exe
        • Size 789KB
        • SHA256 cc70eb6a4f2f38dae3ae83cf871a1f901bb2d0bfcc99de350fa998137a14dd51
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/3036-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/3036-1393-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp

        memory/5384-1394-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040D000-memory.dmp